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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-11-29 Committee of the Whole MinutesNovember 29, 1976 CITY OF TUKWILA 7:00 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES /6 Sy City Hall Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Council President Hill called the Committee of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:04 P.M. ROLL CALL OF TRAYNOR, HILL, SAUL, VAN DUSEN. COUNCIL MEMBERS EXECUTIVE SESSION 7:04 P.M. -7:43 P.M. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COUNCIL MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TEAMSTERS NEGOTIATIONS. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO CLOSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 7:43 P.M. MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Nor1a Booher, Recording Secretary November 29, 1976 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSSION Appointment to the Park Board Introduction of Mrs. Mildred Heppenstall Proposed Ord. re: Disorderly Conduct Waivers to Res. 489 a. Bruce McCann re: Adjacent to and No. of So. 178th St. East of and Adjacent to I -5 b. NW corner of So. 180th St. South center Pkway. c. CHG Intl. Vicinity of So. 160th St. 51st Ave. So. d. Ehmke Property (Todd) 62nd Ave. So. MINUTES /6 S.5 CITY OF TUKWILA City Hall COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Council Chambers Council President Hill called the Committee of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:45 P.M. GARDNER, TRAYNOR, HILL, SAUL, MS. PESICKA, VAN DUSEN, MS. HARRIS. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE NOVEMBER 8, 1976 MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch introduced Mrs. Mildred Heppenstall to the City Council Members. Councilman Traynor asked Mrs. Heppenstall if she was interested in recreation and parks. She replied that she was. Council- man Pesicka remarked that since one of the City Council priorities was a park area in McMicken Heights she wondered if Mrs. Heppenstall was interested in that project. Mrs. Heppenstall replied that she was interested in that priority as she lives in McMicken Heights. Larry Hard, Deputy City Attorney, explained the changes he had made in the proposed ordinance. Councilman Pesicka said it appeared to her the restrictions in the ordinance could be abused by some people. Deputy City Attorney Hard said the Police Department had asked for this ordinance. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY MS. PESICKA, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE TABLED UNTIL A JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS LAW IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. CARRIED, WITH VAN DUSEN VOTING NO. Council President Hill stated since there were a number of the audience present for the discussion on waivers to Resolution #489, Item 6 of the Agenda, that matter would be discussed next. Kjell Stoknes, Director of Community Development, pointed out the area on a wall map stating Mr. McCann had applied for a rezone to R -4. He stated the staff had recommended against this waiver. Councilman Traynor said we are so close to getting the Comprehensive Plan and the Public Hearing that he did not want to remove any more waivers until he saw the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. McCann, owner of the property, stated he wanted to build multiple housing on his property. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY MS. PESICKA, THAT ITEMS 6.a. and 6.b. BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 6, 1976 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Kjell Stoknes, Director of Community Development pointed out the property involved on a wall map, stating it was located in McMicken Heights. He said the owner wished to construct apartment units. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ITEM 6.c. BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 6, 1976 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Frank Alberti, representing the owner, stated there will be a very extensive report submitted showing in -depth deep soil tests. *CARRIED. Kjell Stoknes, Director of Community Development, said the applicant had requested a waiver to Res. #489 allowing him to apply for a rezone on the referenced property from R -3 to R -4. The applicant was proposing to build 48 units on the site the same number allowed under R -3 zoning but desires to construct six plexes instead of four -unit dwellings which require a rezoning to R -4. He said his staff recommended approval of the waiver request. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY MS. PESICKA, THAT ITEM 6.d. BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 6, 1976 AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. CITY OF TUKWILA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING November 29, 1976 Page 2 Amendment to TMC 18.40 and 18.64: to make the process of rendering require a conditional use permit Larimer Annexation Bonded Indebted- ness and Comprehen- sive Plan 1977 Budget Proposal City Attorney /686 Kejll Stoknes, Director of Community Development, stated the City Council had directed several months ago that the Planning Commission undertake a code amendment to the Tukwila Zoning Ordinance that wo od make rendering a conditional use. Mr. Stoknes said he rec- ommended the matter be referred to the Deputy City Attorney for his recommendation and then scheduled for a public hearing. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HIS RECOMMENDATIONS. Councilman Harris said she noticed there was a representative from Seattle Rendering present and she thought they should hear from him. John Phillips, attorney for Seattle Rendering Plant, said he was prepared to discuss what Seattle Rendering is planning to do in the near future to change their processing procedures. Council President Hill said the Council had the presentation some months ago. CARRIED. Kjell Stoknes, Director of Community Development, stated the Staff recommends that the City Council establish a meeting date with the Larimers at which time they could decide the questions of adoption of the comprehensive plan and bonded indebtedness. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THIS ITEM BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 20, 1976 AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. RECESS MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 8:55 P.M. 9:05 P.M. MEETING RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES. CARRIED. The meeting was called to order by Council President Hill with all Council Members present as previously listed. Council President Hill said as they had been discussing the budget they let each Department justify their budget proposal. Deputy City Attorney Hard said they were asking there be a difference between the retainer work and the court work. He said the reason they were asking that it be done this way is because they have expended more time than they had anticipated. He said so far this year they had 231 hours in municipal court whereas there had been 281.5 last year. There has been an increase in the cases they are trying and this has improved the morale of the Police Department. He said they would like to have the court time handled on an hourly basis; they hope to minimize the time they have to be in court for the year 1977. He said they had set the retainer fee at $1,275 a month and it would cover the following types of work: Attendance at City Council Meeting; Preparation of ordinances, contracts leases, and other documents; Preparation of legal opinions; Inquiries from the City by telephone sometimes information is requested that requires research and a written opinion; Calls from people, other than City employees, who want information from the law firm as they are the City Attorney; Represent the City at meetings; Review contracts and offer suggestions. Deputy City Attorney Hard said sometimes it is hard to determine what is retainer work and what is other work. He said he thought it would be a good idea to tell people when they call in for,:information whether it is retainer work or other. Councilman Pesicka said she felt the City Attorney should attend the Committee of the Whole Meetings as frequently they need legal opinions at that meeting. Attorney Fleming said if they attended the Committee of the Whole Meetings they would have to add $100 to the retainer fee. Mayor Bauch said he had been working with the City Attorney on a procedure to follow for next year so everyone would know what work is covered under the retainer fee and what is not. The roll call vote on approval of the City Attorney budget as presented was unanimous. RECESS MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE 10:05 P.M. -10:10 P.M. WHOLE MEETING RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. CARRIED. The meeting was called to order by Council President Hill with all Council Members present as previously listed. City Hall Design The Mithun architects presented a film and scale model of the proposed city hall. They explained the merits of the planned parking space and the open wall concept that would allow rearrangement of offices if CITY OF TUKWILA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING November 29, 1976 Page 3 DISCUSSION Contd. City Hall Design Contd. /6 g7 ADJOURNMENT 11:45 P.M. there was a need. The Council Members asked a number of questions about various space allocations for departments. Councilman Harris said she thought there should be provision for a second medium sized conference room so two meetings could be scheduled at the same time. The architects said they would work on that request. Call for Bids Council President Hill said there was a call for bids on four telemetering systems and 6 -inch double check valve assemblies. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY MS. PESICKA, THAT THERE BE A CALL FOR BIDS ON THE TELEMETERING SYSTEMS AND DOUBLE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLIES. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Norma Booher, Recording Secretary