HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-11-27 Committee of the Whole MinutesTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
November 27, 1995 Tukwila City Hall
7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER Council President Ekberg called the Committee of The Whole
Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
OFFICIALS
CITIZEN'S COMMENTS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1996 Preliminary Budget
SPECIAL ISSUES
Pacific Hwy. Revitalization
Plan
JOE DUFFLE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; ALLAN EKBERG, Council
President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; STEVE MULLET; PAM
CARTER; JIM HAGGERTON.
JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; LINDA COHEN, City
Attorney; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD Director; EVELYN
BOYKAN, Human Services Coordinator; ALAN DOERSCHEL,
Finance Director; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; RON
CAMERON, City Engineer; DOUG MICHEAU, Public Works
Coordinator.
None.
Alan Doerschel, Finance Director, commented that previous
meetings with the City Council and Administration have been very
effective in reaching agreements on policy relating to the basic
services offered by the City. The philosophy that we not reduce
essential services to the community is a good one, as long as we
can maintain the revenues necessary to provide this level of
service.
Council President Ekberg opened the public hearing at 7:20 p.m.
There being no public comments, the public hearing closed at 7:22
p.m.
Councilmember Robertson explained that the Community Affairs
and Parks committee had reviewed the proposed Involvement
Program document for the Highway 99 Revitalization Plan. The
program consists of a description of the affected people within the
99 study areas and the role they play in the process of developing
the Plan.
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November 27, 1995
Page 2
Pacific Hwy Revitalization
Plan (font' d)
Surface Water Management
Ordinance
1996 Budget Discussion
REPORTS
A discussion ensued and the Council agreed that the document will
be used as a guide throughout the process and will be the specific
topic for a joint meeting with the 99 Task Force in December 1995.
Phil Fraser, Senior Engineer, Public Works Department, explained
that a Surface Water Management Ordinance is required by RCW
90.70.100 to adopt surface water regulations, enforcement
processes, permitting requirements, a maintenance program and
related standards. He said this ordinance has been a topic for
discussion for several years and has been through numerous Utility
Committee reviews and various other pertinent agencies and
departments.
After a brief discussion and review of previous revisions, the
Council agreed to forward the Surface Water Management
Ordinance to the next Regular Council Meeting for approval.
The Council continued review of the 1996 Budget, covering
Transportation, Water, Sewer, and Surface Water.
Doerschel says the first step in reviewing the CIP is to update the
Council on the 1995 to 1996 carryovers and/or project shifts and
provide recommendations on any changes that are made.
Doerschel said he will provide the Council the information in
spreadsheet form by Friday to allow adequate time for review by
next Council meeting.
Mayor Rants reported that King County is still trying to form a
merger with Valley -Com. The Council agreed to continue to take
a stand against such an action.
Rants said he had recently attended an ACC meeting where they
discussed the strategies for going forward in the year 1996.
They've hired a consultant for $8,000 for getting an opinion survey
of the three counties Snohomish, King County and Pierce -to see
if there is any public support that they can use to bring more public
notice to the airport third runway issue.
Councilmember Duffie reported he had attended the fund raiser
kick -off breakfast meeting last Thursday for the Tukwila Pond
Park Project. A ten minute video was shown and the attendance
was great.
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November 27, 1995
Page 3
Reports (Cont'd)
ADJOURNMENT
9:40 P.M.
Councilmember Robertson requested that the Mayor provide the
Council with a statistical report from the Police Department that
reflects the arrests made in Tukwila's hotel /motel complexes.
The Council agreed that they need to address the issue of who will
be attending the South King County Area Transportation Board
(SKATBd) meetings now that Councilmember Dennis Robertson's
term on the Council will conclude December 31, 1995. They also
raised the issue of some councilmembers not being able to attend
certain outside meetings due to the Council's subcommittee
meeting scheduling. They will discuss this early in January 1996.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO
ADJOURN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING.
MOT
IED
Alan Ekberg, Council President
Celia Square, DeputCity Clerk