HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-09-10 Special MinutesSeptember 10, 1990
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
COUNCILMEMBERS
PRESENT
OFFICIALS
CONSENT AGENDA
Resolution #1153
Purchase of OMNI
Railroad Rubber
Crossing Material.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
REPORTS
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
Tukwila City Hall
Council Chambers
Mayor VanDusen called the Special Meeting of the Tukwila City
Council to order and lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
JOAN HERNANDEZ, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON,
CLARENCE MORIWAKI, ALLAN EKBERG, STEVE
LAWRENCE, WALLY RANTS, JOE DUFFIE.
JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; RON WALDNER, Chief
of Police; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; DOUG
MICHEAU, Public Works Coordinator; RON CAMERON, City
Engineer; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director, ALAN
DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; JACK PACE, Senior Planner;
RICK BEELER, Planning Director; TOM KEEFE, Fire Chief; VIKI
WITSCHGER, Administrative Services Director; LUCY
LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst.
a. MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ,
THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE
ONLY.
City Attorney Colgrove read a resolution of the City of Tukwila,
Washington. declaring an emergency to exist and authorizing the
sole source purchase of OMNI Railroad Rubber Crossing Material
from the City of Kent, July 1990, Crossing Material Bid
MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT
RESOLUTION NO. 1153 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION
CARRIED.
Viki Witschger, Administrative Services Director, introduced Irene
Cruz as the new Administrative Clerk recently hired to work in the
Personnel Division. Irene was previously employed with the Veteran's:
Hospital in Tacoma with their Personnel Department. She resides in
Auburn, Washington.
Councilmember Robertson announced that the Transportation
Committee will be meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.; however,
Councilmember Rants stated that a time convenient for all committee
members should be set for the Transportation Committee to meet and
the time should remain consistent.
Councilmember Robertson also reported that he and Lucy Lauterbach
had met with Martha Curvey from the State Department of Ecology to
tour the WSDOT dump site on the edge of one of the City's wetlands
(Duwamish area). DOE will provide a complete portfolio for Council
review in hopes of providing assistance in setting standards for this
suspected polluted area.
Councilmember Moriwaki reported that the Community Affairs and
Parks Committee discussed the Community Development Block
Grants funding; and to reject all bids for Crystal Springs Parks because
the bids were too high, coming in at about a quarter of a million dollars
over budget. Moriwaki added that the committee agreed the project
will be redesigned and brought forward for next year.
Councilmember Ekberg reported that the Finance and Safety
Committee discussed the salaries of the Councilmembers and the
Mayor. The Committee agreed to increase the Councilmembers
salaries by $50.00 dollars, effective next election; the Mayor's salary
will remain the same for now except for the cost of living increases.
Councilmember Rants reported that he had recently attended the
summit meeting of King County on the assumption of METRO.
Comments made at that meeting were in regards to Urban Sprawl and
City Density; regional planning; and Metro being incorporated into a
regional form of government. Rants pointed out that Judge Dwyer has
already declared Metro's present makeup as unconstitutional.
Special Meeting Minutes
September 10, 1990
Page 2
Reports orts (Con't).
PJOURNMENT
7:36 p.m.
Rick Beeler reported that the Planning Commission met this past
Thursday night and concluded the second night of hearings on the
Sensitive Areas Ordinance. They've taken approximately six hours of
testimony which concluded with a motion to begin deliberations each
Thursday evening except when normal Board of Architectural Review
or normal land use review hearings are being held. The Planning
Commission will also begin working with the Citizen's Committee draft
as a base and will be making additions, modifications and /or changes
for formulating the Sensitive Areas Ordinance. A public hearing will
be held on those changes followed by a recommendation to the
Council. The Planning Commission will meet again on September 13
and September 20; and will have a Board of Architectural Review
meeting on September 27. The Sensitive Areas Ordinance
deliberations will continue on October 4, if necessary.
Ross Earnst reported that this year's fall clean -up will begin October
20 thru October 28. The Fire Department Hazardous Waste pick -up is
scheduled for October 20.
Councilmember Duffle reported that the recycling program at Tukwila
Elementary School appears to have gotten off on a very good start.
Waste reduction was cut in half the very first day of implementation.
The City was accorded a vote of thanks by Duffle for initiating this
worthy endeavor. Foster and Thorndyke are next on the list.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MORIWAKI, THAT
THE SPECIAL MEETING BE ADJOURNED TO THE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING. MOTION
CARRIED.-
Gary an Diusen, Mayor
Celia Square, D juty City Clerk