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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
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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.