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The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: February 10, 2016
SUBJECT: Report for February 16, 2016 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
• Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) FAST Freight Advisory Committee: Staff attended a
PSRC FAST Freight Advisory Committee meeting where it was announced that the new federal
FAST Act (Fixing America's Surface Transportation) will be releasing funds to WSDOT for grant
for projects ready to go to construction by 2018. Grant applications will be due May 2016.
• Sound Transit South King County Leadership Group Meeting: Mayor Ekberg and City
Administrator Cline attended a meeting of the South King County Leadership regarding Sound
Transit which focused on the ST3 proposal.
• Association of Washington Cities (AWC) City Action Days: Mayor Ekberg, Council President
Duffie, Councilmembers Hougardy, Kruller, McLeod and Robertson, City Administrator Cline
and Communications and Government Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi attended AWC City
Action Days in Olympia and met with Representative Hudgins, Representative Bergquist and
Senator Hasegawa.
• King County City Manager /City Administrators Monthly meeting: David attended the KC
City Manager /Administrator meeting where AWC provided a legislative update, Ann Marie
Soto of Kenyon Disend provided a presentation on public records, discussion took place about
the upcoming WCMA Spring Conference and about keeping your organization healthy during
transitions.
• Amtrak Station Stop Policy Advisory Committee: Communications and Government
Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi participated in the second meeting of the WSDOT /ODOT
Station Stop Policy Advisory Committee regarding Amtrak Cascades service.
• King County Aerospace Alliance Meeting: Project Development Manager Joyce Trantina
attended the King County Aerospace Alliance meeting at Orion.
II. Staff Updates
Public Safety
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• Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) review of the Tukwila Light Rail
station: Community Police Coordinator Chris Partman performed a (CPTED) review of the
Tukwila International Boulevard Light Rail station and is working with their security director
regarding lighting and landscaping issues at the facility.
Project Updates
• Interurban Roadway: Work is nearing completion on the soldier pile wall traffic barrier.
Finalization of the slope below the wall and the installation of the pedestrian handrail along the
top of wall are anticipated in the next two weeks. Center medians have been excavated and
median curb installation is underway. Remaining sidewalk components as well as landscaping
and private propertytie -ins are currently expected to continue into the second week of
February. Final paving is weather sensitive and we anticipate the completion of the project
after April 2016.
• 530 Avenue South: Four roadway design concepts will be presented at the February 16
Transportation Committee
• South 144th Street: Design is at l00% and 3 of 4 right of way parcels have been acquired. Once
the last parcel is acquired the project will be advertised for construction. We are working with
Seattle City Light on utility relocation.
• 2"a Avenue South: Utility coordination is underway to finalize construction schedule.
• TUC Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge: The City anticipates construction bids to be advertised in
February, pending right -of -way acquisition and permit approval.
• Tukwila Village: King County Library System continues construction on the new library which
is estimated to be open to the public in late 2016. Tukwila Village Development Associates
continues sitework on the property north of 144th. The City has approved building permits for
buildings A, C, and E. City is awaiting developer response to comments on the permit
application for building D. Developer will submit permit application for building B at a future
time. City and developer expect to close escrow on the land sale for the first phase in May
2016. Developer estimates first buildings will open in late 2017.
• Washington Place: Development is under construction. Expects to open in late 2017.
• Tukwila International Boulevard Redevelopment - Motel Demolition: The Contractor has
started hazardous material abatement and utility disconnection coordination. The Traveler's
Choice Motel is scheduled to be demolished in February. Power service disconnection from
Seattle City Light for the other 4 buildings may take longer than expected. The City's
construction management team is currently working with SCL to try to shorten their service
disconnection process. Demolition of all buildings is scheduled to be complete by June 2016.
During 2016 city staff will seek Council direction on whether to start a developer selection
process.
• Hazardous Tree Removal: A tree fell from Sound Transit property along a branch of Gilliam
Creekjust north of 15200 52nd Ave. South onto the adjacent property's parking lot. Three
additional trees nearby are also in danger of coming down, possibly on the guideway. DCD is
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working with Sound Transit on the removal and replacement of the trees which should take
place sometime in the next week.
• January Fitness Challenge: Nearly soo people participated in the January Fitness Challenge.
Participants who came to TCC at least so times received a "Healthy Tukwila" gym towel.
Participants who came at least 20 times received a "Healthy Tukwila" water bottle and will be
entered into a drawing for a $25 Sports Authority gift card.
• Healthy Tukwila Newsletter: Parks and Recreation has launched the Healthy Tukwila monthly
newsletter. The first issue contains an explanation about the project, information about our
fitness /wellness program, and invites people to participate in our February Fitness Challenge
and "like" our Tukwila Parks and Recreation Facebook and Instagram pages. Parks and Rec is
working with the Tukwila School District and Sounders 2 to develop some collaborative
activities to promote the #HealthyTukwila campaign.
• Rosso v. Tukwila: The City prevailed in its motion for partial summaryjudgment in the Rosso
v. Tukwila case. This case required a joint defense by the City Attorney's Office and insurance
defense counsel, as it included both covered and uncovered claims. The claim of inverse
condemnation that the City Attorney's Office handled has been dismissed. The only remaining
claim, alleging negligent injury to personal property, is covered by insurance and will be
litigated by insurance defense counsel, with oversight by the City Attorney's Office.
• The 2015 Department Employee of the Year Award Recipients
• Laura Benjamin, DCD
• Captain Mark Morales, Fire Department
• Mike Marcum, Internal Services
• Stacia Norris, Mayor's Office;
• Mindy Breiner, Municipal Court
• Stacey Agmata, Parks & Recreation
• Detective David Cruz, Police Department
• Henry Ancira, Public Works
2015 City -wide Award Recipients
The Big Idea Award - Robert Eaton, Kris Kelly, Brett Owner, Brian Jaeger, Malcolm Neely,
Randy Engle and Tesh Edesa, Parks and Recreation for the See You at the Park events
The Leadership Award — Scott Mitchell, Public Works
The Spirit Award — Dana Almberg- Dideon, Mayor's Office
The Pride in Service Award — Evie Boykan, Mayor's Office
Teamwork in Action Award — Hot Spots Team: Chris Partman, Rick Mitchell, Rory Mettlin,
Trina Cook, Mary Hulvey, Kathy Stetson, Hoa Mai, David Sorensen, Carol Lumb, Kris Kelly,
Shannon Fisher, Scott Mitchell, David DeGroot, Don Tomaso, Joyce Trantina, Stacey Hansen,
Stacia Norris, Laurel Humphrey
Mayor's Award — Carolyn Simons, Public Works
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