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MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan, and Mike Park;
Councilmember Linda Kochmar; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung; Public Works
Director Cary Roe; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller; Traffic
Engineer Rick Perez; Traffic Analyst Sarady Long; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The summary of the April 1, 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. 2002 King County Signal Synchronization Grant – In 2000, King County voters approved a 0.2%
sales tax increase to support and expand transit service, which included signal re-timing/signal optimization
along transit routes. This year, $400,000 is available to fund new signal optimization projects. The City,
King County and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have submitted a joint grant
application for $50,000 to optimize ten signals on South 320th Street from SR99 to South Peasley Canyon
Road. Nine project proposals, including the South 320th Street project were selected to receive funding.
Staff will perform the work and propose to use the grant reimbursement for traffic counts on the 320th Street
corridor and to initiate a City-wide Traffic Count Program. The new traffic count data will be used to re-time
signals on 320th Street as well as other signals that are not eligible for the Signal Synchronization Grant. In
addition, the traffic count data will allow staff to start the City’s Concurrency Management Program. The
Committee m/s/c the recommendation of City Council approval at their May 7, 2002, meeting.
B. Award of SR509 (Dash Point Road) at 8th Avenue SW Road Signal Improvement Project – The
SR509 and 8th Avenue SW Traffic Signal and Road Improvement Project is the last of the 1995 voter
approved bond issue projects. This intersection is offset and not signalized. At peak traffic periods, access
to Dash Point Road is very difficult, contributing to congestion and accidents. The Committee m/s/c
recommendation that the City Council approve at the May 7, 2002, meeting the installation of a traffic signal,
channelization to allow left turns, improvements to street lighting, and sidewalks at the intersection for bus
stops. The lowest responsive bidder was Potelco, Inc., in the amount of $500,802.02 with a construction
contingency of $50,080.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be May 6, 2002.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
April 15, 2002 City Hall
5:30 pm Council Chambers