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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLUTC MINS 08-04-2008G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2008\8-04-08 Minutes.doc 0City of Federal Way City Council Land Use/Transportation Committee August 4, 2008 City Hall 5:30 PM City Council Chambers MEETING MINUTES In attendance: Committee Chair Linda Kochmar, Council Member Jim Ferrell, Council Member Jeanne Burbidge, Assistant City Manager/Chief Operations Officer/Emergency Manager Cary Roe, City Staff Attorney Monica Buck, Director of Community Development Services Greg Fewins, Acting Deputy Public Works Director Marwan Salloum, Street Systems Project Engineer John Mulkey, Street Systems Engineer Jeff Huynh, Senior Planner Margaret Clark, Senior Planner Joanne Long-Woods, Associate Planner David Lee, and Administrative Assistant II Darlene LeMaster. 1. CALL TO ORDER Committee Chair Kochmar called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. Committee Member Duclos was excused. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The July 21, 2008 LUTC meeting minutes were approved. Moved: Ferrell Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0 3. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment was received. 4. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Eagle Manor Preliminary Plat David Lee provided background information on this item. Committee Chair Kochmar stated that at the public hearing on this item, a citizen proposed that a fence be built between the plat and a neighboring property owner. Mr. Lee confirmed that there is nothing in the City Code that would dictate a fence is built. Staff will encourage the developer to work with the neighboring property owner on this issue. Moved: Ferrell Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0 Committee PASSED Option 1 to the September 2, 2008 City Council Consent Agenda for approval. B. 2008 Asphalt Overlay – Project Acceptance and Retainage Release John Mulkey provided background information on this item. Council Member Burbidge asked if the City has any knowledge of an asphalt shortage. Mr. Mulkey responded that the contractor on this project did not experience any asphalt shortage at the time of this project. No other City projects have been affected either. Committee Chair Kochmar asked how staff was able to come in so far under budget. Mr. Mulkey answered that part was due in fact to the contingency not being needed. This particular project was completed in record time. Money was saved as fewer working days equals less traffic control needed. Much of the savings was due to less time being used to complete the project. Committee Chair Kochmar congratulated Mr. Mulkey for another job well done efficiently and under budget. Moved: Ferrell Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0 Committee PASSED Option 1 to the September 2, 2008 City Council Consent Agenda for approval. Land Use/Transportation Committee Page 2 July 21, 2008 G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2008\8-04-08 Minutes.doc C. Status Update – 2008 Planning Commission and Long Range Planning and Work Program Margaret Clark provided background information on this item. There was no discussion on the “work plan”. Committee Chair Burbidge asked about the Notice for Transitional Housing. Ms. Clark explained that if a particular use meets all of the code requirements, there would be no reason not to allow it. Staff will be re- evaluating the requirement of issuing a ‘notice”. Councilmember Burbidge inquired as to whether social services transitional housing could be separated out of its category and possibly dealt with faster as an individual item? Ms. Clark responded that staff is currently working on this category’s code amendments as a whole; however, she and staff will look into this. Ms. Clark asked for direction as to presenting this item at the upcoming Council meeting. This item was information only. No action was taken. Committee Chair Kochmar requested this item be presented at the September 16, 2008 City Council meeting as an information only item. 5. FUTURE MEETING The next regularly scheduled LUTC meeting will be held September 8, 2008 at 5:30 PM. 6. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 5:53 PM.