HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-11-06 Regular MinutesNovember 6, 1995 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
Motion to amend agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
Res. #1327
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
JOE DUFFLE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; ALLAN EKBERG, Council
President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; STEVE MULLET; PAM
CARTER; JIM HAGGERTON.
JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; LINDA COHEN, City
Attorney; RHONDA BERRY, Asst. City Administrator; RON
CAMERON, City Engineer; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD
Director; JACK PACE, Senior Planner; DON WILLIAMS, Parks
Recreation Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst;
JANE CANTU, City Clerk.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION The following new employees were introduced to Council: Marius
Larsen, Recreation Teen Programmer, Trisha Longoria, Recreation
Leader; and Keith Hall, Code Enforcement Officer.
CITIZEN COMMENTS Resident Lanny Vickers commended Keith Hall for his work in
code enforcement.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO
ADD TO NEW BUSINESS A DISCUSSION REGARDING A
CHANGE IN AGENDA FORMAT FOR THE DECEMBER 4,
1995 REGULAR MEETING. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
a. Approval of Minutes: 10/2/95; 10/16/95;
10/23/95 (Sp. Mtg.)
b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 81823 through 82091 in the
amount of $693,636.13
c. A resolution approving accounts receivable write -offs.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.
MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
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November 6, 1995
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BID AWARD
Sensus Water Meters
Fog Tite
PUBLIC HEARING
Zoning Code
OLD BUSINESS
Res. #1328 Approving
Findings Conclusions
Econolodge Waiver Request
NEW BUSINESS
Res. #1329 Rejecting all bids
Fire Station #53
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO
AWARD A CONTRACT TO FOG TITE, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $86,693.08 FOR THE PURCHASE OF SENSUS
WATER METERS. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
Mayor Rants declared the public hearing on the Zoning Code open
at 7:27 p.m. Verbatim testimony (36 pages) attached.
The hearing was closed at 9:11 p.m.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
City Attorney Linda Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DENYING THE REQUEST
BY WEN FAN (LIN) OF ECONOLODGE FOR A WAIVER
FROM MORATORIUM ORDINANCE NO. 1737, AND
ADOPTING FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ,
TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1737 AS READ.*
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO
AMEND THE WORDING IN SECTION 17 OF THE FINDINGS
AS FOLLOWS: DELETE THE COMMA AFTER THE THIRD
WORD IN THE FIRST LINE AND ADD THE WORDS THAT
AN SBA LOAN IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR BUILDING
NEW UNITS. BEGIN THE SECOND SENTENCE WITH THE
WORD HOWEVER AND DELETE THE WORD THAT.
MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. (Carter excused from vote as she did
not participate in hearing on 11/23).
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED
Attorney Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REJECTING
Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting
November 6, 1995
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New Business (con't)
Res. #1330 Granting variance
for relocation of non-
conforming sign
ALL BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE
STATION #53 PROJECT AS PROVIDED IN RCW 35.23.352.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUI±IE, TO
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1329 AS READ.*
Councilmember Hernandez explained the bids for this project far
exceeded the engineers estimates. The Finance and Safety
Committee has suggested the bids be rejected and new bids taken
in the Spring when soil conditions would not be threatened by
construction and could thereby result in lower costs.
*MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
Attorney Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ALLOWING
FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE TO TUKWILA
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 19.12 AND 19.28 AND
ALLOWING FOR THE RELOCATION OF A
NONCONFORMING COMMERCIAL SIGN LOCATED AT
3742 SOUTH 144TH STREET PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1330 AS READ.*
Mayor Rants explained that the sign in question is that of the
Kentucky Fried Chicken establishment. It is considered non-
conforming due to its height and surface space. According to the
TMC, if a sign is moved from its original site, it must adhere to
whatever regulations are in effect at that time.
MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO
AMEND THE MOTION AS FOLLOWS: INSERT THE WORD
EXISTING IN THE FOURTH LINE OF THE TITLE BETWEEN
THE WORDS "COMMERCIAL" AND "SIGN INSERT THE
WORD EXISTING IN THE SECOND LINE OF THE FINAL
Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting
November 6, 1995
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New Business (con't)
Amend Agenda Dec. 4
REPORTS
Mayor
Council
Mayor
ADJOURNMENT
10:08 p.m.
PARAGRAPH OF THE RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE
WORDS "STANDING" AND "SIGN MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
*MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED 7 -0.
Councilmember Robertson addressed the need to delay the
swearing in of short term councilmembers on December 4 until the
current lawmakers vote on the ordinances adopting the final Comp
Plan and Zoning Code. Council agreed to amend the order of
business for the meeting.
Mayor Rants announced he has a copy of ad hoc Noise Advisory
Committee's status report for anyone who wants to read it.
Councilmember Ekberg reminded Council that they had talked
earlier in the year of taking a straw vote on the fireworks issue.
Council agreed to forward discussion and development of the
survey to the Finance and Safety Committee.
Councilmember Duffie invited Council to the free breakfast kick-
off for the Tukwila Pond project on November 21 at 7:30 a.m. at
the Doubletree Inn.
Mayor Rants asked if Council was interested in structured parking
at the Metro Park `n Ride. By show of hands Councilmembers
indicated that they were. Given their response, Rants agreed to
look into the parking issue further.
MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE MEETING BE
ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED.
o Rants, Mayor
E. Cantu, City Clerk