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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-08-14 Committee of the Whole MinutesAugust 14, 1978 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 7:00 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION Prop. Ord. Noise Control Waiver Application -Wash. Educ. Assn. property M I N U T E S BOHRER, HARRIS, JOHANSON, TRAYNOR, VAN DUSEN. City Hall Council Chambers Council President Van Dusen called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING HELD JULY 24, 1978 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. Councilman Bohrer requested that the sentence, "The transparency shows the building set back 10 feet from the slope," be stricken from page 4, middle of paragraph 3. *CARRIED, AS CORRECTED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE WORK MEETING HELD JULY 28, 1978 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. Councilman Bohrer requested that Item 9A be added to the goals: "Team programs." Also, Item 7 read: "Complete design of Christenson Trail from Fort Dent to Interurban Trail." *CARRIED, AS CORRECTED. Councilman Bohrer explained some of the changes that had been made in the State and King County Ordinance in order to adapt it to an ordi- nance for the City of Tukwila. He said a Public Hearing date should be established in September, it should then be forwarded to the Department of Ecology for their approval. Councilman Harris referred to page 10, item 7, of the proposed ordinance and asked if maintenance included cutting down trees and sawing wood for fireplaces. Council- man Bohrer said yes, there are some tasks that go on in maintaining the home and it was impossible to list all of them. These sounds would be exempt during daytime hours from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on week days and between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on week ends. Councilman Harris referred to page 14 of the proposed ordinance and asked if the numerous duties of the administrator would require hiring additional personnel. Council President Van Dusen said the personnel presently employed would be trained to administer the provisions of the ordinance. Councilman Traynor remarked that people would have to report problems of noise. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, said he would propose the City develop an environmental questionnaire if the ordinance is passed. Mr. Stoknes suggested a Council member be designated to work with him and determine if an environmental impact statement is needed. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT COUNCILMAN BOHRER BE GIVEN THE OFFICE OF WORKING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY REQUIRES AN ENVIRON- MENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OR CAN USE THE KING COUNTY- SEATTLE AS A GUIDE. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch said he would recommend the Council consider adding a section on the effectivity of this ordinance and setting it out at least three months or some period beyond the adoption date in order to procure the necessary meters and train personnel. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT SECTION 13 ENTITLED "EFFECTIVE DATE" BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND IT READ: "THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE 120 DAYS AFTER FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL." CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1978, AT 7:00 P.M. DURING THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, said this waiver application had been withdrawn, so this item on the agenda would not be considered. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING August 14, 1978 Page 2 DISCUSSION Contd. Water Dist. 75 Proposal Seattle Water Dept. Surcharge Waiver Request Jack Grant Property located between 56th Ave. So. Interurban Ave. Terry Monaghan, Public Works Director, referred to his letter of August 10, 1978 to Mayor Bauch stating that in a memo on May 18, 1978 regarding proposed water rate from Water District 75 he had recommen- ded, based on the economics, that Water District 75 would be a more economical supply source for the Bow Lake Line -fed system; i.e., 22 cents per 100 cubic feet vs. 22.6. However, since that time the City of Seattle has been enjoined from passing along their Seattle business and occupation tax to customers outside the City of Seattle limits. Accordingly, effective June 20, 1978 an 8% rate reduction was applied to the rate the City of Tukwila and Water District 75 are charged by Seattle. He referred to Table II and said the total cost and average unit cost per 100 feet are $105,886.70 and 21.5 cents per 100 feet for the total system (all stations) with the estimated surcharge instead of the $112,721 and 22.9 cents per hundred cubic feet shown in Table II. When this is compared to Table III of the report which shows the total cost and unit cost of water based on purchasing the estimated surcharge quantity from Water District 75 at 22 cents per hundred cubic feet at $91,462 and 18.6 cents per hun- dred cubic feet and shows that the purchase of surcharge quantity from Water District 75 to still be eonomical. He said his proposal to purchase more than the surcharge quantity from Water District 75 is no longer valid if Water District 75 charges 22 cents per hundred cubic feet with the 8% reduction in cost from Seattle. In referring to page 5 of the report the commodity charge of $12,036 is reduced to $11,115.60 and the demand charge of $3,960 is reduced to $3,667.20 for a reduced total of $14,782.80. This total dividend by the estimated usage of 70,800 CCF per year off the Bow Lake System gives a new unit cost of 20.87 cents which is less than the proposed Water District 75 rate of 22 cents. He said he had discussed an across the board reduction of 8% by Water District 75 on the 22 cents per 100 cubic feet rate and all indications are that it will not occur. The Seattle Water Department indicates there will be a rate increase in mid 1979 at which time the economics of operation will be evaluated again. He said from this reasoning his recommenda- tion would be that an inter -tie agreement be negotiated and implemen- ted between Water District 75 and the City of Tukwila at a wholesale rate of not more than 22 cents per 100 cubic feet. After this is done, the existing inter -tie between the two systems can be activated and Water District 75 would be in a position to obtain the additional fire flow required to serve the Segale Business Park. Mr. Monaghan used a wallmap and answered questions from the Council members. He explained flow meters would have to be installed to measure the pressure. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT A RESOLUTION BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 21, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO NEGOTIATE AN INTER -TIE AGREEMENT BETWEEN WATER DISTRICT 75 AND THE CITY OF TUKWILA. CARRIED. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, explained the location of the property as being between 56th Avenue South and Interurban Avenue in the vicin- ity of South 138th Street. He said the land area was 107,105 square feet; the maximum stories would be 3; the lower portion of the prop- erty is 42 feet above Interurban Avenue and upper portion is 82 feet above Interurban Avenue. The buildings generally go upwards with the slope of the land. The land reaches a maximum slope of approximately 27 The property is proposed to contain 60 apartment units, representing 24.4 dwelling units per acre. The proposal would include 92 parking spaces, of which 49 would be undercover. The total land coverage of impervious services would be 74% or 79,048 square feet. He said 26% of the land area would be in landscaping or open space. This represents 28,057 square feet. He said exterior building material showed cedar siding or redwood. Windows would be anodized aluminum. He was undertain regarding insulated windows. Sound insulation is proposed between units, however, no commitment made regarding sound insulation on exterior walls. The proposal is for apartments, however, there is a possibility they may be sold as condominiums. He recommended that the Council review the prelim- inary approval form adopted by the City Council and use it in decision deliberations. He said a waiver is required on this property because the majority of it shows on the Comprehensive Plan Map as medium TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING August 14, 1978 Page 3 DISCUSSION Contd. Waiver Request Jack Grant Property contd. RECESS 8:40 8:45 P.M. density, four plexes, 17 units per acre maximum. Mike Sherlock, speaking for property owner Jack Grant, said Mr. and Mrs. Grant have had problems on this property and confusion as to what the Comprehensive Plan has said and how they have understood it. He said Mr. Campanella has made an offer to buy the property. The property was originally C -2 and when the Comprehensive Plan was being discussed Mr. Grant asked what was going to happen to his property and he was told it would not be downgraded so he did not attend the meetings. He said the site would be a nice condominium complex and that it will serve the needs of the community. Mr. Felix Campanella, audience, said he was at the meeting as a developer owner. He said he had made an offer to purchase the property. Sixty units have been designed, there is a slope, and although the density is in excess of what the Comprehensive Plan suggests, he pointed out the configuration of the buildings are in levels rather than stories. By arranging the levels most of the 92 automobiles will be under cover so they will not show on the landscape. He said they had doubled the required recreation space. He said the open space would be approximately 74 25% of the space has been allocated to landscaping. He said they intended to provide sound and insulation windows, in some units the decks may be enclosed. The design proposed would stailize the ground. He said he believed the plan would be one that would be fun to live in. Councilman Traynor asked about other projects Mr. Campanella has built and he said he had a project under construction at 155th and Bothell Way. Mr. Campanella attached drawings to the wall and pointed out the arrangement of the buildings and the traffic flow. Councilman Dan Saul arrived at the meeting at 8:10 P.M. Mr. Campanella said the units would run from 740 square feet to 1,280 square feet so they are not small, most of them are townhouses. He said at the present time they are thinking of them as rental units. Councilman Saul asked if the proposed project met the building code with respect to height. