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City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Mayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
David Cline, City Administrator
October 11, 2017
Report for October 16, 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.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• Project Welcome Home B-52 Painting Celebration: On September 27 Mayor Ekberg
attended the Project Welcome Home B-52 Painting Celebration held by the Museum of
Flight at Paine Field in Everett. The B52 plane will become the centerpiece of the future
Vietnam Veterans Air War Commemorative Park at the Museum of Flight in 2018.
Vietnam veterans of the Project Welcome Home Committee, one of whom flew this B -
52G in Operation Linebacker II and contributed to the release of 591 U.S. POWs spoke
at the event.
• Presentation to Duwamish Rotary: On September 28 Mayor Ekberg gave a
presentation at the Duwamish Rotary meeting about his recent trip to Southeast Asia as
a member of the YSEALI Professionals Fellow Program sponsored by the US State
Department.
• Potential Shoreline Restoration Partnership: Community Development staff attended
a meeting to discuss a possible partnership between the Desimone Trust and WRIA 9
on shoreline restoration. Participants included staff from King County WRIA 9, King
County Mitigation Banking, several of the Trustees, a representative of Trammel -Crow,
which has been negotiating with the Trust for a long-term lease to develop the site and
the Trust's real estate agent.
• King County City Managers/City Administrators Meeting: City Administrator David
Cline and Communications and Government Relations Manager Rachel Bianchi
attended the King County City Managers/City Administrators monthly meeting on
October 4. The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks provided a
Land Conservation Workplan Update, Association of Washington Cities presented
about their 2018 Legislative Priorities, City of Kent presented about Homelessness
Legal Issues and King County spoke about the Puget Sound Climate Preparedness
Collaborative.
• King County Regional Affordable Housing Task Force: Community Development
Director Jack Pace hosted a meeting of the 2017 King County Regional Affordable
Housing Task Force Staff Working Group on October 6.
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II. Community Events
• Senior Health and Information Fair at Community Center: On October 3 a Senior
Health and Information Fair was held at the Tukwila Community Center. The event
included 22 vendors: Sea Mar, Clear Captions, Meals on Wheels, Miles Mitchell
(Chiropractor), Orca to go, Tukwila Crime Prevention, Priority Foot Wear, Pacific
Medical Centers, Alzheimer's Association, Tukwila Human Service, Providence Elder
Care, Health Point, Hope Link, Volunteer Transportation, Hyde Shuttle, SHAG, Merrill
Gardens, United Health Care, Silver Sneakers, Silver & Fit, Project Enhance, Kaiser
Foundation Health Plan of Washington, Highline Physical Therapy, and Outpatient
Physical Therapy. Approximately 200 seniors attended the event.
• BECU Health and Wellness Fair: Marius Francis, Fitness and Athletic Coordinator will
be attending the Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) Health and Wellness Fair on
October 10 to provide information about the wellness programs offered through the
Parks and Recreation Department.
• Green Tukwila Day: Tukwila's first Green Tukwila Day, hosted by the Green Tukwila
Partnership, will be October 14 and will celebrate the Green Tukwila initiative by having
a work party at Tukwila Park to remove invasive English Ivy.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Tukwila Masonic Lodge Honor Officer Matt Valdez: On September 30 Officer Matt
Valdez received the Outstanding Police Officer of the Year Award for 2017 from the
Tukwila Masonic Lodge. Each year, the Masonic Lodge recognizes a Tukwila Police
Officer for their contributions to the department and the City of Tukwila. Officer Valdez
received the award for his work doing community outreach, as well as work with
Tukwila's immigrant population and the Tukwila schools.
• CERT Classes: CERT Classes started on September 30. Class Graduation is
scheduled for October 14 at 4:30 PM at Fire Station 51.
• Officers Receive Life Saving Award: On October 2 Sergeant Zack Anderson, Officer
Mike Richardson and Officer James Thompson received Life Saving Award for saving
the life of an unconscious and unresponsive citizen in September 2016.
• Retirees Breakfast: On October 7 ten past employees (representing a total of 295
years of service to Tukwila) came to Station 51 to enjoy breakfast and re -connect with
the crews.
• Community Police Team meets with Tukwila Teens: Sergeant Kraig Boyd, Officer
Adam Balcom and Detective Randy Rusness attended the October 14 Tukwila Teens
meeting where they took part in a round table discussion with the teens centered
around current events.
