HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2024-06-17 Item 8C - Report - City Administrator
The city of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor McLeod
Councilmembers
FROM: Marty Wine, Interim City Administrator
DATE: June 11, 2024
SUBJECT: City Administrator’s Report
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff, and the community with 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 Hasegawa: On May 29 Mayor McLeod met with Senator Bob
Hasegawa at Tukwila City Hall.
• King County City Managers/City Administrators Meeting: Interim City Administrator Marty
Wine facilitated the monthly King County City Managers/City Administrators meeting on June
5. At the meeting King County provided a presentation about their Crisis Center Initiative,
MRSC gave a presentation about social media policies & guidance for elected officials and
WCMA and ICMA provided updates.
• Sounder Heavy Rail Strategic Plan Update: On June 7 Community Development staff
attended a presentation on the Sounder Heavy Rail Strategic Plan Update. Sound Transit did
a significant amount of outreach and research on the question of how commuting patterns
and priorities have changed post-pandemic. The conclusions were that extending station
platforms for longer trains to increase peak capacity is a lower priority than spreading out
trips to provide extended service hours
II. Community Events
• National Night Out Event Registration: To register your August 6 National Night Out Event
email Community Engagement Coordinator at B.Lamothe@Tukwilawa.gov with your name,
phone number, event time, event address, name of business, neighborhood or apartment
complex and the type of gathering.
• Annual Tree Giveaway: The City’s annual tree giveaway is live on social media platforms and
the city website: www.Tukwilawa.gov/greentukwila. Sign up now.
• Walk and Talk Litter Clean-Up Event: Orca Month has officially launched and Green Tukwila
is sponsoring a litter cleanup event: https://www.orcamonth.com/event.
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III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Special Olympics Washington Torch Run: Officers and detectives of the Tukwila Police
Department participated in the Special Olympics Washington torch run event. They were
given the torch from the Seattle Police Department at Raisbeck Aviation High School. The
team ran about four miles before handing the torch off to the Port of Seattle Police
Department.
Project Updates
• Stewardship:
o Staff is working with a resident to adopt Trail 13, including a site visit and assistance in
completing the necessary paperwork.
o Dirt Corps and EarthCorps are updating all the great work in the CEDAR database, which
Green Tukwila uses to track the program’s work.
o Business groups have booked litter cleanups for the summer months.
o Staff has a site visit with Tilth Alliance scheduled to determine a summer restoration plan
for the Soil and Water Stewardship Program.
o Artist Sarah Kavage’s community-built willow art has taken root and is sprouting!
https://kavage.com/Water-Bearers
o EarthCorps has resumed work at SouthGate Park after delaying crew days due to high
winds.
• Graffiti Clean-Up: Parks Maintenance staff were able to get the graffiti under South 180th
Street on the trail covered, and reapplied no trespassing signage.
• Green River Trail Improvements: Estimated Completion: Aug 2024
The trail is poured. Next steps include connecting it to Christensen Road with decorative
concrete and a wall.
Boards, Commissions and Committees
We welcome the City Council to encourage community members to apply for vacant positions.
• Arts Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for June 26, 2024.
VACANT: Student Representative.
• Civil Service Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for June 20, 2024.
VACANT: 1 Resident Position. One application has been received.
• UCOPCABU: The next meeting is scheduled for June 13, 2024.
VACANT: 1 School District Representative and Student Representative. Appointment
recommendation for School District Representative scheduled for confirmation on June 17.
• Equity & Social Justice Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for July 11, 2024.
1 City Employee position term expires March 31, 2025.
1 Education/Community position term expires March 31, 2025.
2 Community positions terms expire March 31, 2025.
No vacancies.
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• Human Services Advisory Board: The next meeting is scheduled for June 20, 2024.
1 Resident position term expires March 31, 2025.
1 Faith-Based position term expires March 31, 2025.
VACANT: 1 Business Community Representative.
• Library Advisory Board: The next meeting is scheduled for July 2, 2024.
4 Resident position terms expire March 31, 2025.
VACANT: 1 Resident position.
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: The next meeting is scheduled for June 14, 2024.
All positions are 1-year terms.
VACANT: 1 Business Collecting Tax Representative
• Park Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for June 12, 2024.
3 Community position terms expire March 31, 2025.
No vacancies.
• Planning Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for June 27, 2024.
VACANT: 1 Resident position. Appointment recommendation scheduled for confirmation on
June 17.
IV. Responses to Council/Community Inquiries
Date of Inquiry Inquiry Response
February 12, 2024 Councilmember Papyan
requested that
customer service data
from Recology be
provided to Council.
Public Works has requested the information
from Recology and they have not provided the
information. A request for an update was made
on June 3.
Recology will provide a Q2 update to City
Council at the July 22 Committee of the Whole
meeting.
May 20, 2024 Councilmember Sharp
asked what the plan
would be if WSDOT
bridge failed.
The WSDOT Bridge Office would evaluate the
structural integrity of the bridge with
coordination from the City. The City would then
assess the cause of the failure and generate a
plan to safely move all vehicles in and out of
Allentown.
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