LUTC MINS 02-07-2011City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
February 7, 2011 City Hall
6:00 PM City Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Linda Kochmar, and Committee Member Jack Dovey (Committee
Member Jim Ferrell was excused).
Council Members in Attendance:
Staff Members in Attendance: Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management Cary Roe, Deputy Public
Works Director Marwan Salloum, City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Senior Traffic Engineer Jesse Hannahs, Planning
Manager Isaac Conlen, Senior Planner Deb Barker, Assistant City Attorney Peter Beckwith, and Administrative Assistant II
Tina Piety.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Kochmar called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
3. BUSINESS ITEMS
Forward
Topic Title/Description to Council
A.
Approval of the January 24. 2011 LUTC Minutes
Committee approved January 24, 2011, LUTC minutes as presented.
Moved: Dovey Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0
N/A
B.
Portable Signs in the Right of Way Code Amendment
Committee pulled item to next scheduled meeting.
Moved: Dovey Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0
Feb. 15, 2011
Ordinance
1st Reading
C.
S 320th Street Overlay Reimbursement Contract with Quadrant Corporation
Deputy Public Works Director Salloum presented information on this item. There was no public
comment or discussion.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Dovey Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0
Feb. 15, 2011
Consent
D.
Enterprise NTS – 18th Ave SW & 20th Ave SW (South of SW 356th St to County Line)
Senior Traffic Engineer Hannahs presented information on this item.
Ed Sedlak spoke in favor of installation of speed humps. He has lived on 18th Avenue
for some 10 years. There are approximately 70 houses in the area with lots of children
and adults walking, biking, and playing in the area. Tacoma residents use the street to
access the freeway. Many speed the straight away just before a blind curve. He and
others have tried at least three times to have speed humps installed.
Feb. 15, 2011
Consent
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Sandy Ulr spoke in favor of installation of speed humps. She is the petitioner for 20th
Avenue SW. She will not allow her children play out front because of the speeding
traffic.
Larry A. Gates spoke in favor of installation of speed humps. He has lived in the area
18 years and stated new homes in the area have contributed to the problem.
Karen Ostrand spoke in favor of installation of speed humps. She is a long time
resident and typically sees traffic traveling at a high rate of speed. She would love to
see 20th Avenue blocked at the Pierce County line (as it once was). She knows it is not
blocked for emergency access, but since the boundary for different emergency districts,
why not block it?
Laura Boyce spoke in favor of installation of speed humps. She is also a petitioner for
20th Avenue SW. When he was young, she would not allow her son to play in the front
because of the traffic. The neighborhood tried to have speed humps installed six or
seven years ago, but did not meet the city’s requirements. The situation has only grown
worse.
Councilmember Dovey asked why Tacoma residents were included in the voting. Mr. Hannahs
replied that city policy calls for the voting to be done within 600 feet of the proposed traffic
calming device locations. Since there are Tacoma residents within the 600 feet and residents
from outside of the city are not precluded from voting by the policy, staff decided to include
them. Councilmember Dovey expressed concern that Federal Way citizens may be denied an
action because residents outside of the city vote against it. Mr. Perez commented that staff
delineated the results by city for this reason. Chair Kochmar requested that staff provide the
Committee with the policy for discussion of this issue.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Dovey Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0
E.
Nautilus NTS – S 308th St (1st Ave S to 4th Pl S)
Senior Traffic Engineer Hannahs presented information on this item. Councilmember Dovey
commented with placing speed humps on 304th last year and now on 308th, the city may be
“herding” drivers to create a new cut-through. He encouraged staff to be pro-active on this issue.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Dovey Seconded: Kochmar Passed: Unanimously, 2-0
Feb. 15, 2011
Consent
4. OTHER
None
5. FUTURE MEETING
The February 21, 2010, LUTC meeting is cancelled in observance of President’s Day. Depending upon work load, the
next LUTC meeting will either be held Monday, February 28, 2011, or Monday, March 7, 2011, at 6:00 PM in City
Hall Council Chambers.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Attest:
Tina Piety, Administrative Assistant II
COMMITTEE APPROVAL:
Linda Kochmar, Chair Jim Ferrell, Member Jack Dovey, Member