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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2025-12-08 Item 4D - Ordinance - Recodify & Enact Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC)COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initialr Meeting Date Prepared by Mayor's review Council review 12/8/25 AYB 12/15/25 AYB ITEM INFORMATION IrEMNo. 4.D. STAFF SPONSOR: ANDY YOUN-BARNETT ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 12/8/25 AGENDA ITEM TITLE Recodification of Tukwila Municipal Code CATEGORY Discussion Mtg Date 12/8/25 ❑ Motion Mtg Date Resolution Mtg Date Ordinance Mtg Date 12/15/25 E Bid Award Mtg Date Public Hearing Mtg Date 12/15/25 ❑ Other Mtg Date SPONSOR ❑ Council n Mayor ❑ .Admin Svcs ❑ DCD ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ P&R ❑ Po/ice ❑ PW SPONSOR'S SUMMARY Recodification of the Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) from the legacy format to a new, online format requires an ordinance adopting the recodified TMC, per RCW 35A.21.130. A public hearing will be held on December 15, 2025. REVIEWED BY ❑ Trans&Infrastructure Svcs ❑ Community Svcs/Safety ® Finance & Governance ❑ Planning & Community Dev. ❑ LTAC DATE: 11 / 24/ 25 ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. COMMITTEE CHAIR: PAPYAN RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADMIN. City Clerk's Office COMMITTEE Unanimous Approval; Forward to 12/08 C.O.W. Mtg COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED $<10,000 AMOUNT BUDGETED $N/A APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $N/A Fund Source: Comments: MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 12/8/25 12/15/25 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 12/8/25 Informational Memorandum Draft Ordinance Exhibit A "Recodified Tukwila Municipal Code" Minutes from the 11/24 F&G Committee (to be distributed separately) 12/15/25 47 � City of Tukwila Thomas McLeod, Mayor INFORU��U��U �� MATIONAL nn�'n�u~u�~ n�n�~n�n��n=��~�n��n�n Finance && Governance Committee Andy Youm-Barmett,City Clerk Mayor McLeod Marty Wine, City Administrator DATE: November 17,2025 SUBJECT: Recodificatiom of the Tukwila Municipal Code ISSUE The City has been using @ legacy fOmn8t of the Tukwila K4UniCip8| Code /"TMC"\ for several decades and recently completed u conversion to an online format. In alignment with RCVV 35A.21.130, this recodification requires an ordinance and public hearing adopting the new TIVIC. BACKGROUND The City Clerk's Office is responsible for the codification of City ordinances into the Cih/a K8UniCip8| Code, as authorized by RCVV 35.21.510. AS part Of the department's efh]dS to streamline resources, implement process efficiencies, and enhance end -user experience, the Clerk's C)fhou identified codification of the TW1C as o key opportunity to improve on existing process while providing enhanced services for both staff and the public. Codification ofordinances is the process bywhich laws are compiled into an orderly,formal code of all enacted |ovvu currently in force. Staff have codified in-house for decades using o legacy SVSt80 and 08iOt8iO 23 individual l[iUHS Sp@DOiO0 OVHr800 p8Q8S of code at any given time, depending OD the DUDlb8[ Of OndiD@OCHS requiring [8COdiDCGtiOO. RHCOdifiC8hOD is 8 labor- intensive pnOQ8SS. and recent releases have typically occurred within 3-0 months after passage due to archaic processes and o high number of complex, large-scale ordinances needing COdifiC@UOD. Delays result iDstaff, businesses, and the public relying OO8code that iSout Ofsync with recently passed ordinances. Earlier this year, the Clerk's Office began work ODtr8DSitiOOiOQour code iO8Donline format, with the QO8| of modernizing the CUrreOtTK8C' making it more 8CC8Ssib|8 to staff and the public. Following 8review Ofproposals from different vendors, General Code was selected 8Sthe most CO0p8tiUVH and COSt-8fheCtiV8 provider for codification services with 8 COOOpr8h8OSiV8 suite Of code features, including: • Anonline code portal * Regularly scheduled code updates, with an option to expedite updates as needed; * Robust search and user engagement capabilities; and * Translation for more than 1OOadditional languages; * Data ana|vtioa and metrics Staff have worked with General Code over the past few months to transition our legacy code into the new online code portal. The reCOdifiC8tiOO p[OCeSS included standardization of language, correction of scrivener's errors, housekeeping on certain code conflicts and inconsistencies, and Chapter/Section renumbering. The recodification package is now complete, and pursuant toRCVV 35A.21.138'staff are bringing forward 8Denacting ordinance iO[OCOdifvand enact the new 7-K8C and adopt the recodified version as the formal and official code moving forward. 