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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-08-25 Committee of the Whole MinutesAugust 25, 1986 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL SPECIAL PRESENTATION South 168th proposed Street Project. REPORTS TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE M I N U T E S Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Joe Duffie, Council President, called the Committee of the Whole Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. MABEL J. HARRIS, JOE H. DUFFIE, Council President, WENDY A. MORGAN, CHARLES E. SIMPSON, MARILYN STOKNES. Jim Wylie, Entranco Engineers, gave a presentation on the Design Report for the proposed South 168th Street Project. This project is #9 on the current Transportation Improvement Program and in the CIP. South 168th will be located between Andover Park West and Southcenter Parkway and between Real Property West and the Spring Ridge Property on the north and the Bond Distribution Center and Boeing Computer Services to the south. Mr. Wylie described the four alternatives. The Design Report recommends alternate A. It provides for a four lane roadway in a 61 foot right -of -way. The roadway is situated far enough south to provide for the service drive along the Real Property West property. The roadway would then shift to the north to allow for the unloading ramps for the Bon Warehouse. The alignment then continues straight to Andover Park West. This makes it necessary to provide 10 to 12 feet of fill out into the pond area. A sidewalk is pro- posed along the south side. There would be traffic signals provided on both Southcenter Parkway and Andover Park West. The total estimated project cost is $3,140,000. The Environmental Impact Statement is in process at this time and will take until January. Fill of the pond area would start next July, and it has to set for oneyear. Completion of the project would occur the end of 1989. The primary reasons for this project is to relieve some of the traffic on Strander Blvd. and to eliminate having to go clear around the "super" block. Council Member Morgan noted letters from building owners in the area regarding the street. She hopes that their concerns are addressed. Mr. Wylie said they have been. People writing the Environmental Impact Statement have been in touch with them. Council Member Harris asked about the costs for engineering. It is included in the item called "associated Project Costs" in the amount of $584,500. Council President Duffie reported that the Bon Distribution Center is concerned about this street. Mr. Wylie said that with Alignment A they are able to park their trucks. Mr. Wylie said the next step is completion of the Environmental Impact Statement. Then, once this is done, a decision will have to be made on which alternative to proceed with. Mayor Mayor Van Dusen reported that the City has received an appeal on the determination of non significance for Sound Utilities Storage Yard at 13122 South 131st. The appeal was filed by Appeal of determination Normed, the adjacent property owner. They believe additional of non significance conditions should have been placed on this development TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE August 25, 1986 Page 2 REPORTS Cont. Mayor Council Vacancy Sister City Park CITIZEN'S COMMENTS Dwayne Traynor Railroad Crossing Randy Coplen, Tax Structure OLD BUSINESS Approval of Minutes NEW BUSINESS 1987 -1992 Capital Improvement Plan application prior to it issuance. This item will go forward to a public hearing on September 15, 1986 if the staff report is ready. Mayor Van Dusen provided Council a letter from the City Attorney concerning the filling of a vacancy on the City Council. MOVED BY MORGAN, SECONDED BY STOKNES, THAT THIS ITEM BE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION UNDER MISCELLANEOUS. MOTION CARRIED. Council Member Harris reported that the Parks and Recreation Committee discussed the possibility of constructing a "Sister City Park" in the southeast corner of the City Hall site. The existing pond would be incorporated in the plan. The park should be ready next year when we receive visitors from Ikawa. Also discussed at the Park and Recreation Commission was Draft 2 of the plans for a Community Center. Three sce- narios were presented: Recreation Facility 6,500,000); Community 4 Center Facility (2,800,000) and Civic Center Facility 4,000,000). The cost of property was not included in the estimates. This item will be discussed further at the next committee meeting. Dwayne Traynor, 14910 58th Ave. So., commented that, at one time, Great Northern Railroad guaranteed the City that if they were allowed to move a railroad crossing, it would have a proper base so it would not settle. The crossing on Southcenter Parkway is a "real axle buster." Another thing, does all the Council review the vouchers or is it just the Committee? He was told that there are three Council Members on the Finance and Personnel Committee to review them. Mr. Traynor said that this is the way the taxpayers money is being spent and Council should review the vouchers and not depend on three people. Further, the dogs are bad on his street also. Randy Coplen, 17487 7th Ave. S.W., in Normandy Park said he was attending the meeting for his wife. She has just returned from a trip to Washington D.C. and returned with the concern that the change in the tax laws is going to have an impact on the existing tax structure of small municipalities. She felt there is a movement a year or year and a half from now that will affect the City of Tukwila. The State would consider an income tax instead of the amount of sales tax that is being collected. He challenged Council to stay aware of this. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES OF AUGUST 11, 1986, BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Council Member Morgan said the attempt to balance the budget including the CIP needs to be discussed. It is a guideline: if Council approves it, we are projecting a balanced budget out six years. Are all of the items in the CIP legitimate and are the means in paying for them appropriate. If we com- mit ourselves to this plan, what are we saying about the future indebtedness. y/6 3 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE August 25, 1986 Page 3 NEW BUSINESS. Cont. 1987 -1992 Capital Improvement Plans (cont.) Proposed ordinance Imposing an excise tax on sale of real estate Council Member Harris said the CIP is close to a wish list or a planning tool. These are the possibilities for future needs of the City. Each year as we budget, we select the most important items and try and find ways to pay for them. Some of the projects will never be accomplished so it is futile to look for ways to pay for them all. Council President Duffie said the CIP is only a plan; it is something to work for. We will not accomplish all of the items. If we didn't have a plan, we wouldn't do anything. Councilman Simpson said he shares the feelings; it is a planning tool. He would rather not borrow money, but some of the projects are very expensive and borrowing will be necessary. We need to be very careful about the funding source and which projects we want to construct. Council Member Harris said all of the streets in the CBD were done by LID with some relief from the City. She advocated that the South 168th Street project be funded the same way. There are areas that cannot be funded by LID. These are the ones we will have to fund by grants and borrowing. They will enhance our City and bring in more money to pay the bonds off. We are going to have to use this as a tool to help our City grow. Mayor Van Dusen said this is a tool, but a different kind of tool. It includes capital projects that we would like to see in the City. We looked at the total list and reduced it to a plan. The only borrowing being done is for a Community Center. They are suggesting this go to a vote of the people. Each item in the CIP has been addressed. Alan Doerschel, Finance Director, said that Administration feels the projects in the CIP reflect a concensus of the priorities. The plan will continue to change. Don Morrison, City Administrator, said that one of the major purposes in looking at it in a balanced format is there are so many projects which take seven to ten years to get from the planning stage through construction. It benefits the City to look at it in a long term. You have to have the foresight to look ahead at what revenues may be available. Council Member Morgan said one of the problems is that the proposed revenue for the CIP is from traditional sources. Council has the responsibility of coming up with a full range of possible resources. What is the effect of long term financing and is it something the City wants to enter into. She asked Council and Administration to spend some time on this. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IMPOSING AN EXCISE TAX ON SALE OF REAL ESTATE BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Dwayne Traynor, audience, asked if the City needs this addi- tional tax money. Council Member Harris commented that pro- jects are getting more expensive and the City cannot fund them out of the current revenue. Mr. Traynor said that increasing the tax isn't going to do it; the City needs to cut some of the expenses. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE August 25, 1986 Page 4 NEW BUSINESS Cont. Proposed ordinance Requiring owners and people in possession of animals to clean up after them MISCELLANEOUS Procedure to follow for filling vacancies on the City Council ADJOURNMENT 8:30 p.m. MOVED BY SIMPSON, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE REQUIRING OWNERS AND PEOPLE IN POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF ANIMALS TO CLEAN UP AFTER THEM BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY MORGAN, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCIES ON THE CITY COUNCIL BE REFERRED TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.* (Members of the Ad Hoc Committee are Council Members Bauch, Harris, and Morgan). *MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE VOTING NO. MOVED BY SIMPSON, SECONDED BYHARRIS, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMTTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. c. D ff e u i e, ouncil President Maxine Anderson, City Clerk