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TUKWILA
WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO 889
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, CREATING A
SPECIAL TASK FORCE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMULATING A RECOMMENDATION
ON THE SITING OF A TUKWILA REGIONAL TRANSIT CENTER BY METRO.
WHEREAS, Metro is initiating the planning process for the development
of a regional transit center to serve South King County transit needs, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila Comprehensive Land Use Policy Plan through
general goals and specific objectives promotes an effective and viable mass transit
system which ties the Tukwila area to the region, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila and Metro are seeking public involvement
which reflects the spectrum of community interests and concerns with regard to
this project proposal, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila and Metro desire to create a special task
force to guide this effort to recommend the siting of a Tukwila Regional Transit
Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. A Community Advisory Task Force is hereby established
which will be composed of nine members. The Task Force will be assisted in its
assignment by the Mayor and three Council members, by Metro staff, by Tukwila
City staff, and by any technical consultants required to complete this effort.
SECTION II. The composition of this special task force will be as
follows:
Two residents of Tukwila, one of whom must be a regular bus rider
to be appointed by the Mayor;
Two representatives of the Tukwila Chamber of Commerce to be
appointed by the Chamber President;
Four representatives of owners of major properties located in
the commercial core area of the City of Tukwila to be appointed
by the Mayor;
One representative of Metro's Citizen Transit Advisory Committee
to be appointed by the Chair of the C.T.A.C.;
The Mayor of Tukwila as an ex officio member and chair of the
Task Force;
Three Tukwila City Council Members as ex officio members of the
Task Force to be appointed by the Council President.
SECTION III. The Community Advisory Task Force is charged with
the following assignments:
1. Actively assist in the development of a creative solution for
the Tukwila Regional Transit Center;
2. Attempt to reflect the spectrum of community interests and
concerns with regard to this project;
3. Provide a forum for balancing the interests of individual
property owners with the interests of the entire community;
4. Formulate a recommendation that will both support and enhance
adopted City policies for land use and transportation and be operationally
acceptable to Metro;
5. Formulate a recommendation that can subsequently be supported
by the Mayor and Tukwila City Council, by the Metro Transit
Committee and by the full Metro Council.
SECTION IV. The Community Advisory Task Force is to be assisted
in these tasks by the Metro Staff through the following assignments:
1. Assist the Community Advisory Task Force in designing and
implementing an alternatives analysis.
2. Recruit and supervise any outside consultants required to
complete the alternatives analysis.
3. Coordinate and jointly review all technical work products with
Tukwila City Staff.
4. In cooperation with Tukwila Staff, organize and facilitate all
public meetings /hearings necessitated by alternatives analysis.
5. Clearly articulate Metro's operational requirements and identify
those alternatives that will not be acceptable to the Metro Transit
Committee or the full Metro Council.
SECTION V. The Community Advisory Task Force is to be assisted in
these tasks by the Tukwila City Staff through the following assignments:
4. In cooperation with Metro Staff, organize and facilitate all
public meetings /hearings necessitated by alternatives analysis.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a regular meeting thereof this 7th day of November 1983.
Approved as to Form:
1. Provide staff support for this study in consonance with
transportation policy of the City of Tukwila.
2. Assist the Community Advisory Task Force in designing and
emplementing an alternatives analysis.
3. Coordinate and jointly review all technical work products with
Metro Staff.
ATTEST:
Daniel D. Woo, City Attorney
Mayor Gary Van Dusen
City Clerk Maxine Anderson