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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-12-15 Regular MinutesDecember 15, 1975 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO OgrrR ROLL CALL OF 70 MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL APPOINTMENTS Park Board: Clark McConkey Board of Adjustment: Charles Dow M I N U T E S LID #24 C -29, 30 $1,741.05 R -18 1,741.05 LID #27 C -4 $50.00 W/S Const. Loan $50.00 qao Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Tukwila City Council meeting to order. GARDNER, STERLING, TRAYNOR, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL, JOHANSON. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 1, 1975 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED.* Doris Phelps, Deputy City Clerk, read a correction to the Minutes as requested by Mr. Gary Van Dusen. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE CORRECTION BE INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES AS READ. CARRIED. *CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT THE BILLS BE ACCEPTED AND WARRANTS BE DRAWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS. CARRIED. Vouchers No. 7285 No. 7442 Current Fund No. 7285 7398 7442 $43,286.08 Street Fund No. 7399 7417 4,333.11 Water Fund No. 7418 7430 1,964.54 Sewer Fund No. 7431 7441 9,127.50 Total $58,711.23 Mayor Todd stated he is resubmitting Mr. McConkey's name for a Park Board appointment now that the full Council is present to reconsider. Council President Traynor requested that the matter be brought back to the table by a Council member who voted in the majori- ty. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY GARDNER, TO BRING THE APPOINTMENT BACK TO THE TABLE. CARRIED. Council President Traynor read Mayor Todd's letter dated November 18, 1975 which originally appointed Mr. McConkey to the Park Board. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF MR. CLARK McCONKEY TO THE PARK BOARD.* Councilman Sterling stated he had re- evaluated his "no" vote which was based upon his opinion that these appointments should be left open until the new Mayor begins his term next month. He stated he now feels it is Mayor Todd's right to fill these vacancies since they have occurred within his term of office. *CARRIED, WITH HARRIS AND JOHANSON VOTING NO. Mayor Todd stated there is also a letter on the Agenda from Mr. Ed Bauch concurring with his appointment of Mr. Dow to the Board of Adjustment. The City Council took no action, with Council President Traynor stating he felt these positions should only be filled with residents of the City. Mr. Ed Bauch requested that his letter be read. Council President Traynor read Mr. Bauch's letter dated December 11, 1975 urging the Council to give prompt and favorable considera- tion to the confirmation of Mayor Todd's appointments. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 2 PUBLIC HEARINGS LID #22 Final Assessment Roll LID #24 Final Assessment Roll Presentation of Medals of Honor to Police Officers David A. Gidlof and Gary R. Fox 4. Mayor Todd declared the public hearing open at 7:10 P.M. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, explained the area of the improvements referring to the map. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney stated no protests have been filed. Mayor Todd asked for further comments regarding the LID. Mayor Todd declared the public hearing closed at 7:12 P.M. Mayor Todd declared the public hearing open at 7:12 P.M. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, explained the area of the improvements referring to the map and related the history of the development. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney read a letter of protest as submitted by Mr. J. L. Frost, President, Clarklift of Washington, Inc.; Mr. Frost protested the increase in cost of the final assessment over the preliminary assessment of May, 1974. Steve Hall explained several of the current LIDs have increased this way, approximately 50 60% over the preliminary assessment rolls as construction costskeep going higher. He recommended the protest be denied and that the final assessment roll be approved as presented. Councilman Saul stated if the assessments have doubled, it would seem this is a legitimate complaint. Steve Hall explained the reasons for the increased costs which he had estimated earlier to be S0% and he had informed the participants of this increase. However the construction of the sewer cost considerably more, primarily in the lift station area. The water portion of the construction also increased. Councilman Sterling noted that the cost will never be any cheaper than it is right now even though this is quite a jump from the preliminary assessment roll. Councilwoman Harris stated she would like the Council to review the R.C.W.s regarding the law that these costs cannot exceed 10% without further public hear- ings for the participants in the LID. Steve Hall stated that particular law applies to the amount of the bid as compared to the engineer's estimate of the preliminary assessment roll. The R.C.W. does not address itself to the cost of the final assessment roll as compared to the preliminary assessment roll. Mayor Todd declared the public hearing closed at 7:23 P.M. PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS AND SIMILAR MATTERS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE AGENDA ITEM 7.c. CARRIED. Mayor Todd stated it was his pleasure to recognize Officers Fox and Gidlof for their action under fire and for acts of extreme courage and valor by present- ing the Tukwila Police Department's Medals of Valor. Attorney Parker read Detective Mathews report of the shooting incident at Southcenter in June. Mayor Todd commended Detective Mathews for his fine investiga- tion and report. Mayor Todd then presented the Medals of Valor to Officer Gidlof and Officer Fox. Mrs. Gidlof and Mrs. Fox were present also. Mayor Todd congratulated Police Chief John Sheets for these two finely trained officers of the Department. