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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-09-18 Regular MinutesCALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL OFFICIALS APPOINTMENTS Library Advisory Board, Positions #2 #3 CONSENT AGENDA TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL M I N U T E S Claims Fund Vouchers #40876 #41020 General Fund City Street Arterial Street Water Fund Sewer Fund Foster Golf Course Equipment Rental Firemen's Pension $115,124.53 18,245.55 9,411.83 9,735.86 57,198.84 14,576.90 23,876.47 2,767.98 $250,937.96 September 18, 1989 Tukwila City Hall 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers Regular Meeting Mayor Van Dusen called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. MABEL J. HARRIS; JOE H. DUFFIE; MARILYN G. STOKNES, Council President; EDGAR D. BAUCH; JOAN HERNANDEZ; DENNIS ROBERTSON; CLARENCE MORIWAKI. JOHN COLGROVE, City Attorney; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk; JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; TOM KEEFE, Fire Chief; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director. Public Works Ted Freemire, Public Works Department, Division I, introduced Personnel newly hired employees and those who had recently received promotions, as follows: -John Howat, promoted to Crew Chief of the Sewer /Surface Water Utility Stanley Anderson, Crew Leader, Sewer /Surface Water Utility Jay Mounts, Utility Person, Sewer /Surfact Water Utility -James Tryer, Utility Person, Street Department John Shaw, Utility Person, Street Department Mike Back, promoted to Crew Leader of the Street Department, Traffic Division Dave Field, Utility Person, Sewer /Surface Water Utility Scott Bates, Utility Person, Street Department Betty Gray, Administrative Clerk, Maintenance Department Arline McCready, Administrative Clerk, Public Works Department Pat Brodin, promoted to Senior Engineer MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MORIWAKI, THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT TRISH CAMOZZI- EKBERG TO POSITION NO. 3 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT BRUCE COX TO POSITION NO. 2 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. a. Approval of Minutes: August 21, 1989 September 5, 1989 b. Approval of Vouchers MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING September 18, 1989 Page 2 BID AWARDS Remodel of Fire Station #51 to Boddie's Building Const. OLD BUSINESS Approve 1990 Community Development Block Grant Projects NEW BUSINESS Ordinance #1535 Creating the crime of leaving minor children in unattended vehicles. Proposed Resolution, rejecting bids for street paving machine. MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE BID FOR REMODEL OF FIRE STATION #51 BE AWARDED TO BODDIE'S BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $402,696 AND THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE 1990 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECTS.* 1. Nutrition Coordinator /Senior Day Care (Human Services) 2. Grants Coordinator (Plan Admin. Svs.) 3. Handicapped Door Opener -City Hall Com. Ctr. 4. Fire /Smoke Detector /Dead Bolt Locks Program 5. Electrical Underground Assistance 6. Amkus Rescue System 7. Foster Athletic Park Design 8. Housing Repair Loan Program 9. A.M.P.L. Program *MOTION CARRIED. 7,500 3,000 4,000 4,000 8,000 14,000 14,887 5,000 5,000 $65,387 The above items were approved with the understanding that if the handicapped door openers run over the proposed amount, the balance will come from the Contingency Fund. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MORIWAKI, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Colgrove read an ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adding a new section 8.06.015, creating the crime of leaving minor children in unattended vehicle, and providing for an effective date. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MORIWAKI, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1535 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Councilmember Harris felt the ordinance is not stringent enough. *MOTION CARRIED WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY STOKNES, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED Attorney Colgrove read a resolution of the City of Tukwila, Washington, rejecting all bids for a street paving machine. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Ross Earnst reported that after discussion with administra- tion it was decided that small patching jobs can still be done by the maintenance crew and that the City could contract for large projects. It is recommended that all bids be rejected. *MOTION FAILED. MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THIS ITEM BE PLACED IN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED WITH BAUCH AND DUFFIE VOTING NO. