City Council Meeting Minutes Archive Note: To find a particular meeting, click on the Bookmarks tab on the left side of this screen COUNCIL STUDY SESSION SEATAC CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 12, 1999 - 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: The Regular Meeting of the SeaTac City Council was called to order by Mayor Terry Anderson at 6:04 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Terry Anderson, Councilmembers Steve Stevenson, Shirley Thompson, Frank Hansen, Kathy Gehring, and Joe Brennan. Absent: Councilmember Don DeHan. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: Present: Calvin P. Hoggard, City Manager; Jay Holman, Assistant City Manager; Kristina Lowrey, Deputy City Clerk; Robert L. McAdams, City Attorney; Elizabeth Spencer, Finance Director; Steve Butler, Planning Director; Craig Ward, Principal Planner; Glynis Casey, Associate Planner; Bruce Rayburn, Public Works Director; Larry Ellis, Recreation Supervisor; and Jim Downs, Fire Chief. FLAG SALUTE: Boy Scouts of America SeaTac Fire Explorers Post No. 24 led the Council, staff and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. INTRODUCTION: Introduction of new SeaTac City Hall Employee, Glynis Casey, Associate Planner City Manager Hoggard introduced new Associate Planner Glynis Casey. Ms. Casey brings a broad range of planning experience to the City. She attended Highline High School and earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Planning from Huxley College at Western Washington University. She has public and private sector planning experience in the Seattle area and Hawaii. Her goal is to provide outstanding services to the City. Introduction of new SeaTac Police Officer, Pete Gaiser Chief of Police Services Kinney introduced new SeaTac Police Officer Pete Gaiser. Officer Gaiser is the latest addition to the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Unit. He has been with the King County Sheriff's Office for four and a half years. He started out at King County Precinct No. 4 working in White Center, then North Bend, followed by Shoreline. He will work the evening shift, focusing on Driving Under the Influence (DUI). He was born in New York and graduated from high school in 1984 in Rome, Italy, followed by graduating from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Criminology. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Chris Katayama, 4424 South 188th Street, Tyee High School Principal, introduced Assistant Principals Paul Harvey and Alan Spicciati. She stated appreciation for the good working relationship with the City. She stated that to help Tyee's first Academy of Travel and Tourism graduates, the board of directors has endorsed, and are seeking, a community scholarship foundation for Tyee High School. The goal is to generate enough funds to provide financial packages for Academy graduates. The initial Steering Committee Meeting will be hosted at the SeaTac Airport Double Tree by General Manager Larry Vitagliano on Tuesday, January 26 at 4:00 p.m. Ms. Katayama invited the Council and staff to attend the meeting. They will then proceed towards affiliation with "Dollars for Scholars," a national organization that has helped students for the past 40 years with these foundations. Joe Dixon, 19211 35th Avenue South, stated that at the January 5 Study Session, Mayor Anderson suggested a change in the way meeting structure, from two Study Sessions and two Regular Council Meetings a month, to three Study Sessions and one Regular Council Meeting per month. He stated his concurrence with that suggestion. He also encouraged the Council to attend the January 14 Public Hearing on the Light Rail Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), at 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. nd file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/bperman/Desktop/minutes/011299.htm[10/6/2009 10:31:43 AM] COUNCIL STUDY SESSION Steve Pinto, 3741 South 192 Street, commented on the 1999 Annual City Budget article in the SeaTac Report, stating that it stated by the end of 1999, the City will have approximately $44.7 million. It also stated that improvements to Valley Ridge Park are anticipated to total $690,000 in 1999. He questioned whether it was the goal to have the Valley Ridge Park parking lot improved first. City Manager Hoggard stated that the parking lot improvements are in the second phase, the park amenities portion will be in the first phase. Mr. Pinto suggested that the ball fields be repaired first as they tend to flood heavily. Council stated that this item would be referred to Parks & Recreation Director Ledbetter. Patricia Carter, 3041 South 201st Street, stated her concern about the possibility of lowering the tax percentage charged to casino facilities. She questioned whether the City has any control over how many casinos can operate in the City. City Manager Hoggard stated that the State Gambling Commission regulates that decision. There are only three businesses that have active or viable licenses to proceed and only one of those is doing so at this