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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-09-09 Committee of the Whole MinutesSeptember 9, 1985 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE REPORTS Mayor City Attorney OLD BUSINESS Approval of Minutes: August 12, 1985. Review Discussion documentation on decision to vacate portion of So. 152nd. Discussion on CBD Sidewalk Policies TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL City Hall COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Council Chambers M I N U T E S Council President Bauch called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. and led the audience and the Council Members in the Pedge of Allegiance. LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, DORIS E. PHELPS, JOE H. DUFFIE, EDGAR D. BAUCH (COUNCIL PRESIDENT), WENDY A. MORGAN, CHARLES E. SIMPSON. Mayor Gary Van Dusen, Maxine Anderson (City Clerk), Rick Beeler (Associate Planner), Brad Collins (Planning Director), Hubert Crawley (Fire Chief), Ross Earnst (City Engineer), Jim Haney (City Attorney), Don Morrison (City Administrator), Byron Sneva (Public Works Director). Mayor Van Dusen reported the fall clean -up has been scheduled for November 2 10, 1985. It will cost $400 $500. A budget transfer will be requested at the end of the year. The County would like the dedication of the Foster Bridge to take place October 15 to 18, 1985. They have invited the City Council to furnish input for a time capsule. The zip code for the City and the corporate City limits are being considered together. Bill Gorjance, Arts Commission, reported a tile wall design has been selected to be installed just east of the sliding doors. It will depict salmon migrating upstream. They received 13 responses to their request for bid. The cost will be $3,000. City Attorney Haney reported that legislation has been enacted that requires all cities to public ordinances in official newspapers. Cities can publish summaries in lieu of the entire ordinance. The summary must be approved by the City Council. This approval can be done at the same time the ordinance is adopted. Each individual ordinance can be treated separately as to whether it is published in its entirety or by summary. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING HELD AUGUST 12, 1985 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT IN THE FIFTH LINE OF THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE THE WORD "57TH AVENUE SOUTH" BE CHANGED TO "58TH AVENUE SOUTH." MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Bohrer expressed concern about the issue of a grade and maintenance of a fire lane. He suggested the City do a feasibility study and the ordinance be brought forward at another time. Council Member Phelps said if a feasibility study is done it should be done separately from the ordinance. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. MOTION CARRIED, WITH BOHRER VOTING NO. Byron Sneva, Public Works Director, showed the area being considered with the overhead projector. The policies have been through all of the committees. Robin Wilhelm, Transportation Committee, Tukwila /Sea -Tac Chamber of Commerce, wondered if the Council Members knew about the Andover Protective Covenants that apply to a portion of this sidewalk improvement plan? Does the Council know of any reasons the sidewalks would not go in, because at the present the Chamber is asking the land owners to retire the covenant and she is being asked if they should retire them would it affect the sidewalk plan? TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING September 9, 1985 Page 2 OLD BUSINESS Contd. Discussion on CBD Sidewalk Policies contd. Discussion on CIP 1986 1991. NEW BUSINESS Request by Seattle Rendering Works for Unclassified Use Permit. City Attorney Haney said he would review the covenants and advise Council. Council Member Harris asked which portion of the covenants is being referred to? Ms. Wilhelm said she was referring to the setback requirements and it only applies through Andover Park East and Andover Park West and not all of the improvement area. Council President Bauch said they would have an answer on this at the next Committee of the Whole Meeting. At that time a point by point discussion will be conducted. Byron Sneva, Public Works Director, said he was familiar with the protective covenants of Andover Industrial Parks. The streets in Andover have a utility easement 15 feet on each side of the street right -of -way. The covenant requires that 15 feet back from the property line be landscaped and from the curb back to that line. In most cases you have at least 20 feet of landscaping. The covenants do not prohibit sidewalks but they say the first 20 feet of the property shall be landscaped. Council President Bauch said the City has required them to build sidewalks in that area whenever there was major redevelopment. There are some sidewalks in that covenanted area. Don Morrison, City Administrator reviewed the CIP plan for 1986. Council Member Morgan said the Public Safety Committee has requested administration to totally replace the fire truck and aid car and the matter be put before the voters. Council Member Harris asked how many fire trucks are in need of replacement. Fire Chief Crawley said all of them have high mileage and due to costly repairs the City is buying a new fire truck every five years. Brad Collins, Planning Director, stated the Planning Commission has recommended the Council approve the application subject to certain conditions. The applicant must set up a written operation and test procedure which will contain procedures for transferring effluent from drain field to drain field with maximum time for operation of any one field and minimum rest time between uses of the field. Include positions description of responsible individual. Locate minimum of 4 test wells which will be used to sample ground water for contamination. Each location will be sampled a minimum of twice per year. At least one of the samples will be taken at high tide during period of high ground water. Must meet requirements of Department of Ecology permit, when issued. Meet requirements of RCW 90 -48 in regard to the on -site waste disposal system until DOE permit is issued. Connect to sewer system if the drain fields fail and are not repairable. Connect to sewer system when the system is extended, in accordance with TMC. No significant increase in odor from the filter system. John Phillips, representing the Seattle Rendering Works, said several approvals will be needed, but the application to the City must be made first. The filter system is larger than required. Council Member Phelps said there are odors if the doors to the building are left open. Mr. Phillips said at times employees will leave the doors open. Efforts will be made to see that they remain closed. Councilman Duffie asked the life span of the filter. Mr. Irwin said it would be 15 20 years. Repairs can be made. Refills are plastic material. Tom Irwin, IPEC -USA, consultant representing the Seattle Rendering Works, said the filter is an advanced model. His company works primarily with rendering works. There will be an odor scrubber. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING September 9, 1985 Page 3 NEW BUSINESS Contd. Request by Seattle Rendering Works for Unclassified Use Permit contd. Council Member Harris asked if the permit is granted would the Department of Ecology have to check the premises and would they approve it? Mr. Irwin said bio- towers are not a new technology. They would be checked. There will be 6 different drain fields. The air moves through processes. Mr. Phillips said construction time would be six weeks for one tower. Mr. Phillips said the test wells are 20 feet deep and have 8" casings. Two more will be added. It has been determined to fill in plantings so the Rendering Works cannot be seen from the golf course or from the road. MOVED BY MORGAN, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THIS MATTER. BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE RESOLUTION WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE FINDINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND IT BE ON THE AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. W John Stevenson, former partner of Seattle Rendering Works, said he returned to the company as a consultant. They are trying to clean up the situation. The Department of Ecology comes in two or three times a year. The change -over will take approximately 6 months but the plant will look like a manufacturing plant. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE WORD "SIGNIFICANT" BE REMOVED FROM ITEM 6 (F) OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT. Council Member Morgan asked how the City will determine that there has been no increase in odor and what enforcement will there be? Brad Collins, Planning Director, said there is a base line for odor and it would have to be attached. Jim Haney, City Attorney, said the City could revoke the permit if the odors persist. Council Member Morgan asked how the City would know when the Puget Sound Air Control had been to the plant and how are violations reported to the City? Brad Collins, Planning Director, said the City at present does not receive reports but they could request them. Mayor Van Dusen said last time the City called there had been no violations. The Seattle Rendering Works has been through a rigorous evaluation and all of the requirements seem to have been met. MOTION CARRIED, WITH PHELPS AND MORGAN VOTING NO. *MOTION CARRIED. RECESS MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 9:10 9:25 P.M. RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. The Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was called back to order by Council President Bauch with Council Members present as previously listed. Prop. Res. fixing time MOVED BY SIMPSON, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT THE DATE OF OCTOBER 14, for Public Hearing 1985 BE SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PETITION FOR upon pet. for vac. of STREET VACATION OF SOUTH 151ST STREET EAST OF 52ND AVENUE certain ROW within SOUTH. MOTION CARRIED. City desc. as S. 151st St. east of 52nd Ave. So. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING September 9, 1985 Page 4 NEW BUSINESS Contd. Prop. Res fixing time for public hear- ing on pet. for vac. of certain public ROW within City submitted by Robert Storseth. Addendum #1 #2 to South 188th Connector final report. Discussion on prop. 1986 Council Budget. MOVED BY MORGAN, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE DATE OF OCTOBER 14, 1985 BE SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING UPON A PETITION FOR VACATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC R -O -W WITHIN THE CITY SUBMITTED BY ROBERT STORSETH. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY MORGAN, THAT ADDENDUM #1 AND #2 TO SOUTH CONNECTOR FINAL REPORT BE ON THE AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. Laurie Pinard, representing Segale, Inc., said Mr. Segale's letter of May 28, 1985 has been incorrectly paraphrased in Addendum #2. It fails to respond to the concerns expressed in Mr. Segale's letter. She asked that Council Members look at Mr. Segale's letter and compare it to the paraphrases included in the addendum and the responses,and make their own evaluations as to the value of the addendum and the report. Council President Bauch asked that Mr. Segale's letter of May 28, 1935 be in the agenda packet for next week's meeting. *MOTION CARRIED. Prop. Ord. amending MOVED BY MORGAN, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE Title 8 of TMC to revise BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AT renumber criminal THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. provisions. MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HARRIS, TO AMEND THE MOTION AND CHANGE WORDING IN SECTION 8.28.160, CHANGING WORD "WOMEN" WHEREVER IT OCCURS TO "PERSONS." MOTION CARRIED. *MOTION CARRIED, AS AMENDED. Council Member Harris reported the City banners are nice, but she would like to see the word "Welcome" added to the banners that say "Tukwila." Mayor Van Dusen reported the Public Works Department is evaluating the cost of putting up the banners and maintaining them. Councilman Simpson said $2,600 is being asked for an end -of- the -year festival for City employees. The cost of $2,000 would be for the banquet and awards; $600 is an overrun on the open house that was held. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE BUDGET TRANSFER BE ON THE AGENDA OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. Councilman Bohrer said he did not support the suggestion of a banquet for employees. There are other ways to show appreciation to employees. Council Member Morgan said she had trouble justifying the amount of money spent for the banners and she did not support the idea of a banquet. She felt City employment could be made a pleasant experience without special occasions once a year. MOTION CARRIED, WITH BOHRER AND MORGAN VOTING NO. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY SIMPSON, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY 10:20 P.M. COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. Edgar,. Bauch`, Council President NOIM Booher, Recording Secretary