HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-03-23 Committee of the Whole MinutesMarch 23, 1987 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
7:00 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
CALL TO ORDER Council President Morgan called the Committee of the Whole Meeting
to order at 7:35 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Public Safety
Utilities
MINUTES
City Hall
Conf. Room #3
MABEL J. HARRIS, JOE H. DUFFIE, EDGAR D. BAUCH, WENDY A. MORGAN
(COUNCIL PRESIDENT), CHARLES E. SIMPSON, MARILYN G. STOKNES,
JAMES J. MCKENNA.
OFFICIALS IN MAXINE ANDERSON (CITY CLERK), ROSS EARNST (CITY ENGINEER), ALAN
ATTENDANCE DOERSCHEL (FINANCE DIRECTOR), JIM HANEY (CITY ATTORNEY), DON
MORRISON (CITY ADMINISTRATOR), BYRON SNEVA (PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR),
GARY L. VAN DUSEN (MAYOR).
Council President Morgan explained the Committee of the Whole
Meeting will be held in Conference Room No. 3, beginning with
Committee Reports and a special issue will be discussed during
each meeting.
Community Affairs Chairperson Joe Duffie reported he has been asked to be a
community representative for the School Board.
The Pond Project is under consideration by the committee.
Chairperson Ed Bauch reported the Drinking Driver Task Force, Kent,
has met with the Public Safety Committee and requested Tukwila
join in the education program that is available. The Public Safety
Committee is mailing out brochures.
Discussions have been held on changing the old aid car to a
command post to be used for City emergencies. It will take $7,500
for restoration and there will be the cost of maintenance. It will
be considered at a future Committee of the Whole Meeting.
Parks Recreation Chairperson Marilyn Stoknes reported a draft for the service plan
will be forthcoming.
Finance Personnel Chairperson McKenna reported the salary study will come before the
Committee of the Whole.
The inventory of soft ware will be on the agenda of the Regular
Meeting on April 6 for approval.
The financing of streets in the commercial areas is being
considered by the Finance Committee.
Chairperson Simpson reported sewer service to 53rd and 178th outside
the City Limits is being discussed. Mr. Schneider is present at the
meeting and would like to discuss the matter.
Mr. Schneider, Schneider Construction Company, stated a number of
years ago the City agreed to service the area out of the City limits.
The developer or owner would be responsible for expenses, they would
share the cost of the expense of the lift station if it has to be
remodeled.
Councilmember Harris stated the policy has been that if someone outside
the City wanted water or sewer they have been asked to annex.
Mr. Schneider said he would agree to annexation and upgrade the road.
Councilmember Simpson stated the Committee recommendation was to deny
the request.
Transportation Chairperson Harris reported they would like to include all of the
commercial business streets that are directly tied to Interurban,
Fostoria, etc. The method of funding will be brought to the next
Regular Meeting of the Council for passage.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES
March 23, 1987
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COMMITTEE REPORTS Contd.
Transportation
(contd.)
Byron Sneva, Public Works Director, stated the streets are existing.
They will be coming in a second time and adding new ones. It will
be difficult to figure out cost.
Chairperson Harris stated the staffing, space and equipment for
Public Works Engineering is in committee.
Mayor Van Dusen explained the need for construction management.
He stated they would like to contract one engineer III and a
secretary and move the engineering out of City Hall to a nearby
location.
Council President Morgan stated it would be on the agenda of a
Regular Meeting of the Council.
Council President's
Report Council President Morgan reported on a trip she made to a garbage
disposal building in the Salem area. There was no smoke,
no odor (inside or outside), and it looks like an industrial
building. The garbage is burned, the ash is used for land fill
and road bases. The garbage is brought in in trucks and this did
cause a traffic problem.
COUNCIL OPERATIONS City Attorney Haney presented his memorandum dated March 19 regarding
forms of decision making for the City Council: ordinances,
resolutions, joint resolutions, motions, and formal motions.
SPECIAL ISSUES
Community Center
ADJOURNMENT
10:05 P.M.
Marilyn Stoknes, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee,
stated the Committee would like to know whether or not the Council
members support a community center. She reported the community
center has been located at the Southgate School. The building was
bought for $85,000. The School District owns the property. Nine
one classes meet there annually, and it has been rented 475 times
per year. Due to the location it is difficult to get to. Walking
in the area can be difficult as there are no sidewalks. The
building is 36 years old and maintenance costs are high; the heating
system is difficult to maintain. Supervision is hard due to lay out
of the building, there are no lockers, no showers, cooking is
difficult. The senior citizens are happy with the building. A 1986
feasibility study showed 19% of the residents felt a new community
center was important; 31% felt it was somewhat important; 23%
of the residents felt it should be funded through bonds; 33% felt
it was not important at all; 30,000 people live in the planning area,
approximately 20,000 work around here. Major repairs are going to
be needed for the present space. The city Council and administration
have talked about the "image" of the City.
Construction of a new center would be $4.2 million plus land; operating
costs for old building would be $220,000; for new building it would
be $273,000.
Councilmember Simpson said if it is built by bond he would not like
to see it interfere with the school bond vote that will be voted on
in September.
Council consensus: FOR: Simpson, Duffie, Stoknes, Morgan YES;
Harris (not right now, in the future), McKenna, Bauch (I need
to know how and where) NO. Four to three in favor of the community
center.
Council President Morgan stated this matter would be discussed at
another meeting when additional information is available.
Council President Morgan declared the Committee of the Whole
Meeting adjourned.
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