time. PRESENTATIONS: Light Rail Update Programs Manager Rodwell reviewed a map of the City's preferred alternative. The City does not want a station at South 154th Street, but does want the alignment from South 160th to 170th Streets to be on the west-side of the cemetery, and want a City Center Station. Staff is concerned about adequate funding to build a system. SeaTac is holding its DEIS public hearing on January 14 and Tukwila is holding a public hearing on January 13. There is a tentative Joint SeaTac/Tukwila Transportation Committee Meeting scheduled for January 25 at 4:00 p.m. and a Joint City/Port workshop scheduled for January 26 at 1:00 p.m. She stated that an updated calendar will be in the January 15 Friday Letter. She reminded the Council that the deadline for comments on the DEIS is February 5. February 25 the Sound Transit Board will identify their preferred alternative. The Policy Committee will meet during the week of January 19 through 23 and the Essential Public Facilities (EPF) Ad Hoc Committee is meeting January 13 and 21, with future dates to be scheduled. Transit Design Standards Planning Director Butler briefed Council on this issue stating that staff has developed the draft design standards and gone through the Planning Advisory Committee's public hearing process. The standards were ready for adoption at the end of 1998, but because Sound Transit does not agree with SeaTac developing its own standards, they filed a SEPA appeal. That slowed down the process in that the Council is not authorized to adopt an Ordinance or Resolution of that nature while it is still under appeal. A hearing was to be held before the Hearing Examiner in late December, but staff agreed to a continuance until later in January under a number of conditions: 1) both staffs agreed to work together and meet as needed to arrive at an agreement with respect to the proposed standards; and 2) Sound Transit agreed to postponing its design criteria manual until these issues have been worked out. These meetings have been held and the parties have been able to identify what these issues were and resolve them. A decision needs to be made by January 15 on whether the SEPA appeal will go forward. If the appeal were to occur, it would happen January 21. Staff is working to avoid having this happen. Principal Planner Ward stated that the purpose of the standards is to encourage well designed facilities and stations, to create distinctive community focal points, community connections to stations, pedestrian oriented furnishings and public space. He then summarized the following High Capacity Transit (HCT) Design Standards: Authority and Application; Station Design; Weather Protection/Shelters; Benches and Seating Areas; Landscaping and Open Space; Fencing, Restrooms, & Bicycle Parking; Lighting; Track Design; Catenary Systems; Elevated Structures; Access Control; Surface Parking; Parking Structures; Off-Site Improvements; Signage; and Fire Safety. Mr. Ward stated that staff expects to work with Sound Transit and to refine these standards before bringing them to Council for consideration. The Planning Advisory Committee has held a public hearing on these draft standards and recommended adoption of the standards with the understanding that, in fact, there may be some slight modifications based on meetings with Sound Transit. CONSENT AGENDA: Approval of claims vouchers in the amount of $1,679,632.48 for the period ending December 24, 1998. Approval of claims vouchers in the amount of $115,098.26 for the period ending December 31, 1998. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/bperman/Desktop/minutes/011299.htm[10/6/2009 10:31:43 AM] COUNCIL STUDY SESSION Approval of employee vouchers in the amount of $320,247.60 for the period ending December 15, 1998. Approval of employee vouchers in the amount of $489,041.03 for the period ending December 31, 1998. Approval of firefighter vouchers in the amount of $380.00 for the period ending December 31, 1998. Approval of summary of $5,000 - $25,000 purchase requests for the period ending January 8, 1999. Approval of Council Minutes: Study Session Meeting held December 1, 1998. Regular Council Meeting held December 8, 1998. Special Council Meeting held December 15 1998. Acceptance of Advisory Committee Minutes: Human Services Advisory Committee Meeting held November 2, 1998 (approved by this committee January 4, 1999). Approval of the following Resolution and Motions recommended at the January 5, 1999 Study Session for placement on this Consent Agenda: Agenda Bill #1619; Resolution #99-001 A Resolution authorizing the Application and Evaluation of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and principles in the review and conditioning of Development Permits - Police/Planning Summary: CPTED encompasses principles by which opportunities for criminal activity are discouraged or prevented through project design. The program emphasizes natural surveillance, access control, territorial reinforcement, and good maintenance to discourage or prevent opportunities for criminal activity through project design.