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Home My WebLink About2022-05-02 Regular MinutesTukwila City Council Regular Meeting On-site and Virtual Meeting May 2, 2022 — 7:00 P.M. MINUTES REGULAR MEETING This meeting was conducted both on-site at Tukwila City Hall and also virtually based on the Governor's Proclamation 20-28, adopted March 24, 2020. The phone number for public participation that was provided via the agenda distribution process was: 1-253-292-9750, access code 670077847# as well as a link to join the Microsoft Teams Meeting. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ROLL CALL Mayor Ekberg (on-site) called the Regular Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the audience in the Piedge of Allegiance. Andy ¥oun, Deputy City Clerk, called the roll of the Council. Present at the meeting were Councilmembers Kate Kruller (on-site), Thomas McLeod (on-site), Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson (on-site), Mohamed Abdi (on-site), Tosh Sharp (on-site). MOVED BY KRULLER, SECONDED BY MCLEOD TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBERS QUINN AND HOUGARDY FROM THE REGULAR MEETING. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. CITY OFFICIALS Allan Ekberg, Mayor; David Cline, City Administrator; Kari Sand, City Attorney; JoeBush, Chief Technology Officer; Eric Drever, Police Chief; Eric Lund, Deputy Police Chief; Jay Wittwer, Fire Chief; Norm Golden, Deputy Fire Chief; Vicky Carlsen, Finance Director; Tony Cullerton, Deputy Finance Director; Tracy GaUaway, Parks and Recreation Director; Hari Punnekand, Public Works Director; Derek Gpeck, Economic Development Administrator; Trish Kin|mw, Court Administrator; Laurel Humphray, Legislative Analyst; Christy C)'F|aherty, City Clerk; Andy Youn, Deputy City Clerk. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT — Councilmember Kruller stated The City of Tukwila is ocated on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, waters and culture, We pay our respects to their 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 verbaily at the meeting. Mayor Ekberg asked those who had signed up to proceed with their public comments. There were no public comments. APPOINTMENT Confirm the appointment of Charlee Sebring to the Student Reposition on the Community Oriented Policing Citizens Advisory Board, with a term expiring June 30, 2023. MOVED BY DELOSTRNOS JOHNSON, SECONDED BY ABDI TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF CHARLEE SEBRING TO THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE POSITION ON THE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD, WITH A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2023. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 2, 2022 Page 2 of 4 CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes: 4/18/22 (Regular Mtg.); 4/25/22 (Special Mtg.) b. Approval of Vouchers #00400516-00400608 in the amount of $1,296,339.50. c. Authorize the Mayor to accept the Complete Streets grant with the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board for ADA and pedestrian safety improvements, in the amount of $400,000.00 (coming to the City). [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee on 4/18/221 d. Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 3 to Contract #20-018 with KPG Psomas, Inc., for on-call engineering and design services for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP), in the amount of $80,000.00. [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee on 4/18/221 e. Authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with Fehr & Peers for transportation modeling services in conjunction with the 2024 update to the Transportation Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan, in the amount of $396,993.43. [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee on 4/18/22.] f. Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 2 to contract #21-093 with Karen Reed Consulting, LLC, for consulting services to the Fire/EMS Community Advisory Committee in the amount of $40,000.00. [Reviewed and forwarded to Consent by the Community Services and Safety Committee on 4/25/221 MOVED BY KRULLER, SECONDED BY MCLEOD THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Bi -weekly COVID-19 report. David Cline, City Administrator, said the COVID-19 report starts on page 85 of the packet, and he offered to answer any questions. Mayor Ekberg asked the Council if they would like to have monthly COVID reports. Council President McLeod explained that Councilmember Hougardy had expressed a desire for twice monthly reports. He would like her to be in attendance for discussion on this topic. b. Tukwila, City of Opportunity Scholarships: (1) Authorize the award of a $4,000 "Tukwila, City of Opportunity Scholarship" to Kidus Kassa. MOVED BY KRULLER, SECONDED BY DELOSTRINOS JOHNSON TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF A $4,000 "TUKWILA, CITY OF OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP" TO KIDUS KASSA. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. (2) Authorize the award of a $3,000 "Tukwila, City of Opportunity Scholarship" to Devika Ghimirey. MOVED BY MCLEOD, SECONDED BY KRULLER TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF A $3,000 "TUKWILA, CITY OF OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP" TO DEVIKA GHIMIREY, MOTION CARRIED 5-0. (3) Authorize the award of a $1,500 "Tukwila, City of Opportunity Scholarship" to Czarin Dela Cruz. MOVED BY ABDI, SECONDED BY DELOSTRINOS JOHNSON TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF A $1,500 "TUKWILA, CITY OF OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP" TO CZARIN DELA CRUZ, MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Tukwila City CouncRegular Meeting Minutes May 2, 2022 Page 3 of 4 (4) Authohoetheawandofo$1.50O^Tuhwi|a.Chxof{]pportunhvSoho|arship^hoSahanaSmf. MOVED BY SHARP, SECONDED BY MCLEOD TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF A $1,500 "TUKWILA, CITY OF OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP" TO SAHARA SAFI. MOTION CARRIED 5'0' c. Budget Workshop: City Revenues Vicky Carlsen, Finance Director and Tony Cullerton, Deputy Finance Director provided an overview of City Revenues. She explained that Washington State laws provide cities with the power to establish and levy taxes, fees, and charges to finance public services. The City of Tukwila collects revenue from many of these sources, and deposits that revenue into one of the 31 funds managed by the City. The City is legally required by State Iaw and/or Tukwila Municipal Code to account for different revenue sources in different funds. 7:36 p.m. Council President McLeod Ieft the Council Chambers. 7:38 p.m. Council President McLeod returned to the Council Chambers. 7:39 p.m. Coumci|memberAbdileft the Council Chambers. 7:51 p.m. Councilmember Abdi returned to the Council Chambers. 7:51 p.m. Mayor Ekberg called a brief recess due to technical difficulties. 7:52 p.m. Mayor Ekberg reconvened the Regular meeting. The Councilmembers asked questions regarding the various components of the presentation, with interest in pursuing additional discussions regarding new sources of revenue, It was also requested that budget information be provided via slides that are visible to the audience during the meeting. REPORTS a. Mayor Mayor Ekberg reported that on May 19, 2022 at Spice Bridge in Tukwila Village, there will be an evento celebrate Stories of Arrival: Refugee and Immigrant Youth Voices." This is part ofthe Poetry Project at Foster High School. b. City Council Council President McLeod attended the recent Growth Management Planning Council meeting. He reported there have been positive outcomes as it relates to transparency associated with affordable housing targets for jurisdictions. Councilmember Kruller attended a work group associated with the Regional Task Force on Gun Violence as it relates to youth and education; recommendations were made to the Task Force by the work group attendees. Ms. Kruller also attended the Allentown community meeting, noting that State Representative David Hackney and King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay were in attendance as well. She was pleased at the reports that came forward from the 42nd Avenue South Bridge Pject Manager as it relates to the EIS (Environmental Impact 8bahamenU, and it was helpful for the Allentown community to weigh in on traffic calming issues. She also attended an informative workshop regarding "safe street grants" and how they can best be utilized, This coming week, Ms. Kruller will attend NLC (National League of Cities) meetings on rail and drone flights. She will also be participating in the Puget Sound Partners Ecosystem Board meeting. Councilmennber Delostrinos Johnson wished everyone a happy Eid al-Fitr (A 2 -day religious holiday falling on May 1 and May 2 this year) and marks the end of the Muslim community's fasting during Ramadan. Councilmember Abdi also wished everyone a happy Eid al-Fitr. He reported that he was invited to Tukwila City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 2, 2022 Page 4 of 4 American students at Hazen High School in Renton and will also be doing the same at Foster High School on May 26. c. Staff David Cline, City Administrator, referenced the CA (City Administrator) report and the Monthly Construction and Budget Report and offered to answer any questions. ADJOURNMENT 8:30 p.m. UNANIMOUS CONSENSUS EXISTED TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING. 4/ Allan Ekberg, May — rioarnloot.o.r.con, Okt.4.1i* )a6y Christy O'Flaherty, Records Governance Manager/City Clerk APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 5/16/22 AVAILABLE ON CITY WEBSITE: 5/17/22