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MEETING MINUTES
In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, and Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan and Councilmember Michael Park;
Council Member Linda Kochmar; City Manager David Mosely; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung;
Public Works Director Cary Roe; Deputy City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Street Systems Manager Marwan Salloum; Senior
Planners Margaret Clark and Jim Harris; Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Senior Traffic Engineer Maryann Zukowski; Associate
Planner Rox Burhans; Street Systems Engineer John Mulkey; Senior Engineering Plans Reviewer Kim Scattarella;
Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:27 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The summary minutes of the June 16, 2003, meeting were approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mike McCloud, speaking for the Twin Lakes Homeowner’s Association, spoke about the need for a pedestrian controlled
stoplight at SW 320th Street and 323rd Avenue SW. He told of observing several incidents where cars just missed hitting
pedestrians.
Morgan Llewellen, speaking for the Christian Faith Center (CFC), stated that the recent neighborhood traffic meeting
disclosed that the neighbors are not in favor of Christian Faith Center being located in their neighborhood. CFC
believes they are a manageable user and are willing to mitigate. He said meetings with staff have been very productive,
but this project is huge and takes time and many discussions involving minutiae. CFC remains hopeful and looks
forward to being a part of this community.
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Proposed Amendments to the County-wide Planning Policies – The City has received a request from King
County to review and ratify amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs). In addition to
changes proposed earlier in the year which effect Federal Way’s housing targets, those countywide changes include
support of ongoing water supply planning and development; adopting new household and employment targets for the
period 2001-2002; negotiated modifications to the Renton Urban Separator; designating Totem Lake as an Urban
Center; and long-term protection of Agricultural Production Districts. The Committee voted to recommend approval to
the City Council at its August 5, 2003, meeting.
B. Correction to Ordinance #03-443/Design Guidelines and Definition of Height (FWCC Section 22-635
Churches, etc.) – Ordinance #03-443 was mistakenly forwarded to the codifier following adoption on May 20, 2003,
with an unintended error. Note 3 pertaining to allowing a rectory on-site and Note 4 requiring a church site to be
adjacent to a collector or right-of-way had been inadvertently struck-out for single-family residential zones only. This
change was not intended to be adopted and was never presented nor discussed at the Planning Commission public
hearings on March 5 and 19, 2003, or at the Land Use Transportation Committee meeting on April 21, 2003. To correct
the error a new ordinance must be approved by the City Council. The Committee unanimously recommended approval
to the Council at its August 5, 2003, meeting.
C. Presentation of 2004-2009 TIP/ASIP – In accordance with the requirements of Chapters 35.77 and 47.26 of the
Revised Code of Washington, the City of Federal Way adopted its original TIP and ASIP on July 23, 1991. The City is
also required to adopt a revised TIP and ASIP on an annual basis that reflects the City’s current and future street and
arterial needs. These plans identify capital projects that the City intends to construct over the next six years. Projects
are required to be listed in the TIP in order to be eligible for grant funding. Committee members discussed potential
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ways to accelerate the freeway ramp proposed at South 312th Street. The Committee decided after discussion to
recommend that the City Council approve the TIP/ASIP as presented. The Committee will study and revisit the TIP
again prior to its presentation for next year’s approval.
D. Request for Vacation of a Portion of Puget Sound Marine View Drive – Brad and Mary Jo McHenry have
petitioned the City to vacate a portion of Puget Sound Marine View Drive, located between SW Dash Point Road and
28th Avenue SW. The petitioners did not meet Mandatory Criteria #1b, #2c or #2e. Staff recommended denial of the
vacation request. The Committee voted to recommend to the City Council that a public hearing be set for September 2,
2003, on the consent agenda at the July 15, 2003, meeting.
E. Update on Washington State Annexation Methods – The Washington State Supreme Court recently invalidated
the previous annexation petition method in order to simplify the process to annex unincorporated properties and islands
of property within Potential Annexation Areas (PAA), including those near Federal Way. The old method gave
inordinate credence to owners of large, valuable parcels. The new method considers the opinions of registered voters in
the area as well. If a City Council accepts a proposed annexation, the annexation initiators must submit a petition to the
Council containing the signatures of 1) owners of more than 50% of the acreage of the area proposed for annexation’
and 2) a majority of the registered voters residing in the area proposed for annexation. If the area proposed for
annexation does not contain any residents or registered voters, the petition must be signed by the owners of a majority
of the acreage of the area. This item was presented to the Committee as in information item only and no action was
necessary.
F. Inclusion of South King County Unincorporated Gap Area in Federal Way PAA Boundary – In May 2002, the
Committee instructed staff to research the expansion of the PAA boundary to include three separate areas located in
unincorporated King and Pierce Counties. One of those three, the Gap Area, the Jovita and Lakeland subareas,
consists of older residential development and a small convenience store located at the intersection of South 372nd and
Military Road (across from the Five Mile Lake Park). Adding that area to the PAA would cost about $100,000 and that
initiative was not funded in the 2003-2004 budget. Including that area in the PAA would be logical only if the City of
Pacific were to transfer its interest in the Gap Area to the City of Federal Way. The Committee decided to keep the
options open but to take no action at this time. There was no motion on this topic.
G. Meadowlane Final Plat – Meadowlane is a 2.6 acre subdivision of ten single-family lots located along the east side
of 35th Avenue SW, between the 34400 and 34300 blocks. Zoning is Residential Single-Family (RS 7.2). The Federal
Way City Council granted preliminary plat approval for the ten lot residential subdivision on February 6, 2001. All criteria
of Federal Way City Code (FWCC) have been met. Findings and conclusions contained in the staff report to the City
Council and referenced in the resolution indicate that the application is consistent with these criteria. The Committee
voted unanimously to recommend the City Council to approve the Meadowlane Final Plat at its meeting on August 5,
2003.
H. SW 320th Street at SW 323rd Street Crosswalk – A complaint was received from Mike McCloud concerning
pedestrian safety at the intersection of SW 320th Street and SW 323rd Street. He suggested that a traffic signal should
be installed at the intersection to allow pedestrians to safely cross SW 320th Street. Due to low pedestrian volumes at
this intersection and a level or service rating of “B” at the intersection, which does not indicate a significant delay
problem during peak hours, staff has suggested moving the crosswalk and posting better signage indicating the
presence of an underground tunnel used by golfers at the nearby private golf course. The Committee agreed that this
would be a better solution to any potential problems at the intersection and they did not take any further action.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next scheduled meeting will be July 21, 2003.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:36p.m.