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Home My WebLink About2025-06-09 Committee of the Whole MinutesTukwila City COLItleii Hybrid Meeting (On -site and Virtual) MINUTES Committee of the Whole June 9, 2025 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CALL TO ORDERIPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council President Sharp called the Tukwila City Council meeting to order at 7:00 P,M. and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance OFFICIALS Present at the meeting were Council President Tosh Sharp (on -site), Councilmembers Armen Papyan (on - site), Mohamed Abdi (on -site), Dennis Martinez Kon-site), Hannah Hedrick (on-sitei„ and Verna Seal (remote), Ccuncilmember McConnell was not in attendance CITY OFFICIALS Thomas McLeod, Mayor, Mlarty Wine, City Administrator; Pete Mayer, Deputy City Adlministrator l:randon Miles, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Government Relations; Derek Speck, Economic Development Admonistrator Nora Gierloff, Community Development Director, Neil Tabor, Senior Planner, Aaron BeMiller, Finance Director; Tony Cullerton, Deputy Finance Director; TC Croone, Chief People Officer; Kris Kelly„ Acting Parks & Recreation Director; Eric Dreyer, Police Chief, Cyndy Knighton, Senior Program Manager (Transportation); Joel Bush, Chief Technology Officer: Laurel Humphrey, Legislative Analyst; Andy Youn- Barnett, City Clerk LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Councilmember Seal stated The City of Tukwila is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people.. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, waters and culture We pay our respects to their elders past present and emerging," PUBLIC COMMENTS 1, Kate Kruller thanked the Councilnnembers who were in attendance at the recent Seattle Seawolves game, She encouraged the City to host watch parties locally, 2 Chris Fuentes expressed concern regarding negative environmental impacts to the City as a resut of proposed modelle housing changes, Peggy McCarthy referenced the proposed resolution to surplus Fire Station 51 and suggested reviewing how it can be used in combination with the Murkier shops to service the City's operational needs while saving costs. PUBLIC HEARING a. Resolution adopting 6-year Transportation Improvement Plan. 7:14p.m. Council President Sharp opened, the public hearing. Cyndy Knighton, Senor Program Manager (Transportation), provided an overview of a resolution adopting a 6-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which is updated annually as required by RCW 35,77,010, Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Mlinutes June, 9, 2025 Page 2 of 4 7:19 p.m. Council President Sharp called for public comments. Dave Polki referenced the Allentown Truck Reroute project and the 42" Avenue South E3ridge project as priorities for the community Council President Sharp asked if there were any clarifying questions from the Council, The Councilmembers asked clarifying questions regarding the plan, funding sources for these projects, status of projects, future public engagement opportunities, and timelines 7:43p.m. Council President Sharp closed the public hearing. SPECIAL ISSUES a. Resolution adopting 6-year Transportation Improvement Plan The Councilmembers exchanged further comments regarding the 6-year TIP CONSENSUS EXISTED TO FORWARD THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING CONSENT AGENDA. b. Resolution declaring Fire Station 51 surplus and approving an alternative sale process. Brandon Miles, Director of Strategic lnitiatives & Government Relations, explained the proposed resolution allows the City to declare the property surplusauthorizes a potential sale, and allows the City to engage in an alternative process A broker would be hired to solicit proposals and negotiate deal terms, for the old Fire Station 51 locatedat 444 Andover Park East The Council would review and approve any final proposed purchase and sale agreements, The Councilmembers asked clarifying questions and exchanged comments regarding the costs and process of selecting the broker, impacts to the 2025-2026 Biennial Budget and budget sustainabillity, preventative maintenance for City faclities, revisiting the budget i')roviso associated with the current budget, and timelines for selling the property. Council consensus existed for further discussion on the use of funds from land sales at a future meeting. CONSENSUS EXISTED TO FORWARD THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING, 8:39 p.m. Council President Sharp called for a 5-minute, rece 8:44 p.m. Council President Sharp resumed the meeting. c. Employee Benefit Broker Services Agreement with Gallagher, TC Crowe, Chief People Officer, requested approval of a draft contract for employee benefits broker services with Gallagher, which was selected following a competitive RFP process, CONSENSUS EXISTED TO FORWARD THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING CONSENT AGENDA. d. Ordinances amending the Middle Housing, Accessory Dwelling Unit, and Objective Design Standards Code: (1) Rezone to Community Residential Ordinance (2) Parking Regulations Residential Zones Ordinance (3) Title 17 Updated Standards Ordinance (4) Title 18 Middle Housing Ordinance Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes June 9, 2025 Page 3 of 4 Neil Tabor, Senior Planner, and Isaac Gioor, Associate Planner, overviewed 4 ordinances that support updates to middle housing, accessory dwelling units, design review, and zoning, The Councilmembers asked clarifying questions, regarding housing density, urban design, co unity engagement, parking, and sidewalk and curb requirements. CONSENSUS EXISTED TO FORWARD THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING CONSENT AGENDA. REPORTS a. Mayor Mayor McLeod attended Foster High School's 2025 graduation and offered comments regarding the Councifis earlier discussion regarding the budget b. City Council Counciimember Papyan attended the recent Seattle Seawolves game and a Highline Forum meetng where they discussed grant funding, Councilmember Martinez recently met several candidates for Kiny County Council District No, 5. He participated in several community events and attended a recent Seattle Seawolves game. He was present at a Pride Flag; Ceremony at Tukwila City Hall earlier today„ Councilmember Hedrick attended the Seattle Seawolves game and expressed her appreciation for the Council s diverse representation Council President Sharp attended the Seattle Seawolves game, c. Staff Marty Wine, City Administrator, referenced the Councils earlier discussion regarding the budget and noted Administration plans to bring forward discussions regarding the budget proviso beginning July. MISCELLANEOUS Councilrnember Abdi, requested the Council consider chariging its Rules of Procedure lo allow Co.uncilmembers to re.motelly attend more than the current maximum cf 5 meetings. Laurel Humphrey, Legislative Analyst, clarified Councilmembers may allow for addition,al remote attendance in excess ofthe maximum by majority vote. The Councilmembers exchanged comments regarding the proposal, including' acknowledgement that some Councilmembers have fulktime jobs that require regular travel outside of the State: remote attendance allows Councilmembers to participate rather than request an excused absence, and any changes to the rules can go into effect immediately until such time the resolution amending the Rules of Procedure can be brought back for 'formal adoption„ Consensus existed to change the maximum for remote attendance to 10 meetings. Councilmember Martinez asked for information regarding the suspension of the High School lInternship Program Tukwila City Councii Committee of the Whole MIlnutes June 9, 2025 Page 4 of 4 ADJOURNMENT 9:38 P,M. COUNCIL PRESIDENT SHARP DECLARED THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURNED FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING. ash Sharp, Council Preside Andy Youn-Barnet, Gty Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT: AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE: 06/16/2025 06/17/2025