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TO:
City of Tukwila
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: January 30, 2013
SUBJECT: Report for February 4, 2013 Regular Council Meeting
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
The City Administrator Report is meant to provide the Council, staff and community an update
on the activities of the City and on issues that concern Tukwila. The report consists of
information provided by the Executive Team, with editing and input by the City Administrator.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information about any of the
following items, and please feel free to contact any of the department heads for additional
information.
I. Intergovernmental and Local Issues Update
MEETINGS
• Code Enforcement /King 5 News — City Administrator Cline was interviewed by King 5 News
Reporter Jessie Jones in relation to a code enforcement and landlord /tenant dispute
involving activities at the Riverside Residences, also known as Sleeping Tiger. There is no
specific date set for airing this interview, but staff will work to inform you when this is set.
• Meeting with PSESD Director — City Administrator Cline met with John Welch, the director of
the Puget Sound Educational Service District which is located in Renton and serves as a
support and pass through funding agency for more than 30 School Districts, including
Tukwila. We discussed the recent $40 million Race to the Top grant that PSESD helped
secure for several districts and how they are working to implement these goals.
• City's Economic Outlook - Local resident, Tukwila Reporter and Blogger, Chuck Parrish has
met with several different department directors and city staff members over the past few
weeks to receive a perspective on the city's economic outlook for 2013 and other
background on the City.
II. Department Updates
MAYORS OFFICE
• Strategic Plan and City Workplan Workshop — The City Leadership Team spent a half -day
workshop discussing strategic plan implementation and citywide workplans. This workshop
identified and aligned City -wide goals and Department specific 2013 work plans with the
over - arching Strategic Plan goals.
HUMAN SERVICES
• In the past few weeks, city staff members have worked on several human service issues
including the following items: a regional homeless family program funders workgroup; a
contract to provide eviction prevention legal assistance to our residents; indoor air quality
concerns; and program with SeaTac and U.W. on a student volunteer program to help
residents access social and health services.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• King County Library Foundation - On January 24th staff met with the director of major gifts
for the King County Library System Foundation and provided suggestions for fundraising for
the Tukwila Village library.
• SKCEDI Update - On January 24th staff facilitated a meeting of the Southwest King County
Economic Development Initiative (SWKCEDI) steering committee with BisNow in
consideration of an economic development event in 2013.
PUBLIC WORKS
• Noxious Weed Control Program in Allentown — The Washington Conservation Corps
was hired through the King County Noxious Weed Control and removed five large
dump truck loads of vegetation from the riverbank and one dump truck load of
garbage from the roadside in Allentown.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DCD)
• Tukwila Tree and Environment Advisory Committee - The Tukwila Tree and Environment
Advisory Committee met on January 23rd to continue its review of goals and policies for the
natural environment. The Committee continued its review and discussion of natural
environment goals and policies. At its next meeting on February 27th the Committee will
begin its review of urban forestry by hearing a presentation from staff on current tree
regulations and a presentation on the approach six other jurisdictions throughout
Washington state, and Portland, Oregon are taking to trees and urban forestry.
FIRE
• North Highline Mutual Aid - On January 28 Tukwila Fire Department units responded to
North Highline on a three alarm mutual aid fire. Engine 53, Ladder 54, and Battalion 51 all
participated in this incident. The fire occurred in a multi - residential housing unit, and several
families were displaced.
• Valley Comm CAD Replacement Team - At the request of the project managers at Valley
Comm, we have formed our portion of a city CAD replacement team. The team will be
chaired by BC Lavern Peterson. Captain Rich Rees, Captain Ben Hayman, and Firefighter
Matt Hickey will represent the core of the team. Department subject matter experts will be
called upon to contribute expertise in some areas.
• CERT Position New Hire - Interviews have been concluded with regard to filling the vacant
CERT position. An offer has been extended to and accepted by Raejean Kreel. Raejean
comes to us from the City of Auburn. She will start on Friday 02/01/13 and will be introduced
to the Council at an upcoming meeting.
PARKS AND RECREATION
• Parks Annual Conference - Tukwila Parks and Recreation will be hosting the Washington
Recreation and Parks Association annual mid -year training conference in the fall of 2013.
Approximately 250 Parks and Recreation professionals throughout Washington will attend
the event. The first planning committee meeting was held this past week.
TUKWILA POOL — METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT (MPD)
• The heat exchanger and pool liner was installed the week of January 28th; the water was
starting to flow into the pool beginning the evening of January 30th
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