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City of Tukwila
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: June 11, 2014
SUBJECT: Report for June 16, 2014 Regular Council Meeting
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff and community an update
on the activities of the City and on issues that concern Tukwila. Please let me know if you have
any questions or need additional information about any of the following items.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• Valley Cities Meeting: Mayor Haggerton and the City of Tukwila hosted the Valley
Cities Mayors Monthly meeting where Interim Chief Flores, Emergency Manager
Grisham and Emergency Manager Marzano of the Kent Regional Fire Authority gave a
presentation about the potential impacts of a local railway disaster. Mayor Haggerton
presented a plan for more emergency management coordination across jurisdictions that
may include FEMA and other partners. The Valley Cities Mayors supported this plan.
Chief Flores will continue follow -up with Zone 3 (South King County) emergency
responders
• Monthly City Manaqers /City Administrators Meetinq: City Administrator David Cline
attended the monthly City Managers /City Administrators meeting. Association of
Washington Cities gave a presentation about the formation of an Ad Hoc Freight Rail
Committee that Mayor Haggerton will be a member. They will create a comprehensive
review of the issues and ideas on mitigating these impacts. Lynn Peterson, Secretary of
Transportation at Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) talked
about transportation in Washington and the new practices she is implementing to create
a more cost effective agency. She also discussed the key transportation funding issues,
one of which is to replace more than 800 culverts to improve fish passage due to a court
order.
• Kinq County Aerospace Alliance (KCAA) Meetinq: Joyce Trantina represented the
Mayor's Office at the quarterly King County Aerospace Alliance meeting held at Zodiac
Aerospace in Redmond. Participants discussed workforce training and KCAA updates,
including recruitment of new members.
• After School Proqramminq: Staff worked with Tukwila School District staff to develop a
Request for Qualifications for after school programming for the upcoming school year.
• RapidRide F Line Launch Event: Mayor Haggerton attended the RapidRide F Line
Launch Event in Renton and was one of the featured guest speakers along with King
County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove.
• Seniors Award Banquet: Mayor Haggerton attended the Seniors Award Banquet at
Foster High School and presented the Tukwila City of Opportunity Scholarship recipients
with certificates
• Kinq County- Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) Elected Official Climate Summit:
City Staff attended the K4C Climate Summit in Mercer Island where elected officials and
staff from King County and King County cities convened to work towards a collaborative
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set of Joint County -City Climate Commitments that would help achieve significant
reductions in regional and local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
• Environmental Justice Network in Action: Joyce Trantina and Evie Boykan met with
Seattle Public Utilities staff regarding Tukwila efforts in equity and justice work. The
Utilities' staff hopes to support community capacity in environmental health issues,
increase partnerships in Tukwila and identify effective, culturally appropriate education
outreach to historically underserved communities.
II. Community Events
• Senior Speeches: Joyce Trantina and Evie Boykan served as judges for Senior
speeches at Foster High School
• FootGolf Kick Off: FootGolf kicked off to a great start at Foster Golf Links on Saturday,
June 7th with 60 FootGolfers playing on opening day. On Monday, June 9, more than 15
soccer players from Foster High School participated in a media event and all had a great
time using the Golf Course.
• HERO Scholarship Fund: Tukwila Parks and Recreation partnered with California
Pizza Kitchen on June 10, 2014 to raise money for the HERO Scholarship Fund. The
event raised nearly $400.
• Teen Summer Kick Off Festival: The annual Teen Summer Kick Off Festival will be
held on June 17, 2014 at the Werner L. Neudorf Stadium from 12 — 5 pm. Food, games,
and vendors will be on hand to kick off summer for Tukwila's teens.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Cash N Carry Inquest Hearinq: On June 2, 2014, the King County Prosecutor's Office
began an inquest into the causes and circumstances surrounding an officer involved
shooting that took place on December 7, 2013 at the Cash and Carry in Tukwila.
Inquests are fact - finding hearings conducted before a six - member jury and are
convened to determine the causes and circumstances of any death involving a member
of a law enforcement agency while in the performance of his or her duties. The purpose
of an inquest is to determine the significant factual issues involved in a case, not to
determine whether any person or agency is civilly or criminally liable. The Valley
Investigative Team conducted an investigation of the December 7, 2013 shooting and
determined the officers were reasonable in their actions. On June 4, 2014 within 30
minutes of the closing of the inquest hearing, the jury unanimously affirmed the facts of
the case. All facts of the case shed a positive light on the officer's actions.
Project Updates
• Tukwila Villaqe: Derek Speck and Joyce Trantina met with representatives from the
Senior Housing Assistance Group (SHAG) and Tukwila Village Development Associates
to initiate plans for the Tukwila Village groundbreaking event scheduled for the afternoon
of August 1. A specific time will be determined in the next few weeks.
• Tukwila International Boulevard Action Committee (TIBAC): Economic Development
staff attended the June TIBAC meeting. The committee discussed participation at City
events throughout the summer and a campaign to encourage greater use of "boulevard"
instead of "highway ".
• Interurban Avenue South Improvements (S 143rd to Fort Dent Way):
Construction contracts are being routed for signatures after the May 5 Council bid
award approval. The tentative schedule for the pre- construction meeting is June 19
and construction work is expected to start in early July 2014 with an October 2015
completion date.
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Community Services
• Kinq County Housinq Authority: Joyce Trantina and Evie Boykan met with Director
Steve Norman, Linda Weedman and Kristin Winkle, to update mutual interests as it
related to housing issues.
• RFP Update: The Human Services Advisory Board started their review of the 52
proposals received. The review process will continue throughout July and perhaps into
early August.
• CAP Tour of Code Enforcement Hot Spots: Thursday, May 29, 2014, Code
Enforcement staff provided the CAP Committee a driving tour of several properties
throughout Tukwila with long- standing and chronic issues. The members enjoyed the
field trip and appreciated seeing first -hand some of the challenges that we face in our
neighborhoods. Mary provided each of the members with a complete packet of
information about each of the properties we visited.
• Colonial Garden Apartments - 3465 S. 1441—" St: City staff met with the property
owners and the apartment manager on Tuesday morning to discuss conditions at
Colonial Gardens and a timeline for repairs. The property owners have agreed to enter
into a Voluntary Correction Agreement that will specify a timeline for all units to be
rehabilitated and brought into compliance. The owners accepted responsibility for the
current conditions and lack of maintenance and pledged a commitment to make all the
necessary repairs and improvements to bring this property back.
• Lake to Sound Trail: King County announced that they have received a 2015 -2016,
$950,000 CMAQ grant for constructing the trail segment connecting Renton to Tukwila
along the Black River corridor. 1`)/0 of the budget for the project will be spent on public
art. King County 4Culture has hired two artists who are creating a kit of parts that will be
used to create a cohesive design for the trail's five different segments, which will be
constructed at different times as resources become available.
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