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TO:
City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Mayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: March 13, 2019
SUBJECT: City Administrator's Report
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff and community an update on
the activities of the City and on issues that concern Tukwila. Please let me know if you have any
questions or need additional information about any of the following items.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• King County Regional Law Safety & Justice Committee: City Administrator David Cline
joined other representatives from SCORE Jail to give a presentation to the King County
Regional Law Safety & Justice Committee on February 28.
• Testimony on Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation: On March 1 Mayor Ekberg testified before
the Senate Ways & Means Committee in support of SB 5862 regarding streamlined sales tax
mitigation, which passed out of Ways & Means and into the Rules Committee.
• Meet and Greet with State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Academic Assembly:
On March 1 City Administrator David Cline attended a Meet and Greet at Foster High School
with State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal, who was also the keynote
speaker at the Academic Assembly that afternoon.
• Joint King County -Snohomish County City Managers/Administrators Meeting: On March 6
City Administrator David Cline attended a joint King County -Snohomish County City
Managers/City Administrators meeting held in Shoreline. At the meeting Puget Sound
Regional Council Executive Director Josh Brown gave a presentation on Vision 2050 and the
Regional Aviation Baseline Study, AWC provided a legislative update, Government
Performance Consortium's Chief Systems Convener Larisa Benson provided an overview of
city performance benchmarks and invited participants to an upcoming event "Measures that
Really Matter", and several cities discussed the recent inclement weather experiences and
best practices.
• National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) Meeting: Mayor Ekberg and City
Administrator David Cline attended the monthly meeting of the National Association of
Minority Contractors, Washington Chapter held at the Tukwila Community Center on March 7.
• University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance: On March 11,
City Administrator Cline was the guest lecturer for the Public Management class where he
discussed Tukwila Village as a model for economic development and placemaking.
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II. Community Events
• Dr. Seuss Day: Artist in Residence, Olisa Enrico collaborated with the Tukwila Library to host
Dr. Seuss Day on March 2 at the Sullivan Community Center. The free event included book
making, storytelling, arts/crafts and featured a performance by Eric Ode: The Dr. Seuss Show.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Community Police Academy: Mayor Ekberg and Police Chief Bruce Linton offered opening
remarks at the first meeting of the 2019 Community Police Academy on February 26.
Academy attendees will participate in presentations and training from subject matter experts
in all of the various units in the department, such as SWAT, K9, Major Crimes Unit (MCU),
Community Police Team (CPT), Tukwila Anti -Crime (TAC) Team.
• Community Police Team: The Community Police Team has been active in the community
including numerous homeless camp visits, conducting an orientation at the International
Rescue Committee, visiting preschool students at Cascade View Elementary, participating in
the homeless taskforce meeting, meeting with mall security management regarding ongoing
issues at the mall and visits to the Abu Bakr Islamic Center.
Project Updates
• 42nd Ave Phase III: Estimated Completion: April 2019
All private power service connections have been completed. Seattle City Light is removing the
overhead power lines and will be removing the utility poles once all overhead communication
lines are removed from the poles.
• 53rd Ave S: Estimated Completion: June 2019
The construction contractor is grading and compacting the subgrade of the road along with
finishing up some other roadside work, all in preparation of laying down curb and gutter
scheduled for March 15, weather permitting.
• S 140th St/TIB Intersection Improvements: Estimated Completion: May 2019
Contract awarded to Westwater Construction. Construction will begin March 18.
Boards and Commissions
• Arts Commission: Vacant Position: Position #7 Resident.
• Civil Service Commission: No vacancies.
• COPCAB: Vacant Position: School District Representative and Student Representative.
• Equity & Social Justice Commission: Vacant Position: Student Representative.
• Human Services Advisory Board: Vacant Position: Position #3 Resident.
• Landmark Commission: No vacancies.
• Library Advisory Board: Vacant Positions: Position #7 Resident & Student Representative.
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: No vacancies.
• Park Commission: Vacant Positions: Position #4 Resident & Student Representative.
• Planning Commission: No vacancies.
Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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