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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-01-07 Regular MinutesJanuary 7, 1985 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OTHER OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE REPORTS Mayor Staff CITIZEN'S COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes: December 3, 1984 December 17, 1984 Approval of Vouchers. Amendment to Agenda. NEW BUSINESS Prop. Res. expressing appreciation to Mrs. Mary Ellen Whitehead thanking her for donations. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL City Hall REGULAR MEETING Council Chambers M I N U T E S Mayor Van Dusen called the Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting to order and led the audience and City Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. L. C. (BUD) BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, DORIS E. PHELPS (COUNCIL PRESIDENT), JOE H. DUFFIE, EDGAR D. BAUCH, WENDY A MORGAN, CHARLES E. SIMPSON. Maxine Anderson (City Clerk), Brad Collins (Planning Director), Ross Earnst (City Engineer), Jim Haney (City Attorney), Don Morrison (City Administrator), Byron Sneva (Public Works Director), Don Williams (Parks and Recreation Director). Mayor Van Dusen presented 15 -year service pins to Fireman Dennis McCollum and Fire Lieutenant Ron Walker and thanked them for their years of service to the City. Mayor Van Dusen recommended that Berdene Saul be reappointed to Position No. 4 on the Arts Commission and Clarence Moriwaki be appointed to Position No. 3 on the Park Commission. MOVED BY MORGAN, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT MAYOR VAN DUSEN'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE ARTS COMMISSION AND PARK COMMISSION BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Van Dusen read a letter from the K011 Business Company commending the Fire Department for their services in fire suppression and fire prevention. Mayor Van Dusen announced a public hearing will be held on January 22, 1985 on the Environmental Impact Statement for condominium development of the Valley View Estates. Don Williams, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated a luncheon will be held on January 23 honoring those who have donated their time in Parks and Recreation programs. Don Morrison, City Administrator, announced the AWC Legislative Conference will be held on February 13 and 14 in Olympia. Christmas Decorations Ella Woyvodich, Riverside Inn, stated the businesses along Interurban Avenue appreciated the Christmas decorations. Mrs. Rudolph Regel, audience, stated the decorations put up by the Arts Commission at the entrances to the City enhanced the image of the City. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO AMEND THE AGENDA AND CONSIDER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE OLD BUSINESS. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Jim Haney read a resolution of the City of Tukwila, Washington expressing appreciation to Mrs. Mary Ellen Whitehead for the perennials to be included in the City Hall landscaping in memory of her husband in its entirety. 9 MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY BAUCH, THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 7, 1985 Page 2 OLD BUSINESS Effluent Transfer System Pipeline. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY BOHRER, TO RECONSIDER AND DISCUSS RESOLUTION NO. 928 AND THE TWO ALTERNATIVE ALINEMENTS FOR THE METRO EFFLUENT TRANSFER SYSTEM. MOTION CARRIED, WITH MORGAN, SIMPSON AND HARRIS VOTING NO. Councilman Duffie stated he would like to hear from the people who have businesses along Interurban Avenue. O Councilman Bohrer said in addition to hearing from the people along Interurban Avenue he would like a report from Metro and City staff as to the discussions of the past month. Byron Sneva, Director of Public Works, stated City staff has met several times with Metro staff in an effort to determine feasibility of each alternative presented by Metro. They have always considered the impacts on Interurban and the golf links, also the benefits the City will receive from the project as a whole. Dick Sand Metro, said they have been working with City staff in an effort to develop ideas and work out a mutually agreeable solution. Louise Strander, audience, said she has previously stated her thoughts on the subject. She would suggest that the pipeline be taken out of Tukwila and the least possible damage be done. Cris Crumbaugh, audience, stated he had written a letter in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce expressing the concern of the business people on Interurban Avenue. Their concern is the impact on traffic and interruption of business if the street is closed during construction. Terry Monaghan, Metro, explained they would have a staging area and equipment and material would be brought in only as needed. Councilman Morgan stated there is a section of the golf course the City wants to remodel. With the pipeline going through the golf course it will give the City a bridge that equipment can be taken over. The City will be better off with the amenities offered if the pipeline goes through the golf course than it would be if Interurban Avenue is torn up. Councilman Bauch stated the 1985 budget has projects for Interurban, will any of the projects disrupt business along Interurban? Byron Sneva, Director of Public Works, said the planned projects would likely disrupt business. The planned projects are construction of gravity sewers, widening of Interurban, relocation of utilities out of