HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2015-06-15 Item 7C - Report - City AdministratorTO:
City of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
6200 Southcenter Boulevard
Tukwila, WA 98188 -2544
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: June 10, 2015
SUBJECT: Report for June 15, 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.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• WCMA /AWC Training: On June 3 the King County City Managers /Administrators group
partnered with Washington City /County Management Association (WCMA) and Association of
Washington Cities (AWC) to offer a training for City leadership. The training covered
Governance models and open government in Washington, Financial management,
Employment law and labor relations, Land use law and economic development, and Effective
Council /Manager Relations. City Administrator David Cline, Economic Development Liaison
Brandon Miles and Deputy Finance Director Vicky Carlsen attended the training.
• South King County Leadership Meeting: On June 3 Mayor Haggerton and City Administrator
David Cline attended a South King County Leadership Group meeting including South King
County Mayors and members of the Sound Transit Board that represent South King County.
King County Executive Dow Constantine attended the meeting to help facilitate greater
communication and an exchange of ideas regarding Sound Transit Leadership.
• Boeing Access Road Meeting: On June 9 Mayor Haggerton and Communications and
Government Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi participated in a meeting with businesses and
residents regarding the Boeing Access Road multimodal station. Sound Transit recently began
their public engagement process around ST3, which will be the package sent to the voters in
November of 2016. Currently both the commuter and light rail stations at Boeing Access Road
are on the draft list, and in order for them to stay on the final list, it will be imperative that
Sound Transit hears from Boeing Access Road supporters. As such and in partnership with
Sabey, the City has developed a toolkit for employers, employees and residents to easily
engage with the agency. A website has been developed where the toolkit will be able to be
easily shared with other interested stakeholders. The Council should feel free to share the
website: www.BoeingAccessRoadStation.org
• TIGER Grant Applications: On June 4 the City formally submitted its application for the
current round of TIGER funding. Like last year, the City requested $20,000,000 in TIGER funds
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for the Strander project to allow us to go under the Union Pacific tracks and connect with
Renton's SW 27th Street. Based on the feedback received from US Department of
Transportation on last year's application, as well as the improvements we were able to make
on the FY 2015 application, we are hopeful that we will receive the grant. Decisions on TIGER
will be made in the fall, and we will know toward the end of the year as to whether we receive
any funding.
II. Community Events
• McMicken Canvass: City staff are currently conducting a house -by -house canvass of the
McMicken neighborhood. In the past two weeks almost 100 homes have been visited.
Canvassing will continue through the end of June. Whereas final survey results will be available
later this summer, preliminary responses indicate that residents enjoy their neighborhood and
appreciate the personal outreach.
• Teen Summer Kick -off Festival: The Annual Teen Summer Kick -Off Festival will be held at
Foster High School Stadium on Wednesday, June 17 from noon — 5:00 pm. The event is
organized like a block party for teens in grades 6 -12. There will be music, a BBQ, 4 on 4
basketball, dodge ball, bouncers, and more.
• #Dreams Unlimited Project Performance: The Tukwila Arts Commission and 4Culture have
sponsored the #Dreams Unlimited Project, two professional artists have been working with
selected Foster High School students throughout the past four weeks. A final performance of
their work will culminate in an inspirational performance which will leave attendees feeling
unlimited in their potential. The performance will be held on Wednesday, June 17th at the
Foster Performing Arts Center, doors open at 5:30, the performance is FREE.
III. Staff Updates
Project Updates
• Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB) Comprehensive Plan Element: The Planning
Commission held a public hearing on the new TIB Element, made their revisions and forwarded
their recommended version to the City Council.
• Southcenter Plan Wins Smart Communities Award: The City of Tukwila was awarded a 2015
Governor's Smart Communities Award. Tukwila received the Smart Choices Award —
Implementation of a Comprehensive Plan for the Southcenter Sub -area Plan: fostering
development of a high- density, regionally- oriented, mixed use center including housing.
Commerce Director Brian Bonlender will present the city awards on behalf of Governor Inslee
at the Association of Washington Cities annual conference in Wenatchee.
• NW Arena Project: A public EIS Scoping meeting regarding the NW Arena project was held on
June 2 at the Tukwila Community Center. Approximately 15 members of the public attended
and voiced concerns about traffic, impacts on neighboring businesses and possible changes to
the Interurban Trail.
• 164th Street Community Meeting: On June 3 there was a 164th Street Community Meeting
with citizens from Tukwila and SeaTac. Representatives of the Tukwila Police Department,
Tukwila Code Enforcement and the SeaTac Police Department attended the event. This was a
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follow up to a previous meeting with the neighborhood and Chris Partman gave a presentation
on Crime Prevention Training and Reporting.
• City Ice Cream Social: On June 4 Over 10o City employees attended the Employee
Recognition Ice Cream Social held at the Minkler Shops. Ice cream and other treats were
provided for public safety and public works employees that work different shifts and were
unable to attend.
• Interurban Ave 5 Update: Walsh Construction is preparing to switch traffic to the west side.
Most of the curb and gutter and storm drain has been placed on the east side from 5 14gth St
to Fort Dent Way along with the base layers of the new asphalt roadway. All work is now
expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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