HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-06 Regular MinutesMarch 6, 1995
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
OFFICIALS
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Visitors Introduced
Tukwila Pond Park
Schematic Design
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the
audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ABSENT: ALLAN EKBERG
Tukwila City Hall
Council Chambers
JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; JOYCE CRAFT, Council
President; STEVE MULLET; DENNIS ROBERTSON; PAM
CARTER.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO
EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER EKBERG. MOTION CARRIED.
JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; LINDA COHEN, City
Attorney; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ROSS EARNST,
Public Works Director; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD Director;
GARY SCHULZ, Urban Environmentalist; RON WALDNER,
Police Chief; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director;
LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; JANE CANTU, City
Clerk.
Mayor Rants introduced Tashihira Uchida and his daughter, Yuko
Uchida, visitors from Tukwila's Sister City, Ikawa, Japan.
Parks and Recreation Director Don Williams and Bob Murase,
Murase Associates, presented the new schematic design plan for
the Tukwila Pond project. The design included the following
programmatic elements: a covered shelter, restroom(s), a water
cascade, seating, benches and tables for picnic areas, some hard
surface, minimum use of concrete and asphalt, two main entry
routes, two pond viewing platforms, the existing bio- swales, and
security lighting. The park is designed to be a place for education,
especially wetland education. It will be used by workers and
shoppers during the day. On weekends, it's expected the park will
become a "people place drawing shoppers, recreational people,
and the general public. Murase also showed slides of areas of
comparable design. Council asked that the design be amended to
include a guardrail on the boardwalk to eliminate the possibility of
shopping carts ending up in the pond and additional security
Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting
March 6, 1995
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Special Presentation (con't)
Tukwila Pond Park
CITIZEN COMMENTS
CONSENT AGENDA
OLD BUSINESS
Ord. #1729 Amending
C.O.P. Brd. Regs Pertaining
to Youth Membership.
lighting. They also requested the shelter be widened to provide
more protection from rain and wind. It was the consensus of the
Council to accept the drawings as presented and proceed with the
project.
None
a. Approval of Vouchers: Nos.77078 through 77311 in the
amount of $311,217.52
b. Accept as complete 1994 Miscellaneous Traffic Signal
Improvements project with Madsen Electric, Inc., in the
amount of $117,138.22; authorize release of retainage.
c. Accept as complete Metro Bus Pullout project with Gary
Merlino Construction Co. in the amount of $37,353.12;
authorize release of retainage.
d. Authorize Mayor to accept turnover of fire hydrant by Kwan
Dental Clinic at 6715 Fort Dent Way as condition of
development.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.
MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, THAT
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
City Attorney Cohen read AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.39 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL
CODE, COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING CITIZENS
ADVISORY BOARD, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1691;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, THAT
ORDINANCE NO. 1729 BE ADOPTED AS READ.*
Councilmember Hernandez explained the ordinance clarifies that
the student representative position could be rotated among
different students. In this instance, Council confirmation would
not be necessary.
Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting
March 6, 1995
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Old Business (con't)
NEW BUSINESS
Tukwila/Renton Intertie
Agreement for Purchase
of Water
City /Administration Joint
Meeting. (3/8/95)
REPORTS
*MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO
AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE EMERGENCY
INTERTIE AGREEMENT FOR WATER WITH THE CITY OF
RENTON. MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY CRAFT, TO
AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY
COALITION (ACC) IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.
Councilmember Hernandez reported that the Finance Safety
Committee was pleased with the contract as more things have been
added that will benefit Tukwila; specifically, limiting or reducing
the number of flight operations at the King County airport, and
helping to eliminate night flights from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Council will discuss other options available to the City at an
upcoming COW meeting.
*MOTION CARRIED
City Administrator John McFarland reported that Fred Stouder,
Burien City Manager, would facilitate the joint meeting between
Council/Administration on March 8th. Stouder, who is very
experienced in the area of community development, will be
contacting Councilmembers by phone during the next few days.
Mayor Rants reported he and Councilmember Hernandez attended
a King County meeting last week on regional issues and regional
financing and how it will pertain to Tukwila during the next 10
years. Rants asked for Council's input as to what each of the
considered to be regional issues of concern to Tukwila. It was
decided that this discussion would be scheduled for an upcoming
COW. Recommendations for ISTEA funding were also discussed.
Rants announced that the Metropolitan Transit Plan (MTP) will be
voted upon at the PSRC open general assembly meeting. Rants
said the MTP had been designed as a plan without thought to
financing. The MTP, called the Phase III Program, came up $28
billion short. The RTA, assuming it is approved, is included in the
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March 6, 1995
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Reports (con't)
Council
ADJOURNMENT
8:17 p.m.
MTP. Transportation congestion pricing is now being considered
as a way to make up the shortfall. Drivers using the HOV lanes
during the commute would have an ID sticker and receive a
monthly bill for HOV use. Eventually, one of the general use lanes
would also be used as an HOV lane, again for a price. All ISTEA
funds would disappear with congestion pricing. Funding would be
credited to RTA. Mayor Rants urged Councilmembers to attend
this meeting and vote accordingly.
Councilmember Duffie recommended Council consider enacting a
curfew law for teenagers in the City as SeaTac has done.
Councilmember Hernandez announced the Community Oriented
Policing grant had been approved. The grant will fund two
additional police officers for the City.
Councilmember Mullet reported that a half -time theater
manager /scheduler has been hired at Foster High School.
Pam Carter reported that at a school district technology meeting
participants discussed the possibility of having a community
electronic bulletin board. Council meetings, Planning Commission
meetings, school district events, etc. could be publicized via the
bulletin board and students could maintain the system under adult
supervision. Sandy Mills, Foster High School, is the contact
person.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, THAT
THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED.
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J 1 n W. Rants, Mayor
fan) E. Cantu, City Clerk