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Home My WebLink About2021-02-01 Regular MinutesTukwila City Council Regular Meeting Remote Meeting February 1, 2021 — 7:00 P.m. MINUTES REGULAR MEETING This meeting was conducted remotely, with the City Council, Mayor, and staff off-site and participating via a remote electronic system. All participants, including the Meyor, Cound|mambem. City gufC and legal counsel were not at Tukwila City Hall and participated via oremote electronic system. The phone number for public participation that was provided via the agenda distribution process was: 1'253-2A2-Q75U.access code 67OO77847#oawell aoolink hojoin the Microsoft Teams Meeting. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ROLL CALL Mayor Ekberg called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the audience inthe Pledge ofAllegiance. Christy O'F|ahedy.City Clerk, called the roll ofthe Council. Present etthe remote meeting were Counci|mennbensVenna Sea[ Kathy Hougerdy, Ue'Seen Quinn, Kate KruUer' Thomas McLeod, Cynthia De|ostrinuoJohnson. MOVED BY SEAL, SECONDED BY QUINN TO EXCUSE COUNC|LMEMBER|DANFROM THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Allan Ekberg, Mayor; David CUnm, City Administrator; Rachel Bianchi, Deputy City Administrator; Koh Sand, City Attorney; Joel Bush, Senior Technology Integration Manager; Mike Marcum, Technology Operations Supervisor; Eric Compton, Telecommunications Analyst; Eric Drevmr. Interim Police Chief; Jay V@ttwer' Fire Chief; Norm Golden, Deputy Fire Chief; VickyCadsen. Finance Director; Tony Cu||erton, Deputy Finance Director; Rick Sti||, Parks and Recreation Director; Hari PonnekanU. |nbsrinn Public Works Director; Jack Pace, Community Development Director; Derek Speck, Economic Development Administrator; Juan Padi||a, Human Resources Director; Laurel Hunnphray, Legislative Analyst; Christy O'Flaherty, City Clerk. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT — Mayor Ekberg stated "The City of Tukwila is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. We acknowledge their continuing connections toland, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging." APPOINTMENTS Confirm the appointment mfHari P#nmekmndtothe position #fPublic Works Director. MOVED BYSEAL, SECONDED BYHOUGAR0YT0CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OFHAR| PONNEKANT|T0THE POSITION OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. MOTION CARRIED 6'0. PUBLIC COMMENTS � Those vv�hingho public comment had the oppohunhxtoda|�eroomn�entebva/gningupvia ernmi( by 5:00 p.m. today to have the comments reed or state them verbally at the virtual meeting. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 1, 2021 Page 2 of 5 CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes: 1/25/21 (Special Mtg.) b. Approval of Vouchers #385454-385531; #201200; #210101-210102 in the amount of $3,563,829.88. c. Approve an application for lodging tax funds from Global to Local to support the development of digital marketing assets for the Spice Bridge International Food Hall located at Tukwila Village, in the amount of $5,000. [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Committee of the Whole meeting on 1125121.] d. Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement for telecommunications asset sharing with ExteNet Systems, Inc. [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee on 1125121.] e. Authorize the Mayor to sign a grant agreement with the King County Flood Control District for the South 131st Place Drainage Improvement Project, in the amount of $60,000.00. [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee on 1125121.] f. Authorize the Mayor to sign a consultant agreement with PACE Engineers for design services for the Macadam Road South Water Upgrade Project, in the amount of $77,339.16. [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee on 1125121.] MOVED BY SEAL, SECONDED BY HOUGARDY THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Weekly COVID-19 report David Cline, City Administrator, provided an update on the Weekly COVID report referencing that due to updated phasing information from the Governor's Office, restaurants may now open at 25% capacity. Additionally, King County is launching two COVID-19 community vaccination sites at the ShoWare Center in Kent and at the General Services Administration (GSA) Complex in Auburn that will service residents in South King County. b. Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with King County Metro for the 2021-2022 Transportation Demand Management Program, in the amount of $225,000.00. MOVED BY SEAL, SECONDED BY KRULLER TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY METRO FOR THE 2021-2022 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, IN THE AMOUNT OF $225,000.00.' Councilmember Quinn stated he is recusing himself from this item as he did during the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee meeting. Councilmember Seal pointed out there is a gap in language on page 70 that is not a best practice when developing agreements. *MOTION CARRIED 5-0, WITH QUINN RECUSED AND IDAN ABSENT. REPORTS a. Mayor Mayor Ekberg reported that the fish incubators on Southgate and Riverton Creeks recently had small fry fish released. While there had been some unfortunate instances due to a fallen tree and broken water line that created some hurdles, the work continues to strengthen the fish population through the incubators on the 2 creeks. Tukwila City Council Regular MeetingMinutes February 1, 2021 Page 3 of 5 b. City Council Councilmember Hougardy attended the recent Highline Forum and Sound Cities Association (SCA) event Additionally, she attended a meeting regarding the King County Airport Master Plan. Consideration is being given to expanding runways and the potential for increased flights, to include cargo flights. There was conjecture thatthose at5emTaoAirport may want tohave the King County Airport take onsome oftheir cargo flights. Ms. HVugardyemphasized that the City must bevigilant on this issue as it na|otea to po||uUon, traffic and noise mitigation that would impact Tukwila residents. Councilmember Seal concurred with Councilmember Hougardy on this issue. David Cline, City Administrator, said staff will work with leadership at the King County Airport boprovide a presentation tothe City Council. Councilmember Quinn participated