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MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, and Councilmember Mike Park; Mayor Jeanne Burbidge;
Council-member Linda Kochmar; City Manager David Moseley; Director of Community Development Services Kathy
McClung; Public Works Deputy Director Ken Miller; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Street Systems
Engineer Marwan Salloum; Surface Water Manager Paul Bucich; Building Official MaryKate Martin; Senior Planner
Jim Harris; Associate Planners Deb Barker and Jane Gamble; SWM Water Quality Specialist Leslie Ryan-Connelly,
Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the July 15, 2002, 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. Social Services Transitional Housing Unit Code Amendment – Social Services transitional housing
units are permitted in RS, RM, BM and CC-F zoning districts subject to FWCC standards. One of the
requirements is that the units be distanced 1,000 feet from other social services transitional housing units.
FUSION, the current non-profit provider of these units has identified the separation requirement as a
barrier to locating additional social services transitional housing units within the City since the affordable
housing units are typically found within 1,000 feet of the existing units. The proposed code amendment
would reduce the separation requirement for social services housing units from 1,000 feet to 400 feet only
in the RM zoning district and would not alter the separation requirement for any other zoning district. As a
FUSION member, Planning Commissioner Hope Elder, who recused herself from discussion on this topic
at the Planning Commission meeting due to her status as a FUSION volunteer stated that given the lack of
history of trouble at FUSION properties, she believes the separation distance should be eliminated
entirely. Gerry Stirrard, President of FUSION, spoke in favor of removing the separation distance citing
facts such as the six existing properties are managed by the YWCA, clients stay for up to one year, and
there have never been any major problems in a FUSION owned property. Susie Horan of Coldwell Banker
and who negotiates for FUSION purchases praised Federal Way’s transitional housing as the best from
Kirkland to the South County line. Yet Federal Way is the only City with the 1,000 foot set back. Following
discussion, the Committee amended option E, to eliminate the 1,000-foot requirement in the RM zoning
district to say that the 1,000 foot separation requirement would be eliminated in the RM zoning district
provided that no more than 5% of housing units in a multi-family complex may be social services
transitional housing, and provided further that in smaller complexes of 20 units or less, there could be a
maximum of one social services transitional unit. The Committee m/s/c the amended option and
recommended approval to the city Council at its August 20, 2002, meeting.
B. New High School Update – The new, as yet unnamed, High School in Federal Way at 36311 16th Avenue
South is currently under construction.. School officials anticipate a completion date of July 2003 and
intend the school to hold its first classes in the fall of 2003. Sixteenth Avenue South is under construction
and open only to local traffic. Ball fields will be seeded soon to allow for sufficient development prior to the
2003-2004 school year. The great hall and health club areas are well on their way to completion. It was
reported that the great hall is not large enough for annual senior graduation and that graduation will
continue to be held at an off-campus facility.
C. Miscellaneous Code Amendments – The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City
Council at the August 20, 2002, meeting of miscellaneous amendments to the Federal Way City Code
(FWCC) relating to definitions of residential densities; clarifications to provisions relating to the keeping of
animals; corrections to the definition of affordable housing; and expansion to the criteria for quasi-judicial
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project-related rezones. The changes, housekeeping in nature, clarify and establish consistency between
the Federal Way City Code, the Comprehensive Plan and Countywide Planning Policies. Each item was
approved individually. Approval was the Committee recommendation to the Council at the August 20,
2002, Council meeting.
D. Award of south 364th Street Culvert Replacement Project – Four bids were received and opened on
July 19, 2002, for the South 364th Street Culvert Replacement Project. The lowest responsive, responsible
bidder was Americon, Inc., with a total bid of $42,976.00 including tax. Americon has done similar work in
the past and a check of references indicated that the job can successfully be completed by Americon. The
Committee m/s/c a do pass recommendation to the City Council at their August 20, 2002, meeting.
E. Consultants Scope of Work for Restoration of West Branch of Hylebos Creek – West Hylebos Creek
has been adversely impacted through land development activities since settlers came to the Federal Way
area. This year plans are being initiated to restore and stabilize the segment of Hylebos Creek located
between Brook Lake north of 356th Street and its intersection with SR99 at Pacific Highway South. The
four major components of the work include: 1) Evaluation of flood hazards at South 373rd and
development of options to remove or stabilize gravel, and identify potential fish habitat improvements that
could be incorporated into flood hazard solutions; 2) Enhance fish habitat and stabilize the channel along
the West Fork of Hylebos Creek between Brook Lake and SR99; 3) Determine the feasibility of developing
an educational and recreational trail along the West Fork of Hylebos Creek in the same area as the habitat
and stabilization project; Identify potential connections to other City, County, and State recreational
resources; 4) Evaluate effectiveness of stream protection regulations to determine if existing regulatory
buffers are adequate to protect existing and future salmonids usage and, if not, make recommendations
for future improvements or additional protective measures. Consultants working on this project include
CH2M Hill, Bruce Dees, GeoEngineers, and Earthtech. Funding is being provided, in part, by a grant
received by the Friends of the Hylebos. The Committee expressed its appreciation and excitement by the
direction of this project.
F. Watershed Planning Activities Within WRIA 10 – The Puyallup River Watershed, catalogued as Water
Resource Inventory Area 10 by the State Department of Ecology, drains three-quarters of Mount Rainier.
The area also includes smaller tributaries along the Puget Sound shoreline such as Hylebos Creek in
Federal Way, Puget Creek in Tacoma, and the Puget Sound shoreline south of Dumas Bay and north of
the Tacoma Narrows. The US Army Corps of Engineers is currently working on three General
Investigations in the Puyallup River Watershed. The cleanup of contamination and restoration of
ecosystem function is ongoing in the Hylebos Waterway in the Port of Tacoma under the federal
Superfund and Natural Resource Damage Assessment programs. Pierce County is spearheading two
salmon habitat restoration activities. Pierce County is also the Lead Entity for the state Salmon Recovery
Funding Board program. The Puyallup River Watershed Council was formed in 1994 by Pierce County
and Federal Way participates in the Council forum as well as the Education, Water Issues, and Fish and
Wildlife Committees. The Hylebos Watershed Action Committee was formed in 1999 as a group of
volunteers to coordinate salmon habitat restoration. Federal Way is currently co-chair of the committee.
The City of Federal Way has no direct financial participation in any of the above activities. However, the
Hylebos Watershed Action Committee will be looking to jurisdictions within the watershed to fund
development of the Hylebos Watershed Salmon Habitat Restoration Plan upon completion of the scope of
work.
G. South 288th Street at SR99 Signal and Intersection Improvements 85% Design Status Report – The
purpose of this project is to improve traffic flow and reduce accidents by eliminating conflicts. A second
left-hand turn lane westbound would be added on South 288th Street and a left-hand turn lane eastbound
at SR99. Left-turn lanes would be added at 18th Avenue South. Interconnect signals are proposed on
South 288th Street at SR99 and on Military Road at South 304th Street, South 288th Street and Star Lake
Road. The Lakehaven Utility District Water and Sewer Utility Adjustment Project will be constructed in
conjunction with the South 288th Street Project. 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). At this time the
project budget has a funding shortfall of $258,613. No budget adjustment is requested at this time. Total
project costs and funding will be refined and presented at the time of the 100% design completion status
report. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council at its August 20, 2002,
meeting.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be August 19, 2002.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:20p.m.