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Home My WebLink About2025-07-21 Regular MinutesTukwila Cq' Council R2gular Mee�tin Hybrid Meeting (Oln-site and Virtual) July 21, 2025 - 7,00 P.m. REGULAR MEETING Mayor McLeod called the RegUliar Meeting of the Tukwila City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance RPL.L..._QALL Jennifer Marshall, Deputy City Clerk, called the roll of the Council. Present at the meefing were Counciimernbers Mohamed Abdi (virtual), Armen Papyan (on -site), Dennis Martinez (on-s1e), Hannah Hedrick (on -site); and Verna Seal (on -site), MOVED BY SEAL, SECONDED BY HEDRICK TO, EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUINCILMIEMBER IMCCONN�ELL. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. MOVED BY MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY PAPYAN TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT SHHARP. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COUncilmernber Martinez stated 'The City of Tukwila is lorated on, the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people We acknowledge their continuing connections, to land, waters and MitUre We pay our respects to, their elders past, present aind emerging CITY OFFICIALS Thomas McLeod, Mayor; Marty Wine, City Administrator; Pete Mayer, Deputy City Administrator; Kan Sand, City Attorney; Nora Gierloff-I Director of Community Development; Naincy Eklund, Long Range Planning Manager" Brandon Miles, C irectoir of Strategic linitiatives and Government Relations; Eric Drever, Chief of Police; Eric Lund, Depuity Police Chiet Officer, Laurel Humphrey, Legislative Analyst; Jennifer Marshall, Deputy City Clerk PUBLIC COMMENTS 1. Joe Duffie requested Council continue to support the Tukwila Snack Pack Programwith the Tukwila School District. tie also encouraged voter participation. 2Cynthia Chiesak, Tukwila Library, Advisory Board Member provided an update on the board! including their accomplishments and goals, 3. Mary Sue Houser spoke on behalf of the King County Library Systenioutlining the sun irner reading opportunities and outreach to encourage literacy for all ages, 4 Russell Lebert requested! the Council do more to protect the community from the Irringiration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), 5, Robert Neuiffe'r suggested city boards and commissions be allowed to present outvde of publlic comment and requested the City (protect our citizens. 6 Greg Sherlock expressed concern with the potential tax increases discussed at the Work Session and requested reduced spending. Tukwila City Councfl Regular Minutes July 21, 2025 W jM519=0129 K a 20,25 Washington State Legislative Post Session Update UFAMM David Foster, City Lobbyist, presented a review of the 2025 Legislative Session highlighting the budget, top, issues, and funding 0i Tukwila. The Councilmerribers asked clarifying questions and thanked Mr. Foster for his presentation, a. Approval of M1 nuites: 7/14/21 (Special Mlltg,) b. Approval Of "touchers: #004003 through #00409626 in the amount of $1,744,732,94. Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 2 to Contract #23-180 vvoth KP,G Psornas for additionall design and construction management services for the SOLIthcenter Blvd/65th Avenue South Signal Improvement (Project, flni the amount of $254rOl23,95 [Grant-funded][Reviered and forwarded to ronsent by the Transportatin, n & Infra, tructore, Services Committee 6,1?.3)25] dAuthorize thie Mayor to sign an Interagency Agreement with King County Parks, and Recreation Division for the combined d�esign for the Soluthcent�er Boulevard Rolad Diet Project and Lake to Sound Trail (F I Section), in the arrount of $235,0010,iOO- [Reviewed and forwarded to consent by the Tiansportation & ln*wtructure Services Committee 6123125] e. An ordinance granti-ig to Hyper Fiber, and its affiliates, successors and assigns, the right, privilege, auithority and nonexclusive franchise for five years, to construct, maintain, operate, replace and repair a broadband services fiber optic broadband service network in, across, over, aiVonq, under, through, and below certain desigrated public rights -of -way of the City of Tukwila, Washington. ORDINANCE NO. 2767 [Revibved and fonvarded'to conse, nt by the Committee of the Whole on 7114125] Gf-V-64-,44-9,67-. (pulled to New Businie�ss, Item A),. [Reviewed and forwarded to consent by the Community Services & Safety Committee, on 7114125)' Resolutions for a Debt Policy and an Investment Policy [Re viewed and fotwardod to consent by the Committee of the Whole on 7,1141-75] 1111 Fill 111% millipriiii I Councilmember Martinez requested item F (Northwest Playground Equipment for sunshade instalIation at the TCC Splash Paiid�) be plulled off the consent agenda for further discussion under New Business. MOTED BT SEAL, SECOADED BT PAPTAft! TO AP, TE Tlh%E,, CG 41SEAT AUERSA AS AMEAPEA. MOTION CARRIED N. