HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2015-09-08 Item 7C - Report - City AdministratorCity of Tukwila jim Haggerton, Mayor
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The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: September 2, 2015
SUBJECT: Report for September 8, 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.
Community Events
• Kids Festival: Over s000 kids and community members attended this year's Kids Festival held
on Friday, August 21, 2015. Highlights included 20 exhibitors who shared local resources; face
painting; bounce houses and Tukwila's first ever community water balloon "fight." Parks and
Recreation staff grilled chicken skewers, hot dogs, distributed dirt cups (pudding with
crumbled cookies). Attendees also enjoyed free snow cones. Entertainment included
Puppeteer, Jason Ropp and the annual Camp Tukwilly and Teenventure Camp talent show.
II. Staff Updates
Project Updates
• Interurban Ave South Improvements: Water main installation continues on the west side of
Interurban Avenue and all main line runs are in and have been tested for pressure and purity.
The contractor is working on making the transfer from the old to the new system. The water
work should be completed by early September. Next steps include utility
coordination /relocation, new storm drains, sidewalks, pavement, center medians and
landscaping.
• APE Emergency Sewer Repair 2015: On August zg, a pipeline inspection camera became
lodged in a hole in the bottom of the pipe in the 120o block of Andover Park East. The City
immediately began an emergency repair of the sewer line and removed the camera. About 20
feet of sewer main was removed and replaced on August 20 and the asphalt pavement was
restored on August 21. This section of Andover Park East is still being planned to be sliplined in
late 2015.
• Recycling Program: The City of Tukwila is being recognized for going the extra mile to reduce
waste and increase recycling. Tukwila was named one of King County's "Best Workplaces for
Waste Prevention and Recycling" for 2015. The "Best Workplaces" list has been celebrating
waste prevention and recycling in local businesses for nine years and features a wide array of
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businesses in King County. Since Tukwila has made the "Best Workplaces" list for five years in a
row, it has been further recognized with an honor roll designation.
• KCD Urban Forestry Initiative Working GrouR: DCD staff attended the first meeting of the
KCD Urban Forestry Initiative Working Group. The City of Tukwila is one of the members of
this panel whose responsibility is to fine tune criteria for grants related to urban forestry
projects for members of King Conservation District.
• BlockWatch164 Meeting – McMicken Neighborhood: On August 1g Code Enforcement
Officer Hulvey attended the monthly BlockWatch164 meeting held at 4804 S 164'h Street,
Tukwila, WA. The meeting was a huge success and was attended by 13 residents of the
neighborhood. We discussed several properties of concern and howthey could be positive
partners with the City to find a resolution of the issues of the neighborhood. The residents
have started a Walk, Watch and Call Program where residents meet and try to walk their
neighborhood every day to be on the lookout for suspicious activity or properties.
• ii —d Annual Tukwila Community Garage Sale: The Tukwila Recycling Program sponsored a
successful Community Garage Sale on August 22 and 23. 85 residences had sales across the
city. The sales received publicity via flyers with maps and lists of sale addresses distributed at
various locations, as well as on Tukwila's website.
• 4736 S. 164th Street – Foreclosure: Tukwila Police and Code Enforcement are working
together to clear out a problem property for the McMicken Neighborhood. Within the last few
days police discovered and removed an illegal outdoor marijuana grow operation, Puget Sound
Energy disconnected and removed power meters from both structures, and Code Enforcement
posted both structures with an Order Prohibiting Occupancy.
The Board of Architectural Review (BAR): On August 27 the BAR held a public hearing to
review the proposed Tukwila Holiday Inn Express project, to be located at go Andover Park E.
The five - story, 92 room hotel is the first project to undergo BAR Design Review under the new
Tukwila Urban Center Design Review standards. The project proposal includes a development
agreement with the City for the creation of a shared parking lot on Christensen Road to
provide parking for Green River Trail users and hotel guests. The Board approved the project,
which also received approval for Shoreline Substantial Development earlier this month.
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