in the Criminal Justice Training Center event. He expressed appreciation to EricDnever. Interim Police Chief, for providing insight regarding lessons learned and the importance of bringing people with diverse perspectives to the table for essential conversations. On January 27, 2021, Mr. Quinn had the privilege of speaking to planners at the University of Washington regarding his work with METRO and oeenelected official. Healso attended the recent SCA event. Council President Kruller attended the recent King County Law, Safety and Justice Committee with a focus on fairness for those who have barriers and making public health priority one. K8a. Kru||ereohoed the comments of Councilmember Hougardy regarding issues associated with the King County Airport. She referenced that Katherine Kertzmonisretiring from Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (SSRTA), and they are currently seeking a new Executive Director. Ms. Nru|/eralso attended the National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee. She had an opportunity to visit Tukwila Park and hopes for assistance from City Administration for some ways to improve the park and make itsafer. She also visited the DuvvamishNeighborhood Park site and inquired eetothe status ofthe impending improvements. She relayed that she will beparticipating inthe upcoming process for interviewing the new Police Chief. Rick Still, Parks and Recreation Director, said the bids for the park on11Smhave gone out, and more information will beforthcoming tothe Council osthe process moves forward. Councilmember McLeod reported that he attended the recent Growth Management Planning Council (GK8PC)meeting, where the focus was onamending the King County Planning policies aaitrelates to Vision 2050. He n*h*nsnced that there will be evirtuo| community meeting on February 3. 2021 as it relates tothe future ofthe Tukwila Pond. Council President Kruller suggested there be consideration given to partnering with Value Village as it relates tocleanup of the Tukwila Pond property. |tiaher understanding that items from the outside of the store get deposited onthe pond property causing sanitation issues. Councilmember Delostrinos Johnson attended the recent Joint Recommendations Committee meeting, where she learned that Tukwila had the most tenants served per capita in King County as it relates to rental assistance. She is pleased that an equity lens is being used regarding the distribution of funds. Ms. De|oatrinoeJohnson explained that the application toapply for CDBG(Community Development Block Grant) funds will be available in February. She will be working to have aommrnunity information forum with other south King County agencies toensure that all partners are aware ofthe funding opportunities. Additionally, Ms. Delostrinos Johnson reported that community engagement is underway asitrelates tothe Youth and Senior Center project. Counoi|memberHougardyasked ifthere was Council consensus todiscuss the King County Airport ata future Council Meeting. Council consensus existed. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 1, 2021 Page 4 of 5 c. Staff David Cline, City Administrator, referenced the CA(City Administrator) Report Monthly Construction and Budget Report, and 2020 4th Quarter Work Plan update and offered to answer any questions. Rick Still, Parks and Recreation Director, referenced the charette that was conducted for the Tukwila Pond project. There were 25-30 people in attendance to include the consultants, with a focus on getting feedback onamenities people would like bzsee inthis space. There will bmemeeting onWednesday, February 3, 2021 for further discussion and to review the findings with the attendees. Councilmember Seal commended the Parks and Recreation Department for the honor ofbeing named National Youth Sports Strategy Champion: The U.S. Department [fHealth and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has named Tukwila Parks and Recreation as a National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) Champion for the work being done to promote youth sports culture around a shared vision: that one day, all youth will have the opportunity, motivation, and access to play sports — regardless of their racm, ethnioity, sex, obi|ity. or zip code. Councilmember Seal inquired if there was a way the Council could get the minutes from the Tukwila Village Community Development Association Board ofDirectors meetings. Mayor Ekberg relayed that it is a non-profit Board and not a City Board, and that he would look into this issue. d. City Attorney There was noreport. e. Legislative Analyst There was no report. MISCELLANEOUS Council President Kruller referenced a matter involving Mayor Ekberg wherein a position was taken onmn issue, and it was not clear if the Mayor was speaking independently as a citizen or speaking as an elected official representing the City. While the Mayor has already o|o/iUad the iomue, this is ogood time to hear from legal staff regarding this topic. Kari Sand, City Attorney, explained that becoming anelected official does not forfeit the 1st Amendment right Lofree speech. However, it is important that it be made very clear whether an elected official is speaking as an individual citizen or in the capacity as an elected official, speaking on behalf of the organization. She emphasized that she is always available to the Mayor and City Council as questions arise. Council President Kruller inquired as to whether there should be processes in place for when an elected official isspeaking aaanindividual citizen orosonelected official. The Counoi|mernberediscussed this issue and exchanged the following comments: The need todetermine ifaformal process should be implemented; Possible discussion ata Council Committee meeting; Collaboration between the Mayor and Council President as situations occur; Concern about discussing this topic under "Miscellaneous" and the possibility ofitbeing anagenda item; The suggestion that this topic bediscussed atthe Council Retreat. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 1, 2021 F-11 911119111 V 7:58 p.m. UNANIMOUS CONSENSUS EXISTED TOIADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING. Allan Ekberg, Mayor Christy O'Flaherty, Records Governance Manager/City Clerk APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 2122121 AVAILABLE ON CITY WEBSITE: 2/24/21 Page 5 of 5