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City of Tukwila
Community Affairs and Parks Committee
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKSCOMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
April 8, 2013–5:15p.m.
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Allan Ekberg,Chair;De’Sean Quinnand Kate Kruller
Staff:DavidCline, Jack Pace, Bob Giberson and Kimberly Matej
CALL TO ORDER:
Committee Chair Ekbergcalled the meeting to order at 5:15p.m.
I.PRESENTATIONS
No presentations.
II.BUSINESS AGENDA
A.
Develop Scope of Work: Allentown Area and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad
Staff is seeking Committee approval to create a scope of work that will be utilized to identify a consultant
who can conduct and present a data-driven report of findings thatquantifythe effects of the BNSF
Intermodal Facility onto the community located in the City’s Allentown neighborhood.
Representatives from Council and Administration are currently in discussions with BNSF regarding
alternate ingress and egress opportunities for the BNSF Facility; however, the community remains
concerned with other factors possibly effecting quality of life thatmay not be addressed through these
discussions. Thisscope of work would assist in identifying a consultant that could conduct such research
and relative findings.
Under usual circumstances, this request would not be brought to Committee for approval to proceed, but
due to this being an unbudgeted item as well as the Council’sinterest in this issue, staff is seeking
Committee approval to proceed. Staff has been on contact with BNSF and will soon determine if BNSF
would be interested in sharing in the cost of the consultant as well as participating in consultant selection.
Committee Members pointed out that this project involves the community, the community has requested
it, and because of such they are comfortable with the flexibility within the process.
Committee Members Kruller commented that transportation elements relating the BNSF issue should go
to the Transportation Committee. She stated that she has spoken with business owner and property
managers. This item will return to the Community Affairs & Parks Committee for Committee
recommendation and full Council discussion once a consultant has been identified and an agreement is
UNANIMOUS COMMITTEE APPROVAL.
ready to process.
III.MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting adjourned at 5:24p.m.
Next meeting:Monday,April 22, 2013–5:00 p.m. –Conference Room #3
Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by KAM.