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING September 18, 1989 Page 3 Proposed resolution MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED rejecting bids for RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED 51st Ave. South Street Construction. Attorney Colgrove read a resolution of the City of Tukwila, Washington, rejecting all bids for 51st Avenue South Street Construction. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY STOKNES, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Ross Earnst Public Works Director, explained that five bids were received for the 51st Avenue Street Project. It has been recommended that all bids be rejected and that the pro- ject be rebid next spring to avoid construction during winter months. The bid of Zulvaga Construction (the low bidder) has been thoroughly reviewed. There is a question about trench excavation safety systems. The RCW says that the cost of trench safety systems shall not be considered as inciden- tal to any other contract item and any attempt to include it as an incidental cost is prohibited. Mr. Zulvago has indi- cated that he has included the shoring and cribbing of trenches in other items and will now provide those at "zero" cost. On his proposal, the contractor bid "zero" on two items. It was determined at first that the bid was non responsive because of the "zero" bids. There is no legal opinion on this. During this review process one month of construction has been lost. Now it becomes a gamble because of weather. This project includes storm water system, undergrounding of power sidewalks curbs and gutters. The specifications call for 120 days of construction with shut downs allowed for bad weather. Mr. Dave Zulvaga, owner of the company, 652 S.W. 143rd, Seattle, said he is prepared to provide shoring at no addi- tional cost. Zero is a legal number. The State Statute was written to get conformity for the owners. This is not a big item. As far as weather, if we didn't act because of fear of rain we might not get anything done. We have the month of October to put in the pipe. It is not uncommon in this state to shut down because of freezing weather. Mr. Zulvaga said he has used the bid "zero" on other projects and been awarded the bid. The only reason a possible challenge has been brought up is because the zero was used for trench shoring. Councilmember Robertson said he would vote against the reso- lution for several reasons: 1. Mr. Zulvaga bid in good faith. 2. Weather is always a risk. This street is fairly flat. 3. The City plans to do South 160th next year. Doing both streets the same season would leave no way to get down the hill to Southcenter. Councilmember Bauch said he would vote to reject the bid, there can be problems with the weather. The citizens will have to dig the ditches for the underground power lines this time of year. Councilmember Hernandez said that postponing this any longer is going to cost additional money. *MOTION FAILED WITH BAUCH VOTING YES. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT THE LOW BID OF D.A. ZULVAGA CONSTRUCTION CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $431,240.35 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE 51st AVENUE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED WITH BAUCH VOTING NO. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING September 18, 1989 Page 4 Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of intent to lease office space at 6300 Southcenter Blvd. MISCELLANEOUS King County Open Space /Greenbelt Bond Issue. Animal Control. ADJOURNMENT 9:32 P.M. John McFarland, City Administrator, explained that the City is currently leasing approximately 2,400 square feet of office space in the 6300 Building. We need to increase that approximately 10,600 square feet to accommodate the expansion of the Engineering functions, the one -stop permit center and the Planning and Building Department. Investigation was done on seven different buildings, and it is expensive. The building next door seems to fit our needs the best and there is no travel time to worry about. We are planning to lease one -half of the first floor and 2,000 square on the second floor. This is part of the pre- annexation supplemental budget. No tenant improvements will be started until after the contract is signed. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY STOKNES, THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THEN BACK TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. MOTION CARRIED WITH BAUCH VOTING NO. Don Williams, Parks and Recreation Director, reported that in November there will be a King County Bond Issue for green- belts and open space on the ballot. There are 116 projects for a total bond issue of $117,640,000. Out of the 116 pro- jects, five plus the Interurban Avenue Trail are in Tukwila. John McFarland, City Administrator, reported that he is contacting the City of Renton to see if they are interested in contracting with Tukwila for animal control. King county is not furnishing effective service. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY STOKNES, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUKWILA C-IfY COUNCIL ADJO Garyd/ V. Iu en, Mayor Maxi fie Anderson City Clerk