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 3 RECESS 7:35 P.M. 7:40 P.M. Claim for Damages Billy J. Howard Claim for Damages Puget Sound Power Light Co. Claim for Damages Kenneth F. Murphy Letter from Mr. Mrs. Joe Albritton Letter from the City of Alameda re: voter registration challenge MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE MEETING RECESS BRIEFLY. CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the Council meeting back to order with all Council Members present as previously listed. MOVED BY TRAYNOR,SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES SUBMITTED BY BILLY J. HOWARD BE REFERRED TO THE CITY'S INSURANCE CARRIER. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES SUBMITTED BY PUGET SOUND POWER LIGHT COMPANY BE REFERRED TO THE CITY'S INSURANCE CARRIER. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE AGENDA ITEMS 7.d., 7.e., AND 7.f. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES SUBMITTED BY KENNETH F. MURPHY BE REFERRED TO THE CITY'S INSURANCE CARRIER. CARRIED. Council President Traynor read a letter from Mr. i Mrs. Joe Albritton dated December 6, 1975 regarding a pedestrian accident involving their daughter at 56th Ave. So. and Interurban Ave. The letter re- quested the City Council consider installation of proper safety precautions relative to the crosswalk at this intersection. A two -page petition was attached to their letter. Councilman Sterling requested the Mayor and City Council to send a letter accompanying this letter and signatures to the State Highway Department urging them to allow a stop light at 56th Ave. and also one at 58th Ave. on Interurban Ave. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, reviewed the need for the traffic light and commented that the City has been working on this matter for several years without success through the State Highway Department. He stated he felt these letters from the citizens with petitions would bring the most effective pressure to bear. Mr. George Hill suggested the City try to obtain control over the section of Interurban Ave. south of Pargas to Longacres. Steve Hall replied this street is a designated State Highway Route and would,be impossible to change. Council President Traynor sup- ported Councilman Sterling's idea as did Councilman Saul who stated we should include a date certain for the Highway Department to reply. Mayor Todd suggested the Council invite a representative from the State Highway Department who has some authority to make a decision to attend a public hearing with all of these people and then put some pressure on. Council- man Johanson agreed, stating the letters should also be sent to our local legislative representatives. Mr. Ben Aliment stated his son was hit by a car at the same intersection three years ago. He stated at that time, he sent three or four letters to the State Highway Department requesting safety measures with- out success. He stated it is surprising the number of drivers who are not even aware there is a cross- walk at 56th Ave. He stated he felt the Highway Department is very negligent about this situation. Councilman Saul read a letter from the City of Ala- meda, California, dated November 1, 1975 challenging other cities to register the most voters and get the most voters out at the next general election. Council President Traynor asked the Bicentennial TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 4 PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS AND SIMILAR MATTERS Cont. NEW BUSINESS Letter from Fire Chief Crawley re: purchase of breathing apparatus Letter from Peoples National Bank re: demand deposit account STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Committee to join the City Council in meeting the City of Alameda's challenge. Mayor Todd read a letter from Fire Chief Hubert Crawley dated December 10, 1975 requesting authori- zation to purchase new pressure- demand type breath- ing apparatus under the City of Seattle bid at a greatly reduced cost. He suggested the money come from presently unappropriated Revenue Sharing funds in the 1976 budget. Chief Crawley stated the econo- mics of this purchase speaks for itself because the cost of this equipment will never be lower in the future. This is a special order from the factory by the City of Seattle in which the City of Tukwila may participate, and the manufacturer is tooling up for this order of 500 units this one time. Council President Traynor asked if this equipment will even- tually be required, why would the manufacturer still be selling the older type units at this time. Chief Crawley replied the older units are still being purchased because we have three years or so to phase out the older equipment before the pressure- demand type equipment becomes mandatory. He stated he brought this request before the Council at this time in order to take advantage of the savings; he had not anticipated Seattle to go to bid until next year and he had anticipated requesting this equipment as part of the 1977 budget. Council President Traynor stated if the Federal and State regulations are go- ing to make this equipment mandatory, he could not understand why the manufacturers are being allowed to continue to manufacture the obsolete type of breathing apparatus. He asked Chief Crawley if there was any budget item less important to the Department than this equipment which could come out of the Fire Department's 1976 budget. Chief Crawley replied no. Councilwoman Davis and Councilman Johan- son agreed this should be considered at a later time. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT CHIEF CRAWLEY'S REQUEST BE DENIED FOR THE 1976 BUDGET. CARRIED. Council President Traynor read a letter from Mr. W. G. Wyly, Manager of Peoples National Bank dated December 2, 1975 suggesting the City Council consider establishing a system of rotation of the demand depo- sit account deposits between qualified financial in- stitutions within the City limits.MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT THE LETTER BE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. CARRIED. Public Works Committee Councilwoman Harris stated the minutes of the October City Hall architect 3 committee meeting were not prepared and she did not recall the entire recommendation of the committee, but generally, the committee recommended that the City Council request a resolution authorizing the nego- tiation of a contract for the design of City Hall by Dudley and Ekness. She related the background of the committee meetings and research regarding a City Hall architect. She stated it is proposed the con- tract follow the standard A.I.A. form. It is also proposed that the City Hall be constructed in phases with each phase to be completed and approved before the next phase begins. Mr. Dudley has met with the TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 5 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Cont. Public Works Committee Cont. committee two or three times and he has made some very valuable suggestions and has stated he would be willing to work with the City Council on the project. Mayor Todd handed a copy of minutes to Councilwoman Harris, asking her if they were the minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting. Councilwoman Harris agreed that she had been mistaken that no minutes were published and that she had typed them herself although they are unfinished. Mayor Todd stated the minutes reflect there were four members of the Council present, Gardner, Sterling, Harris and Johanson, at the October 2 meeting. The motion to appoint Mr. Dudley as architect passed with Mrs. Harris and Mr. Gardner voting yes and Mr. Sterling voting no. The minutes also reflect the conditions set forth to form a negotiating team comprised of three Council members be designated to negotiate the A.I.A. contract with Mr. Dudley with this team being assisted by the law firm LeSourd, Patten. Fleming Hartung. Then upon the final approval by the City Council of the contract, the chief executive officer would be authorized to sign on behalf of the City. He stated he did not feel this was proper procedure. Councilman Sterling stated the reason he wished to bring this subject up was so that the City Council could vote on hiring Mr. Dudley or whether we should continue on. Councilman Saul stated he had done some research and found that the City can have a turn -key program in which the architects bid on the entire package of engineering, design, obtain the contractor, including all the costs. This program is handled through HUD. The City specifies what it wants in the specifications and chooses the design it prefers. Mayor Todd stated the Council must first consider where the building will be located, what is going to be done about the lawsuit filed by Mr. McAdoo. Councilman Sterling stated the Council could vote tonight on the location. Secondly, he was not going to allow the lawsuit to refrain him from choosing another architect. He stated he liked Councilman Saul's proposal. Council- man Saul stated the City could put together its own specs or they could have an architect, who would not be allowed to submit plans, put them together. Discussion continued regarding Mr. Dudley's work on the Housing Authority Building. Councilman Traynor stated the Council committee may have gathered some of the information necessary for the turn -key project already but we need to know how much we want to pay for the building. Councilman Johanson stated he was not sure the City could qualify for the turn -key program. Mr. Jon Stack, Harstad Associates, stated the term turn -key refers to a design /construction philosophy. Councilwoman Harris stated the contract as discussed with Mr. Dudley is that he would do the design with the guidelines supplied by the City staff, administra- tion and City Council and he would be responsible for contracting out the construction and other sub- contracts. His services also include interior decor- ating. She was not sure how much liason with the architect the Council would have under a turn -key program. Discussion continued. Councilwoman Harris stated several months ago, Mr. Dudley was given the informal job descriptions and equipment inventory TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 6 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Cont. Public Works Committee and he has a good idea of what we need in the City Cont. Hall. She stated she is hesitant of the turn -key program because the City Hall will be delayed several more months and she would rather go with a proven, established, recognized, highly regarded firm. Councilman Saul asked if Councilwoman Harris was insinuating that these other firms would not be. What kind of nonsense is that? Councilwoman Harris continued that the committee has had several discuss- ions and the Council Members were invited to attend for the purpose of meeting with Mr. Dudley for over a year, and she felt every effort has been made to inform the public and if the opportunity has not been taken then the City should not delay any longer. Council President Traynor stated if we hire this person and find we are not satisfied with his plans, we turn around and start all over again with another architect and we would be in the same position then as we are right now with Mr. McAdoo. He stated he wanted to see several plans so that the Council can pick out the one they want. Councilwoman Harris stated it is proposed that the contract can be terminated with Mr. Dudley at the completion of the design phase, and Mr. Dudley will design several selections under the proposed contract. She