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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: June i5, zoi6
SUBJECT: Report for June zo, 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
• Waste Management Scholarship Program: Waste Management partnered with the City of
Tukwila to provide 2o16 scholarships to Foster High School Students. They reviewed the
applications the City received for the Tukwila City of Opportunity Scholarship and selected five
students to receive $1,000 scholarships. Waste Management plans to continue collaborating
with the City Scholarship program next year.
• Council Chat at Foster High School: Teens for Tukwila sponsored a Council Chat at Foster
High School on June 3. Over So teens participated in the event to discuss important topics
including employment, education and safety. Mayor Ekberg, Council President Duffie, and
Councilmembers Robertson, Seal, Hougardy, Quinn and Kruller, also attended. The teens
discussed their ideas to address community priorities.
II. Community Events
• Residential Collection Event: The Tukwila Recycling Program offered a successful event for
hard -to- recycle items at Foster High School on May 14. Items received included: 8.19 tons of
metals, 15 porcelain toilets and sinks, 126 tires, 16 mattresses and box springs, 3.12 tons of
reusable household goods and textiles, l9 propane tanks and 6 tons of bulky wood, 45 gallons
of antifreeze, 23 auto /marine batteries, 275 gallons of motor oil /mixed petroleum products, 46
oil filters, and 294o household batteries. The Recycling Program also distributed 19 recycled -
content compost bins and 3o recycled content rain barrels at a reduced cost to Tukwila
residents.
Community Clean -Up Event: The City partnered with Waste Management to offer Tukwila's
first Curbside Collection Event on June 1o. The event was very successful. Staff will be meeting
with Waste Management to receive a report on items collected and to discuss lessons learned
for future events.
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Tukwila School District Family Night Events: Parks and Recreation staff attended Family
Night events at Tukwila Elementary School and Cascade View Elementary School to distribute
information to students and parents regarding Tukwila Parks and Recreation programs.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Foster High School Class Discussion: On May 26 Tukwila Police Officers participated in a
classroom discussion at Foster High School. A few days later officers responded to a call in a
neighboring City, and were approached by an attendee from the classroom discussion. The
officer was able to gather some great information from this student.
• 17th Annual Mu'tamar Conference: On May 28 Sergeant Boyd and Officer Valdez spoke
about the role of law enforcement in the United States and in the community at the 17th
Annual Mu'tamar Conference for the East African Islamic Community held at Foster High
School.
• New Towing Program: Effective June 1 the Police Department moved from a single towing
contractorto a rotational (multiple company) towing system. ABC Towing and Skyway
Towing are the companies on our rotational tow truck list for all PD impounds and fleet towing
needs.
• Meeting with Foster High School Bike Club: Community Development staff met with the
Foster High School Bike Club to discuss student interest in bicycle facility planning. After
school reconvenes in the fall, the Bike Club plans to make a presentation to the City Council
about their interest and support for bicycle infrastructure here in Tukwila.
Project Updates
• TIB Redevelopment— Motel Demolition: Fencing and hydroseeding is scheduled to be
completed by June 17. The electrical service connection from Seattle City Light to the two
newly erected lights should be up and running by the end of the month.
• 53rd Ave S: The City has received responses from 1g of the 46 private property owners along
the roadway as to the design option they prefer. A follow -up letter was sent to the owners
who did not respond to solicit additional input.
• Foster Library Building: The Tukwila School District has announced they have reached an
agreement with the King County Library System to purchase the Foster Library building.
• TUC Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge: Bid Opening was held on May 24 with the low bidder, SB
Structures, coming in below the engineer's estimate and within budget. The bid award is
scheduled for the June loth Regular Council meeting. Selection of a construction management
firm should be completed by June 17.
• S 144th St Phase II: The bid opening on June 7 only had two bidders and both bids were
significantly over the engineer's estimate. Analysis of the bids is underway.
• Washington Place: Mayor Ekberg and Economic Development staff toured Washington Place,
the 1g story hotel and apartment building that is under construction on Andover Park East.
IV. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries
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Date of
Inquiry
Inquiry
Response
June 6, 2o16
Councilmember Robertson
The Desimone levee repair began as a City of Kent
referenced page 48 of the report as
project in 2o15. Tukwila processed a shoreline
it relates to the Desimone Levee
substantial development permit and shoreline
and a number of plants, top soil
variance for the City of Kent. Then the U.S. Army
and coir mats being washed away
Corps of Engineers (USACE) took over the
or damaged due to high river flows
project. The landscaping that washed out was
last year. He inquired about
planted by the USACE and they are in the process
whether that was a Tukwila or City
of replanting right now. King County Flood
of Kent project. Councilmember
Control District may add to the plantings at a
Robertson relayed that high river
future time. In addition, the City of Kent still must
flows are going to continue, and
plant the remainder of the plants that were to be
the river in Tukwila is affected by
placed on the USACE repaired levee. The City has
sea level rise. The University of
been discussing with Kent staff the best location
Washington has reported that
for the remaining plants and hope to have a site
what used to be called °loo -year
identified soon. Planting will probably take place
storms" will occur every 15 years.
in the fall.
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