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The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: February 25, 2015
SUBJECT: Report for March 2, 2015 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.
Intergovernmental Update
• AWC City Action Days: Mayor Haggerton, Council President Kruller, Councilmembers Duffie,
Hougardy and Robertson, City Administrator David Cline, Communications and Government
Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi and Council Analyst Laurel Humphrey attended AWC's City
Action Days Conference in Olympia.
• Case Study on Seizure of Motels: City Administrator David Cline met with students from the
Evans School of Public Affairs who are compiling a case study on the seizure of criminal
property and use of eminent domain for their Municipal Management class.
• Congressman Smith Business Meeting: On February 20, Congressman Smith held a business
outreach meeting at the UPS Store at soo Andover Park West and discussed regulations
affecting small business. Economic Development staff attended.
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC): The City's LTAC committee met on February 20.
Council President Kruller chaired the meeting. The Committee recommended approval of
funding for street -pole banners near the Starfire Sports Complex to recognize the Sounders.
• Tour of Renton Technical College: Staff facilitated a tour for Tukwila School District
Administrators at Renton Technical College in order to learn about the wide range of programs
available to students.
• SeaTac Council Work session: Councilmember Hougardy and Brandon Miles, Economic
Development Liaison attended a SeaTac City Council to discuss the mission and goals of the
Soundside Alliance for Economic Development. Councilmember Hougardy provided a briefing
on the history of Soundside as well as their current work plan.
II. Community Events
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• Tukwila Sounder Station Ribbon Cutting: Mayor Haggerton, Councilmembers Kruller and
Hougardy, City Administrator David Cline and several staff members attended the Tukwila
Sounder Station Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on February 18.
III. Staff Updates
• Foster Golf Links Parking Issue: There is a growing number of automobiles parking in the
Foster Golf Links parking lot, most likely due to King County Metro's decision to not lease
additional parking spaces at the nearby park & ride. These non - recreational users are having
an impact on the golf course. In an attempt to resolve this issue Foster Golf Links will be
placing advanced warning "6 HR Parking, Recreation Use Only" and "Authorized Parking Only
Vehicles Impounded" signs on the north end of the parking lot by March 1. Violation
enforcement will begin on April 1, 2015. The City will continue to work with King County
Metro to find a long -term solution for park and ride users. This issue is on the Transportation
Committee's work plan.
• TCC Tree Thinning: On Wednesday, February 11 the parks crew removed 8 trees from the
Tukwila Community Center parking lot. The trees were not growing well and were hindering
healthy growth of nearby trees. Staff is coordinating with the Seattle Woodworking Club to
donate the tree trunk wood rounds to the Seattle Wish Program through Children's Hospital.
Eight replacement trees will be planted on site in the near future.
Public Safety
• Canine Teams Present to Local Girl Scouts: On January 22 the Tukwila Police Canine Teams
gave a presentation to 30 -4o Tukwila Girl Scouts at Tukwila Elementary School. The
presentation provided background about the work and lives of Canines Doc and Ace. A few of
the girls indicated they would like to become Police Canine handlers themselves. The Girl
Scouts are raising money from their cookie sales to purchase a bullet proof vest for Canine
Doc, as well as other dog supplies and equipment.
• ALICE Training: School Resource Officer Lisa Harrison and Commander Rick Mitchell o
attended ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training in Redmond, WA.
ALICE is a training course to train school district personnel and teachers on how to respond to
an active shooter or intruder in the schools. Both Commander Mitchell and Officer Harrison
are now certified instructors.
• Emphasis Patrols: The Community Police Team continues to conduct emphasis patrols at the
Sound Transit Station, focusing attention on the Central Business District and increasing
emphasis on the residential areas.
Project Updates
• Group Health: Group Health is moving approximately 1,00o employees from its administration
and operations campus at 12400 East Marginal Way in Tukwila to Renton next to the Tukwila
Sounder Station in order to have better transportation access and a more efficient, new
building. Group Health's other two administrative buildings will remain occupied with
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approximately s,000 employees. The Tukwila Reporter recently posted a good article with
more information.
• Spruce Motel: On February 12 the City completed its purchase of the Spruce Motel on Tukwila
International Boulevard. The property is now completely vacant and fenced. PBS Engineering
is developing specifications for demolition. Demolition of the Spruce and other motels is
scheduled to occur in 2015.
• Briscoe /Desimone Levee Repair: The City of Kent has begun construction of the sheet pile
flood wall. Work will begin near West Valley Highway and will require some lane closures. The
work is scheduled to be completed by July 2015.
IV. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries
Date of
Inquiry
Inquiry
Response
2/17/15
Christi Wells, Wells Trucking:
DCD staff have talked with Ms. Wells via telephone and
City
request for assistance in allowing
followed up with an e -mail detailing the options
Council
the Tukwila School District to
available to her: request a zoning code interpretation to
meeting
purchase the truck terminal site
determine if the proposed school district use is similar in
for use for school bus storage,
nature to the legal nonconforming use of the truck
repair and dispatch. Zoning on
terminal on the LDR portion of the site; or request a
the property is split between C /LI
rezone of the site. Each option has different associated
and LDR and the current use is
costs and timelines.
considered legal nonconforming.
2/17/15
Council President Kruller raised
The potential legislation in Olympia only gives cities the
City
concern about legislation in
authority to reduce the distance to 500 feet, it does not
Council
Olympia that would reduce the
automatically reduce the distance. The s,000 foot rule
meeting
distance between where legal
would remain in effect unless a City Council took action
marijuana facilities could be sited
to reduce the distance via ordinance. Some cities have
in relation to schools, etc. She
requested this flexibility because they would like to site
also asked that the City
legal marijuana facilities closer than the s,000 feet
investigate Issaquah's public
currently allowed. Staff reviewed Issaquah's public
consumption ordinance.
consumption ordinance and determined that it adopts a
number of state statutes by reference. The ordinance
does not address odor.
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