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Home My WebLink About1984-11-19 Regular MinutesTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL November 19, 1984 Tukwila City Hall 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL OFFICIALS REPORTS Mayor's Report Recreation Budget Staff Reports City Administrator CONSENT AGENDA Regular Meeting M I N U T E S Mayor Van Dusen called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, DORIS E. PHELPS, Council President, JOE H. DUFFIE, EDGAR D. BAUCH, WENDY A. MORGAN, CHARLES E. SIMPSON. LARRY MARTIN, City Attorney; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk; BRAD COLLINS, Planning Director; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; DON MORRISON, City Administrator; DON PIERCE, Police Chief; BYRON SNEVA, Public Works Director. Mayor Van Dusen reported that a community information meeting will be held Tuesday the 27th on the development of the McMicken Heights park. Councilman Bauch reported that the Parks and Recreation Committee reviewed the Recreation Department budget and the Golf Course budget and recommends that they be approved except for personnel. Alan Doerschel, Finance Director, reported on a newly passed law that allows City employees to defer the payment of income tax on the amount of money they contribute to the retirement systems. The City will be participating in this program. Don Morrison, City Administrator, reported that Firefighter, Lavern Peterson, received the top position in the recent Fire Marshal exam. a. Approval of Minutes: November 5, 1984 b. Approval of Vouchers Claims Fund Vouchers #19901 #20068 Current Fund Golf Course Spec. Rev. Street Fund Arterial Street Federal Shared Rev. Land Acq, Bldg, Dev. Unemployment Compensation Water Fund Sewer Fund Fireman's Pension Equipment Rental $102,726.17 4,188.51 60,430.73 50,305.38 4,224.68 1,770.83 2,591.61 58,391.82 31,804.71 5.79 7,002.18 $323,442.41 c. Accept portable generator and electrical modifications to five sanitary sewer lift stations. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.* Councilman Bauch asked to have Item C removed. *MOTION CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING November 19, 1984 Page 2 OLD BUSINESS Effluent Transfer System Reaffirm or modify Resolution #928 Brad Collins, Planning Director, reviewed the list of alter- native decisions that can be made both by Metro and the City of Tukwila. The four alternatives listed for the City are: (1) Reaffirm Resolution No. 928; (2) Request more infor- mation; (3) Cooperate with Metro on alignment selection; (4) Condition permits. Byron Sneva, Public Works Director, reported that Metro has received a letter from King County requesting that the pipe- line project not cross Fort Dent park. Brad Collins said that the City would be able to condition permits (Decision #4) based on the environmental review pro- cess and based on any City ordinances or requirements. The primary concern that has not been addressed in the environ- mental reviews that have been completed is the economic impacts on businesses. Reference was made to a letter from Mr. Gibbs of Metro dated September 13, 1984, concerning the mitigation of impacts on any of the alignments. Mr. Collins read the letter in full. The letter states that "while Metro can expend funds to ease the disruption and inconvenience caused by the construction and to restore land surfaces to previous conditions, Metro cannot fund other local improvements." Mayor Van Dusen said that the City is not going to receive much in the way of benefits if Metro chooses to go through the Golf Course; in fact, it will cost in interrupted play on the course during the construction period. Mr. Collins said he does not believe the City is going to get much more information from Metro on the possibility of going east of the river. Council President Phelps said if the City Council takes an action to reaffirm Resolution 928, we have a pretty good idea that Metro will reject this and pursue the alignment they have selected as the preferred location, along Interurban Avenue. Mayor Van Dusen verified that their preferred route is across Fort Dent and down Interurban. MOVED BY BAUCH, SECONDED BY BOHRER, THAT THE (A) CITY COUNCIL REAFFIRM RESOLUTION NO. 928; (B) CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT RECONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 928 FOR ANY ALTERNATIVE WHICH ROUTES THE E.T.S. THROUGH THE TUKWILA GOLF COURSE; (C) THE ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES WHICH COULD RESOLVE ANY IMPASSE AND REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL.* Councilman Bohrer said he can see no benefit to the City and can see a lot of disadvantages in the pipeline coming across the Golf Course. There has been nothing new from Metro even though some different alternatives for the alignment were proposed. Metro should be subject to the environmental impact regulations like everyone else. We don't have enough concrete information on these three alignments (Interurban, through the Golf Course or through Allentown) being con- sidered that would allow any reasonable decision by the City, the businesses being impacted or by Metro. We ought to request that Metro go through the environmental process in general and make a comparison of these alignments so we have that information base. I think we must do this to advance beyond where we are. .5 63 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING November 19, 1984 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Effluent Transfer System Reaffirm or modify Resolution #928 (cont.) ADJOURNMENT Council Member Morgan noted that Council has consistently heard from people who would be affected by the pipeline. No matter what views Metro may give on the Interurban route, as an elected official, I must object to it. Council Member Harris said that it bothers her that the alignment that Council has said is not acceptable is the one that the packet says gives the greatest benefit to Tukwila. Councilman Simpson supported the motion and said Metro should give the City some concrete information on the impact the pipeline will make on Tukwila. Going across the Golf Course is no solution. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED BY ADDING ITEM D, THAT FOR ANY ALTERNATIVE ROUTES THAT ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY OF TUKWILA THAT METRO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATIVE TO PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACTS AND ANY MITIGATION MEASURES THAT MAY GO WITH THOSE ROUTES FOR OUR EVALUATION. MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED. Accept Portable MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THIS ITEM BE generator electrical REFERRED TO THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. modifications to 5 Sewer Lift Stations 8:35 p.m. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. Ga'r Vr Duen, Mayor %42' Maxine Anderson, City Clerk