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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2014-12-01 Item 8C - Report - City Administrator1",„'"1.11r City of Tukwila CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT The city of opportunity, the community of choice TO: Mayor Haggerton Councilmembers FROM: David Cline, City Administrator DATE: November 23, 2014 SUBJECT: Report for December 1, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Jim Haggerton, Mayor 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. Intergovernmental Update • Meeting with Mayor Murray: Mayor Haggerton and Communications and Government Relations Director Rachel Bianchi met with Seattle Mayor, Ed Murray to discuss issues that involve both Tukwila and Seattle. • National League of Cities Congress of Cities: Mayor Haggerton, Councilmembers Duffie, Ekberg, Kruller, Quinn and Seal, Communications and Government Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi, and Council Analyst Laurel Humphrey attended the National League of Cities Congress of Cities in Austin, Texas. Mayor Haggerton was selected to serve on the National League of Cities Information Technology and Communications Steering Committee. • School District Cultural Liaisons: Evie Boykan, Program Manager met with the School District Cultural liaisons that help support Burmese, Nepali, East African and Latina families. The liaisons received information about accessing City Human Services including rental and utility assistance and minor home repair. I. Community Events • Comprehensive Plan Report Back Meetings: On November 19 staff participated in a targeted Comprehensive Plan "Report Back" meeting at the Abu -Bakr Islamic Center with members of the Somali community. The meeting observed appropriate cultural practices, and was interpreted in Somali and English. Before the meeting, staff received a tour of the mosque. The meeting was led by Community Connectors from the Somali community and participants discussed City roles and processes. They learned how the City is responding to their concerns over safety and security and about effective communication and engagement with City government. Participants signed up for further involvement, including attending Council and commission meetings or talking with City departments. A third and final Comprehensive Plan "Report Back" event was held Saturday, November 22 at Showalter Middle School with Bhutanese, and Amharic interpreters. The purpose of these discussions is to share how the feedback we heard in March related to housing, community, and food access, has been incorporated into the 185 City Administrator Report Page 2 Comprehensive Plan Update, and to give our Community Connectors opportunities to assume a greater leadership /facilitation role. II. Staff Updates Public Safety • Cascade and Showalter Care Niqht Events: Tukwila Police Department Community Police Team Officers took part in Cascade Care Night at Cascade View Elementary School on October 15 and Teen Care Night at Showalter Middle School on November 4. The events served to distribute donated clothing to families in need as well as pass on important safety information to the community. The officers' presence served to diffuse any potential altercations and community members were able to safely and successfully get much needed clothing. Project Updates • Boeinq Access Road Liqht Rail Station Meetinq: Mayor Haggerton and Dave Sabey facilitated a meeting with key business representatives in North Tukwila to discuss the need for Sound Transit to reinstate the originally planned Boeing Access Road Light Rail Station. This station was approved by voters in the original Sound Move initiative in 1996 but was deferred in 2001. Together, Sabey and the City are creating a coalition of business and other civic representatives to advocate that the Sound Transit Board undefer this station and provide the necessary funding to build the station. Several City staff, including City Administrator David Cline, Economic Development Manager Derek Speck, Economic Liaison Brandon Miles and Communications and Government Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi provided support and will help coordinate this effort. • Urban Renewal: The City was able to relocate two beautiful Japanese Maple trees and other ornamental bushes from the seized motel sites to City Hall and the Tukwila Community Center so they can be enjoyed by visitors. • Delta -White Center Masonic Hall 13034 41st Avenue South: The King County Landmark Commission (acting as the Tukwila Landmark Commission) held a hearing on the nomination of the historic Masonic Hall for landmark protection. This approval will help it qualify for historic preservation grants to repair the brick siding that has fallen off one side of the building. • Museum of Fliqht — Covered Airpark, 9229 East Marqinal Way S: A pre - application meeting was held this week to discuss the construction of a 137,000 square foot covered airpark proposed between the Space Gallery and Aviation High School. The applicant will be submitting for a SEPA Planned Action and the necessary permit applications. The construction schedule will have utility work beginning in late February 2015, the foundation and slab -on -grade work in the spring and fall of 2015, with the construction of the main structure beginning in the fall of 2015 quarter and scheduled for completion in May 2016. • Safe Routes to School Projects: The Cascade View Project was substantially completed on November 19 with the paving of the majority of the trail. The remaining minor items of work should be completed by the end of the year. Thorndyke (S 150th) has been delayed by wet /cold weather and work will resume early next year. III. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries • Rainbow Haven Park: During Citizen Comments at the November 10 Council meeting, residents from Rainbow Haven Park registered complaints and requested assistance from the City regarding cost of utilities, trespassers after dark, drainage problems, theft and other concerns. Officer Stetson and DCD Director Jack Pace met with the residents afterwards and all agreed that the residents would provide the City a complete list of their 186 City Administrator Report Page 3 concerns. After researching and reviewing the list, all affected department representatives will meet with them to discuss solutions and make recommendations. • Vietnamese Martyr's Parish: In response to a letter sent to the City from the Vietnamese Martyr's Parish, City staff met with the Pastor of the Parish to let him know that the System Wide Improvement Framework (SWIF) Advisory Council recommended that the existing riverbank and levee in the vicinity of the Parish remain in its current location. The alternative to realign the riverbank behind the Parish building did not have majority support at the Advisory Council. The next step is for the King County Flood Control District to consider and select the preferred SWIF alternative. 187