stated the City Hall proposal has been disorganized long enough and it is time to get something going. Councilman Saul stated he wanted to get going too, but he did not want to negotiate a contract with an archi- tect. He wanted to see several architects submit their plans on a competitive bid. He stated he did not think any Council committee had the expertise to negotiate a contract with an architect. We tried to negotiate with the union groups and have ended up hiring professionals to do it for us. The Council discussed ways of hiring an architect to draw up the specifications. Councilwoman Harris stated we are close to getting this project going after waiting so long and the Council has taken a lot of abuse over the last two years about not getting the City Hall built. Now we are up to this point and suddenly there is another idea thrown in the way of getting it done. Mr. George Hill stated since the City passed a resolu- tion designating an architect for City Hall and this matter has not yet been taken care of, he was con- cerned the City may be paying two architects for the design. Council President Traynor stated he was in favor of getting some ground rules down and having several designs to choose from. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY DAVIS, THAT SITE 6 BE APPROVED AS THE CITY HALL SITE FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILA.* Mrs. Viola Lutes asked if the site selection was not supposed to have been on a ballot for the vote of the citizens what happened to that? What happened to the citizen input of the petitions we presented to the City Council regarding three sites? TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 7 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Cont. Public Works Committee Cont. Councilwoman Harris stated it was determined that the Council would not be able to accept a petition regard- ing the advisory ballot which did not include at least 500 of the number of people who voted in the last general election. There were close to 1,000 voters voting in 1973 and the number of signatures totaled 393 and she did not feel the matter qualified. Mrs. Anna Bernhard stated the petition was gathered in a very short period of time in order to give the Council an impression of what the people were thinking and then the matter was to be placed on the ballot for the people to make a decision. Nothing has happened about this over the last two years. Councilman Saul stated he originally supported Site 10 (Van Woerden property) but he felt the City could not afford that property and build the City Hall too. He changed his find to support Site 6 in order to have the unity of the Council and to get the project going sooner. He felt we could have a beautiful City Hall there. Mr. Burton Lutes asked the Council if anyone actually knew how much Mr. Van Woerden wanted for the property. He stated while he was working on the cabin, he had spoken to Mr. Van Woerden a few times and he had stated no one had ever approached him from City Hall about the price of his property. Councilman Johanson stated six years ago, the owners of the Van Woerden property were approached prior to the purchase of Site 6 and the price was discussed, about $565,000 for the 11 acres. Mrs. Bernhard stated that is not much more per acre than was paid for Site 6 and we were talking about other uses along with the City Hall on Site 10. Mayor Todd stated Site 6 cost more per acre, $162,000 for 2 1/2 acres. Councilman Sterling stated he sat on the previous Council which purchased that site and now it is bought and paid for and that is why he supports Site 6. Mayor Todd asked of Councilman Sterling if the zoning on Site 6 and the use of City Hall conforms with the surrounding zoning. Councilman Sterling replied Mayor Todd was referring to his own rezone, but the City did buy that property several years ago for a City Hall site. Mayor Todd stated aside from the rezone, is a commercial building on that site compatible with the adjacent R -3 zoning. Councilman Sterling replied he felt the City Hall would be compatible. Councilman Traynor stated the recent flood has convinced him that Site 10 was not the best site and that the only place to build the City Hall was on high ground. He stated his preference is still the Desimone property. *ROLL CALL VOTE FOR SITE 6: 6 AYES GARDNER, STERLING, DAVIS, HARRIS, SAUL, JOHANSON; 1 NO TRAYNOR. CARRIED. Councilman Sterling stated he would now like to decide the issue of getting specifications from an architect to call for the plan proposals. He stated he was sure that Mr. Dudley could compete and end up with the best design. Discussion continued. Mr. Jon Stack, Harstad Associates stated, although he was not an architect, what the Council is really after is a design competition. He suggested that Steve Hall would be able to put together a format for an open design competition for architects so that the Council could pick the design concept they like. The turn -key TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 8 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Cont. Public Works Committee Cont. concept is different in that an architect and contrac- tor put together a priced proposal with the design. Councilwoman Harris stated Mr. Dudley has been provided with the information and he knows what the Council would like to see, that we do not want a concrete, sterile looking monolith dedicated to government. With these proposals, we are getting into an area where we do not know what we are doing at all. We know we need a professional to help us and we have one already who is familiar with the City's needs. Councilman Sterling stated there are some others on the Council who feel we want to have more than one professional. Mr. Roger Newell, architect, stated there are competi- tions where architects submit designs, preliminary proposals, and they