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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-12-01 Regular MinutesDecember 1, 1975 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL BID OPENINGS, AWARDS AND CALLS Bid award Signals at "S" Line Bridge, Andover Park West and Strander Blvd. APPOINTMENTS Park Board Clark McConkey Lynn Altmayer 4 oa TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers M I N U T E S Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Tukwila City Council meeting to order. GARDNER, STERLING, TRAYNOR, HARRIS, SAUL. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT COUNCILWOMAN DAVIS AND COUNCILMAN JOHANSON BE EXCUSED. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 17, 1975 REGULAR MEETING BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE BILLS BE ACCEPTED AND WARRANTS BE DRAWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS. CARRIED. Vouchers No. 7158 7284 Current Fund No. 7158 7244 $23,842.63 Street Fund No. 7245 7259 12,718.84 104.14 Fed. Rev. Shg. No. 7260 Land Acq. No. 7261 Water Fund No. 7262 7273 Sewer Fund No. 7274 7282 W/S Const. No. 7283 7284 LID #24 C -28 R -17 $804.45 804.45 7,734.19 10,142.22 4,198.46 1,394.88 Total $60,135.36 MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO CONCUR WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO AWARD THE BID TO ELECTRIC CONTROLS CO. CARRIED. Mayor Todd stated due to the recent election, he received a notice of resignation from Phyllis Pesicka regarding her position on the Park Board. Mrs. Pesicka has recommended Miss Lynn Altmayer to replace her. He stated the letter of appointment is now being typed and will be distributed in a few minutes for the Council's consideration in addition to the appoint- ment of Mr. Clark McConkey to the position vacated by Mr. Bill Moore. Council President Traynor read Mayor Todd's letter of appointment of Clark McConkey. Councilwoman Harris stated she felt it would be the courteous thing to do if the appointments remained vacant on the Park Board during the next month. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY GARDNER, THAT THE POSITION! ON THE PARK BOARD REMAIN OPEN FOR ONE MONTH.* Mayor Todd stated should he agree to allow the position: to remain vacant for his successor to fill, it would become political. He stated it is his position that these are his appointments and he should make them and the Council should consider them. Councilman Traynor stated Mr. McConkey is a resident of the City and is interested in the position and he would like to see the appointment acted upon. He is not sure of the residence status of Miss Altmayer. *FAILED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT MR. CLARK McCONKEY BE APPOINTED TO THE POSITION ON THE PARK BOARD VACATED BY MR. MOORE. ROLL CALL VOTE: 2 AYES TRAYNOR, SAUL; 3 NOS GARDNER, STERLING, HARRIS. FAILED. Mayor Todd stated when the entire City Council is present, he would resubmit this appointment. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 2 APPOINTMENTS Cont. PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS AND SIMILAR MATTERS State certification of City Clerk (C.W.M.C.) NEW BUSINESS Final acceptance of tennis court path lighting in Tukwila Park Request for waiver re: Resolution 489 for rezone (Harvey M. Anderson) /V03 Councilwoman Harris stated since the motion failed, it will take a vote of the Council members on the pre- vailing side to bring the matter back to the table. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO READ THE MAYOR'S LETTER OF APPOINTMENT OF LYNN ALTMAYER TO THE PARK BOARD. CARRIED. Mayor Todd stated Mrs. Pesicka's letter of resignation recommends Miss Altmayer to replace her and he concurred with this recommendation. We have been without the input of younger people in the City on our boards and commiss- ions. Council President Traynor read the Mayor's letter of appointment. He then asked Miss Altmayer if she was residing in the City of Tukwila. Miss Altmayer replied yes. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO APPOINT LYNN ALTMAYER TO THE PARK BOARD POSI- TION VACATED BY MRS. PESICKA. CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. Mr. George Hill stated in view of the statements made tonight, he was curious to know if these appointments to the Park Board are approved due to political affil- iations or are they approved if someone has been an active member of the community, the church, the Ameri- can Legion, little league, P.T.A. and others for the good of the community. Then when it comes to an appointment, it takes on a political overtone. He stated he always thought if a citizen was interested enough to take the time to devote to the City, that was enough. The situation irritated him. Mrs. Elanor McLester stated this was the first time she was aware there were openings on the Park Board. What criteria was used and what kind of people were considered for the positions. Mayor Todd stated in the past he had heard from very few people who were interested in serving. Mr. Bauch had asked to be appointed to a board and he appointed Mr. Bauch to the Board of Adjustment and there was nothing political about it at all. Mr. Hill and perhaps some others here feel once again that we have sacrificed a good citizen who was willing to serve because of rotten politics. The only criteria is that a person is will- ing to serve the City. Mayor Todd read a letter dated November 17, 1975 from City Clerk Marie Jensen, City of Kent, stating Shirlee Kinney, City Clerk, earned certification through courses attended at Central Washington State College and is among the first 32 clerks to earn this honor. Shirlee Kinney thanked the City Council and Mayor for the opportunity to attend the classes over the past three years. Council President Traynor read a letter dated November 24, 1975 from Public Works Director Steve Hall stating the project has been inspected and found to be accept- able. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO CONCUR WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT THE TENNIS COURT AND PATH LIGHTING IN THE PARK. CARRIED. Kjell Stoknes, Planning Director, stated this is the first request for a waiver under Resolution 489 since the resolution was passed. He stated he recommended the waiver be approved subject to the stipulations TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 3 NEW BUSINESS Cont. Rezone waiver request Cont. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Public Safety Committee Mayor Todd noted the chairman of the committee was not present and the report would be deleted. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES Proposed ordinance, Supplementing re- quirements of UBC UFC re: auto opening heat smoke vents E draft curtains Ordinance 955, Appropriating transferring funds in 1975 budget FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE Ordinance 956, Amending the Comprehensive Drainage Plan included in the staff report. Councilman Saul asked what type of construction will be at the site. Kjell Stoknes replied the proposed use is retail tire outlet but the waiver is being considered on the basis of the rezone not on the merits of the proposed use. