LUTC MINS 06-26-2000
MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Phil Watkins, Chair, Jeanne Burbidge and Dean McColgan; Deputy Mayor
Linda Kochmar; City Manager David Mosely; Director of Community Development Services Stephen Clifton;
Public Works Director Cary Roe; Assistant City Attorney Bob Sterbank; Director of Management Services Iwen
Wang; Deputy Director of Public Works Ken Miller; Assistant to the City Manager Derek Matheson; Administrative
Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Watkins called the meeting to order at 5:33 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the June 12, 2000, meeting were approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment on any item not included in the agenda.
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. International District – The International District is the area defined between South 312th and 316th
Streets on the north and south, by Pacific Highway South on the west and the Educational Service
District/Top Foods properties on the east. Discussion of development plans, signage and
monuments was moved to a future Parcs/Recreation/Human Services/Public Safety (PRHSPS)
Committee meeting.
B. City Center/Downtown Gateway Signs – An identifiable Federal Way Downtown has been
defined as part of the revitalization of the downtown core and frame. Signs have been designed by
Seattle Art Institute students to mark the boundaries at the northwest corner of South 320th Street
at I-5, the northeast corner of South 324th Street and SR99, the southeast corner of South 320th
Street and 11th Place South and the southwest corner of South 312th Street and SR 99. After
reviewing the signage drawings the Committee’s consensus was Sign Option A.
C. Freeway Signage – Debra Coates, Economic Development Executive, reported on efforts to have
improved exit signage to Federal Way placed on I-5. Negotiations between the Department of
Public Works and the Washington Department of Transportation are ongoing.
D. Olympic Pipeline Safety Consortium Interlocal Agreement – In response to the recent problems
within the Olympic Pipeline Company, a group of cities and counties consisting of Bellevue,
Redmond, Renton, Marysville, Thurston County, Tumwater and Bellingham have formed a Safety
Consortium. The Cities of Seattle, Kent, Seatac, and Pierce County are reviewing the Interlocal
Agreement and considering joining the Consortium. The Committee discussed whether the City
of Federal Way would be interested in becoming a member of the Pipeline Safety Consortium and
pay $5,000 to share resources with other jurisdictions. The Federal government is the ultimate
regulator and until there is more information available from the State of Washington, the
Committee agreed to defer the matter to October for further discussion.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
June 26, 2000 City Council
5:30 pm Council Chambers
E. Endangered Species Act – Staff presented a detailed and informative briefing of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) including background, potential effects of ESA on Federal Way, and legal
liability. With no formal action necessary, it was staff’s goal to learn what the Committee
recommended as “next steps.” The Committee was pleased that Federal Way has a head start over
many other nearby communities. The unfunded cost of ESA to the City was the Committee’s
major concern. They were pleased with the work done to date and their advice to staff was to
“move forward” as outlined in the briefing paper as next steps.
5. OTHER
At an earlier meeting, Chair Watkins had requested to know the amount of money generated by the
Regional Transit Tax in Federal Way. The amount is $12.8 million from sales tax and $2.1 million from
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) for the period 1997-1999.
6. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 5:30 pm on July 10, 2000.
7. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:35pm.
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