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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: May ii, 2oi6
SUBJECT: Report for May 16, 2oi6 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
• Suburbanization of Poverty Forum: On May 5 Community Development Director Jack Pace,
Project Development Manager Joyce Trantina and Human Services Manager Evie Boykan
attended a meeting of South King County cities hosted by the City of Auburn to continue
discussion about how cities can work together to mitigate the suburbanization of poverty.
• For the Love of Cities: Mayor Ekberg, Council President Duffie, Councilmember McLeod and
several city staff members attended a seminar co- sponsored by the Municipal Research
Services Center, the Association of Washington Cities and the Government Performance
Consortium where Peter Kageyama provided a presentation based on his books: For the Love
of Cities and Love Where You Live and City Managers from Kenmore, Renton and Sequim
shared creative and unique ways that they have increased community engagement.
II. Community Events
• Earth Day Awareness Event: CBRE sponsored an Earth Day Awareness Event at the Gateway
Corporate Center on April 22. The City of Tukwila attended with educational brochures about
Tukwila's recycling program, details on how to compost correctly, information about Restore
the Duwamish and educational posters on how healthy transportation choices positively
impacts lives.
III. Staff Updates
Project Updates
• TIB Redevelopment- Motel Demolition: A large portion of the impervious surface pavement
has been removed from the project site. Site grading, saw - cutting, fence removal and
installation is scheduled to begin May 9 and the construction work should be almost complete
by May 13 except for the light pole installations.
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• Strander Blvd Phase 3 Early Start: Staff submitted a grant application for federal STP funding
as part of the Puget Sound Regional Council's countywide process Call for Projects. This is in
addition to the previously submitted application for PSRC Regional STP funds. Staff met with
the design Consultant to discuss the status of performing groundwater modeling as part of the
preliminary engineering work currently under contract.
• 53rd Ave S: Staff is compiling comment forms from residents along 53rd Ave S. A combination
of preferences have been received, including no landscaping, landscaping, and a request for
on- street parking. Staff and the Consultant are scheduling meetings with individual property
owners.
• TUC Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge: The project is being advertised for construction bids: the pre -
bid conference is set for May Zo and the bid opening is scheduled for May 24.
• S 144th St Phase II: Final coordination with Seattle City Light, King County Library System
and the Tukwila Village site developer is near completion. Ad date expected early May.
• Duwamish Gardens /Chinook Wind: Phase 2 of construction began on May 3. Contractor is
removing over - winter erosion controls and preparing for further site excavation.
• Tukwila Village: King County Library System continues construction on the new library.
Estimated to be open to the public in late 2016 or early 2017. Tukwila Village Development
Associates continues site work 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. Seattle City Light has
requested an easement for electrical equipment and City is processing the easement.
• Downtown Action to Save Housing (DASH): DCD Planning staff met with the Downtown
Action to Save Housing (DASH), a non - profit housing developer, to discuss rehabilitation of
one property and redevelopment of two properties in the TIB District to provide family -sized
apartments for very low- income and formerly homeless residents. DASH schedule a pre -
application meeting once the properties have been purchased.
• Washington Recreation Park Association Conference: Several staff attended the annual
WRPA Conference where two Tukwila programs received awards: "See You in the Park"
received the Innovative Outreach Award and the "Women's Only Fitness" received the Cultural
Competency Award. Councilmember Quinn attended the awards banquet and joined staff in
celebrating the successes.
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