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of Tukwila
yor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
David Cline, City Administrator
June 14, 2017
Report for June 19, 2017 Regular Council Meeting
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
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.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• SeaTac Coordination - Tukwila staff from Public Works, Planning, and Economic
Development attended a project overview meeting hosted by the City of SeaTac to
review their public works project to improve Military Road between South 152nd Street
and South 150th Street. The project will include new sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and
other elements and may be constructed in 2018 or 2019.
II. Community Events
• Cascade View Starts Composting - Staff worked with Cascade View Elementary to
become the first school in Tukwila to start composting lunchtime waste in their cafeteria.
Ms. Florez's 4th grade class helped launch the program and are continuing to help other
students sort waste into either compost, recycling, or garbage bins. Since the program
started in April, students have kept over 1,000 gallons of food scraps out of the landfill.
• King County Refugee Housing Summit — Staff and the mayor attended this meeting
that brought together more than 100 people from the government and nonprofit sector
working on refugee resettlement and homelessness prevention.
• EB -5 Information Session — The City hosted a small information session on the U.S.
Government's foreign investor (EB -5) program. Representatives from the U.S. Citizen
and Immigration Service who staff the program and Christine Lee from Tukwila's
Washington Place development served as panelists. Attendees had a good
opportunity to learn more about the program.
• Challenge Seattle - Economic Development staff attended a meeting hosted by
Challenge Seattle to learn about Washington State's database to track student
achievement and outcomes from pre - kindergarten through college and even into the
workforce. It's very useful data and is available at www.erdc.wa.gov.
• Coffee with a Cop — Apollo the drug interdiction canine joined the successful Coffee
with a Cop event at Westfield Southcenter on May 24. A great turnout was experienced
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at the event. The outpouring of support for Apollo has been amazing. We have gotten
messages on Facebook and Twitter from Greece, Japan, Canada, France and many
other countries all over the world as well as the states. Apollo's story aired in Greece
and the U.K. as well as Boston, New York City, Miami and countless other cities.
• Bulldog Academy Graduation - Officer Adam Balcom put a lot of time and energy into
the Bulldog program. On 6/2/17, 20 -25 students graduated and celebrated along with
their families. Sergeant Boyd played the bag pipes while Officers Isaiah Harris and
Victor Masters posted the colors as Honor Guard. All students who participated
received certificates. Six students were awarded Core Values awards. All seniors were
also presented with blue and white graduation cords to wear at their Foster High School
graduation. Our hope is to continue the same program next year and build upon the
current model with feedback from the students.
• Special Olympics Torch Run - Tukwila officers participated in the Special Olympic
Law Enforcement Torch Run on 6/2/17. Officers Marc Schutt, John Perry and Erik
Kunsmann supported the Special Olympics by running about four miles from 112th and
Tukwila International Boulevard to 170th and Pacific Highway. The run took about 36
minutes and it was up hill for a majority of the time (not to mention sunny and warm).
Additionally, Traffic Officers Hines, Ames, Kolstad along with Sergeant Lund provided
traffic control for the event. Officer Victor Masters also contributed by using social media
to support the event. The officers were cheered by the numerous citizens driving,
walking, or working along Tukwila International Boulevard.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Auto Theft Task Force - As of 7/1/17, Preventing Auto Theft Through Regional
Operational Links (PATROL) will no longer exist, and will merge with the Auto Crime
Enforcement (ACE) and Washington State Patrol (WSP) to form Puget Sound Auto
Theft Task -Force ( PSATT). Staff is finalizing the interlocal agreement between the
involved parties and negotiating a lease with the City of Auburn for a facility that will be
used by the newly formed PSATT. Staff is also currently working on a bridge grant to
cover the operational costs of PSATT until the State Legislative session has concluded
and Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority (WATPA) funds are made available for
the two -year grant cycle.
• Significant Operation - Detective Josh Vivet, along with several area police agencies
and the assistance of the Major Crimes Unit, Tukwila Anti -Crime Team, Community
Police Team detectives, and patrol officers and with the guidance of the King County
Prosecutor's Office, arrested several people, recovered numerous guns and other
evidence in conjunction with several drive -by shootings and incidents that occurred
throughout King County over the past two to three months. The investigation is
continuing and other arrests and evidence collection are anticipated.
Project Updates
Phone: 206 -433 1800 • Email: Mayor @TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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• Riverton Heights Mixed Use — A pre - application meeting was held to discuss a mixed -
use proposal for the property located at 14423/14223 Tukwila International Blvd. The
proposal is to provide retail spaces on the ground floor and 52 apartment units on the 4
floors above. The applicant is also proposing secure /underground parking for the
residents. The project will be required to obtain a SEPA determination and design
review approval.
• Tukwila School District Projects — The Planning Commission will hold a public
hearing on June 22, 2017 at 6:30 PM in the City Council Chambers to discuss the
conditional use permit, design review and the variance request related to Foster High
School expansion and construction of the new Birth to Kindergarten facility. The
proposal is to expand Foster High School by approximately 57,000 square feet and
construct a new school for infants through kindergarten children (B2K) of approximately
53,000 square feet north of Showalter Middle School. Foster High plans include the
redevelopment and relocation of sports fields and the elimination of portable
classrooms.
• TUC Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge - Span 2, the middle structural steel section at 220
feet long, will finally be transported from the fabrication shop in Arlington WA to the
project site in June. The contractor is trying to find expedited ways to assemble the
bridge steel, schedule the cranes, and eventually lift it into place over the Green River.
The contractor is also updating the project schedule to show the new completion date.
• Andover Park E Water & Sewer - Final paving is complete, casting adjustments are
underway and we are nearing substantial completion. Project closeout will follow punch
list completion. We expect to reach physical completion near the end of June. Due to
various extra work items during construction, we will be processing a CM supplement
with AECOM through final project closeout.
• S 144th St Phase — II Contractor is continuously potholing for existing utilities and
installing electrical and storm drainage facilities. Excavation and grading for curb and
gutter placements has also begun. The CM staff is also actively coordinating with
Seattle City Light for their power conversion work amid our City road construction and
with Inter -City Contractors (Tukwila Village) to maintain adequate coordination between
the two side -by -side construction projects.
• 42nd Ave S Phase III - We are working through project startup submittals and utility
coordination prior to the tentatively scheduled 6/21 pre- construction meeting and issuing
a Notice to Proceed. We are attempting to motivate the 3rd party utilities to move more
quickly with their relocation planning.
• BAR Bridge Rehab - Project was awarded to PCL Construction Services by Council on
6/5. Staff is working with the contractor to establish a pre- construction meeting as well
as the project schedule. Staff estimates that the work will begin in mid to late July.
• KaBOOM! - Project: Staff will begin removing play equipment on June 25th at Cascade
View Community Park in preparation for the new playground installation on July 8th.
Staff is seeking 160 community volunteers to help build the playground on 7/8/17 —
interested folks can register at www.tukwilawa.gov /kaboom.
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• S. 119th St Pedestrian Bridge — Staff is meeting with King County to look at repair
options. There is a current task order forwarded to King County that will allow
completion of the girder top replacement this year, as well as installation of an epoxy
surfacing test section on the bridge.
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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