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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-05-19 Regular MinutesMay 19, 1975 7 :00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL BID AWARDS Legal publications Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL, JOHANSON. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT COUNCILMEN GARDNER AND STERLING BE EXCUSED. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE MINUaS OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 5, 1975 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MAY 8, 1975 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. VOUCHER APPROVAL MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE BILLS BE ACCEPTED AND WARRANTS BE DRAWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS. CARRIED. Vouchers #5670 #5815 Current Fund #5 #57 Emer. Empl. #5768 #5770 Street Fund #5771 #5783 Fire Ftg. Equip. #5784 #5785 Water Fund #5786 #5806 Sewer Fund #5807 #5814 W/S Const. #5$15 LID #19 LID #20 LID #20 LID #21 LID #21 LID #22 LID #22 LID #24 /d /)4( Tukwila City Hall REGULAR MEETING Council Chambers TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Cash 56 57 Rev. 37 Cash 27 28 Rev. 18 Cash 29 Rev. 19 Cash 20 Rev. 14 Cash 22 Rev. 15 Cash 32 Rev. 26 Cash 33 Rev. 27 Cash 18, 19 20 Rev. 12 $38,675.06 73.29 3,564.74 19,950.00 2,624.66 523.02 1,727.66 $67,138.43 4,774.63 4,774.63 1,429.02 1,429.02 11,140.20 11,140.20 3,299.13 3,299.13 666.09 666.09 7,698.34 7,698.34 2,579.36 2,579.36 4,104.17 4,104.17 Councilman Sterling arrived at the Council meeting at 8 :08 P.M. Councilwoman Harris reviewed the proceedings of the May 7 Community Affairs Committee regarding discussion of bid award for legal publication of the City's legal notices. The committee recommends that the bid be awarded to the Valley Publishing Co. for the period of May 1 9, 1975 to May 29, 1976. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY HARRIS, TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND ACCEPT THEIR RECOMMENDA- TION REGARDING T,FGAL PUBLICATIONS.* Mr. Ed Robinson, of the Ad Bank, stated in regard to several items discussed at the May 7, 1975 Community Affairs Committee meeting. To say that the Highline Times does not meet the City's requirements by publishing only once a week disqualifies all other newspapers bidding except the Record Chronicle. He further stated he took exception to the statement that there is no guarantee of reliability, skill, experience, or financial re- sponsibility. If his paper is not published for a period of months it is only because of financial instability and not without a lack of effort on his part. It is derogatory to re- mark about his skill or experience. He stated if his business loses business because of these remarks, he will be speaking to his attorney. He stated as a citizen and taxpayer of Tukwila, we have on several occasions talked about posting notices of TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 19, 1975 Page 2 BID AWARDS Contd. Legal publications Contd. Playground equipment for Park APPOINTMENTS Deputy City Attorney for Land Use Open Public Hearing 8:27 P.M. *MOTION CARRIED. the legal notices on bulletin boards around the City. As far as reaching the citizens for greater circulation to meet the needs of the people, he knew that there are only 13 paid sub- scribers to the Record Chronicle in the City. He felt the bulletin boards are a good idea at this time. He stated he could understand the comments regarding the grounds for disqual- ifying him as a legally qualified publication but he felt it was libel to say he was unskilled and inexperienced. Council President Traynor stated he did not sit on the Committee and does not agree with the Committee in its statements about the skill and reliability of Mr. Robinson. The Committee's observations regarding financial responsibility may be warranted, however. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, read his letter addressed to the Mayor dated May 15, 1975 regarding his recommendation of bid award to Vanco Recreation for log -type playground equipment. Steve Hall displayed a miniature model of the equipment. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO VANCO RECREATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,415.06. CARRIED. Mayor Todd read a letter dated May 15, 1975 from the City Council signed by Council President Traynor stating the Council's recommendation for this position would be Mr. Derrill T. Bastian. Mayor Todd stated he knew Mr. Bastian personally and that he is an excellent and qualified land use attorney. He stated he would give this appointment due consideration. PUBLIC HEARING REZONE FROM R3 TO RMH, FRANK TODD PROPERTY Mayor Todd yielded the gavel to Council President Traynor and joined the audience for the remainder of the Council meeting. Council President Traynor opened the public hearing and called for comments from the Council. Councilwoman Harris reviewed the background of the proposed re- zone, stating the Planning Commission first held its public hearings in November and December of 1974 with recommendations to the Council to approve the application for rezone. The item appeared on the January 6 agenda and the Council referred it to committee. The committee's recommendation to the Council was to remand the application back to the Planning Commission in order to staisfy certain questions. Planning Commission and staff met again