HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2014-11-03 Item 8 - Report - City AdministratorCity of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: October 29, 2014
SUBJECT: Report for November 3, 2014 Regular Council Meeting
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
• Joyce met with the Superintendent, district liaisons and representatives from Global to
Local and Forterra, to share information and learnings from the Community Connector
program, so that the District can determine if a similar model would be beneficial in
helping their family outreach efforts.
• Joyce also met with Dr. Thelma Jackson who facilitated the School District's Strategic
Planning efforts, to share information and common objectives.
• Joint City Human Service Planners /Planning Meeting: On October 22, Evie and Jack
participated in a joint city human service planners /planning staff meeting to hear about
Public Health's Healthy Housing work, PSRC's housing element guide and workplan.
Discussion continued on building a greater sub - regional voice as it relates to poverty
impacted suburban cities. Brookings Institute Elizabeth Kneebone, co- author of the book
on suburban poverty will be in town on November 4 and 5 to share updates of their work.
• King County Joint Review Committee: Evie participated in the King County Joint
Review Committee looking at recommendations for funding housing, shelter and
emergency services. The proposed state legislative agenda for 2015 was also
discussed.
II. Community Events
• Seatown Classic Lacrosse Event: Starfire Sports hosted the 3rd annual Seatown
Classic Lacrosse match. Mayor Haggerton and several City Councilmembers attended
the event where Mayor Haggerton dropped the ceremonial ball to start the match.
Project Development Manager Joyce Trantina performed the National Anthem.
• Report Back Community Meeting: On October 29 City staff, Alma Villegas of Global
to Local and Becca Meredith of Forterra hosted a Latino Community Report Back event
at Showalter. About 40 residents, including some Council members, participated and
received updates on the City's Comprehensive Plan, learned about City departments
and processes, and were encouraged to become more engaged in City activities and
projects. Table discussions were led by the City's Latino Community Connectors.
Similar events for the Somali, Burmese /Arabic /Amharic and English- speaking
communities will be held in November.
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• Gully Gardens Dedication: Approximately 40 people, including staff, Councilmembers,
Park Commission members, family and neighbors attended the dedication of the pea
patch at Riverton Park to becoming Gully Gardens. The event honored Paul and Betty
Gully and their contributions to Tukwila.
• TCC and Foster Golf Links Power Outages: A power outage occurred from the
evening of Saturday (10/25) until late Sunday morning (10/26). Two rentals at
Community Center on Saturday had to end early and two rentals on Sunday had to
cancel. The power outage impacted Jazz night at Billy Baroo's and delayed opening on
Sunday. There was minimal impact to golfers, although a large tree came down on the
golf course.
111. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Pre - Filing Diversion Program: The City's pre - filing diversion program will commence
November 1, 2014 offering first time offenders, primarily for Theft 3 charges, an
alternative to the criminal justice process. Friendship Diversion Services will oversee the
program at no cost to the City.
Project Updates
• Office of Public Defense Grant Award: The City has been awarded a grant in the
amount of $23,400 from the Office of Public Defense to help offset the increased
program costs. Grant funds must be utilized for interpreter services, investigative
services, social services and increased compensation.
• Tukwila Village - King County Library and Building D: The permit application for the
construction of a six (6) story mixed use apartment building containing 68 dwelling units
with parking underneath and commercial tenant lease space has been submitted.
The KC Library submitted their response this week to the city's correction letter dated
November 22, 2013. The applicant has not yet responded to the city's structural
consultants letter /comments dated July 18, 2013.
• Development Agreement - 90 Andover Park East: Tukwila TSD LLC has applied for a
development agreement for a new five -story hotel at 90 Andover Park East with over 90
guest rooms that would require the shared use of the right -of -way of Christensen Rd.
The developer proposes to add parking spaces within the undeveloped right -of -way area
adjacent to the hotel site and to reconfigure existing spaces to increase the number of
parking spaces that would be shared for hotel use and the public for access to the Green
River Trail. In exchange the developer will construct and maintain a public pocket park
within the cul -de -sac area.
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• Cowlitz Tribal Health Site -15455 65th Avenue South: The Cowlitz Tribe is working
with a non - profit community design center to create a vision for an expanded facility at
their site in Tukwila that would provide a broad range of activities and services. They
serve all members of the tribal community, though their focus is on the Cowlitz Tribe.
The next step is to develop a schematic design that they will bring in for a pre -app and
then use for fundraising.
• Briscoe /Desimone Levee: Additional levee slumping along the Desimone Levee (at the
corner of Riverside Dr and Cascade Ave S) is raising concerns and causing the City of
Kent to accelerate construction of the levee sheet pile wall project. Kent anticipates
advertising the project in late November with construction anticipated to begin in
January. This will be the first phase of this project with future phases that will include an
emergency Army Corps project to reconstruct the levee toe and lay back the riverward
slopes followed by a Kent project to complete the plantings and install the trail. All work
is planned for completion in 2015. Due to the known damages at this location, the City of
Kent is working with the Army Corps, King County Flood District, and Tukwila to develop
an emergency response plan that can be implemented in the event of additional damage
to the levee prior to completion of the sheet pile wall.
• Operational Updates:
o On Saturday night October 25 a heavy windstorm caused power outages from the
East Marginal /Boeing Field vicinity into the central Interurban corridor affecting 19
traffic signals. Crews switched batteries at major intersections to keep the traffic
lights operating from Boeing Access Road southerly along the major arterial and
detour routes.
o Late Saturday night high winds broke a large double -trunk cedar at South 152nd
Street, Police Department closed Macadam Road while Public Works crews
removed the tree from the intersection with a backhoe.
o 3 sewer pump stations were affected by the power outage while sewer personnel
spent time troubleshooting a malfunctioning backup generator to avert a high wet
well overflow before power was restored Sunday morning.
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