Shoreline City Council meeting Monday to take action on abandoned buildings at Potala Place site

Shoreline City Council meeting Monday, October 19, 2015, 7pm

City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N. Parking in City Garage

The City Council meeting agenda includes:

1. Authorizing the City to assume the Shoreline Transportation Benefit District

As it currently exists, the Shoreline TBD is a quasi-municipal corporation and independent taxing district created for the sole purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, and funding transportation improvements within the district.

Potential assumption of the Shoreline TBD by the City would have no impact on the various mechanisms by which funds may be raised, or the purposes for which funds may be expended

If the City assumes the TBD, the current separate insurance policy expense of $2,500 would be eliminated and the cost for State audits of the TBD would also be eliminated after completing one final audit of the entity.

2. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for design and construction management for the first phase of the Maintenance Facility at Brugger’s Bog (off Ballinger Way).

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3. Authorizing a change order for the Saltwater Park pedestrian bridge.

This change order to the City’s contract with MJ Hughes Construction provides for payment of the BNSF charges for the safety flagging and inspection services provided by BNSF during the project.

While these charges were anticipated and the project budget includes an allowance for them, they were not included in the original construction contract with MJ Hughes because BNSF and City staff were unable to accurately estimate the charges prior to bidding and construction.

4. Adopting a resolution to declare four abandoned buildings by Aurora Square in the proposed Potala Place development as dangerous and a public nuisance.

Because of the conditions of the properties, which contain unsafe structures, the properties in their current pre-demolition condition are an immediate and emergent threat to public health, safety and welfare. Given this, on October 9th, the City issued a Notice of Violation for each of the four properties.

In order to pursue action necessary to remedy the dangerous condition of the property as expeditiously as is feasible, including petitioning Federal Court for relief, staff is now bringing proposed Resolution No. 378 to Council for review and approval. Resolution No. 378 declares that the properties should be abated, and that the City Attorney shall be authorized to begin to proceedings as may be necessary to carry out this abatement

5.  Department presentations and discussion of proposed budget