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Home My WebLink About1984-01-16 Regular MinutesJanuary 16, 1984 7:00 p.m. FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE RE PORTS Council President Harris Election of Council President CONSENT AGENDA Resolution #896 NEW BUSINESS Discussion on allow- ing septic tank in- stallation in speci- fic cases. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting M I N U T E S Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mabel Harris, Council President, led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order in the absence of Mayor Van Dusen. LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, Council President, DORIS E. PHELPS, JOE H. DUFFIE, EDGAR D. BAUCH, WENDY A. MORGAN, CHARLIE E. SIMPSON. DANIEL D. W00, Deputy City Attorney; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk; BYRON SNEVA, Public Works Director. Mabel Harris, Council President, noted that the Municipal Code calls for the election of a new Council President at the second regular meeting in January. She said she has enjoyed being the Council President. During the year, the 75th Anniversary of the City, an election was held to see if the citizens were happy with the form of government they had or if they wanted a change. This was historic. Hazelnut Park was dedicated with the play area honoring Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Regel. This has been a very interesting year. COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRIS NOMINATED MRS. DORIS PHELPS AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR 1984. NOMINATION SECONDED BY BOHRER. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED THE NOMINATION. Mr. Phelps, from the audience, presented his wife with a gavel to use during her term in office. a. Approval of Minutes: December 22, 1983 January 3, 1984 b. Approval of Vouchers c. A resolution of the City of Tukwila, Washington, authorizing the Mayor to reduce the 1984 Block Grant Contract for the School Rehabilitation Project by $954. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. Request had been made by William Gossett to allow septic tank installations on the Shult's property at 14951 57th Avenue South. Bryon Sneva, Public Works Director, reported that King County Health Department has jurisdiction over all sanitary sewer treatment facilities in King County. The City has no authority to grant permits for this kind of a system. King County Health Department will not issue septic tank permits unless a building permit has been issued first. Attorney Woo explained that several forms of action could be taken. 1. Amend the ordinance to change the lineal foot requirement. 2. Create a special exemption procedure; or 3. Change the zoning code, variance section, to allow the Board of Adjustment to grant variances for any land use and regulatory provisions not limited to the zoning code. He said that, at this point, Council has no choice but to deny a request for a variance. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL January 16, 1984 Page 2 NEW BUSINESS Continued Discussion on allow- ing septic tank in- stallation in speci- fic cases (cont.) Resolution #897 Relating to water mains in Interurban Ave., approving ac- ceptance thereof, and authorizing the Mayor to accept the Bill of Sale. Ordinance #1311 Setting Council Procedures Verbatim Requested 4/O 5 MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT COUNCIL DENY THE VARIANCE. MOTION CARRIED. Mr. William Gossett, 20831 25th Ave. So., Seattle, asked Council to give him the opportunity to go to King County to see if they will grant an individual system on this property according to their codes. Council President Phelps recommended that Mr. Gossett meet with Mr. Sneva at the Public Works Department and then go to the County with the permit application. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Woo read a resolution of the City of Tukwila, Washington, relating to water mains in Interurban Avenue, approving acceptance thereof, and authorizing the Mayor to accept the Bill of Sale. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 897 BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY BAUCH, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BY READ BY TITLE ONLY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Woo read an ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Washington, setting Council Meeting procedures and repealing ordinance numbers 1207 and 1259. MOVED BY MORGAN, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1311 BE ADOPTED AS READ.* Councilman Bauch urged Council to adopt this ordinance. It is a logical update. It will make the operation of the Council more efficient. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: Section 5. A.1 Add "and Planning Department." A.3 Add "and City Clerk." A.4 Add "and City Administrator." A.5 Add "and Sister City Committee." Section 8.H.5, second sentence should be changed to read "At Public Hearings where a general audience is in attendance.." *MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY MORGAN, TO AMEND SECTION I.3.A, SECOND LINE TO READ, AFTER THE COMMA, "OR IF REQUESTED BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER." MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Bohrer further noted that on page 6, Section 11.C.2, third sentence, the Section B2 should read "A "2. Councilman Bohrer: I would also like to respond very briefly to Mayor Van Dusen's letter to the Council on this ordinance procedure. I find his letter to us contradictory in itself in noting that the Council shall determine its own rules and order of busi- ness, but yet saying, in effect, that he feels he should have the right to dictate what the agenda is by establishing items on it. I think there are very many ways that the Mayor has to make recommendations for legislation and policy to the TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL January 16, 1984 Page 3 NEW BUSINESS Continued Ordinance #1311 Setting Council Procedures (cont.) Council Committees Proposed Resolution Amending attachments A B of Res. #890, position class. salary grade schedule Council President Phelps Council, not only in his report section but to individual Council Members, to the Council Committees as well as to the Council President. And, all I can say is, after he has taken advantage of all of these avenues that he has available to him, if the Council still chooses to ignore his recommen- dations, then he has more than served his statutory duties under the law and should feel entirely relieved of them. So I think there are adeqate methods for him to make known his suggestions and recommendations as required of him by law to the Council, but it is yet the Council's decision surely whether they choose to consider them and when. *End of Verbatim* MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT SECTION 12 BE AMENDED TO CHANGE "(COPYRIGHT 1970)" TO "(LATEST EDITION)." MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1311 AS AMENDED. Councilman Bohrer requested that, once the amendments are made, and the ordinance is signed, each of the Council Members receive a copy. Council President Phelps asked each Council Member to let her know which Committee they would like to serve on. To prepare those that would be Chairmen, she would like to see a work plan from each of the six committees based upon the kinds of projects and issues that are known at this time and provided for in the budget. MOVED BY BAUCH, SECONDED BY BOHRER, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ON THE POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS AND SALARY GRADE SCHEDULE BE PLACED IN THE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.* 4 Councilman Bauch said he talked with the Finance Director and the City Clerk and determined that this item was not debated by Council. Councilman Bohrer noted a memo, dated September 13 from the Mayor. It raises a number of policy issues that would be at odds with what has been done in the past and could establish a precedent. He said he would provide this to the committee and suggest they consider these policy posi- tions as part of their deliberations. Councilman Bauch said the committee would look at the labor settlements for Fire, Police and Teamsters and the cost of living index. It is all of these items that made administra- tion arrive at the 5.1% salary increase for the non -union personnel. *MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT WHEN THIS ITEM GOES TO THE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE THERE BE A REPORT FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR INDICATING THE STATUS OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING AS WELL AS BACK UP MATERIAL. MOTION CARRIED. Council President Phelps thanked her colleagues on the Council for their confidence in her and the honor they have bestowed on her. She will do her very best job as the Council President. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL January 16, 1984 Page 4 MISCELLANEOUS Restricted Budget Items Park Open Space Plan ADJOURNMENT 8:25 P.M. Councilman Bauch expressed concern about the items Council has put restrictions on in the 1984 Budget and that those items will be lost throughout the year. He suggested that the Finance Director provide a document that shows those items that are controlled by City Council so that anybody reviewing vouchers or the budget will know immediately which items Council talked about. MOVED BY BAUCH, SECONDED BY BOHRER, THAT ADMINISTRATION PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT LISTS THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE RESTRICTED IN THE 1984 BUDGET UNTIL FUTURE ACTION IS TAKEN. MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Bohrer said he would like the Park and Open Space Plan to come back to a Committee of the Whole for discussion prior to approval. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. i l Doris PheTps, Council President/ Mayor Pro Tem City CXerk 4037