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City of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
Mayor's Office - Marty Wine, City Administrator
The city of opportunity, the community of choice
Mayor McLeod
Councilmembers
FROM: Marty Wine, City Administrator
DATE: October 12, 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
• Combatting Organized Retail Crime Summit: Mayor McLeod, Police Chief Dreyer, Deputy
Police Chief Lund, and Economic Development Administrator Speck attended a Combatting
Organized Retail Crime summit hosted by Challenge Seattle and the Washington Retail
Association on October 2.
• King County City Managers/Administrators Meeting: On October 2 City Administrator Wine
and Deputy City Administrator Mayer participated in a King County Monthly City
Managers/City Administrators meeting.
• Reconnect South Park Meeting: Community Development staff attended the first
interagency working group meeting for Reconnect South Park. The meeting proposed
potential futures for SR-99 to advance equity, promote environmental justice, and create
safer streets within the South Park neighborhood. The next meeting is scheduled for
December 2024.
• Green River Trail Extension: Community Development staff continue to meet with
representatives from King County and WSDOT to discuss the planned Green River Trail
extension between Cecil Moses Park and South Park. The project aims to repurpose part of
West Marginal Place to accommodate a protected bidirectional multi -use trail.
II. Community Events
• Halloween Carnival: The annual community Halloween Carnival will be held at the Tukwila
Community Center on October 24, 6 PM - 8 PM.
• Green Tukwila Upcoming Events:
o Duwamish Alive will be held at the Duwamish Hill Preserve on October 19 from 10:00 AM -
1:00 PM.
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o Salmon Saturday Bilingual Family Festival held at the Tukwila Community Center on
October 19 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
o Green Tukwila Day at the Duwamish Hill Preserve is planned for November 16 from 10:00
AM - 1:00 PM.
iii. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Annual Shop WithA Cop Event: The Police Department will hold the annual Shop With A Cop
event on December 7.
• Meeting with Westfield Southcenter: Chief Dreyer met with Westfield Southcenter
management regarding the proposal to have Officer positions at the Mall as part of the 2025-
2026 budget.
Boards, Commissions and Committees
We welcome the City Council to encourage community members to apply for vacant Board &
Commission positions.
• Arts Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for October 16, 2024.
VACANT: 1 Community Member position and Student Representative. 2 applications received.
• Civil Service Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for October 17, 2024.
No vacancies.
• COPCAB: The next meeting is scheduled for November 14, 2024.
VACANT: Student Representative.
• Equity & Social Justice Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for November 7, 2024.
1 City Employee position term expires March 31, 2025.
1 Education/Community position term expires March 31, 2025.
2 Community position terms expire March 31, 2025.
No vacancies.
• Human Services Advisory Board: The next meeting is scheduled for October 17, 2024.
1 Resident position term expires March 31, 2025.
1 Faith -Based position term expires March 31, 2025.
VACANT: 2 Resident positions and 1 Business Community Representative. 1 application
received.
• Library Advisory Board: The next meeting is scheduled for November 5, 2024.
4 Resident position terms expire March 31, 2025.
VACANT: 1 Resident position. 1 application received.
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: The next meeting is scheduled for November 8, 2024.
All positions are 1-year terms.
VACANT: 1 Business Collecting Tax Representative
• Park Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2024.
3 Community position terms expire March 31, 2025.
No vacancies.
Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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• Planning Commission: The next meeting is scheduled for October 24, 2024.
No vacancies.
Iv. Responses to Council/Community Inquiries
Date of
Inquiry
Inquiry
Response
April 1, 2024
A councilmember asked if
the Nisqually Quake caused
issues at city facilities.
Operations staff believes that a crack at the
Minkler Shops building is attributed to the 2001
Nisqually Earthquake. It's important to remember
that the Nisqually Earthquake was located nearly
40 miles away from the City of Tukwila and
occurred nearly 37 miles below the surface of the
earth. An earthquake closer to the City and at a
shallower depth would have a higher likelihood of
causing more widespread building damage.
April 1, 2024
A councilmember requested
updated bond capacity.
This will be included in the 2025/26 budget
process.
April 1, 2024
A councilmember requested
a cost breakdown of "nice
to have" options.
This was done in the October 7 City Council
meeting. The options are between $25-$30
million.
April 1, 2024
A councilmember requested
an overview of the 100-year
and 500-year floodplain
elevations and how it
impacts the new PW facility
and Minkler.
The proposed new facility is several feet outside
the 500-year flood event. Staff has also considered
the impact of climate change on the flood risk for
the new facility and the flood chances or
negligible to zero.
Minkler Shops is located behind a levee and is
technically not within the 100-year flood plain. As
staff has stated below, the levee at this area has
been identified by several other agencies as
having a high risk of failure during an earthquake.
Additionally, the stormwater pond location
presents other concerns with levee failure.
April 1, 2024
A councilmember asked
what funds were used to
purchase the UPS building.
Councilmanic bonds. These are not tied to the
specific project or property.
October 7,
2024
A councilmember inquired
about Recology not
delivering a garbage can for
over 3 weeks.
Staff followed up with Recology and carts were
delivered and outreach conducted.
Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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