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO REFER THIS REQUEST TO THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.* Councilman Tray- nor stated the the site is not suited for residential use and he suggested the Council take action on the matter now. Councilman Saul stated the staff report is complete and the stipulations should be adhered to. *CARRIED, WITH TRAYNOR AND SAUL VOTING NO. Mr. Chris Crumbaugh, M. A. Segale, Inc., stated Mr. Bruce Solly of the firm will be attending the meeting shortly to make a few comments regarding the proposed ordinance. He requested the City Council to delay consideration of the proposed ordinance until Mr. Solly arrived. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO TABLE THE SUBJECT FOR A SHORT TIME. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY GARDNER, THAT THE PRO- POSED ORDINANCE BE READ ON ITS SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordi- nance of the City of Tukwila, Washington, providing for appropriation(s) and transfer(s) of funds and amending budget Ordinance No. 911, by title only. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ORDINANCE 955 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Councilwoman Harris stated there is a portion of the ordinance that refers to unanticipated sales tax and she asked if this amount had been received by the City yet. City Treasurer Mae Harris replied it is anticipated but it will not arrive until after the last Council meeting of the year and that is why we are budgeting for the amount at this time. Councilwoman Harris stated she did not see how excess revenue could be anticipated and how it would be budgeted without an actual known amount. She questioned if this was the proper tech- nique. Councilwoman Harris asked if the money was being budgeted for 1976. City Treasurer Mae Harris stated a portion of the money will be included in the 1976 budget, but in order to get the portion for 1975 budgeted, there is no other way to handle it. We know the money will come in later this month, but we do not know right down to the dollar how much will come in. *CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ IN FULL. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance amending the Comprehensive Drainage Plan as adopted by Ordinance No. 543. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED, WITH GARDNER VOTING NO. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance amending the Comprehensive Drainage Plan as adopted by Ordinance No. 543, by title only. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT ORDINANCE 956 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED, WITH GARDNER VOTING NO. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 4 SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE Proposed ordinance, Supplementing UBC UFC MISCELLANEOUS AND FURTHER AUDIENCE COMMENTS Union negotiation sessions PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing on the 1976 City Budget It was noted that Mr. Solly had not arrived to dis- cuss the proposed ordinance. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE PLACED BACK IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. CARRIED. Mr. George Hill requested that if the City Council has any further meetings with Cabot Dow regarding labor contracts, he would beg to please invite the newly elected Council members so that when these negotiations carry over into 1976, these new offi- cials will be aware of the progress and further delays in negotiations can be avoided. Councilwoman Harris stated she could not go along with that request; the negotiations are very delicate and sensitive and confidential. She stated she gave her pledge when the negotiations started and she intended to honor her pledge that only this City Council would participate in the negotiation meetings. The nego- tiations are still in progress but until such time as the new City Council have taken their oath of office would she feel it proper for them to attend the meetings. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka asked to whom Mrs. Harris had given her oath. Councilwoman Harris replied she had given it to Cabot Dow. Councilman Sterling stated he had asked Cabot Dow about inviting the new Council and Cabot Dow stated he felt it was a good idea. Mr. Hill stated the fact that a person has taken the oath of office does not add any more integrity or trustworthiness than any other person in town has. He disagreed with Councilwoman Harris because the three citizens who were interested enough to run for office have concern for the City which may be just as great as Councilwoman Harris's. When we will have to deal with the problems, it would be a lot easier to know about the problems first. Councilman Saul stated he felt the newly elected officials should be invited. Councilman Gardner stated if Cabot Dow has agreed, he would also agree. Councilman Traynor stated he felt the new Council should be included and also the new Mayor should be invited. It is obvious these nego- tiations are going to carry over next year. Mayor Todd stated time is money in the negotiations and it would save the taxpayers money to have all the parties informed as the negotiations move along. Councilwoman Harris stated she did not think it would take over ten minutes to appraise the new Council of the developments next January. Councilman Sterling stated he would like the Council to vote on this issue again. Mayor Todd suggested the matter be tabled to the next meeting. Mayor Todd yielded the chair to Council President Traynor due to the fact he would not be involved in an official capacity with the budget next year. RECESS MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MEETING 7:45 P.M. 7:55 P.M. RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 5 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING 8:07 P.M. City Council budget Municipal Court budget Mayor's budget /406 MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE A PRESENTATION BY GRACE VAN HORN, VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR OF THE RAPE LINE. *Councilwoman Harris stated Mrs. Van Horn is requesting funding from the City for next year. *CARRIED. Mrs. Grace Van Horn explained the Rape Line has been in operation for about 17 months and it is a complete- ly volunteer effort covering East and South King County communities. In the last 17 months, 9 rape cases have come from Tukwila and 1 of those victims reported the crime. She stated the most urgent need is for education and to overcome the mass of misinfor- mation. She stated King County has