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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2013-04-22 Item 3A - Ordinance - Condemnation and Acqusition of Land for Community RenewalCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initials Meeting Date 04/22/01 Prepared by Mayor's review DCS Council review app ITEM INFORMATION ITEM No. 1 STAFF SPONSOR: DEREK SPECK ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 04/ 22/13 AGENDA ITEM TITLE Urban Renewal Property Condemnation Authorization 04/22/13 Motion Date 04/22/13 ❑ Resolution Mtg Date ❑ Bid Award Mtg Date ❑ Public Hearing Mtg Date ❑ Other Mtg Date CATEGORY AI Discussion 0 AI Ordinance Mtg Date Mtg Mtg Date 04/22/13 SPONSOR ❑ Council 0 Mayor ❑ HR ❑ DCD ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ IT ❑ P&R 0 Police ❑ PW SPONSOR'S City Administration recommends the Council authorize the use of condemnation to SUMMARY purchase up to seven properties in the City's urban renewal area in order to reduce crime and revitalize the neighborhood. Council is being asked to consider and approve the ordinance. REVIEWED BY ❑ COW Mtg. ❑ CA &P Cmte ❑ F &S Cmte ❑ Transportation Cmte ❑ Utilities Cmte ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: COMMITTEE CHAIR: RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR /ADMIN. COMMITTEE Mayor's Office; Police Department COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $40,000 $400,000 $0 Fund Source: GENERAL FUND Comments: Additional expenditures would be necessary if city purchases any property. MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 04/22/13 Informational Memorandum dated 4/17/13 Police Case Reports Police and Fire Calls for Service Ordinance 1 2 TO: City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Mayor Haggerton City Council FROM: Derek Speck, Economic Development Administrator DATE: April 17, 2013 SUBJECT: Urban Renewal Area — Condemnation Ordinance ISSUE City Administration recommends the City Council adopt an ordinance authorizing the City to use condemnation to purchase up to seven properties in the City's designated urban renewal area in order to improve public safety and achieve other goals of the urban renewal plan. BACKGROUND The City of Tukwila annexed the area along Tukwila International Boulevard (formerly known as Pacific Highway or Highway 99) in 1991. From the start, the City placed a high priority on reducing crime in that area and over the ensuing two decades has implemented many crime reduction measures. In 1998 the City adopted a Pacific Highway Revitalization Plan (the urban renewal plan, or "Plan ") to eliminate blight and improve the area. In 2000 the City adopted an update to the Plan to designate an area (the "urban renewal area ") in which the City could use condemnation authority to purchase property for redevelopment. A map of the urban renewal area is attached as Exhibit A of the attached ordinance. Crime along Tukwila International Boulevard continues to be a major concern for the City. In fact, reducing crime is the City's highest priority for 2013 with an emphasis on Tukwila International Boulevard. Certain areas along Tukwila International Boulevard have long been identified as "hot spots ", where a large amount of serious crime occurs. The City's Police Department recently evaluated crime for all commercial properties in the Tukwila Urban Renewal Area and determined that the properties that contributed to the most serious crime are: the Boulevard Motel, Great Bear Motel, Jet Inn, Knight's Inn, and Spruce Motel. This analysis was based on the Police Department's experience and specific knowledge of crime associated with those properties plus an analysis of the police case reports over the past five years (Attachment 1) and the police and fire calls for service over the past year (Attachment 2). The City Administration recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance authorizing the City to use its condemnation authority to purchase these five motel properties in order to reduce crime. The Administration also recommends including two commercial parcels that did not rank as high in contributing to crime, but may help accomplish the goals of the Plan and increase the financial feasibility of the urban renewal project. The seven properties are listed on Exhibit B attached to the ordinance. At the City Council meeting on March 25, 2013, the Police Chief and the City Attorney presented the Administration's recommendation. On March 28th, the City mailed certified letters to the affected property owners notifying them that the City Council will consider the condemnation ordinance at its meeting on April 22, 2013. 