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Home My WebLink AboutReg 2016-04-04 Item 7C - Report - City AdministratorCi�y olf Tukwila Allan Ekberg, o Mayor's Office -David Clime, City Administrator The City of opportunity, the community of choice TO: Mayor Ekberg Councilmembers FROM: David Cline, City Administrator DATE: March 30, 2oi6 SUBJECT: City Administrator's Report 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 • Meeting with King County Assessor: Mayor Ekberg, City Administrator David Cline and Finance Director Peggy McCarthy met with the new King County Assessor, John Wilson, to discuss the availability of property tax exemptions and other matters. • Regional Transit Committee (RTC) Caucus: Councilmember Hougardy and DCD staff attended the Regional Transit Committee (RTC) Caucus and regular meeting on March 16. Elected officials serving on the RTC discussed amendments they would like King County Metro to make in updates to the Strategic Plan and Service Guidelines. The RTC will be reviewing the Metro Long Range Transportation Plan in upcoming meetings. • Meeting with School District: Mayor Ekberg, City Administrator David Cline and Economic Development Administrator Derek Speck met with Dr. Nancy Coogan and Dr. Judith Berry of the Tukwila School District to discuss common issues to both organizations. • Joint Council - Staff Workshop: On March 14 Executive Staff and City Councilmembers participated in a joint workshop to begin discussions regarding budget priorities for 2017 -2o18. II. Staff Updates Public Safety • Active Shooter Awareness Training: The Police Department provided three sessions of the Active Shooter Awareness and Response Training available to all City personnel. These one - hour training sessions covered a civilian's /employee's response to an active shooter. The training was recorded and will be made available to all. • Neighborhood Speed Enforcement Officers: Two officers will be serving as Neighborhood Speed Enforcement Officers effective April 1. Both officers will attend a two -week motorcycle operator class beginning April 4. It is anticipated that they will be conducting speed enforcement in the neighborhoods by mid - April. Tukwila City Hall * 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188' » 06- 433 -1800 • CWebsite.: Tukwilo WA.gav 17 City Administrator's Report March 30, 2016 Page 2 Project Updates • Sound Transit: On March 24 Sound Transit announced the draft list of candidate projects for ST3, the ballot measure they will forward to the voters in November of this year. Thanks to the hard work of a great coalition of residents, business, public agencies and organizations, the Link Light Rail Station at Boeing Access Road was included in the package. The other substantial project that will affect Tukwila is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line from Burien to Lynwood that would stop at the existing TIB station. The current package does not include a stop in our central business district (CBD) (the next stop east is Renton). If approved by the voters this November, ST3 projects would not begin construction until 2019, as they still need to finish ST2 projects. The agency is also prioritizing a list of "early deliverables" first, with light rail projects not coming online until beginning in 2028. According to the preliminary schedule, the Burien to Lynwood BRT line would be completed by 2024 and the Boeing Access Road station is scheduled to open in 2034. As we continue our advocacy for the light rail stop at Boeing Access Road we will also communicate our strong desire to see a stop in the CBD on the BRT line. • State Budget: The State legislature passed the final budget on Tuesday, March 3o during special session. In regards to what affects local governments, the most difficult is the fact that the Public Works Trust Fund is effectively gone. The legislature swept the $154 million in loan repayments expected to be paid by local governments in the 2017 -2019 biennium, on top of the $73 million swept this biennium. We may also see a drop in our share of the state's tax on fire insurance premiums that helps to defer pre - LEOFF and LEOFF 1 retiree obligations. In good news, it does appear that MRSC is fully funded without any additional diversions from local governments' share of liquor revenue. A final state budget overview will be included in the next CA report once the governor has signed the budget. • Interurban Roadway: Paving of the Interurban through lanes was completed on March 18 with remaining cross streets and tie -ins currently scheduled for paving the week of March 28. Sidewalk panels in front of the SC Plaza building were recently completed and landscaping restoration along the frontage is ongoing. Substantial completion is expected in mid - April. • 53rd Avenue South: An open house was held on March 23. Attendees were given the opportunity to discuss possible roadway layouts with differing real estate needs and seemed pleased with the proposed options. Additional outreach is needed to gather specific design preferences. Questionnaires and /or door -to -door contacts are being considered. • South 144th Street: Final coordination with Seattle City Light, King County Library System, and the Tukwila Village site developer is near completion. The City expects to advertise a request for bids in the near future. • 421d Avenue South Phase III: During the March 15 public open several residents attended and were generally supportive of the project. Several residents discussed specific issues in the final design including ingress /egress to driveways, sidewalks, and location of the bike lane. Internal discussions are ongoing over the location and design of the stormwater detention pond. • TUC Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge: A request for bids is set to be advertised on March 30 with the bid - opening scheduled for April 26. The US Corps of Engineers Section 408 (levee modification) permit is expected to be issued by April 14. Phone, 206- 433 -1800 + Email: Mayor T°ukwilaWA,gov • Website; T'ukwilaWkgov City Administrator's Report March 30, 2016 Page 3 • Tukwila Village: King County Library System continues construction on the new library, 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 summer 2016. Developer estimates first buildings will open in late 2017. The City also resolved a complicated title issue that consolidated the lots so that they can be sold to the Tukwila Village developer this summer. • Washington Place: Development is under construction. Expects to open in late 2017. • Tukwila International Boulevard Redevelopment - Motel Demolition: Seattle City Light is expected to disconnect the electricity at the motels this week. The Contractor removed the concrete slab at the Traveler's Choice property and graded the site. The Contractor has also been working on an unidentified utility conflict and has discovered a deep hole at the Smoke Shop property. • Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Gas Main Replacement: The new gas main line installation is complete. PSE is continuing to make service connections from resident houses to the new gas main. Upon completion of all service connections asphalt restoration will commence. III. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries Date of Inquiry Inquiry Response On March 23 a cross - departmental team of staff met to discuss the multi - family Katrina Dohn expressed housing issues at the March 21 City March 21, 2016 concerns about multi - family Council meeting. The City Attorney's housing issues. Office is currently working on a written analysis of these issues to be provided to City Council. Phone, 206- 433 -1800 + Email: Mayor T°ukwilaWA,gov • Website; T'ukwilaWA. ov 19