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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-02-04 Regular MinutesFebruary 4, 1991 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OFFICIALS APPOINTMENTS AND PROCLAMATIONS OF THE MAYOR SPECIAL PRESENTATION CITIZENS COMMENTS TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting MINUTES Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mayor VanDusen called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. JOE DUFFIE; DENNIS ROBERTSON, Council President; JOAN HERNANDEZ; CLARENCE MORIWAKI; ALLAN EKBERG; STEVE LAWRENCE, JOHN RANTS. MIKE KENYON, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; DOUG MICHEAU, Public Works Coordinator; ANN SEIGENTHALER, Assistant Planner; RON WALDNER, Chief of Police. Police Chief Ron Waldner introduced five new police officers to Council. Mayor VanDusen administered the Oath of Office to Jeff Early, Carl Johnston, Teresa Marshall, Eric Murphy, and Eric Hines and welcomed them to the City. Mayor VanDusen commented that with the changes that have occurred during the last few years the City has been challenged in the way we provide services to citizens. He noted decision making, interdepartmental cooperation, communication between departments, initiative, accountability, high expectations, commitment to the community, production and leadership as key principles to be stressed to staff in 1991. He challenged Council to take care in fiscal planning and effectively directing human services to Tukwila residents. Transportation remains a critical issue, especially ingress and egress to the central business district. The proposed sensitive areas ordinance has been a controversial issue. Upon final adoption it will continue to be a challenge in its administration as it was in its development. Regarding facilities, Mayor VanDusen explained that we currently have limited facilities to house some of the services the City wishes to provide. In investigating the options we must balance cost, land availability, and public access to our public facilities. Organizationally, the administration has inculcated the City's mission statement into its development program. Currently, leadership and management enhancement programs are being presented to staff with positive results. Fiscally, the City is in good shape; however, in the next few years, growth may be limited due a decrease in tax revenue. Along with this we have a somewhat leveling of taxing but an ever increasing demand for service. He asked Council to deal with this issue very carefully in the next year. Marie Gardner, 11412 57th Ave. So. announced that a public hearing would be held on the Rabanco transfer station on February 6th at 7:30 p.m. at Renton City Hall. She urged the City to write a letter protesting the project. Councilmember Rants commented that both Greg Nickels and Paul Barton have offered their help. Paul Barton indicated he would investigate the specifics regarding the contract. Rants noted he had suggested to the administration that a meeting be arranged with Black River Coalition, South Central School Board, interested citizens and City Council to discuss the project with Greg Nickels. Rhonda Berry, Assistant to the City Administrator, will be coordinating the meeting date. Connie Hoffman, 3924 So. 114th St., boardmember of the Duwamish Improvement Club, spoke from a draft letter from the Board about the club's concern for the community's future. Business is beginning to encroach upon their residential area. Boardmembers would like to keep the area residential in the future and request that commercial areas be rezoned residential with an emphasis set on renovating/rebuilding single family homes. (The entire text is on file in the City Clerk's office). Minutes Regular Meeting February 4, 1991 Page 2 Citizens Comments f con'tl CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC HEARINGS Request for Waiver to Ord. 1550 (Moratorium) from Curtis McGuire Design Catherine Harris, 5610 So. 141st St., questioned the allocation of $50,000 in the CIP for design of a new community center. Mayor VanDusen explained that the money was allocated for a facilities study and not earmarked for the design of any particular structure. John McFarland reported that the study should be ready for the Mayor's review in about a week. Upon the Mayor's review, it will be presented to Council for consideration. Councilmember Moriwaki read a letter from a former co- worker who now works for a company representing the Rabanco group. The letter included an invitation to Council to tour Rabanco's other construction and land clearing demolition facilities in Seattle. a. Approval of Minutes: January 21, 1991 b. g. Approval of Vouchers General Fund $90,998.00 City Street 12,830.22 Arterial Street 2,928.43 Land Acq., Building, Dev. 0.00 Water Fund 2,924.55 Sewer Fund 3,441.29 Water /Sewer Construction 2,085.27 Foster Golf Course 13,341.87 Surface Water (412) 629.54 Equipment Rental 8,230.52 Firemen's Pension 2,616.80 TOTAL $140,026.49 c. Resolution setting a public hearing date upon petition for street vacation by Hellstrom Dillon Properties, D.A. Johnston and A.G. Harmon, Jack Shevham, Albert L. Gaviglio, and Mrs. Helen Dingle for portions of 42nd Ave. So., So. 114th St., and So. 115th St. d. Authorize a $30,000 budget transfer for repair and resurface of Boeing Access Road Bridge. e. Authorize a $16,000 budget transfer for redesign of Christensen Road; authorize Mayor to sign contract with Bell Walker. f. Accept as complete 57th Ave. So. residential street improvement; authorize release of $14,387.97 retainage. Accept as complete additional rockeries, driveway corrections for 57th Ave. So. project; authorize release of $1,879.36 retainage. Authorize Mayor to sign preliminary engineering contract with Entranco Engineers for East Marginal Way design report. h. Accept as complete Interurban Avenue -52nd Ave. So. to So. 139th St. project; authorize release of $29,283.35 retainage. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMTl'1'ED. MOTION CARRIED. The hearing was opened at 7:50 p.m. Ann Siegenthaler, Assistant Planner, reported that the Curtis McGuire Design group is no longer involved in the project. The applicant, project owner Spiro Aliagas, is requesting a waiver to submit the environmental check list for the SEPA review process and to obtain a SEPA determination for property located at 14638 Pacific Highway South. He is also requesting approval to go through a complete design review process, including a final BAR decision. He is not requesting permission to submit an application for building permits or to obtain approved building permits. The applicant is unable to continue with the environmental review or design review processes because the site contains slopes in excess of 15 percent. The slopes are considered Class III landslide hazard areas. Minutes Regular Meeting February 4, 1991 Page 3 Public Hearing (con's) Hearing Closed 8:00 p.m. Land Altering Ordinance Recess 8:45 p.m. -8:58 p.m. Hearing Closed 9:30 p.m. The proposed development will be located adjacent to the slopes on the site and will require structural fill in several areas. Councilmember Duffie questioned whether the applicant understands that there is a risk involved if he chooses to proceed with the permit process when the design may be subject to changes at a later date based upon the final SAO or the decision of the BAR. Ms. Siegenthaler responded that the process had been explained to the applicant and he has indicated he does understand the implications. Applicant Spiro Aliagas briefly outlined his request. Due to a language barrier, Council asked for assurance that Mr. Aliagas understood what the waiver would or would not allow him to do. Mr. Aliagas voiced his understanding of the process. Councilmember Duffie asked Ms. Siegenthaler how staff communicated with the applicant (because of the language barrier). Ms. Siegenthaler responded that the initial request for waiver came from the applicant's architect who has been staff's main contact person for this project. It is assumed that the applicant and architect had an understanding of what the architect was applying for. Mr. Duffie again voiced his concern about the communication problem. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY RANTS, TO GRANT THE WAIVER SUBJECT TO THE APPLICANT FILING AN AGREEMENT TO CONFORM TO THE ADOPTED SENSITIVE AREAS ORDINANCE.* Councilmember Robertson commented that the applicant's request for a SEPA process and BAR are reasonable activities and do not harm the environment. Mr. Ekberg agreed. *MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE VOTING NO. Waiver is granted with conditions. Mayor VanDusen opened the hearing at 8:05 p.m. Doug Micheau, Public Works Coordinator, gave a brief overview of the ordinance. Bill Arthur, representative for M.A. Segale, 18010 Southcenter Parkway, presented a list of suggestions for revisions /clarifications to the draft ordinance. Copies were distributed to the Council and administration. Of major concern to M.A. Segale is a paragraph in the ordinance that does not differentiate between the stockpiling and movement of a product on land and the permanent alteration of land that occurs during construction activities. He submitted a proposed addition to Section II 2.9 Exemptions. (Copies of all documents are on file in the City Clerk's office.) Paul Seeley, The Boeing Co., commented on several sections of the draft ordinance and offered suggestions for revision /clarification. (Entire text available in the City Clerk's office.) Catherine Harris, resident, reviewed the contents of the draft ordinance and offered suggestions for modification to the document. Mrs. Harris questioned the involvement of the Council in hearing requests for variances. She recommended that variances be heard by the Board of Adjustment. A letter written by Cheryl Brown, Sterling Recreation Organization was recognized. Copies were distributed to Council and administration. (Copies of the text are available in the City Clerk's office.) MOVED BY RANTS, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT THE DRAFT LAND ALTERING ORDINANCE BE SENT BACK TO THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW.* Minutes Regular Meeting February 4, 1991 Page 4 Public Hearings (con'tA OLD BUSINESS Approval of 1991 Arterial Street CIP Workplan 10:05 p.m. *MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Robertson requested that staff address the issues that were presented in writing. Councilmember Ekberg suggested a list of public concerns /comments /recommendations be compiled along with staff recommendations. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO ADOPT THE ARTERIAL STREET CIP WORKPLAN AS PRESENTED. MOVED BY RANTS, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO AMEND NOS. 6 AND 8 TO INCLUDE SIGNALIZATION INTO THE PROJECT AT 53RD AND KLICKITAT. Councilmember Rants stated that according to Ron Cameron, City Engineer, the need for signalization at the foot of 53rd and Klickitat can be addressed at the same time Klickitat is rebuilt this summer The costs added to the project will be approximately $110,000. **MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED. Review of 1991 Workplan It was the consensus of the Council to return this issue to the next C.O.W. for discussion and prioritization. REPORTS Mayor VanDusen spoke briefly about the data included in the 1990 Mayor Year End Activity Reports. John McFarland reported that administration will be meeting with the facilities consultant on Friday to see the final draft of the study. Upon review by the Mayor the study will be presented to Council. Concerning library services, Mr. McFarland reported many inquiries from citizens regarding the 1991 King County Library contract. He will be meeting with an internal committee in the near future to determine long range library issues. Regarding recycling, Mr. McFarland reported that residential recycling will begin in June. Lastly, he reported that final touches are being put into the initial draft of the history book. City Council Councilmember Ekberg reported he will write a chapter on recent annexations for the history book. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY RANTS, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. Gary L. Van Dusen, Mayor J E. Cantu, City Clerk