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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-06-20 Regular MinutesJune 20, 1983 7:00 P.M. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE SPECIAL EVENT Resolution No. 871 recognizing with pride, the 75th anniversary of our City. Introduction of Special Guset RECESS: 7:25 P.M. 7:55 P.M. Request for Executive Session Drawing for Council Positions REPORTS Association of Wash. Cities convention SPEAKER TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL Tukwila City Hall Regular Meeting Council Chambers M I N U T E S Mayor Van Dusen led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. GEORGE D. HILL, LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, Council President, DORIS E. PHELPS, EDGAR D. BAUCH, WENDY A. MORGAN. MOVED BY HILL, THAT COUNCILMAN DUFFIE BE EXCUSED. MOTION CARRIED. LAWRENCE HARD, City Attorney; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk; DON WILLIAMS, Recreation Director. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. MOTION CARRIED. Lawrence Hard, City Attorney, read, in its entirety, a resolution of the City of Tukwila, Washington, recognizing with pride, the SEVENTY -FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of our City. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 871 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Van Dusen gave a short introduction on Joel Shomaker, first Mayor of the town, and then welcomed Mrs. M.V. (Laura) Bateman and other family members to the City. Mrs. Bateman is the daughter of Mr. Shomaker and was born in the City in 1909. Mrs. Bateman displayed several items that had belonged to her father and told some interesting stories about him. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT COUNCIL RECESS FOR CAKE AND COFFEE. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Van Dusen called the Regular Meeting back to order with Council Members present as previously reported. HILL MORGAN PHELPS #1 #2 #3 395 MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY BAUCH, THAT DISCUSSION ON THE SOUTHCENTER SOUTH UTILITIES BE ADDED TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. Results of the drawing for Council positions for the coming election were as follows: Councilman Phelps reported that two issues, of particular interest to her, that were discussed at the convention were consolidation of the Courts in the State of Washington to eleminate the small court systems and combine personnel and case loads and, the other, was total elimination of the Boundary Review Board or, at least, study it and make some recommendations on its function. Paul A. Friedrich, Assistant Administrator for Valley General Hospital, briefed Council on the progress of the hospitals Long Range Planning process. He said he would be back to Council another time to present the draft report for their review and input. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING June 20, 1983 Page 2 CONSENT AGENDA NEW BUSINESS Old City Hall Park Project. a Approval of Minutes from June 6, 1983 b Approval of Vouchers: Claims Fund Vouchers 1115049 1115177 Current Fund Golf Course Spec. Rev. Street Fund Arterial Street Federal Shared Rev. Land Acq.Bldg, Dev. Water Fund Sewer Fund Firemans Pension Voucher 1115047 VOID Voucher 1115048 REPLACES 1115084 34,604.38 3,374.91 14,914.42 2,870.73 68.73 11.00 3,787.81 35,899.23 247.28 95,778.46 Mr. Beck, Beck Baird Landscape Architect's presented Council with a plan for the Old City Hall Park Project that would cost $34,265 which is in line with the budgeted amount. He listed the following items that could be alternates to the base bid: 1. Children's Tot Lot 3,686 2. Concrete ring around play area 3,660 3. Three benches 960 4. Litter receptacle 681 Mr. Williams explained that the historical theme furniture, the larger tree size and the earth berm are not included in the list of alternatives but could be added. MOVED BY BAUCH, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE CALL FOR BIDS. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE LARGE BERM AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER, THE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND COMPLETE THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM AS ALTERNATES ON THE BID. MOTION CARRIED MOTION CARRIED. Playground Mayor Van Dusen explained that he was contacted by a member of the Imporvements School Board with the request that the City make some improvements at Tukwila to the playground at Tukwila Elementary School. The improvements Elementary are: 1. close the storm drain on the west side, 2. put up a School. baseball backstop, 3. sand the field and, 4. mow the field during the summer. These would be considered a trade -off for the City's use of the facility for recreation purposes. Mayor Van Dusen said the money budgeted for the Upper Foster Park improvements could be used for this purpose. 3914, Mr. John Anderson, School Board, said the School District is developing a long range plan for school improvements. He encouraged Council to consider the plans. They support cooperation between the two groups. MOVED BY BAUCH, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE MONEY FOR THE FOSTER PARK PROJECT BE TRANSFERRED FOR THE TUKWILA SCHOOL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS.* FUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING June 20, 1983 ?age 3 EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilman Bohrer said that the whole development plan should be presented to Council. Is the proposed construction anticipated for this year? Council President Harris said she has a problem with the School ground play equipment becoming the City's financial responsibility. Should Council spend the taxpayer's money, which is allocated to the City, for School equipment? Mr. Anderson said the idea is to jointly do something for the community. He suggested a joint meeting to review the plans. Councilman Bauch said the City had already budgeted the $13,550 for use on property owned by the School District. Councilman Hill suggested that no money be spent until Council has seen the final plans. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY BAUCH, THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED THAT THE MONEY NOT BE ALLOTTED FOR ANY SPECIFIC ITEM UNTIL THERE IS A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE PARK COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION AND THE APPROPRIATE CITY STAFF TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON SPENDING FUNDS. Councilman Bohrer said he is not in favor of committing the money at this time. MOTION CARRIED WITH HARRIS VOTING NO. TIE VOTE: YES -HILL, PHELPS, BAUCH NO BOHRER, HARRIS, MORGAN.* 391 Council President Harris said she is really bothered by a list of needs that have not been identified or formally talked over to spend City money. We don't want to do a portion now and then, have it felt later on that the City is committed to further projects. We need to have control of what we are expected to pay. Mayor Van Dusen explained that he does want to continue to cooperate with the School District. There is a need to improve the field for use during the summer and the money is being transferred from a similar type of project. He assured Council that they would not proceed without Council review of the plans. MOTION CARRIED WITH MAYOR VAN DUSEN CASTING A YES VOTE. Councilman Bohrer asked for a written opinion from the City Attorney on the legality of the Mayor breaking this tie. Councilman Hill said he agrees with the maintenance and sanding but not the two baseball backstops as they will not be used until next year. Everyone should have a chance to review the plans and agree before proceeding. Councilman Morgan said that an agreement needs to be drawn up to protect both parties. 9:35 P.M. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCIL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. Executive Session called to discuss the purchase of property adjacent to Foster Golf Links owned by Paul Haggard. 10:13 P.M. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BE CLOSED. MOTION CARRIED. 1 1 V E R B A T I M T R A N S C R I P T TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 20, 1983 Playground Improvements at Tukwila Elementary School: COUNCILMAN BOHRER: COUNCILMAN HILL: I would like to clarify my reason for casting a "no" vote on this issue. I think we are spending money or allocating money at this time which doesn't have to be spent in total and which may not have a use. I have no problem with going ahead with certain parts of this proj- ect now because I think they could be useful, but there are other parts of it that aren't going to benefit any- one this year. We might be able to use the same funds in this other project that you just saw tonight to get a benefit to some of these same people this year. Next year there is a whole different park budget, and I think that if you looked at this from a simple investment point of view, you would say that the best way to invest your money would be to do part of this project, not the whole project this year, perhaps, and let part of it remain until next year and use the remaining money to do another project this year. OTHERS SPOKE HERE I am sitting here thinking, agreeing with Bud. The money should be expended to do the mowing and maintenance; that I can see -the sanding, so that we get the socker ready for the kids which is starting this fall. But as far as the two baseball backstops, which will not be used until because even all the adult leagues are going to quit in another, what, two weeks? (Don Williams: End of July) End of July? Oh no, but you couldn't get them up in time to do any good this year. Little league is already over, isn't it? But, what I am saying is, Bud has a good idea. You don't really need all of that money if you're not going to put the backstops in. The rest of it can go ahead and get started, but I still don't want to see it get started until everybody agrees what it is going to look like. *END OF VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT :UKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING rune 20, 1983 'age 4 ADJOURNMENT L0:15 P.M. MOVED BY BAUCH, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE OFFER OF PEMBROOK MANAGEMENT ON THE SOUTHCENTER SOUTH UTILITIES. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY BAUCH, THAT COUNCIL COURTEOUSLY DECLINE MR. HAGGARD'S OFFER ON THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED WITH HARRIS AND PHELPS VOTING NO. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY BAUCH, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. Clerk, Maxine Anderson