HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2014-08-04 Item 8C - Report - City AdministratorCity of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: July 30, 2014
SUBJECT: Report for August 4, 2014 Regular Council Meeting
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff and community an update on
the activities of the City and on issues that concern Tukwila. Please let me know if you have any
questions or need additional information about any of the following items.
Intergovernmental Update
• Meetinq with Kinq County Councilmember McDermott: Mayor Haggerton, City
Administrator David Cline, Communications and Government Relations Manager Rachel
Bianchi and other City staff met with King County Councilmember Joe McDermott to
discuss Sound Transit. As part of the meeting the City provided the Councilmember a
one page flyer outlining the need for the Boeing Access Road Station. As the Council is
aware, Sound Transit is currently updating its long range plan and several property
owners have approached the City about moving forward with the station.
• Tukwila International Blvd Lonq Range Planninq Initiatives: Economic Development
and the Department of Community Development met with staff from the City of SeaTac to
discuss combined long range planning initiatives along Tukwila International Blvd
• City Support Services to Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District (TPMPD): City staff
from several departments met and initiated the development of a transition plan which will
facilitate a positive, productive, and professional transition and conclusion of support
services to the TPMPD. City staff will regularly update the Community Affairs and Parks
Committee on these transition efforts as well as the City Council as necessary.
Community Events
• Touch -a- Truck: The Parks and Recreation Department held the annual Touch a Truck
event at Foster High School on Saturday, July 26, 2014. 17 agencies, including the
Tukwila Police and Fire Departments, participated in the event and over 22 trucks,
tractors, police, fire and other vehicles were present. During the event Economic
Development staff circulated surveys as part of the "Grocery Store Project." The Seattle
Humane Society MaxMobile attended the event and held a day -of pet adoption! This
year's event highlight was the landing of a helicopter at 11:30am, thanks to Marty
Grisham's son, Justin Grisham.
• Free Summer Concerts and Movies throuqhout Auqust: The Parks and Recreation
Department kicks off free summer concerts and movies at the Tukwila Community
Center. The schedule is as follows:
Concerts @ 12 Noon at TCC
Movies begin at dusk @ TCC
August 6: Recess Monkey
August 8: Despicable Me 2
August 13: Johnny Bregar
August 15: The Nut Job
August 20: The Not -Its
August 22: Frozen
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August 27: Eric Ode
• Tukwila School District Summer School: The final day of summer school was July 31,
2014. 300 children participated in the recreation portion of the program where they would
participate in active games and enrichment activities. After summer school, 220 children
would transition to the playground program. The program was held at Thorndyke
Elementary school and served kids ranging from pre -k — 5th grade, the program helped to
keep kids active and engaged in structured activities with peers and positive role models.
• Kids Festival: Parks and Recreation staff will be hosting the annual Kids Festival event
on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Cascade View Park from 12 noon to 4p.m. Exhibits,
interactive booths, arts & crafts, games, and entertainment create a fun and educational
experience for families.
11. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Cultural Diversity Traininq: The police department Professional Standards Unit
conducted a series of Diversity Training classes for all police department members. The
training was centered upon the PBS series entitled, "Race: The Power of Illusion." Some
of the themes covered were: human variation, the origins of race, old views of difference,
law, immigration, housing, the wealth gap and Tukwila Police Department Values. The
training was thought provoking and relevant to the law enforcement profession.
• Staff Retreat: On July 21, 2014, the police department conducted an all -day staff retreat
in Sea -Tac. The objective was to move us from a very good team most of the time to a
great team all of the time. We followed the City Administration's lead and utilized a team
building model introduced in Patrick Lencioni's book The Advantage.
Project Updates
• LEAN for Government Traininq: Approximately 40 employees participated in an
Introduction to Lean for Government training with consultant Larisa Benson. The
training involved process analysis and improvement and is another element in
developing as a Higher Performing Organization.
• Tukwila Urban Center Transit Center /Andover Park West Roadway
Improvements: Road closures continue at night on Andover Park West from Baker
Boulevard to Tukwila Parkway. The northbound curb lane on Baker Boulevard is
closed 24/7. Concrete work continues on the west side and electrical conduits were
installed in the east side along with some pedestrian light pole foundations and junction
boxes.