provided CETA funding for a full -time director and a half -time assistant. The Rape Line is requesting $1,100 from each of the cities involved Bellevue, Renton, Tukwila, Kent and Auburn. We also emphasize training for the emergency staff in the community hospitals. Mr. George Hill asked how the allocation of funds was arrived at. Mrs. Van Horn stated the amount needed to continue the service was split between the cities. Next year, we will have complete figures available on the basis of calls, etc. for each commun- ity. Police Chief John Sheets stated he favored the fund- ing of this service for the City. He stated the City actually has used the service as recently as Thanksgiving eve. City Treasurer Mae Harris stated the amount of money is nominal compared to the gain of these services. Councilwoman Harris stated she very much endorsed the program and suggested the funding be provided out of the City Council's pro- fessional services account. Council President Traynor stated the City Clerk suggested use of non departmental funds. The City Council thanked Mrs. Van Horn for her presentation and assured that somewhere in the 1976 budget, the program would be funded by the City of Tukwila. Council President Traynor opened the public hearing for audience comments and explained the procedure for covering the budget accounts, stating Mayor's proposed figures and Council's proposed adjustments. The revenue and expenditure pages were covered. He explained all salaries will reflect 1975 levels since union contracts are in the process of being settled. Council President Traynor reviewed the Council budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Municipal Court budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Mayor's budget. Mrs. Anne Altmayer questioned what the City would be getting for the $18,000 allocated for the Mayor's assistant that the City hasn't had in the past with our present Mayor. In addition there is a raise in the budget for the Mayor. Council President Traynor replied he felt the $18,000 was extremely high, but it is a maximum figure and the leeway should be given to hire a qualified person. Mrs. Altmayer asked why the City needs the assistant at all we have managed so far without that position. What are we going to get next year that we haven't had in the past? TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 6 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Mayor's budget Cont. 14 Councilwoman Harris stated she endorsed this position because the Mayor's office in Tukwila should be a totally electable position to the greatest extent, available to any individual desiring to run for the office. If the position of Mayor were full time and the salary set between $16,000 to $20,000, she believ- ed this would eliminate a number of otherwise quali- fied candidates. Very few people have the liberty of leaving their careers to take a four -year term as Mayor. Mrs. Altmayer stated there is a possibility we will have a man running the City that no one has elected; not even the City Council will confirm this person. Councilwoman Harris stated that person will be operat- ing under explicit direction of the Mayor. Mrs. Altmayer stated she still did not feel it was necess- ary. Councilman Sterling stated the reason we feel the administrative coordinator is necessary is because we do have a part -time Mayor. Mrs. Altmayer asked why then don't we pay a full -time Mayor and then we would have a full -time elected offi- cial. She stated she would not object to paying the Mayor $18,000 for a full -time job, but she did object to $18,000 for the administrative assistant. Mr. Gary Van Dusen stated this position in next year's budget directly conflicts with the Council's policy of retaining present staff levels by not hiring any new employees. With the benefits paid by the City, it will cost about $35,000 for this assistant, and if the Mayor's position were full -time at $18,000 annually, the total cost would be about $23,000. The total cost of a part -time Mayor at $9,000 annually is about $12,000. The citizens elected a Mayor to serve in that function to run the City and he would like to see this done. We have known before that the job needs to be full -time and he proposed we make it a full -time job. We do not need a professional to run the City and the department heads can fulfill that capacity at that level of professionalism. He stated he believed Ed Bauch was a professional anyway. He stated he did not feel there was any difference in leaving a job to run for the office of Mayor if the person is truly interested than there is leaving a job to take any other position. If the people do not want the Mayor /Council form of government in Tukwila, perhaps we should think about changing the system. He stated he was still in favor of the Mayor/ Council form' �€-au. e t e ot-Ii-e-r aJ, .rte Mrs. Elanor McLester stated the position of Mayor should remain part -time because she felt the full time position would restrict the number of people able to devote four years of their life to the City. Tukwila would then be used as a political stepping stone. Mrs. Ellen Harding asked what qualifications would the person need to be the administrative assistant and to whom would that person answer? Council President Traynor stated the person would work directly for the Mayor and be responsible to the Mayor. Councilman Sterling stated the Council is not creating a new job. This position was authorized before but was not filled by Mayor Todd. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 7 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Mayor's budget Cont. 1408 Councilwoman Harris stated she would anticipate a job description would be written for the position before anyone was hired. She stated by the fact that the candidate who expressed he would utilize an adminis- trative assistant in his campaign was elected is an indication of the public's sentiment. Mrs. Burton Lutes stated she talked to the Mayor of Kent who is part -time and she found she had to work full -time as Mayor with her administrative assistant. Council President Traynor stated before making any change in the form of government in Tukwila, the Council in his opinion should take the matter before the voters. Mr. Frank Todd asked if the Council would be willing to do that in the form of a Council resolution. Council President Traynor stated he could not speak for the others, but he would agree. Mr. Frank Kriedler stated the expertise of an adminis- trative assistant may not be available within the City limits of Tukwila. We would be limited in that way with only an elected administrative official. Mr. Chris Crumbaugh stated it is not fair to the Mayor -elect who was elected to the part -time posi- tion. He stated this matter could be decided over the next four years. Mr. George Hill stated he has worked as Councilman under both