and provided a negative impact statement and environmental assessment and other recommendations with are incorporated into the present proposed ordinance. The item again appeared before the Council in March but due to an error in advertising the Notice of Public Hearing, the hearing was re- advertised and re- scheduled for tonight's meeting. Kjell Stoknes, Planning Director, stated the staff made a report to the Planning Commission which was then incorporated into the Planning Commission's own recommendations to the Council. The Council has all the information produced and is fully informed on this rezone. Council President Traynor called for comments from the audience in favor of the rezone. Frank Todd, petitioner, 14446 59th Avenue South, stated the Planning Commission held two public hearings on the rezone and they were perhaps not as well informed at the first hearings as they were during the second, but in this case they have been as well informed on his petition as they have been on any other. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 1 9, 1975 Page 3 PUBLIC HEARING REZONE FROM R3 TO RMH, FRANK TODD PROPERTY Contd. Open Public Hearing Contd. Close public hearing 8 :40 P.M. Discussion He willingly consented to getting a plot plan which was submitted by a professional person; the plot plan to his knowledge has not been a requirement in past rezones. The staff of their own volition provided a negative impact statement. He stated he interviewed property owners in the immediate vicinity and with members of the family of the person from which the property was purchased. There are letters in the file from them, stating their approval of the rezone. The plans have been considerably scaled down from 10 stories to 6 stories. He stated he agreed and would agree now to all the stipulations set forth by the Planning Commission which were unanimously approved by them as a result of two public hearings. He requested the Council to consider this a rezone on the land and not of himself. He felt it was public knowledge that if the rezone was for himself, perhaps the Council would be inclined to say no. He requested the Council to consider the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine and also the land to its highest and best use. Kjell Stoknes reviewed the list of the Planning Commission's recommendations as set forth in their report dated March 3, 1975. He stated these stipulations are now included in the re- strictions of the proposed ordinance for rezone which appears on the agenda tonight. Council President Traynor called for comments in opposition to the proposed rezone. Mr. Ed Bauch, 16603 53rd Avenue South, stated he was present at the Planning Commission's public hearings and stated his objec- tions at that time. He stated he was against this rezone, the up- zoning to higher classifications in the City at this time. There is plenty of property already zoned high -rise in the City and he felt there is no need to up -zone any more property. He would recommend that the property up -zoned for quite a while here be developed first and if it is not developed, it be down zoned again. MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING BE CLOSED. CARRIED. Councilwoman Davis asked Mr. Todd if the property was purchased from Mitsui Kato. Mr. Todd replied yes, there are signatures on the letters from members of Mrs. Kato's family who own parcels of adjacent property. The reason the lady who sold the property to him did not sign on the letter was because she has no legal interest in this from the standpoint of being able to approve or disapprove the rezone and he did not feel it was necessary to do so. Councilwoman Harris stated one of the reasons for the committee to recommend remanding the request back to the Planning Commis- sion was specifically to submit the approval or disapproval of Mitsui Kato. There is a real estate contract included in the file which indicated the legal owner is still Mitsui Kato until all payments are satisfied at the end of 60 months. One of the conditions is that five feet of land be provided for the widen- ing of the street. Inasmuch as payments are still being made on the contract Mrs. Kato is still the legal owner and we want to remove that possible cloud. Also this contract stipulates that no building be permitted until the contract is paid in full. Mr. Todd stated most people who own property also have a mort- gage on that property which is what this contract represents. He stated he has never yet seen anyone come to the Council for a rezone with a supporting affadavit from the party that has the mortgage on the subject property. She has the mortgage on this property but she will not have it if it is rezoned because he would pay that mortgage off when the property is developed, and therefore will be able to deed that five feet to the City. Whether he pays the property off with or without the rezone, it is unlikely that he would invest $60,000 into it if he was not TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 19, 1975 Page 4 PUBLIC HEARING REZONE FROM R3 TO RMH, FRANK TODD PROPERTY Contd. Discussion Contd. i7 going to be able to use it. He stated there was a permit in the contract to destroy the improvements on the property. He stated he did not see how this was appropriate to the rezone consideration by the Council. Councilwoman Harris stated she was concerned with the question whether or not this rezone