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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-01-24 Committee of the Whole MinutesTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE January 24, 1983 Tukwila City Hall 7:05 P.M. Council Chambers M I N U T E S CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE REPORTS Mayor Council President Harris called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order. GEORGE D. HILL, MABEL J. HARRIS, Council President, LIONEL C. BOHRER, DORIS E. PHELPS, JOE H. DUFFIE. DANIEL D. W00, Deputy City Attorney; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk; HUBERT CRAWLEY, Fire Chief; PATRICK LOWERY, Police Chief; BYRON SNEVA, Public Works Director; SHARON WYLIE, Personnel Manager. Mayor Van Dusen reported that there is a vacancy on the Arts Commission. He read a letter from Mayor Yuchida of Ikawa extending thanks for the hospitality shown his citizens and inviting the Mayor, his wife and the Tukwila citizens to come to Japan. He read a letter from the Men's Club at Foster Golf Links con- gratulating the Mayor and Council on their selection of Mr. Ernest Lueckenotte to operate the Pro Shop and Restaurant at the Golf Course. 3f3 Mayor Van Dusen explained that the City of Kent has included an area south of the southern limits of Tukwila and included in the Tukwila sphere of influence, in their Comprehensive Plan as an agriculture preservation area. The City of Tukwila has made plans for serving the area with utilities. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE MAYOR INFORM THE CITY OF KENT THAT TUKWILA WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THEM SINCE BOTH CITIES ARE PROPOSING DIFFERENT USE OF THE PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE VOTING NO. City Attorney Deputy Attorney Woo asked Council to discuss the condition placed Report on the acceptance of Upland Drive. Council has requested that a barrier be installed to prevent through traffic. However, the Upland Drive City has granted a curb cut to the adjoining property. Upland Industries has suggested that a sign be installed indicating it is not a public thoroughfare. Councilman Hill said since a barrier would hurt access to adjacent buildings, and the street is going to be a through street and not a cul -de -sac like it was originally designed, why not let it be so and bring it up to City standards as a collector street. Mr. Ted Knapp, 16400 Southcenter Parkway, Suite 403, explained that Upland Drive has met all the conditions for acceptance. The street has been built since 1978. They no longer have any interest in the property other than the road. All the lots adjacent to the cul -de -sac have been sold and all the development has been done under approval by the City. Any probelms should have been handled at the permit process. Councilman Bohrer explained that when the City granted the plat approval with the cul -de -sac, it was intended to serve the plat not to give access to adjacent property. He suggested that a fire barrier be installed at the south end near the planters. 7:45 P.M. Councilman Morgan arrived. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE UPLAND DRIVE RE- QUIREMENT BE RETURNED TO ADMINISTRATION FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND ACTION. MOTION CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE January 24, 1983 Page 2 REPORTS Presentation by John Lamb, Change in form of government BID AWARDS Signal Modifi- cation, South center Pkwy. Approval to Call for Bids, Irrigation Sys- tem, Phase II at Foster Golf Crse. OLD BUSINESS Approval of Minutes, 1/10/83 Presentation by Bill Gerard, Director, King County Animal Control RECESS: 9:05 P.M. 9:15 P.M. Proposed resolu- tion authorizing the Mayor to exe- cute an agreement with Renton for animal control Mr. John Lamb, Executive Vice President of the Municipal Re- search Center, discussed forms of government and the procedure it takes for a City to change the form of government. He ex- plained that there are three forms: Commission, Mayor /Council and Council /Manager. As a Code City, Tukwila cannot change to a Commission City. In the State 4 cities are Commission; 31 Council /Manager; and 230 are Mayor /Council. Councilman Bohrer asked Council to decide who they would like to invite to discuss their form of government and when they would like to schedule. It was decided to meet on Wednesday nights and invite the following for three separate evenings: City Manager/ Mayor, Bothel and Mercer Island; Full Time Mayor, Auburn and Redmond; Part Time Mayor /Full Time Administrator, Kent and Issaquah. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE BID AWARD FOR THE SIGNAL MODIFICATION ON SOUTHCENTER PARKWAY BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL PRESI- DENT. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT ADMINISTRATION BE ALLOWED TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM PHASE II AT FOSTER GOLF LINKS. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 10, 1983, BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Harris introduced Mr. Bill Gerard, Director of King County Animal Control. Mr. Gerard gave a brief resume on the history of King County Animal Control and discussed the contractural service they have with Tukwila. The City has con- tracted with King County for nine years at no cost to the City. The service is seven days a week, 24 hours a day. He cautioned that if Tukwila contracts with another agency for animal control, there will be more of a burden placed on the Police Department along with a monthly charge. He questioned who would be paying the additional costs such as inoculations, kenneling, injured animals, etc. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT COUNCIL RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. Chief Wallis said all of the fees charged to the City will be covered under the agreement. Council President Harris called the Committee of the Whole back to order. Police Chief Wallis, City of Renton, said that the monthly fee paid by Tukwila would include sheltering, inoculating, impounding- all of the costs of animal service. If the fee is unreasonable, the contract will be renegotiated. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICE CONTRACT BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND, ALSO, AN ORDINANCE BE DRAFTED TO AMEND THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5 AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING SHOULD COUNCIL CHOOSE TO CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF RENTON FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES.* MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE STATEMENT THAT SAYS THE COMPENSATION WE PROVIDE DOES INCLUDE ALL FEES FOR INOCULATING, SHELTERING, ETC. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE January 24, 1983 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Cont. Proposed resolu- tion (cont.) Budget Transfer to add $8,000 for animal control $2,000 to the Mayor's Budget for the "Tukwila Diamond Jubilee" Presentation by Floyd Robbins, Youth Services Counselor Proposed ordinance adopting the 1982 Uniform Building Code with amend- ments NEW BUSINESS Robert A. Seelye, Police Officer's Assoc., withdrawal from Social Security Request for replacement of computer termi- nal at Fire Dept. Proposed resolution accepting a Property Use Development Agreement from Warrent Joanne Davis *MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE BUDGET TRANSFER MOTION FOR ANIMAL CONTROL AND DIAMOND JUBILEE FUNDS BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION. MOTION CARRIED WITH MORGAN VOTING NO. Floyd Robbins, Youth Services Counselor, thanked Mayor and Council for the opportunity to serve the City in this capacity. He explained the report on youth problems he had completed. The statistics were gathered by surveys given in the school district, community and to service organizations. The report includes recommendations arrived at at the completion of the study. Mayor Van Dusen suggested that Mr. Robbins show the report to the South Central School Board. Councilman Morgan suggested that Council would talk about this at their retreat. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Van Dusen said that Mr. Seelye is speaking on behalf of all the employees who are in favor of withdrawing from Social Security He suggested having a Special Meeting to consider this item. Robert A. Seelye, member of the Police Officers Association, asked Council to consider approving the withdrawal of the City employees from Social Security. The process for withdrawing involves an ordinance from Council stating that is their intent. This would be forwarded to Social Security Administration. After that there is a two year waiting period. During this the City would establish an alternate plan for investment of the Social Security funds. Because of pending Federal Legislation and the two year penalty period, he asked Council to make a decision on whether or not to withdraw with the understanding, within the next two years, the decision could be changed. Sharon Wylie, Personnel Manager, said she polled 85% of the employees and of that group 90% agreed to the withdrawal; the others wanted more information. Hubert Crawley, Fire Chief, explained that their computer terminals are over five years old, are in continuous use and are wearing out. He asked Council to approve $375 from Revenue Sharing Funds to purchase the new terminal. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONCED BY MORGAN THAT THE PURCHASE OF A COMPUTER TERMINAL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 3/3 MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT A SPECIAL MEETING BE SET TO CONSIDER WITHDRAWAL FROM SOCIAL SECUIRTY AND ALSO REFER THIS ITEM TO THE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FROM WARREN AND JOANNE DAVIS BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION.* TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE January 24, 1983 Page 4 NEW BUSINESS Cont. Proposed resolution MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT THE AGREEMENT BE (cont.) AMENDED TO ADD "OF SUCH EXTENSION AND /OR REPLACEMENT" TO THE END OF SECTION 3. MOTION CARRIED WITH DUFFIE VOTING NO. Proposed resolution accepting a Property Use Development Agreement from Stoneway Concrete Authorization for Mayor to sign supplemental agreement to Grady Way Bridge Agree. Extending the existing jani- torial services contract Wash. State Dept. of Trans. Aid Agreement (T- Line Bridge relocation) ADJOURNMENT 11:00 P.M. *MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FROM STONEWAY CONCRETE COMPANY BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO GRADY WAY BRIDGE JOINT AGREEMENT BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION.* MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THIS ITEM BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE EXTENSION OF THE JANITORIAL SERVICES CONTRACT BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AID AGREEMENT BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. Proposed ordinance- MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE Appeal of court ON APPEAL OF COURT DECISIONS BE PLACED ON THE NEXT REGULAR decisions MEETING AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. lC' /c' C Council Presi y lerk 3i31