part -time and full -time administrations. With all the day time responsibilities, it is obvious that we need someone full -time. The newly elected Mayor stated he would serve either part -time or full time, at the pleasure of the City Council. He sug- gested that the position of administrative assistant remain. If over a period, this system does not work then the City Council and the Mayor should propose a new method to the citizens. Mr. Ed Bauch stated he had stated before the election that he would serve at the pleasure of the City Coun- cil and he also stated he would utilize an administra- tive coordinator if the City Council provided the funding. He stated he felt it was important to have someone to further advance the business of the City. Councilman Johanson arrived at the meeting at 8:45 P.M. Mr. Ed Bauch stated he is not ready to state what the qualifications will be and he has no one in mind for the position at this time. It could be four or five months before the job description is ready and this person is hired. Mrs. Anne Altmayer stated she would like to see some figures on the positions and the duties of the Mayor. It appears we will be decreasing the duties while increasing the money and manpower. Mr. Frank Todd stated it has always been his position that to delegate the responsibility to someone else is, in his opinion, an irresponsible act. He stated he would rather see the City pay Mr. Bauch $30,000 to be full -time so that any citizen or businessman, including himself, could be sure they were talking to the man with all the responsibility. The City owes the citizens a full -time Mayor first and then if it becomes necessary, hire the assistant. The part -time Mayor cannot be responsible for his assis- tant during the day if, for example, the assistant TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 8 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Mayor's budget Cont. Board of Adjustment budget Civil Service Commission budget Planning Commission budget Park Board budget City Clerk's budget City Treasurer's budget City Attorney's budget Planning Department's budget Building /Code Enforcement Division Building /General Facilities Division Non Departmental/ Misc. Services is sitting in a tavern drinking beer all day. Mr. Todd stated he had that experience with an administra- tive assistant at one time and that is why he did not hire another one because he found after that experience that authority and responsibility are two different things and that especially the responsibilty should not be delegated. Mr. Bauch stated before the election that he would serve as a full -time Mayor and the City Council should see to it that he does. Council President Traynor stated in answer to Mrs. Altmayer's question the amount the City would pay in total for the administrative assistant would be about $22,000. Mrs. Altmayer stated the point is that the man in office should be the man elected to do the job. Discussion continued. Mrs. McLester stated those citizens speaking tonight should consider getting a petition in support of their ideas and get it on the ballot a year before the next Mayor's election. The rules would then be set up at the proper time. We should not be making this kind of decision a month after the last election. Council President Traynor reviewed the Board of Adjustment budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Civil Service Commission budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Planning Commission budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Park Board budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the City Clerk's budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the City Treasurer's budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the City Attorney's budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Planning Department's budget. The use of a land use attorney and other professional services were discussed. Council President Traynor reviewed the Building /Code Enforcement Division budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Building /Gener- al Facilities Division budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Non- Department- al /Miscellaneous Services budget. He noted the fund- ing for the Rape Line proposal would be included here. Detective Joe Mathews stated he has dealt with the staff of the Rape Line frequently and he feels it is a very valuable service to the victim. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE NON DEPARTMENTAL /MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES BUDGET INCLUDE $1,100 FOR THE RAPE LINE PROPOSAL. CARRIED. The RAYS proposal was discussed. Council President Traynor stated he felt the money should be provided in the Contingency Fund until the City Council is able to determine what services we want to provide at what cost. This needs further research. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 9 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Non Departmental/ Misc. Services Cont. Non Departmental/ Mech. Shop Division Police /Administration Councilwoman Harris stated she felt the City should have the availability of all the services but it is not yet certain how to fund them. Councilwoman Harris explained the RAYS proposals for family and youth counseling. Mr. Frank Kriedler stated his wife is involved with the program and they feel it would be very worthwhile for the City to participate. MOVED BY SAUL TO ALLOCATE $9,000 TO THE GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES ACCOUNT FOR RAYS. FAILED FOR LACK OF SECOND. Mr. Ed Bauch stated he was in favor of becoming in- volved in the RAYS program and he hoped the City Council would fund something. He suggested placing funds in the Council's professional services budget until a decision is made on the funding. The City Council agreed to proceed with the budget and come back to this item at a later time. Council President Traynor reviewed the Non- Department- al /Mechanical Shop Division budget. Council President Traynor proposed to the Council that either these two deputy administrators be placed in the non departmental budget or be left out entirely until the Civil Service rules are changed to open the exams for anybody and everybody. The present Civil Service rule in Tukwila was requested by the Police Guild and he felt this was a management decision. He stated he could see no reason why the Guild should have any fear that we do not have the best people when we have provided for education and training. He stated he felt our officers would score the highest if the exams were open; we have experi- enced this result in the Fire Department with regard to the Captain's position. To insure that the tax- payers of the community are getting the best, this examination should be open to anybody. He stated the R.C.W. gives the Civil Service Commission the authority to set