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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-02-23 Committee of the Whole MinutesFebruary 23, 1981 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVAL OF MINUTES AUDIENCE COMMENTS DISCUSSION Drawing for Council Positions. Prop. Ord. reclas- sifying certain lands from R -4 to C -1 in the City. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES City Hall Council Chambers Council President Van Dusen called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. LIONEL C. BOHRER, GEORGE D. HILL, J. REID JOHANSON, DORIS E. PHELPS, DANIEL J. SAUL, Council President GARY L. VAN DUSEN. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 9, 1981 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. Councilman Bohrer requested that references to "City Council President" on Page 7, Paragraph 3, lines 2 and 4, be changed to "Council President" in both instances. *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING TO CONSIDER THE 56TH STREET BRIDGE, LID #30, AND THE COUNCIL INTERN POSITION. MOTION CARRIED. Tukwila Friends Wendy Morgan, Tukwila, expressed appreciation to the City Council of the Library. for the support they have given to the Tukwila Friends of the Library. City Clerk Maxine Anderson conducted the drawing for Council positions for the November election. Councilman Bohrer drew Position No. 1, Councilman Harris drew Position No. 2, Councilman Johanson drew Position No, 3, and Councilman Saul drew Position No. 4. Gary Nilsen, applicant, said there was some confusion as to the area outlining his property as to whether or not there were two separate blocks. There are not two blocks, they are separated by a foot path. He said they can change the configuration of the proposed building. They are inhibited by the topography. Council President Van Dusen asked Mr. Nilsen if they want to build the same building they have built across the street? Mr. Nilsen said no, they have lost so much time they think they will design a vertical building. Council President Van Dusen asked if they did not want the street vacated. Mr. Nilsen said they have almost decided they do not want to enter into the period of time that it would take. A vertical building will be backed up against the hill. He said the parking would be on the sides. Councilman Bohrer referred to Section 3, (C), of the proposed ordinance and asked if that wording was needed in the ordinance. City Attorney Hard said the proper way to proceed would be to have a separate developer's agreement requiring the property owner to assume all costs associated with relocating, reconstructing, or Altering the trail system. Councilman Phelps said she assumed that any work done on the trail would be subject to City inspection and approval before it was authorized. Mr. Nilsen said they have some general thoughts on that. The foot bridge now appears to need repair. At this time it would be somewhat unfair to ask the developer to do it if it were in need of repair. City Attorney Hard said Section 3, (D), "If the property owners fail to record the deed restriction described above on or before December 31, 1981 said zoning classification shall revert from C -1 to R -4," there is some uncertainty about this. Councilman Johanson said that practice has been accepted in the City. If a rezone request is accepted for a project and the project is not started after a year, the property reverts back to its original zoning. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COTMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING February 23, 1981 'age 2 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Ord. reclas- sifying certain lands from R -4 to C -1 in the City contd. Legislative amend- ments to SEPA. Prop. Res. setting Council Mtg. Pro- cedures. Prop, Res. setting Council Mtg. Procedures contd. City Attorney Hard said there is no law that says this would be auto- matic. He said he recommended that the last part of Section 3 (C) and Section 3 (D) be in a separate developer's agreement. It could be one agreement. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN LANDS FROM R -4 TO C -1 WITHIN THE CITY BE AMENDED BY DELETING THE FOLLOWING FROM SECTION 3, (C) "WITH ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING, RECONSTRUCTING, OR ALTERING SAID TRAIL SYSTEM TO BE BORNE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER." AND ALL OF (D), SAME SECTION, BEING DELETED TO BECOME A SEPARATE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT AND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 2, 1981 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO SEPA BE PUT IN THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMM4IT'l'EE. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Van Dusen said the proposed resolution had been considered by the Ad Hoc Committee. Councilman Johanson referred to Section IV, (D), and requested that the last sentence of (D) read: "Procedural decisions made by the presiding officer may be overruled by a majority vote of the Council," and the rest of the sentence be deleted. The Council agreed to this change. City Attorney Hard referred to Section I, (F), and requested that the word "noticed" be deleted, The Council agreed to this deletion. Councilman Johanson referred to Section I, (H), stating the Standing Committees of the'City Council shall meet at 6:00 p.m. prior to the start of Regular Council Meetings and Committee of the Whole Meetings. Council President Van Dusen said the information from the conunittee meetings would not be taken directly to the regular or coiiumittee of the whole meeting that would follow the committee meetings. Sub Committee meetings could be held at any time. The staff could meet with the standing committees at 6:00 p.m. and then go to the Council meeting. City Attorney Hard referred to Section VI, (A), and recommended that the sentence: "The Council President will appoint the Conuiiittee members by the third Regular Meeting of each year," be inserted between the second and third sentence of that section. The Council agreed to that addition. RECESS 7:50 P.M. -8:00 P.M.MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING RECESS FOR 5 MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. The Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was called back to order by Council President Van Dusen, with Council Members present as previously listed. Council President Van Dusen suggested that Section XII, (B), 2, the first sentence read: "All items that are not routine in nature and presented shall include a completed Council Agenda Synopsis (CAS)." The Council agreed that the remainder of the sentence be deleted. Councilman Bohrer said he would like the Council Meeting Procedures to be an ordinance rather than a resolution. As an ordinance it would be more formal, and have more weight. City Attorney Hard said he would prefer it be a resolution rather than an ordinance because as such it would be more flexible. Generally internal operation policies do not need an ordinance, MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE COUNCIL MEETING PROCEDURES BE PRESENTED AS AN ORDINANCE RATHER THAN A RESOLUTION. MOTION CARRIED, WITH HILL AND PHELPS VOTING NO. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING February 23, 1981 Page 3 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Res. setting Council Mtg. Procedures contd. Prop. Ord. repeal- ing Ord. Nos. 883, 1008, 1048, F 1151 relating to Council Procedures. Budget Tsfr. Mot construction contract for re- pair of golf course pedest- rian Bridge in the amt. of $55,000. Budget tsfr. mot on repair of golf course bridge. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEET ON TUESDAY NIGHTS, EFFECTIVE MAY 5, 1981. MOTION CARRIED, WITH BOHRER VOTING NO. Councilman Bohrer said, referring to Section I, (H), he felt it was putting too much in one night to have the co,imiittee meeting at 6:00 p.m. prior to the start of the Council Meeting and Committee of the Whole Meetings. He said it might result in rushing things onto the agenda. He said he would like to see the extra night for the committee meetings. Council President Van Dusen said he talked with the Renton Council and they have been successful in holding their committee meetings prior to start of the Council meeting. He said perhaps the time and date could be set by the individual committees. Councilman Saul said he would like to see if it works committees meet at 6:00 p.m. prior to the meetings. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT SECTION I, "STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL MEET AT DAY OF THE WEEK TO BE AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE. MOTION HILL VOTING NO. to have the (H), READ: A TIME AND CARRIED, WITH MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT SECTION X, (F), 3, a, READ: "IF A RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE, THE CITY ATTORNEY OR CHAIRMAN MAY READ THE ITEM BY TITLE ONLY," AND THE REST OF THE SENTENCE BE DELETED. MOTION CARRIED, WITH PHELPS VOTING NO. Councilman Bohrer suggested in Section X, (G), last sentence, that the word "rules" be deleted and the word "procedures" be substituted. The Council agreed to this change. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT SECTION XI, (A), (1), THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADDED AS THE LAST SENTENCE: "RECOGNITION OF COUNCIL MEI'4BER SHALL BE BY SENIORITY." MOTION CARRIED, WITH SAUL VOTING NO. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT SECTION XI, (B), 1, a, READ: "TO A PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO INTRODUCE THE SUJBECT UNDER DISCUSSION," ITEM a WOULD THEN BECOME ITEM b, ITEM b WOULD BECOME ITEM c AND ITEM c WOULD BECOME ITEM d. MOTION CARRIED. The Council agreed to delete sentence 2 from Section XI (C). MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATING TO COUNCIL PROCEDURES BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 2, 1981 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Ted Uomoto, Director of Public Works, said this budget transfer was discussed in a previous meeting. The total amount is essentially the same. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSFER MOTION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR REPAIR OF GOLF COURSE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,000 BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 2, 1981 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSFER MOTION FOR CONSULTANT FEES, EMERGENCY TATERIALS, RIP RAP RIVER BANK, PORTION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $2,700 FOR CONTINGENCY ON THE REPAIR OF GOLF COURSE BRIDGE BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 2, 1981 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING February 23, 1981 Page 4 DISCUSSION Contd. Budget tsfr. mot. to cover part -time labor for City Hall land- scaping instead of hiring independent maintenance company. Budget tsfr. Motion Budget amendment for salary increases PERS FICA for non -union E part -time employees. Prop. Res proposing abandonment by the City of Mayor Council Plan of govt., adoption of Council Manager Plan of govt. E ordering an election. Ted Uomoto, Director of Public Works, stated a Laotian citizen will do the part -time labor for the City Hall. He will work through an interpreter. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSFER MOTION TO COVER PART -TIME LABOR FOR THE CITY HALL LANDSCAPING INSTEAD OF HIRING AN INDEPENDENT MAINTENANCE COMPANY BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 2, 1981 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. Mayor Todd said there is $7,000 for landscaping in the budget. Council President Van Dusen said it was never intended to go out for a separate maintenance contract to take care of the landscaping. Councilman Phelps said the Finance Comuittee discussed the maintenance of the landscaping and they did not want to continue with professional landscaping. They wanted someone who could be available for helping with maintenance at the library, parks and trails. Mr. Uomoto said the man who has been hired will be under the supervision of Mr. Elfstrom. He will help clean up the trails and other City tasks that may be assigned to him. Councilman Phelps said it would be her recommendation that Administration set up a contract covering this person in order to protect the City. Council President Van Dusen asked if this work could be done by the maintenance crew. Mr. Uomoto said the maintenance crew is busy cleaning the streets, pruning, and picking up leaves. Councilman Bohrer said last year we hired a landscaping company to take care of the City Hall grounds. They had to replace everything that did not grow. A policy was not estab- lished that this should be continued. Councilman Phelps asked if this would eliminate some of the need for help that is hired in the summer time. Mr. Uomoto said it would not be adequate by just using the Laotian. He said Public Works can maintain the parks at whatever level the City Council wishes. *MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Bohrer said he would like to see a breakdown of how it is expected to use the time of this man. It should be broken down to show City Hall, Parks, Trails, etc. Councilman Phelps said this budget transfer motion reflects the fringe benefits that were given to the Department Heads and personnel not covered by the union. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSFER MOTION FOR SALARY INCREASES, PERS AND FICA FOR NON -UNION AND PART -TIME EMPLOYEES BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 2, 1981 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSING ABANDONMENT BY THE CITY OF THE MAYOR- COUNCIL PLAN OF GOVERNMENT, AND ADOPTION OF THE COUNCIL- MANAGER PLAN OF GOVERNMENT, AND ORDERING AN ELECTION BE PUT IN BOTH COMMI'F1'EES OF THE COUNCIL. Council President Van Dusen said he suggested there be a public hearing for input. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COVIMITI'EE OF THE WHOLE MEETING February 23, 1981 Page 5 DISCUSSION Contd. Prop. Res. proposing abandonment by City of Mayor Council plan of govt., adoption of Council- Manager plan of govt. ordering an election contd. Report on AWC mtg. in Olympia. STANDING COMMI'r1'EE REPORTS Public Works Safety Committee. Finance Ei Community Relations. EXECUTIVE SESSION 9:35 P.M. 10:05 P.M. ADJOURNMENT 10:07 P.M. 3/i6 Councilman Bohrer asked how the proposed resolution got before the Council. Council President Van Dusen said he had requested it City Attorney prepared the resolution. to be on the agenda. Mayor Todd said there are many pros and cons on the subject of Mayor Council vs. Council- Manager type of government and it is time to make a decision. The City needs a full time Mayor or a full time manager, one or the other. *MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Saul reported on the recent AWC meeting in Olympia. Council President Van Dusen said land -use damage suits were discussed at the meeting and interesting developments were reported there. Councilman Phelps said she appreciated City government because it is nonpartisan. Nothing to report at this time. Councilman Phelps said the Finance and Personnel Committee would meet Thursday night. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE COTMIITTEE OF THE WHOLE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE COUNCIL GO OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE METING ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. a) Noma Booher, Recording Secretary V. i en, Council President