LUTC MINS 02-21-2001
MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Dean McColgan, Chair, Jeanne Burbidge, and Eric Faison; Deputy Mayor
Linda Kochmar; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung; Public Works Director Cary Roe;
City Attorney Bob Sterbank; Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller; Street Systems Engineer Marwan
Salloum; Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Assistant Traffic Engineer Hazem El-Assar; Administrative Assistant
Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair McColgan called the meeting to order at 5:40 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the January 22, 2001, meeting was approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. 23rd Avenue South Road Improvements Project (South 316th – to South 324th Streets) –
100% Design Approval/Authorization to Bid – The proposed 23rd Avenue South Road
Improvements Project design has been completed and was presented to the Committee. In an
effort to reduce costs and public disruption several other construction projects have been
scheduled to take place at the same time. These include the City Center beautification
improvements, Sound Transit improvements, Tacoma Public Utilities Water Division
improvements and Lakehaven Utility District water and sewer improvements. Total estimated
project costs are $9,169,900 of a total $9,905,362 budget from grants, mitigation funds, general
funds and other agencies.
Staff also presented an update on negotiations with Sound Transit and a draft agreement
between the City and Sound Transit on division of responsibilities and legal relations during the
construction of the 23rd Avenue South Improvement Project prior to the actual construction of
the proposed Transit Center.
The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council at its March 6, 2001,
meeting, to approve:
1. The 100% design plans for the 23rd Avenue South Road Improvements Project
2. To authorize staff to bid the project and return to the City Council in April for
permission to award the bid to the lowest bidder.
3. To authorize Interlocal Agreements with Lakehaven Utility District, Tacoma
Public Utilities Water Division and with Sound Transit for the 23rd Avenue South
Road Improvements Project.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
February 21, 2001 City Hall
5:30 pm Council Chambers
B. Twin Lakes Neighborhood Traffic Safety Project – Residents in the vicinity of SW 314th and
27th Avenue SW have requested the installation of speed humps in that area based upon
concerns of cut-through traffic and speeding. At a neighborhood meeting residents and staff
reached a consensus proposing the installation of three speed humps. Ballots were sent to
residents within 600 feet of the proposed speed hump locations and a tabulation of the votes
indicated that over a 50% majority of the returned ballots favored the speed humps.
Linda Waits, a concerned neighborhood citizen, expressed her concerns that a stop sign might
be more appropriate than speed humps but concurred that speed humps would definitely assist
with the cut-through and speeding problems.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 5:30 pm on March 5, 2001.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:30pm.