their own rules and guidelines and that this rule could be changed in some manner. Council President Traynor explained the present rule provides that a sergeant in the Tukwila Police Depart- ment with two years or more experience can take the exam and that sergeants in other departments with four or more years of experience can take the exam if those departments will accept our officers to take t ie it exams. Detective Joe Mathews, President of the Police Officers Guild, stated the rule was the combined effort of the Police administration, the Guild and the Civil Service Commission. If you check the Service rules in other cities, you will find ours is more liberal than most in having this reciprocal clause. We have no objection to competing with other cities if we can in turn compete with those other cities when an opening occurs. He felt the rule was fair, and he felt Tukwila officers would come out on top in any situation. There are only so many advance- ment opportunities in any given profession, however, and if you take away the restrictions we have, you take away incentive. Council President Traynor stated he felt the key factor is whether we will get the best choice for the citizens' dollars. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 10 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. g// Police /Administration Mr. George Hill stated he was hesitant about opening Cont. up the exams to others because there are people who can take tests beautifully but cannot manage practi- cal application of the information on the tests. We want to be sure that anyone who takes this test is at least a sergeant. Police Chief John Sheets stated he appreciated the Council's work on this budget, especially their con- sideration of the deputy administrators. He stated he understood what Councilman Traynor has said and why he has said it, and he stated there have been times when he could agree with those statements. On the other hand, if we take the opportunity for taking the exam completely out of the department, we are go- ing to lose good personnel because what will be the incentive to stay with the department if you are not going to move up or have the chance of being lieuten- ant, captain or chief someday. The City provides the training but as soon as they get the training, they are going to move on and we would lose a lot of money there in the long run. We want to continue to have the men do their tasks very well and to encourage them through their training to do the best. He stated this motivation for improving status is important. He stated there are persons in the department that he felt he may be disappointed if they received the top grades on the lieutenant's exam because he would won- der how they could "change their stripes" quickly from being loyal to the Guild and then turning around to be loyal to management. Chief Sheets stated his proposal in light of that difficulty that any position directly below the Chief's position should be appoint- ive from the next classification, and in this case it would be from the classification of sergeant. If these two persons are able to work for administration and for the City as a whole, they will then remain lieutenants. If, on the other hand, they still feel their first allegiance is to the Guild, they will find themselves back in their former position. This proposal will be presented at the next Civil Service Commission meeting. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka stated she felt it was important to remember that these lieutenants are needed now and not at some time in the future when and if the rules are changed. Councilman Saul stated he agreed they are needed now, but not appointed by the Guild to work for administration. Mrs. Elanor McLester stated if we do have the best people in our department, they do not have anything to fear from outsiders. It also occurred to her that we agree we need two deputy administrators at $19,000 per year but we are having a fit about $18,000 per year for the Mayor's assistant. Detective Joe Mathews stated he thought it was humor- ous that several comments have been made about the lieutenants being appointed by the Guild when in fact the Guild has absolutely no power of that kind at all. The Civil Service rules are clearly set out by the State in order that the local Civil Service Commiss- ion assume the control of local rules and regulations. Councilwoman Harris stated the reciprocal clause in the Civil Service rules is reasonable and equitable as it is applied to the response from other units of government. She suggested the Council consider the comments made by Councilman Traynor and Chief Sheets at a later time but not as it applies to these two lieutenants in this year's budget. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1, 1975 Page 11 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. RECESS 10:05 P.M. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. RAYS proposal Non Departmental/ Misc. Services Council President Traynor announced the public hearing will be recessed to 7:00 P.M., December 2, at the Andover Park Fire Station training room. HARRIS, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, SAUL, STERLING. Tukwila Fire Station 444 Andover Park West Council President Traynor called the Council meeting to order at 7:07 P.M. Council President Traynor reviewed a letter of propo- sals from RAYS, including costs for each classifica- tion of services. Mrs. Elanor McLester asked to hear Chief Sheets's opinion on the services and the amount of juveniles who might benefit from those services at this time. Chief John Sheets stated he felt it would be better to allocate the $15,000 for the City to hire its own person to provide the service at all times. He stated the Police Department has used RAYS services for three cases and he was satisfied with their counseling. He stated he had mixed emotions on this, though, because at a later time, one of his officers charged the counselor with harboring juveniles. He stated he liked the idea of having a sociologist for the City and he added that the City of Mountlake Terrace has hired a sociologist for their crisis problems. Mrs. McLester stated if the services have helped three people, the cost is worth it. The fact that they do counsel with whole families to help with juvenile problems is very helpful and she felt it was a very valuable program. Mr. George Hill stated he was not sure there is enough need for a full -time staff of our own. He supported the RAYS proposal if we have a great enough need and if we are not supporting Renton's needs with our fund- ing. He suggested the Council contact the School Dis- trict to see what can be worked out with the counsel- ors they have. Mrs. Anna Bernhard stated the South central School District does have a counselor and psychologist available and she felt a part -time person working for