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.
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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.