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, said grade would be defined as the lowest point and pointed out the location on the wall map. He said a couple of the buildings looked like they might be in violation due to height and stories. Mr. Campanella said they would work with the Staff, but they thought it would fit the site. Mr. Stoknes said this is a preliminary waiver request and when the City Council approves they would want it to meet the City requirements before the final approval. The purpose of this is to not cause the applicant a lot of expense to get the approval. Council President Van Dusen said the Council would go over the entire project before next week's meeting. He said he was not sure the mass of buildings would fit in, also he wondered about the open space and landscaping, and ingress and egress. Mr. Stoknes said it was his estimation the project would lose five to ten units in order to meet the City code. Mayor Bauch asked if the buildings are separate or attached. Mr. Campanella said they are attached or tied together by the walkways. The square footage of each unit will vary, but they average 1,000 square feet per unit. Mayor Bauch stated all buildings having over 20,000 feet have to have sprinklers. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE WAIVER REQUEST OF JACK GRANT BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 21, 1978 REGULAR COUNDIL MEETING* Mr. Stoknes said he would be glad to work with Mr. Campanella and advise him on the City requirements. Councilman Johanson said he thought Fire Chief Crawley should provide information on fire safety. *CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. CARRIED. The Committee of the Whole Meeting was called back to order by Council President Van Dusen with Council Members present as prev- iously listed. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING August 14, 1978 Page 4 DISCUSSION Contd. City Council Motion declaring future use for current City Hall Bldg. Council Motion auth. Mayor enter contract w /King Cty. for grant monies Prop. Ord. relating to sale consumption of alcoholic bever- ages in public places Prop. Ord. relating to transfers within the annual budget providing for authority to contract or purchase goods services repealing Ord. #43l 950 a a MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY BOHRER, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MOTION DELARING FUTURE USE FOR THE CURRENT CITY HALL BUILDING BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 21, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. Councilman Bohrer said the request of the Historical Society was for display and space for storage in the vault. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE COUNCIL MOTION BE AMENDED AND SECTION 2 STATE: "THE VAULT AND A SECTION WITHIN THE BUILDING WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE TUKWILA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR DISPLAY OF APPROPRIATE ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE." CARRIED. *CARRIED, AS AMENDED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPOSED COUNCIL MOTION BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 21, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Councilman Bohrer said the proposed ordinance had been agreed upon by the Public Safety and Health Committee. Councilman Traynor said he did not agree with the ordinance. He thought because people were drinking in the park that was not a reason to change the law and make it legal. He felt if it is allowed, drinking will be done in the open and people will get noisy, making it impossible for people with families to go there and enjoy the park. Councilman Johanson said he was in favor of the ordinance and felt a little beer drinking at a family outing would not cause rowdiness. Councilman Harris asked if alcoholic beverages would be permitted at the dedication of the City Hall, will a permit have to be issued? Mayor Bauch said Administration Policy 01 -19 says alcoholic beverages can be consumed at social events if it is approved in writing in advance by the Mayor. Councilman Saul said he had never seen anyone drinking in the Bicentennial Park but he has seen people smoking "pot." Councilman Bohrer said it is possible the Southgate Community Center will be rented for weddings and other social events where alcoholic beverages will be served. Councilman Harris asked if this would eliminate the State permit where alcoholic beverages are sold. Mayor Bauch said if alcoholic beverages are sold they will need a banquet permit. Councilman Bohrer said Ordinance 1021 was passed prhibiting drinking in public places at the time Fort Dent was opened because it was thought it might cause problems. Fort Dent has not caused anticipated problems so it appears the ordinance can be repealed. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE AMENDED AND SECTION 1, ITEM 2, READ: "SALE AND /OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IS PERMITTED AS ALLOWED BY ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND CONCURRED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. "CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 21, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Council President Van Dusen said he had talked to the State auditor and he felt the wording of Section 1 should read: "Pursuant to RCW 35A.33.120 transfers between line item budgetary objects of expenditures within each division of a fund of the annual budget shall be by formal motion of the Council." Mayor Bauch said we are trying to get away from having to advertise. He said it was the opinion of the Deputy City Attorney that the wording in the proposed ordinance did not cover two subjects. Councilman Harris said it is hard to estimate what will be spent over a period of a year in a Department because of inflation. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE AMENDED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF SECTION 1 SO IT READS: "PURSUANT TO RCW 35A.33.120 TRANSFERS WITHIN THE OBJECTS OF THE SEPARATE FUNDS OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET SHALL BE BY FORMAL MOTION OF THE COUNCIL. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY BOHRER, TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT BY INSERTING THE WORD "BASIC" BETWEEN THE WORD "THE" AND "OBJECTS" IN THE FIRST LINE OF SECTION 1 OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING August 14, 1978 Page 5 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Ord. relating to transfers within the annual budget providing for authority to contract or purchase goods services repealing Ord. #431 #950 contd. Prop. Res. authoriz- ing the Mayor to sign a lease agree- ment with So. Cen- tral School Dist. for parcel of property to be used for recreation Dedication of new City Hall Record Chronicle Tabloid Plants Greenery for interior of new City Hall Mayor an Vacation Park Place Ordinance Vending Machines Service request by Police Officers *CARRIED, AS AMENDED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 21, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 21, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch announced the dedication date of the new City Hall would be September 29, 1978 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the dedication ceremony at 4:30 p.m. He asked the City Council members to indicate how many personal invitations they would need, and give their request to John McFarland, Administrative Assistant. The first Council meeting will be a regular Council Meeting on October 2, 1978. Mayor Bauch stated the Record Chronicle is planning a tabloid for the dedication of the new City Hall that will accompany an extra issue of the newspaper. They are selling advertising to be in that issue. They want to sell the City an ad on the back page, giving the new City Hall address and telephone number. The cost of the ad will be $713. Councilman Johanson said if invitations are issued and the address and telephone number arein the Hazelnut he thought it not necessary to have a whole back page at that price. Councilman Bohrer said there might be a number of people who would like to save the back page for reference purposes. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE CITY SPEND $713 FOR AN AD IN THE RECORD CHRONICLE. CARRIED, WITH SAUL AND VAN DUSEN VOTING NO. Mayor Bauch said the budget for the pots for the new City Hall would be $2,314 and the plants $3,254. He described the location of some of the plants and said some of the employees have their own plants they are bringing in. Council President Van Dusen said the Council concurred with these expenditures. Mayor Bauch said he would be on vacation during the next week. Mayor Bauch stated he had not received a good definition of the Park Place project. He said he would veto the ordinance unless he receives the information by Wednesday. Council President Van Dusen said the Police Officers would like to sponsor a one year scholarship for youth activities with the proc- eeds from vending machines to be placed in the new City Hall. It was originally planned to be placed downstairs in the Police Depart- ment. If it is placed upstairs it will be available to all employees and the public without having to go down to the Police Department. Officer Myklebust said they would like to have a hot and cold drink dispenser, a cigarette machine, a candy machine, and a food dispenser if possible. Council President Van Dusen said he called Mr. Emrich and some of the seating in the employee's lounge would have to be removed if the machine is put in there. Storage space in that area could be used as space for the machines. Councilman Bohrer said he thought the original request for a candy machine. Council President Van Dusen said he thought we should get Mr. Emrich to give us the cost estimate of putting the machine /machines in the storage area. Mayor Bauch said he thought it would run about $5,000 to $6,000 because of the additional wiring and pipes that would be invol- ved. Council President Van Dusen said the Council concurred with the suggestion that the architect give the City a cost estimate on this change. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING August 14, 1978 Page 6 DISCUSSION Contd. zz, Electronic Computers Council President Van Dusen said the committee had come up with suggestions for the consultants for the City. He asked if the Council wanted the Committee to recommend a consultant to come to the City Council and then make a decision. He said it would cost $7,000 to $10,000 for a consultant to do a study. Councilman Harris said the City of Lynwood is doing a lot of work with computers and she thought the City should look at their system before hiring a consultant. Councilman Traynor asked why pay a consultant? He said he would rather put the money into buying the programs. Councilman Bohrer said he thought the committee should bring a recom- mendation to the Council as to what they think is appropriate. Mayor Bauch said they would like some kind of a decision made so a register can be obtained for the new City Hall. Council President Van Dusen said the committee would have a representative come to the next Committee of the Whole meeting to give information and answer questions. He said if a consultant is hired they will do a needs study first, then set up priorities and recommendations for acquisition. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY BOHRER, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 11:15 P.M' MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. "Gary Van Dusen, City Council President NorMa Booher, Recording Secretary