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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-05-11 Committee of the Whole MinutesMay 11, 1987 7:00 P.M. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ('MEETING M I N U T E S City Hall Conf. Rm. #3 CALL TO ORDER Council President Morgan called the Committee of the Whole Meeting to order. COUNCIL MEMBERS MABEL J. HARRIS, JOE H. DUFFIE, EDGAR D. BAUCH, WENDY A. MORGAN (COUNCIL PRESENT PRESIDENT), CHARLES E. SIMPSON, MARILYN G. STOKNES. OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS Community Affairs Parks Finance Safety SPECIAL ISSUES Maxine Anderson (City Clerk), Rick Beeler (Planning Director), Jim Haney (City Attorney), Don Morrison (City Administrator), Byron Sneva (Public Works Director). COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S reported REPORT Council President Morgan /she attended a Fire Department Memorial for fallen firemen on Sunday as Mayor Pro Tem. The memorial was held in Tukwila. The public meeting for the proposed community center will be held on May 18. Letters will go to the residents in the City advising them of the meeting. Council President Morgan reported she has received post cards from the bicycle club asking that the trail that goes north of I -405 follow the river as closely as possible. Don Williams has reviewed the plans. A public information meeting will be held on June 1. The bicycle club will be invited to attend and give input. Council PResident Morgan reported she received a call from an employee asking the Council to reconsider the political action ordinance as a similar ordinance in the City of Bellevue was thrown out. Mr. Haney, City Attorney, has written up a version to revoke it. Reference is made to Administrative Policy for employees. This matter will be put in the Finance and Personnel Committee. Council President Morgan reported Councilmember Simpson will be taking a class on Strategic Planning. City Councilmembers are urged to share the information they receive. Councilmember Duffie reported the City with the largest number in attendance at the Mariners game on May 21 will receive $10,000 to use as they wish. Councilmember Bauch stated he has received a request from the Public Safety Committee to offer series of hepatitis B shots. Police and firemen may be exposed. The County offers the shots in a series of 3 that immunize for life. It will cost $120. A local physician is offering the series for $113. The committee recommends that the shots be offered on a voluntary basis. The police have the money in the professional services budget. The Fire Department can take it out of the fire pension fund. It will be on the Consent Agenda next meeting. The committee has discussed Council benefits and they are gathering data to be presented to the Council. Utilities Committee Councilmember Simpson reported on sewer services outside the City. Byron Sneva, Public Works Director, stated he had received a couple of applications. It is up to the City Council to approve. Councilmember Harris stated the Council has set the policy not to extend sewer services outside the City. If they want to have the sewer services that can ask to be annexed. City Attorney Haney said the Council can go into Executive Session to discuss this next week. There is another issue on that agenda that will be discussed in the same Executive Session. Mission Statement Council President Morgan said the Council can take the Mission Statement that has been developed and work from that; develop one using input from employees, boards, commissions, etc.; or develop one as a Council task and call upon resources. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES May 11, 1987 Page 2 SPECIAL ISSUES Contd. Missions Statement Council President Morgan stated she recommended starting with contd. the material that has been presented in the proposed resolution. Public input will be requested from sources. A work plan will be put before the Council channeling the input and the time frame. The proposed resolution will be a starter on the process. Committees or individuals will be assigned to do parts of it. Annexation Policies Rick Beeler, Planning Director, stated the annexation policies &Criteria as presented conflict with King County's definition of interlocal agreements. Council travel, training and expenses policy. MISCELLANEOUS Councilmember Harris stated #6 in the memorandum dated May 6 stating "Services equal to those in the entire City will be made available to the newly- annexed areas," might be a hard statement to fulfil. It was suggested that it read: "Services that are available to those in the entire City will be made available to the newly- annexed areas." Council PResident Morgan requested that Rick Beeler, Planning Director, bring in material that will not cause a conflict with King County. Lucy Laterback, Legislative Coordinator, stated #5 is policy and criteria. Rick Beeler, Planning Director, stated the City should hire a summer intern to put together the maps and the geographic outlays. We could then begin drawing plans on where to go; we should begin working with subcommittees and see if more information is needed; we need to rethink policies. Council President Morgan said six months or a year should be a time frame for this. Councilmember Bauch said his vision for Tukwila is to the Seattle City limits on the north; to Renton City limits on the east; to Kent City limits on the south; and to the boundaries of the Sea Tac port on the west. Council PResident Morgan stated she would write a memorandum to administration requesting this action and the matter will be on the agenda in September. A work plan will be worked out with Mr. Beeler. Councilmember Simpson stated the fees for an annexation EIS from four firms will cost from $50,000 to $180,000. The firms will be interviewed and the reasons for the wide difference in prices will be explained. Councilmember Bauch suggested that Section 5, (B), state the request should be submitted to the vote of the full Council and the last sentence deleted. Council President Morgan stated the proposed resolution will be revised a bit and it will be on the agenda of the next meeting. Council PResident Morgan reported on her representation to the Seattle Center Management Committee. They are ready to go forward to the Council with a management recommendation. Councilmember Harris reported on her representation on the King Subregional Council. Councilmember Duffie reported that he and City Clerk Maxine Anderson have been nominated to be the liaison between the community and the school district. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES May 11, 1987 Page 3 EXECUTIVE SESSION Council President Morgan stated an Executive Session would be 9:15 9:30 P.M. held for 15 minutes to discuss the possible purchase of property. ncil President Wendy rgpr� N rma Booher, Recording Secretary 63-6