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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-10-17 Regular MinutesOctober 17, 1994 Tukwila City Hall 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL OFFICIALS APPOINTMENTS OF THE MAYOR CITIZEN COMMENTS None CONSENT AGENDA BID AWARD Tukwila Parkway Metro Bus Pullout OLD BUSINESS Authorize Contract for Design of Fire Station #53 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; STEVE MULLET, Council President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; ALLAN EKBERG; JOYCE CRAFT; DOROTHY DeRODAS. JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; RICK BEELER, DCD Director; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; KEITH HAINES, Asst. Chief of Police; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; RON WALDNER, Chief of Police; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director. Chief of Police Ron Waldner introduced Lisa Mills, Tukwila's newest Police Officer. Mills is the City's former Community Service Officer. Mayor Rants administered the Oath of Office. a. Approval of Minutes: 9/26/94 (Sp. Mtg.); 8/15/95 b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 74262 through 74501 in the amount of $535,694.02 MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO GARY MERLINO CONSTRUCTION CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,811.77 FOR THE TUKWILA PARKWAY METRO BUS PULLOUT PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH MERRITT AND PARDINI ARCHITECTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $158,766 FOR DESIGN OF FIRE STATION #53. MOTION CARRIED. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting October 17, 1994 Page 2 Old Business (con't) Authorize Tukwila Pond Site Studies Agreements Authorize Wetland Easement and Assumption Agreement for Interurban Trail Agenda Amended NEW BUSINESS Detour Design Report Pac. Hwy Bridge Replace- ment Project PS &E for Macadam Road Bridge Replacement Project REPORTS MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN CONSULTANT AGREEMENTS FOR TUKWILA POND SITE STUDIES.* Councilmember Robertson requested Council receive a copy of each of the contracts after they are signed. *MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Duffie announced that Tukwila Elementary will sponsor a Pond Clean Up Day on Saturday, October 22, beginning at 9 a.m. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE WETLAND EASEMENT AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT FOR THE INTERURBAN TRAIL. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants asked that the GMA briefing be postponed until Rob Odle arrived. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH ABJK IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,982.88 FOR THE DETOUR DESIGN REPORT FOR THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH SARGENT ENGINEERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $97,870.60 FOR PS &E FOR THE MACADAM ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants reported that the King County Housing Affordability Report for 1994 shows the average sales price of a single family home in Tukwila for the first quarter of 1994 was $104,665. This makes housing in Tukwila the lowest in King County. The average for rental property in Tukwila was $549. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting October 17, 1994 Page 3 New Business (con't) GMA Countywide Planning Policies Rob Odle, City of Bellevue, was introduced by Mayor Rants. Mr. Odle gave a broad overview of the impacts of the Growth Management Act since its adoption in 1990 to the present. Specifically, Odle spoke to the King County Planning Policies which were adopted in 1992 and the Phase II amendments which are now before council for consideration. Odle explained that Phase II proposed amendments deal primarily with the issues of economic development, fiscal impact, affordable housing, population and employment targets, urban centers, manufacturing housing, rural character, and urban growth line issues not resolved in 1992. Cities have until November 21st to take action on the ratification. Cities may take an affirmative action by passing a resolution or ordinance; choose to take no action; or pass a resolution disapproving or not ratifying the Countywide Planning Policy Amendments. Each city has until December 31, 1995 to make any revisions necessary to their comprehensive plan in order to assure consistency between the County wide Planning Policies and the local comprehensive plan. Following Odle's formal presentation, Council asked for clarification of certain points. Councilmember Hernandez asked at what point Tukwila would be able to withdraw its nomination as an Urban Center if the City determined the conditions originally established could not be met. Odle responded that it was up to the City as to whether or not to have an urban center. The City could withdraw its nomination at any time. He suggested an appropriate time to decide the urban city issue would be as the comprehensive plan is developed and finalized. Odle explained that when planning for an urban center, you need to accommodate 50 employees per acre, 15 dwelling units per acre, a 15/50 ratio. Wording in the County wide Planning amendments make it explicitly clear that it is not expected that every urban center will hit the 15/50 ratio within 20 years. However, it is a City's responsibility should they choose to have an urban center, to have planned in their comprehensive plan for development at the 15 and 50 level. Councilmember Mullet asked if there would be any special funding considerations for cities who choose to develop as an urban centers Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting October 17, 1994 Page 4 New Business (con't) Countywide Planning Policies or manufacturing centers. Odle responded that the amendments do not guarantee a funding source for urban centers. However, what Phase II does set up is the regional finance plan to particularly look at the issue of