HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-05-22 Special MinutesMay 22, 1995
8:00 p.m.
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rants called the Special Meeting to order at 8:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
OFFICIALS
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Metro Park Ride
Tukwila City Hall
Council Chambers
JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; ALLAN EKBERG, Council
President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; STEVE MULLET; PAM
CARTER; JIM HAGGERTON.
JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; LINDA COHEN, City
Attorney; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; ROSS
EARNST, Public Works Director; RON CAMERON, City
Engineer; DOUG MICHEAU, Public Works Coordinator; DON
WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director; STEVE LANCASTER,
DCD Director.
Paul Tolliver, Director of the Metropolitan Transportation System,
gave a presentation on the Metro Park and Ride at Interurban/I-
405. He informed the Council that a brief presentation had
previously been given at Tukwila's Transportation Committee.
Mr. Tolliver said he has been working with the City for the past 18
months to develop additional park and ride capacity specifically,
the I -405 Corridor. Siting efforts have come to focus on the
Neilson farm site as the only site that has satisfied Metro, RTA and
the City of Tukwila's combined transportation objectives.
Although some of the other more exotic options like decking of
existing park and ride lots are viable options, Metro has deferred
consideration of those options because they are not consistent with
the City's transportation plans. All the parties acknowledged that
the Neilson farm is a difficult site to develop and that access to and
from the site will be both difficult and expensive. Staff from both
agencies, supported by an array of consultants, have analyzed a
variety of site layouts for Neilson farm and have identified a
preferred layout that addresses the circulation and safety issues that
must be resolved to make the site work for Metro. Unfortunately,
the estimated cost to develop the Neilson farm is in the range of 9
to 10 million dollars -well in excess of Metro's approved budget of
6.9 million dollars. Without cost- sharing by other parties, Metro
cannot afford to develop this site as a major park and ride location.
Tolliver said if the City of Tukwila does not find itself in the
position to participat' in the developing cost for the Neilson farm
Special Meeting Minutes
May 22, 1995
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Snecial Presentation
Metro Park Ride
(Cont' d)
CITIZEN'S COMMENTS
CONSENT AGENDA
NEW BUSINESS
Res. #1323 fixing a time
for public hearing for
street vacation.
REPORTS
site at this time, Metro is still willing to jointly purchase (with the
City of Tukwila) an option on Neilson farm property and to take a
wait and see approach until the future of RTA can be determined.
In not purchasing Neilson farm, Metro will have to forego grant
funds previously awarded to them for a new Tukwila park and ride.
After much discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to
forward this issue back to the Tukwila's Transportation Committee
for further review.
General/Neighborhood Revitalization: None.
a. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 78739 through 78907 in
the amount of $305,700.37.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.
MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
City Attorney Cohen read a resolution of the City Council of the
City of Tukwila, Washington, fixing the time for a public hearing
to consider the vacation of South 114th Street and South 115th
Street east of 42nd Avenue South.
MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1323 AS READ. MOTION
CARRIED.
Councilmembers Duffie and Hernandez reported that they had
attended the recent dedication of the Interurban Trail and Open
House at the Beverly Hills Apartments. Hernandez said that the
renovation of the apartments has been completed. Hernandez
attended the Foster Community Club Meeting Wednesday night.
Councilmember Ekberg was also in attendance. Matt Rosenberg
of RCAA was the guest speaker. Hernandez also attended the
Human Services Round Table meeting this past Thursday where
Dick Thompson, United Way, gave a presentation.
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Special Meeting Minutes
May 22, 1995
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Reports (Cont'd)
ADJOURNMENT
9:17 p.m.
Council President Ekberg read an invitation from Tukwila Police
and Fire Departments in conjunction with the South Central School
District inviting staff and Council to a special event on May 25,
9:30 a.m., called Operation Graduation `95.
Councilmember Mullet attended the Duwamish Coalition
infrastructure meeting where the Union Pacific Railroad had some
discussions on what the future holds for the transportation and the
railroad industry in the Duwamish corridor.
Councilmember Carter also attended the Foster Community Club
and Staff Task Force meetings.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO
ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
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Joh iV. Rants, Mayor
Celia Square, eputy City Clerk