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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-03-19 Regular MinutesMarch 19, 1990 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OFFICIALS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Report from the Citizens Advisory Committee on the Sensitive Areas Ordinance 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 H. DUFFLE; DENNIS ROBERTSON, JOAN HERNANDEZ, Council President; CLARENCE MORIWAKI; ALLAN EKBERG, STEVE LAWRENCE, JOHN RANTS. JOHN COLGROVE, City Attorney; JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; RICK BEELER, Director, Department of Community Development; MOIRA BRADSHAW, Associate Planner; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; Becky Reid and Bill Arthur, members of the Citizens Sensitive Areas Advisory Committee, reported on the progress of the Sensitive Areas ordinance. Mr Arthur reported that the document is in the final stages of preparation and should be ready for submittal to Council, Planning Commission, and City staff this week in time for the Planning Commission meeting on Sensitive Areas March 22. The recommendation contemplates that there will be two studies done that will become an integral part of the ordinance. The first is a geotechnical report that will identify areas of potential landslide areas, potential seismic hazards, and potential erosion hazards within the City. The funding for this report was approved on February 12. Ms. Reid added that the committee has also been working on the Wetlands and Watercourses portion of the ordinance. They are requesting additional funding for professional services to expand the Wetlands Inventory and include water courses. The committee feels that for the entire ordinance it is most important to be scientifically accurate and site specific where possible. Mr. Arthur added that Public Works Director Ross Earnst had indicated a portion of the inventory work, classification of wetlands and watercourses, could be used by Surface Water Management Utility in the work that it is trying to do. Ms. Reid commented that the ordinance was completed with the assumption that Council would act positively on the committee's recommendation. The committee has written the ordinance referring to the studies and scope of work saying exactly what we want to see from the consultants who did the inventory. Using the specific criteria in the scope of work, the consultants will tell us how to treat each wetland and watercourse and what will be the best way to observe what's there and still integrate it into the City as it stands today. Mr. Arthur added that there are only 17 watercourse in the City. The consultant's fee to complete and expand the study to our specifications would cost approximately $17,000. Councilman Moriwaki commented that if the wetlands issue is site specific, Council could begin addressing the ordinance themselves rather duplicating efforts. Because we are behind in our timeline, he would like the Council to handle the issue of the 17 wetlands, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Advisory Committee. Ms. Reid responded that Council could do that now. The study is not needed for Council to accept or question the conclusions or the concepts in the ordinance or the site specific recommendations; however, Ms. Reid feels it may be more beneficial for Council to review the issues without actually seeing the specific property affected. The ordinance can be reviewed to see how each specific section works, how all watercourses and wetlands will be treated and the standards and uses allowed in a wetland. The study will focus mainly on what size buffer is recommended and what kinds of programs can be undertaken by someone who is developing and possibly changing the wetland in some way. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 2 Special Presentations(con't) Report from SAO Committee CITIZEN COMMENTS 6* z Mr. Arthur added that the draft ordinance of October 25, 1989 was not site specific and contained arbitrary widths of buffers. The difference between that ordinance with respect to the watercourses and wetlands in this ordinance is the way they are identified. There was no way to identify in a program what watercourses and wetlands were. This study will identify the way in which those wetlands and watercourses will be recognized. Ms. Reid stated her opinion on the importance of having professional scientific biologists making the recommendations. Councilman Robertson commented he would like to read the draft ordinance prior to approving a consultant's study. As far as a public workshop at this point, the report will go to the Council and the Planning Commission. Both bodies will very likely make changes to the document. He prefers to wait on the public workshops until we have a more finalized version. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT SENSITIVE AREAS ORDINANCE AND ANY FUTURE ACTIVITY SUCH AS THE HIRING OF A CONSULTANT BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMI11'EE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ON MARCH 26.