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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-04-08 Committee of the Whole MinutesCALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council President Richard Simpson called the Committee of the Whole meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. OFFICIALS: Present were Mayor Steven Mullet, Council President Richard Simpson; Councilmembers Joe Duffie, Joan Hernandez, Pam Carter, Jim Haggerton, Pam Linder, and Dave Fenton. CITY STAFF: TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL April 8, 2002 Council Chambers City Hall COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES Lucy Lauterbach; Council Analyst; Jane Cantu, City Clerk; Rhonda Berry, Assistant City Administrator; Steve Lancaster, DCD Director; Bruce Fletcher, Parks and Recreation Director. CITIZEN COMMENTS: None SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: a) King County Sexual Assault Resource Center Awards Mayor Mullet spoke briefly about the KCSARC awards and read a proclamation from Governor Locke. Mullet introduced Renee Sparks who presented awards to: Evelyn Boykan, Tukwila Human Services Coordinator; Margie Hunt, Tukwila Community Schools Collaboration Program Coordinator; Celeste Robinson, Tukwila Community Schools Collaboration Site Coordinator, Showalter Middle School; Dawn Nadeau, Tukwila Community Schools Collaboration Site Coordinator, Tukwila Elementary; Lori Hooper, Tukwila Community Schools Collaboration Site Coordinator, Cascade View Elementary; Deborah Spangle -York, Tukwila Community Schools Collaboration Site Coordinator, Thorndyke Elementary. Ms. Sparks thanked Council for the opportunity to thank in public those who have helped to stop the violence. b) Update on Sister Cities Activities Kate Ostrom, Sister Cities Chair, announced with pride that the Committee raised $1,000 at last year's Tukwila Days celebration. This year they will again be there, but will have an Asian food lunch menu (hotdogs still available for the kids). The popular pancake breakfast will also be featured. Ms. Ostrom introduced members of the Sister Cities Committee as well as Kathy Znak who will assume the role as Committee Chair for the coming year. Mayor Mullet presented Ms. Ostrom with a City seal for her efforts over the last several years. CITIZENS COMMENTS: None SPECIAL ISSUES: a) Briefing on Comprehensive Plan Amendments Manufacturing /Industrial Center. DCD Director Steve Lancaster explained the Council included in its Planning Commission referral of potential Comprehensive Plan /Zoning Code amendments, a proposal to broaden the type of uses that might be considered under the Manufacturing /Industrial Center designation. Since this information was not included in the original staff briefing materials, it is now provided for Council background. The three main areas of inquiry include: 1) Countywide Planning Policies for King County Tukwila's MIC was designated under the King County Countywide Planning Policies as a Regional Manufacturing Industrial Center. Part of that designation is kind of a discouragement of uses that are not compatible with industrial and manufacturing, the idea being that manufacturing areas, because they have some negative impacts associated with them, i.e., noise, vibration, truck traffic, etc., that they can't be sited just anywhere. We should look very carefully at City Council Committee of Whole Meeting Minutes 2) preserving those places where they are sited. We need to look at other alternatives to broaden the uses that are allowed without puncturing the envelope. 3) Planned Action Proerammatic Environmental Impact Statement It upfront tries to identify any environmental issues associated with development under the Plan and then short cuts the environmental review process and streamlines the permitting process. 4) General Market Issues This has to do with whether or not this area is larger than it needs to be in order to preserve industrial land for the future, and what happens in the marketplace if we open up this area to other uses. We want to do what we can to capture office and retail and industrial uses within Tukwila; we also may have some interest in seeing them go in specific areas in Tukwila. We need to understand what those dynamics are. There is a draft report, completed by an economic consultant, we hope to bring to the City Council in the next several weeks. b) Briefnc on Revised Housing Tarcets for 2002 -2022 b) Briefing on Light Rail Memorandum of Agreement with Sound Transit April 8, 2002 Page 2 of 4 Steve Lancaster, DCD Director, noted communities are being scrutinized very closely over their performance in meeting their housing targets. We need to reasonably accommodate our fair share of the growth in the region. Under that state Growth Management Act, every 10 years the State Office of Financial Management puts out population forecasts