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LUTC MINS 05-21-2001 MEETING SUMMARY In attendance: Committee members Dean McColgan, Chair, and Jeanne Burbidge; Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung; Public Works Director Cary Roe; City Attorney Bob Sterbank; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Senior Planner Margaret Clark; Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller; Street Systems Manager Marwan Salloum; Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Surface Water Manager Paul Bucich; Street Systems Project Engineer Al Emter; Code Enforcement Officer Martin Nordby; Associate Planner Rox Burhans; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair McColgan called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the May 7, 2001, 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. Lake Grove Neighborhood Project Report/Volunteer Recognition – Staff provided a report to the Committee on the Lake Grove Neighborhood Project. Neighborhood volunteers surveyed their neighborhoods for junk and junk vehicles. Community meetings followed to discuss the goals of the field survey. Suggestions were offered about how junk and junk cars could be removed to benefit the Kidney Cars Program and Volunteers of America. Letters were then sent to homeowners identified in the survey and field visits as having junk or junk cars in their yards. Six Notice and Order to Correct (N & O’s) were issued, five voluntary compliance agreements were written, and thirty junked or inoperable vehicles were removed voluntarily. Another dozen vehicles were removed through enforcement. Following the presentation, Diana Buss was presented with a Certificate of Recognition for her considerable proactive efforts in the Lake Grove Neighborhood. B. Update of Planning Commission 2001 Work Program including Code Amendment Prohibiting Big Box Retail in City Center Core – The Committee reviewed the Planning Commission 2001 Work Program. Work items were categorized by those carried-over from last year, those required by law and those prioritized by the City Council. The Committee added two items: 1) Non- conformances created by Acquisition of Right of Way, and 2) Creating a New Retail Sales Definition. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council. C. Interlocal Agreement for Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) #9 – The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council at the June 5, 2001, meeting to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with other cities and towns within the Green Duwamish Watershed and the Central Puget Sound Region for the purpose of creating a Water Resource Inventory Area-based salmon conservation plan. The new Interlocal replaces City participation in two watershed forums, the Central Puget Sound and the Green Duwamish, since their conception. Total cost to the City for the new Interlocal is $10,333. City of Federal Way City Council Land Use/Transportation Committee May 21, 2001 City Hall 5:30 pm Council Chambers G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2001\May 21, 2001 SUM.doc D. Contract for ESA/NPDES Gap Analysis; SWM/CIP Evaluation/Rate Analysis; Stream Inventory Informational Update – The Committee moved to the City Council for information only the continuation of the discussion on efforts to evaluate the impacts to the City of the recent listing of the Chinook salmon under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the impending National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit required under the Clean Water Act (CWA). E. Pacific Highway South HOV Lanes Phase II (South 324th to South 340th Streets) 30%Status Report – The 30% design report of the Pacific Highway South HOV Lanes Phase II South 324th Street to South 340th Street Widening Improvement Project was presented. The project includes adding HOV Lanes north and southbound; adding curb, gutter and sidewalks; adding lighting, landscaping and planted medians; restricting left turn movements to intersections; and consolidating driveways where possible. The total project costs of $13,670,720 currently exceed the available budget of $11,585,558 by $2,085,162. The project is presented only as information and for tracking purposes at this time. The Committee recommended to the City Council at it June 5, 2001, meeting to authorize staff to proceed with design of the Pacific Highway South Phase II Project and return to the LUTC Committee at the 85% design completion stage for further reports and authorization. F. SR99 at South 330th Street Improvement Project Final Acceptance – The Committee m/s/c an approval recommendation to the City Council at the June 5, 2001, meeting of the SR 99 at South 330th Street Improvements Project as complete and to authorize the release of the contract retainage bond to Totem Electrric, Inc. G. 2001 Citywide Pavement Marking Contractor Bid Award – The Committee m/s/c recommendation to the City Council at its June 5, 2001, meeting to approve a contract with Stripe Rite, Inc., in the amount of $47,370 for basic and discretionary pavement marking and channelization services. H. Voluntary Development Agreement/Franciscan Health System re: Extension of South 344th Street – The Committee m/s/c recommendation to the City Council at its June 5, 2001, meeting to adopt a resolution approving the proposed voluntary development agreement between the City and Franciscan Health System to extend South 344th Street and to authorize the City Manager to execute it. The proposed development agreement would replace the 1992 resolution (No. 92-101) governing FHS’ earlier obligation to dedicate property and contribute the cost of construction of South 344th Street. FHS will have the right to terminate the agreement if the Council does not repeal Resolution No. 92-101. Repeal of Resolution No.92-101 by the City Council should take place as part of its approval of the development agreement, should they so approve. 5. OTHER 6. FUTURE MEETINGS The next meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 5:30 pm on June 4, 2001. 6. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 7:00pm.