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City of Tukwila
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: August 13, 2014
SUBJECT: Report for August 18, 2014 Regular Council Meeting
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
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.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• Makinq Connections Project: Human Services and Planning staff met with Metro to
plan outreach /marketing for their Making Connections Project on August 12.
• Family Enqaqement in Education: Joyce Trantina joined Tukwila School District
representatives Dr. Nancy Coogan, Mary Fertakis, and Dalila Sebring as well as
approximately 30 other Road Map Project representatives from 7 regional school
districts in Washington to attend the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Family
Engagement in Education conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over 150
educators, administrators, parents and community representatives from around the
country and abroad, learned more about effective, best practices in family engagement
in education and the positive effects this work can have on student outcomes.
• Kinq County International Airport (KCIA): At KCIA's request, Mayor's Office and
Department of Community Development staff met with the Director of KCIA to discuss
the airport's master planning process.
• Tukwila International Boulevard Station Planninq Area: Staff met with City of SeaTac
to discuss planning efforts around the light rail station. Future meetings will include how
to collaborate on background market information and overall vision.
II. Community Events
• Tukwila Villaqe Groundbreakinq: About 175 people attended the Tukwila Village
Groundbreaking event on August 1. Councilmembers, the Mayor, employees, residents
and visitors recognized this critical milestone in our ongoing efforts to revitalize Tukwila
International Boulevard and create a diverse, pedestrian friendly environment. The City
and developer are in the final permitting stages, which should wrap up shortly. After
that, people will start to see initial site work on the property, including infrastructure.
• Hand & Stone Spa Ribbon Cuttinq: Mayor Haggerton attended the ribbon cutting
ceremony for Hand & Stone Spa on August 4.
• Vietnamese Summer Festival: Human Services Manager Evie Boykan attended the
Vietnamese Summer Festival Celebration on August 16.
• Free Summer Concerts and Movies throuqhout Auqust: The Parks and Recreation
Department summer concerts and movies at the Tukwila Community Center have been
very well attended. Two more concerts are scheduled as follows: August 20th the
popular band "The Not - Its," and August 27th Eric Ode will perform. Each concert begins
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at 12 noon at TCC. The final movie of the season, Frozen, will be on August 22nd and
begins at dusk.
• 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.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Lean Process: On July 28 Brian Willett from the State Auditor's Office facilitated a four
hour meeting for the Police Department analyzing the hiring /recruitment process. A
follow -up meeting has been scheduled for late August.
• Night Out Aqainst Crime: This year's National Night Out Against Crime featured the
largest number of City of Tukwila volunteers ever! 53 City staff members and volunteers
signed up to visit the 24 events taking place throughout the City. Many positive
comments were received from both staff who visited the many events and those who
hosted an event.
Project Updates
• Gully Gardens: Proof for the dedication sign was approved and returned on August 11.
Staff is working with the family to confirm a date for a dedication event in September.
• FootGolf: Since FootGolf started at Foster Golf Links in June, 564 rounds have been
played. The original goal was to facilitate 500 rounds. Staff has received a lot of
positive comments and excitement about exposing new customers to the course. Look
for an article in the upcoming Tukwila Reporter.
• Park Rules and Requlations: Staff is working with the Park Commission to update the
ordinance for Park Rules and Regulations. The ordinance is currently is being reviewed
by City staff. It will then return to the Park Commission for recommendation to forward it
to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee and the City Council.
• Transit Parkinq Lot Utilization Report: The second quarter 2014 Transit Parking Lot
Utilization Report states that the three publically owned lots in Tukwila were in the
highest utilization category for the County. The Interurban lot is at 101%; the
International Boulevard Station is at 99 %. The leased space at the SeaTac Center
garage is 58 %. The number of available stalls is increased at the Sounder /Amtrak
station and total demand is now at 78 %. The utilization of the leased stalls at Church by
the Side of the Road is at 58 %, an increase over last year for the same period.
• Briscoe /Desimone Levee Shoreline Variance: DCD submitted additional comments to
the Hearing Examiner on the shoreline variance request by the City of Kent to vary
Tukwila's adopted levee profile. After testimony at the public hearing opened on July 22,
2014 the Hearing Examiner asked Tukwila staff to respond to questions about the
temporary and permanent impacts to the site. After extensive research the City's
position is that the temporary impacts to parking can be addressed by allowing on- street
parking temporarily while the levee is undergoing repair. Regarding the permanent
impacts to parking, the development exceeds the City's parking requirements of three
parking stalls per 1,000 sq. ft. of usable floor area by 73 parking stalls, even with the loss
of 25 parking stalls. The Hearing Examiner will issue a decision on the shoreline
variance within 10 days of the close of the hearing.
• Community Connectors Project Wins Statewide Award: Tukwila's Community
Connectors program has won the APA/PAW award in the category of Citizen
Involvement. This covers the work that we did in partnership with Forterra and Global to
Local to pilot a community liaison outreach program to gather input for Tukwila's
Comprehensive Plan update from local immigrant and refugee communities. The award
will be given at the October APA conference in Spokane where staff will also be giving a
presentation on the project.
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• City's Efforts and Code Enforcement Strateqies: DCD staff met with City of SeaTac
staff to discuss coordinating each city's efforts and code enforcement strategies around
the TIB and Military Road area.
• Urban Renewal /Crime Reduction: In early August, the City assumed ownership of the
Great Bear Motel and Traveler's Choice Motel. In the near future the City will also
assume ownership of the Boulevard Motel. These are the three motels seized by the
Federal Government during the August 2013 raid.
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