for certain counties and their 20- year population forecasts. Then under the Growth Management Act, the county and the cities within that county are required to come together and come up with a plan to determine how they will accommodate that level of population growth for the 20 year period. The plan for doing that has to be reflected in the cities' comprehensive plans. In the early nineties, King County and its cities came up with a plan for accommodating this growth by designating housing targets for each city and the unincorporated areas. Tukwila's housing target was adopted through the Countywide Planning Policies and also adopted by our Comprehensive Plan. We've been working to try to accomplish that 20 -year goal (1992- 2012). We have been on the lower end as to how quickly we are achieving that goal. One of the reasons for this is because of the Boeing bust. Another reason is we may have set our sites too high in 1993 -1994. Now the new forecasts are out for the next 20 years. Lancaster said he'd been working with a group of planners from throughout the county to figure out how to convert that forecast into new housing targets for the period 2002 -2022. Lancaster referenced a table in the agenda packet and explained how they came up with the numbers in the tables. The county was divided into sub areas; three urban sub -areas and then the rural areas. Tukwila is in the South King County sub -area. There's also an eastside sub -area and the seashore (Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park). The concept of establishing the sub -areas was to tie housing targets to growth and employment as one means of grappling with the transportation issue. Once the sub -areas were designated, the employment forecasts from PSRC were applied to those sub -areas and you get a percent. It's projected that 28 percent of all the new jobs from now until 2022 will occur in South King County; therefore, 28 percent of the new population should also come to South King County. The amount of population we have to accommodate in South King County from 2002 to 2022 is actually less than would be accommodated under our current 2012 targets. Lancaster referred to the remaining tables to explain the current housing capacity, targets, and residential growth targets in Tukwila. In conclusion, Lancaster said Tukwila would probably not be forced to make any serious Comprehensive Plan changes with regards to the new population forecasts that are coming out. Steve Lancaster, DCD Director, gave a brief update on the City's negotiation with Sound Transit in regards to the route, scope, and impact mitigation and permit process for their proposed light rail system in Tukwila. Lancaster noted the highlights of the Memorandum of Agreement as: 1) City Council Committee of Whole Meeting Minutes REPORTS: c) Foster Golf Links Greens Fees (discussion). a) Mayor: April 8, 2002 Page 3 of 4 describes the project in a fair amount of detail. Currently the project is at 30 percent design phase. It's getting fairly specific in terms of its alignment, height, sound walls, and all the factors associated with the project that will have either an impact or be a way of mitigating an impact; 2) it would identify the measures the federal government is going to impose on Sound Transit to mitigate adverse impacts. This would form the baseline for the minimum mitigation Sound Transit is committed to doing. In addition, it would identify several areas the City is not convinced that the federal mitigation document adequately mitigates the project. Specifically, these are the size of the parking facility at S. 154` the traffic impacts and mitigation in that vicinity due to the park and ride, emergency access and fire suppression systems, and extended sidewalk improvements and other pedestrian amenities that would be required as part of their development project. The City has told Sound Transit that as long as these items are outstanding issues, they can't be made part of this agreement in terms of any commitment on the part of Tukwila to limit mitigation. 3) The agreement would require we limit our project design, construction, and mitigation requirements to those identified areas with the exclusions mentioned and any others, and if, later on, Sound Transit doesn't change the scope of the project and they don't make changes to the mitigation, the City doesn't have the right to come back and say you've got to add additional mitigation measures unless the City is willing to pay for that; 4) it would provide for periodic, informal, complete and serious City review of Sound Transit's design and construction drawings at the 30 percent, 60 percent, 90 percent, and 100 percent levels. That will be a lot of work on the City's part, but Sound Transit's willing to pay for that; 5) the Ray Carasino property the federal government has determined the property does need special treatment, special