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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-10-07 Regular MinutesOctober 7, 1974 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL 8,0 Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers REGULAR MEETING M I N U T E S Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. GARDNER, STERLING, HARRIS, SAUL, JOHANSON. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS TRAYNOR AND DAVIS BE EXCUSED. CARRIED. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1974 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1974 BE APPROV- ED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1974 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1974 BE APPROV- ED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1974 BE APPROV- ED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney read a memo for the record as a clarification of the Minutes of September 23, 1974 as follows: Page 879, Reference; Executive Session and discussion that followed. Line 26 and 27. "The 'public letter' Mr. Johanson referred to was not made public by myself. Only one copy of the letter in question was made and handed to Mr. Lewis. The origin- al letter was placed in the personnel file of that employee. If copies of that letter were made they would have had to be made from Mr. Lewis's copy." Councilman Johanson stated this letter was the only document given to him and will probably have to serve as his letter of reference for future employers. In that case, does it not become a public document? Mayor Todd replied no, this letter was never intended to be a public document and does not become public unless Mr. Lewis would make it so. Councilman Johanson stated the letter was issued stating the reasons for his sep- aration from the City and in regard to any work record he would have with the City, this is the only letter he has from the City. Mayor Todd stated there may be several other documents in the personnel file with re- gard to his work record, but they may not be released without Mr. Lewis' permission in writing. Councilman Johanson stated he judged the structure and contents of letter to have been written in a period of emotion rather than one of contemplation or sound judgment. He stated he would have to question the capability of the City Clerk to make administrative decisions if this is the type of letter that is issued with no spec- ifics. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney rejected Councilman Johanson's comments and stated she felt they were com- pletely out of line. Mayor Todd stated it was not the intention of the City Clerk to make this letter public, and in fact there are personnel in the office who wit- nessed Mr. Lewis making copies and distributing them. Councilman Johanson stated he was concerned about an employee having this type of letter as a reference. Mayor Todd suggested there are other appropriate times to discuss employee matters. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 2 VOUCHER APPROVAL PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS AND SIMILAR MATTERS Approval of Contract change order #3 Andover Park Fire Station Acceptance of LID #22 Acceptance of Quit Claim deed for road LID #25 (King Co. Park) 89/ MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE BILLS BE ACCEPTED AND WARRANTS BE DRAWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS. CARRIED, WITH JOHANSON VOTING NO. Vouchers #3881 #3944 Current Fund #3881 #3908 $19,327.48 Park Fund #3909 #3915 2,511.40 Emer. Empl. #3916 #3918 90.19 Street Fund #3919 #3927 29,325.32 City Shop Constr. #3928 14,388.96 Fire Sta. Constr. #3929 23,208.24 Water Fund #3930 #3936 1,124.29 Sewer Fund #3937 #3944 1,972.03 Total $91,947.91 Fire Station Constr. R -4 $23,208.24 LID #22 R -20 $83,172.96 LID #22 C -24 83,172.96 MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO READ THE LETTER FROM PUBLIC WORKS. CARRIED. Councilman Sterl- ing read a letter from Steve Hall, Public Works Direc- tor, to the Council dated September 30, 1974. The letter recommended approval of the change order. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER #3 FOR THE ANDOVER PARK FIRE STATION BE AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. CARRIED. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated there are some current problems with the State requirements on the street lights and recommended this item be deferred to the next regular meeting. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECOND ED BY GARDNER, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGU- LAR MEETING. CARRIED. Steve Hall stated each Council Member has been present- ed with a sketch from the LID drawing. This quit claim deed is granting to the City of Tukwila from the Fiorito Company the necessary right -of -way and ease- ments as indicated on this drawing. The legal descrip- tion is correct and the City Attorney has any addition- al information. Attorney Parker stated the City can accept this quit claim deed through the Council and then it is recorded by King County. Councilman Sterl- ing asked about the access. Steve Hall explained that there will be an access in the Northeast corner into King County Park which will be on King County property. The property involved with access on the West side