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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-04-17 Regular MinutesApril 17, 1978 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL BID OPENINGS AND AWARDS Call for Bids: Telephone Communications System CITIZENS' COMMENTS Doug Margeson City Hall Cornerstone NEW BUSINESS Recommendations for surplus property along South 154 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING M I N U T E S Mayor Bauch, presiding, led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, GEORGE D. HILL, J. REID JOHANSON, DANIEL SAUL, DWAYNE D. TRAYNOR, GARY L. VAN DUSEN, Council President. LAWRENCE E. HARD, Deputy City Attorney; JOHN MCFARLAND, Administrative Assistant; RONALD SWANSON, Finance Director; KJELL STOKNES, OCD Director MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 3, 1978, BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE VOUCHERS BE ACCEPTED AND WARRANTS BE DRAWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS. MOTION CARRIED. Vouchers No. 5574 Current Fund 5574 5672 Street Fund 5673 5690 Fed. Shared Revenue 5691 5698 City Hall Constr. 5699 5700 Water Fund 5701 5719 Sewer Fund 5720 5731 Foster Golf Acq Imp. 5732 MOTION CARRIED. MOTION CARRIED. 5732 Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers 43,375.38 6,875.26 2,114.22 196,935.69 4,401.57 11,461.07 2,100,onn.nn $2,365,163.19 MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE BID OPENING FOR THE TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR CITY HALL BE SET FOR MAY 1, 1978, AT 4 P.M. Councilman Van Dusen asked how the specifications were drawn up and was told they were a combination of three proposals submitted to the City with further suggestions from Department Heads. They were prepared in- house. PUBLIC HEARING: Final Assessment Roll- MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LID #27 FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 27 BE SET FOR MAY 8, 1978, AT 7 P.M. Mayor Bauch explained that LID #27 is the pump station and storm drainage system in the Industrial Area. Mayor Bauch congratulated Doug Margeson, reporter for the Record Chronicle, on being recognized for work he did while working in Lynnwooc Councilman Harris stated she was delighted with the cornerstone laying ceremony on Saturday. It was a big milestone in the City of Tukwila. Mayor Bauch's letter concerning surplus property adjacent to city streets was read for the record. He made the following recommendations: 1. The City Council should re- affirm its policy of acquiring surplus property adjacent to city right -of -way as set forth in formal Council Motion No. 76 -13 dated November 15, 1976. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING April 17, 1978 Page 2 NEW BUSINESS Cont. Recommendations for surplus property along South 154 Cont. ORDINANCES Ordinance #1055 Reclassifying real property at the northwest corner of 65th Avenue South and Southcenter Blvd. from R -4 to C -1 (Huntington) 2/1/ 2. The City accepts the recommendation of Public Works Director Terry Monaghan as set forth in a letter to the Mayor dated April 6, 1978, as the maximum desirable right -of -way in the area of South 154th Street and 52nd Avenue South. 3. The City should acquire the surplus right -of -way as set forth above and inform the State that this is the extent of the City's acquisi- tion. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDA TIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE MAYOR'S LETTER. Councilman Hill wondered if the 80 -foot right -of -way was adequate. Mayor Bauch stated this matches the right -of -way the City will have developed east of the freeway. Councilman Hill said he had been down to the site and it looked like two more lanes could be constructed under the south end of the bridge. He stated he did not want to give up any of the right -of -way if there was any possibility it might be needed later on. Mayor Bauch reminded Council that this particular right -of -way does not extend as far as the bridge and the 80 feet should be adequate. Councilman Traynor stated he would like to look at this again. *MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THIS ITEM BE TABLED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT COUNCIL RE- AFFIRM CITY COUNCIL MOTION NO. 76 -13. A motion of the Tukwila City Council relating to the acquisition of surplus properties adjacent to City of Tukwila public rights -of -way. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Deputy City Attorney Hard read an ordinance reclassifying certain real property located at the northwest corner of the intersection of 65th Avenue and Southcenter Boulevard from R -4 zoning classification to C -1 zoning classification within the City of Tukwila. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1055 BE ADOPTED AS READ. Attorney Hard stated that paragraph 5 should be more clearly spelled out and he recommended the following: If the concrete and bulkheads now located on the site are not removed within a six -month period of time from the effective date of this ordinance, subject land shall be reclassified to R -4. Councilman Saul stated the architect suggested they might have use for the bulkheads and if they can use it, I would like them to. Councilman Harris said they also suggested they might use part of it for landscaping. If they started the building today, this wouldn't give them adequate time. Mayor Bauch asked Attorney Hard if this ordinance is passed and a building permit is issued but the concrete is not removed within the six months, what happens? Attorney Hard said he did not believe they would have vested rights in the C -1 classification. He felt the ordinance would take priority over the building permit. Councilman Bohrer stated that the architect said he might be able to use the foundation and he would like to hear a clarification on how the foundation might be used. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING April 17, 1978 Page 3 ORDINANCES Cont. Ordinance #1055 Reclassifying real property at the northwest corner of 65th Avenue South and Southcenter Blvd. from R -4 to C -1 (Huntington) Cont. 21/2 Councilman Van Dusen stated that once the development is started, the old foundation will have to be used or removed so it will be part of the development cost. Mr. Huntington stated that is the way he wanted it. Some of the Council members agreed that the ordinance, as worded, is causing an additional cost. Councilman Saul stated he thought Council allotted one and a half years for the removal of the concrete. Councilman Johanson explained that it seems quite clear that Mr. Huntington has to be allowed to develop to accomplish what Council wants. If he doesn't build, we don't get rid of the bulkhead. He stated he is in favor of encouraging him to build. Councilman Bohrer stated that setting a time limit didn't work last time. He again asked Mr. Huntington how he plans on using the existing concrete in the development? Mr. Huntington came forward to the table with his plans to talk with Councilman Bohrer. Councilman Johanson asked if there was another alternative to use in getting rid of an eyesore? Councilman Harris said that making it as attractive as possible for him to build would probably be the best alternative because he has to do something with it in order to build. Councilman Van Dusen stated that the Comprehensive Plan designates this area for office so he suggested eliminating paragraph 5 and grant the rezone. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO CHANGE SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR AND REWORD PARAGRAPH 5 ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. Councilman Traynor asked if it can revert back just to the R -4 or can it go clear back to R -1? Attorney Hard stated it would go back to the classification it had at the time the rezone was granted. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Hard pointed out that paragraph 4 shows that this development is subject to approval of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission would have the authority to approve the use of the bulkhead if it became necessary. Councilman Hill stated, for clarification, that if the bulkhead is removed within six months, the zoning never reverts back. It will remain C -1 with an office limitation and this is what the Comprehensive Plan calls for. Mr. Huntington asked if the bulkhead is removed and the hillside erodes down into the sewer system, who is responsible? Mayor Bauch stated the property owner is responsible. Mr. Huntington explained that this question was raised before. Council is telling him to remove the bulkheads which could cause an erosion problem and cost considerable to clean it up. At the time of the last rezone request that Council recommended leaving the bulkheads becausE of this. He stated that he did not build before because it was not cne right time to build, but now people are becoming interested. Mayor Bauch stated that the only penalty Mr. Huntington will have is an additional rezone request fee if the bulkhead is not removed within one year. Mr. Huntington asked if he could come back and ask for an extension? TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING April 17, 1978 Page 4 ORDINANCES Cont. Ordinance #1055 Reclassifying real property at the northwest corner of 65th Avenue South and Southcenter Boulevard from R -4 to C -1 (Huntington) Cont. Ordinance #1056 Appropriating funds from sale of bonds for the purchase and improvements of Foster Golf Links Ordinance #1057 Providing for interfund loan between City Hall Construction Fund and City Hall Debt Service Fund RESOLUTIONS Resolution #627 Relating to planning, endorsing the concept of joint spheres of influence and urging its establishment Resolution #628 Authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement for a back -up vehicle for Medic I 21/3 Attorney Hard stated that paragraph 5 has to take precedence. If the bulkheads are not gone 365 days from now, the land shall be reclassified to R -4. This could be quite severe if he is well on his way to starting the development. At that time, the ordinance could be amended. Councilman Saul stated that 9 or 10 months from now the solution should be very simple. He should know how he is going to use the bulkhead or get it out of there. MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED WITH HILL VOTING NO. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE AGENDA BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE TWO ORDINANCES: ONE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOSTER GOLF LINKS AND ONE TO PROVIDE FOR AN INTERFUND LOAN. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. MOTION CARRIED. Deputy City Attorney Hard read an ordinance appropriating funds from the sale of bonds into the 1978 budget for the purchase and improvements of Foster Golf Links. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1056 BE ADOPTED AS READ. Councilman Bohrer asked about the $40,000 for miscellaneous costs. Mayor Bauch explained it covers advertising, printing and other bond sale costs. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ. MOTION CARRIED. Deputy City Attorney Hard read an ordinance providing for an interfund loan between city hall construction fund and the city hall debt service fund. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1057 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Deputy City Attorney Hard read a resolution relating to planning, endorsing the concept of joint spheres of influence, and urging its establishment between King County and municipalities located within King County. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 627 BE ADOPTED AS READ. Mayor Bauch explained that this resolution endorses the concept of the Joint Spheres of Influence Program and urges King County to undertake the appropriate action to develop this program. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. Deputy City Attorney Hard read a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement for a cooperative action back -up "vehicle" for Valley Medic I Unit. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING April 17, 1978 Page 5 RESOLUTIONS Cont. Resolution #628 Authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement for a back -up vehicle for Medic I Cont. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Mayor's Report Finance Director's Investment Report Mayor's Report Cont. Executive Session 8:30 P.M. Executive Session Closed: 9:14 P.M. ADJOURNMENT Adjournment 9:15 P.M. 2 //y MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 628 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Bauch reported that part of the Medic I Provider Group met with Mr. Spellman, his Budget Director, and the E.M.S. Director. Mr. Spellman indicated he has already appointed a task force to look into the funding problems of the Fire Districts and research the possible ways of funding Medic I throughout the County. He will report back to the Committee prior to budget time so they can figure out how they are going to fund the Valley General Hospital Medic I Unit. Mayor Bauch said he asked the County to research to see if it is legal for local cities to donate funds to Medic I. This is a serious problem how do you equitably distribute the cost? Mayor Bauch informed Council that last week he wrote a letter to Mr. Wilson, the Boeing Company, inviting Boeing to investigate the purchase of the City Light property for their headquarters complex. Ron Swanson, Finance Director, reported interest income for the month of March, 1978, amounted to $8,957.22. This resulted from current investment yields of 6.65 percent of 7.50 percent. Investment activity for the month was as follows: Investments sold $2,580,000 and investments purchased $2,405,000. Mayor Bauch stated that the Public Works Department held an infor- mation meeting with the residence along the proposed 1978 Street Improvement Project. The residence that spoke had constructive comments and were able to influence the preliminary design. In problem areas staff will meet personally with the people. Mayor Bauch announced the flag pole dedication at the new City Hall on June 9th, 1978 at either 4:00 or 4:30 P.M. He stated the American Legion, Scouts, Campfire Girls and Schools will be asked to participate. The first flag raised will be one that was flown over the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Mayor Bauch asked Council to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel problem. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT COUNCIL MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER A SHORT RECESS. MOTION CARRIED. Executive Session was held to discuss a personnel matter. In attendance besides Mayor and Council were Larry Hard, City Attorney; John McFarland, Administrative Assistant; and Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BE CLOSED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. �7,cz�o Ci i;y Cl erk