in turn are awarded a prize, 1st place, 2nd place and so on. The turn -key project is when the architect and contractor get together and submit the design with a cost. For the turn -key pro- ject, the Council must take several steps: select a site, set a program of special requirements, select the number of architects you want and invite them to do the work and then select the architect. At this point, the architect takes over the job of construct- ing the building. Councilman Saul stated the advantage of the turn -key program is that when you receive the proposals and select one, you know right then what the total cost is. Mr. Burton Lutes stated it would seem this idea would expedite the project rather than delay it because you will have the right selection behind you after comparing all the plans. If you go with one architect and you are not satisfied, we have to start all over again going from one architect to another and another. Fire Chief Hubert Crawley stated the architect was picked for the fire station construction after they shopped around and then when they had picked the architect, they took him to several other stations to show him what features to include. City Treasurer Mae Harris stated it is important to develop some specific needs of the departments for interior space. Mr. Al Pieper stated no one including the architect is aware of our needs and furnishing an architect the job descriptions is not going to tell him how to design the inside of a building. He stated the Council should avoid hiring an architect on a percentage basis, if possible. Councilwoman Harris stated the job descrip- tions and equipment inventory are not the sole basis for the space needs of the design Mr. Dudley would do. Very definitely, he would be meeting with each depart- ment to determine their specific requirements. Also, the A.I.A. contract itself includes several options of payment to the architect. Council President Traynor stated he felt we have the expertise in the Public Works and Planning Departments to get together the proposal to meet a turn -key program or similar call for plan proposals. Mayor Todd stated an architect would need to know how many square feet are required, how many stories of the building, how much land is available and its zoning and how much money is available to spend. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 9 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Cont. Public Works Committee Cont. pia Councilman Saul asked how long it would take to gather the information in- house. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, stated some of the information is included in the study done for the Council when the City was considering leasing the Don Koll office space. He estimated it would take two or three weeks to com- plete all the information. He stated he would need to know what top dollar figure the Council wants to stip- ulate and what type of construction they prefer. After some discussion the Council agreed they would like to have the designs along the lines of the two story King County Housing Authority building. Councilman Saul asked how much money is in the 1976 budget for City Hall. City Clerk Shirlee Kinney replied $340,200. Mayor Todd stated the Council has about $1.5 million available for Councilmanic bonds. Councilman Sterling stated the City Hall is something the people living here 20 years from now should be able to pay for; he did not think the City should try to pay cash. Mr. George Hill stated a lot of people would have to go without City services now if the Council decides to pay cash. There is discussion in Olympia regarding the distribution of the 1/2 cent sales tax and we have been using it to pay cash for all our capital improvements while other cities are scratching for funds. Also, we should be looking ahead 20 years for the needs of future expansion when designing City Hall and not limit ourselves to our immediate needs. Mr. Ben Aliment suggested that the amount of floor space required for each department be computed and build the City Hall accordingly with room for future expansion and face up to the fact that that is what it is going to cost you. Mr. Roger Newell stated it is part of an architect's function to determine space needs based upon the number of employees and a description of their func- tions, and the details can be worked out later. Councilwoman Davis stated what she has learned from the City of Kent's experiences with their City Hall is that the City's business will increase and we must plan on a larger facility than we presently need. She stated she was hesitant to wait any longer on this proposal because she was satisfied with Mr. Dudley's ideas on the design so far, and it seems we would get where we are going faster with his proposal. She stated she would be willing to compromise in order to get something going. Mayor Todd stated he felt the $500,000 in cash was not enough to build a quality City Hall and he felt that the million or million and a half with bonds could build what the Council is really looking for. Coun- cilwoman Harris proposed the figure of $800,000. Council President Traynor stated the top figure could be a million and with the competitive bid among the architects, he felt the proposals would come in at $800,000. Council Members Gardner, Traynor, Saul and Harris agreed to the $800,000 cost limit. Mr. Frank Kriedler asked if the Police were to be included on this site. Council Members replied yes. Mrs. Anna Bernhard asked how the Police Department feels about Site 6. Mayor Todd replied all testi- money both on and off the record is that the Police Department feels the site has very poor accommodations for access and egress. Council President Traynor TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 10 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Cont. Public Works Committee Cont. RESOLUTIONS