Project Updates
• Southcenter Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge: Contractor continues to paint the main steel
bridge structure the installation of the electrical facilities are ongoing. Concrete pour
took place at Spans 3 & 4 (on east side of Green River). The 6 walls on the east side
are also being completed. Also on the east side, the bridge extension for Abutment 5 is
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being formed, and rebar is being placed. The estimated completion date for this project
is December 2017.
• S 144th St Phase II: Contractor continues to construct and pour concrete for the
sidewalk on north side of the road. Irrigation system, traffic signal, and illumination
facilities continue to be installed. Planting and asphalt paving are scheduled to begin
October 9. Work should be complete by November 2017.
• Duwamish Gardens: The City and the contractor walked through the site on
September 19 to identify plants that will be replaced under the one-year plant warranty.
• Major Maintenance on 3 Bridges: Work on all three project sites began on July 24 and
all work is expected to be complete by March 2018.
Beacon Ave Bridge: Currently closed to traffic with completion expected in
October. The bridge deck has been removed and the contractor is prepping the
inside structure for painting.
Frank Zepp Bridge (S 180th): The bridge reopened On October 1. The new deck
overlay has been installed. Next steps include painting of the structure and
completing the seismic upgrades.
Grady Way Bridge: No major impacts to Grady Way with only temporary lane
closures on Longacres Drive.
• 42nd Ave Phase Ill: Work is proceeding on the culvert replacement and installation of
the underground power utility infrastructure. This project is scheduled to be complete in
August 2018, barring any setbacks.
• Cascade View SRTS Phase II: Construction continues with the installation of the mini
roundabout. All work should be completed by the end of October.
• Baker Blvd Non -Motorized: Water line, street lighting conduits, and storm drainage
modifications are wrapping up on Christensen Rd. Light pole bases have been poured
and curbing grades are set. Curb pouring on Christensen Road and the Baker/Andover
Park East intersection ramp removal and pedestrian signal upgrades are scheduled to
begin October 9. All work should be complete by December 2017.
• S 119th St Pedestrian Bridge: Work for this structure has been completed for this
year. The King County maintenance crews were able to finish the girder top repairs and
place a non-skid deck section on the bridge.
• 2017 Overlay & Repair: Final paving of the Fort Dent parking lot took place the week of
October 2.
• 2017 Annual Small Drainage Program: Work has been completed on 58th Ave South.
Drainage work is complete and the concrete sidewalk has been replaced along Strander
Blvd near the Target store. Site restoration work still remains to be completed. At the
48th Ave S site crews have completed the majority of the drainage work but are
awaiting delivery of a 'Modular Wetland' stormwater treatment device that is not
scheduled to be in until the end of October. All work is scheduled to be completed by
November.
• Strander Boulevard/SW 27th St: The project design kickoff meeting was held on
October 5. Staff is on rights of entry for all the affected parcels that the designer needs
to obtain survey data from.
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• De -Escalation Training: Court Administrator Trish Kinlow provided Front Counter De -
Escalation training to the Community Development and Public Works staff on October
4.
• Telephonic Interpretation Services: Community Development and Public Works have
contracted with Language Line for telephonic interpretation services. A dual -handset
phone will be installed in the Permit Center to facilitate in-person interpretation needs
and staff may use their phones to make three-way calls.
• Grant Award from the Office of Public Defense: The Office of Public Defense has
awarded the City of Tukwila a $74,000 grant for 2018-2019 for public defense program
enhancements. In the past four years the City has received one-year grants ranging
from $22,000 - $25,600. This is the first time that the Office of Public Defense is
awarding biennial grants.
Boards and Commissions
• Arts Commission: No vacancies.
• Civil Service Commission: No vacancies.
• Community -Oriented Policing Citizens Advisory Board: Vacant Position: Student
Representative.
• Equity & Social Justice Commission: Vacant Position: Student Representative.
• Human Services Advisory Board: Vacant Position: Position #2 School District
Representative.
• Library Advisory Board: Vacant Positions: Position #7 Resident and Student
Representative.
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: No vacancies.
• Park Commission: Vacant Positions: Positions #4 and #7 Community Members and
Student Representative. Two applications have been received for consideration.
• Planning Commission: No vacancies.
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