actually was going to be developed by the applicant or was this a speculative thing. Under this real estate contract, Mrs. Kato has the deed until the balance of the contract is paid. She felt it was important that Mitsui Kato indicate her position because of the five foot strip. If the contract falls through, the seller has the rezone and these five feet to dedicate. Mr. Todd indicated this would not be a problem for the owner until the owner applies for the building permit subject to any zoning restrictions placed upon it by the rezone. If the property is never developed, the five feet are not a consideration. Councilwoman Harris continued that she felt there was a possible conflict of interest. We have a situ- ation where the chief executive officer of the City is applying for a rezone while he is in office. She felt it would be difficult for the Planning Commission and the staff to remain impartial. She felt it was questionable as to whether or not we can have a valid rezone under these conditions. Council President Traynor stated he felt if Mrs. Kato were interested in the property, she would not have sold it in the first place. He stated he felt the Council should address the question of whether or not to rezone the land and not to question who will be developing it. We have in the past in cases of un- certainty put a time limit on the development and if the property is not developed it would revert back to the previous zoning. As far as conflict is involved, he believed there had been previous Council members sitting at the Council table when their own property was rezoned. We should be looking at the property and whether the ideal zoning is R -3 or RMH. Councilman Johanson stated he agreed with Councilman Traynor that the actual rezone should be considered and not the appli- cant's influence. He stated he just could not believe that RMH zoning was proper for that spot. There is other property zoned RMH that has been zoned that way for a long time and is not being utilized. He referred to five basic questions regarding rezones and on the basis of that, he did not feel this was a proper re- zone. Council President Traynor stated the list of five ques- tions was given to members of the Planning Commission several years ago as some criteria to review rezone applications. One question he felt was important to this is, "Can the property be used as it is presently zoned Councilwoman Davis stated she considered this spot zoning and disapproved of professional offices occupying the first two floors of the building. Council President Traynor stated he did not agree that this was spot zoning. Adjacent to the subject rezone, there is RMH to the west, R -4 to the east, C -1 and R -3 to the south, and to the north, R -1. The City Zoning Map was referred to. Mrs. Eleanor McLester, 5118 South 164th, stated she would like to comment on Council President Traynor's statement that members of the City Council had their property rezoned while sitting on the City Council. We have seen that muckraked through the Highline Times and it left a dirty taste in people's mouths. She would not like to see us add to it now. Mr. Frank Todd stated members of the Council have made remarks tonight about the development along Southcenter Blvd. Some of the opponents of this particular rezone have stated the only place in town for a City Hall is across the street from this subject rezone. He felt the conversation was somewhat out of or- der at this time because the proposed ordinance had not yet been TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 1 9, 1975 Page 5 PUBLIC HEARING REZONE FROM R -3 TO RMH, FRANK TODD PROPERTY Contd. Discussion Contd. PETITIONS. COMMUNICATIONS. APPEALS AND SIMILAR MAT'1ERS APWA Award of Honor to the City 1974 OLD BUSINESS Fence at South property line of City Park read. If this is good enough for a City Hall across the street, how can it possibly be bad enough for multiple dwelling zoning? The City Hall will certainly take away from the high -class resi- dential development the Council alludes to in this area. There will be no difference in allowing the two floors of office space in this proposed RMH zoning from the office space to be allowed in the proposed City Hall site which is zoned RMH. Councilwoman Harris stated a pattern has been set since Ordinance #251 for less dense zoning in this area as you go northward from Southcenter Blvd. It seems inconsistent to take a portion of R -3 zoned property and rezone it to RMH. We need to ask if this is really in the best interest for the health and safety of the community. The public interest will not be served to the extent to provide for 112 more dwelling units in an area that is already highly impacted with other apartments. We have no letters from the Police Department, Fire Department, or Building Department as to how they may be involved. Mr. Todd pointed out the northerly most RMH zoning in the City as being the property, 13 acres, to the immediate south of Mr. and Mrs. Strander's home. Mrs. Louise Strander stated their property is and always has been zoned R -1 -12.0. Councilman Johanson read a letter dated April 28, 1975 from the American Public Works Association announcing the City of Tukwila as a recipient of the "Award of Honor" for 1974 in the Sixth Annual Safety Award competition. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, and Gene Isler, Field Supervisor, congratulated the men in the crews for doing a fine job. This is the second year in a:row the City has won this Award. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO RECOMMEND TO MAYOR TODD THAT STEVE HALL BE APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF TUKWILA TO ACCEPT THE AWARD. CARRIED. City Council members added their congratulations to the Public Works Department. Councilwoman Harris reported this item was considered at the May 7 Community Affairs Committee meeting and the concerned property owners were present. The Committee recommends a 6 -foot fence from the sidewalk at 65th Avenue South to the eastern boundary of the Park. She stated funds may come from the Building and Land Acquisition Fund as an improvement to the City Park. She further recommended the Public Works Director formu- late bid specifications for the fence to be presented to the Council to call for bids. Gene Isler, Field Supervisor, stated he would like to see the fence go north 100 feet from the east corner and that this would thoroughly discourage trespassers cutting through to and from adjacent private property. Council- woman Harris stated this idea was discussed at the Committee meeting but it was decided to try this Southerly fence first as a deterrent. If the problem still exists, we can extend the fence along the east property line of the Park. Gene Isler stated it would be cheaper to add that 100 feet to the fence at this point than to go back again later to add it. Discussion continued regarding barb wiring and other ways to discourage fence climbing, etc. Police Chief John Sheets stated he would not like to see anything installed that would cause injury to any human being. He stated the purpose of a park is for fun. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO ADOPT THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE'S GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO BUILD THE FENCE AND TO GO TO BID FOR CONSTRUCTION IF NECESSARY.* Steve Hall stated if the project can be accomplished for less than $5,000 he would secure informal quotes and report to the Council. *CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 19, 1975 Page 6 OLD BUSINESS Contd. Moratorium on building permits in LID 27 area RECESS 8:30 P.M. 8 :40 P.M. Slide presentation Proposed street lighting for residential under grounding related costs NEW BUSINESS Placement of historical marker Mrs. Louise Strander, Tukwila Historical Society Attorney Parker stated no action should be taken on this morato- rium until the law suit is officially dismissed. He stated Mr. Hennessey will be preparing a formal dismissal and the paper- work should be in the process now. Within the next few days, he stated he should be receiving the copy to sign for the City to be filed with the Court. As soon as this is signed by the Judge and filed with the Court, building permits may again be issued. Chris Crumbaugh, representing Mario Segale, stated a letter dated January 10, 1975 from the City Attorney to the City Council indicated upon the official formation of LID #27, build- ing permits would be issued. All attorneys in the case agreed to this and there was nothing mentioned at the time about settling the law suit first. He stated every moment this is de- layed costs the developers thousands of dollars in rentals. He stated all of the requirements of the LID have now been met. Discussion continued. Councilman Sterling stated he did not feel a participating developer in the LID should be delayed until the next Council meeting in order to secure his building permit if these papers will be filed within the next few days. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE MORATORIUM BE LIFTED AS SOON AS ALL PARTIES CONCERNED AND THE JUDGE HAVE SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE PAPERS TO BE FITFD TO DISMISS THE LAW SUIT. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE MEETING RECESS FOR 10 MINUTES. CARRIED. Council President Traynor called the meeting back to order with all Council members present as prev- iously indicated. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, conducted a slide presentation regarding proposed street lighting fixtures for proposed resi- dential undergrounding of utilities. Slides of wood, concrete, exposed aggregate and green terrazzo were shown with Town and Country and cobra -head lamps. Steve Hall stated his recommenda- tion would be for a combination of green terrazzo poles with the Town and Country fixture. Installation and maintenance would be handled by Puget Power. The cost for the green terrazzo pole is $297 as opposed to $368 for aluminum and steel poles. Concrete and wood poles are somewhat less than $270. The lamps in the fixtures will be mercury vapor with a lense. Discussion continued regarding each person's preference, with comments favoring the green terrazzo poles. Council President Traynor directed Steve Hall to pursue the project as he recommended regarding the street lighting. Curbs and sidewalk styles were also discussed. Councilwoman Harris stated she would like a definite answer as to what finan- cial extent the utility companies are going to participate since the ordinance is rather vague in this area. Steve Hall replied no actual cost figures have been received by the City yet. The contracts for this will be coming before the Council and the degree of their participation may be determined at that time. Mayor Todd, from the audience, stated he contacted TelePrompter Cable TV and they have indicated the plans have gone back to their New York home office for approval. They expect to be with the undergrounding program 100 0 this year. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. CARRIED. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka asked about the marker. Mrs. Strander replied the marker will be placed at the site of the original blockhouse and there will be a presentation at the time by the 365th Reserve Unit from Fort Lawton. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 19, 1975 Page 7 NEW BUSINESS Contd. Mayor's letter Police facility and City Hall complex FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES Proposed ordinance Reclassifying R property to RMH zoning (Todd rezone) Councilman Saul read a letter from the Mayor dated May 7, 1975 offering a compromise to the Council to support Site 6 for the City Hall if the Council would also agree to purchase the Aeronautical Radio Building for a Police Department facility. He also suggested allowing Mr. McAdoo to continue with the plans for City Hall to resolve the lawsuit currently pending against the City. Councilman Sterling stated he liked that building for the Police Department if the cost of the City Hall would be reduced by as much as the cost of purchasing the building. If we would have to pay as much for the City Hall with or without the Police fac- ilities, there is no advantage to purchasing the building at an additional $300,000. Council President Traynor stated he objected to the size of the Aeronautical Building. He suggested moving the Municipal Court facilities into the same building for better utilization of the space. Mrs. Anna Bernhard stated if Site 6 is selected for the City Hall and Police Department, the additional land will have to be pur- chased. If the Police Department could be moved to the Andover area, the cost of that additional land could be saved. Council President Traynor stated it is a debatable point with the Council that the additional land needs to be purchased for Site 6. Mayor Todd, from the audience, stated there is no doubt that the cost to house both the Court and the Police Department would make up for the purchase price and move off the facility of Site 6. He stated the building is already equipped with an emer- gency generating plant which is advantageous if the City were to purchase it for Police facilities. MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY HARRIS, TO REFER THIS ITEM TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED, WITH JOHANSON VOTING NO. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance re- classifying certain property from R -3 zoning to RMH zoning within the City of Tukwila by title only. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka requested to hear the proposed ordi- nance read in full. Councilwoman Harris stated there is a provi- sion for this in the Council procedures to read an ordinance in full before its final adoption, which would be the next Council meeting. She stated she would, however, defer to Mrs. Pesicka's request. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance re- classifying certain property from R -3 zoning to RMH zoning within the City of Tukwila in full. Councilwoman Harris stated in the environmental assessment por- tion of the staff report, reference is made to the adoption of Ordinance 4'251 and the zoning map which created the R -3 zoning on this subject property. We have a legal opinion from January 1975 stating when you are changing the zoning ordinance the Council must have a public hearing. If Ordinance #251 placed R -3 on this particular piece of property and it is proposed to amend that zoning, should not the title of this proposed ordinance also include the fact that we are amending Ordinance #25l? Attorney Parker stated it is sufficient to state this in the body as has been done here. The Council can change it if it so desires and redraw the ordinance. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DAVIS, TO REFER THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 19, 1975 Page 8 RESOLUTIONS Memo from Mayor Todd re: Resolution #4 Retaining Cabot Dow Associates Proposed resolution Authorizing Mayor to execute LJPO Grant #75 -C -0024 DEPARTMENT REPORTS City Treasurer's Investment Report Council Motion #002 MISCELLANEOUS AND FURTHER AUDIENCE COMMENTS Citizens Ad Hoc Committee meeting Newspaper bid award Letter re: City Clean -up Allentown /Duwamish Longacres traffic problems Council President Traynor read a memo from Mayor Todd dated May 6, 1975 recommending the Council budget funds for this purpose before his signature appears on the Resolution. Council- man Johanson stated there are funds available in the Professional Services account for this. Councilwoman Davis further stated the Council provided for this in its own Professional Services account at budget time. Mayor Todd stated he inquired of the State Examiner currently in the office about this Resolution and the Examiner suggested a budget ordinance be drawn to take care of a specific amount for this specific purpose. Councilwoman Harris suggested this topic be delayed to the Execu- tive Session further in the Agenda. MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed resolution author izing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the State of Washington Office of Community Development for the Law and Justice Planning Office Grant #75 0024 regarding the "Burglary Amelioration Program." MOVED BY DAVIS TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. Councilman Johanson read the April 1975 Investment Report sub- mitted by the City Treasurer Mae Harris. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO AMEND THE AGENDA. CARRIED. Council President Traynor read Council Motion #002 exempting the Council's attorney from photocopying fees for City business by the City Clerk's Office. Mr. Gary Van Dusen asked how much money is involved with these fees. Council President Traynor stated the last statement was $2.60. Mr. Gary Van Dusen, Chairman of the Citizens Ad Hoc Committee, announced a meeting of the Committee members for Thursday, May 22, at 7 :30 P.M. in the Fire Station to begin compiling the returned questionnaires. Mr. Gary Van Dusen asked if anyone has checked as to the number of subscribers to the Record Chronicle in the City. Councilman Johanson stated no, but then no one had checked the Highline Times or Ad Bank subscriptions either. Attorney Parker stated a legal publisher must be recognized under the State law and with the County in order to qualify to publish the City's legal notices, regardless of whether anyone reads it or not. Councilman Saul read a letter signed by Mayor Todd and Council President Traynor congratulating the Bicentennial Committee on its efforts during the First Annual City Clean Up. Mrs. Pesicka commented the dumpsters were all full and felt it was a really good effort. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated a resolution has been introduced at King County to pass a comprehensive plan and to sewer the Allentown /Duwamish area. *A citizens review committee will soon be formed to make recommendations. Council President Traynor stated he was tied up in the traffic to Longacres on his way home from work and called the State Patrol office about it when he arrived home. They took his complaint and returned his call at 10 :00 P.M. the following evening. Most of the traffic was jammed up on S.R. 181 and I -405 and he had been told by the State Patrol that it was not their problem, it was the City of Tukwila's jurisdiction. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 19, 1975 Page 8 MISCELLANEOUS AND FURTHER Longacres traffic problems Contd. EXECUTIVE SESSION 9:57 P.M. 10:39 P.M. ADJOURNMENT 10 :40 P.M. Attest: AUDIENCE COMMENTS Contd. /a Mrs. Pesicka asked if any action can be taken by the City Council to relieve this traffic on Three -Tree Point Road. Mayor Todd, from the audience, stated he had called Mayor Garrett and the Chief of the State Patrol. If we do in fact have the jurisdiction of the problem, we will be sure something will be done this year about this situation. Chief Sheets stated his Department has worked on this for quite some Since 1932, Longacres has increased its parking and recreation facilities several times over without ever increasing the avenues for access and of egress. This year's traffic mess is the straw that broke the camel's back. The result is that our citizens are in a position of lower priority to those 13,000 people going to and from a recreational event. It is going to choke our City off like this for 90 days out of the year and will hurt our business as well as the inconvenience to our citizens getting home from work. We are working on this right now on a staff level. Discussion continued. Councilwoman Harris stated with the new King County Park going in soon and with their peak recreation season coinciding with racing season, we might be able to get help in putting some pres- sure on Longacres from the people at King County Parks Department, Mr. Ed Bauch stated when events are held at Seattle Center and parking becomes congested around the parking lots, there is a Seattle Police Officer present to tell drivers to keep the traf- fic moving in the street even if it means you have to drive around the block a few times to get into the parking lots. Mr. Rudolph Regel asked about the emergency vehicles. Chief Sheets replied emergency vehicles just cannot get through when the traffic is jammed getting into Longacres. There are no lanes open for them to get through at all. Mr. Ron Mettler, Chairman of the Planning Commission, stated it is a Longacres problem to begin with since they are stopping the cars going in to take money for parking. He suggested Longacres collect the parking money on the way out since traffic is a lot more staggered in leaving. Everyone arrives at the same time for the first race. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated he would like to fur- ther pursue the corridor extension on Strander Blvd. as a means of access to Longacres. It seems Longacres has taken no respon- sibility for this since 1932. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, TO RECESS THE MEETING TO HOLD COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BE CLOSED. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Frank Todd, Mayor Doris Phelps, Deputy City clerk OFFICE MEMO CITY OF TUKWILA May 26, 1975 TO: Members of the City Council FROM: City Clerk, Shirlee Kinney SUBJECT: Correction to Minutes of May 19, 1975. I request the following correction to the Minutes of May 19, 1975. Page 1221: Subject: Duwamish /Allentown, last sentence of paragraph: To read as follows: A review committee has not been formed to make recommendations as required by the R.C.W.'s. Thank you,