* Councilman Lawrence stated that as he understood it, one of the reasons for hiring a consultant is to make the study more defensible. He requested a legal opinion from attorney Colgrove. Attorney Colgrove commented that in his opinion anything you do by way of taking legislative action that is based upon more scientific evaluation helps defend that legislation if challenged. He has some concern that if you move this to individual sites, you essentially have to have something to back up what you do on each site individually. The property owner will need to be given the opportunity to present his scientific material as well. In defense of his motion, Councilman Robertson added that waiting until Monday to make a decision on how to proceed gives the Council time to review what's been done and gives the City Attorney time to research the issue of how far we are straying into site specific zoning versus broad based legislation and comprehensive planning. Council President Hernandez inquired that if Council delays making a decision until the Committee of the Whole, is that something we can take action on at the COW meeting or would it be forwarded to the next regular meeting? Mayor VanDusen responded that Council could make it a Special Meeting if they wanted to. That is up to the Council. *MOTION CARRIED. Mayor VanDusen recognized the members of the Citizen's Advisory Committee and commended them for the excellent job they have done on the SAO. Dave Thomas, Vice President of the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, stated that it is the Chamber's intention to strengthen relations between City Hall and the Chamber. The City and the Chamber share a common goal: to make Tukwila a healthy community in which to live, work, shop and visit. The Chamber would like to help the Council meet the challenges they will be dealing with over the next few years. Many Tukwila residents are employed by businesses in the City; the business community is committed to helping to develop the quality of life their employees can directly benefit from. The business community has been involved in a variety of areas including participation on boards and commissions. The Chamber would like to see continued participation from all segments of the City. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 3 Citizen Comments (con't) CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC HEARINGS Appeal of the Decision of the Planning Commission Regarding a Request for a Conditional Use Permit by Becker Transfer Daniel Aragon, president of the Duwamish Improvement Club, read a Resolution in which the Duwamish Improvement Club states its opposition to the proposed ordinance introduced at the City Council meeting on March 12, 1990, which seeks to limit participation on the Planning Commission to only those people who live in Tukwila. Catherine Harris commented that she is disturbed about the proposed ordinance which changes the structure of the Planning Commission. She supports the resolution submitted by the Duwamish Improvement Club. An appointment to a board or commission is the perogative of the Mayor. Although we may limit the term of an elected official, can we do that with an appointed person? She questions the provision in the draft that could require that some of the Planning Commission members who are somewhere in their term may be forced to step down. Mrs. Harris noted that in the current ordinance the only way a Planning Commission member can be removed from office is for cause of a very serious nature. She feels that it would be a mistake to change an excellent procedure that is working well. Becky Reid commented that the members of the business community who have worked on the Citizens Sensitive Areas Advisory Committee have been a great help. She feels that the ordinance would not be as good as it is if the business people were not involved. She feels the business community should be thanked for all their help and not asked to step down from their positions on the boards. a. Approval of Minutes: 3/05/90 Regular Meetings b. Approval of Vouchers General Fund $155,481.23 City Street 117,985.12 Arterial Street 78,421.97 Land Acq., Building, Dev. 151,884.44 Water Fund 8,609.64 Sewer Fund 67,465.88 Water /Sewer Construction 290,636.79 Foster Golf Course 10,556.16 Surface Water (412) 1,050.20 Equipment Rental 4,051.76 Firemen's Pension 5,363.88 TOTAL 891,507.07 c. Final Acceptance of 56th Ave. and 56th Pl. So. Street Improvements as completed by Gary Merlino Construction and authorize release of retainage. d. Final Acceptance of Emergency Roadway Repairs and Emergency Storm Drain Replacement Projects as completed by Rodarte Construction and authorize release of retainage. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMI TIED. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor VanDusen opened the public hearing of an appeal of a decision of the Planning Commission for a Conditional Use Permit by Becker Transfer. He noted that Becker Transfer had requested the hearing be continued to April 2. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR BECKER TRANSFER BE CONTINUED TO APRIL 2. MOTION CARRIED. The Public Hearing was closed at 8:03 p.m. