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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-03-12 Committee of the Whole MinutesMarch 12, 1979 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. designa- ting a lending institution setting the interim financing rate for LID 29 Rev. Wrts. Prop. Res. accepting approving a pet. for annex. auth. the commencement of an annex. of the unincorp. planning area known as "Allentown." MINUTES City Hall Council Chambers Council President Bohrer called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order. L. C. BOHRER, GEORGE D. HILL, J. REID JOHANSON, DAN SAUL, DWAYNE D. TRAYNOR, GARY L. VAN DUSEN. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT COUNCILMAN MABEL J. HARRIS BE EXCUSED FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 24, 1979 RETREAT AND FEBRUARY 26, 1979 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch said the bid from Seattle First National Bank of 6.475% was the lowest financing rate offered for interim financing of LID 29 costs. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A LENDING INSTITUTION AND SETTING THE INTERIM FINANCING RATE FOR LID 29 REVENUE WARRANTS BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 19, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch discussed the estimated time schedule to accomplish the zoning function prior to annexation, which had been requested by the petitioners. Mayor Bauch said according to the schedule the election on Allentown annexation, including the proposed zoning, could take place on November 6, 1979; on November 26, 1979 the City Council could review the annexation results and on December 3, 1979 the City Council could consider the ordinance annexing Allentown and establishing zoning. Councilman Van Dusen raised the question as to whether or not the Boundary Review Board would review the zoning. Mayor Bauch answered the Boundary Review Board is not interested in the zoning, just the boundaries of the annexed area. George Gomez, 4504 South 124th Street, Allentown, said it was the original request for the area to come into the City zoned, but if that request was going to hold up the annexation he would like to withdraw that request and come into the City unclassified. He said the residents want to come into the City of Tukwila. Councilman Hill expressed the desire to have everyone in the annexed area have voice in the zoning so no one will be hurt. He said he did not want to see the zoning pushed through in a hurry prior to annexation. Councilman Johanson wondered if Section 5 in the proposed resolution requiring zoning would discourage the people and would the approval of the electrorate be held up if the zoning is not completed at the time of the election. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, said the election ballot would read, "Are you in favor of annexation into the City of Tukwila and for the area within Allentown to be zoned as in the proposed zoning regulation." A voter would vote "yes" or "no" for the annexation with the zoning. Mr. Stoknes said if zoning is not done before the annexation then Section 5 would say the area would come into the City unclassified and public hearings on the zoning would be held after the annexation. Council President Bohrer said that if the resolution is passed re- quiring zoning prior to annexation the zoning would be worked out over the next few months and would be based on the land use policy map. The public hearings would be held before the annexation elec- tion under this approach. Warren Wayne, audience, said he had knocked on doors in Allentown and had found everyone wanted to go into Tukwila, but no one wanted to go into Seattle. In twelve homes he found eleven in favor of annex- ation to Tukwila and the twelfth one was uninformed about the annex- ation. Councilman Van Dusen stated most of Allentown is single family TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING March 12, 1979 Page 2 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Res. accepting approving a pet. for annex. auth. the commencement of an annex. of the unincorp. planning area known as "Allentown" contd. Riverton Annexation Reconsideration of Item 10, Ord. 743, pertaining to mini- mum setbacks. Re- quest of Gerald Donna McLees. Prop. Res. granting approval, subject to certain condi- tions, of the prel. plat of the Bel Crest Hts. Subdiv. residential, except for the railroad which is light industrial. Mr. Gomez, audience, said he was familiar with the comprehensive land use plan. Mayor Bauch said with respect to the fire department, they would have to contract with Tukwila for that. He said he had reread the State law and if less than 60% of the Fire District is annexed then the District has to contract with us. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ACCEPT- ING AND APPROVING A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN ANNEXATION, PROCEEDING BY THE ELECTION METHOD OF A PORTION OF THE UNINCORPORATED PLANNING AREA KNOWN AS "ALLENTOWN," AND REFERRING THE QUESTION OF A PROPOSED ZONING REGULATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 19, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Mayor Bauch reported the King County Boundary Review Board has approved the annexation of the Riverton area as it was certified. He said King County sets the election date at the next meeting. Mayor Bauch said the City Attorney was of the opinion that the applicant should apply for a variance unless the Council wishes to amend the ordinance. He said he did not recommend amending the ordinance. Councilman Hill said he was not in favor of changing the ordinance for one building. He said he felt they should apply for a variance. The Council members expressed their opinion that the ordinance not be changed. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. The applicant, Gerald McLees, said he had removed a driveway for the consideration of the City and had put in a rockery, also there are trees so the planned building would not be seen from the street. He said the building has been purchased. *CARRIED, WITH SAUL VOTING NO. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, said this matter has been before the Planning Commission and they recommend the Council approve the preliminary plat with the conditions they had set forth. Mr. Stoknes described the location. Councilman Saul requested the Public Works Department advise Council what can be done about the black top sloughing and breaking off. Mr. Stoknes said the require- ments of the Planning Commission indicate the applicant would build a rockery or retention wall and he discussed some of the other conditions recommended by the Planning Commission. Al Pieper, audience, said the majority of the trees on the property are alder, cottonwood, and some maple, but mostly weed trees, and they are not the best kind to have. He suggested a requirement might be the weed trees be replaced with decorative trees. Councilman Hill expressed the opinion that since the developer would be interested in selling the homes he would try to leave in as many trees as possible as it would enhance the area. Numerous questions were asked by the Council members about access to the property and the cul -de -sac and the requirement of sidewalks. Council President Bohrer requested that the applicant show the location of the property line relative to 54th Avenue South. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT ITEM (g) AND (h) BE DELETED FROM SECTION 1 OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. ROLL CALL VOTE: TRAYNOR, SAUL, HILL VOTING YES; VAN DUSEN, BOHRER, AND JOHANSON VOTING NO. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ITEM Oh) BE DELETED FROM SECTION 1 OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO ADD THE WORD "PUBLIC" BETWEEN WORDS "REQUIRED" AND "IMPROVEMENTS" IN THE LAST LINE OF ITEM (g) IN SECTION 1 OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING March 12, 1979 Page 3 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Res. granting approval, subject to certain condi- tions, of the prel. plat of the Bel Crest Hts. Subdiv. contd. RECESS 9:00 9:10 P.M. Prop. Res. auth. continued partici- pation by the City in the King County Law Justice Planning Program. Prop. Ord. pertaining to animal control. EMT Training. Prop. Res. auth. Mayor to enter into Relingquishment Agreement with St. of Washington in ref. to certain rights -of -way. Noise Regulations *CARRIED, AS AMENDED. Kjell Stoknes, OCD director, said there is nothing in the subdivision code regarding sidewalks. He said he recommended the requirement of sidewalks on one side. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN,THAT ITEM (i) OF SECTION 1 REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO PUT IN SIDEWALKS ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET, THE SIDE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF THE BEL CREST HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AS AMENDED, BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 19, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES. CARRIED. The Committee of the Whole Meeting was called back to order by Council President Bohrer with Council Members present as previously listed. Councilman Van Dusen said the proposed resolution had come from the Public Safety and Health Committee. Mayor Bauch reported it was the thought that the grant was going to end this year, but it was approved for next year. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY OF TUKWILA IN THE KING COUNTY LAW AND JUSTICE PLANNING PROGRAM BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 19, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Councilman Saul said the proposed ordinance had come out of the Community Affairs Committee. He reported the County had increased the fees for licenses, but the City would receive the same amount. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO ANIMAL CONTROL BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 19, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Councilman Van Dusen said the request had come from Fire Chief Hubert Crawley that firefighters be trained in ventricular fibril- lation. He said in addition to the training, it would be necessary to buy equipment, there will be increased liability, and ongoing training. Mayor Bauch said in case of an emergency the aid car goes out first and if they determine they need a medic car they call for it. He said he felt we would be duplicating Medic I services. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A RELINQUISHMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN REFERENCE TO CERTAIN RIGHTS -OF -WAY BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. CARRIED. Councilman Bohrer explained the proposed noise ordinance,had come from the Public Safety and Health Committee and has been worked on for about two years. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, explained some of the changes that had been made in the ordinance. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION STATING THE INTENT TO ADOPT NOISE REGULATIONS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CURRENTLY ADOPTED NOISE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 19, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING March 12, 1979 Page 4 DISCUSSION Contd. Noise Regulations contd. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Community Affairs Public Works Finance Personnel Public Safety OTHER Disposal of trees. DISCUSSION Contd. Review of prop. zoning ordinance, Chap. 18.16 to 18.18.020. oHlo Ed Robinson, audience, said he attended a public hearing on noise but was never contacted during the surveys. He said he is frequently disturbed in his home by the noise that comes from the park and the cars that are parked in front of his home in the parking area for the park. He said it was intended as a neighborhood park, but has become a State park because people come from all over. Council President Bohrer said the ordinance contains limitations on noise as far as it can be defined. He said anyone disturbed by noise should call the police and they will come to the location and see if the ordinance has been violated. Councilman Van Dusen said articles appeared in the Hazelnut regarding the noise study and input was requested from the citizens. *CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROBLEM OF PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS AND IN CITY PARKS BE CONSIDERED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT ITEMS 13, 14, AND 15 OF THE AGENDA BE CONSIDERED NEXT, RETURNING TO ITEM 12 SO THE MEETING CAN ADJOURN AT 11:00 P.M. CARRIED. Councilman Saul said there are several items in committee. At present they are considering an ordinance on tow trucks. Councilman Johanson said meeting scheduled to be held at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, the same night as the Committee of the Whole Meeting, is a bad schedule. He said he would contact the Committee for a better time. Councilman Traynor said the Committee would like to have the vouchers by Thursday, rather than Friday, so they can be considered prior to the Council meetings. Councilman Van Dusen said they have several items in committee. A school patrol by the City police as a safety precaution is being discussed; the volunteer firemen would like to have a base radio station so when emergency vehicles are out they will have contact. The patrol of public rest rooms in Southcenter is under discussion; gambling is being discussed; and further training of volunteers for fire and police has been discussed. Ed Robinson, audience, asked about the disposal of trees that are cut down and trimmed by the City. He said he cut and chopped up a tree about two years ago and Mr. Hill came along and objected. Mayor Bauch said when a tree was cut down at the old City Hall people were advised they could come and get the wood. I1r. Robinson said it would be nice if the citizens could come and clean up the wood and use it. He said he had asked Mr. Williams about it and he did not know what was going to be done with the wood. Councilman Saul left the meeting at 10:15 p.m. The Council began the review of the zoning ordinance with Section 13.16. Sections 18.16.010, 18.16.020, 13.16.030, 18.16.040: Council concurred with these sections. It was noted density would be controlled by Chapter 18.50. Section 18.16.050: Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, said he would refer this Section back to the Planning Commission with reference to the setbacks. Sections 18.16.060 and 18.16.070. Council concurred with these sections. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING March 12, 1979 Page 5 DISCUSSION Contd. Review of prop. zoning ordinance, Chap. 18.16 to 13.18.020 contd. ADJOURNMENT 11:00 P.M. a log MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY VAN DUSE;d, THAT CHAPTER 13.50 BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE MINIMUM AREA AS 2,400 SQUARE FEET AND THE RMH AS 1,800 SQUARE FEET. CARRIED. Sections 18.18.010 and 18.13.020: Council concurred with these sections. The Council concluded the review with Sections 13.16 through 18.18.020. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJbUR:1. CARRIED. 3- z L. C. Bohrer, City Council President Norma Booher, Recording Secretary