HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-09-04 Regular MinutesTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
September 4, 1984 Tukwila City Hall
7:00 P.M. Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
M I N U T E S
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Van Dusen called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila
and City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Allegiance.
ROLL CALL MABEL J. HARRIS, DORIS E. PHELPS, Council President, EDGAR D.
BAUCH, CHARLES E. SIMPSON.
OFFICIALS
REPORTS
Mayor
MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
BOHRER AND MORGAN BE EXCUSED. MOTION CARRIED.
JOHN WALLACE, City Attorney; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk;
ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; DON MORRISON, City
Administrator; BYRON SNEVA, Public Works Director.
Mayor Van Dusen reminded Council of the public meeting with
Metro Wedneday evening to discuss the Renton Treatment Plant
Effluent Transfer System Pipeline. The proposed construction
routes will be reviewed and a preferred route will be recom-
mended. The Metro staff would like to recommend a final
route to their Water Quality Committee on September 13.
Employee Service Pin Mayor Van Dusen introduced Mark Badten, an employee of the
Public Works Maintenance Department, and presented him with a
10 year service pin. Mark is a Crew Leader in the Street
Department.
Employee Seminar Council President Phelps reported on the management training
seminar conducted for City employees. It was an excellent
series. She recommended that Department Heads and
Supervisors that did not attend the first sesion be offered
the opportunity to attend a second session.
Preliminary Budget Don Morrison, City Administrator, reported that new items
Proposal being requested in the proposed 1985 budget will be presented
to Council at the next Committee of the Whole Meeting. This
is to give Council more time to consider the major changes
being proposed prior to receiving the complete budget packet.
Industrial Revenue John Wallace, City Attorney, gave Council a brief report on
Bonds the Industrial Revenue Bond Program. Through specific provi-
sions in the Internal Revenue Service regulations, municipa-
lities can issue these bonds and the interest on the bonds is
tax free. They can be issued to a private qualified user.
The bonds can be sold for less than the prime lending note.
This can be a significant decrease in the interest cost to a
business or company that is coming in to the City that wants
to utilize them. There is considerable documentation to
forming a public corporation but once it is completed a reso-
lution must be approved by the City Council. Bonds cannot be
issued without prior approval of the City.
Council President Phelps said they understand there are
pending projects within Tukwila's boundaries that have been
filed with King County through their Public Corporation.
Attorney Wallace said that the County cannot go to final
issuance without Tukwila Council approval.
MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE FINANCE AND
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CONSIDER CREATING AN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE
BOND PUBLIC CORPORATION AND HAVE AN ORDINANCE DRAFTED.
MOTION CARRIED.
Council President Phelps suggested that several members of
the private sector be selected to serve on the Public
Corporation Board.
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
September 4, 1984
Page 2
REPORTS Cont.
Task Force Meeting
CITIZEN'S COMMENTS
Dan Saul -10 -K Race
and Sister City Com.
CONSENT AGENDA
BID AWARDS
Andover Park West
Storm Drain
Council President Phelps proposed that she and Council Member
Harris co- represent the City Council at the South King
County Task Force Meeting on September 18.
Dan Saul, audience, speaking for himself and the Kiwanis
Club, thanked the City Council and the City Departments for
their support and assistance in the 10 -K Run on the weekend
of Tukwila Days. He commented that it is nice being part of
a small city.
Further Mr. Saul encouraged Council to get involved and make
some decisions on the Sister City Program. If a trip to
Japan is anticipated for 1985, plans need to be started now.
It takes a lot of time and involvement by many people to have
a successful program.
a. Approval of Minutes: August 20, 1984
b. Approval of Vouchers
Claims Fund Vouchers #19070 #19187
Current Fund
Golf Course Spec. Rev.
Street Fund
Arterial Street
Federal Shared Rev.
Land Acq, Bldg, Dev.
Water Fund
Sewer Fund
Firemens Pension
Equipment Rental
*MOTION CARRIED.
15,766.13
550.09
43,958.21
9,231.04
3,054.43
321.65
2,279.32
499.49
184.17
1,006.52
76,851.05
MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA
BE APPROVED.*
Councilman Bauch asked to have Item 6b withdrawn.
*MOTION CARRIED WITH BAUCH VOTING NO.
Byron Sneva, Public Works Director, reported that five bids
were received on the Andover Park West Storm Drain Project.
Contingency funds in addition to those budgeted are needed
for the project as the engineering cost more than was antici-
pated. He recommended that the bid be awarded to Gary
Merlino Construction and that a Budget Transfer of $13,000 be
approved to provide construction funds and $8,400 to provide
money for engineering.
MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT THE
BID OF GARY MERLINO CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $138,951.50
AND ADDRESS A BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,400 AT A
LATER DATE.*
Councilman Bauch said he has been opposed to this project
from the start. A developer just last week had to pay for a
turn lane, traffic signal and street lights. There is raw
land on either side of this project that will be developed
and we are proposing to spend $188,000 on this.
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
September 4, 1984
Page 3
NEW BUSINESS
Consultant Agreement
Financial Advisory/
Managing Underwriter
Services
Consultant Selection
for 1985 Residential
Street Project
Approval of Vouchers
MISCELLANEOUS
EXECUTIVE SESSION
8:20 p.m.
8:53 p.m.
8:56 p.m.
Alan Doerschel, Finance Director, reported that the contract
has been amended and a fee schedule added to the proposed
consultant agreement.
MOVED BY BAUCH, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE MAYOR BE
AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE FIRM OF STEPAN
ASSOCIATES BE SELECTED AS THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE 1985
RESIDENTIAL STREET PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Bauch said he asked to have the vouchers removed
from the Consent Agenda as they were not ready early enough
for him to review.
MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE VOUCHERS BE
APPROVED AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Bauch asked if there was time for the City to take
legal action against the project proposed by Tacoma to run a
pipeline to the Green River for water removal. Attorney
Wallace said he would try to find the statutes of an existing
lawsuit. Councilman Bauch said he feels Tukwila should have
some say on the amount of water taken from the river.
MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT COUNCIL GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED.
Executive Session called to discuss the Allenbach Lawsuit.
Councilman Duffie arrived during the Executive Session.
MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT COUNCIL GO OUT OF
EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
Max ne Anderson, City Clerk
an Dusen, Mayor