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Home My WebLink About1994-09-06 Regular MinutesSeptember 6, 1994 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Craft Excused OFFICIALS SPECIAL PRESENTATION APPOINTMENTS OF THE MAYOR CITIZEN COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA 8/29 Minutes Moved to New Bus. Moved to New Bus. 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; DOROTHY DeRODAS. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER CRAFT. MOTION CARRIED. JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst. Metropolitan King County Councilmember Chris Vance was introduced and spoke on various topics of concern to the City including airport expansion, regional transit, and annexations. Mayor Rants requested Council's confirmation of his appointment of Becky Davis to Position #5 on the C.O.P. Board. (expires 3/31/96) MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF BECKY DAVIS TO POSITION #5 ON THE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING BOARD. MOTION CARRIED None a. Approval of Minutes: 8/1/94 8/29/94 (Sp. Mtg.) b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos.73509 through 73754 in the amount of $473,305.98 c. Accept as complete Gustayson house demolition project with RJJC, Inc. in the amount of $12,859.57; authorize release of retainage. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.* Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting September 6, 1994 Page 2 Consent Agenda (con't) NEW BUSINESS Ord. #1716 Transferring Water Meter and Customer to Tukwila Pacific Highway South Traffic Study Contract Bell-Walker Eng. Councilmember Robertson requested Item (a) be removed. Councilmember Mullet requested Item (c) be removed. Both items moved to New Business for discussion. *MOTION CARRIED. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED AS AMENDED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants read AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF ONE WATER METER TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 13912 55TH AVENUE SOUTH FROM KING COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NO. 125, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO.1716 AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH BELL WALKER ENGINEERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,870 FOR THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH TRAFFIC STUDY FROM S. 116TH WAY TO S. 152ND ST.* Council President Mullet asked how a traffic study could be done before the light at 132nd and 130th is installed. Ross Earnst explained the Bell- Walker study would primarily look at channelization issues, frontal issues, driveways, and the street design alternatives. The Bartlett contract will deal with surveying and put on paper all the physical structures and construction that's on the highway. Those will be used as base maps for the eventual design of the project. The TRANSPO Group will do the modeling and project out to the year 2020. They will assume a signal at that location when they do the modeling. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting September 6, 1994 Page 3 New Business (con't) Pacific Highway So. Survey Contract Barrett Consulting Group Pacific Highway So. Transportation Modeling Contract TRANSPO Group Approval of 8/29 Minutes *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH BARRETT CONSULTING GROUP IN THE AMOUNT OF $175,889 FOR SURVEYING PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH FROM S. 116TH WAY TO S. 152ND ST. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH TRANSPO GROUP IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,914 FOR TRANSPORTATION MODELING ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH FROM S. 116TH WAY TO S. 152ND ST. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Mullet asked for assurance that the pedestrian study will include movements of bicycle riders, cars, and jaywalkers. Ross Earnst responded that the Bell Walker study will try to identify where crosswalks should be located, whether they should be signalized, and how they will be spaced up and down the street. Councilmember Robertson voiced his concern that Council and the Mayor need to be more clear in the conclusions they arrive at following their deliberations. Using the August 29th minutes (which dealt the Tukwila Pond Park design) as an example, Robertson, said they were correct as far as they went. He felt, however, they could have been developed further if the group had been more specific in their conclusions. Council discussed those areas they felt were most confusing regarding the Pond project. Council agreed that when a formal vote is not taken, their intentions are not always clear. Robertson suggested Council bring the issue back to a COW for further discussion. MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 29, 1994 MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting September 6, 1994 Page 4 New Business (con't) Accept as Complete Gustayson House Demolition Project REPORTS Mayor Council Council President Mullet inquired as to why the City was so far off on the asbestos portion of the bid. Ross Earnst explained that City staff has had some training in this area but are not certified collectors of samples. As the work progressed, the crew found there was more asbestos in the building than originally expected. This discovery lead to the increase in the cost of the project. The contractor had not been asked to submit a specific bid on the removing the asbestos. They used the specs provided by the City. MOVED BY MULLET, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO ACCEPT AS COMPLETE THE GUSTAVSON HOUSE DEMOLITION PROJECT WITH RJJC, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,859.57; AND AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF RETAINAGE. Mayor Rants referenced a letter written to the Valley General Taxing District from Gary Locke. In his letter, Locke has urged the Taxing District to consider giving the cities comprising the Green River Valley Flood Control Zone (GRFCZD) more time before moving forward with their proposed levy lid increase or to reimburse the GRFCZD for maintenance and operation costs of the Green River levees and pumping plants in the service area. Rants explained that there is over $3 million in commercial, industrial, and residential properties on the Flood Control Zone that have to be taken care of. The levees are old and have to be patched. Locke is working with the cities on this issue. Rants informed Council the City received a check from the City of Renton for $100,000 which was Tukwila's share of forfeited narcotic monies seized by the Task Force. Councilmember Hernandez reported she attended a Human Services Roundtable meeting chaired by Seattle Mayor Norm Rice. The group's discussion centered around the family network restructuring program and how the passage /defeat of Referendum #43 would affect the program. Hernandez said the referendum reauthorizes the existing tax revenues from beer, wine, cigarettes, and soft drinks. It requires voter approval because of Initiative 601. If the referendum fails, the state will face the loss of approximately $57 million in revenue. Passage of Referendum #43 Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting September 6, 1994 Page 5 Reports (con't) would provide about $8 million for the family services restructuring network. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, THAT THE 8:34 p.m. On another issue, Councilmember Hernandez suggested the Council President write a letter to Gary Locke and the King County Council expressing Council's concerns about expansion of air cargo service at Boeing Field. Council and Mayor agreed with the Hernandez' suggestion. Council President Mullet reported the first meeting of the Infrastructure Committee of the Duwamish Coalition met a few weeks ago. The next meeting will include a discussion on the transit issue and a presentation on the City of Seattle's plans for the First Avenue bridge. Councilmember Robertson suggested discussion at a COW to talk about how Council could clarify their intentions, be more specific in their decisions and the recording of those decisions. Robertson asked that the discussion also include a method to track requests made of staff, administration or subcommittees. Council agreed to discuss these issues at the next COW. MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. \4-1 Joh Rants, Mayor (e) ry Cantu, City Clerk