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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2015-05-18 Item 8C - Report - City Administrator ReportCity of Tukwila jim Haggerton, Mayor 6200 Southcenter Boulevard WA • .. The City of opportunity, the community of choice TO: Mayor Haggerton Councilmembers FROM: David Cline, City Administrator DATE: May 13, 2015 SUBJECT: Report for May 18, 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 • Sound Transit released the draft project priority list for the potential ST3 ballot measure in November of 2016. The Boeing Access Road (BAR) Light Rail and Commuter Rail stations were both included in this initial list. While this is good news that our priority projects are on this list, a substantial amount of work remains ahead to ensure they remain on the list. City staff continue to work with other stakeholders to implement a strategic effort focused on the agency and board. Staff met with Sound Transit staff to discuss ST3 and the City's top priority for the package, the BAR station. • City staff also met with Sound Transit to further discuss the security issues at the Tukwila International Boulevard Station. While conversations will need to continue on this subject, City staff is hopeful that there is a renewed effort to work collaboratively toward a shared goal of a safer facility. • City staff met with representatives from King County Metro Transit to discuss the park and ride at 52nd and Interurban. It was agreed that the City and Metro would partner to try and increase park and ride capacity in the area through three potential strategies: • Approach the owners of the former satellite park and ride location which was closed in January of 2014 to determine whether they would be willing to reopen the lot. • Try to identify additional properties in the vicinity that could serve as potential "lease lot" candidates for Metro. • Metro has agreed to look at the placement and striping of the existing lot to determine whether additional capacity can be achieved by rearranging parking spots. • On March 6, a joint City Council — School Board meeting was held to discuss current priorities and issues. An overview of the REACH program (after school) was also presented and representatives from each of the provider groups (YMCA and Parks and Recreation) were available to answer questions and provide information. •• City Administrator Report May 13, 2015 Page 2 II. Community Events • On Thursday, May 7 the City hosted the Allentown community meeting as a result of the Allentown survey conducted last fall. The meeting was well attended by approximately 35 residents, all of whom actively participated in the meeting and small group breakouts. As participants left the meeting many of them complimented City staff on the value of the meeting. • On Tuesday, May 12, the Mayor, City Council, and City Staff met for its regular joint meeting to discuss continued implementation of the City's Strategic Plan. Participants broke into groups focused on the five major Strategic Plan Goals, discussed their vision for the future, and outlined timelines for meeting these objectives. It was a productive meeting with many common ideas and themes shared across the groups. There will be additional follow -up activities based on this joint meeting. III. Staff Updates • Community Building /Public Trust Committee: On May 6, 2015, Deputy Chief Linton attended the third in a series of meetings sponsored by The King County Police Chiefs' Association, focused on building community and public trust. The recently- formed Community Building /Public Trust Committee recognizes the importance of building and maintaining strong relationships within the communities they serve. The initial focus of this committee was to provide local police departments the opportunity to share information on programs they have developed, and that they believe to be beneficial in strengthening the trust between their departments and the citizens they serve. The committee invited a cross section of the unique /diverse communities to attend the meeting on May 6th as part of a citizens advisory focus. Chief Villa invited Mr. Muhammad Jama, the Director of the Abu Bakkar Mosque in Tukwila and Sean Goode, The Alive and Free Regional Representative from Tukwila, who's also a Pastor at Church By The Side of The Road. • Fit City Designation: The City of Tukwila was awarded American Heart Association's Gold Fit - Friendly Worksite recognition. As a Gold level award the City is recognized for the importance it places on creating a healthy workplace for employees and the steps the City has taken to create a culture of wellness by providing support to employees. • Tukwila Spray Park: The Spray Park officially opened for the summer Saturday, May 91h in conjunction with the annual Backyard Wildlife Festival. IV. Project Updates City Council & Planning Commission — Joint Special Work Session - Council and Planning Commission met for a special joint work session on Monday April 27th to provide direction on the updates to the Housing Element and Residential Neighborhoods Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Following the work session, staff will use the agreed upon inventory of issues as the basis for drafting updates to the goals and policies of both elements. King County Metro Transit, Park - and -Ride Utilization Report First Quarter 2015 - The three park and ride facilities within the City continue to be high utilization facilities with over 85% occupancy. ST staff will develop a system -wide parking permit program for ST facilities for presentation to ST's Board by the end of 3rd quarter 2015, for implementation in time for the 2016 opening of Angle Lake Station in SeaTac. 170 City Administrator Report May 13, 2015 Page 3 King County Mobility Connection Program - Staff met with King County to discuss partnering on non - motorized improvements to the corridor between Tukwila Station and the mall and then south to Tukwila Pond. The County has a capital improvement program from their bond Levy and see this corridor as an opportunity to expand connections from the Interurban and Green River trails to activity generators. Duwamish Hill Preserve: The Pre -bid Conference for Duwamish Hill Preserve Phase 2 development was held on May 12 at 10:OOa.m. The bid opening is scheduled May 19, 2015. Visit to Continental Mills: On May 15, Mayor Haggerton and staff met with representatives from the Continental Mills headquarters site, as part of the City's Business Outreach program. V. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries Date of Inquiry Inquiry Response 5/4/15 A citizen mentioned Dave Johnson attended the 5/4/15 Council concerns at Cascade meeting and talked with the citizen to hear her View Park (graffiti, turf concerns. He also discussed the concerns with condition, unsolicited staff and followed up with the citizen on 5/6/15. activities). 171