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City of Tukwila
City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
December 11, 2018 5:30 p.m. Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall
Councilmembers: Kate Kruller, Chair;
Staff: David Cline, Jack Pace, Nora Gierloff, Derek Speck, Brandon Miles, Laurel
Humphrey
Guests: Vickie Hammond and Lisa Yohalem, HealthPoint
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kruller called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
II.BUSINESS AGENDA
A. HealthPoint Development
Staff and representatives from HealthPoint briefed the Committee on current status of the
Health and Wellness Center development on the former motel site on Tukwila International
Boulevard and asked for input on specific priority items. Committee members discussed the
project and mentioned things like continuity of care, supportive health, education, partnership
with existing service providers, housing options, and facilitation of processes with a focus on
dignity. Chair Kruller stated that the community in need can speak for themselves and they
should have a voice in planning as well. Human Services and Community Connectors could be
tapped into for help with this. Councilmember Quinn mentio
as another tool. Councilmember Seal suggested partnering with ReWA, Global to Local, and the
School District, and Chair Kruller mentioned Vroom. HealthPoint is also considering housing
options as part of the development. DISCUSSION ONLY.
B. 2019-2020 Human Services Contracts
Staff is seeking Council approval of seven two-year human services contracts for a variety of
social services. Funding for these was already approved by the City Council through the 2019-
2020 Biennial Budget as part of the Human Services Departmental proposal. Agreements
include:
Catholic Community Services Emergency Assistance ($45,400)
Institute for Family Development PACT ($43,200)
Multi-Service Center Emergency assistance program ($90,000)
Family support & case management ($53,000)
Renton Area Youth Services RAYS school based counseling ($110,184)
Renton Area Youth Services Substance Abuse/Mental Health ($62,640)
Tukwila Pantry Food bank ($74,000)
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JANUARY 7, 2019 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA.
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C. Interlocal Agreement: South King County Housing & Homelessness Partnership
Staff is seeking Council approval of an interlocal agreement to form a South King County Housing
and Homelessness Partnership to cooperatively address affordable housing and homelessness.
ed to be $10,500 per year, but the final amount will depend on the
number of participating agencies. The other jurisdictions proposing participation are Auburn,
Burien, Covington, Kent, Normandy Park, Renton, King County, and King County Housing
Authority. Des Moines, Federal Way, and Maple Valley are still considering participation. Staff will
continue to work collaboratively to create a final version of the interlocal agreement, which
should be ready for Committee of the Whole review. Staff supports a 2-year commitment to be
in alignment with the budget cycle. Councilmembers discussed the proposal and expressed
general support for the partnership.
draft include City Council representation on governance. FORWARD TO JANUARY 14, 2019
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
D. Sound Transit Policy Options
Staff briefed the Committee on several issues related to Sound Transit facilities and related
service in the City, including the Development Agreement for the Link Light Rail, parking, I-405
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and transit-oriented development near the Tukwila International
Boulevard station. If Sound Transit decides to locate the BRT station at the TIB station, Tukwila
could enforce the Settlement Agreement for more parking or redesign the site to facilitate more
transit-oriented development. Increasing parking may not provide a direct benefit to Tukwila
residents since it is a regional parking facility. The City could also advocate for advancing the
opening of the Boeing Access Road infill station, ask for more parking at the Sounder station,
partner on the Strander Boulevard extension project, or other alternatives. Staff is seeking
Council direction on what solutions should be prioritized when working with Sound Transit.
Staff will continue to engage the Council on this in 2019 and Chair Kruller suggested working
with the incoming Council President on the best approach. DISCUSSION ONLY.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Chair Kruller referenced a proposed Renton to Seattle water taxi and mentioned that the
development staff and Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce contacts.
Staff mentioned that Starfire Sports is hosting Rugby Canada in March as part of the 2019
Americas Rugby Championship and the City could create a marketing plan targeted at the
visiting Canadian fans. The City will be submitting an application for lodging tax funds and is
seeking support to go directly to the full Council in January due to timing issues. The
Committee agreed.
Staff noted that the Economic Development Plan will be coming through Committee in 2019,
starting with a draft outreach plan. The ED intern is currently doing background work to
prepare.
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Staff update the Committee on the status of the Tukwila Village nonprofit, which is called the
Tukwila Village Community Development Association. There are currently four board members
meeting once a month, and there is not an Executive Director. The Board issued an RFP for
management of the community space and will be reviewing the responses. The Committee
requested that written information about these activities be shared with the full Council.
Adjourned 6:34 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval