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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-05-05 Regular MinutesMay 5, 1980 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL PUBLIC MEETING Street Improvement Project: So. 147th St. 57th Ave. So. BID OPENINGS AND AWARDS Set Bid Opening Date: Street Improvement Project So. 147th 57th So. CITIZEN'S COMMENTS Recreation Dept. Student Intern TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting MINUTES Mayor Todd, presiding, led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, GEORGE D. HILL, DORIS E. PHELPS, DANIEL J. SAUL, Council President. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT COUNCILMEMBERS JOHANSON AND VAN DUSEN BE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers LAWRENCE E. HARD, City Attorney; MARK CAUGHEY, Acting Planning Director; JOHN MCFARLAND, Administrative Assistant; TED UOMOTO, Public Works Director; DON WILLIAMS, Recreation Supervisor; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 21, 1980 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE VOUCHERS, APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, BE ACCEPTED AND WARRANTS BE DRAWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS. MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED. Claims Fund Vouchers #6349 #6479 Current Fund Golf Crse. Spec. Rev. Street Fund Arterial Street Federal Shared Rev. Land Acq, Bldg, Dev. Foster Golf Acq. Water Fund Sewer Fund Firemen's Pension 6349 -6445 6446 -6447 6448 -6455 6456- 6457 -6459 6461- 6462 -6464 6465 -6471 6472 -6478 6479- 64,049.81 4,529.54 17,788.75 72.40 8,228.17 9,448.57 10,611.22 4,653.12 10,339.28 6.60 $129.727.46 Mayor Todd explained that the Public Meeting was called to answer questions the citizens might have on the Street Improvement Project along South 147th Street and 57th Avenue South. In order to give the people a chance to review the construction plans with the Public Works Director and the Consulting Engineer, Robert Hawkins of URS, they were asked to meet in the conference room and return to the Council meeting when finished. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE CALL FOR BIDS ON THE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, SOUTH 147TH AND 57TH AVE. SO., FOR 10 :00 A.M. ON THE 27TH DAY OF MAY, 1980.* Councilman Bohrer asked if the Call for Bids is contingent upon a satisfactory meeting with the citizens and Mayor Todd said it was. Don Williams, Recreation Supervisor, introduced Valerie Youngs, student from Eastern Washington University, who will be working with the Recreation Department for the next few months. PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS AND SIMILAR MATTERS Proclamation: MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAUL The month of READ THE PROCLAMATION. MOTION CARRIED. May as Museum Month The proclamation, signed 434ayor Todd, proclaiming the month of May as "Museum Month" was read. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 5, 1980 Page 2 PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, APPEALS AND SIMILAR MATTERS Cont. Letter concerning Water Intertie System with City of Kent Letter from Metro concerning herbi- cide use ORDINANCES Proposed Ordinance Prohibiting parking in parking spaces marked Ordinance #1156 Extending the termination date of rezoning ap- provals (VIP'S Restaurant) RESOLUTIONS Resolution #734 Authorizing application for funding assistance for an outdoor recreation project MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE LETTER CONCERNING THE INTERTIE SYSTEM WITH THE CITY OF KENT BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.* Councilman Hill suggested the letter from Metro concerning a uniform policy on herbicide use in water also be placed in the Public Works Committee. Council agreed. *MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Hard noted that he has revised the proposed ordinance and asked to have Police Chief Sheets review the document before it is passed by Council. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Hard read an ordinance of the City of Tukwila amending ordinance No. 1031, Section 3 (L) extending the ex- piration date of rezoning approvals granted under said ordinance 1031. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1156 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Attorney Hard explained that, back in August 1977, the City granted a rezone to VIP'S Restaurant for their property on Southcenter Boulevard. There was a condition set that they would have substantial construction in progress within three years. Due to economic conditions, the Developer has asked the City to grant them an additional two years. Councilman Bohrer asked for a definition of what substantial construction means. Mark Caughey, Acting Planning Director, explained that the Administrative Policy Manual for the office describes it as "inspection of foundation permits." *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Hard read a resolution authorizing applications for funding assistance for an outdoor recreation project to the interagency committee for outdoor recreation as provided by the Marine Recreation Land Act. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 734 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AMENDED TO INSERT, ON THE THIRD LINE OF SECTION 2 AFTER 'THE WORD "LOCATED" THE WORDS "TO THE EAST OF THE T -LINE BRIDGE. Councilman Hill asked to have the possible locations explained. Mr. Don Williams, Recreation Department, posted two maps and explained the major considerations and facts Council will want to review in reaching a decision regarding the location of the pedestrian bridge over I -405. If the T -line bridge's locale is chosen, the current I.A.C. submittal will have to be updated, TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 5, 1980 Page 3 RESOLUTIONS Cont. Resolution #734 Authorizing application for funding assistance for an outdoor recreation project (cont) -27Z3 but not nearly to the extent it will have to be if the 65th location is selected. The 65th location will require new permits to be obtained and a new I.A.C. application submitted. This will take many hours to prepare. In any case, the two most important items to consider, in addition to cost, are safety and convenience. Councilman Saul noted that it is a matter of what it will be used for. If it is the people using Christensen Trail to Fort Dent, the T -line Bridge is the trail. If people from the hill are going to the Center, the 65th Avenue Bridge makes sense. Mayor Todd asked how the T -line Bridge will be impacted by the Grady Way Bridge extension. Also, the 65th Avenue Bridge will serve everybody. Mr. Williams explained that the Department of Transportation will not approve a walk under I -405 for three reasons. (1) The footing for the bridge on the west side is different than the east side, and they do not want the river bank disturbed. (2) Anything built along there has to be fire proof -no wooden structures. (3) Any- thing built would have to be protected by bafflings built out in the water to deflect debree floating down the river. Councilman Hill asked if the construction estimates are about the same for both locations. Mr. Williams said the 65th Avenue location would be the most expensive. Councilman Hill said it bothers him that the T -line Bridge is located on the curve. There is better visibility at 65th. Councilman Bohrer noted that there was already an overpass at the S -line Bridge. For the bulk of the City, it is more convenient for them to use that bridge to Southcenter. The application for funding is going to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation. The extension of Christensen Trail runs along the river and is intended to go to Fort Dent. This looks much more like a recreation trail. He said he was thinking about the sensitivity of the agency whose funding the City is requesting. He noted a number of things that impact the costs of the project at both sites. All of the considerations tend to favor the location east of the T -line Bridge. Councilman Hill said he felt the 65th Avenue Bridge would better serve the people on the hill. The other location would serve people just passing through town. The agency will probably look at the site that serves the most people, not just Tukwila. I was elected to serve the people of Tukwila. Councilman Harris said this is supposed to be recreation. Linking the trails will probably be favorably looked at. We need to stick to the recreation aspect. Mayor Todd noted that the 65th Avenue extension would take people right to the Tukwila Park. Councilman Bohrer said that seventy five percent of the money is not going to come from the residents of Tukwila; it is going to come from someone else. This is why the agency will look favorably on extending the trail. It is not just to serve the residents. The residents already have an overpass. Councilman Phelps noted the Entranco Study shows a pedestrian crosswalk improvement across 65th. *MOTION CARRIED WITH HILL VOTING NO. *MOTION CARRIED. Proposed Resolution- MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE Eliminating a mora- READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. torium on the issu- ance of building or City Attorney Hard read a resolution of the City of Tukwila, site preparation per- Wash., eliminating a moratorium on the issuance of any building mits in the area or site preparation permits in the area affected by former LID #28 affected by former and repealing Resolution #695. LID 28, TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 5, 1980 Page 4 RESOLUTIONS Cont. Proposed Resolution Eliminating a mora- torium on the issu- ance of building or site preparation permits in the area affected by former LID 28 (cont.) MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Attorney Hard distributed a new resolution to Council and said he has revised it slightly. Councilman Bohrer noted the first WHEREAS,'the owners of the property have agreed on the construction of improvements'and asked what the form of the agreement is. Attorney Hard said they have met with the property owners and they have agreed in principle to the construction. They are in the process of working on a written agreement. Councilman Bohrer asked how the improvements are defined. Attorney Hard said the Consulting Engineers are working on it. Mayor Todd noted that the Police Chief and the Fire Chief are, at this time, endorsing removal of the moratorium based on the facts as they know them. The Fire Chief's letter states "that the installation of sprinklers would provide better protection than what is given to apartments on already improved city streets." Councilman Bohrer noted that Resolution No. 695 states the Public Works Department, Fire Department and Police Department have indi- cated that the size and slope of South 152nd Street represent a problem. Chief Crawley's letter does not deal with size or slope so he does not address the concerns of the original moratorium. New buildings will be sprinkled, but the old ones are not and it does not address those. He noted that Police Chief Sheets says "the limited access could prove a public safety liability." There is no opinion from the Public Works Department. Mayor Todd says he does not read Chief Sheets' comments to mean what Councilman Bohrer stated. They indicate we should get on with the building of the street. Councilman Hill said it still bothers him that when LID #28 was formed, everybody agreed -then everybody disagreed. The City thought it was ready to go; now, three years later, we are still trying to get the street improved. If we lift the moratorium and they keep on building up there and parking on the street, some- body is going to get hurt. He said he would like to see the City process the building permits and let them start building, but not allow them to occupy the buildings until the street improvement is completed. Attorney Hard advised against such an action. Councilman Harris said we need to work hard and fast to get the LID going. Then, once it is ready to go, consider lifting the moratorium. Attorney Hard said they are working on it. They are relying on getting the property owners to cooperate on this project. Councilman Saul asked if the City can get a written agreement. Attorney Hard said the problem is they need to know the approximate cost. This should take another week to ten days. Mayor Todd noted that in February he called a meeting of the property owners involved in the lawsuit. Everybody came and was very cooperative. There was one party that did not show and one that did not agree with the LID as he would receive no benefit. This left the remaining eighty percent ready and willing to proceed with this project. Councilman Bohrer noted that one of the main concerns on LID 28 was the scope and the costs. We are not back to that point yet in forming this new LID. He said he has trouble saying we should proceed on faith at this point. *MOTION FAILED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 5, 1980 Page 5 RESOLUTIONS Cont. Proposed Resolution Eliminating a mora- torium on the issu- ance of building or site preparation permits in the area affected by former LID 28 (cont.) DEPARTMENT REPORTS Mayor's Report City Attorney's Report Schmid Lawsuit LID 29 RECESS: 8:20 P.M. 8:45 P.M. Street Improvement Project -So. 147th 57th Ave. So. Merit Pay Attorney Hard said he is as anxious as Council is to get the improvements done. He wants this resolution passed to help get the people to band together and cooperate. S M has been very cooperative in trying to work with him. If they don't cooperate, they have a lawsuit and they will pursue it. We will continue to work to get the costs out. We hope then we can get the agree- ments signed and come back to Council for reconsideration of the resolution. Mr. Peter Buck, Suite 1300, Seattle Tower, said the lawsuit is serious. The City rezoned the property. Part of the contention in the lawsuit is that the City did not live up to its half of the contract it signed. The owners of the property have lived up to their half. He said he understands the Council's concerns; they are absolutely legitimate. He expressed concern that there might be other things that come along to hold them up. They are getting tired and frustrated. Mayor Todd reported that construction has begun on the sidewalk alterations on the east side of the S -line Bridge. Attorney Hard reported that he has not received the findings and conclusions in the Schmid Lawsuit. At that time, he will be back to discuss it with Council. There are some problems with LID #29 concerning costs. He is meeting with the concerned parties and hopes to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT COUNCIL RECESS FOR 10 MINUTES AND HAVE MR. MCFARLAND CHECK ON THE MEETING ON THE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the regular meeting of the City Council back to order with Council members present as previously reported. Mr. Phil Fraser, Public Works Department, explained that about half of the property owners came to the meeting tonight. They reviewed the Street Improvement Project. The response from the property owners was that they would like to see no parking on the east side of 57th Avenue South because of the width of the new street. South 147th is the same width and they may look at it in terms of no parking on one side. Councilman Hill asked about sidewalks. Mr. Fraser said there will be sidewalks on both sides of South 147th and sidewalks only on the west side of 57th Avenue. There will be a very small portion on the east side at South 149th at the property owners' request. Mr. Fraser said the other subject that was discussed was the extension of the deadend sewer to be built on the south side of 57th. It is meant to pick up those properties not now served by a sanitary sewer line. The line will be put in now to prevent digging the street back up at a later date. It will be paid for by future developers. The property owners are, right now, with a private developer and working on a proposal and the necessary easements. The people are generally favorable to the project. Councilman Phelps asked to have a letter from the Mayor, concerning merit pay considerations referred to the Finance Personnel Com. Councilman Bohrer asked to have the Interurban Corridor Study Interurban Corridor Study listed on the Community Affairs Item List. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 5, 1980 Page 6 DEPARTMENT REPORTS Cont. Maul Avenue Mayor Todd asked to have the Community Affairs Committee discuss the item of swapping Maul Avenue for river right -of -way. He said he is presently preparing a Shoreline Permit for an office building complex in that area. He reported he had talked to Attorney Hard about the City acquiring the accreted land along the 58th Avenue extension. ADJOURNMENT: 8:55 P.M. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. ,i4gGe-ge Mayor Cit.9 C erk a 7‘