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Home My WebLink About1989-10-09 Special MinutesOctober 9, 1989 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT OFFICIALS BID AWARD SPECIAL PRESENTATION Home Loan and Repair Programs Available to Tukwila Residents CITIZENS COMMENTS TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL C O M M I T T E E O F T H E W H O L E M I N U T E S 0 3 5 5 Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers S P E C I A L M E E T I N G M I N U T E S Mayor Van Dusen called the Special Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. JOE DUFFIE; MARILYN STOKNES (Council President); JOAN HERNANDEZ; DENNIS ROBERTSON; CLARENCE MORIWAKI. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY STOKNES, THAT COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS AND BAUCH BE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR GARY VANDUSEN; JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; JOHN COLGROVE, City Attorney; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; RICK BEELER, Planning Director; DON WILLIAMS, Parks and Recreation Director; RON WALDNER, Chief of Police; TOM KEEFE, Fire Chief; MOIRA BRADSHAW, Assistant Planner. MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE CITY AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE SIGNAL AT STRANDER BOULEVARD AND 61ST (SOUTHCENTER) TO TOTEM ELECTRIC IN THE AMOUNT OF $166,914.75. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VANDUSEN, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT COUNCIL PROCEED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Don Williams, Parks and Recreation Director, introduced Kevin Chan from the King County Planning and Community Development Division. Mr. Chan spoke to the audience regarding housing repair programs that are available to Tukwila residents through the King County Housing Authority. Deferred payment loans, matching fund loans, and Section 312 loans (federal program) are available to homeowners who meet the one year residency requirement. A weatherization program and a mobile home grant are available as well. In addition, emergency grants may be obtained for those persons who have a critical, life threatening type of repair that needs to be done. Loans are on a first come basis, and loan approval is based on income level and repair need. Under this program, King County acts as a financing agent only; the actual work is contracted out. Residents wanting more information can contact Mr. Chan at the Planning and Community Development Division of King County. Scott Nangle, resident, 56th Avenue, gave his perspective on recycling and solid waste disposal programs for the City. In addition, Mr. Nangle commented on the use of jersey barriers throughout the City. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES October 9, 1989 Page 2 OTHERS Sensitive Area Moira Bradshaw, Associate Planner, presented Presentation two charts with overlays which showed areas with 25% and 40% slope. She briefed the Council on impacts that occur with development: change of land form, increased rates in velocity from surface water runoff, and increased erosion and sedimentation. The idea in creating a sensitive area ordinance was to create protected areas where development could not occur. Slopes greater than 40 and slopes of 15 -40 that have permeable and impermeable layers of soil would be designated as protected areas. Unless it could be proven through adequate study that it was developable and met certain criteria and the Board of Adjustment approved it, the property could be developed at its underlying zone and would no longer be considered protected. However, the standards of the Sensitive Area Ordinance would still have to be met. The majority of people who would be impacted by a sensitive area ordinance would be single family residential property owners and R -3 property owners. SPECIAL ISSUES Adoption of UBC /UFC 1990 Preliminary Budget 4 3.56 Councilmember Moriwaki suggested that the ordinance be written using 25% for the slope. He commented that it would give the City the latitude to go to a 30% or 35% slope after public testimony. The council reached consensus on the 25% slope. The Planning Department will draw up a draft ordinance reflecting their decision. John McFarland briefly addressed the adoption of the 1988 Uniform Building Code and Uniform Fire Code. He suggested that Article 80 of the UFC and Chapter 9 of the UBC, which deal with the storage and handling of hazardous materials, require further study and recommended that this item be moved to the appropriate committee for discussion. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE 1988 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND UNIFORM FIRE CODE BE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor VanDusen gave the Council a brief overview of the proposed 1990 budget. He told the Council that as in prior years, past practices and policies of the City Council were used as guidelines in the development of the budget. The base budget and new initiatives were briefly discussed. It was noted that the council and the administration need to work together in the area of fiscal policies and funding. Councilmember Robertson indicated that he would like to see how the budget would be structured and what result we would see in the capital fund if the half -cent sales tax that currently goes into the capital fund was set aside into the General Fund or somewhere else other than as a dedicated sales tax. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES October 9, 1989 Page 3 1990 Preliminary Budget con't. Update on Human Services Roundtable City Council This money would not necessarily be spent on current year funding issues or new initiatives, but it would enable the City to have alternative taxation techniques that could be dedicated to other areas of need. Mayor VanDusen will have a discussion paper prepared for the council on this issue. 0 357 Councilmember Moriwaki presented an update on the activities of the Human Services Roundtable. As Tukwila's representative on this committee, he explained that the Roundtable was formed in 1988 to be a regional consortium of putting together human services resources, referral services, and funding mechanisms. The issues of major focus are: Childcare, education /youth employability, family support, health care, and housing. Wendy Morgan, Tukwila resident, encouraged the council to coordinate a human services policy and plan to articulate how they would want to approach human services in Tukwila and what the City's priorities and limitations would be. She suggested the policy be based upon the needs of the community, the trends in human services, and the services located in the area. Other areas to be considered in developing the policy are what services are available in the area, what resources are available to help enhance what the City is currently doing to respond to human services, and what resources are available in addition to local funds. Mrs. Morgan recommended the formation of a Human Services Advisory Council to review requested services and funding levels. Councilmember Robertson suggested that we take a look at the problem of human services a generation (10 years) away, and that we start slow with results aimed at long term impact, rather than short term gain. REPORTS Mayor City Administrator John McFarland informed the council that the King County Council has requested that the Boundary Review Board invoke jurisdiction on the Cascade View Annexation. The BRB will be considering the request on October 12 and may set a public hearing date at that time. Because of the timelines involved, the Council reached consensus on requesting an early December hearing date. Councilmember Hernandez reported that an increase in golf fees may go into effect next year to cover some capital expenses. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES October 9, 1989 Page 4 Reports con't. ADJOURNMENT 10:05 p.m. City Attorney John Colgrove informed the council that the 9th Circuit Court struck down Seattle's Panoram License Ordinance. Since it is similar to Tukwila's Panoram Ordinance, there is some question as to how this will affect us. The ruling did not strike down the physical requirements portion of the ordinance, however, we are unsure of where we are going with the license fee part. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. nes, Council President Cantu, Deputy City Clerk Marilyn St 0358