Resolution 506, Authorizing Mayor to enter into a developer's agreement with Oak Harbor Freight Lines to improve a portion of So. 143rd St. ORDINANCES Ordinance 957, Adopting the 1976 Budget stated he did not feel it was a matter of pleasing the Police Department but rather pleasing the people of Tukwila. Councilwoman Harris stated the Planning and Public Works Departments are overloaded with their work as it is without having to draw up specifications. She stated as a caution that not one comma of the space needs study or any other material of Mr. McAdoo's can be used because of the pending law suit and the fact that it would involve one professional using another professional's work. We have the professional avail- able at this time. Councilman Sterling stated he did not feel it would involve a lot of time and work to do the job in- house. Discussion continued. Council President Traynor stated he hoped that what- ever information Steve Hall supplies the Council, he would not be criticized if the Council is unhappy with the information. MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY SAUL, (THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS) PREPARE SPECIFICATIONS MADE FOR ARCHITECTS WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: (1) NOT TO EXCEED A COST OF $800,000; (2) DESIGN BASED UPON JOB DESCRIPTIONS CURRENTLY ON HAND; (3) DESIGN BASED UPON SPACE NEEDS OF PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT INVENTORY AS PRESENTED FOR THE DON KOLL PROPOSAL WITH ESTIMATED NEED FOR EXPANSION; (4) DESIGN BASED UPON THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND SOILS TEST RESULTS. CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. Councilwoman Harris was excused from the Council Meeting at 9:48 P.M. Mayor Todd explained Mr. Henry Van der Pol was present in the audience and awaiting consideration of Agenda item ll.b. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY DAVIS, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 11.b. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed resolution authorizing the Mayor, as Chief Executive Officer, to enter into a developer's agree- ment with Oak Harbor Freight Lines to improve a portion of South 143rd Street. Steve Hall, Public Works Director, briefly explained the proposed improvements. Councilwoman Davis asked if the property owners on the South side of 143rd had been contacted. Steve Hall stated if those owners ever developed, they would have to meet the Flood Control standards which would bring them up to the level of the proposed street. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO SUS- PEND THE RULES TO READ THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ON ITS SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed resolution authorizing the Mayor, as Chief Executive Officer, to enter into a develop- er's agreement with Oak Harbor Freight Lines to improve a portion of South 143rd Street, by title only. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT RESOLUTION 506 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance adopting the annual budget of the City of Tukwila, Washington for the fiscal year 1976, and declaring an emergency. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 15, 1975 Page 11 ORDINANCES Cont. Ordinance 957 Cont. RESOLUTIONS Resolution 507, Intent to create LID #28 DEPARTMENT REPORTS MISCELLANEOUS AND FURTHER AUDIENCE COMMENTS Recreation awards Grantree Furniture flood damage ADJOURNMENT 10:07 P.M. Attest: Frank T jdd, Mayor Cif( C E ms 2 (-'.L r Sh /1 A. Kinney, C.W.M.C. City Clerk el 30 SECONDED BY STERLING, TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND TO READ PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed ordinance adopting the annual budget of the City of Tukwila, Washington for the fiscal year 1976, and declaring an emergency, by title only. Council President Traynor stated we all have compromised on this budget and perhaps not one of us is completely happy with it but that is the proper process. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ORDINANCE 957 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED, WITH JOHANSON VOTING NO. Councilman Johanson stated the Current Fund is not proportionate to the management of the City. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO READ PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR ITS SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read proposed resolution of the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, declaring its intention to improve a part of the City by improving portions of South 152nd Street and 57th Avenue South by acquisition of additional public right -of -way, grading,widening and paving the street surface, installing sidewalks, curbs and gutters, installing storm drainage, storm sewers and sanitary sewers, water facilities, underground utilities and street illumination and to create a local improvement district to assess the cost and expense of carrying out such improvements against the property specially benefitted thereby and notifying all persons who desire to object to the project to appear and present their objections at a meeting of the City Council to be held on January 5, 1976, by title only. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY GARDNER, THAT RESOLUTION 507 BE ADOPTED AS READ. CARRIED. City Treasurer's Council President Traynor read City Treasurer Mae monthly report Harris's report of investments for the month of of investments November. Mrs. Maxine Anderson stated the basketball and volley- ball tournament awards will be presented at Tukwila Elementary School on December 16 at 7:30 P.M. by Richard Hunt. Councilman Saul stated he appreciated the City not getting involved with the Grantree's damage caused to the pilings by the river. Mayor Todd wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED.