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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-12-10 Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 10, 1979 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION Presentation by Wes Edens, Fed. Ins. Adm., on the Flood Ins. Study. Prop. zoning designations for Riverton area. d6 ,3j TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL City Hall COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Council Chambers M I N U T E S Council President Bohrer called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. LIONEL C. BOHRER, Council President; MABEL J. HARRIS, GEORGE D. HILL, J. REID JOHANSON, DANIEL J. SAUL, DWAYNE D. TRAYNOR, GARY L. VAN DUSEN. Council President Bohrer stated the approval of the minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held November 26, 1979 would be on the agenda of the Committee of the Whole Meeting on December 24, 1979 because the presentation by one of the unions has not been supplied. Mr. Wes Edens, Director of Engineering, Federal Emergency Management Agency, discussed the recent flood insurance study and the flood plain management measures the City will need to adopt in order to maintain eligibility in the program. Mr. Edens introduced Jack Bjork of Tudor Engineering, the firm which prepared the study. Mr. Bjork reviewed the results of the study. He said the flood studies were done in two parts; one was flooding from the Green River itself and the other from run -off in the Tukwila area that was trying to get into the Green River. The study done by the Corps of Engineers was mapped in terms of flood risk. He said they did not find any extreme flooding in the City of Tukwila. Mr. Edens said the flood insurance at the present time was based on a flat rate of 25 cents per $100 of insurance per year. That is the emergency program rate. The new insurance rates will be based on the risk to the individual property owner and it will no longer be a flat rate. Mr. Edens distributed copies of a model ordinance on flood damage prevention. He said it could be modified to meet the needs of the City. He stated that the City needed to act on the ordinance within six to nine months to assure that flood insurance remains available to the Tukwila residents and businesses. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE CARRIED. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, recounted the Planning Commission and City Council meetings and public hearings that have taken place to date. He said some areas on the proposed zoning map may be inconsis- tent with the Comprehensive Plan Map and these actions have occurred as a result of public hearings and related input. However, the proposed zoning in these areas is consistent with the policies of the Comprehensive Plan and the map should be amended to be consistent with the zoning action taken by the proposed ordinance. Councilman Van Dusen expressed concern that property owners in the area had not been informed of the meetings that were taking place. Mr. Stoknes said when the first meeting was held letters were mailed to everyone in the area. Last week it was announced that the meeting would be continued tonight. Councilman Harris said it appeared there was some spot zoning. Mr. Stoknes said the Planning Commission had established ground rules. A principle one was that there be no upzoning from present zoning in King County. He said that property owners could come in and get a rezone without any problem, and that they will not be subjected to higher property taxes by Council action but rather by their own actions. Mr. Stoknes said there is a law suit pending that may be dropped once the zoning ordinance is adopted. Councilman Harris said Rainier Bank had expressed concern about the M -1 zoning where they planned to build. Mr. Stoknes said they did not have their plans for their building, but their main concern was the height restriction they might encounter with the M -1 zoning. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING December 10, 1979 Page 2 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. zoning designations for Riverton area contd. db� MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTING A LAND USE PLAN AND ZONING REGULATION FOR THE AREA DESCRIBED LYING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS RIVERTON AND PROVIDING THAT SAID AREA SHALL BECOME SUBJECT TO SAID LAND USE PLAN AND ZONING REGULATION UPON ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF TUKWILA BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 17, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Sec. 6 of Ord. Kjell Stoknes, OCD Director, stated Ordinance No. 1109, Section 6, 1109 Termination has a termination date of January 1980 or until a new zoning date. ordinance and map is adopted, whichever comes sooner. At the present time it appears that it will be August or September before the new proposed document will be through the Planning Commission. They have many letters to go through and they are very serious about it. It appears that Section 6 should be changed to show a termination date of January 1981. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT MR. STOKNES PREPARE AN ORDINANCE CHANGING SECTION 6, TERMINATION DATE, TO THE SECOND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 1981 OR UNTIL A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP IS ADOPTED, WHICHEVER COMES SOONER, AND IT BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 17, 1979 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Ord. No. 1017, MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT DISCUSSION ON SECTION 2 Sec. 2 Establish- OF ORDINANCE NO. 1017 BE TABLED. CARRIED. ment of Arts Comm. RECESS 8:10 8:20 P.M. Budget Review contd. from previous mtg. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES. CARRIED, WITH SAUL VOTING NO. The Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was called back to order by Council President Bohrer, with Council Members present as previously listed, with the exception of Councilman Traynor who left the meeting at 8:10 P.M. Page 217, Firemen's Pension. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL APPROVE PAGE 217, FIREMEN'S PENSION, OF THE 1980 PRELIMINARY BUDGET AS SUBMITTED. CARRIED. Balancing the budget, Memorandum dated December 10, 1979 to Councilman Van Dusen from Ron Swanson, Finance Director. Councilman Van Dusen stated he had asked Ron Swanson, Finance Director, to list the dollar amounts that would be applicable to his proposal to balance the Council changes to the budget. Councilman Van Dusen said the City's main sources of revenue are sales tax and property tax. Councilman Hill said a potential funding source would be a cut back on the 1980 Street Improvement Project Construction. This would not completely delete everything that is to be done, just a portion of it. The suggested amount was $226,354. Councilman Van Dusen suggested the deletion of the planned 1980 street improvement on 57th Avenue and a reduction of the improvements on 59th. Councilman Van Dusen stated that the street program could be bonded by the passage of Councilmatic Bonds. Councilman Hill stated that the bonding procedure would allow complete resurfacing of the City streets now and repayment of the debt over time with cheaper inflated dollars. Councilman Johanson said he hated to see the City bonding itself to provide personnel. Council President Bohrer said he is concerned about the future financial condition of the City and what the long -range situation will be. He said revenues are growing slowly, but expenses are growing fast. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING December 10, 1979 Page 3 DISCUSSION Contd. Budget Review contd. from previous mtg. contd. PW Maint. Adm. Page 163 ND, Mech. Shop, Page 87 Municipal Court, Page 40 OCD Bldg. Div. Page 74 OCD Planning Page 59 OCD Recreation, Page 66 Police Investi- gation, pge. 99 Police Inves., Page 99 Police Patrol, Page 103 Sister City City Clerk, Page 36 Fire Suppression, Page 136 63y Councilman Van Dusen said most of the additions to the budget as listed in the memorandum, amounting to $298,316, were discussed during the budget review and approved by the Council. The main question was how to balance the budget. Councilman Harris said the Council will have to decide what the City can afford and what they cannot afford. Council President Bohrer said the recommendation to balance the budget is to take funds out of the Street Fund. He asked if there were other alternatives. Ron Swanson, Finance Director, said there were other alternatives that would likely be unpopular, such as increasing the revenue by tax increases, cutting other portions of the budget, or increasing fees such as bail fees and permit fees. Councilman Harris said the Firemen FICA settlement could come out of the Contingency Fund. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT ANY COUNCIL ADDITIONS TO THE BUDGET BE BALANCED OUT OF THE STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND. CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. Council President Bohrer said the proposed changes to the budget would be considered in order. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE ACTING PAY RATE INCREASE FROM $35 TO $50 PER MONTH, TOTAL OF $180, BE APPROVED. CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE ONE TON DUMP TRUCK BE REPLACED, ADDING $13,000. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE JUDGE'S PAY BE INCREASED FROM $44 TO $50. MOTION FAILED, WITH SAUL AND JOHANSON VOTING YES. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT $2,000 BE ALLOWED FOR NOISE CONTROL, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. CARRIED, WITH HARRIS AND VAN DUSEN VOTING NO. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE PRECEDING MOTION BE RECONSIDERED. MOTION FAILED, WITH VAN DUSEN VOTING YES. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT $3,090 BE BUDGETED FOR ADDITIONAL EXTRA LABOR FOR PART -TIME PLANNERS. MOTION CARRIED, WITH HILL AND JOHANSON VOTING NO. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT EXTRA LABOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,798 BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. CARRIED, WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT $1,500 BE ADDED BACK TO OVERTIME TO RESTORE IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEPARTMENT REQUEST OF $4,500. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT $2,000 BE ADDED TO BUDGET FOR POLYGRAPH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. CARRIED, WITH HILL VOTING NO. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT TWO PATROLMEN, AMOUNTING TO $44,875, BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. ROLL CALL VOTE: SAUL, HILL, VAN DUSEN VOTING YES; BOHRER, HARRIS, JOHANSON VOTING NO. P10TION FAILED WITH A TIE VOTE. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT A BUDGET LINE FOR A SISTER CITY COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT EXTRA LABOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200 BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT ACTING PAY BE INCREASED FROM $600 TO $1,500 ADDING $900 TO BUDGET. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING December 10, 1979 Page 4 DISCUSSION Contd. Fire Suppression, Page 137 Fire Suppression, Page 137 Fire Prevention, Page 142 Fire Training, Page 147 Fire Adminis., Pge. 130 Fire Emergency, Page 152 OCD Bldg. Div., Page 74 Various Depts. Police Dept. ND /Mechanical Ford Courier Police, Page 90 Police, Page 119 Fire Dept., 189/79 Library, Page 80 Fire Dept., Page 135 Police, Page 4 Water, Pages 203/11 MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT MEDICAL BE INCREASED FROM $600 TO $1,500 ADDING $900 TO BUDGET. MOTION FAILED, WITH HILL AND VAN DUSEN VOTING YES. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE ALLOWANCE FOR INSTALLATION REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE FOR SIREN TIMER BE INCREASED FROM $1,485 TO $2,285, ADDING $800 TO THE BUDGET. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT EXTRA LABOR FOR FIRE INSPECTOR BE INCREASED FROM $7,800 TO $9,500 ADDING $1,700 TO BUDGET. CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT $3,700 BE ADDED TO BUDGET FOR VIDEO TAPE EQUIPMENT. ROLL CALL VOTE: SAUL, BOHRER, VAN DUSEN VOTING YES; HILL, HARRIS, JOHANSON VOTING NO. MOTION FAILED, WITH A TIE VOTE. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT A TYPEWRITER BE BUDGETED IN THE AMOUNT OF $900. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT TRANSPORTATION BE INCREASED FROM $100 TO $700. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT EXTRA LABOR BE INCREASED FROM $7,638 TO $15,000, ADDING $7,362 TO BUDGET. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT $33,480, OVERTIME AND EXTRA LABOR, BE RESTORED TO DEPARTMENT'S REQUESTS. CARRIED. Ron Swanson, Finance Director, stated the amount of $33,480 represented a deletion of $3,500 for a Public Works Department recep- tionist. The amount was originally $36,980. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT $500 BE BUDGETED FOR A NEW MOTORCYCLE TO REPLACE ONE DAMAGED IN ACCIDENT. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THE FORD COURIER REPLACEMENT, ADDING $5,700 TO THE BUDGET BE APPROVED. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT $30,748 FOR A POLICE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR BE BUDGETED. MOTION FAILED, WITH HILL AND VAN DUSEN VOTING YES. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT A POLICE PATROLMAN BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,438. CARRIED. 6 MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE FIREMEN FICA SETTLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,000 BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT ADDED LIBRARY SERVICE COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,462 BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. CARRIED, WITH HILL VOTING NO. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THREE FIREMEN IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,047 BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. MOTION FAILED, WITH HILL AND VAN DUSEN VOTING YES. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT ONE FIREMAN, SALARY TO BE COVERED BY THE EMS FUNDS, BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. CARRIED, WITH HILL VOTING NO. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT $2,536 BE ADDED TO THE CRIME PREVENTION GRANT. CARRIED. Phil Fraser, Public Works Department, said the surcharge amount should be increased to $32,000. This could be done by increasing the water fund revenue. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE ABOVE- f'1ENTIONED ADJUSTMENT TO THE WATER FUND BE MADE. CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING December 10, 1979 Page 5 DISCUSSION Contd. Rotation of City Vehicles Fire Protection ADJOURNMENT 10:55 P.M. Frank Rossick, Public Works Department, reported that after review of the vehicle policy, he concurred with Terence Monaghan's recommendation that the City vehicle rotation policy should be dropped. Council President Bohrer said the Public Works Department would study the practicality of propane conversion. Council President Bohrer recommended Fire Chief Crawley be directed to make a fire protection study instead of incorporating $40,000 for the study into the budget. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. i3 -7 Bohrer, City Council President Norma Booher, Recording Secretary