Maule Avenue they will be disruptions. Councilman Morgan asked where the cross -over will be and how it will coincide with the construction of Foster Point Bridge. Mr. Sneva said the Foster Point Bridge will be nearly completed by the end of 1985. The effluent transfer system will not begin until late 1985 or 1986. Load limits will not be imposed. Councilman Morgan asked if the pipeline will be south of the bridge? The bridge is dependent on footings and there is not much land there. Would the footings be impacted by a cross -over? Mr. Sneva said the cross -over will be to the south of the bridge and will not endnager the footings. Councilman Bauch said if the pipeline goes across the golf course Metro would have to have an easement. What restrictions would apply? How much would we compromise? Mr. Sneva said they will allow construction of the parking lot over the pipeline. Don Williams, Director of Parks and Recreation, said they would like to have some of these same questions answered. Metro has TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 7, 1985 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Contd. Effluent Transfer System Pipeline contd. RECESS 8:25 8:40 P.M. Effluent Transfer System Pipeline contd. assured the City that there should be no concerns, most of the concerns can be worked out. Ernest Luekenotte, Manager of Foster Golf Course, said he has seen similar construction on a golf course and grass has grown very well on it in a very short time. Councilman Bauch said Metro will have to impact the pipeline with gravel and nothing will grow on it. Rosemary O'Dell, Hazel's Candy Company, read a letter dated September 15, 1984 that she had addressed to the City. The letter outlined the impact that the construction and interruption of traffic would have on their candy manufacturing business. She stated the east side of the river would be their choice but since that alternative is not possible their next choice would be through the golf course. She said they have had no contact about the impact on their business or what their preference would be. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ALINEMENT NO. A -7Y WHICH IS THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE. Councilman Bohrer asked if the City has determined that the conditions of the purchase of the golf course would allow the City to grant this easement. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE COUNCIL RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES SO THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN DETERMINE RESTRICTIONS THAT NAY APPLY. MOTION CARRIED. The Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council was called back to order by Mayor Van Dusen, with Council Members present as previously listed. City Attorney Haney said he reviewed the deed by which the City bought the golf course and he could see no restrictions that would prohibit the City granting the easement to Metro. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HARRIS, TO AMEND THE MOTION STATING THAT RESOLUTION NO. 928 IS SUPERSEDED BY THIS MOTION IF IT IS PASSED. MOTION CARRIED, WITH BOHRER VOTING NO. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, TO AMEND THE MOTION THAT THIS EXCEPTION BE MADE UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT: (1) AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THIS ROUTE BE CONDUCTED AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY; (2) THAT AN AGREEMENT ON SUITABLE MITIGATING MEASURES BE REACHED FOR THIS ROUTE BETWEEN THE CITY AND METRO. MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED, AS AMENDED, WITH BOHRER VOTING NO. Councilman Bohrer explained he voted "no" on the motion because as he understood it, the difference between the Interurban Avenue route and the route across the golf course is about $2 million. That is about 10% of the project or about 1% of the total construc- tion cost for the effluent transfer pipeline. He said he felt much of the cost of going across the golf course is wasted cost. He said he did not believe the City needs a new bridge across the golf course. Anything that needs to be done on the golf course can be served by the present bridge and the problem with the proposal is that it spends $2 million that could be effectively spent for a number of other public improvements. If the $2 million were spent to provide mitigation for the route along Interurban we could have a lot of improvements which would be of benefit to the public whereas going across the golf course is just a waste of $2 million. Metro's initial statement to the City was that there was no way they could provide suitable mitigation along Interurban. Everyone who pays Metro's taxes is going to pay a part of that $2 million and not get a nickel's worth of benefit for it. The second reason, the City's planned improvement will cause much the same disruption to Interurban Avenue as would the ETS construction. Mayor Van Dusen stated the staff, Metro and the City Attorney will be reviewing the mitigations and the agreement. A report will be submitted to the City Council. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 7, 1985 Page 4 MISCELLANEOUS Annexation Meeting EXECUTIVE SESSION 8:55 10:20 P.M. ADJOURNMENT 10:22 P.M. Mayor Van Dusen stated an annexation meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the McMicken club house. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, THAT THE COUNCIL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. M"ayor'"Gary L. Van Dusen A„) Norma Booher, Recording Secretary 513 2.