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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-05-18 Regular MinutesMay 18, 1982 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Members Report TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting M I N U T E S Mayor Todd, presiding, led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order., GEORGE D. HILL, GARY L. VAN DUSEN, LIONEL C. BOHRER, Council President, MABEL J. HARRIS, DORIS E. PHELPS, JOE H. DUFFIE. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT COUNCILMEMBER BAUCH BE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. b Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers OFFICIALS IN LAWRENCE E. HARD, City Attorney; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; ATTENDANCE BYRON SNEVA, Public Works Director; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk. REPORTS Mayor Mayor Todd reported &t received a letter from Attorney Hard requesting that his/ 'vi or fie City be terminated on September 1. He has made a couple of suggestions for Council consideration. Mayor Todcbsked Council to consider this at their earliest convenience. Council President Bohrer said that three Labor Negotiators have been selected and will be interviewed by the City Council at the next Committee of the Whole Meeting. About June 1 the person or firm will be hired to negotiate new Labor Contracts. Councilman Van Dusen referred to a memo he received from Don Williams, staff member, concerning the limited number of parking stalls around City Hall. He suggested a parking policy and con- struction of the lower parking area as previously planned. Mayor Todd noted that this would be included in the 1983 Budget. Councilman Van Dusen said that City and Staff Members' cars should not be parked in front of the main entrances to the building. Councilman Duffie asked about the vacant lot on Southcenter Blvd. that is being used as a used car lot. There are 10 cars parked there for sale. Further, can the City post rules in the City Park so the public will know what can be done there. There is a Frisbee course set out in the Tukwila Park. This can be dangerous to other visitors to the park. When they hold their tournament, they ask people to leave. If rules were posted, it might help this problem. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED TO THE PARK COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH RULES FOR THE TUKWILA PARK. MOTION CARRIED. Attorney's Report Attorney Hard reported that the State of Washington Court of Appeals issued its decision on the Schmid vs. City of Tukwila Lawsuit. The Trial Court decision was reversed and the case dismissed. The affect of the decision is to declare that the City's waiver process was proper and that the City Council acted properly in its consideration. Further, the Trial Court erred in directing the City to do something that is clearly a legislative function. Mr. Schmid has the right to ask the State Supreme Court to review this. They will have to reconsider it. Finance Director's Mr. Alan Doerschel, Finance Director, reported on a meeting he Report on Sales Tax and Councilman Harris attended on the new Sales Tax legislation. The new law is almost identical to the 1970 legislation. An important difference is that when you implement the law, it must be at the beginning of a quarter and must be filed two months prior to the start of the quarter. This is to allow citizens, if they desire, 30 days to collect signatures to override the Council's decision. If King County implements the Sales Tax before a City does, the City cannot do so later on. Cities have only seven days in which to act after the County has approved collection. The half cent sales tax would double the sales tax collected by the City (approximately $4.2 million). There is no TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1982 Page 2 Finance Director's Report on Sales Tax (cont.) CONSENT AGENDA OLD BUSINESS Ordinance #1257 Relating to non- conforming signs Appointment to Planning Commission Position #2 limitation on the use of these funds. Councilman Harris noted that if the City enacts any portion of the sales tax, we will lose 35% of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax. It is very important to coordinate with the County Council to see what they plan to do. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT DISCUSSION ON THE SALES TAX BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING.* MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT BOHRER HAVE THE LEEWAY OF PLACING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA AS TIME ALLOWS. MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED. a. Approval of Minutes: May 4, 1982 b. Approval of Vouchers Claims Fund Vouchers #11856 #11978 Current Fund Golf Course Spec. Rev. Street Fund LID #30 Water Fund Sewer Fund Employment Security Old Business. Removed, disc. under/ c. Appointment to fill Position No. 2 on the Planning Commission. Ordinance #1256 d. An ordinance of the City of Tukwila relating to Local Im- provements and Special Assessments and amending Ordinance No. 322. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED.* Council President Bohrer asked to have item C removed for discussion. *MOTION CARRIED. $27,755.50 25,019.08 13,709.44 321.36 6,560.53 21,871.26 2,144.91 $97,382.08 MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Hard read an ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Wash., relating to non conforming signs; amending ordinance #773, Section 010 (3); and repealing ordinances Nos. 1149 and 1214. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1257 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCIL AMEND THE AGENDA TO CONSIDER ITEM 6C (Planning Commission Appointment) AT THIS TIME. MOTION CARRIED WITH VAN DUSEN VOTING NO. Council President Bohrer asked how the vacancy occurred. Mayor Todd said the vacancy occurred by the expiration of the term of office of one of the members. He said he was reluctant to recom- mend Mr. Gerry Knudson for the position as they have a business relationship; however, Mr. Knudson comes very highly recommended by others. Mr. Brad Collins explained that the Mayor expressed an interest in appointing a member that represents the business community. Mr. Knudson represents both the business community and the residential area. Mr. Collins said he strongly endorses Mr. Knudson. He is very open, fair and objective and will be a good advocate for the interests of the City on this body. The term of Mr. Orrico has expired; he was a very good participant on the Planning Commission. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1982 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Appointment to Councilman Phelps said Mr. Knudson has the knowledge to deal Planning Commission with problems along the Interurban Corridor as it develops. Position #2 (cont.) Councilman Harris said she is hesitant as this puts the Mayor in the position where there could be a question on appearance of fairness. Mayor Todd said Mr. Knudson would excuse himself, as any member would, when discussing something causing a conflict of interest. Proposed Ordinance fixing the amount, form, date, interest rate, maturity denom. of LID #30 bonds directing sale to Foster Marshall, Inc. Ordinance #1258 Establishing green fees for Foster Golf Course Council President Bohrer said that dedicated volunteers are dif- ficult to come by. Where we have them and they have performed well, we should retain them if they are interested in continuing. Councilman Hill said he is in favor of having two representatives from the Business Community on the Planning Commission. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THIS ITEM BE PUT FOR- WARD AT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S PREROGATIVE.* ROLL CALL VOTE: HILL NO VAN DUSEN YES BOHRER YES HARRIS YES PHELPS NO DUFFIE NO *MOTION FAILED: 3 YES; 3 NO. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF GERRY KNUDSON TO POSITION #2 ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.* ROLL CALL VOTE: HILL YES VAN DUSEN YES BOHRER NO HARRIS NO PHELPS YES DUFFIE YES *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Hard read an ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Wash., fixing the amount, form, date, interest rate, maturity and denominations of Local Improvement District No. 30 Bonds and directing the issuance and sale thereof to Foster Marshall, Inc. of Seattle, Washington. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Mr. Doerschel said that upon the request of John Urbina, Foster Marshall, the ordinance should be tabled for two weeks. It is felt that the rates will be a little lower. *MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY VAN DUSEN, THAT THIS ITEM BE TABLED TO THE JUNE 1 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Hard read an ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Wash., amending ordinance No. 1203, establishing green fees for Foster Municipal Golf Links. 365 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1982 Page 4 OLD BUSINESS Cont. Ordinance #1258 Establishing green fees for Foster Golf Course (cont.) RECESS: 8:30 P.M.- 8:40 P.M. King County Forward Thrust Funds Commitment by City to Grady Way Bridge finan- cing proposal MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1258 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Mr. Don Williams, Recreation Director, recommended that the ordinance be amended to provide $4.50 Senior /Junior rate for 9 holes and leave the 18 holes at $5.00 on weekends. The Community Affairs Committee declined to recommend a special residential rate. They did approve the Senior /Junior weekend rates be from October 1 through March 31, during the winter season. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO DELETE "9 OR" FROM THE $5.00 RATE ON THE FIFTH LINE OF SECTION 1 AND THAT "DURING THE WINTER SEASON" BE ADDED AFTER MARCH 31. MOTION CARRIED. 3 C Mayor Todd questioned the term "on Social Security." There are a lot of Seniors that may not have the benefit of Social Security. Councilman Phelps said the intention was to make three classifications: Juniors, Seniors, and the Identifiably Disabled on Social Security. Mayor Todd noted that a person could be identifiably disabled but not on Social Security. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE ORDINANCE BE FURTHER AMENDED UNDER THE $5.00 RATE BY REMOVING "AND IDENTIFIABLY DISABLED (ON SOCIAL SECURITY)" AND INSERT AN "AND" BETWEEN JUNIOR, SENIOR. MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED (BOHRER AND VAN DUSEN VOTING NO) TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCIL RECESS. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Todd called the Regular Meeting back to order with Council Members present as previously reported. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT ADMINISTRATION BE DIRECTED TO SEND A LETTER TO KING COUNTY ACCEPTING THE FORWARD THRUST FUNDS AND THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED.* Councilman Hill expressed concern about building parks and who is going to maintain them. It takes personnel. If Council is going to accept the funds, they need to realize they are accepting the responsibility for maintenance. Councilman Phelps said there are two options as the result of discussion by the Community Affairs Committee. One is that the money be used for matching funds. If received, this money would then be used for the McMicken Park; or the three projects listed in the agenda packet could be identified and constructed. The limitation on the money is that the project must be completed in 1982 if possible. It is Council's intention from past dis- cussions that the McMicken Park remain a natural area with the lower portion somewhat developed. *MOTION CARRIED. Mr. Byron Sneva, Public Works Director, explained that the City has spent funds on Grady Way Bridge design. It is now time for the two cities to confirm their capabilities in funding the con- struction portion. The application will then be sent to the funding authority. It is in the best interest of the City to proceed as soon as possible. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SEND THIS LETTER (assuring City of Tukwila support and that Tukwila is ready to fund its 10% share of the total cost) TO MAYOR SHINPOCH OF RENTON.* TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1982 Page 5 OLD BUSINESS Cont. Commitment by City to Grady Way Bridge finan- cing proposal (cont.) Resolution #821 Authorizing the Finance Director to make a segre- gation on the ori- ginal assess. roll for LID #29 Ordinance #1259 Changing the days for the City Coun- cil Meetings ADJOURNMENT: 9:15 P.M. Councilman Hill said that once this project is complete, we can proceed with the connection from Grady Way to Southcenter Blvd. Mayor Todd explained that this project is a joint project; the next phase will be entirely in Tukwila. Councilman Phelps reminded Council that the Puget Sound Council of Governments and the major funding agencies gave a very high priority rating as a regional traffic link to the westerly portion of Southcenter Blvd. and its connection with I -5. Councilman Van Dusen said this project will solve Renton's prob- lems and we are going to get them. Mayor Todd said the railroad has agreed to pay $50,000 toward construction. They are responsible for the bridge supports. Council President Bohrer asked if there are funds in the 1982 Budget for this project. Mr. Sneva said there are funds for pre construction amounting to $91,000. It is estimated that the pre- construction will cost about $25,000. Mayor Todd said he wanted it made very clear that this letter commits the City to participate in the project to the amount of $800,000. It is not a small item. We are committing to 10% of the cost of the project should the project be funded 80% by the Federal Government. Council President Bohrer said the City has no plan for financing this project. We need a plan before we proceed. We are currently in a stressed budget situation. Mayor Todd suggested interim financing to be covered by sales tax. Mrs. Joanne Davis, audience, asked who is going to do the inspections and the maintenance and how much is this going to cost. What is the City's obligation? Mayor Todd said the City would be better off with a new concrete, steel- reinforced structure than the one there now. There should be no problem with maintenance of the new bridge. *MOTION CARRIED WITH BOHRER AND VAN DUSEN VOTING NO. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Hard read a resolution of the City of Tukwila, Wash., authorizing the Finance Director to make a segregation on the original assessment roll for LID 29. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 821 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Hard read an ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Wash., amending ordinance No. 1207 to change the days for City Council Meetings. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1259 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO MAKE THE EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1, 1982. MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED WITH VAN DUSEN VOTING NO. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. 3 Maythr C t'y Clerk 36 7