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Home My WebLink About2021-07-12 Committee of the Whole MinutesTukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Remote Meeting per Governor Proclamation 20-28 July 12, 2021 — 7:00 P.m. This meeting was conducted remotely, with the City Council, Mayor, and staff off-site and participating via aremote electronic system. All participants, including the Mayor, Councilmembers, City staff, and legal counsel were not at Tukwila City Hall and participated via aremote electronic system. The phone number for public participation that was provided via the agenda distribution process was: 1-253-292-9750, access code S70077847#nawell anelink b7join the Microsoft Teams Meeting. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CALL TO ORDER/PUEDGEKJF ALLEGIANCE Council President Kru|lercalled the remote Tukwila City Council meeting toorder od7:OOpm. and led the audience inthe Pledge nfAllegiance. OFFICIALS Present adthe virtual meeting were Council President KruUor;Counoi|memberoVerna Seal, Kathy Hougardy, De'Sean Quinn, Thomas McLeod, Zak Idan, Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson. CITY OFFICIALS Allan Ekberg' Mayor; David C|ine, City Administrator; Rachel Bianchi, Deputy City Administrator; Nona Gier|off, Community Development Director; Vicky Car|sen. Finance Director; Tony Cu||orton. Deputy Finance Director; JayVVitbmer. Fire Chief; Norm Go|den, Deputy Fire Chief; Juan Padilla, Human Resources Director; Tracy Gallaway, Acting Parks & Recreation Director; Sheri K8oConnaughey.Senior Recreation Program Coordinator; Eric 0rever.Police Chief; Hari Pnnnekanti.Public Works Director; Joel Buoh, Chief Technology Officer; Laurel Humphrey, Legislative Analyst; AndyYoun. Deputy Qty Clerk. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Councilmember Delostrinos Johnson stated "The City of Tukwila is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects butheir elders past, present and emerging." PUBLIC COMMENTS Those wishing to provide public comment had the opportunity to sign up via email by 5:00 p.m. today to read comments verbally mtthe virtual meeting. 1. Greg Sherlock expressed the Sabey Data Center continues to be in violation of TMC 8.22.050 due to excessive noise contrary to the findings of a recent letter from Kari Sand, City Attorney. He referenced the Mayor's message regarding "excellence in equity" in the May/June 2021 issue of The Hazelnut and asked the City tVprovide equitable delivery ofCity services and transparency onthe decision-making process. SPECIAL ISSUES a. Weekly COV|D-19 Report. David Cline, City Administrator, provided an update onthe City's coronavirus response as follows: The City has begun transitioning to in-person with the following dates and times: City Hall is currently open Tukwila City Council Committee ofthe Whole Minutes July 12.2821 Page 2of4 Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:OOo.m.tm12:OOp.m.; The Permit Center will beopen Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.; Human Services will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; City services continue to remain available remotely with full reopening planned by September 13.2021. Based on aquestion from Counci|memberHougardy.Mr. Cline responded in-person City services will be expanded based on public demand. The goal is to continue keeping the public and City employees safe. Councilmember Delostrinos Johnson requested information on current spending of rental assistance funds. b. An update on Parks & Recreation summer programs. Tracy Gallaway, Acting Parks and Recreation Director, provided anupdate onplanned activities and programs for Summer 2O21 including Picnics in the Parks for seniors, Nature walks with Green Tukwila, a Senior hiking group, meal services and resources, and Park n'Play. Sheri McConnaughey, Senior Recreation Program Coordinator, shared the City is seeking input and ideas on senior programming following award of a recent grant from King County for veterans and seniors. Parks & Recreation has been in alignment with and continues to utilize the findings and recommendations from the 2019 Older Adult Recreation Services Needs Assessment. c. Council consensus mnincluding the Enterprise Fleet Leasing Program inthe year-end budget amendment ordinance. Tony Culerton.Deputy Finance Director, gave anoverview ofthe proposed Enterprise Fleet Leasing program. The proposal would allow the City to retain the current fleet size but transition approximately 115 vehicles to an equity leasing model with funding accounted in Department 20 instead of individual departmental budgets. The City would retain all rights of ownership/equity, no time or mileage restrictions, and nowear and tear penalties for leased vehicles. Based onaquestion from Counoi|rnemberNun.Mr. CuUadonindicated Police Patrol would bo considered for the program in the next phase if the leasing program proves successful. Based on a question from Council President Kruller, Mr. Cullerton clarified the following: There is no impact to the General Fund as this item is a reallocation of funds that have already been approved. CONSENSUS EXISTED TO APPROVE THE ENTERPRISE FLEET LEASING PROGRAM AND INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTING CHANGE IN THE YEAR-END BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. d. Anupdate onthe Enterprise ResomrcohOawmgenmentinp|emnentatmn- ViokyCadsen.FinanceDiroctor shared anupdate onthe implementation ofthe City's Enterprise Resource Management solution that included financial software through CentralSquare Solutions and Human Resources information system through NeoGov. Staff is in the process of implementing Phase 1 ofthe Finance Enterprise software solution that includes anoverhaul ofthe chart ofaccounts. REPORTS m' Mayor Mayor Ekberg shared hewill be speaking onbehalf ofthe City tnrecognize Former Cmunui|rnemnbe/Joan Hernandez's contributions to the City, region, and community at her funeral and Celebration of Life on July 15.2O21. Tukwila City Council Committee ofthe Whole Minutes July 12.2021 Page 3of4 b. City Council Counoi|memberSeal attended aTukwila Library Advisory Board meeting and shared all King County Library System libraries are now open with modified services and hours: Tukwila Library will be open Tuesday — Wednesday from 1:8Op.mo.-8:OUp.m. and Thursday — Saturday from 1O:0Oa.nn.-5:0Op.m. She reported the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee discussed service issues with Waste Management that will result in garbage, recycling, and yard waste routes being redrawn due to the growth in the City. The Committee received updates on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Alternative Access Study Environmental Impact Statement process, the b3mAvenue South Roadway Widening project, and approved the following items: A resolution adopting the WRIA9 2021 update to the Salmon Habitat Plan and a recyclable market surcharge through Waste Management. Councilmember Seal reported the deadline for submitting applications to the Fire Advisory Task Force has been extended. Councilmember Hougardy attended a quarterly meeting for the Greater Seattle Partners Board of Directors and reported Chris Mefford has been appointed to serve as the Interim Chief Executive Officer. She participated in an Association of Washington Cities focus group that is seeking input on an Equity Toolkit. Counoi|rnernber McLeod reported the Growth Management Planning Council has made their recommendations on the Countywide Planning Policies (CPP) that will be forwarded to the King County Council for adoption. He relayed there were m number of proposed amendments that have been forwarded to a committee for further review with possible amendments to the CPP that can occur in the future. Counoi|mennber |dan shared the Finance and Governance Committee reviewed options for exempting impact fees for early learning facilities (ELFs)foUovving the recent adoption of Senate House Bill 1331 and was supportive of allowing on impact fee exemption for ELFs up to 8O%—an ordinance will be drafted and forwarded tothe full Council. He commended Laurel Humphrey, Legislative Analyst, for refining the City Council Onboordingprocess. Council President KmUler relayed Gmmmm|nslee recently extended the eviction moratorium through September 3O.She recently attended atwo-day conference on"Leading Equitable Communities" hosted by REAL (Race, Equity and Leadership) through National League of Cities (NLC) and will be attending summer leadership meetings through NLC. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee approved a funding request from the City for the Rave Green Run and received a presentation on the Southside Promise from the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce. Council President Kruller shared she met with a resident regarding assisting with procuring fencing due to construction on 53rd Avenue South and attended aCascade Water Alliance meeting. There was no report. Councilmember Seal relayed the Fire Advisory Task Force application deadline has been extended to July 26. She asked ifthere will benFourth ofJuly After Action report. Following an inquiry from Councilmember Quinn regarding a development on 56th Avenue South, David Cline, City Administrator, confirmed the City has visited the site in question several times with Code Enforcement. Heindicated there will boareport onCode Enforcement activities coming forward tothe Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes July 12, 2021 ADJOURNMENT Page 4 of 4 9:10 p.m. COUNCIL PRESIDENT KRULLER DECLARED THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURNED. Kate,Kfuller, CoLWcil President Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT: 7/26/21 AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE: 7127121