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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2026-04-13 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKETCITY OF TUKWILA City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Tukwila City Hall, Council Chambers, 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 Join remotely: 1-253-292-9750, Access Code: 670077847# or click here to join virtually AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER/ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS Those wishing to provide public comments may verbally address the City Council both on -site at Tukwila City Hall or remotely via phone or Microsoft Teams for up to 5 minutes for items both on and not on the meeting agenda. Per the Council Rules of Procedure, the total time for public comment should not generally exceed 30 minutes and time may be reduced to 3 minutes if there are more than 6 speakers. To provide comment remotely, please email citvcouncil(c tukwilawa.gov with your name and topic by 5:00 PM on the meeting date. Please clearly indicate that your message is for public comment during the meeting, and you will receive further instructions. 4. PUBLIC HEARING a. Moratorium on Applications for Correctional Institutions and Detention Pg. 4 Facilities To provide public hearing comments, please email citycouncil @tukwilawa.gov, provide your first and last name, and reference the public hearing topic in the subject line, by 5:00 p.m. on April 13, 2026. Once you have signed up by email, your name will be called upon during the meeting to speak for up to 5 minutes. You may also attend the Public Hearing in person and provide your comments on - site. 5. SPECIAL ISSUES a. Moratorium on Applications for Correctional Institutions and Detention Pg. 4 Facilities This agenda is available at www.tukwilawa.gov, and in alternate formats with advance notice for those with disabilities. Tukwila Council meetings are audio/video taped, and available at www.tukwilawa.gov If you are in need of translation or interpretation services at a Council meeting, please contact us at 206-433-1800 by 12:00 p.m. on the meeting date. City Council Meeting — C.O.W. Page 2 of 2 April 13, 2026 6. REPORTS 7. MISCELLANEOUS 8. ADJOURNMENT This agenda is available at www.tukwilawa.gov, and in alternate formats with advance notice for those with disabilities. Tukwila Council meetings are audio/video taped, and available at www.tukwilawa.gov If you are in need of translation or interpretation services at a Council meeting, please contact us at 206-433-1800 by 12:00 p.m. on the meeting date. WELCOME TO THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Tukwila City Council encourages community participation in the local government process and welcomes attendance and public comment at its meetings. MEETING SCHEDULE Regular Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month. The City Council takes formal action in the form of motions, resolutions and ordinances at Regular Meetings. Committee of the Whole Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. The City Council considers current issues, discusses policy matters in detail, and coordinates the work of the Council at Committee of the Whole meetings. PUBLIC COMMENTS Members of the public are given the opportunity to address the Council for up to 5 minutes on items both on and not on the meeting agenda during Public Comments. Per the Council Rules of Procedure the total time for public comments should not generally exceed 30 minutes and time may be reduced to 3 minutes each if there are more than 6 speakers. When recognized by the Presiding Officer, please go to the podium if on -site or turn on your microphone if attending virtually and state your name clearly for the record. The City Council appreciates hearing from you but may not respond or answer questions during the meeting; members of the City Council or City staff may follow up with you following the meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearings are required by law before the Council can take action on matters affecting the public interest such as land -use laws, annexations, rezone requests, public safety issues, etc. The City Council Rules of Procedure provide the following guidelines for Public Hearings: 1. City staff will provide a report summarizing and providing context to the issue at hand. 2. City staff shall speak first and be allowed 15 minutes to make a presentation. 3. The applicant is then allowed 15 minutes to make a presentation. 4. Each side is then allowed 5 minutes for rebuttal. 5. After City staff and the applicant have used their speaking time, the Council may ask further clarifying questions of the speakers. 6. Members of the public who wish to address the Council on the hearing topic may speak for 5 minutes each. 7. Speakers are asked to sign in on forms provided by the City Clerk. 8. The Council may ask clarifying questions of speakers and the speakers may respond. 9. Speakers should address their comments to the City Council. 10. If a large number of people wish to speak to the issue, the Council may limit the total amount of comment time dedicated to the Public Hearing. 11. Once the Presiding Officer closes the public hearing, no further comments will be accepted, and the issue is open for Councilmember discussion. 12. Any hearing being held or ordered to be held by the City Council may be continued in the manner as set forth by RCW 42.30.100. For more information about the City Council, including its complete Rules of Procedure, please visit: https://www.tukwilawa.gov/departments/city-council/ City of Tukwila Thomas McLeod, Mayor Marty Wine, City Administrator AGENDA BILL ITEM NO. 4.A. & 5.A Agenda Item Sponsor Brandon Miles, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Government Relations Nora Gierloff, Director of Community Development Legislative History Recommended Motion Hearing on Moratorium for Correctional Institutions and Detention Facilities February 23, 2026 Regular Meeting April 13, 2026 Committee of the Whole April 20, 2026 Regular Meeting ❑x Discussion Only ❑ Action Requested EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On February 23, 2026 the Council passed an emergency ordinance to enact a temporary moratorium on the acceptance of applications to establish, locate, operate, develop, or license a correctional institution or any detention or related facility for the detention, transportation, and food services for people detained by state, local, or federal law enforcement. Pursuant to RCW 35A.63.220 and RCW 3670A.390, the City is required to hold a public hearing regarding the moratorium within 60 days after passage of the proposed ordinance. This public hearing will be held at the April 13 Committee of the Whole Meeting and continued to the April 20 Regular City Council Meeting. DISCUSSION In December, the Department of Homeland Security released a pre -solicitation notice for a service provider to create a facility close to Seattle and with proximity to airport services providing for comprehensive detention, transportation and food services for detainees. Tukwila adopted a moratorium on the siting of essential public facilities, specifically correctional institutions, detention facilities, or related facilities, in order to allow time for the public outreach called for in the City's Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Element, Policy LU-6.1, which provides as follows: Policy LU-6.1: Ensure that any discussion of sitting or expanding essential public facilities or facilities of regional importance use a process that incorporates broad public involvement, especially from historically marginalized and disproportionately burdened communities, and that impacts and benefits are equitably dispersed. Ordinance 2782 was adopted on an emergency basis and was immediately effective. It will expire six months from its passage, August 23, 2026, unless extended or terminated earlier by subsequent Council action. It may be effective for up to one year if a work plan is developed for related studies providing for such a longer period. A moratorium ordinance may be renewed for one or more six-month periods if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior to each renewal pursuant to RCW 35A.63.220. Staff will review the need for the moratorium ahead of the August expiration and return to Council for consideration. ATTACHMENTS None 4