• East Marqinal Way Storm Pipe Replacement: The Contractor is working on locating
utilities by potholing and setting up the dewatering system in the next week.
• 2014 Overlay & Repair: Pre - overlay pavement repairs are underway at S 112th St, the
Ryan Hill area, S 152nd St, Evans Black Drive (next to Lowe's), and 40th Ave S.
Overlays will follow these repairs in the upcoming weeks.
• Cascade View Safe Route: The bid opening is scheduled for August 7.
• Thorndyke Safe Routes to School: Official Notice to Proceed was issued to our
consultant, KPG for construction management. The Notice to Proceed to Road
Construction Northwest for the actual construction will occur soon. The City is
coordinating with residents and the school.
• Klickitat Drive Elevated Walkway /Unstable Slope Repair: WSDOT is requesting bids
on this Unstable Slope Repair /Klickitat Elevated Walkway project on with a bid opening
scheduled for August 20.
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• SR 518/51St Update: The SR 518/51st re- striping and stop sign removal is now scheduled
to be completed on August 10, subject to suitable weather.
• Recyclinq Award for Tukwila: King County has recognized the City of Tukwila as a Best
Workplace for Waste Prevention and Recycling "for its efforts to reduce waste and
increase recycling through its in -house recycling program." Tukwila met five basic
criteria, and took a number of additional steps to reduce waste, including expanding its
food recycling program to cover all four fire stations. Tukwila was named to the "Honor
Roll" in 2014 since this is the fifth consecutive year that Tukwila has been a Best
Workplace for Waste Prevention and Recycling.
• Restore the Duwamish Work Party: On July 21 thirty -five enthusiastic volunteers
from Outer Wall pulled bindweed, blackberry and thistle and sheet mulched areas along
the Boeing Employees Credit Union shoreline restoration site.
• Briscoe /Desimone Levee Repair Public Hearing: A public hearing was held on July 22
before the City's Hearing Examiner regarding a request by the City of Kent for a variance
from Tukwila's adopted levee profile and trail standards. The hearing was attended by
two property owners who testified about the temporary and permanent impacts of the
levee repair to the parking on their sites. The Hearing Examiner kept the hearing open
until August 1, 2014 to allow the City of Kent and Tukwila staff the opportunity to respond
to this request.
• Seattle Southside: Congratulations to Katherine Kertzman for being recognized as a
Certified Destination Marketing Executive (CDME) by the Destination Marketing
Association International. Katherine serves as the Executive Director for Seattle
Southside Visitor Services, the City's tourism office. Katherine joins the ranks of over 200
destination marketing professionals around the world who have received the certification.
111. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries
• Summary response to Keith William's informational memo to council: In response to
Keith Williams's memo and comments to council meeting on July 21, 2014 the building
division staff contacted Mr. Williams on July 22 to better understand and address his
concerns. The police have also been notified on several occasions regarding this matter
and responded to Mr. Williams in person and by phone. Mr. Williams was satisfied with
his discussions with the police during their contacts with him. This is a civil matter
between the Williams and the developer of the adjacent property, Land Fair LLC,
regarding the legal boundary lines. As part of this development, Valley View Sewer
District installed a permitted sewer main which impacted the Williams fence and property.
The City will continue to monitor and work with the affected parties as appropriate.
• Lighting of tennis courts: Per a previous request at a council meeting, staff has
researched the current operations of the lights at Tukwila Park's tennis courts. These are
older systems that are no longer functional. The Park Rules and Regulations have been
under review and this issue is now being brought into alignment with the current rules that
state "public parks are closed from 30 minutes past sunset until 30 minutes before
sunrise." There is no current effort or budget to replace these lights.
• Interurban Avenue South: Puget Sound Energy power service was interrupted on
Thursday afternoon July 24th for about an hour. A private developer and contractor were
responsible for the power outage. The City's roadway contractor was not responsible for
this outage. The City Contractor is in the process of mobilizing equipment and setting up
a field yard on the roadway in front of the Sanft property. Initial clearing and grubbing
surveying and drainage staking is ongoing along with utility and property owner
coordination.
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