protection. Sound Transit has determined they will purchase the entire property, develop a restoration plan, relocate the house on a new foundation with new utilities, take the amount they need for right -of way, then dispose of the remainder of the property with conditions on that disposal for the long term maintenance as a historic property under a document that's promulgated by the federal government that provides guidelines for maintenance of historic properties. They want the option of either transferring the property to Tukwila at no cost (purchase price) to Tukwila, or to anybody else of their choosing. However, there are significant obligations associated with maintaining the property long term. 1) Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 1930 previously setting greens fees Parks and Recreation Director Bruce Fletcher explained the Community Affairs and Parks Committee requested this item be taken to COW for discussion. Fletcher suggested Council adopt the new ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1930 which previously set greens fees, and approve the resolution to now set and increase greens fees. Marty O'Brien, Golf Course Manager, explained that the current ordinance is designed to increase fees every two years. This year the City finds that the increase would bring us higher than one of our major competitors. It's been the City's practice to keep our fees equal with or below its major competitors. For various reasons, the golf course lost nine percent in play this past year, so it did not seen timely to increase fees to the extent they've been raised in the past. O'Brien quickly reviewed the proposed new rates and explained why some of them were not raised at all. It was consensus of the council to forward this item for consideration to the April 15, 2002 Regular Meeting. Mayor Mullet reported he delivered a speech to the League of Women Voters on Saturday, April 6` In addition, he attended the symphony on April 4th where Betty Gully was honored for her service to the community. Mullet attended a Suburban Cities meeting on April 18 He explained the City must commit to accept or reject the new SCA by -laws. Mayor Mullet thinks the bylaws are acceptable and recommends Council "consider them with a favorable eye Following the Mayor's report, Council briefly discussed the positives and negatives of the new AWC by -laws. City Council Committee of Whole Meeting Minutes b) City Council: MISCELLANEOUS: April 8, 2002 Page 4 of 4 Councilmember Duffle distributed several pamphlets dealing with the Apple Parenting Program and the spring 2002 Apple Parenting schedule. Councilmember Hernandez reported her attendance at the April 4 Equity and Diversity meeting where Mayor Mullet presented the commission with a second runner -up award from the National League of Cities for their diversity program. Hernandez reported there are three Tukwila residents that are ready to apply for citizenship and would like to have some help with the application fee, which is now $310.00. The Equity and Diversity Commission has set aside $1,000 for that purpose. The Commission discussed the criteria they would require of anyone applying for citizenship assistance. On Friday, April 5 Hernandez attended the Chamber of Commerce luncheon. She also announced the 6 Annual World Music and Dance Festival to be held April 13 14. Council President Simpson also attended the April 5 Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Simpson reported the Highway 99 Action Committee picked up only 40 pounds of garbage last week; however, the highway is beginning to look much better. Simpson believes the continued efforts are paying off. Councilmember Carter attended the Foster High School Site Council meeting on April 3rd and the Equity and Diversity Commission meeting on April 4 Councilmember Haggerton spent time at the King County Administration Building with the Suburban Cities Regional Policy Committee on April 3' In addition, Haggerton attended the ACC Executive Committee meeting the same day. On April 6 he attended the Tukwila School District Strategic Planning process. Councilmember Linder reported her attendance at tonight's Transportation Committee meeting. Councilmember Fenton attended a Government Affairs meeting on April 2 a connectivity meeting on April 4 and the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Radisson Hotel. Mayor Mullet reported the South County Journal is doing a poll on municipal parks. Go to their website if you're interested in participating in the poll. Councilmember Linder thanked the Samara II Apartments for certifying as a Backyard Habitat. She also thanked Councilmember Haggerton for an article on connectivity. ADJOURNMENT: 9:01 p.m. Richard Simpson, Council President e E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk Date Minutes Approved: X1`7 l Council President Simpson declared the meeting adjourned.