LUTC MINS 07-17-2000
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; Principal Planner Greg Fewins; Senior Planner Margaret Clark; Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Parks Planning
and Development Manager Jon Jainga; 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 July 10, 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. Part 150 Study Update – On April 25, 2000, the City transmitted Resolution #00-312 requesting
that the Port of Seattle Commission support a three-track alternative shifting westbound SeaTac
Airport flights from the 320th Street corridor south over the Port of Tacoma (Commencement Bay
corridor). Port of Seattle staff did not recommend implementation of either a two or three track
dispersal option. On June 5, 2000, the City again transmitted resolution number 00-312 to the Port
of Seattle Commission with a cover letter requesting serious consideration of recommendations
outlined in the resolution. A final vote on the resolution occurred on June 27, 2000. The
Commission concurred with all of the Port staff’s recommendations. The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA ) has 180 days to issue a final decision. There is no public process
associated with FAA’s review of the Study.
B. Draft Comprehensive Plan 1999 Amendments Chapters 3, 6-10 and Parks Comprehensive Plan -
There were few significant changes to the Comprehensive Plan Chapters 3 and 6-10. Changes
involved minor language edits, deletion of completed projects and deletion of deadlines that have
passed. Completed projects were listed as assets rather than goals. It was noted that the water
resources section of Chapter 9 will be more fully updated when Lakehaven Utility has completed
its Comprehensive Plan. The Utilities Chapter, chapter 10, is essentially unchanged until the 5-
year Comprehensive Plan update when a new Telecommunications Ordinance has been adopted.
The Committee had several questions about Parks funding and discussed changes in service levels.
Following discussion, the Committee m/s/c recommendation to the City Council at its next
meeting to approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendments Chapters 1-10 and the Parks
Comprehensive Plan. The Committee recommended approval of two of the three site-specific
requests.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
July 17, 2000 City Council
5:30 pm Council Chambers
C. Amendment to Countywide Planning Policies – Included in the annexation/incorporation process
is a reassignment of housing units from counties to cities as cities annex land. Such process also
alters established housing targets for Potential Annexation Areas (PAA). The Committee was
reluctant to support additional housing target numbers. Instead, they directed staff to draft a letter
to King County expressing their concerns about Federal Way’s housing targets. The Committee
also expressed interest in having King County staff speak at an upcoming meeting.
D. Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) Update – Committee member Burbidge reported
on recent Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) activity. The Committee requested that
the update become a quarterly agenda item. Over the past year, the GMPC has focused primarily
on rural policies; housing density, affordability, production and target issues; and the Endangered
Species Act.
E. Sound Transit Update – As a response to earlier concerns about the Federal Way Transit Center
project being over its projected budget, Sound Transit Project Manager Fred Chou prepared
revised cost estimates for all three projects and the HOV Direct Access Ramp, which will serve
the Transit Center, for the June 22, 2000, Project Management Team (PMT) meeting. Sound
Transit is proposing to bundle the projects together with the Star Lake and Pacific Highway South
projects using realized savings to offset other shortages. By combining the projects, the total
budgeted amount of $84,394,00 for all the projects is sufficient to cover the projected costs of
$83,731,000. The Committee was supportive but directed staff to draft a letter to Sound Transit
expressing the City’s desire to establish a hierarchy, i.e., the City Center project is the City’s
highest priority.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 5:30 pm on August 7, 2000.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:35pm.
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