HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2020-09-21 Item 8C - Report - City Administrator Report
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: September 16, 2020
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
• MetroConnects Technical Advisory Committee: Community Development staff attended a
MetroConnects Technical Advisory Committee on August 20 where King County Metro shared
proposed updates to elements of their Mobility Framework and Service Reductions Planning.
Metro will be seeking feedback from jurisdictions on a one on one basis and will reach out to
stakeholders prior to the next meeting which is scheduled for September 24.
• Meetings with Legislative Representatives: Mayor Ekberg, City Administrator David Cline ,
Deputy City Administrator Rachel Bianchi and Lobbyist David Foster continue to meet with
State Legislative representatives to discuss the City’s response to the coronavirus and
associated budget reductions, as well as the 42nd Ave. bridge and the upcoming legislative
session. Meetings took place with State Representative Valdez on August 10, State Senate
Transportation Committee on August 18, State Representative Wylie on August 20,
Transportation Policy staff on September 1 and 9, and Senator King on September 2.
• Sound Cities Association Mayors Meetings: Mayor Ekberg participated in Sound Cities
Association Mayors meetings on August 14, August 28, and September 11.
• Racial and Equity Sessions: Mayor Ekberg and City Administrator David Cline participated in
the Racial and Equity sessions offered by Sound Cities Association on August 14 and
September 11.
• South King County Mobility Coalition: Transportation Demand Management staff attended
the South King County Mobility Coalition September meeting. King County Metro presented
on service changes effective September 19 and the Renton-Kent-Auburn Area Mobility Plan.
South King County has seen continuous ridership compared to the rest of the county and
Metro service in South King County has mostly not been reduced. Residents and workers in
the area can get a $25 ORCA card by completing the form found at justonetrip.org/GetReady.
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II. Community Events
• Healthy Use of Parks Messaging Campaign: This week Parks & Recreation rolled out a
messaging campaign to promote healthy use of parks. Banners will be placed in all parks
followed by increased social media messages to promote safe park use.
• Foster Golf Links: Activity at the golf course continued to buzz during the month of August
with 10,102 rounds. Golf continues to be one of the activities allowing people to be active while
social distancing. Since the reopening of the course due to COVID the daily average 296 rounds,
which is 60 rounds more than the prior year.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Police Regional Coordination: Chief Linton continues to meet weekly with Valley Chiefs in
the COVID-19 coordination efforts.
• Fire Regional Coordination: Chief Wittwer continues to coordinate with regional partners
regarding the COVID-19 issues affecting the region.
• Regional Meeting on Equity and Social Justice: Chief Wittwer has met with regional fire
partners to continue discussing equity and social justice issues. A regional meeting is
planned for October 21. This is an effort to engage local Fire Agencies regarding diverse hiring
processes.
Project Updates
• Boeing Access Rd over Airport Way Bridge: Estimated Completion: February 2021
The City continues to work with Razz Construction (Razz) and TranTech Engineering in
preparation for the start of construction. Razz has submitted their estimated work schedule
with project mobilization planned to start on September 30th. Razz will begin construction on
Boeing Access Road (BAR) which is estimated to take six weeks and then move under the
bridge to complete the remainder of the retrofit. BAR will be reduced to one lane in each
direction to construct new bridge approach slabs.
• Southcenter District Art at Baker Boulevard: This is a sidewalk art installation project and
will be the first of its kind done in Tukwila. Staff started working with artist Elizabeth Gahan
in 2019 when the City received funding from 4Culture for a Creative Consultancy project. Ms.
Gahan has been working with staff, the Arts Commission, and the Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee (LTAC) to develop an art project for the Southcenter District. The project is
funded by LTAC. Parks and Recreation is assembling a team to facilitate the art installation
which is scheduled for late September.
• Tukwila Village: Spice Bridge Global Food Hall opened at Tukwila Village on September 8.
• Online Permit System Goes Live: Central Square, the new online permitting system went
“Live” on September 9. There were 51 applications submitted during first two days.
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Boards, Commissions and Committees
• Arts Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for September 23, 2020.
3 Resident positions terms expire December 31, 2020.
No vacancies.
• UCivil Service CommissionU: The next meeting is scheduled for October 12, 2020.
No terms set to expire in 2020.
VACANT: 1 Community Representative. One application received.
• UCOPCABU: The next meeting is scheduled for October 8, 2020.
No terms set to expire in 2020.
VACANT: Student Representative.
• UEquity & Social Justice CommissionU: The next meeting is scheduled for October 1, 2020.
1 Education position term expires December 31, 2020.
1 City Employee position term expires December 31, 2020.
2 Community Representative positions terms expire December 31, 2020.
VACANT: 1 Education Representative and Student Representative.
• UHuman Services Advisory BoardU: The next meeting is scheduled for September 16, 2020.
1 Resident position term expires December 31, 2020.
1 Business Community Representative position term expires December 31, 2020.
No vacancies.
• ULibrary Advisory BoardU: The next meeting is scheduled for October 6, 2020.
4 Resident position terms expire December 31, 2020.
VACANT: Student Representative.
• ULodging Tax Advisory CommitteeU: The next meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2020.
All positions are 1-year terms.
VACANT: 1 Business Collecting Tax Representative and 1 Funded by Tax Representative.
• UPark CommissionU: The next meeting is scheduled for October 7, 2020.
2 Community position terms expire December 31, 2020.
VACANT: 1 Community Representative and Student Representative.
• UPlanning CommissionU: The next meeting is scheduled for September 24, 2020.
No terms set to expire in 2020.
No vacancies.
IV. Responses to Council/Citizen Inquiries
Date of
Inquiry Inquiry Response
August 24, 2020 Councilmember Kruller asked what
Council’s legal obligations and
opportunities around personnel –
approving positions, title changes, moving
of positions between departments, etc.
The City Attorney’s Office is
preparing a response to the
inquiry.
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