financing of urban centers. It also sets up in the economic development amendment certain thoughts in order to encourage development in the urban centers such as going to the legislature and essentially looking for some form of tax increment financing for urban centers. Councilmember Robertson asked if a City would be penalized if it failed to meet the targets for growth for housing and employment. Odle responded that there is no penalty in place if the targets are not met. If the targets ended up too high or too low, a City may want to look at revising its comprehensive plan. Robertson commented that if Tukwila decided it didn't want to be an urban center, the target wouldn't automatically come down because of that decision. Odle responded that the City could conceivably have the same target, but accommodate it in a different fashion. Conversely, the City could have a different target because of the way the comprehensive plan was adopted. Councilmember Ekberg asked if there was any mechanism in place that says King County would release some of the functions like police duties for SeaTac or Federal Way or things of that nature. Odle said that a number of cities who currently contract with King County for services have announced they will discontinue this practice. Robertson asked what procedures are in place to handle resolution of an annexation issue when multiple jurisdictions are in contention for the land. Odle answered that there is no definite answer in the policies. Ideally, with the County facilitating the discussion, the jurisdictions would mutually work out an agreement amongst themselves. Councilmember Hernandez asked for clarification on the affordable housing issue as it pertains to an urban center. Odle responded that the City, through its own policies, would make the decisions regarding the character for the urban center or non -urban center. Likewise, the City would make the call on affordable Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting October 17, 1994 Page 5 New Business (con't) Countywide Planning Policies Reports (con't) 76) housing. They would determine the strategies to employ in order to accomplish their comprehensive plan targets. Regarding the City's responsibility to provide schools within the urban center, Odle explained that there are currently no requirements to do so. Housing, however, must be provided in the urban center. The City would have to provide the ability to accommodate the housing in the urban center with an overall average of 15 dwelling units per acre. It would be up to the City to determine whether those 15 units would be divided up between affordable and non affordable. Mayor Rants asked whether there was a difference in targets between an urban center designation and just the jurisdiction of Tukwila. Odle responded that there is no difference. Rants questioned whether there was a difference in the population and employment change between an urban center, and urban village, and just the jurisdiction of Tukwila. Odle explained that for Tukwila, the targets currently in place are just for the jurisdiction of Tukwila. The policies state that as you go through your comprehensive plan, should you in the end in your comprehensive plan identify an urban center, then you should submit to the GMPC what the breakdown of your target is between the urban center and the non urban center portion of Tukwila. In conclusion, Odle stated that the City makes the final determination as to whether or not it will have an urban center. That decision will not necessarily change the target the City has identified. Councilmember Duffle announced the Foster neighborhood now has its own community newspaper. Councilmember Mullet reported the Infrastructure Committee did not send their letter for the RTA because they couldn't agree on the appropriateness of the monster station Boeing Access Road. Councilmember Robertson distributed copies of a newspaper article that listed the four options the RTA Board is considering. All four plans show a system coming down Highway 99. Two of the plans show a diesel powered system running from Tukwila to Bellevue. Robertson commented that the plans as presented show the greatest amount of spending on a system for Seattle and Bellevue but show little consideration for southend cities. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting October 17, 1994 Page 6 Renorts (con't) EXECUTIVE SESSION 8:42 p.m. 1 0 1 Regarding the GMA, Councilmember Robertson suggested alternative zoning for the CBD be considered along with the urban center plan Mayor Rants responded that rather than developing an alternative plan right away, Council discuss the pros and cons of the urban center designation at the next COW. Robertson said it might be a good idea to put off any decision on a designation until after the RTA vote on October 28th. .Mayor Rants said he'd begin some staff work with a framework for alternatives and present them to Council in two weeks. Councilmember Ekberg reported he attended an excellent presentation by US West on the Future of Telecommunications at last week's Chamber of Commerce meeting. Councilmember DeRodas reported her attendance at the Apartment Owners/Managers Network Program. DeRodas encouraged Council to offer any suggestions they might have that could help to encourage better participation by the apartment owners /managers. One suggestion made at the meeting was to offer a reduced business license fee to owners /managers who take an active role in the Network Program. Staff Finance Director Alan Doerschel gave a brief introduction of the proposed CIP. Discussions will begin at the next COW. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY EKBERG, TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR 20 MINUTES TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE LAND PURCHASE. MOTION CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT 9:11 p.m. THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. Joh Rants, Mayor Ja e E. Cantu, City Clerk