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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLUTC MINS 03-17-2008G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2008\3-17-08 Minutes.doc City of Federal Way City Council Land Use/Transportation Committee March 17, 2008 City Hall 6:00 pm City Council Chambers MEETING MINUTES In attendance: Committee Chair Linda Kochmar, Council Member Jim Ferrrell, Committee Member Dini Duclos, Assistant City Manager/Chief Operations Officer/Emergency Manager Cary Roe, Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller, City Staff Attorney Monica Buck, Senior Planner Janet Shull, City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Director of Community Development Services Greg Fewins, Planning Manager Isaac Conlen, Development Services Manager Will Appleton and Administrative Assistant II Darlene LeMaster. 1. CALL TO ORDER Committee Chair Kochmar called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The March 3, 2008 LUTC meeting minutes were approved. Moved: Ferrell Seconded: Duclos Passed: Unanimously, 3-0 3. PUBLIC COMMENT There was one public comment: Carol Jardine – Board member of Chelsea Court Condominiums – Ms. Jardine’s concern is with the lack of street lighting on S 317th Street between 23rd Ave S and 25th Ave S. ACM Roe will follow up with Public Works staff in regards to Ms. Jardine’s concerns and get back to the citizens of Chelsea Court Condominiums with a response. 4. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Saghalie Firs Final Plat Janet Shull provided background information on this item. There was no discussion. Moved: Ferrell Seconded: Duclos Passed: Unanimously, 3-0 Committee PASSED Option 1 to the April 2, 2008, City Council Consent Agenda for approval. B. Cottage Housing Ordinance Amendment Janet Shull provided background information on this item. Committee Member Duclos asked what specifically about the housing design of Cottages at Redondo had not previously been sufficient. Ms. Shull responded that the developer’s level of detail did not meet the City’s baseline. It also lacked what the two approved proposals showed in detail. Staff has since received a revised proposal by the developer’s new architect and this proposal meets the entire cottage housing selection criteria. Committee Chair Kochmar asked how large these units will be and how they are configured. Emily Bookwalter, Cottages at Redondo architect and Doug Walter, Cottages at Redondo developer shared that all Cottages at Redondo units will be approximately 1,100 square feet of living area. There will be two main styles, both two bedroom, two bathroom; one style will have one bedroom downstairs/one bedroom upstairs, with the other option having both bedrooms upstairs. The cost of these new homes is expected to range from $300 - $400 thousand dollars and will probably be marketed towards single and smaller households. Moved: Ferrell Seconded: Duclos Passed: Unanimously, 3-0 Committee PASSED Option 1 to the April 2, 2008, City Council Ordinance Agenda for first reading. C. FW Community Center Transit Service Land Use/Transportation Committee Page 2 February 25, 2008 G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2008\3-17-08 Minutes.doc Rick Perez provided background information on this item. At Committee Member Ferrell’s request, Mr. Perez explained the DART System (Dial-A-Ride-Transit) and gave some clarification to specific routes and accommodations for commuters. Committee Member Duclos suggested modifying the letter, specifically the letter’s final paragraph, making it call for action in order to resolve the matter at hand. Both Committee Member Ferrell and ACM Roe supported the suggestion. ACM Roe mentioned that staff will be meeting with King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer to generate support of this issue simultaneous to the letter being sent to Kevin Desmond of King Co. Dept. of Transportation. Mr. Perez also mentioned that the Community Center ridership issue has also been supported by Councilmember Burbidge at a recent Regional Transit Committee meeting. Staff is hopeful that transit service to and from the Community Center can be implemented in the not too distant future. Moved: Duclos Seconded: Ferrell Passed: Unanimously, 3-0 Committee PASSED Option 1 to the April 2, 2008, City Council Consent Agenda for approval as amended per the Committee’s request. 5. FUTURE MEETING The next regularly scheduled LUTC meeting will be held April 7, 2008 at 6:00 PM. 6. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.