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City of Tukwila
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
The City of opportunity, the community of choice
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Councilmembers
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
DATE: August 14, 2013
SUBJECT: Report for August 19, 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. Please let me know if you have
any questions or need additional information about any of the following items.
I. Intergovernmental Update
• Tukwila Lodging Tax Committee: Mayor Haggerton, Council President Hougardy, and
staff attended the Tukwila Lodging Tax Committee meeting on July 30. Representatives
from some hotels attended and spoke in favor of forming a tourism promotion area.
• Conference on Rapid Rehousing: Human Services participated in a conference on
Rapid Rehousing, a strategy to get homeless families /individuals quickly back on their
feet.
• National League of Cities: Staff met with organizers from the City of Seattle who are
coordinating the Mobile Workshops during the November 13 -14 National League of
Cities Conference in Seattle. The workshop in Tukwila will focus on the efforts and
progress being made through Community Schools Collaboration.
• Meeting on Homeless Children: On August 6, Human services hosted the second
meeting on homeless children and families in the Tukwila School District.
• Southwest Kinq County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon: Mayor Haggerton,
Council President Hougardy, and staff attended the Chamber of Commerce lunch
meeting on August 9. The main topic was the $15 per hour wage initiative in the City of
SeaTac.
• Proposals for Kinq County Community Development Block Grant: Human Services
met with other cities and King County to review proposals for King County Community
Development Block Grant dollars. Our Minor Home Program is one of those competitive
proposals.
• Regional Animal Services of Kinq County (RASKC): The City Clerk's Office
facilitated a meeting with representatives from RASKC and the City's Parks Department
to collaborate about enhanced signage regarding pet licensing, leash laws, and
references to the TMC in City Parks. Ongoing communications will occur that also
involve the Police Department regarding the best methods to convey information to our
citizens regarding the City's animal control laws.
• South Kinq County Mobility Coalition Projects Committee Meeting: Staff attended a
meeting of the South King County Mobility Coalition Projects Committee. The committee
chose coordination and promotion of Mobile ORCA Services as the project for the year.
Hopelink Staff will contact Metro and Sound Transit staff for logistical details which will
be shared with the committee. The committee will identify and coordinate groups and
events in South King County to target. City staff suggested East African immigrants in
Tukwila and SeaTac as potential targets.
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• Right Size Parking: The City of Tukwila was chosen by King County to be the subject of
a Right Size Parking (RSP) Demonstration project. The City and the County's RSP
consultant team will collaborate and look at a potential transit oriented area along the
Tukwila International Boulevard Corridor and the Link light rail station. Draft parking
policies and standards will be developed that reflect the modeling work that was done
during the first phase of the RSP project.
• Recycling Program: The Recycling Program and IT Department partnered to sponsor a
very successful free secure shred session at the Touch a Truck event on July 27,
2013. Community members brought 1,520 pounds of materials to be securely shredded
and recycled. Kids were fascinated by the large machine.
• Safe Routes to School Coordinating Meeting: Staff from DCD and Public Works met
with Tukwila School District staff on Tuesday, July 30th to discuss roles and
responsibilities and exchange contact information for key staff that will be involved in
implementation of the Safe Routes to School grant award projects at Cascade View
Elementary and Thorndyke Elementary. The next step is to draft an interlocal agreement
between the City and the School District for coordination of grant reporting and
reimbursement. We also discussed partnering for submittal of a grant application for the
next round of Safe Routes to School funding.
II. Community Events
• National Night Out Against Crime: This year we had a new record for Night Out
Against Crime parties, 26 different neighborhoods and businesses held events. Four of
these parties were in neighborhoods which have not sponsored a Night Out Against
Crime event previously.
There were 14 City of Tukwila teams out visiting the events that included 26 City
employees, 3 Police Explorers and 8 Target volunteers. One of the City teams had a
videographer who interviewed people and filmed the different events to be shown on
Channel 21.
• Kids Festival: The 3rd Annual Tukwila Kids Festival was held on August 10th at
Cascade View Park. About 500 people attended this popular community event which
included inflatable bouncers, exhibitor booths with inter - active games and activities, a
roving clown and a performance by the Bubbleman. Some highlights included the
balloon artist provided by AmeriGroup; free spumoni ice cream handed out by The Old
Spaghetti Factory; free dental exams for kids from the Kids Cavity Prevention Program;
and a visit from the Sound Transit mascot Zap Gridlock.