of the Green River is King County Park property. Council- man Sterling stated he would like to have this item delayed one week since the Council had not received any information concerning this deed in the Agenda pack on Friday. The Council is being asked to take action on this tonight and we are not informed. Steve Hall stated King County is in a position where they must make an award on a bridge contract and in order to have a bridge, they must first have access. He stated he had just received this document late Friday afternoon and he did not have time to check it out. He stated Duncan Sturrock checked out the legal description and then referred it to Attorney Parker. We have found no problems with it and we have been in contact with Mr. Steve Massey from King County Parks. This is an urgent matter. Councilman Sterling stated he was sure it is urgent and that it has been checked out, but it is dis- concerting for the Council to have to take action on something they have not seen or researched. Councilman Sterling stated the drawing does not accurately reflect this change in property. Steve Hall stated this was prepared under the jurisdiction of King County and TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 3 PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS AND SIMILAR MATTERS Cont. Quit claim deed LID #25 Cont. Recommendation of Building Director re: electrical renovation of City Hall building Discussion: Ad -Hoc Committee on the Foster Golf Course 3902 Mr. Torrence from Henry Broderick. Councilman Gardner asked if there is anything the Public Works Committee could review. Steve Hall replied only what information the Council has already received tonight. Councilwoman Harris asked how long has the County been working on this. Steve Hall replied about two weeks, since the LID failed because of cost. Councilwoman Harris stated King County has had some time to work on this and now they push it off on our Council for a rush decision. They would have had to know for quite a while that they needed right -of -way property and there could have been more familiarization or correspondence at least through the Public Works Department and the Council. Steve Hall stated this deed is tied in with the LID #25 and with King County's contract for the bridge. Mayor Todd added that King County will not be able to use Forward Thrust funds for the bridge without a public right -of -way and this may be part of the reason for this rush. Councilman Johanson asked Steve Hall if everything seemed okay to him. Steve Hall stated it meets the requirements of our ordinance and is be- yond what is required for utility corridors. It has also gone out to bid once. MOVED BY STERLING, SECOND- ED BY SAUL, THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR BE ACCEPTED AND THE QUIT CLAIM DEED BE APPROVED. CARRIED, WITH GARDNER VOTING NO. Mayor Todd read Building Director Barney Ruppert's letter of recommendation regarding informal bids for City Hall rewiring dated October 7, 1974. Councilman Sterling stated that once again, he would have liked to have had this information on Friday. Councilman Saul asked why the higher bid was recommended. Barney Ruppert replied he felt the City was getting more for its money with Holmes, that the $33 difference repre- sented about $100 more in equipment. Councilman Saul asked if it would be advantageous for the City to go underground with the wiring for an additional $500. Barney Ruppert replied no, but the City would be re- quired to get a variance from the Board of Adjustment for the wiring to not go underground as is required by our ordinance. Councilman Saul asked how long will it take for the wiring to be done. Barney Ruppert stated it would take about two weeks and that the City staff is not authorized to work on any electrical work. He stated this could wait one more week if the Council wanted more time with it. Mayor Todd stated he objected to everyone freezing to death in the building as it is now. Councilwoman Harris asked about the heating for the vault. Barney Ruppert ex- plained it will be set on a thermostat for adequate heat to keep the dehumidifier going. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO ACCEPT HOLMES ELECTRIC AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO RENOVATE ELECTRICAL WIRING AT CITY HALL AT A COST OF $4,246.75.* Barney Ruppert stated this will not be in the form of a formal contract, but will be simply a purchase order item. He stated the Council had already authorized him to do the job, but since the items were close he felt it appropriate to let the Council make the decision. *CARRIED. Councilman Sterling stated it was the unanimous decis- ion of the Ad -Hoc Committee to offer the Golf Course owners $2.355 million for a period of 90 days and if the offer is not accepted or considered, it will be dropped with no further communication. He stated it was noted by the Committee that the Council had never formally accepted this recommendation of the Committee. