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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-08-03 Regular MinutesAugust 3, 1970 The regular meeting of the Tukwila City Council was called to order by Mayor Stan D. Minkler at 8:00 P. M. Council members present were: R. A. Bowen, D. R. Gardner, G. D. Hill, P. F. Dunning and A. G. Radford. Mr. Bowen made a motion the absence of Councilman Johanson be excused. Motion seconded by Mr. Gardner and carried. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as presented. PUBLIC HEARING CLARIFICATION OF ZONING AND AMENDMENT TO 251 A Public Hearing was held on the clarification of the zoning classification on a por— tion of the Stella A. Tyler's 1st addition lying Easterly of Macadam Road and Southerly of South 150th Street. (Sherler) Mayor Minkler read a letter from the Planning Commission recommending that the zoning of RMH be confirmed to eliminate the conflict between the legal description of zoning and the previously published Land Use Map. Mr. Traynor of the Planning Commission affirmed it was the unanimous opinion of the Planning Commission that the RMH zoning should be confirmed. Also considered at this Public Hearing was the proposed amendment to Ordinance 251 affecting parking, set backs, screening, heights and other related matters. Mayor Minkler read a portion of a letter from the Planning Commission recommending that the Tukwila City Council approve and adopt the amended draft of the proposed Ordinance. There being no protests on either the zoning clarification or the proposed amendment to Ordinance 251, Mr. Dunning made a motion the Public Hearing be closed. Motion seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. CORRESPONDENCE KING COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Mayor Minkler read a letter from Dr. Evans of the King County Health Department dated July 30th requesting a meeting with representatives of the invorporated communities in one or two short experimental work shop sessions. Mayor Minkler requested Council— man Gardner and any other interested council member to attend these meetings. Dr. Evans is to contact Mayor Minkler this week to arrange a brief meeting. CORRESPONDENCE METRO Mayor Minkler read a letter dated July 27th from Mr. Donworth and Mr. Gibbs of METRO in reference to Metro's second stage program and proposed rate increase. The letter also stated they would be pleased to have a member of the Metro staff meet with the City anytime after August 6th to explain the proposed program. Mayor Minkler reported he would ask a representative of the Metro staff to attend the August 17th Council meeting. CLAIM THOMAS E. GILL A claim for damages in the amount of $127.55 was presented in letter form from Thomas E.� Gill, 13905 56th Place South. Mayor Minkler turned this matter over to Councilman Bowen to further investigate. APPROVAL OF CURRENT CLAIMS Mr. Bowen made a motion claims approved by the Finance Committee be paid with warrants drawn in their respective amounts. Motion seconded by Mr. Gardner and carried. CLAIMS FUND WARRANTS NO. 789 thru NO. 838 LID 16 UAB W/S CONST ACCEPTANCE OF SKIP JACOBSON ROCKERIES CONTRACT A letter dated August 3rd from Hill, Ingman, Chase Company was received stating that the contractor, Skip Jacobson's Rockeries has completed the project satisfactorily and recommending that the City accept this project and authorize final payment less retain age at this time. Mr. Hill made a motion the city accept completion of the contract in accordance with the recommendation of Hill, Ingman, Chase Company. Motion seconded by Mr. Dunning and carried. ELECTION OF COUNCILMAN JON STERLING Mayor Minkler opened the nominations for a councilmember to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of former Councilman L. E. Crostick. Mr. Radford placed the name of Jon Sterling in nomination. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Dunning. August 3, 1970 (cont.) Page 2 Mr. Gardner made a motion the nominations be closed. Motion seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried. All members of the Council cast their vote for the election of Jon Sterling. Mayor Minkler administered the oath of office to newly elected Councilman Sterling. PUGET SOUND UNDERGROUNDING TARIFF RATES Mr. Bowen reported he had reviewed the rate structures for undergrounding presented by Puget Power in accordance with the stipulation placed on the motion to grant a variance on the undergrounding on South 180th. Mr. Bowen reported he found the rates to be in order. ORDINANCE 633 AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 537 BUSINESS LICENSES A proposed ordinance amending Tukwila Municipal Code Section 5.04.010 (Ordinance 537) defining the term "business" as it ralates to business licenses and regulations was introduced. Mr. Bowen made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its first reading. Motion seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. Mr. Dunning made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its second reading by title only. Motion seconded by Mr. Gardner and carried. Mr. Hill made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its third and final reading for adoption, by title only. Motion seconded by Mr. Dunning and carried. This being Ordinance 633. CLEARVIEW TV CABLE FRANCHISE A proposed ordinance granting to Clearview TV Cable, Inc. the nonexclusive right and franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain a coaxial cable subscriber system for television and other electronic signal distribution throughout the City of Tukwila and providing and imposing provisions, conditions and regulations relating thereto was introduced. Mr. Dunning reported two representatives from Clearview TV Cable were in attendance and had questioned several sections of the ordinance. Mr. Bill Munson and Mr. LeRoy Sproat from Clearview questioned whether the city has jurisdiction to regulate this type of business. They also felt the franchise fee was out of line. Mr. Munson and Mr. Sproat reported the Federal Communications Commission were coming out with rulings to cover the operations of cable companies as to rates and also to set franchise rates. When these rulings are completed the only matter under the city's jurisdiction will be the right to use the public right of ways for installation of the cables. City Attorney Wesley Hodge reported the proposed ordinance was legal under current law. The sections under discussion were Section 25, Section 32 and the length of the franchise. Mr. Dunning reported the license committee had discussed lowering the franchise fee to 5 Mayor Minkler recommended the franchise be granted subject to a written agreement with Clearview that the installation of the cable would be done in conjunction with the undergrounding of power and telephone lines in the construction of 58th Avenue South. Mr. Munson and Mr. Sproat stated they would attend the pre- construction meeting on the 58th Avenue job to be held Tuesday, August 4th to ascertain if this could be done. Mr. Dunning made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its first reading by title only. Motion seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. ORDINANCE 634 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS A proposed ordinance amending Ordinance 544 and Ordinance 448 regulating City Employee Benefits was introduced. Mr. Bowen made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its first reading. Motion seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. Discussion followed resulting in amending the proposed ordinance to allow the employees of the Fire Depart- ment to accumulate not more than 24 hours of compensatory time and all other City personnel, except the Police Department, not more than 16 hours. Mr. Bowen made a motion the proposed ordinance, as amended, be placed on its second reading. Motion seconded by Mr. Gardner and carried. Mr. Gardner made a motion the proposed ordinance,_ as amended, be placed on its third and final reading for adoption, by title only. Motion seconded by Mr. Dunning and carried. This being Ordinance 634. ORDINANCE 635 AMENDING ORDINANCE 251 A proposed ordinance amending certain sections of the Zoning Code in Chapter 18 (Ordinance 251) of the Tukwila Municipal Code was introduced. (This ordinance regulates grade, screening, parking, setbacks and other related matters) Mr. Hill made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its first reading by title ,only. Motion seconded by Mr. Dunning and carried. Mr. Bowen made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its second reading by title only. Motion seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. Mr. Dunning made a motion the proposed ordinance be placed on its third and final reading for adoption, by title only. Motion seconded by Mr. Gardner and carried. This being Ordinance 635. BUILDING PERMIT REPORT Mr. Zepp reported 10 building permits had been issued during the month of July with a valuation of $283,250.00 and permit fees of $720.50. WORK MEETING Mr. Bowen called a work meeting of the Council for Monday, August 10th at 7:30 P. M. He also invited members of the Park Board to be in attendance. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 P. M. ATTEST: 72? City Clerk August 3, 1970 (cont.) Page 3