HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-06-22 Committee of the Whole MinutesJune 22, 1987 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
7:00 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT
OFFICIALS IN
ATT ENDANCE
MAYOR'S REPORT
Tukwila 2000 Task
Force
OMMITTEE REPORTS
finance Safety
Transportation
SPECIAL ISSUES
ZIP Criteria
MINUTES
City Hall
Council Chambers
Council President Morgan called the Tukwila City Council Committee
of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:21 p.m.
(Council
MABEL J. HARRIS, JOE E. DUFFIE, EDGAR D. BAUCH, WENDY A. MORGAN President
CHARLES E. SIMPSON, MARILYN G. STOKNES, JAMES J. MCKENNA.
Maxine Anderson (City Clerk), Rick Beeler (Planning Director),
Ross Earnst (City Engineer), Jim Haney (City Attorney), Don Morrison
(City Administrator), Byron Sneva (Public Works Director).
Rick Beeler, Planning Director, gave a brief history of the Tukwila
2000 Task Force, stating the Task Force was created in October 1985.
It is comrTsed of 13 members and 2 have been added. A draft of
committee procedures in the working and will be available in the fall.
Jack Link stated he is in the physical improvement committee and
they are studying the east -west route and the sidewalk plan, also
Interurban improvements, extension of Southcenter Parkway and the
dike ard flood plain concerns. There are also transit center concerns
and the need for a light rail system. The plans will be taken to
the overall task force.
Louise Strander, member of the task force, said the City is going to
have to cooperate more with other governments, including the competition
for tax money. They are striving for better more consistent
communication.
Councilmember Harris, an ex- officio member of the task force,
said they are striving to improve the image of the City, stressing
importance of a newspaper in Tukwila, discussing gateways and the
theme that should be the same for all of the gateways, also try and
get a zip code for Tukwila.
Councilmember Bauch said the committee looked at a proposal on the
negligent use of skate boards and bicycles on the City streets. An
ordinance has been proposed and referred to the City Council with a
"do pass" recommendation. Councilmember Bauch said the committee also
looked at political activity by employees. They have asked the
ordinance come back with a modification.
Councilmember Harris said the TIP resolution was passed earlier in
the meeting. There are plans to build the extension of Strander Blvd.
dividing it into a north and south portion. There will be a develop-
ment of a small shopping center.
Council President Morgan presented a draft of the Capital Improvement
Program, 1988 1993 to members of the Council and staff. She stated
the purpose is to assure identification and prioritization of those
needs related to the quality of life in Tukwila. The process will
be approval of a resolution which defines the Council's policies
regarding the CIP, which establishes a schedule for Council review
and involvement; and provides a framework for the selection and
prioritization of projects. Policies for the 1988 -93 program period
shall be as follows: no new taxes; commercial streets and commercial
sidewalks will be financed by the City paying for design and
engineering and the affected businesses paying for the rest; the CIP
is a comprehensive approach to community problems because it relates
individual and capital projects to overall community needs and goals.
Councilmember McKenna said the greatest change would be on the annexation
of an area.
Councilmember Bauch stated before annexation it is speculation as to
the needs. The City cannot commit anything to an annexed area until
it is actually accomplished. Traffic is still a problem and unless
it can be exited quickly it will still pile up.
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES
June 22, 1987
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SPECIAL ISSUES Contd.
CIP Criteria Council President Morgan requested each Council committee put the
contd. CIP criteria on their agendas immediately and present their
guidelines to the entire Council.
MISCELLANEOUS
Replacement for Lucy Lauterback, Council Analyst, stated Jim McKenna will need to
Council Position be replaced as a Councilmember in one month as he is moving from
Jim McKenna. the area.
ADJOURNMENT
9:30 P.M.
Council President Morgan adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
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