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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-05-23 Committee of the Whole MinutesMay 23, 1977 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVAL OF MINUTES HEARING The disconnecting of power and /or telephone serv. under the 10 yr. Undergrdg. Prog. to the property of Joseph O'Zey DISCUSSION Prop. Ord. relat- ing to public safety requir- ing security dev. for prevention of burglary in apt. houses, hotels, motels located within corp. limits of the City TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL City Hall COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Council Chambers M I N U T E S /g /6 Council President Hill called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order. GARDNER, TRAYNOR, HILL, SAUL, MRS. PESICKA, VAN DUSEN, BOHRER. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETINGS HELD MAY 5, 1977, MAY 9, 1977, AND MAY 11, 1977 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. Mr. Joseph O'Zey said the telephone company was doing the trenching this morning so the problem had been taken care of. Mayor Bauch said the telephone company obtained an easement and they are bringing in the telephone lines. The problem has been resolved. Councilman Pesicka asked about the TV cable and Mr. O'Zey said he presumed it was being dropped in the trench while it was open. Mayor Bauch said he would call about it. Mr. O'Zey asked if the telephone company would absorb the cost. Mayor Bauch said it was his thought with the agreement Mr. O'Zey would be treated the same way as others and the line would be brought to his property line without charge to him. When it reaches his property line, Mr. O'Zey will be billed. Council President Hill said if Mr. O'Zey is sent a bill for more than his property he should contact the City. Mr. O'Zey said he would. Council President Hill declared the Hearing closed. Councilman Van Dusen said this is the proposed ordinance that the Police Department brought to the Public Safety and Health Committee and an informal Public Hearing was held on May 12, 1977. Officer Kilburg explained at the Public Hearing the need of this ordinance. There was a representative from the Doubletree Inn, Mr. Merkel from the Southcenter South Apartments, and a letter from the Canyon Estates at the Public Hearing. They were all in agreement that there was need for the ordinance. It will cost the apartment owners some money, but it will not be easy for unwanted persons to get into apartments and motels in the City. Councilman Saul said the Police would go to a building when there is a burglary and then notify the owner when the security devices have not been installed. There will not be a general check made to inspect all of the apartments and motels in the City. Mayor Bauch said he thought the last sentence of Section 1, Paragraph 1, should make provision for replacement doors. MOVED BY MRS. PESICKA, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT ITEM (1) OF SECTION 1 HAVE A LAST SENTENCE ADDED THAT READS: "ANY DOOR REPLACED IN EXISTING STRUCTURES MUST COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE." CARRIED. Mayor Bauch said in Section 4 there was some question about the reference to jail sentence. He said he contacted the City Attorney and he does not feel any judge would put anyone in jail for violation of this ordinance. As far as the fine is concerned, each day that the ordinance is not complied with would add up on the fine. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE LAST SENTENCE IN SECTION 4 HAVE THE FOLLOWING PHRASE DELETED, "OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN NINETY DAYS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT." THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT BE ADDED AS THE LAST SENTENCE OF SECTION 4: "IT SHALL BE A SEPARATE OFFENSE FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY OR PORTION THEREOF DURING WHICH ANY VIOLATION OF ANY SUCH PROVISION IS COMMITTED." CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AS AMENDED, BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE JUNE 6, 1977 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 23, 1977 Page 2 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Res. Auth. Mayor enter Prop. Use Dev. Agree- ment w /Wm. P. Ketcham H. H. Ketcham, Jr. to provide for the improvement dedication of portion of So. 153rd St. Mayor Bauch said the area concerned is near the San Juan Apartments. The south side of the street is dedicated. He continued that in an effort to bring the street up to City standards this negotiation went on between the Public Works Director and the property owners. He said he had some reservations in that there appears to be no way to force them to upgrade the street. Councilman Pesicka asked about undergrounding and sidewalks. Mayor Bauch said there is nothing to force them to upgrade the street. He said he would suggest the City ban all building on the street until it is upgraded or an L.I.D. put in. It could be a safety hazard. He continued that the first paragraph states the agreement is only in force if it is zoned as it is and remains so. Mayor Bauch said the owners have indicated they want to do some building but so far they have not applied for a building permit. Frank Todd, audience, said when he left office there was a letter in the files stating that if the City would zone R -3 they would dedicate. They were never forced to complete the transaction. Council President Hill said he thought the City should say they will accept the dedication of the portion of 153rd Street when it is improved to City standards. He said he felt if the City takes it and gives them six months and then they might sell the property. Councilman Traynor said he thought the whole street should be in before the City accepts it. Mayor Bauch said the property owners came to Staff and said they were ready to enter into an agreement. Councilman Bohrer said he felt the suggestion of the Mayor's to delete paragraph 1 of the Property Use and Development Agreement was good. Council President Hill said since the property has been rezoned he did not see how we could go back and rezone it to R -1. Councilman Traynor said he was looking for the motive he could not see any benefit for the City or for the people either unless they plan to sell the property. Council President Hill said he agreed, if we are going to accept the street let them build it up to standard before it is accepted. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE RESOLUTION AUTHOR- IZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM P. KETCHAM AND HENRY H. KETCHAM, JR., TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF SOUTH 153RD STREET BE TABLED UNTIL STAFF COMES BACK AND GIVES FURTHER DIRECTION AS TO MOTIVE AND ADVANTAGE. CARRIED. Prop. Ord. Councilman Van Dusen said the proposed ordinance is being considered Concerning consump- upon the request of Mayor Bauch. He said his position has not changed tion of alcoholic with respect to the ordinance. He said he still would like to see beverages in alcoholic beverages banned within the park. The City of Seattle did public places away with their ordinance and now they are reconsidering putting it back in effect. He continued that the Committee had talked about it with the people from Fort Dent and the security man there said he would like alcoholic beverages banned. City parks are family parks and he said he did not want to take his children there if there is drinking. He said he thought there would be an enforcement problem. His suggestion was to put it back on the agenda for reconsideration. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY BOHRER, THAT COUNCIL RECONSIDER THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS IT STANDS ON JUNE 6, 1977 AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. Mayor Bauch said he did not think the City, at this stage of the game, could compare an ordinance from the City of Seattle regarding drinking in the parks. He said he did not accept that Fort Dent is a Tukwila park. The Tukwila parks are neighborhood parks. The problems that would come up would be different than those that come up in the large Seattle parks. There is no evidence that we have a problem with people going down to the Tukwila parks and bringing their beer out. The police guild uses the park for their annual picnic and they take their beer along. He said he did not categorize that as causing trouble. He said we cannot penalize our residents of the drinking of beer because the County chose to build a park within our area. He said if we had a problem he would be the first to ask for it. Our people will be forced to go out to a County park so they can drink their beer. He continued that he thought the present ordinance can be amended to specifically call out Fort Dent where alcoholic beverages would be prohibited. It is,-" TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 23, 1977 Page 3 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Ord. large facility and it is not under the City management. Councilman Concerning consump- Bohrer said the ordinance was addressed to drinking on school grounds tion of alcoholic or any property owned, operated or leased by the City, or in any other beverages in public place. He said he had been told that drinking is often a public places problem at the schools. It is usual to find bottles there after a ball contd. game and the students break the bottles. Mayor Bauch said he agreed with the drinking on school grounds. If the only place it applied was Tukwila Elementary he would have no quarrel with it. Councilman Bohrer said the Mayor is saying then he would like to see us prohibit alcoholic beverages in Fort Dent and retain "except within the Tukwila City Parks." Mayor Bauch said that is correct, the reference to school grounds could be left in. Prop. Ord. Transf. funds to cover the increase in wages for Pol. Dept. Teamster Employees amending the 1977 Budget Ord. Meals on Wheels Identification Cards for Employees *CARRIED, UIITH SAUL VOTING NO. I Mayor Bauch said he would like to withdraw this ordinance as it is presently written. He said in two weeks he would present a different ordinance to consider, he would like to include U.S.T.M.E. and transfer money from Valley -Comm into the Police Department. He said we also have a problem with the increased rates with Group Health that are not shown. He said under 0.M.C. the budget can be amended by resolution or ordinance and by resolution the publishing cost would be saved. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE RETURNED TO ADMINISTRATION AND RETURNED FOR THE JUNE 6, 1977 AGENDA OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch said there is a Senior Citizen Program to provide meals for those unable to prepare their own meals or are homebound. This program is operated by the County but it takes a local representative to administer the program. They are balanced TV meals. The person who participates must have a refrigerator with a freezer part and an oven that bakes. The program provides through federal funding. Mileage is paid for the volunteer who delivers the meals. There would be no cost to the City except possibly to do some advertising and let the people know about it and furnish electricity for the freezer maintained by the volunteer. The City has to collect the money and return it back to the County on a two week basis. It is a case of money in and money out. He said he would have to have money in the budget to pay the bills to match the money that is coming in. It would be between $2,000 and $5,000 for the number of meals for the people who would participate. We have to have at least 20 meals a week or we cannot be in the program. They would like a single person to take at least seven meals. The meals are high protein and have rice or potatoes and are balanced meals. He said he would like to include $3,000 in and out item in the budget. A survey would have to be made as to those who would like to participate. The meals are 85 cents each. It could be included in the ordinance for the transfer of funds. Councilman Bohrer said the citizens who receive the meals pay for them? Mayor Bauch said that is correct. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO ADD THE MEALS ON WHEELS PORTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch said the City employees have had identification cards in the past. They have borrowed cameras and borrowed lamination material. The various departments feel they need to continue the identification cards and reissue them from time to time and as new employees come in. The Fire Department feels that some people would not want them coming in to make fire inspection unless they have identification cards. Some employees use them for official identification. Mayor Bauch said they had investigated going out for contract to see what the cost would be. They have contacted the City of Renton and Kent who have their own equipment. Neither are willing to come in and do this for the City. We would have to send employees there and it would offset any savings in time lost off work. We went out and looked at identification equipment to do the job in- house. The lowest price quoted was out of line. We have been informed that a local person has a unit, they are going out of business and will sell equipment at half price which would be $750. Councilman Pesicka asked how long it would take to pay for itself. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 23, 1977 Page 4 DISCUSSION Contd. Identification Mayor Bauch said it would never pay for itself. He added the part time Cards for recreation people who are driving the van need official identification Employees contd. and also the census takers. The unit is a polaroid type camera that takes four different pictures. It is something the City needs. We have 100 employees and they should be reissued every two years. Councilman Traynor said he did not know why it was necessary to have identification cards. Councilman Pesicka said she could see where the firemen or recreation people would use them. Councilman Traynor said if firemen are driving a fire truck people would know they are from the Fire Department. Councilman Saul said he could see where there would be a reluctance on the part of people to let someone into their home without an identification. Carla Elfstrom, audience, said the City employees use the identification card when they make or pick up purchases for the City. Councilman Bohrer said he thought there are employees who would use them. Alignment of 57th Ave. So. So. 141st St. Ltr. from Stoknes re Comprehensive Plan Adoption MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE PROPOSED UNIT BE PURCHASED FOR IDENTIFICATION CARDS. Councilman Traynor said he felt the number of people who are going to the stores to make purchases should be limited and he thought it would be cheaper to send employees who needed identification out to have their pictures taken. Frank Todd, audience, said the Police and Fire Department employees are identified by their badges. It seems an expensive way to identify the rest of the employees. *MOTION FAILED, WITH VAN DUSEN AND HILL VOTING YES. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THIS ITEM BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. CARRIED. Councilman Saul said they had all received a letter from Kejll Stoknes, OCD Director, stating plan of action after the Comprehensive Plan has been adopted. He said there will be an ordinance ready for the next Council meeting setting forth the plan. That is so once the Comprehensive Plan is adopted there won't be chaos all of a sudden. Sidewalks Councilman Saul said he noted they are not putting in sidewalks in front of the new furniture stores at Parkway Plaza. Council President Hill asked if we have a sidewalk ordinance. Al Pieper, Building Official, said there were no sidewalks down there. Councilman Traynor said the Council should ask Staff why sidewalks get in someplaces and not in others Christensen Rd. Mayor Bauch said two quotes had been received. They came in over the $5,000 which was the limit. They were about $2,000 over. We are going to go out and accept the quote on the security part of the bid. Mayor Bauch said we will go back for bids. Smoke Detectors Councilman Saul said as far as he could tell there has not been any action on the smoke detectors. He said the money has been there since January. Mayor Bauch said they have bought things for it and he did not know what was causing the delay. Councilman Van Dusen said Jim Hoel, Fire Marshal, has said there was not a lot of response, but they are going going to install them. Girls' Slow Pitch Councilman Traynor announced the name of the Girls' Slow Pitch Team Team would be the Classics. He said they would be playing soon and he would distribute the schedule. Landscaping for Mayor Bauch said Tom Emrich, Mithun and Associates, has called regarding City Hall the landscaping for the proposed City Hall. He said the matter had been discussed and it is his recommendation that the landscaping be done in- house. Mr. Carl Stixrood, OCD, has been recommended. He has had experience and training in this line. Comprehensive Plan Mr. Robison, audience, said it was his suggestion to hold the June 1 Land Use Meeting Committee of the Whole Meeting in a larger building in order to accommo- to be held June 1 date the public wishing to attend the meeting. On this date the Comprehensive Plan concerning McMicken Heights will be discussed and there is evidence of a large crowd. Mayor Bauch said the Tukwila Elementary School has been obtained for this meeting. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 23, 1977 Page 5 RECESS 9:05 -9:10 P.M. /150 MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. CARRIED. The Committee of the Whole Meeting was called back to order by Council President Hill with all Council Members present as previously listed. EXECUTIVE SESSION MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COUNCIL MEET IN EXECUTIVE 9:10 -9:50 P.M. SESSION WITH MAYOR BAUCH TO CONSIDER CIVIL SERVICE AND CHG. CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT 9:51 P.M. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BE CLOSED. CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Norrlta,Booher, Recording Secretary