HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2014-11-17 Item 7C - 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: November 12, 2014
SUBJECT: Report for November 17, 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
• Meeting with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT): Mayor
Haggerton, City Administrator David Cline, Chief Villa and Communications and
Government Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi met with Lynn Peterson, Secretary of
Transportation to discuss Sound Transit and other Tukwila projects.
• Soundside Alliance Outlook Breakfast: On November 5 Councilmember Hougardy,
Chair of the Soundside Alliance, was the emcee at the first annual Soundside Alliance
Outlook Breakfast held at the Museum of Flight. Mayor Haggerton, Councilmembers
Duffie, Ekberg, and Robertson, City Administrator David Cline and several city staff
members attended the event. Mayor Haggerton welcomed the attendees and Katherine
Kertzman, Director of Seattle Southside served as a panel member.
• International City /County Management Association (ICMA) Annual Conference
Host Committee: City Administrator David Cline is serving on the Host Committee for
the ICMA Annual Conference that will be held in Seattle in September, 2015.
• Meeting with Tukwila School District: City Administrator David Cline and Tukwila
School District Superintendent Dr. Nancy Coogan met on November 12 to discuss
common issues that impact the City and the School District.
11. Community Events
• Veteran's Day Event at Museum of Flight: Mayor Haggerton welcomed guests to the
annual Veteran's Day Ceremony at the Museum Flight. Councilmembers Duffie, Ekberg
and Kruller also attended the event.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Citizen's Academy Graduation: On October 29 nine Tukwila residents graduated from
the Tukwila Police Department Citizens' Academy. This dedicated group attended class
two evenings a week for 7 weeks and also gave up a Saturday to participate in the
Firearms and Driving simulators. The Academy covered the following topics: The
Recruiting and Hiring Process, Collision Investigation, Court Procedures, Crime
Prevention, Evidence, Gangs, K -9 Program, Major Crimes, Narcotics, NIMS and
Emergency Preparation, Patrol Procedures, Police Records and Public Disclosure,
School Safety Officer Program, SWAT, and Valley Communications. We anticipate
offering another academy in March, 2015.
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Project Updates
• Values Presentations: Mayor Haggerton, City Administrator David Cline and
Communications and Government Relations Director Rachel Bianchi held three
meetings between November 6 & November 13 to roll out the City's values. The
meetings were open to all employees in an effort provide every employee the
opportunity to attend.
• Code Enforcement: The property at 4033 S 128th Street is in foreclosure and is
scheduled for a Trustee Sale in January 2015.
• Washington Place High Rise Project: On November 5 several members of building,
fire, and public works staff met with our City of Bellevue counterparts in order to begin
planning for the review and inspection of the 19 story Washington Place high -rise, a
construction type that Bellevue has significant experience permitting. The meeting was
very productive and they shared their lessons learned and high -rise checklist with us.
We will be meeting with the Washington Place architect and design team to establish
procedures.
• Brookings Institute Suburban Poverty Meeting: On November 5 staff attended a
meeting to discuss research being conducted by the Brookings Institute on suburban
poverty. The meeting included an update on recent trends in King County and presented
strategies to promote economic opportunity. The group discussion focused on increasing
available funding and the need for more regional collaboration.
• Tukwila Village Art: On November 4 the Tukwila Village developer's consultant,
SEEDArts, with help from the Parks and Recreation Department, held an open house for
the public to meet two of the three artists working on art for the Tukwila Village
development. The current concepts for the three major art pieces were on display.
Community Services
• City Scholarship Awards: The City recently issued scholarship checks to Western
Washington University for Tulasa Ghimirey and Seattle Pacific University for Lea
Adelaine Buenavista our 2014 City of Opportunity Scholarship recipients.
• Compost Demonstration Garden: On October 25, staff attended the informal opening
of the new Compost Demonstration Garden in conjunction with the formal dedication of
Gully Gardens community garden. The Compost Demonstration Garden was developed
adjacent to Gully Gardens at Riverton Park to enable community gardeners to use the
site to make compost, and to provide compost education opportunities for the
public. The Compost Garden was funded by the Recycling Program and installed by
Parks Department staff.
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• Comprehensive Plan "Report Back" event: On October 29, DCD staff participated in
a targeted Comprehensive Plan "Report Back" meeting at Showalter Middle School with
approximately 25 members of the Latino community, including Community
Connectors. Community Connectors invited community members whom they thought
might want further involvement with City affairs. Two Council members also attended,
and shared their experiences as elected officials. At the end of the meeting, participants
signed up for opportunities for further involvement, including attending Council and
commission meetings or to express interest in becoming a Community Connector.
Two similar targeted events will be held November 17 and 22 with interpreters. The
entire Tukwila community is welcome to attend these meetings.
IV. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries
• TCC Rental Cancellations: In response to Council's recent inquiry, when the power
went out on October 25 the two groups that had events in progress at TCC received
partial refunds based on the amount of time used versus the amount of time cancelled.
The two groups that had events scheduled for October 26 received either a full refund or
a credit to their contract for future rental dates.
• Tukwila Village Timeline: In response to Council's recent inquiry, here is a brief update
on the project timeline for Tukwila Village.
o In August, Tukwila Village Development Associates (TVDA) assumed management
of the Tukwila Village site;
o TVDA and the King County Library System (KCLS) have been negotiating cross
parcel easements (e.g. parking, utilities, stormwater, etc.) It has been a lengthy
process but it appears they are close to agreement. Once they have reached
agreement, TVDA will submit a revised lot consolidation application to the city so the
City can approve new lot lines. We anticipate the revised application to be submitted
in the near future;
o After the new lot lines have been approved, the City can sell the corner lot to KCLS;
o Phase 1 Building — The Board of Architecture Review (BAR) approved the first phase
(a mixed use building and the plaza with building) in November 2013. After that
TVDA submitted building permit application and the City provided comments in May
2014. Since that time TVDA has been working on value engineering and we
anticipate TVDA will resubmit their revisions very soon.
o Phase 2 Building — The BAR approved the second phase design (two senior only
buildings) in March 2014. TVDA submitted the building permit application in October
2014 and staff is currently reviewing the revisions.
o TVDA has spent over $2 million on this project to date.
o The KCLS library received BAR approval in November 2013. KCLS first submitted a
building permit application in June 2013. The City provided comments in November
2013. KCLS submitted revisions to the application in October 2014. Staff is currently
reviewing the revisions.
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