3 4 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 DISCUSSION The Council is being asked to approve a condemnation ordinance (Attachment 3) which would give the City authority to start the property acquisition process. It does not commit the City to purchase any of the properties; it merely grants the authority to proceed by condemnation if necessary. Staff will conduct appraisals for the cost of purchasing the properties, research options to sell or use the properties, and return to the City Council for direction. The Council would then decide whether to acquire any properties, approve a budget, issue debt, and approve a relocation plan for affected Tong -term residents. If the Council approves the ordinance, staff is currently scheduled to return to Council in late June with the results of the appraisals and recommendations on next steps. RECOMMENDATION The Council is being asked to approve the ordinance and consider this item at the April 22, 2013 Committee of the Whole meeting and subsequent April 22, 2013 Special Meeting. ATTACHMENTS (1) Police Case Reports (2) Police and Fire Calls for Service (3) Condemnation Ordinance • Exhibit A: Map of Urban Renewal Area • Exhibit B: General Description of Properties • Exhibit C: General Depiction of Properties W:12013 Info Memos- CouncillUrban Renewal Area- OrdinancelnfoMemo4 -17 -13 v2.doc Attachment 1 Police Case Reports in the Urban Renewal Area Top Ten Properties Ranked by Total Case Reports 1 -1 -2008 thru 12 -31 -2012 Rank Name Address Felony Misdemeanor Other Total 1 Tukwila Trading Co. 3725 S. 144th St. 68 201 36 305 2 Great Bear Motel 14420 Tukwila Int. Blvd. 82 137 51 270 3 Boulevard Motel 14440 Tukwila Int. Blvd. 104 117 42 263 4 Spruce Motel 14442 Tukwila Int. Blvd. 53 117 51 221 5 Bartell's /Laundry 14227 Tukwila Int. Blvd. 29 158 17 204 6 Southgate Mobile Home Park 14005 42 5d Ave. S. 30 32 50 112 7 7 -11 14207 Tukwila Int. Blvd. 22 54 25 101 8 Knights Inn 14110 Tukwila Int. Blvd. 38 33 25 96 9 Normandy Court Apts. 14225 42nd Ave. S. 35 34 26 95 10 Chevron /Espresso 14415 Tukwila Int. Blvd. 35 48 10 93 Police Data (Crime Statistics) as of 3/1/2013 5 Attachment 2 CALLS FOR SERVICE Police Dept. Selected Hotels /Motels 2 -1 -2012 thru 1 -31 -2013 Property Name CFS No. of Rooms CFS /Room Boulevard Motel 213 28 7.61 Great Bear 208 35 5.94 Spruce Motel 201 40 5.03 Jet Inn 91 32 2.84 Traveler's Choice 95 34 2.79 Riverside Residences 212 118 1.80 Travelodge 126 72 1.75 Knights Inn 103 70 1.47 Econolodge 41 47 0.87 Doubletree Suites 178 221 0.81 Courtyard by Marriott APW 38 149 0.26 Courtyard by Marriott WVH 46 211 0.22 Ramada 8 38 0.21 Normandy Court Apts. 14225 42nd Ave. S. Fire Department Selected Properties 2008 — 2012 Name of Property Site Address 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Great Bear Motel 14420 TIB 51 24 16 22 11 Boulevard Motel 14440 TIB 14 14 13 25 27 Spruce Motel 14442 TIB 55 27 36 38 32 Knight's Inn 14110 TIB 4 7 1 4 17 7 -11 14207 TIB 11 5 1 6 13 Bartells 14277 TIB 5 2 9 10 11 Southgate Mobile Home Park 14005 TIB 10 16 19 15 26 Normandy Court Apts. 14225 42nd Ave. S. Call Types: EMS, False Alarms, Public Assistance, Fire, Good Intentions 7 ��JILAw O Z �• 2 190$ City of Tukwila Washington Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY RENEWAL AS AUTHORIZED BY RCW CHAPTER 35.81; PROVIDING FOR CONDEMNATION, APPROPRIATION, TAKING OF LAND AND PROPERTY RIGHTS NECESSARY THEREFORE; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT THEREOF AND DIRECTING THE INITIATION OF APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW AND FOR SAID CONDEMNATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, State law allows for the creation of Community or Urban Renewal Areas to revitalize blighted neighborhoods, address crime and depreciation of property values, and increase job creation and economic growth; and WHEREAS, in August 1998 the City adopted the Pacific Highway Revitalization Plan ( "Plan ") by Ordinance No. 1848; and WHEREAS, the City updated that Plan in January 2000, by Ordinance No. 1898; and WHEREAS, the City's Plan designated urban renewal areas, as depicted on Exhibit A hereto ( "Urban Renewal Area "), and the goal of the Plan was to "improve and sustain residential neighborhood quality and livability" and to "redevelop and reinvigorate the Pacific Highway corridor "; and WHEREAS, some businesses in the City's Urban Renewal Area consume an excessive proportion of City revenues because of extra services required for police and other forms of public services; thus, a primary goal of this action is to reduce crime and revitalize the neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the Plan indicates that site acquisition will be guided by the following criteria: sites whose current use is considered undesirable (e.g., a business or housing that has threatened public safety