HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2019-05-20 Item 6C - Report - City AdministratorTO:
City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Mayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: May 15, 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
• Forterra's Annual Breakfast: Mayor Ekberg, Councilmember Quinn and several city staff
members attended Forterra's Annual Breakfast at the Washington Convention Center on April
30.
• Northwest Regional Conference: City Administrator David Cline attended the Northwest
Regional Managers Conference put on jointly by the Washington and Oregon City/County
Management Associations in Hood River, Oregon May 1 - 3.
• King County City Managers/Administrators Meeting: City Administrator David Cline
attended the monthly King County City Managers/Administrators Meeting on May 8 where
AWC Representatives and representatives from Renton and Seattle provided an overview of
the 2019 Legislative Session, a presentation was made by the Northwest Women's Leadership
Academy and Sound Cities Association provided an update.
• State of Our Cities Luncheon: On May 10 Mayor Ekberg provided a brief presentation about
the City of Tukwila's current endeavors in the annual State of our Cities luncheon sponsored
by the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce. Council President Kathy Hougardy, City
Administrator David Cline, and other city staff attended the luncheon.
II. Community Events
• Backyard Wildlife Festival: The Backyard Wildlife Festival was held on May 11. There were
guest speakers, art projects, giant bubbles, music, and a variety of non-profit vendors and
art/craft vendors. Attendees walked away with valuable information that will help them to
develop backyard wildlife habitats that support and encourage wildlife, such as attracting
birds, bees, bats and butterflies.
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III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Bulldog Bullyproof Training Workshop: On May 2 School Resource Officer Joseph Tran, with
assistance from Officer Mike Richardson and Police Records Specialist Lea Park, led the first
ever Bulldog Bullyproof Training. The purpose of the training was to provide students with
basic nonviolent techniques to counter common assaultive behavior displayed by bullies or
others seeking to do them harm.
• Transient Camp Checks: Code Enforcement officers teamed up with Tukwila Police
Community Policing Team officers to do a visual inspection of a section of the Interurban
Trail between Strander Blvd and S 180th St. Staff identified several transient camps and
rubbish/garbage dump sites and will relay this information to Puget Sound Energy for
cleanup.
Project Updates
• 42nd Ave Phase Ill:
Estimated Completion: June 2019
Staff is coordinating with CenturyLink to remove the last utility pole standing at the project
site and working with ACI to see when they will be available to finish up the rest of the project
work.
• 53rd Ave S: Estimated Completion: June 2019
The asphalt paving work was 9 9 % completed, except at the approach of the 53rd Avenue
South and South 140th Street intersection. The construction contractor is currently raising
utility structures to the road surface, installing street signs, installing fences, and working on
the irrigation system.
• S 140th Street/TIB Improvements: Estimated Completion: May 2019
Project is complete as of May 8. Westwater Construction completed this project under the
original contract price and ahead of schedule.
• Tukwila Village:
o The City applied for the 2019 Governor's Smart Communities Award in the Category of
Smart Partnerships, and we should learn the results in a few months.
o Staff has provided a list of recommendations to the Tukwila Village property owner in
order to address the lack of onsite parking.
o Staff attended the Tukwila International Boulevard Action Committee meeting on May
12 and provided a status update on the Tukwila Village Community Development
Association (TVCDA).
• HealthPoint Health and Wellness Center: In the recently approved budget, the Washington
State Legislature included $1 million for the Health and Wellness Center that HealthPoint is
planning for Tukwila.
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Boards and Commissions
• Arts Commission: Vacant Position: Position #7 Resident.
• Civil Service Commission: No vacancies.
• COPCAB: Vacant Position: Student Representative.
• Equity & Social Justice Commission: Vacant Positions: Position #7 Resident & 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: Vacant Position: Position #7 Funded by Tax.
• Park Commission: Vacant Positions: Position #4 Resident & Student Representative.
• Planning Commission: No vacancies.
IV. Responses to Council/Citizen Inquiries
Date of Inquiry
Inquiry
Response
May 6, 2019
Councilmember Seal asked
The property is privately owned by Costco and
who is responsible for trash
Home Depot, but the City has an easement for
removal on the berm
both the trail and the levee. The trail is
between Costco/Home
maintained by the Parks Department and the
Depot and the river,
levee is maintained by the King County Flood
Control District, although they do not remove
trash. Trash left by trail users should be removed
by the Parks Department. Trash that is from the
businesses should be removed by the businesses.
Code Enforcement has been working closely with
Home Depot to take care of the trash and graffiti.
May 13, 2019
Councilmember Seal asked
Seattle City Light typically contacts the affected
if Seattle City Light is
customers by mail, door hangers or knocking on
required to notify residents
doors notifying them of any planned repairs that
when they are working on
will result in a power outage. If the work is
poles and turn off electricity.
unplanned or an emergency notice is not
provided but customers can get updates from the
online outage map or call 1-888-225-5773.
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