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City Hall Council Chambers
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
Special Meeting
December 11, 2017 — 11:18 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ekberg called the Special Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order at 11:18 p.m. directly
following the Committee of the Whole meeting.
ROLL CALL
Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk, called the roll of the Council. Present were Councilmembers Joe Duffie,
Dennis Robertson, Verna Seal, Kathy Hougardy, De'Sean Quinn, Kate Kruller, Thomas McLeod.
CITY OFFICIALS
Allan Ekberg, Mayor; David Cline, City Administrator; Jay Wittwer, Fire Chief; Jack Pace, Community
Development Director; Moira Bradshaw, Senior Planner; Stacy Hansen, Human Services Coordinator;
Laurel Humphrey, Council Analyst; Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk.
CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approval of Minutes: 12/4/17 (Regular)
(no vouchers required payment for this meeting)
c. Authorize the purchase of portable radios for the Police Department in the amount of $56,367.21.
[Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Public Safety Committee on 12/4/17.]
d. Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement for health care broker services with R.L. Evans Company,
Inc. in the amount of $51,250.00.
[Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Finance Committee on 12/5/17.]
e. Authorize the Mayor to sign a 5 -year lease with Way Back Inn (Gregor House) for homelessness
intervention/prevention.
[Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Committee of the Whole on 12/11/17.]
f. Endorse the brand blueprint, brand checklist and brand style guide as prepared by Total Destination
Marketing to be used to promote City tourism for both daytime and overnight visitors.
[Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Committee of the Whole on 12/11/17.]
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY SEAL TO AMEND THE CONSENT AGENDA TO MOVE
(ITEM 3B), A 5 -YEAR LEASE WITH WAY BACK INN (GREGOR HOUSE) FOR HOMELESSNESS
INTERVENTION/PREVENTION, AND (ITEM 3D), BRAND BLUEPRINT, BRAND CHECKLIST AND
BRAND STYLE GUIDE AS PREPARED BY TOTAL DESTINATION MARKETING FROM UNFINISHED
BUSINESS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
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MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MCLEOD TO REMOVE ITEM 2B, VOUCHERS, FROM
THE CONSENT AGENDA.*
Council President Robertson clarified that there are no vouchers for approval at this meeting.
*MOTION CARRIED. 7-0.
**MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY QUINN THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS
AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
Note: Council President Robertson asked to move the Human Services Plan discussed during
the Committee of the Whole to the Consent Agenda of the Special Meeting. Since the Special
Meeting was noticed without the Human Services Plan item, it could not be included under
Consent. Consensus did occur for approval of the Human Services Plan under the Committee of
the Whole.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. A resolution of service appreciation to Councilmember Joe Duffie.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY KRULLER THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE
READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk, read the proposed resolution by title only.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
EXPRESSING SINCERE GRATITUDE TO JOE HENRY DUFFIE FOR HIS SERVICE AS A
COUNCILMEMBER.
MOVED BY QUINN, SECONDED BY KRULLER THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED
AS READ. MOTION CARRIED 7-0, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 1923.
b. An ordinance approving and authorizing the proposed Bellwether Housing Development
Agreement at 3481, 3703, 3705, and 3707 S. 152nd Street with Bellwether Tukwila, LLLP.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY KRULLER THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE
READ BY TITLE ONLY.*
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
AGREEEMENT ATTACHED TO THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION B) RECREATION SPACE STANDARDS: REDUCE REQUIRED RECREATION SPACE
STANDARD TO 15% OF RESIDENTIAL AREA. RECREATION SPACE SHALL INCLUDE A PLAY
STRUCTURE MADE OF DURABLE MATERIALS DESIGNED FOR SMALL CHILDREN THAT IS
INSTALLED ON A RUBBERIZED SURFACE WITH ADEQUATE FALL ZONE PROTECTION AND A
FUNCTIONAL SPACE FOR ACTIVE PLAY FOR OLDER CHILDREN SUCH AS CLIMBING ROCKS OR
AREAS FOR BALL -ORIENTED PLAY. THE OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACE (ACTIVE YARD PLAY
AREA) WILL BE LEVELED, COVERED WITH GRASS WITH ACTIVE OUTDOOR PLAY
STRUCTURES SUCH AS SOCCER GOALS.**
Ms. Bradshaw suggested amending the second additional sentence to read as follows: "The outdoor
recreation space (active yard play area) will be leveled, covered with turf or grass to accommodate active
outdoor play."
Councilmember Kruller expressed she is in support of the first amendment to the ordinance, and the
second amendment may be overly prescriptive at this stage.
Councilmember Hougardy concurred with Ms. Kruller.
Councilmember McLeod is in favor of leveling the outdoor recreation space.
Councilmember Robertson stated leveling the outdoor recreation space is necessary to ensure the area
is usable.
**MOTION FAILED 2-5, WITH DUFFIE, SEAL, HOUGARDY, QUINN, AND KRULLER VOTING NO.
MOVED BY HOUGARDY, SECONDED BY KRULLER THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
ATTACHED TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION B)
RECREATION SPACE STANDARDS: REDUCE REQUIRED RECREATION SPACE STANDARD TO
15% OF RESIDENTIAL AREA. RECREATION SPACE SHALL INCLUDE A PLAY STRUCTURE MADE
OF DURABLE MATERIALS DESIGNED FOR SMALL CHILDREN THAT IS INSTALLED ON A
RUBBERIZED SURFACE WITH ADEQUATE FALL ZONE PROTECTION AND A FUNCTIONAL
SPACE FOR ACTIVE PLAY FOR OLDER CHILDREN SUCH AS CLIMBING ROCKS OR AREAS FOR
BALL -ORIENTED PLAY. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
*MOTION CARRIED 7-0, TO READ THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY.
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Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk, read the proposed ordinance by title only.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER
18.86 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
BELLWETHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PARCELS A AND B AT 3481,
3703, 3705, AND 3707 S. 152ND STREET WITH BELLWETHER TUKWILA, LLLP, A
WASHINGTON LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOVED BY QUINN, SECONDED BY SEAL THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WITH THE ATTACHED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS AMENDED.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2563.
ADJOURNMENT
11:28 p. ERE WAS UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING.
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 1/2/17
AVAILABLE ON CITY WEBSITE: 1/3/17