or has been associated with illegal activity); sites at W: Word Processing \Ordinances \Land acquisition- community renewal 4 -16 -13 SK:bjs Page 1 of 3 9 key locations (highly visible, strategically located such as those at intersections); sites that are constrained (creation of larger parcels for redevelopment); or sites that are needed for a public purpose; and WHEREAS, the sites delineated in this ordinance meet the guiding criteria for acquisition as outlined by the Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares it necessary and in the best interest of the public that interests in the land and property rights hereinafter described be condemned, appropriated, and taken pursuant to RCW Section 35.81.080, subject to the making or paying of just compensation to the owners thereof; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Condemnation Authorized. The land and property rights within the City of Tukwila, King County, Washington, generally described in Exhibit B and depicted on Exhibit C hereto, are hereby authorized for condemnation for purposes of Community Renewal as authorized by RCW Chapter 35.81 and the City's Pacific Highway Revitalization Plan, and subject to the payment of just compensation to the owners thereof. Nothing in this ordinance obligates the City to acquire the properties described herein. Section 2. Costs and Expenses; City Administrator Authorized. The cost and expense of acquiring the property rights described in this ordinance shall be paid from the City's General Fund or other funds as may be appropriate. The City Administrator or his designee is hereby authorized to negotiate with, make offers to and execute agreements with the owners of said land or property interests, for the purposes of: obtaining property interests, entering into lease agreements with property owners (lease- backs) between the time of acquisition and the start of construction, making or paying just compensation, and approving the payment of just compensation as negotiated with said owners or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Section 3. City Attorney Authorized. In the absence of negotiated purchases with the affected property owners, the City Attorney or her designee is hereby authorized and directed to undertake proceedings provided by law to condemn, appropriate and take the property necessary to carry out the provisions of this ordinance. In so doing, the depictions of the property rights condemned herein shall be in a format more precise than those general descriptions and depictions set forth in Exhibits B and C hereto. The City Attorney or her designee is further authorized to approve and enter into any and all such agreements, stipulations, and orders necessary to carry out the provisions of this ordinance, including the payment of just compensation as agreed to with the owners, or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Section 4. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. 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 W: Word Processing \Ordinances \Land acquisition- community renewal 4 -16 -13 SK:bjs 10 Page 2 of 3 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 Special Meeting thereof this day of , 2013. ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Office of the City Attorney Jim Haggerton, Mayor Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Published: Effective Date: Ordinance Number: Attachments: Exhibit A — Tukwila International Boulevard Urban Renewal Area — Zoning Map Exhibit B — General Property Descriptions Exhibit C — Potential Property Purchases (Map) W: Word Processing \Ordinances \Land acquisition- community renewal 4 -16 -13 SK:bjs Page 3of3 11 Tukwila International Boulevard Urban Renewal Area City of Tukwila Zoning Map Figure Al North 11199 All 13 14 Exhibit B — General Property Descriptions Property Name Property Address KC Parcel No. Property Type Description Boulevard Motel 14440 Tukwila International Blvd. 0040000190 Motel Full Property Acquisition Great Bear Motel 14420 Tukwila International Blvd. 0040000175 Motel Full Property Acquisition Spruce Motel 14442 Tukwila International Blvd. 0040000252 Motel Full Property Acquisition Knight's Inn Motel 14110 Tukwila International Blvd. 161000335 and 161000355 Motel Full Property Acquisition Jet Inn Motel 3747 S. 142nd St. 1610000270 Motel Full Property Acquisition Pawn Shop 3920 S. 146th St. 0040000254 Business Full Property Acquisition Sam Smoke Shop 14452 Tukwila International Blvd. 0040000253 Business Full Property Acquisition 15 Exhibit C 4!, Approximate boundary of urban renewal area ST S Sr " 5 144th St Properties 1 Great Bear 2 Boulevard 3 Spruce 4 Knights Inn 5 Jet Inn 6 Sam Smoke 7 Pawn shop 4/17/13 Potential Property Purchases 17