HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2022-11-21 Item 8C - Report - City AdministratorTO:
City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Mayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
Mayor Ekberg
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: November 16, 2022
SUBJECT: City Administrator's Report
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff and community an update on
the activities of the City and on issues that concern Tukwila. Please let me know if you have any
questions or need additional information about any of the following items.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• Meeting with Senator Dhingra: On November 2 Mayor Ekberg joined other local Mayors in a
meeting with Manka Senator Dhingra and Deputy Majority Leader of the Washington State
Senate to discuss the impact of the Blake decision.
• King County CityManager/City Administrator Meeting: City Administrator David Cline
attended a King County City Managers/City Administrators meeting on November 2 that
included a roundtable discussion on Compensation Studies, an update from Sound Cities
Association (SCA) and introduction of the new SCA Director, David Hoffman, a legislative
update from Association of Washington Cities and an update from Washington City/County
Management Association and the International City/County Management Association.
• Sound Cities Association Mayors Meeting: On November 8 Mayor Ekberg participated in a
Sound Cities Association Mayors Meeting.
• Meeting with Senator Hasegawa: Mayor Ekberg met with Washington State Senator Bob
Hasegawa on November 9.
• Association of Washington Cities Housing Solutions Committee Meeting: On November 10
Mayor Ekberg participated in an Association of Washington Cities Housing Solutions
Committee meeting.
• WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum: Mayor Ekberg participated in a WRIA 9 Watershed
Ecosystem Forum meeting on November 10.
• Museum of Flight Veterans Day Program: Mayor Ekberg offered welcoming remarks at the
Museum of Flight Veterans Day Program on November 11. Councilmember Kruller attended
the event.
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II. Community Events
• Foster Golf Links hosted the First Tee Tournament of Champions on November 13, 2022. The
youth program empowers kids and teens through the game of golf.
• Parks & Recreation's elementary school intramural soccer season just wrapped up with 70 kids
participating this fall. Basketball is next with games beginning in January.
• The Bhutanese Community Resource Center Volunteers planted 20 5 -gallon trees at Tukwila
Park.
• 45 ninth graders from the Maritime School participated in a planting event at the Duwamish
Hill Preserve, planting 50 Nodding Onion, 30 Columbine and 30 Coastal Strawberries.
ill. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Chief Dreyer met with several potential volunteer candidates interested in participating in the
Tukwila Police Department's hiring process and the Police Department strategic plan effort.
• On November 5, 2022, Tukwila Police Department recruiters, training coordinator and school
resource officer participated in a Diversity in Law Enforcement career workshop in Renton,
which had 120 registrants.
• Officers have conducted extra patrols at SHAG and contacts made with several residents to
discuss issues in the area.
Project Updates
• The Public Works Shops, Fleet & Facilities Building, roof project has begun but is weather
dependent.
• Nearly all project work is complete on the 2022 Annual Overlay Program, with only final
channelization and miscellaneous repairs and corrections left.
Boards, Commissions and Committees
• Arts Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for November 30, 2022.
2 Resident position terms expire December 31, 2022.
No vacancies.
• Civil Service Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for November 17, 2022.
No terms set to expire in 2022.
No vacancies.
• COPCAB: The next meeting is scheduled for December 8, 2022.
1 Business Representative position term expires December 31, 2022.
1 Resident position term expires December 31, 2022.
1 School District Representative position term expires December 31, 2022.
VACANT: 2 Resident positions, 1 School District Representative and Student Representative.
• Equity & Social Justice Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for December 1, 2022.
1 City Employee position term expires December 31, 2022.
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1 Education/Community position terms expires December 31, 2022.
2 Community Representative position terms expire December 31, 2022.
VACANT: 1 Community Representative. One application has been received.
• Human Services Advisory Board: The next meeting is being scheduled for December, 2022.
1 Medical/Health position term expires December 31, 2022.
1 School District Representative position term expires December 31, 2022.
1 Resident position term expires December 31, 2022.
VACANT: 1 School District Representative, 1 Resident position and 1 Business Community
Representative. One application has been received.
• Library Advisory Board: The next meeting is scheduled for December 13, 2022.
4 Resident position terms expire December 31, 2022.
VACANT: Student Representative.
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: The next meeting is scheduled for December 9, 2022.
All positions are 1 -year terms.
VACANT: 1 Business Collecting Tax Representative and 1 Funded by Tax Representative.
• Park Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for December 14, 2022.
2 Community position terms expire December 31, 2022.
VACANT: 1 Community Representative and Student Representative.
• Planning Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for December 8, 2022.
3 Resident position terms expire December 31, 2022.
No vacancies. Four applications have been received.
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