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MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan, and Mike Park;
Councilmember Linda Kochmar; City Manager David Moseley; Director of Community Development Services Kathy
McClung; Public Works Director Cary Roe; Public Works Deputy Director Ken Miller; Street Systems Manager
Marwan Salloum; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Surface Water Manager Paul Bucich; NPDES/ESA
Coordinator Leslie Ryan-Connelly; and Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The summary of the February 4, 2002, meeting was approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment on any item not included in the agenda.
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. South 288th Street @ SR99 Signal/Intersection Improvements 30% Design Status Report – This
project on 288th Street will add a second left-hand turn land westbound and a left-hand turn lane eastbound;
left–turn lanes at 18th Avenue South; interconnect signals on South 288th Street at SR99 with Military Road
at South 304th Street, South 288th Street and Star Lake Road. The purpose of the project is to improve
traffic flow and reduce accidents by eliminating conflicts. All overhead utilities along south 288th Street
between 16th Avenue South and 19th Avenue South will be converted into an underground system except for
the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) electrical transmission system (115,000 volts or larger). The Committee
m/s/c recommendation of do pass to the City Council at the March 5, 2002, meeting.
B. Low Impact Development Strategies – Low Impact Development (LID) has emerged as a new “tool”
to manage stormwater in developed areas. The current stormwater detention and retention pond system is
built to store water during high rainfall events but is not as effective in storing water during moderate to low
rainfall periods. Using LID techniques, water is managed in small landscape features located on each lot
rather than being conveyed and managed in large pond facilities located at the bottom of drainage areas.
The Committee commended the new “tool” of surface water management as useful in certain development
situations and authorized staff research and study to continue.
C. Support of WRIA#9 ILA Efforts – The Committee authorized the Surface Water Utility to expend
funding in support of the Advanced Planning phase (PED) of the Corps of Engineers study for habitat
restoration efforts within the Green/Duwamish Watershed (WRIA#9). This funding will be taken from the
unallocated fund balance within the Utility funding in accordance with a cost-sharing schedule. If future
finding allocations differ through shifting of projects, this authorization will allow the Utility to cover such
costs from unallocated funding provided the total expenditure of funds does not exceed a total of $18,000.
Spending about this amount will require Council authorization.
4. OTHER
Staff advised the Committee that meetings on Housing Targets continue and area planning directors are
close to an understanding about the original allocation of the housing numbers.
The Committee was advised that they would be reviewing parcel-specific requests for Comprehensive Plan
changes in April.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
March 4, 2002 City Hall
5:30 pm Council Chambers
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The Committee suggested a panel-style format at Potential Annexation Area (PAA) meetings as a tool to
educate residents in the affected areas. Also suggested was the use of a microphone. Since King County
Councilman Pete von Reichbauer has been able to answer some difficult questions at past meetings of this
type, it was recommended that he be invited to attend the PAA meetings. Councilmember Kochmar agreed
to present these suggestions to the PAA Steering Committee.
6. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be March 18, 2002.
7. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.