the City would be helpful and more desir- able than working with Renton. Councilman Gardner arrived at 7:17 P.M. Mrs. Phyllis Pesicka asked if the City had the serv- ices of RAYS available, would there have been more than three cases handled. Chief Sheets stated the parents were involved in those three cases and he saw the opportunity to use the service. He stated if he had a professional person available, he would use the services as often as he could. Councilwoman Harris stated she wished to clarify that RAYS is an independent agency and that the City of Renton provides funding as do other cities; RAYS is not a part of the City of Renton's governmental func- tions. She stated she preferred the third option and TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 Page 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. RAYS proposal Non Departmental/ Misc.Services Police /Administration /q /3 that she supported the City going with the RAYS pro- gram. RAYS could serve as an interim until the City has the need for its own juvenile officer. Mrs. McLester if the City hired a full -time sociolo- gist, it would not have all the back -up facilities that RAYS offers. We should look at the total budget of RAYS to see what percentage is being asked of the City of Tukwila to support their program. Council President Traynor stated the question he has is whether the amount funded by the City of Renton and its related problems and population is equitable compared to the City of Tukwila's proportion of fund- ing request and our problems and population. Chief Sheets stated RAYS would only be dealing upon our request with the people who live in our City, and not with members of our transient population. Those problems would have to be handled by the city in which those people live. He suggested the possibili- ty of obtaining an L.E.A.A. grant for additional service of this type be explored. Councilman Saul suggested $9,600 for the third option be included in the Non Departmental budget and the new Mayor and City Council can evaluate the program and decide at a later time next year. Council Presi- dent Traynor disagreed, stating we do not yet know what other services are available through RAYS or some other agency. Councilwoman Davis stated there is no harm in appropriating the $9,600 for the ser- vice and then the City Council can research the pro- posals in order to get the best services for the money. Council President agreed to allocate the money, but he did not agree that the money should be earmarked for any specific program at this time. Mr. Gary Van Dusen stated he would also like to see further consideration for Chief Sheets's idea of hiring a sociologist. Councilman Sterling stated he would support the use of the RAYS center before the City brought any more personnel on board. The City Council agreed to add $9,000 to the Non Departmental /Miscellaneous Services budget for RAYS. Council President Traynor reviewed Civil Service Rule 9.06 which includes the reciprocal clause. He stated he felt the City was entitled to insure that it gets the best and he feels that Tukwila sergeants are the best and if they take advantage of the schooling the City has provided and paid for, then they have nothing to fear. Mrs. Pesicka stated she felt the rule was a fair one, but that it is beside the point. The Civil Service is made up of civilians and the Police Chief cannot change their rules and the officers themselves cannot change their rules. She stated she felt it was wrong to punish the Police Department by withholding the money for the new lieutenants until the rules change. If you feel the rules should be changed, work on that but give the Police Department the men they need now. She stated the point is, the Council would be putting pressure on the wrong people. Councilwoman Harris stated she felt the Civil Service concept should remain as it is, as a separate and autonomous body of the City, removed from the dictates and pressures of the City Council and of the Adminis- tration. She stated she agreed with Mrs. Pesicka's TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 Page 13 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Police /Administration comments and she does not feel it is within the proper Cont. scope of the Council to take the action proposed by Councilman Traynor. If the Council feels a change is needed, perhaps the Council should send a letter to the Civil Service Commission requesting consideration of this rule. Mrs. McLester asked how long the rule had been a part of the Civil Service rules and how many of the sur- rounding cities have the reciprocal clause in their rules. Chief Sheets replied the rule has existed for about four years at least. The King County Sheriff's Department opened their exams with certain restrict- ions and now they have four or five lawsuits filed from within the department. As a result, the King County Civil Service Commission backed off, apparently because there was justification in the suits. There is currently pending legislation in Olympia to res- trict Civil Service exams to within the department. The City of Kent has refused to allow our officers to take their exams and the City of Renton hasn't offered. Discussion continued. Councilman Sterling stated we are overlooking the reason why the deputy administrators are in the budget, We have a Police Department with 28 people and only one administrator and we have a strong Guild made up of fine, qualified officers. If the promotion is left strictly to our officers, then we will have a lieutenant who is affiliated with the Guild only to be available for the deputy administrator. He stated he did not think it would be impossible for an officer to put away his association with the Guild to become an administrator, but he felt it would be very diffi- cult. Mr. Ed Bauch stated in the Civil Service rules, there is also the procedure to demotion if this promo- tion turns out to be unsatisfactory. Mr. George Hill stated it appeared that the Council is attempting to hold a gun at the head of the Civil Service Commission by saying either you change your rules for us or we will not give the Police Depart- ment the personnel they need. Council President Traynor stated after all of the discussion he would have to agree it appeared the gun was being pointed at the Civil Service Commission. He stated his propo- sal that in order to get some competition for the deputy administrator's position, the number of admini- strators be reduced to one, then approach the Civil Service Commission to change the rule, then allow the second administrator possibly if the second man is needed. The City Council was polled as follows: Saul one administrator; Davis one administrator; Sterling two administrators; Gardner-one adminis- trator; Harris two administrators; Traynor one administrator. Council President Traynor continued with the review of the Police /Administration budget. Chief Sheets stated several people had asked if they should attend the meeting tonight in support of the Police budget and he had told them it would not be necessary because the City Council made their decis- ion in the committee meetings to allow the two admini- strators. Now it appears the Council has made a new decision tonight. Councilman Sterling stated he felt that three administrators for 30 people was a real necessity. Mr. Gary Van Dusen suggested the money be included in the budget for two administrators, but to delay the decision to hire the second person until some time later in the year. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 Page 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Police /Administration Mr. George Hill stated during the committee meetings Cont. on the budget, everyone seemed to be in agreement that the two administrators were necessary and now you have decided to deprive the City of services because of this debatable rule. Police /Investigation Police /Patrol Mr. Burton Lutes stated he could not see what the hang -up was here about. Just because the officer belonged to the Guild and then gets into a management position, he did not see that as any reason why the officer could not do as good a job as before. Councilwoman Harris stated the need for the position has been established and there is no way to predict the outcome. Mrs. McLester stated she would like to see more effort to recruit women into the Police De- partment. Council President Traynor reviewed the Police /Investi- gation budget and explained the need for a part -time clerk typist and rented office facility for the staff. Council President Traynor reviewed the Police /Patrol budget. Councilwoman Harris stated now that one of the deputy administrators has been eliminated for next year, perhaps the Council would consider adding an officer here as requested by the Chief. She fur- ther reviewed the Chief's justification for this employee. Mrs. Pesicka stated she also supported adding this patrolman since one of the justifications for taking out the additional patrolman was to hire the two administrators. Chief Sheets stated crime in this City is not related to the population of the City at all since the citi- zens are not committing the crimes. The amount of building and new business has grown steadily and the amount of crime has risen with it. What the Police Department is trying to accomplish now is to break the rising spiral by getting on top of the crime situation and working back down. At the present time, we are just keeping our heads above water in answer- ing calls. Councilman Saul stated he felt the Department could better utilize the men they have next year because they would have those men all throughout the year whereas some of them were going to school this year. Mr. George Hill stated next summer and the following summer, the new King County park will be in full swing and whether we like it or not, we will have to be responsible to police that function. If we do not get an extra man on next year, we will lose a lot of time in training in order to have a fully qualified officer the following year if we wait until the fol- lowing year. He stated he would rather meet the obligation now. The City Council was polled as follows: Harris yes; Gardner yes; Sterling yes; Traynor no; Davis yes; Saul no. One additional patrolman was added to the Police /Patrol budget. Police /Traffic Councilwoman Harris reviewed the Police /Traffic budget. RECESS Council President Traynor called for a ten minute 9:09 P.M. 9:14 P.M. recess. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 Page 15 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Fire /Administration Fire /Suppression Fire /Prevention Fire /Training Fire /Ambulance, Rescue Emergency Aid Emergency Services Public Works Administration Parks Recreation/ Recreation Division Parks Recreation/ Maintenance Division Council President Traynor reviewed the Fire /Adminis- tration budget. He stated he would like the Council to consider an assistant administrator for the Fire Chief even though the Chief did not request this posi- tion. He stated he felt this could be justified by the Fire Chief if he were given a few days to gather data to present to the Council prior to adoption of the budget. Fire Chief Hubert Crawley stated he did not feel there was a need for the assistant to the Fire Chief. However, he stated he would like to take this opportunity to request the Council to consider closely the secretary's position. He stated he felt she was one of the most important employees in the Fire Department and he reviewed a few of her many duties. He stated she is not a member of the U.S.T.M.E. organization and her salary should not be considered as part of its bargaining. He stated he appreciated the Council's comments regarding an assistant chief. Mrs. McLester suggested perhaps this secretary's job description should be reworked to bring it in line with her actual duties and responsibilities. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated as a result of findings of a grievance committee on which he served, it was determined the job of the Fire Chief's secre- tary was equivalent to that of the chief clerk /dis- patcher in the Police Department. Council President Traynor reviewed the Fire /Suppress- ion budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Fire /Prevention budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Fire /Training budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Fire /Ambulance, Rescue Emergency Aid budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Emergency Services budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Public Works Administration budget. Mrs. McLester questioned the difference in hourly rates for the part -time clerk /typist position. Council President Traynor stated the salaries would be adjusted at a later date. Council President Traynor reviewed the Parks Recreation /Recreation Division budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Parks Recreation /Maintenance Division budget. Councilman Saul stated he felt there was ample justification for the part Park person and part Sewer Department person and he requested this position be reconsidered. This additional person would be good utilization of manpower. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 Page 16 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Parks Recreation/ Maintenance Division City Street Budget Arterial Street Budget Contingency Fund Fire Fighting Equipment Fund Federal Shared Revenue Trust Fund Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated he had given the Council a three -page letter which he hoped had substantiated this new position. Councilman Sterling stated he felt this was justified. Mr. Gary Van Dusen asked if the split position would cause any problems under the union restrictions of job descriptions. Steve Hall replied the City has had the flexibility in the past to shift men to and from Parks and he hoped the present negotiations would allow this to continue because the department is still small, Council President Traynor stated if the situation ever got to the point where the Teamsters felt the City had to have specific job responsibilities and they would not allow the men to switch duties when necessary, he would propose that the City cut all the maintenance people out and contract for the services. Councilmen Saul and Sterling agreed. Mrs. McLester stated she hoped the job descriptions would be reasonable enough to allow this flexibility for this man. Steve Hall stated there are no formal job descriptions attached to the union contract, only position titles. Councilwoman Harris stated in Steve Hall's letter, he stated he would request a full -time person in the Sewer Department even if the split position is allowed. Steve Hall stated this is strictly a hold- the -line budget for the current demand. The City is consider- ing the purchase of 10 acres for parks but his re- quest is based upon the current functions of the Park Maintenance crew only. The City Council was polled as follows to include an additional split employee for Parks and Sewer: Saul yes; Davis yes; Traynor yes; Sterling yes; Gardner yes; Harris yes. Mr. Ed Bauch requested reconsideration of the bikeway along Christianson Rd. He asked Steve Hall if money were put into the budget, could the preliminary engin- eering be accomplished in- house. Council President Traynor anticipated there would not be much money left for this. Steve Hall stated he had planned to have the engineering done in -house by the part -time summer crew. He also stated, without committing any- thing at this time, there is a possibility there will be some funds left in the street program to do some of the work with the new Miller box. Councilman Saul stated he felt the bike trail was a high priority item. Council President Traynor reviewed the City Street budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Arterial Street budget. Council President Traynor reviewed the Contingency Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Fire Fighting Equipment Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Federal Shared Revenue Trust Fund, stating its proposed use for all new equipment for 1976 with the remaining balance of approximately $50,000. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 Page 17 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Street G. 0. Bond Redemption Fund Land Acquisition, Building Development Fund Park Trust Fund City Hall Construction Fund Fire Station Construction Fund Water Fund Sewer Fund Water /Sewer Construction Fund Bonds, Principal Interest Fund Bond Reserve Fund Water /Sewer Refunding Revenue Bond Fund Firemen's Pension Fund L. I. Guarantee Fund City Treasurer Mayor Council President Traynor reviewed the Street G. 0. Bond Redemption Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Land Acquisi- tion, Building and Development Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Park Trust Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the City Hall Construction Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Fire Station Construction Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Water Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Sewer Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Water /Sewer Construction Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Bonds, Principal and Interest Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Bond Reserve Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Water /Sewer Refunding Revenue Bond Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the Firemen's Pension Fund. Council President Traynor reviewed the L. I. Guarantee Fund. City Treasurer Mae Harris requested reconsideration of a new typewriter out of the capital outlay in her budget in the amount of $550. The City Council con- curred. Mrs. McLester requested review of the Utility Accountant's salary, stating it seemed very low. Mrs. Anna Bernhard stated she objected to $750 for a part -time Mayor and $18,000 annually additionally for his administrative assistant. She stated she did not object to the administrator but she felt the $750 for a part -time Mayor was too high. Council President Traynor stated the position of admin- istrative assistant was provided the last two years but the present Mayor elected not to utilize it. He stated the Council felt the same opportunity should be given to the new Mayor. If the City requires a full -time Mayor, then he would like to see the citi- zens vote on that or council /manager form of govern- ment. Councilman Sterling stated we just had an election for a part -time Mayor and he could not understand the hurry now to change it. Let's wait to see how this elected position is going to work out. Mrs. McLester stated we will be having another general election in the fall of 1978 and if these people who are interested in a full -time Mayor will get their homework done to get the proposition on the ballot and if that is successful, we can get our candidates out under those circumstances at that time. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 2, 1975 Page 18 PUBLIC HEARINGS Cont. Attest: Mrs. Bernhard stated this discussion of changing the position to full -time has been going on for several years. She stated she objected tothe salary of the part -time Mayor. We have gone from $400 for a vir- tually full -time Mayor to $750 for a part -time Mayor. She stated she did not understand how Mr. Bauch as a Boeing engineer could devote the 35 hours each week to be part -time because her husband is also a Boeing engineer and does not have a spare minute from his work. Councilman Saul thanked the Council President, the City Council and the City staff who have given so much of their time to work on the 1976 budget. This City has so many interested people and a City Council who worked very hard to get all of this in order. Council President Traynor added that the department heads should be applauded for their efforts in keeping their requests realistic. Their budgets were well presented and we have a good budget for 1976. Councilman Gardner stated a well qualified city adminis- trator is the best bargain the City will have with its money. Council President Traynor announced the City Council will finalize the budget during the December 8, 1975 Committee of the Whole meeting with the exception of salaries. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY GARDNER, THAT THE PUBLIC 10:44 P.M. HEARING BE DECLARED CLOSED. CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE CITY 10:45 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Frank Todd, Mayor Shirlee A. Kinney, C City Clerk