HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-09-22 Committee of the Whole MinutesSeptember 22, 1981 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
7:00 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS
BUDGET PRESENTATION
Public Works Dept.
M I N U T E S
Due to the lack of a Council quorum, the Committee of the Whole
Meeting was not held. Councilman Johanson suggested that the
agenda be carried forth to September 29, 1981.
MABEL J. HARRIS, J. REID JOHANSON, DORIS E. PHELPS.
No oher, Recording Secretary
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City Hall
Council Chambers
Ted Uomoto, Public Works Director, presented the Public Works
Department proposal for the 1982 budget.
Mr. Uomoto said there is a need for additional manpower, but they
do not plan to increase the requirement for staff. They would
like to increase the extra labor to help out in the activities.
Mr. Uomoto said there are 25 permanent staff members and 1 part -time
meter reader. He said he would like to transfer the function of
the drain system from the Sewer to the Street Department.
An experience graph was shown indicating the starting date of various
members of the staff. Mr. Uomoto said there is a period of time re-
quired to learn the job and operate at full efficience. In a
small city the turnover rate in personnel is high as frequently
employees can find better paying jobs with possibilities of advance-
ment elsewhere.
Mr. Uomoto said the City's changed conditions which have resulted
in increased engineering and maintenance responsibility are:
1) Continuing deterioration of City streets eventually requiring
major rehabilitation programs. The forthcoming LID /CID may be
a partial solution.
2) New streets added to the City with associated storm, water,
sewer systems, streets lights.
3) New trails turned over to the City.
4) Flood plain management responsibility.
5) Increased pavement in City increases the storm drainage and
flooding problems.
6) Increased development within the City increases the traffic
problems during peak traffic hours and holiday shopping sales.
Mr. Uomoto explained the various street improvement projects (1982)
and the signalization projects (1982) and presented a graph showing
the comparison time that would be required from each members of the
staff.