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City Hall Council Chambers
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
Special Meeting
March 25, 2019 — 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ekberg called the Special Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order at 10:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk, called the roll of the Council. Present in the Council Chambers were
Councilmembers Dennis Robertson, Verna Seal, Kathy Hougardy, De'Sean Quinn, Kate Kruller, Thomas
McLeod, Zak Idan.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
Mayor Ekberg requested a moment of silence in honor of Kittitas County Sheriff Deputy Ryan Thompson
who passed away in the line of duty.
CITY OFFICIALS
Allan Ekberg, Mayor; David Cline, City Administrator; Rachel Bianchi, Deputy City Administrator; Jack
Pace, Community Development Director; Bruce Linton, Police Chief; Jason Konieczka, Emergency
Manager; Peggy McCarthy, Finance Director; Vicky Carlsen, Deputy Finance Director; Laurel Humphrey,
Council Analyst; Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk.
CONSENT AGENDA
a. Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment #5 to contract #17-167 with SoundEarth Strategies for
remedial excavation activities at the Justice Center project in the amount of $85,770 (plus contingency).
[Forwarded to Consent by the Council President and Committee Chair due to cancelled meeting.]
b. Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment #3 to contract #17-218 with Shannon and Wilson for
geotechnical construction services for the Justice Center project in the amount of $21,080.
[Forwarded to Consent by the Council President and Committee Chair due to cancelled meeting.]
MOVED BY HOUGARDY, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE
APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment #3 to contract #18-001 with Lydig Construction for Fire
Station 51 to establish a MACC (Maximum Allowable Construction Cost) with a total contract cost not to
exceed $9,587,314 to include approval of use of sales tax of $968,318 and contingency of $893,219.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HOUGARDY TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AMENDMENT #3 TO CONTRACT #18-001 WITH LYDIG CONSTRUCTION FOR FIRE STATION 51 TO
ESTABLISH A MACC (MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION COST) WITH A TOTAL
CONTRACT COST NOT TO EXCEED $9,587,314 TO INCLUDE APPROVAL OF USE OF SALES TAX
OF $968,318 AND CONTINGENCY OF $893,219.*
Joe Duffie, 5332 South 140th Street, expressed concern that delaying decisions on the MACC until August
2019 will cost the City and taxpayers twice as much. Costs will be higher in the future and the City made
a commitment to building safer buildings for public safety personnel.
*MOTION CARRIED 6-1, WITH IDAN VOTING NO.
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b. Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment #4 to contract #18-049 with BNBuilders for the initial
construction phase of the Justice Center to establish a MACC with a total contract cost not to exceed
$10,894,458, to include approval of use of sales tax of $1,089,446 and contingency of up to $1,089,446.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY SEAL, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AMENDMENT #4 TO CONTRACT #18-049 WITH BNBUILDERS FOR THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION
PHASE OF THE JUSTICE CENTER TO ESTABLISH A MACC WITH A TOTAL CONTRACT COST
NOT TO EXCEED $10,894,458, TO INCLUDE APPROVAL OF USE OF SALES TAX OF $1,089,446
AND CONTINGENCY OF UP TO $1,089,446. MOTION CARRIED 6-1, WITH IDAN VOTING NO.
ADJOURNMENT
10:13 p.m. UNANIMOUS CONSENT EXISTED TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING.
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 4/1/19
AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE: 4/2/19