LUTC MINS 08-07-2000
MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Phil Watkins, Chair, Jeanne Burbidge; 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; Senior Planner
Margaret Clark; Assistant to the City Manager Derek Matheson; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Watkins called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the July 17, 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. 11th Place South Storm Drain Replacement Bid Award – A routine maintenance cleaning of the
existing 48” diameter corrugate metal pipe under 11th Place south between South 320th Street and
South 323rd Place revealed that the pipe has collapsed in two areas and all the pipe joints are
disconnected and/or separated. Seven bids were received for the 11th Place South Drainage
Improvements Project. The Committee m/s/c recommendation to the City Council at its
September 4, 2000, meeting to award the project to the lowest responsive bidder, C. A. Goodman,
in the amount of $80,401.00 with a 10% contingency of $8,400.10.
B. Miscellaneous Code Amendments – In 1997, Land Use Codes were changed to comply with
requirements of HB1724. Many other changes that should have taken place in order to be
consistent were not incorporated into the amendments. The Federal Way City Code (FWCC) Text
Amendments proposed basic housekeeping changes to incorporate previously unchanged
miscellaneous code references. The Committee m/s/c to the City Council at its next meeting
recommendation of approval of those miscellaneous code amendments.
C. PAA – Cost Estimate – The intent of the comprehensive planning process is to allow the City to
make informed decisions regarding development and annexation of the Planned Annexation Areas
(PAA). Consistent with the Federal Way comprehensive Plan, as portions of the PAA annex, they
will be provided with the same levels of service enjoyed by areas inside Federal Way, while at the
same time maintaining current Citywide service levels. The costs of resolving existing levels of
service and infrastructure deficiencies are anticipated to be relatively costly in the PAA. Given the
anticipated costs of resolving the existing deficiencies and providing services to the PAA and the
relatively low anticipated tax revenues, it is possible that annexation under the current zoning
designations and tax structure will be revenue neutral for the City of Federal Way. However
redesignation of areas of the PAA for higher intensity land uses many not be feasible due to the
surface water and environmental constraints of the PAA. Further, it is anticipated that many PAA
residents will have negative perceptions regarding annexation to the city of Federal Way based on
the potential for increased taxes and the character of the PAA as a “rural” area. These concerns
regarding annexation are typical of unincorporated areas adjacent to cities. Both residents of the
PAA and the City Council desire a comprehensive approach to planning and zoning the PAA
whereby all parcels in the PAA will be reviewed concurrently with full citizen involvement.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
August 7, 2000 City Council
5:30 pm Council Chambers
Phase II of the PAA Study is to develop a comprehensive plan for the Federal Way PAA. This
Comprehensive Plan would ensure orderly annexation of this unincorporated urban growth area
consistent with the Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs), the King County Comprehensive
Plan, and the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan and to be incorporated into the Federal Way
Comprehensive Plan at a later date.
D. FWSD Capital Facilities Plan/School Impact Fee – The updated Capital Facilities Plan contains
the consistent but more detailed information related to school capacity and the calculation of the
proposed school impact fee increase. The new fees, effective January 1, 2001, are $2,710 per
single-family dwelling unit and $830 per multi-family dwelling unit. This is a $327 or 13.7%
increase for single family, and $44 or 5.6% increase for multi-family units from the 2000 level.
The Committee m/s/c the draft Federal Way School District 1999/2000 Capital Facilities Plan and
proposed impact fee to full Council approval with implementation of the proposed fee subject to
the State Supreme Court’s decision on I-695.
E. Amendments to Countywide Planning Policies – The Committee agreed that individual cities
should respond to evaluations by outside agencies of their jurisdictions. They agreed, especially
in regard to housing targets and buildable lands, that the Growth Planning Management Council
(GMPC) should not dictate to jurisdictions. The Committee pointed out that the topics of
buildable lands and housing targets are still a work in progress. The Committee m/s/c approval of
a special Land Use Transportation Committee meeting of the whole at 5:30 pm on Monday,
August 14, 2000, to vote on the Countywide Planning Policies (CPP). Their concern was to
ensure that their ideas and concerns were included in the final draft of the CPPs, due by August
21, 2000.
F. Planning Commission Work Program Status – The Committee reviewed the status of each item on
the 2000 Planning Commission Work Program. Wellhead Protection, Transportation Impact Fees
and Endangered Species Act remain “on hold” status awaiting completion of work by outside
agencies.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
Due to the Labor Day Holiday, the next meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 5:30 pm on
September 11, 2000.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:05pm.
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