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Home My WebLink About1994-07-05 Regular MinutesJuly 5, 1994 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OFFICIALS CITIZEN COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA Special Guest Arrives TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers JOE DUFFLE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; STEVE MULLET, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; ALLAN EKBERG; JOYCE CRAFT; DOROTHY DeRODAS. RANDY BERG, Project Mgr; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; LINDA COHEN, City Attorney; LYNN DEVOIR, Recreation Supt.; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst. Art Rosengrin, 4022 s. 150th, spoke of his concerns about fireworks on the 4th of July. He said the noise was so extreme in his neighborhood it resembled a "war zone Rosengrin supports a total ban on fireworks in the future. a) Approval of Minutes: 6/6/94 b) Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 72044 through 72278 in the amount of #397,331.20 c) Authorize Mayor to sign contract with Richard Carothers and Associates for the Tukwila vactor waste facility PS &E in the amount of $44,900 d) Accept as complete the S. 104th Street emergency riverbank slough repair project with Wayne McCann Trucking and Excavating in the amount of $44,513.04; authorize release of retainage. MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. Parks and Recreation Director Don Williams took great pleasure in introducing the City's Park Pal, "Awesome Possum resplendent in full costume. "Awesome guardian of Tukwila's parks, will make his debut at the Tukwila Days celebration at Foster High School on July 9th. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 5, 1994 Page 2 Agenda Amended NEW BUSINESS Res.# 1299 Modifying Bid Award for E. Marginal Way S. as Associated Grocers BID AWARDS E. Marginal Way S. at Associated Grocers Emergency Riverbank Slough Repair 1994 Overlay, Pedestrian Path and Drainage Improvements MOVED BY RANTS, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO MOVE NEW BUSINESS AHEAD OF BID AWARDS. MOTION CARRIED MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MULLET, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED City attorney Linda Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, MODIFYING THE BID AWARD FOR THE EAST MARGINAL WAY SOUTH AT ASSOCIATED GROCERS RIVERBANK SLOUGH REPAIR PROJECT AS FOLLOWS: 1) ACCEPT THE JUNE 23, 1994 WITHDRAWAL OF C.D. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC., AND RESCIND COUNCIL'S JUNE 20, 1994 BID AWARD; 2) RELEASE BID BOND TO C.D. CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT PENALTY; 3) AWARD CONTRACT TO NEXT LOWEST BIDDER. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT RESOLUTION NO.1299 BE APPROVED AS READ Council President Mullet asked for assurance that this contractor would be able to perform the work within the timeframe initially established. Public Works Director Ross Earnst assured him it would be. *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE EAST MARGINAL WAY S.. AT ASSOCIATED GROCERS EMERGENCY RIVERBANK SLOUGH REPAIR TO WAYNE McCANN TRUCKING AND EXCAVATING CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,780.96. MOTION CARRIED MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE 1994 OVERLAY, PEDESTRIAN PATH AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $753,732.60. MOTION CARRIED Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 5, 1994 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Tukwila Community Cntr.- Architect Selection Mayor Rants called for public comment on the selection of an architect for the new community center. Lanny Vickers, 12227 45th Ave. S., commented that he found Display #1 to be the most visually and esthetically appealing. He said his only concern was the use of too much shrubbery in the parking lot. Roger Baker, 11662 42nd Ave S., also favored Design #1 noting he especially liked the incorporation of a bell in the gazebo. Linda Stanley, Tukwila Parks Commission representative, 13029 41st Ave. S., announced the Commission's unanimous recommendation of the architectural firm of ARC, Design #1. Stanley said the group felt the design presented a community oriented theme and that ARC did a good job of researching the needs of Tukwila residents. Bill Gorjance, 16604 53rd Ave. So., Tukwila Arts Commission representative, said his group felt that Design #2 best reflected the feeling of the neighborhood. Consultants from each of the design firms were present and participated in a brief question and answer period with the Council. REPORTS Mayor Rants announced that the Tukwila Pond Corporation has Mayor requested the City's input on the selection of a landscape architect for the Tukwila Pond Park project. Presentations will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, in the Council chambers. Council determined they could attend the 5 p.m. meeting and then adjourn to their budget retreat immediately afterwards. Councilmember Hernandez gave an update on the activities of the Human Services Roundtable which included information on the restructuring of family services into various networks. Hernandez also reported that United Way will sponsor upcoming community forums to help determine the needs of the community and agencies that United Way should fund. vf Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting July 5, 1994 Page 4 Reports (con't) MISCELLANEOUS Councilmember Craft stated her support of a total fireworks ban. Councilmember Duffle asked that the issue be forwarded to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee for further discussion. Councilmember Hernandez shared photographs and postcards of her trip to Texas that showed some unique commercial and residential developments. Councilmember Duffle commented that residents living on 57th St. had asked him to pass along their thanks to Council for installing the stop sign in the area. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT THE 8:41 p.m. MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. az' John N Rants, Mayor t-t- Jazfe l Cantu, City Clerk 3606-