48 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 FINANCIAL IMPACT The costs for codification will bgpaid for through the Technology Fee Fund, and are outlined aa One -Time Costs Conversion Fee Recurring Costs Annual Maintenance Fee $1'185 Codification Fee Page Tables, Graphics, Charts $24(perpogm) $10(Per item) Based OD8ninternal analysis Ofcodification activity(average number Ofpages codified annually) over the past 5years, vveanticipate the financial impact tubeapproximately $5.00U- 10,O00 annually, although the cost may vary in years with high legislative activity. RECOMMENDATION |nalignment with RCVV35A.21.130. City staff recommend this item buforwarded tuthe December 8m Committee of the VVhO|e for first reading and forwarded to the December 15m Regular Meeting for opublic hearing and potential adoption. ATTACHMENTS Draft Ordinance Exhibit A—^F(eoudificaUonPackage" 49 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, RECONFIGURING, RECODIFYING AND ENACTING A NEW MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILA PURSUANT TO RCW 35A.21.130; REARRANGING AND RENUMBERING TITLES, CHAPTERS, AND SECTIONS; CONFORMING INTERNAL REFERENCES AND CROSS- REFERENCES ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING TABLES AND INDICES TO FACILITATE LOCATION AND CONVERSION OF CODE REFERENCES AND MATERIAL; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 23, 2025 FOR THE NEW CITY OF TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE HEREIN ADOPTED; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila Municipal Code ("TMC") has been compiled, adopted, effectuated, altered, and amended over several decades; and WHEREAS, the City desires to modernize the TMC from its current legacy, static format to an interactive, online format to align with best practices, facilitate administrative and legislative management of the TMC, enhance accessibility of the TMC for the public and staff, and better serve the public interest; and WHEREAS, the City desires to recodify and republish the TMC to reestablish a coherent numbering and reference system; rearrange and renumber titles, chapters and sections; and update and coordinate numbering and standard referencing of and within the TMC; and WHEREAS, the City has completed that work, which is reflected by and composed of the new Tukwila Municipal Code Recodification Package, attached hereto and available on the City website and in hard copy at the City Clerk's Office; and WHEREAS, RCW 35A.21.130 requires that compilation, codification, and revision of city codes shall conform with RCW 35.21.500 through RCW 35.21.570; and WHEREAS, a first reading was held on December 8, 2025, and a public hearing was held on December 15, 2025; 2025 Legislation: Recodification of TMC Version: 11/18/25 Staff: A. Youn-Barnett Page 1 of 3 50 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Adoption of Findings of Fact. The City Council finds as follows: The above recitals, set forth as "WHEREAS" clauses, are hereby adopted as Findings of Fact in support of the adoption of this ordinance. Section 2. Adoption of Recodified Tukwila Municipal Code. The Tukwila Municipal Code Recodification Package, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted and enacted as the formal and official City of Tukwila Municipal Code and shall be in full force and effect commencing as of 12:01 a.m. on December 23, 2025. As of the effective date, it shall be known and referenced as the Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) and may thereafter be further amended and modified pursuant to the City's usual procedures and applicable statutes. Section 3. Prior Tukwila Municipal Code Superseded. The prior Tukwila Municipal Code shall be deemed superseded in all respects as of the effective date specified in Section 2 of this ordinance. Section 4. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser Authorized. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the official newspaper of the City and shall take effect and be in full force five days after passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2025. [signature page to follow] 2025 Legislation: Recodification of TMC Version: 11/18/25 Staff: A. Youn-Barnett Page 2 of 3 51 ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Andy Youn-Barnett, CMC, City Clerk Thomas McLeod, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Published: Effective Date: Ordinance Number: Office of the City Attorney Exhibit A: Tukwila Municipal Code Recodification Package 2025 Legislation: Recodification of TMC Version: 11/18/25 Staff: A. Youn-Barnett Page 3 of 3 52