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Home My WebLink About1972-10-16 Regular MinutesOctober 16, 1972 8:15 pm FLAG SALUTE AND CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUTE APPROVAL VOUCHER APPROVAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO READ 1 15` PROPOSED RESOLUTION. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Resolution authorizing application to Planning and Community Affairs Agency for funds to provide for planning of a fire station within the industrial and commercial area of the City. Councilman Johanson questioned item #3 on the Resolution. Planning Coordinator, Del Moss stated that this is just to insure that the agency will be reimbursed when the project is completed. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STEVENS, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #317 AS READ. CARRIED. Ord. #736 MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL, TO READ o Rezone: Seattle First PROPOSED ORDINANCE. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance re- classifying certain property from CPR to CM zoning within the city of Tukwila. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE #736 AS READ. There was discussion as to the wording; it was then MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION AND TO DELETE THE WORDS "AND THE CITY COUNCIL" IN PARAGRAPH 2 FROM THE ORDINANCE. CARRIED. Res. #317 Authorizing Applica- tion to Planning f Cmty. Affairs Agency for Funding Ord. #737 Rezone; Tony Kato Ord. #738 Amending Ord #634 Re: Overtime CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS Claim for Damages: Pacific NW Bell Management Fiscal Systems: Re: Acct. Systems Methods TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers Mayor Todd led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order. GARDNER, HILL, JOHANSON, STERLING, STEVENS, TRAYNOR, CRAIN. MOVED BY GARDNER TO CORRECT A QUOTATION OF TRAYNORS. Motion FAILED due to the lack of a second. MOVED BY CRAIN, SECONDED BY STEVENS, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 10, 1972, AS READ. CARRIED. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY HILL, TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT. CARRIED. Vouchers #2498 #2613 Current Fund #2498- #2541 75. I i L[7 4 -7 E Street Fund #2542- #2570fihatib ,3r -7,023.42 o /'i. Water Fund #2571- #2592 5,880.51 Sewer Fund #2593 #2607 5,693.35 Emerg. Empl. Fund #2608- #2610 1,593.02 UAB Fund #2"61-1:42613 '_r 3 356 MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY HILL, TO READ tD o PROPOSED ORDINANCE. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance re- classifying certain property from R -3 zoning to C -1 zoning within the City of Tukwila. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STEVENS TO STRIKE THE WORDS "AND THE CITY COUNCIL" FROM PARAGRAPH TWO. CARRIED. It was then MOVED BY STERLING, SECONDED BY STEVENS TO ADOPT ORDINANCE #737 AS AMENDED. CARRIED. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL TO READ PROPOSED13 :_j ORDINANCE. CARRIED. Attorney Parker read Ordinance of the City of Tukwila, Washington, amending Ordinance #634 and Tukwila Municipal Code Section 2.52.060. MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL TO ADOPT ORDINANCE #738 AS READ. Councilman Stevens questioned the lack of overtime for firemen. Mayor Todd stated that in the event of a firemens contract the Ordinance will be revised. The motion then CARRIED. Attorney Parker stated that Council must reject this 11,'() claim and turn it over to the Insurance Agent. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO REJECT CLAIM. CARRIED. i City Clerk, Shirlee Kinney stated that on October 5th a representative of Management Fiscal Systems was at City Hall to review the City's accounts and TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 2, CORRESPONDENCE AND CURRENT BUSINESS cont. Management Fiscal Systems cont. L.I.D. 19 Plans Specs Surplus Equipment Request Sea -King County Convention Visitors Bureau OLD BUSINESS Bid Award: City Shop Construction NEW BUSINESS Call for Bids: Aerial Fire Truck 357 machine. She further stated that a letter would be forthcoming with comments and suggestions. Mayor Todd stated as a matter of information that since the City is in Budget preparation now is the time to decide whether the City will get a new machine or go to data processing etc. It was MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HILL, TO HOLD A WORK MEETING ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25TH RE: ACCOUNTING SITUATIONS. CARRIED. Mr. Walt Ramsey and Mr. Bob Hawkins, of Hill, Ingmah and Chase, presented the Plans and Specifications on L.I.D. 19 to the Council along with a map presen- tation. Councilman Gardner asked if their had been any protests. Walt Ramsey answered "no MOVED BY GARDNER, SECONDED BY HILL, TO APPROVE. MOVED BY GARDNER, SECONDED, BY HILL, TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION TO APPROVAL OF L.I.D. 19 PLANS AND SPECIFICA- TIONS. CARRIED. i/ Mayor Todd read a letter from Public Works Director; Steve Hall. The letter requested to declare the 1963 Linkbelt H100 Rotoscope surplus property and to be sold at Public Auction. Councilman Johanson asked if there were any requirements on the sale of surplus property going into the general fund. Councilman Hill stated that the money would go into the fund for the purchase of equipment. Steve Hall stated that he would contact the highway department to see if they would be interested in purchasing this equipment. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO DECLARE 1963 LINKBELT H100 SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION. MOVED BY CRAIN TO LET THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DISPOSE OF IN THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS WAY. For lack of a second, Councilman Crain withdrew his motion. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO AMEND THE ORIGIONAL MOTION TO READ DECLARE LINDBELT SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO DISPOSE OF. CARRIED. Mayor Todd stated that a letter he had received 1 ,,,e' from the Seattle -King County Convention Visitor suggested a $1,000.00 contribution from the I City. Councilman Traynor stated that the City couldl use this money better. Mayor Todd stated that he has attended their meetings and feels they are doing a good job. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO NOTIFY THE BUREAU BY LETTER THAT THERE WILL BE NO CONTRIBUTION AT THIS TIME. CARRIED. Councilman Johanson read a letter submitted to him 0 by Steve Hall, Director of Public Works. The letter stated that Mr. Hall has met with Manson, Bennett and Associates and Wilcox Construction, the letter further listed items that can be revised and the construction costs changed accordingly. These changes would mean a savings to the City of approximately $17,163 Dollars. Councilman Hill asked about the schedule for completion. Steve Hall replied that it is approximately 120 days. There was discussion between Mr. Hall and Council Re: proposed changes. Mr. Hall stated that if this project were delayed until next year the increase in cost could be from 10 20 MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY HILL, TO ACCEPT THE BID OF WILCOX CONSTRUCTION AS AMENDED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND WILCOX. The motion CARRIED with Councilman Gardner voting no. Councilman Crain stated that he wants to wait and hear from the Citys' financial advisor on the City's financial condition before committing to anything else. Councilman Traynor questioned the purchase of an Aerial Fire Truck. Fire Chief, Hubert Crawley stated that then are a number of highrise buildings in the City and TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 3, NEW BUSINESS cont. Call For Bids: cont. Call For Bids: Pumper Fire Truck Call For Bids: 1 Ton Dump Truck AUDIENCE COMMENTS Zip Code /Jafco Horses on Sidewalks Letter Re: Business Hours Agenda Cut -Off Interum Financing Letter: Sidewalks on Bridge 35S expressed the need for this type truck. Mrs. May Harris City Treasurer stated that the assessed valuation for the coming year indicates a 31% increase. More discussion followed Re: truck. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY STEVENS, TO CALL FOR BIDS PER FIRE CHIEF'S RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. Bid opening will be November 15, 1972, at 3:00 pm in the Council Chambers. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO CALL FORION BIDS ON A PUMPER FIRE TRUCK. CARRIED. Bid opening to be on November 15, 1972, at 3:00 pm in the Council Chambers. Councilman Traynor noted that the funds for the Fire Truck are already available in the Cumulative Reserve Fund. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, TO CALL FOR I 011 BIDS ON A 1 TON DUMP TRUCK. CARRIED. Bid opening to be on November 3, 1972, at 3:00 pm in the Council Chambers. Mary Lehto of the Record Chronicle, asked if there had been any further response from the Postmaster regarding Tukwila's requested zip code change. Mayor Todd answered that there has been no further response. Mary Lehto then stated that the new Jafco mailorder store is using the Tukwila address. Mayor Todd then stated that there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at Jafco October 19th at 11:00 am. Question was raised from the audience about having horses on sidewalks. Councilman Traynor stated that as a courtesy to the people, people were asked to keep horses off the sidewalks. Action may be taken by Ordinance if people do not cooperate. He further stated that he would take this matter up with the Park Board. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY STEVENS, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE A LETTER FROM LEE WOMACK. CARRIED. Mayor Todd read a letter from Lee Womack requesting permission to change the hours of her Sauna from 10 am to 2 am instead of 12 noon to 12 midnight. It was then MOVED BY HILL SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO TABLE THIS MATTER FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. CARRIED. Mayor Todd then read a letter from Shirlee Kinney, City Clerk, stating that Tuesday, at 5:00 pm before any Council meeting will be set as the deadline for the items to be placed on the Agenda. City Treasurer, May Harris, distributed letters from ri three banks to the Council Re: Interum Financing on L.I.D. 18. There was discussion on the need for a Resolution to accept the Bank. It was then MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY CRAIN, TO AWARD THE INTERUM FINANCING TO PEOPLES BANK. CARRIED. The Resolution will be prepared for signing at the next regular meeting to be held on November 6, 1972. Councilman Hill read a letter he received from Stever Hall Re: Strander Bridge Sidewalks. The letter stated that because of the strong feelings of the City Council and the Planning Commission against the deletion of a sidewalk on the North side of the Strander Bridge, he proposed these alternatives: 1. Reduce Lanes to 11' 2. Add 4' 9" sidewalk to North Side. His recommendat- ion is still to leave sidewalks off this structure with the idea of a future separate pedestrian bridge that could tie in with the possible future Park -and- ride and Trail System. He further stated that if the sidewalk were to be added he will ask for a change order to cover this item at the pre- construction TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 4, AUDIENCE COMMENTS cont. Sidewalk cont. Engineer /L.I.D. 18 Millage Announcement 359 conference. Mrs. Cathrine Harris questioned the width of a bulkhead if one were to go in and if this would be wide enough for hikers people on horseback etc. Planning Coordinator, Del Moss stated that the Bridge does not alter the trail system in any way. Ron Mettler, Planning Commission member, stated that 4' 9" sidewalks are not adequate and at best a temporary measure. Councilman Hill asked the approximate cost of the sidewalks. Steve Hall answered it would cost around 2 or 3 thousand. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY STERLING, TO ADD THE SIDEWALK TO THE BRIDGE. CARRIED. Mr. Harstad of Harstad Associates reported that all the papers on L.I.D. 18 have been completed and turned over to HUD. HUD will examine them and then the City can go out for bid. Foster E, Marshall representative will be at the work meeting on Wed. October 25th at 7:30 pm. Bills will be considered after passage of a Resolution for financing on L.I.D. 18. Councilman Traynor asked Council to consider reducing the millage from 8 to 6 mills. Mrs. May Harris stated that if the City were to reduce the millage it would also reduce the chance for outside funds. Councilman Gardner announced that there will be a public discussion in the Council Chambers on Nov. 1, 1972, to discuss the proposed L.I.D. 20. ADJOURNMENT 10:15 pm MOVED BY STEVENS, SECONDED BY CRAIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Attest: Frank Todd, Mayor 1//,', f Shirlee A. Kinney, City Cl.ea�k