• Tukwila Tiger Sharks Swim Team: The Tiger Sharks completed their inaugural season
at the Summer 2013 Championship Swim Meet held at Auburn Pool on Saturday August
10th. The team brought home two first place finishes in the 50 fly and 100 Individual.
• Volunteer Work Party - Restore the Duwamish Shoreline Challenge Site: DCD,
Parks Department and BECU staff provided support to a Starbuck's Company volunteer
work party on Wednesday to provide maintenance at the Restore the Duwamish
Shoreline Challenge site. Work included weeding and sheet mulching. DCD staff also
led a volunteer weeding and mulching work party at the site last week on Thursday,
August 1, with an informal group of families called the "Stewardship Squad ", organized
by a Tukwila resident. The group does volunteer restoration work on a monthly basis on
the Duwamish River in South Seattle. This was their first time working in Tukwila.
III. Staff Updates
Public Safety
• Patrol Administrative Assistant: Records Specialist Dawn Zuger was selected as the
Patrol Administrative Assistant. The start date is to be determined as we continue the
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process of selecting her replacement. This new position is part of the increased staffing
approved to support the Crime Reduction Initiative (CRI).
Project Updates
• 42 Avenue S. Street Improvements (Southcenter Blvd to S 160 St): PW staff and
consultant (CH2MHILL), met with Seattle City Light, Comcast and Century Link to work
out details for utility pole relocation. City Council approved not undergrounding at the
October 1, 2012 Committee of the Whole meeting. The project design will be completed
in 2014, with construction scheduled for 2015.
• Aviation Hiqh School - 9229 E. Marqinal Way S.: The Aviation High School project is
behind on their construction and inspection schedule. Building and Fire Prevention met
with representatives of the School District and the general contractor to outline the City's
requirements for allowing limited occupancy of the school prior to the final inspection
approval from Building Division as occupancy approval by the scheduled opening date is
in jeopardy. In order to help the school meet its scheduled move -in date (first week in
September), we are implementing a three phase temporary occupancy approval subject
to specific life safety inspection goals for each phase. The first phase will allow furniture
move in. The second phase will allow school staff (teachers) to occupy and the third
phase will allow occupancy by the students . All three phases are scheduled to be
completed by 8/30/13. Building and Fire Prevention have committed to providing
overtime inspections to complete the City's responsibilities. Inspection approval on all
life safety components takes precedence over the schedule for occupancy.
• Tukwila Villaqe: The City issued a SEPA determination of non - significance this week for
the above project. There is a mandatory 14 day comment period before the City may
take any action on land use or permit applications. After August 22, 2013, the City may
proceed on any land use decisions and development permits.
• Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan: Draft Needs Analysis is being
reviewed. August 26th will be the Technical Advisory Group Meeting and also Phase 2
Update to Council.
• Strategic Plan Implementation: The Liaison planning team reviewed proposals and
met with consulting firms who have proven success /experience in providing
equity /diversity awareness training to staff in municipalities. Efforts will be made to
involve as many City employees and others as possible in this training, which will begin
this fall.
• Comprehensive Plan Update:
• DCD staff met with representatives from Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to discuss the
proposed revisions to goals and policies in the Utilities and Natural Environment
elements of the Comprehensive Plan. PSE will provide comments to be entered into
the record at the Council's public hearing on Comprehensive Plan amendments on
August 12, 2013 on both the Utilities and Natural Environment elements.
• DCD staff hosted a table on the Comprehensive Plan update at the August 7 Peanut
Butter and Jam lunchtime concert at the Tukwila Community Center. Our goal was
to make information about the Comprehensive Plan update available to community
members in a casual and non - traditional setting.
IV. Responses to Council /Citizen Inquiries
• In response to Councilmember Joe Duffie's inquiry at the 8/5/13 Council meeting,
there are six officers that grew up or spent some of their childhood here in Tukwila,
and two officers and one civilian employee that have lived in Tukwila as adults at
some point in their lives.
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