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 4 PUBLIC HEARINGS Request for Waiver to Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) King County Housing Authority 6 At 8:04 p.m. Mayor VanDusen opened the Public Hearing for King County Housing Authority's request for waiver from Ordinance 1544 (Moratorium) per Ordinance No. 1550. Council President Hernandez requested she be excused from this hearing and the Koyamatsu hearing to follow. Her request was granted. Dan Kelleher, Development Manager for the King County Housing Authority, 15455 65th Avenue South, stated that there are several tall trees on the property of the central office that are extremely close to the building. The Housing Authority is concerned about the public safety hazard and the maintenance problems that the trees generate. The root system of the trees is unstable and poses a threat to the public in the event of high winds. The maintenance director feels that the large amount of leaves on the roof of the building will reduce the life span of the roof by up to 10 years. The Authority would like to place as a condition of the waiver that the applicant would replant other trees that would not grow as tall as the ones currently growing. Mr. Kelleher distributed photographs of the trees to illustrate the close proximity of the trees to the building and the concerns they have regarding safety and maintenance. Councilman Rants, having looked at the property today, commented that if it were his property, he would definitely want the trees down. The south side trees are right alongside the facia board. A good wind could possibly bring them down. Mr. Kelleher, referencing the photographs, pointed out that on one side, the trees are about two feet away from the foundation so the roots cannot grow in that direction. On the other side, there is a cliff that drops off disallowing the roots to grow in that area. Councilman Duffie asked how the hill would be stabilized if the trees were cut down. He noted that when it rains heavily, the water gushes down the hill and causes the hill to slide. Mr. Kelleher responded he felt it would be appropriate for the Council to suggest the Housing Authority take whatever mitigating measures are necessary in order to ensure the stability of the hillside. Councilman Robertson stated that the issue is not whether the trees should or should not come down. The issue is whether we should grant a waiver to the moratorium which is based upon the applicant's ability to show that waiting until the SAO is completed would constitute a significant loss to them or high risk. There is no indication of a significant financial loss; however, there is a reference to the risk involved. The issue is whether there is an emergency to cut those trees down. Mr. Kelleher responded that the trees have been there a long time, but he can't say for sure that they would go down in a windstorm before the end of the moratorium. Mayor VanDusen closed the Public Hearing at 8:14 p.m. MOVED BY RANTS, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE THAT COUNCIL GRANT THE WAIVER WITH THE CONDITION THAT KING COUNTY WORK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR REPLANTING AND SLOPE PRESERVATION.* Councilman Robertson commented he opposed the motion because a sufficient case has not been built to grant the waiver. He feels the issue should be dealt with when the Sensitive Areas Ordinance is completed. Councilman Duffie concurred. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 5 Public Hearings (con't) Request for Waiver to Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) King County Housing Authority Request for Waiver of Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) Koyamatsu Citizen Comments Request for Waiver to Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) NorMed -Shaw Councilman Rants wondered what the City's liability would be if we deny the request and a tree falls and damages the building. Attorney Colgrove responded he did not feel the City would be legally liable for not granting a waiver in this instance He noted that in areas all over the City, the proper storm could cause damage to something. Councilman Lawrence commented that when public safety is concerned, especially the two trees at the south side of the building, perhaps we need to override the staff recommendation. Councilman Ekberg stated that he feels the three trees closest to the building may pose a hazard; however, the two trees that are away from the building do not pose a hazard. *MOTION FAILS WITH RANTS AND LAWRENCE VOTING YES. WAIVER IS DENIED. Mayor VanDusen opened the Public Hearing at 8:26 p.m. Keith Koyamatsu, 29850 Southeast 285th Place, Ravensdale, is proposing to construct a single family dwelling on property located at 139xx 56th Place South. He is requesting a variance from the standard setback requirements of 30 feet in order to place the home on the level portion of the lot. Mr. Koyamatsu noted that in nearby residences the setbacks range from 15 to 30 feet from the road. The requested setback variance would limit some of the cut and fill he would be required to do in order to construct the dwelling. Rick Beeler, Director of the Office of Community Development, clarified that although the variance is a Board of Adjustment issue, Mr. Koyamatsu is requesting a waiver so that an administrative or Board of Adjustment determination can be made. In response to Councilman Robertson's question on the hardship issue, Mr. Koyamatsu responded that he would like to start building now instead of having to wait until the moratorium expires. He does not own the property; it is subject to a building permit. Councilman Rants commented that this particular lot is very sensitive. It has a very steep bank Councilman Lawrence asked about the financial hardship involved if the waiver was denied. Mr. Koyamatsu replied that he did not have other work lined up and would have to find another lot to build on. Scott Nangle, 14140 56th Ave. So., commented that he is not in favor of the requested setback. Other homes in the area are set back approximately 15 feet and it is not esthetically pleasing. The hearing was closed at 8:38 p.m. MOVED BY RANTS, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE THAT THE REQUEST FOR WAIVER BE DENIED. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Hernandez returned to the meeting at 8:40 p.m. Larry Shaw, general partner in NorMed -Shaw Partnership, 4310 So. 131st Place addressed reported to Council that he is requesting a waiver to allow for consideration of an application for vacation of 43rd Avenue South and to allow consideration of a grading/preload permit for an office/warehouse building. Since its origin, NorMed -Shaw has purchased adjacent pieces of property, all of them contiguous except for a City right -of -way in that area. When the building was originally developed there was a drainage ditch going through the site. The ditch has varying degrees of water flow. At this time approximately two thirds of the ditch is culverted; the balance is open. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 6 Public Hearings (con't) Request for Waiver to Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) NorMed -Shaw Z) He has not seen any fish in the ditch; except for periods of extended rainfall, the depth in the ditch averages three to four inches. As it has been designated as a watercourse, Mr. Shaw is interested in working with the Council on appropriate measures for this area. The business and one of its tenants is now operating in an extremely tight situation. It poses a definite financial hardship in the inability to have consideration for development of the piece of property directly opposite the business which is also on the property for a subsequent building of similar quality and design. To wait until the expiration of the moratorium would extend building construction into the winter months which would be a more costly situation for development. The area requires some pre/loading which is a process that is done better in the summer months. Mr. Shaw requests Council's consideration of his request to allow his firm to develop the property. The request for the street vacation is for an unimproved right -of -way. The way it is platted would make it very difficult for the City to develop as a street as it would require a high retaining wall on the east /southeast side. Mr. Shaw's firm would not propose to develop the right -of -way as a street but instead use the site access routes that criss -cross the property rather than follow the right -of -way. The street is a deadend street and ends against Route 599. NorMed -Shaw owns all the property on both sides of the right -of -way. Council President Hernandez asked if the watercourse was completely covered or if portions of it were open and how new construction would affect the ditch. Mr. Shaw responded that portions of the ditch are open; the portion where they put their warehouse is from the watercourse to where it goes underneath So. 131st Place where it is covered and in a culvert. Regarding new construction, Mr. Shaw stated that he is open to Council's input on whether or not the watercourse will be completely covered. It would be more expensive to keep the ditch entirely open. Councilman Ekberg suggested dealing with the issue of the street vacation and the request for a grading/preload permit separately. He strongly supports the street vacation request. Councilman Robertson inquired how long a street vacation process would take. Ross Earnst responded that the process would take approximately four weeks to complete. Councilman Robertson commented that the street vacation request was fairly nonthreatening as far as the environment is concerned. Mr. Earnst replied that the reason the moratorium is included in the street vacation is that a good portion of the drainage ditch is on the right -of -way. Councilman Robertson noted that the grading/preload is allowed prior to the issuance of a building permit. In this case the grading/preload permit would have to deal with issues involved with the SAO, such as buffers and a setback from a watercourse. He asked Mr. Shaw how he could meet the final conditions of the SAO if he does grading and filling prior to the passage of the final SAO ordinance. Mr. Shaw replied that the fill would be placed back from the stream as necessary. The fill itself is movable, it can be pushed around. It is not his intent to cause any problems with the stream. Councilman Ekberg noted that according to the tentative site plan, Mr. Shaw requests a grade /fill waiver to allow him to fill from the south of the stream bed, along State Route 599 to 44th Place South. Councilman Robertson asked Mr. Beeler if a series of setbacks could be created for the grade and fill at the stream. Mr. Beeler responded that it would probably be around 40 feet. He added that it most likely would not meet the applicant's nieds. According to the plans, there appears to be an approximate 25 to 30 foot setback from the stream; normally the preload goes beyond the footprint of the building so it could get closer. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 7 Public Hearinss (con't1 Citizen Comments Request for Waiver to Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) Stenson/ Whitespar, Inc. Mayor VanDusen closed the hearing at 9:07 p.m. C%C 7 Mrs. Betty Gully, 13017 42nd Ave. So., stated that she lives directly across from the present NorMed site and that NorMed has been a good neighbor. They have a quality operation. She is concerned about the creek that runs through the property and hopes that Nor Med can develop the property as they want and will leave the creek open and the banks of the creek natural so that it is still attractive to the wildlife in the area. Councilman Robertson stated he wished to follow Councilman Ekberg's suggestion and request that the two issues be dealt with separately. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THE THE WAIVER FOR THE APPLICATION OF A STREET VACATION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON THAT THE WAIVER FOR THE GRADE AND PRELOAD PERMIT BE DENIED.* Councilman Moriwaki noted that this is the first waiver that has dealt with wetlands. There are many areas in the SAO that deal with watercourses. He feels that we need to wait to see what kinds of protections are necessary. Although he has no qualms with the development, Councilman Moriwaki feels there are many issues to be answered about the wetlands and that the environmental impacts are too broad to leave open. Councilman Robertson added that NorMed is the type of business that is very good for the City; however, the area of protecting the watercourses is very confusing. It appears that in order to protect the watercourse, the site would probably have to be designed with the setbacks from the stream. Councilman Rants commented that he also would like to see NorMed stay and grow; however, the stream bed is vitally important. *MOTION CARRIED. WAIVER REQUEST FOR GRADE AND PRELOAD PERMIT IS DENIED. Mayor VanDusen opened the public hearing of Stenson/Whitespar, Inc. at 9:14 p.m. Lee Stenson, 22309 7th Avenue South, Des Moines, reported that he feels there is hardship involved in the seller's portion. He is requesting that the City accept his document and continue to process the sub- division. The land is zoned residential. They tried to submit the drawings and the mailing lists around November at which time they were asked for some additional information. At that time they found out about the moratorium. Mr. Stenson stated that the upper half of the site is about 12 to 13 percent grade. It is the bottom three lots that gain upwards of 20 percent. That is the existing topography. The finished topography on Lots 1 -5 would be less that 15 percent grade. The lower lots would probably be 16 to 17 percent grade. He feels that if Council may accept something more that 15 percent grade in the final draft, he wants to get his information in and filed even though it may mean losing his $250 filing fee. Mr. Stenson feels there is a hardship on the seller as she is mentally incapacitated and is looking to realize the cash from this sale to purchase another place. The sale is being handled by her attorney. Mr. Stenson added that his company will not actually purchase the land until they have the preliminary sub- division approval. Councilman Moriwaki asked if there was a spring on lots 7, 8, and 9. Mr. Stenson responded that there is a small spring that is seasonal. In the summer it is virtually dry; in the winter months it becomes active. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 190 Page 8 Public Hearings con't) Request for Waiver to Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) Stenson/ Whitespar, Inc. They have not had any geotechnical advice on the site yet. They don't plan on doing that until they are approved. At that point, they get building permits, unless they make it subject to the final plat approval. Mr. Stenson estimates the most water he has seen coming down the hillside to be approximately three to four gallons per minute. He noted that he has not been to the site for about two months. Councilman Ekberg asked if Mr. Stenson was aware that if Council allows for the waiver and the SAO comes into effect prior to the issuance of any building or grading permits, and as a result of authorizing a waiver you have signed an agreement to abide by the Sensitive Areas Ordinance, the ordinance may take effect against the grading and building permits when they are issuable, and your lots may be reduced from nine buildable to three buildable. Mr. Stenson replied that he was aware of what Mr. Ekberg was saying. However, he feels that if it takes him six months to get final plat approval and the ordinance will be adopted in two months, then rather than waiting two months to get started, thus turning the six month wait into eight months, we can take the six months and leave it at six months. At least he'll have an answer, and at that time he'll treat filing fees as being discarded. This action would give him at least a two month head start, and he's willing to take that risk. Responding to Councilman Robertson's question concerning the steepness of slopes, Rick Beeler stated that according to staff calculations Lots 4, 5, and 6 have slopes of 23 percent; Lots 8 and 9 have slopes in the area of the stream bed of about 48 percent. Depending upon the length of the stream and what its classification is, Lots 7, 8, and 9 may require a building setback. Overall from north to south the slope averages about 13 percent. There are potentially five lots that may be affected by the Sensitive Areas Ordinance. Councilman Rants commented that he was told by a neighbor to the north of the property that there is artesian water on that hillside. Even during the summertime he has to wear boots on the property because it is so wet. Mr. Stenson replied that he is aware of the water on the property and that there will be a soils report needed at the time they go from preliminary to final plat. Mr. Beeler added that the soils report is required as part of the SEPA review prior to submission of the preliminary plat; however, in this case there may be a soils report required for each individual lot. Council President Hernandez inquired if any trees would have to be removed. Mr. Stenson responded that there are about seven decent trees on the whole site; most of those will have to be removed. They will try to save as many as possible because they are esthetically pleasing and it costs money to get rid of the stumps and haul the brush away. They also try to save the trees because they landscape the fronts of all houses before they are occupied. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MORIWAKI, THAT THE WAIVER REQUEST BE DENIED.* Councilman Robertson pointed out that the only financial hardship appeared to be for the owner of the property and that is only a period of several months time that might be gained or lost. Based upon statements from Mr. Stenson, it appears that the property would not be purchased before preliminary plat approval and possibly after that time because of the issues and conditions that might come up. It also appears that over half the lots will be impacted by the SAO. There is a good chance that we wouldn't see the preliminary plat approval any sooner by granting this waiver than we would if we didn't grant the waiver. We would, however, cause the staff and the applicant to go through a great deal of work that will have to be redone. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 9 Public Hearings (con't) Request for Waiver to Ordinance No. 1544 (Moratorium) Stenson/ Whitespar, Inc. Recess 9:50 p.m. 10:02 p.m. NEW BUSINESS Ordinance No. 1556 Vacating a Public Right Within the City of Tukwila 51st Ave. So. Located at 13450 51st Ave. So. Time Extension/Modifi- fication of Contract for Construction Manage- ment Services with Entranco Engineers, Inc Ordinance No. 1557 Relating To Solid Waste Management and Adopting King County's Solid Waste Management Plan Councilman Rants commented that whether Mr. Stenson starts now or whether he starts in two months he is still going to conform to the moratorium. Mr. Ekberg added that in the three to four months it takes for a complete understanding of the moratorium, staff time will be utilized under Mr. Stenson's existing requests; staff time will then be used in the future to re- evaluate the SAO. Staff efforts would be duplicated regarding this one request. Consequently, Mr. Ekberg does not see a timeline gain for the applicant in this case. Councilman Duffie asked Mr. Beeler how much extra work would be required of the staff if the waiver request was granted. Mr. Beeler responded that it would depend upon the SAO impacts. Staff might be able to salvage some of the design and the applicant might be able to salvage some of the design. It would not be to staff's advantage to grant the waiver at this time. *MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE, LAWRENCE, AND RANTS VOTING NO. WAIVER REQUEST IS DENIED. Mayor VanDusen called the meeting back to order with Councilmembers in attendance as listed above. MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Colgrove read an Ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Washington, vacating a certain public right -of -way within the City of Tukwila, generally described as a portion of 51st Avenue South located at 13450 51st Avenue South. MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY RANTS, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1556 BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Ross Earnst reported that this item is an extension of a contract to retain Entranco Engineers for construction management services, inspections, surveying, and construction engineering. Entranco has managed eight projects for us. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT WITH ENTRANCO ENGINEERS, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.* Councilman Robertson noted that for next year's budget we need to decide whether we want to continue using consultants or hire more of our own staff. However, the practice is working at this time. *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MORIWAKI, THAT THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Colgrove read an Ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Washington, relating to solid waste management, adopting King County's Solid Waste Management Plan, and determining that King County shall not exercise any powers regarding the levels and types of solid waste service for any aspect of solid waste handling in the City of Tukwila. Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 1990 Page 10 New Business (con't1 Ordinance No. 1557 Relating MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT To Solid Waste Management ORDINANCE NO. 1557 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION and Adopting King County's CARRIED. Solid Waste Management Plan REPORTS Councilman Duffle reported that the Utilities Committee has been studying water rates and is requesting that a public hearing be set on April 9 for to hear public response. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON WATER RATES BE SET FOR APRIL 9, 1990, SUBJECT TO NOTIFICATION ON THE WATER BILLS MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Robertson reported that it is possible for us to get water quality tests run from a laboratory for between $20 to $50 per sample. At the next Community Affairs and Parks meeting, he will put together a water sampling plan for areas such as Crystal Springs Park and Gilliam Creek. Councilman Moriwaki reported that a project for Earth Day, possibly landscaping along a section I -405, will be discussed at the next Transportation Committee meeting. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, 10:02p.m. THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. Gary L. Van Dusen, Mayor &le Cantu, Deputy City Clerk