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a, Authorize the Mayor to accepta grant from the Washinigton State Departments of Commerce and Ecology for salmon recovery through local planning and upidate of the City's Critical Areas Ordinance, ril an arroutt to be deterriiied, Tukwila City Council Regular Minutes July 21, 2012'5 'e 3 of 5 by the ends of the calendar year. Clue to, this tight timrnefrarne and the council meeting calendar„ staff requested l ouincil authorize the Mayor to accept the grant prior to receiving the final amount, There is no funding snatch required. I dill N � � OR'1111 a, IN NI N' a w Authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with Facet NW Inc., for environmental services, in an amount not to exceed ,,0.0'0. FACETMOVED BY HEDRICK, SECONDED BY SEAiL TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH « ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, IN AN! AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ,, Q 0 L 1 N WOULD BE CONTINGENT UPON THE GRANT M101VED BY HEDRICK, SECON:DiE�D BY SEAL TO AMEND THE MAIN; MOTION TO ADD THE AMOUNT Councilmembers asked staff for clarification regardingw • Iw the funding source for the item. indicatedM�s Eklund there are two separate tasks to be considered foIr this contract with two different funding sources. The $75i,01001,001 woiuld be for Task 1 anid the wolrk is not related to the granIt and is being funcled through the City's collected permit fees, The seicoind taskwould be funded by the grant funding frorni the State. I' *0Z Ah • `11 • w' Y1Y i a � M �Y ' +� • MOVED BY SEAL,i SECONDED BY PAPYAN TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH FACET NW INC., FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000.001 FOR TASK !I AND CONTINGENT UPON GRANT ACCEPTANCE FOR TASK 2. MOTION CAR?52114EMV. a. Authorize the Mayor to alg�ni a contract with Northwestplayground Equliprnent Inc, for procurement and installation of sunshade structures at the Tukwila COMMUflity Center aplaSh Pad, In the armunt of 1 apt„ "1 .67. ouncilrner nber Martinez expressed concern w rthi installation taking place before the end of the year hie would prefer installation take place in the Spring of 2026to reduce the wear on the sunshades. Tukwila ila City Council Regular Minute July 21, 2025 Laurel g"" r noted ♦ due to the extended medical leave of absence of Councilmernber McConnell, RCW 35AIZ065 authorizes the City Councill to appoint a Councilmember U M I ��- OJI71.1y 2u, At Pafuu FUMM U15111l• 67111 o Ai Couric[irnerribeir Martinez ne dunun l the Puget Sound) Regional Fire Authority rreetrrwg it was announced that a new fire chief was hired and a new cost -saving method for cleaning bunker peair had been urnphern rated. I -le attended the Northwest Minority !Builders Awttdanca Meeting at time Tukwiia, Commuinity Center can Thiuirsday, July 17, On Friday, July 18 he attended the memorial services for Captaiin Brandon innernan, `u uncilmernber Hedrick also attended the Cardboard moat Races and enjoyed the various strategies employed by the participants She reported on a great start to the, season with the Farmers Market, Counicilmernbeir Seal� also attended the Regional Fire Authority mieetinig and noted the cleaning procedure is a process utilized or thie east coast, but the RFA is the first, to do it on the west coast. She ?lsoAdministrator referred people to the City reportFourth w a Marty Wrie„ City Administrator, noted the report covers a wide rani e of topics as weld as addressing council inquiries,. ouncnlm,ember Papyan reiterated hie does not think current councutrnembersshould! apply for the vacancy and especially those currentily running for office. He also mated the City of Kent was able to report any amount for the impact the destination -sourced sales tax and asked to have Tukwwilla do the same, Council consensus was reached for staff to move forward, Councilmember Hedrick inquired about current vacancy on the Equity and Scc4 Justice Committee, as a wextended w . .reached w Coiuncilmember Hedrick take on the TukMla Uy Council Reglulair Minutes Juty 21, 20,25 Th�ma 11 s "I'll M 11-c I Leod, Ma�or n R irN hill,Npu City derk APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. 081'0412025 ,AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE: O8fO5/2O26 9MMEM