LUTC MINS 10-09-2000
MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Jeanne Burbidge and Dean McColgan; Deputy Mayor Linda
Kochmar; City Manager David Moseley; Interim Director of Community Development Services Kathy
McClung; Public Works Director Cary Roe; Acting Deputy City Attorney Pat Richardson; Management
Services Director Iwen Wang; Deputy Director of Public Works Ken Miller; Principal Planner Greg Fewins;
Street Systems Manager Marwan Salloum; SWM Manager Paul Bucich;Traffic Engineer Rick Perez;
Senior Planner Lori Michaelson; SWM Water Quality Coordinator Darla Wise; Assistant to the City
Manager Derek Matheson; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Committee member McColgan called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the October 2, 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. Jackson 10% Petition -
Jerald L. Jackson, All American Homes, Inc., submitted a Notice of Intent to Petition for
Annexation, constituting the 10% petition stage of the direct petition method of
annexation under state law. The petition was previously denied due to an unlawful
clearing of the 9 parcels, 30.59 acres, north of south 320th, south of South 312th and
between I-5 and 32nd Avenue South. Susie Horan of Coldwell Banker Realty Company
reported that previously cleared wetlands were being replanted in native species. The
Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council of the 10% petition with
the stipulation that all restoration work be complete and inspected by King County prior to
the City council public hearing on the formal (60%) annexation petition.
B. Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Draft EIS/Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Update – The 2001 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) update provides an
opportunity to reflect updated population, employment and travel forecasts, and to
incorporate regionally significant programs and provisions that have been developed
since the 1995 MTP was adopted. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to
the City Council of a draft comment letter, with edits, in response to the Metropolitan
Transportation Plan Alternatives Analysis and Draft Environmental Impact Statement to
be finalized and forwarded to the Puget Sound Regional Council by the end of the
comment period on October 20, 2000.
C. Hylebos Creek Restoration and Land Acquisition Plan – Salmon have been spotted in the
Hylebos Creek for the first time in thirty years. Stream restoration efforts appear to be
working. The Committee authorized the Surface Water Management Division of Public
Works to utilize Capital Improvement Project stream restoration funds for West Hylebos
Creek land acquisition and restoration as opportunities arise along the stream corridor
and to identify additional funding sources with which to partner on West Hylebos Creek
land acquisition and restoration efforts.
City of Federal Way
City Council
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October 9, 2000 City Council
5:30 pm Council Chambers
D. Courtyard Village Development Agreement Time Extension – During the 1998
Comprehensive Plan amendment process, Larry Draper’s site-specific request to
eliminate SW 341st Place from the Comprehensive Plan in exchange for a extension of
19th Avenue SW was approved. His building site was divided by SW 341st Place. A
Developer Agreement was negotiated requiring Mr. Draper to acquire, construct, and
dedicate to the City the extension of 19th Avenue SW. The planned extension of 19th
Avenue SW runs from the east property line of the Twin Lakes park-and-ride to the south
property line of the proposed Courtyard Village site. The work was to be completed by
September 2000 and the terms of the original agreement remain advantageous to the
City. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council at the
November 7, 2000, meeting of a four-year extension of the original Developer Agreement
with all other terms remaining unchanged.
E. Federal Way School District New High School Sanitary Sewer Easement – The
Committee m/s/c recommendation to the City Council at its November 7, 2000, meeting
to approve the grant to Lakehaven Utility District of a 15-foot wide sanitary sewer
easement along the west property line of Tract A of the Plat of Nine Firs.
F. South 312th Street Easement Vacation – The initial design of South 312th Street in 1996
included a drainage vault that was to be placed in the parking lot of the old Metropolitan
Bank. Based on costs and the existing drainage system conditions, it was decided to
route the drainage south along Pacific Highway South. The current property owner is
requesting to purchase the drainage easement back from the City since it was not used
for the project. The Committee m/s/c recommendation to the City Council to approve
vacating the 1,845.19 square foot drainage easement on the old Metropolitan Bank
property, subject to current market value of the property.
G. Cluster Subdivision Photos, Plan Field Trip – The Committee viewed slides of small lot
housing in developments in Federal Way, Snoqualmie, DuPont, Sumner and Des
Moines. The slides depicted the types of challenges and issues that will be addressed in
the City’s own Cluster Subdivision Code. At the November 6, 2000, LUTC meeting a staff
report will be presented that will describe the types of housing seen in the slides and the
Committee will discuss the issue further. The Committee expressed interest in seeing the
sites in Des Moines and Sumner. A later date will be selected for a field trip for the
Council and Committee to view examples of cluster housing.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 5:30 pm on November 6, 2000.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:30pm.
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