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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-10-27 Community Affairs and Parks Minutes City of Tukwila Community Affairs and Parks Committee COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes October 27, 2008, - 5:00 p.m.; Conference Room #3 PRESENT Councilmembers: Joan Hernandez, Chair; Vema Griffin and De'Sean Quinn Staff: Bruec Fletcher, Lisa Verner, Jack Pace, Brandon Miles, Rhonda Berry and Kimberly Matej Guests: Brooke Alford (Parks Commissioner), Jeff Aken (Cascade Land Conservancy), Chuck Parrish (resident) and Mark Hancock (Segale Properties) CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hernandez called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. n. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Cascade Agenda Cities Program Staff is seeking full Council approval of a resolution which establishes the City as a member of the Cascade Agenda Cities Program. Brooke Alford, Parks Commissioner, introduced Jeff Aken from Cascade Land Conservancy (CLC) and briefed the Committee on The Cascade Agenda. Jeff spoke further to the Agenda and how it reaches out to communities within the region as well as to different stakeholders. The Cascade Agenda Cities Program began last year and is an extension of the Agenda. It acknowledges that we are all planning under the Growth Management Act and also incorporates the greater Agenda vision which looks out over 100 years. The Cities Program encourages partnering with cities to talk about creating livable cities through smart choices about future growth. Additionally, the Program assists cities in connecting planning policies to things the community cares about (traffic, housing, walk-ability, etc.). The Program focuses on working towards creating communities that are: complete, compact and connected. Jeff described the two types of levels in the Cities Program: the Membership level and the Leadership level. The Membership level results in no cost to the city and requires a council resolution supporting membership. The Leadership Cities requires a council resolution, costs $5,000 annually and Cascade Land Conservancy establishes a closer partnership with the member city on a policy level often resulting in specific planning objectives between CLC and the city. Committee members were interested in the Program and have requested staff return to Committee at a later date with a draft resolution and recommendation regarding which level the City should pursue. STAFF WILL RETURN TO COMMITTEE AT A LATER DATE WITH A RECOMMENDATION AND RESOLUTION. B. Tukwila Pond Park Development Contract with Robert W. Droll. Landscape Architect Staff is seeking Council approval of a consultant agreement with Robert W. Droll Landscape Architect in the amount of $34, 1 00.54 for Tukwila Pond Park Development Design. The most recent contract with Robert W. Droll expired in August 2008, with a remaining balance on the agreement. Since the agreement was not extended prior to its expiration, staff must draw up a new agreement for the unspent/available funds remaining from the original agreement ($34,100.54). The new agreement will be valid for one year. According to the agreement, Robert W. Droll will continue to serve as consultant to the City in the capacity of park planner/landscape architect as well as preparation of bid documents. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 10 COW FOR DISCUSSION. Communitv Affairs & Parks Committee Minutes October 27.2008 - Paqe 2 C. Acquisition of Open Space at 5800 South 152nd Street Staff is seeking full Council approval of a purchase and sale agreement in the amount of $150,000 for 1.74 acres ofland located at 5800 South 1 52nd Street (adjoins Tukwila Elementary School property). Staff was originally contacted by a real estate professional to evaluate the City's interest in purchasing the property. The property's sale price is $799,000, and the assessed value is $304,000. Bruce Fletcher communicated to the agent that the City would not be able to afford the sale price or assessed values for the property. After some discussion, the agent agreed to sell the land to the City for $150,000, which is the amount of available funding in the current Capital Improvement Program for parks and trails. Acquisition of this open space is justified through the current Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan which identifies a deficit in open space by the year 2022. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 10 COW FOR DISCUSSION. D. Levels of Service Standards for Parks, Recreation & Open Space Plan As per the Council minutes of the October 20, 2008, this item is returning to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee for review of the Parks and Recreation capital facilities project list related to future growth. This list will be included in an ordinance which amends the Parks & Recreation Open Space Plan to establish levels-of-service standards and identify capital facilities needed to maintain those levels-of- servIce. Staff briefly explained how the estimated project costs were derived for each project, and how those costs were based on a square acre costing approximately $800,000 for land acquisition. Staff will put the best practice formula utilized for the estimated calculation in writing. When looking at this list of capital facilities related to maintaining levels-of-service, it is important to remember several things: . These projects would be built as a response to increased growth/population. . Projects must be listed in the Plan if they are to be built as a result of impact fees or will be built over the next six years. . The list includes projects totaling over $48 million. The projects are not anticipated to be built at one time. The projects cover a 20-25 year period based on future growth. . The list will be narrowed down by the time information needs to be incorporated into the CIP and/or such a time the impact fees are considered. . The Open Space Plan, including levels-of-service and capital facilities list, is a planning document, not a directive or mandate for the beginning or completion of these projects. . Most of the projects have resulted from recommendations contained in the completed Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan (adopted by Council on June 23, 2008). After discussion, the Committee was in favor of sending the ordinance back to a COW for further discussion. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 10 COW FOR DISCUSSION. m. MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 6: 12 p.m. Next meeting: Monday, November 10,2008 - 5:00 p.m. - Conference Room #3 . ~ Committee Chair Approval utes by KAM. ReViewed by BF and LV.