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TO: Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: May 10, 2017
SUBJECT: Report for May 15, 2017 Regular Council Meeting
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff and community an update
on the activities of the City and on issues that concern Tukwila. Please let me know if you
have any questions or need additional information about any of the following items.
Intergovernmental Update
• Future Business Leaders of America Craft Fair: On April 29 Finance staff attended a
Future Business Leaders of America Craft Fair at Foster High School.
• YSEALI Fellows: The City of Tukwila was selected to host two international fellows
through the 2017 YSEALI Professionals Fellows Program sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State. Alisa Rukbankerd from Thailand and Thipphaphone Douangsila
from Laos joined us April 29 and will be here through May 27. They will be working with
Mayor Ekberg, City Administrator David Cline and other city staff members. The focus
area of their fellowship is Legislative Process and Governance, and Civic Engagement.
• Meeting with Japan- America Society of the State of Washington: Mayor Ekberg,
City Administrator David Cline and Community Engagement Manager Mia Navarro met
with representatives from the Japan- America Society of the State of Washington to
discuss their 2018 international summit/homestay program being done in collaboration
with the John Manjiro Whitfield Commemorative Center for International Exchange.
• Congress for New Urbanism Conference: Mayor Ekberg, Councilmembers De'Sean
Quinn and Kate Kruller, City Administrator Cline, International Fellows Alisa Rukbankerd
and Thipphaphone Douangsila, and several staff members from Community
Development participated in the Congress for New Urbanism Conference in Seattle May
2 -6. Councilmember Quinn was one of the speakers in a session about Combating the
Suburbanization of Poverty on May 2. On May 4, the 2017 Congress Legacy Project
team presented their final report about the Tukwila International Boulevard Project.
• King County City Managers /Administrators Meeting: City Administrator David Cline,
Communications and Government Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi and International
Fellows Alisa Rukbankerd and Thipphaphone Douangsila attended the monthly King
County City Managers /Administrators meeting on May 3. At the meeting presentations
were given by State Auditor Pat McCarthy, the Government Performance Consortium,
King County Metro, the King County Assessor's Office, Puget Sound Energy, the
Association of Washington Cities and Sound Cities Association.
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II. Community Events
• Tukwila Village: The King County Library held the Grand Opening of the new Tukwila
Library on April 29.
• Healthy Earth, Healthy You 5K: On April 29 over 100 runners and walkers participated
in the 6th annual Healthy Earth, Healthy You 5k run /walk along the Green River Trail.
After the run /walk many attendees participated in planting the newly expanded pollinator
garden, coordinated by BECU. Over 200 plants were installed by approximately 50
runners and City staff.
• United Way Tax Preparation at Tukwila Community Center: United Way provided
free tax preparation services at the Tukwila Community Center. This year they prepared
a total of 445 Tax Returns, 70 more returns than the previous year.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics OCAT) Training: Chief Villa,
Acting Deputy Chief Mitchell, and Officer Joseph Zaehler attended ICAT training in Los
Angeles April 25 -27 a training course designed for police to better handle persons in
crisis, tense situations, and critical incidents. The training helps police officers learn new
techniques and tactics to deescalate these types of situations.
• Human Trafficking Investigation: On May 5 detectives with the Tukwila Anti -Crime
Unit (TAC) were involved in the culmination of a three -year ongoing investigation into
prostitution and human trafficking that began in Tukwila. This was a collaborative effort
between multiple local, state, and federal agencies, to bring a halt to the regional
criminal activities of an international human trafficking organization, and provide
assistance to trafficked persons. As a result of this investigation, multiple arrests were
made in approximately 32 different locations throughout the region. None of these
locations were in Tukwila.
Project Updates
• Duwamish Alive! Earth Day Event: Community Development Planning staff
participated in the Duwamish Alive! Earth Day event at BECU on April 22 working with
Tukwila Elementary School fourth and fifth graders who removed sod to expand the
pollinator garden. Showalter Middle School Students removed invasive weeds on the
river side of the trail. The students worked hard through intermittent rain, remaining
cheerful and committed to finishing their work and were rewarded with pizza at the end
of the work party.
• Finance Department New Hours: Effective June 1 Cashiering Services at the front
counter in City Hall will end at 4 :00 PM.
• Meeting regarding International Flags on Tukwila International Boulevard:
Economic Development staff met with Tukwila School District students and
Superintendent and a co -chair of the Tukwila International Boulevard Action Committee
regarding the students' desire to install international flags along Tukwila International
Boulevard.
• S 144th St Phase II: The road is now closed for construction, after a brief opening to
accommodate King County's Tukwila Library grand opening on April 29. The contractor
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has sawcut and demolished the pavement on the north side of the road. On the south
side, a pedestrian pathway has been built.
• Washington Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference: Several Parks
staff attended the Washington Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference in
Spokane the week of May 1. Kirstin May and Gordon Hanscom were both awarded
Micky Corso Training Grants which provides funds for recipients to attend professional
training opportunities through the National Recreation and Parks Association.
• Annual Bridge Inspections: The annual bridge inspections have been completed for
2017, except for one bridge, Boeing Access Road over BNSF which will occur in
October, to keep its two -year cycle timing in place.
• Washington Association of Code Enforcement (WACE) 2017 Spring Training
Conference: Code Enforcement officers attended the Washington Association of Code
Enforcement (WACE) 2017 Spring Training Conference in Kirkland. Topics included:
Landlord Tenant Law, Rights and Responsibilities, Landlord Tenant Resources and
Mediation, Curbstoning, and Legal Access to Properties.
Boards and Commissions
Vacancies are currently being advertised on the City's website, on Channel 21, in the
Tukwila Reporter, through social media and outreach to the local schools.
• Arts Commission: No vacancies.
• Civil Service Commission: No vacancies.
• Community- Oriented Policing Citizens Advisory Board: Vacant Positions - Position
#8 School District Representative and Student Representative.
• Equity & Social Justice Commission: Vacant Positions - Position #2 Education
Representative, Positions #4 and #7 City Employees, and Position #6 Community
Representative and Student Representative. Two applications have been received.
• Human Services Advisory Board: No vacancies
• Library Advisory Board: Vacant Positions: Positions #6 and #7 Residents and Student
Representative.
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: No vacancies.
• Park Commission: Vacant Positions - Positions #6 and #7 Community Members and
Student Representative. One application has been received.
• Planning Commission: No vacancies.
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