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Home My WebLink About1996-04-15 Regular MinutesApril 15, 1996 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Agenda amended APPOINTMENTS OF THE MAYOR TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers JOE DUFFIE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; PAM CARTER, Council President; STEVE MULLET; JIM HAGGERTON; PAM LINDER. Ekberg excused MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER EKBERG. MOTION CARRIED. OFFICIALS JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; JIM HANEY, Interim City Attorney; RON CAMERON, City Engineer; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; ROSS EARNST, Public Works Director; ROSA KROWS, Records Mgr., P.D.; AL SPENCER, Operations Mgr., P.W.; RON WALDNER, Police Chief; DON WILLIAMS, Parks Recreation Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; JANE CANTU, City Clerk. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY CARTER, TO MOVE APPOINTMENTS AHEAD OF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Rants requested Council confirmation of his appointments to various boards and commissions. All appointments were confirmed as follows: Parks Commission: *Patricia Cagampang, Pos. #3; term expires 3/31/99 MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, TO CONFIRM THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PATRICIA CAGAMPANG TO POSITION #3 ON THE PARKS COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. Community Police Advisory Board: *David Fenton, Pos. #5; term expires 3/31/00 *Robert Comiskey, Pos. #7; term expires 3/31/00 Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting April 15, 1996 Page 2 Annointments (con't) CITIZEN COMMENTS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY LINDER, TO CONFIRM THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID FENTON TO POSITION #5 ON THE COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. MOVED BY CARTER, SECONDED BY HAGGERTON, TO CONFIRM THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT COMISKEY TO POSITION #7 ON THE COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. Arts Commission: *Russell Bradley, Pos. #3; term expires 12/31/00 MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY CARTER, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF RUSSELL BRADLEY TO POSITION #3 ON THE ARTS COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. Library Advisory Board: *Clarice Perry, Pos. #4; term expires 12/31/97 *Kathleen Doolin, Pos. #5; term expires 12/31/97 MOVED BY CARTER, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF CLARICE PERRY TO POSITION #4 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. MOVED BY HAGGERTON, SECONDED BY CARTER, TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN DOOLIN TO POSITION #5 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. None a) Dennis Canty, Green/Duwamish Watershed Coordinator, King County SWM Division gave an overview of the Green/Duwamish Watershed Forum Proposal and Ecosystem Restoration Study. b) Police Chief Ron Waldner and Analyst Jason Atlas gave an informative presentation entitled "Crime in Tukwila" which illustrated some of the statistics the Police Department can Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting April 15, 1996 Page 3 Special Presentations (con't) CONSENT AGENDA BID AWARD Award Contract to DPK, Inc. Ryan Hill Water Main Improvements OLD BUSINESS K.C. Parks Bond Issue Proposed Projects NEW BUSINESS Ord. 1765 Revising Term of Office Library Board now produce through the use of Incident Based Reporting. a. Approval of Minutes: 4/1/96 b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 84927 through 85183 in the amount of $1,589,289.44 c. Assignment of unspent 1995 interest earnings (from 1989 Parks Bond Issue) to Interurban Trail project MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. MOVED BY MULLET, SECONDED BY HAGGERTON, TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO DPK, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $461,602.84 FOR THE RYAN HILL WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. Recess 8:35 8:45 p.m. Parks and Recreation Director Don Williams asked for clarification on which of the prioritized projects Council wanted to be submitted to King County. Following the Mayor's recommendation to use a blended approach to the funds, thus submitting all proposed projects, it was the consensus of the Council to submit the entire list in order of priority as shown on Page 23 of the agenda. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSED LIST OF PARK PROJECTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE PROPOSAL OF THE KING COUNTY PARKS BOND. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. MOVED BY HAGGERTON, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. Attorney Jim Haney read A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.1405 AS CODIFIED AT TMC i C- Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting April 15, 1996 Page 4 New Business (con't) Ord. #1765 Revising Terms of Appt. Library Brd. Accept Pass Through Funding CDBG Program Award Contract for Design of West Vly Hwy /Strander Blvd. Intersection Improvements Strander Blvd. Extension Res. #1348 Setting Hearing Date for Street Vacation W. Marginal Place So. 2.33.030, REVISING THE TERMS OF APPOINTMENT OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOVED BY HAGGERTON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT ORDINANCE NO.1765 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY CARTER, TO ACCEPT THE PASS THROUGH FUNDS FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM FOR THE 1996 YEAR. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH H.W. LOCHNER IN THE AMOUNT OF $71,034.04 FOR DESIGN OF THE WEST VALLEY HWY /STRANDER BLVD. INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS /STRANDER BLVD. EXTENSION PROJECT.* Councilmember Haggerton questioned how the McLeod project fit into this contract. Public Works Director Ross Earnst clarified that the extension of Strander is part of the agreement with McLeod (Exhibition Center) and is part of the traffic mitigation program. *MOTION CARRIED 5 -1 (HAGGERTON DISSENTING.) MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. Attorney Haney 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 WEST MARGINAL PLACE SOUTH FROM SOUTH 110TH STREET EXTENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 370 FEET SOUTH. MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO.1348 AS READ. MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting April 15, 1996 Page 5 REPORTS Mayor Council Mayor Rants introduced Attorney Jim Haney from the firm of Ogden, Murphy, Wallace. Haney will assume the duties of city attorney on a temporary basis. He has an extensive background in municipal government and municipal law. Mayor Rants reported that construction of the new community center is 25 percent complete and that the project is going well. Rants reported he is involved in a study being done by WSDOT and King County regarding park and rides in King County. The purpose of the first phase of the project is to involve communities, users of the facilities, and citizens in the review of the improvements that can be made at each site. The long term goals are to increase capacity, increase security, and provide retail space at the site. Initial park and rides to be explored are in the communities of Bellevue, Burien, Mercer Island, Federal Way, Kenmore, Renton, Seattle, and Tukwila. Councilmember Duffie reported that the Metro Lunch Bus will offer free shuttle service to and from Southcenter beginning on April 29th. Councilmember Hernandez reported she recently attended a Human Services Roundtable meeting. The Roundtable has a video they would like to preview to Council later in the year. The group is also putting together a committee whose members would go to Olympia to lobby certain bills in the legislature. Hernandez also attended a senior citizens lunch and a presentation on senior services. Members of the Des Moines food bank were present and reported they were limiting their food deliveries to some of the seniors in Tukwila because of a shortage of volunteers. Council President Carter distributed booklets on the RTA proposal. Mayor Rants added that Metro Councilmembers Hague and McKenna want to see light rail get to the airport. They are willing to accept either an Interurban or I -5 routing and want to talk to Council more about it. %b' Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting April 15, 1996 Page 6 Renorts (con't) MISCELLANEOUS ADJOURNMENT 9:55 p.m. Councilmember Haggerton confirmed the Finance and Safety Committee is working on language for the September ballot regarding fireworks in the City. Councilmember Linder reported on another successful Highway 99 Action Committee cleanup campaign last Saturday. Mayor Rants reported that cameras for use on Highway 99 would cost approximately $34,000. Seizure and drug monies would cover most of the cost of the system which includes four cameras and the monitoring equipment. The Finance and Safety Committee will be given a complete report next week. Councilmembers favored the purchase of the cameras and agreed that more discussion was needed to work out the details. Mayor Rants invited everyone to take part in an Earth Day celebration by participating in the clean up of Tukwila Pond on April 20th from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. Several of the local businesses have donated food and prizes for those who participate. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MULLET, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. Jot r W. Rants, Mayor J l f .Gl C_ Ct :San' E. Cantu, City Clerk KING COUNTY PARKS BOND ISSUE PROPOSED LIST OF TUKWILA PARK PROJECTS APRIL 8, 1996 At the March 25 Council meeting, Mayor Rants, Council, and staff held discussions and put together this proposed list of park projects that should be considered to be a part of the proposed King County Park Bond Issue. It is anticipated Tukwila will receive an automatic share of about $1.2 million and it could increase up to $1.95 million depending upon the sharing formula used. The Council must decide on April 15 which projects will be submitted to King County by April 30. Input from the Parks Commissioners, Youth Organizations, South Central School District, and Parks and Recreation Director has helped to suggest various projects. Projects in Order of Priority Cost Description Estimate 1) Cascade Neighborhood Park 900,000 Acquisition of four lots, design and construction 2) Showalter Playfield Lights 260,000 Provide lighting for the baseball and soccer fields, finish field improvements where portables are now located. 3) Old Tukwila Comm. Center Park 680,000 4) Tukwila Elementary Playfield/Park 200,000 On south side only, two youth baseball fields and one full size soccer field, irrigation and drainage. 5) Log House River Front Park Total Funds 1) Fostoria Creek Enhancement Tukwila Pond Park LOCAL PROGRAMS 150,000 $2,190,000 CRITICAL RESOURCES PARTNERING PROJECTS Demolition of building and construction of a new park with soccer field, softball field, parking, path, and play equipment. Picnic area, parking, landscaping 500,000 Restore stream channel, improve water quality, landscape 200,000 Efforts to improve habitat and water quality, 2) Tukwila Pond Park Habitat/Water Enhancement remove invasive plants 350,000 Complete park improvements, most likely plaza, shelter, water feature lighting. Partner