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 4 PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS, AND SIMILAR MATTERS Cont. Golf Course discussion Cont. OLD BUSINESS Bid awards LID #19 LID #20 NEW BUSINESS Letter from Planning Commission re: Sign Code SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES Ord. 889, Board of Adjustment FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES Proposed ordinance accepting donations for Fire Dept. aid car Ord. #890, amending Ord. #778 re: Advance Travel Fund MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AD -HOC COMMITTEE ON THE FOSTER GOLF COURSE TO OFFER $2.355 MILLION TO THE OWNERS FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS, AND IF NO RESPONSE IS RECEIVED, THE OFFER WILL BE WITHDRAWN.* Councilwoman Harris asked if in this offer there is the condition that the offer is contingent upon the voters approving the purchase with a bond issue. Councilman Sterling re- plied yes and stated his Motion should be amended to include such a contingency. *CARRIED, AS AMENDED. Steve Hall stated approval of this item is contingent upon the Final Assessment Rolls being approved and he suggested the item be moved down on the agenda to follow Items 9.d. and 9.e. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO DELAY ITEM 6.a. TO FOLLOW ITEMS 9.d. AND 9.e. CARRIED. Mayor Todd read a letter from Gary Crutchfield, Plan- ning Technician, dated September 19, 1974 regarding enforcement of the Sign Code in Title 19 of the Tukwila Municipal Code. Councilman Saul stated this will need a lot of study. Gary Kucinski stated the language in- cluded in the Building Code should be written into the Sign Code for citation issuing authority by an author- ized official of the City, such as the Building Direc- tor. Barney Ruppert, Building Director, explained the method of issuing citations for violations of the Build ing Code at the present time. He stated there is no way to enforce the Sign Code at this time and that there are a few violations in Tukwila which should be attended to. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY GARDNER, THAT ADMINISTRATION DRAFT AN AMENDING ORDINANCE WITH SIMILAR LANGUAGE FOR ENFORCEMENT AS IS INCLUDED IN THE BUILDING CODE. CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance amending Title 18 of the Tukwila Municipal Code granting to the Board of Adjustment certain functions which have previously been performed by the Planning Commission. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT ORD. #889 BE ADOPTEL AS READ. CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance accepting donations for the Fire Department aid car. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY GARDNER, TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS READ.* Coun- cilwoman Harris reminded the Council that under the new procedures ordinance, two readings of ordinances are required before a Motion to pass can be made unless the ordinance is of an emergency nature. *SECOND AND MOTION WITHDRAWN. Councilwoman Harris stated now the proposed ordinance will automatically continued to the meeting of October 21 for a second reading. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance amending Ordinance No. 778, authori- zing Sandra Stephens, in the absence of Mabel J. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 5 FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES Cont. Ord. #890, Harris, to sign checks drawn on Advance Travel Expense amending Ord. #778 Account. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO Cont. READ PROPOSED ORDINANCE AGAIN AS AN EMERGENCY ORDI- NANCE SINCE THE CITY TREASURER IS OUT OF TOWN.* Councilwoman Harris suggested the title be amended to reflect this as an emergency ordinance as well as amen- ding the body of the ordinance to reflect the ordinance will take effect immediately. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECOND- ED BY JOHANSON, TO AMEND THE TITLE TO READ "AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. Mayor Todd asked if this person is bonded. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney stated the emp- loyees are covered under a blanket bonding policy, but anyone dealing directly with finances should be bonded to the amount they handle in any one position. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated perhaps this ordi- nance should designate a job title rather than a name so that Ord. #778 would not need to be amended every time there is a new employee in that position. Coun- cilman Johanson stated the bank cashing the travel checks could not use a title, they would need a name and signature. *MOTION TO AMEND TITLE CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY GARDNER, TO AMEND ORDI- NANCE TO READ AS FOLLOWS FOLLOWING THE LAST PARAGRAPH "THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL FINDS AN EMERGENCY EXISTS AND DECLARES THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDI- ATELY."** Councilman Saul stated since the ordinance would ordinarily take effect five days after publica- tion, anyone wanting travel expenses could take them out of pocket and be reimbursed next week. *MOTION TO AMEND ORDINANCE CARRIED WITH SAUL VOTING NO. *MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO ADOPT ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED TWICE. CARRIED, WITH SAUL VOTING NO. Proposed ordinance MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED transferring funds ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read for Park purposes proposed ordinance transferring funds from the Con- tingency Fund to the Parks and Recreation fund to pay the cost of providing lights for the tennis courts and pathway approaches in the Tukwila Park. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO CONTINUE PROPOSED ORDI- NANCE TO THE REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 21, 1974.* Councilman Gardner stated he would like to see a plan of the work to be done. Steve Hall explained the lay- out. *CARRIED. Ord. #891, Final Assessment Roll LID #19 89 Councilwoman Harris suggested these matters which are continued be put on the agenda for the Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney stated she would like a clarification of the procedures in that it only addresses itself to the agenda for the Thursday evening meeting which the Council then approves to be finalized for the Monday night regular meetings. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, presented the map of LID #19. He then read a letter from Mr. James Chinn, Hill Ingman f Chase, dated October 7, 1974 regarding adjustments in the Final Assessment Roll for LID #19. Steve Hall stated he concurred with the recommendations of Mr. Chinn's letter. He stated it is very important to pass the Ordinance tonight becausE tomorrow is the deadline to approve the LID. Council- man Sterling asked how the money would be handled for those portions deleted from the Roll. Steve Hall stated the LID contingency fund would take care of it. Attorney Parker stated there is also a provision for re- assessments up to ten years although in the past, there has usually been a surplus of funds to take care of these costs. Several questions were raised on the reapportionment of the Assessment Roll. Councilwoman Harris concurred that the ordinance would need to be declared as an emergency ordinance. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 6 FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES Cont. RECESS MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY HARRIS, TO RECESS. 9:40 P.M. 9:50 P.M. CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the meeting back to order with all Council Members present as previously listed. Ord. #891 Cont. 89.5 Councilwoman Harris asked if the Council overrules all written protests and denies all changes for assess- ments, can any deletions be accomplished at a later date. Attorney Parker stated if the Council is going to allow some protests, then it must be stated so in the ordinance. We can amend it tonight. Councilman Sterling asked about including the money arrangements. Attorney Parker stated there is no need to include that in the ordinance. Mr. Chinn stated there are excess funds in the contractor's contingency fund which would take care of the deletion of the Nelsen property. He stated it may not be prudent for the City to go througt another hearing to add the $6,000 at a later date and have to call for new bids and reapply for Federal grants. Councilwoman Harris asked then if the Council could make the adjustments on the parcels and change the ordinance and also absorb the $6,300 in the LID contingency fund in order to get this ordinance passed tonight and avoid rebidding, etc. Mr. Chinn stated this procedure has been followed in other cities and sewer districts. Discussion continued between Council- woman Harris and Mr. Chinn concerning benefit from the LID and assessments. Mr. Chinn gave the rates for assessments. Councilman Sterling recommended the deletions that were discussed be allowed. Miss Nelsen stated she provided a map with her letter at the public hearing with those areas shaded. They are portions of the total assessment but they have been assessed sep- arately. Mr. Chinn stated these deletions are part of a larger description and not identified as such. He suggested supplying a map to go along with the ordin- ance. Attorney Parker suggested making the interline ations on the ordinance at this time. Discussion con- tinued regarding the property along the West side of Green River. Miss Nelsen stated she is involved in more than half of the property on the East side and, with other ownership, the West side too. On the South side at 158th, some of that right -of -way was given to the City. Mayor Todd stated there are no improvements for the West side and he felt it should either be all in or all out. Mr. Chinn stated the sewer on the West side can be developed at the proper- ty owners' own costs or they could request another LID in the future. Either way, the cost would at least be equal to cost now on the East side. Steve Hall stated the parcels on the West side are being assessed for trunkage only in LID #19 and sewers would be an additional cost. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY GARDNER, TO ACCEPT THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR LID #19 WITH THE FOLLOWING DELETIONS: PARCEL B OF TAX LOT #4, MEADER, HENRY DONATION CLAIM NO. 46 AND PARCELS E, F, AND G AS IDENTIFIED BY MISS NELSEN'S MAP AND LETTER PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 2, 1974. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed amendments to the ordinance. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ AS AMENDED. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance approving and confirming the assess- ments and assessment roll of Local Improvement District No. 19, which has been created and established for the purpose of providing sanitary trunk and lateral sewers all in accordance with City standards within the cor- porate limits of the City of Tukwila as provided by Ordinance No. 715, and levying and assessing the amount thereof against the several properties, tracts, parcels of land and other property shown on the roll and de- claring an emergency. All amendments were included in TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 7 FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES Cont. Ord. #891 Cont. the reading. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ FOR THE FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read propos- ed ordinance by title only. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY GARDNER, THAT ORDINANCE #891 BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED.* Councilman Gardner stated it seems Mayor Todd is rather vague about being on top of things at City Hall regarding such things as interest. *CARRIED. Mayor Todd stated Councilman Gardner's comments were uncalled for and out of order. Ord. #892, Final Assessment Roll LID #20 OLD BUSINESS Bid awards LID #19 E LID #20 896 MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO READ PROPOSED ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance by title only. MOVED BY HARR- IS, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO AMEND TITLE OF ORDINANCE AND BODY OF ORDINANCE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. CARRIED. Mr. Bernie Sanft stated he and his brother, Al Sanft, have officially withdrawn their protests to the LID. He stated they met with the City staff and resolved all objections. Steve Hall read a letter from Mr. James Chinn, Hill, Ingman Chase, dated Oct- ober 7, 1974 reviewing recommendations on LID #20 as a result of the public hearing of October 2, 1974. He stated the ordinance as read is correct and there are no deletions. Councilwoman Harris referred to the protest of Mrs. Lee, asking what would happen if delinquent installments have to be collected. Steve Hall stated delinquent installments are first lien on the property and have priority over mortgage payments, etc. Attorney Parker stated because a person has in- sufficient means to meet the payments is not grounds for deleting them from the assessment roll. Council- woman Harris asked if the payments could be deferred until the property is sold. Attorney Parker replied no., there is a time limit on the payments. Mrs. Eleanor McLester asked if the City Attorney collects a fee for the LID. Attorney Parker replied yes, 3% of the total assessment roll as fixed by City ordin- ance. Mrs. McLester suggested that to of the fee be set aside as a contingency for hardship cases. Coun- cilman Gardner stated the property will be improved by the sewer and can be sold at a higher value. He asked if the sewer is sized for industry. Steve Hall rep- lied it is sized for M -1 zoning requirements. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT PROPOSED ORDI- NANCE BE READ AS AMENDED. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance approving and confirming the assessments and assessment roll of Local Improvement District No. 20, which has been created and established for the purpose of installing sanitary trunk and lat- eral sewers all in accordance with City standards with- in the corporate limits of the City of Tukwila as pro- vided by Ordinance No. 807 as amended by Ordinance No. 815 and levying and assessing the amounts thereof against the several lots, tracts, parcels of land and other property shown on the roll and declaring an emergency. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT ORD. #892 BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED AND READ. CARRIED. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated his recom- mendation is to award the bid to Tri State Construc- tion for LID #19 pending a grant application increase from the State. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE BID FOR LID #19 BE AWARDED TO TRI STATE CON- STRUCTION SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS AS APPROV- ED BY DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC- TION AGENCY IN WRITTEN FORM. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 8 OLD BUSINESS Cont. Bid awards Cont. MISCELLANEOUS AND FURTHER AUDIENCE COMMENTS Rena Holloway Weapon at City Hall 897 Steve Hall stated the same situations exists for LID #20 as far as increased grant funds pending and he would recommend the bid go to Coluccio Construction. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY GARDNER, THAT THE BID FOR LID #20 BE AWARDED TO COLUCCIO CONSTRUCTION SUB- JECT TO ADDITIONAL GRANTS FUNDS TO BE APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IN WRITTEN FORM. CARRIED. Mrs. Holloway stated if we are going to extend the hours of use in the Park by installing new lights, then we should also provide three additional Police officers for security. Councilman Sterling stated he wished to clarify a statement made in the last issue of the Tukwila News Register which he felt is not true. He then asked Mayor Todd if he denied his (Sterling's) statement. Mayor Todd stated there is a better arena for this discussion but that he does deny the contents of the statement are true. Councilman Sterling stated it was then his opinion that Mayor Todd is telling a lie in stating that he did not carry a gun to City Hall. There are other people involved that saw it. Mayor Todd stated other people are involved and this will be a stand -off until the court decides what is true. He stated this subject is not on the agenda and it would be best not to discuss it here. Mayor Todd stated the gun Councilman Sterling stated was brought to City Hall actually was not brought here by him. Councilman Sterling stated he did not state Mayor Todd carried it, he stated Mayor Todd showed the gun to him. Mayor Todd stated John Sheets brought the gun to City Hall and if he were present at the meeting now he would admit it. Councilman Sterling stated it appears to be a play on words. Mayor Todd stated it is not since statements have been made to the public and to the court that he carried a gun to City Hall and this is not true. Councilman Sterling stated he did not say Mayor Todd carried a gun but that he showed him a gun at City Hall. Mayor Todd asked about the letter Councilman Sterling had submitted in the case against Mrs. Gardner. Councilman Sterling stated he would bring a copy of that letter to City Hall for the record. Councilman Johanson stated since the Mayor made a statement and it is historical fact the headline stated it is even of historical import tance well it is one way to get a free letter pub- lished. The opening sentence states that the election is over and it is the second time some of the Council have had to run for election. Mayor Todd asked what the point is. Councilman Johanson asked Mayor Todd what he is running for. Mayor Todd stated these statements were made in rebuttal to a series of state- ments made during the Council's campaign. He stated he would stand on the record and support that the statements he has made are true. He stated he was put in a position to bring these things up again. Councilman Johanson stated Mayor Todd has spent his whole term in office attacking elected officials and he asked how long would the Mayor keep this crap up. Mayor Todd stated these comments are out of order that what he does in office is none of the Council's business. Debate continued between Councilman Johan- son and Mayor Todd. Councilman Sterling stated his purpose was to make a public statement to clarify the Mayor's comments in the paper. Debate continued with Councilmen Sterling and Johanson and Mayor Todd. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka suggested this discussion be conducted in court. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1974 Page 9 MISCELLANEOUS AND FURTHER AUDIENCE COMMENTS Cont. House of Nine letter Eleanor McLester Joan Todd Eleanor McLester Elaine Johanson EXECUTIVE SESSION 10:15 P.M. 1:28 A.M. Firefighters' Contract approved Police Guild Contract continued ADJOURNMENT 1:35 A.M. Attest: Councilman Saul read a letter from the House of Nine shop at Southcenter dated October 4, 1974 and asked for advice from the Council as to how to reply. Councilwoman Harris suggested a letter of reply. Mrs. McLester stated the recall was decided by the people and it did vindicate our Council Members. She stated the Mayor's letter in the paper did nothing to heal any wounds or bring the community together. She stated the letter was about as far out as one could get and untrue. Mrs. Todd asked Mrs. McLester what she would do if a letter were sent all around town with all the accus- ations against her in it would she just sit there and let everyone believe what they read? Mrs. McLes- ter asked which letter Mrs. Todd was referring to and stated she did not receive a copy. Mrs. Todd suggest- ed that may be because she had helped to write it. Mrs. McLester stated she would have signed anything she wrote. Mrs. Todd stated the fact remains that one person has as much right to answer something that another person has had the right to write. Mrs. McLester objected to the fact that the Mayor received free space to write this garbage why would the Mayor say he carried his gun because he carried large sums of money? She stated several people told her that it would be stated this gun belonged to John Sheets or some kind of play on words. Mayor Todd stated he only answered the charges that were made against him by his letter. Mrs. McLester stated thank goodness there is another election coming and she would work very hard to support a candidate for the Mayor's chair. Mrs. Johanson stated in answer to the House of Nine, she would suggest they hire their own security. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY STERLING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the regular meeting back to order with all Council Members present as previously listed. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT MAYOR TODD BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE FIREFIGHTERS' CONTRACT AGREEMENT FOR 1975 AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT MAYOR TODD CONTINUE NEGOTIATION AND SO BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE POLICE GUILD CONTRACT AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO CHANGES IN EXHIBIT "1 CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 1:35 A.M. on October 8, 1974. rank Todd, Mayor /&4 P Shirlee A. Kinney, City Cler