LUTC MINS 06-21-2004MEETINGMINUTES
Inattendance:CommitteeMembersJackDovey,Chair,EricFaisonandMichaelPark;DeputyMayorLindaKochmar,Public
WorksDirectorCaryRoe;DeputyCityAttorneyKarenKirkpatrick;PublicWorksDeputyDirectorKenMiller,Community
DevelopmentServicesDeputyDirectorGregFewins;SurfaceWaterManagerPaulBucich;SurfaceWaterEngineerJeffWolf,
andAdministrativeAssistantKrystalKelsey.
1.CALLTOORDER
ChairDoveycalledthemeetingtoorderat5:33pm.
2.APPROVALOFMINUTES
ThesummaryminutesoftheMay24,2004,meetingwasapprovedaspresented.
3.PUBLICCOMMENT
None.
4.BUSINESSITEMS
A.GrantFundingApplicationforTransportationImprovementProjects (South348th StreetatSR161
IntersectionImprovements)–Mr.SalloumpresentedthestaffreporttotheCommittee.CouncilmemberFaison
requestedadditionalinformationaboutthescopeoftheproject.Mr.Salloumexplainedthattheprojectwouldaddan
additionalleftturnfromSouth348th toSR161(EnchantedParkway),arightturnlanefromSR161(EnchantedParkway)
toSR18,andadedicatedrightturnlanefromSouth348th toSR161(EnchantedParkway).Mr.Salloumfurther
explainedthattheamountcurrentlyunfundedis$500,000to$950,000andwillbereflected inthe2005/2006budget.
Theprojectislikelytoreceiveahighscoreforfunding;however,fundingisverylimitedatthistime.Theapplication
deadlineisinAugustwithapossibledecisioninDecember.
CouncilmemberFaisoninquiredaboutgrantfundingforS317th &21st AvenueSouthCityCentergridstreets.Mr.Roe
statedthatstaffwouldevaluatethesepotentialprojectsforfuturegrantsuitability.However,itisnecessarytomatchthe
grantcriteriawiththeproject.Mr.Roestatedthatstaffannuallyconductsanintensiveself-scoringprocessonall
projectsconsideredforgrantfunding.
TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheJuly6,2004CityCouncilConsentAgenda.
B.2005StreetSweepingService –Authorizationto Bid –Mr.Salloumpresentedthestaffreporttothe
Committee.Mr.RoeaddressedtheCommitteeandexplainedthatbecauseofpotentialcutstothe2005/2006budget,
staffwillstructurethebidwithschedulestobeawardedasfundingallows.ChairDovey inquiredabouttherationaleof
sendingaprojectouttobidwithapossibleincreaseinservicecosts.Mr.Salloumexplainedthatseveralreasonsprompt
sending the project out to bid, including the City’s policy of bidding on work at least every three years,andtoalsoallow
for awarding the contract in schedules. Depending on the 2005/2006 budget, the contract’s proposed scope of work may
beawardedinfullorinpart.
TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheJuly6,2004CityCouncilConsentAgenda.
C.2005LandscapeMaintenanceService –AuthorizationtoBid –Mr.Salloumpresentedthestaffreporttothe
Committee.
TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheJuly6,2004CityCouncilConsentAgenda.
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D.RFB04-112SewerExtensionBellacarinoWoods –BidAward –Mr.Bucichpresentedthestaffreporttothe
Committee.
TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheJuly6,2004CityCouncilConsentAgenda.
E.ProposedModificationtoCottages atHoytRoadPreliminaryPlat:
Mrs.RobertStiersspokeinoppositiontotheproject,andreadaloudaletteroriginallysubmitted
totheCityinJune2001.Ms.Stiersaskedthatherlettersbecomeapartoftheprojectfile.In
summary, the Stiers’ primaryconcernsarewaterrun-offandfloodingontheirproperty.
ChrisAustin,TrinityLandDevelopment,spokeinfavoroftheproject.Mr.Austinreferenceda
benefitwiththebuffer,lesstrucktraffic,andimprovedlanduse.
RobertLaBountyspokeinopposition,notinggradingactivities,treeloss,propertyimpactsto
neighborsandtheextremeslopingoftheproperty.
Mr. Fewins presented the staff report to the Committee. The Committee inquired about the residents’ concerns of
flooding,etc.Mr.Faisonansweredthattheplanisincomplianceandhasanimprovedrunoffandvegetationplan.
Totheeastofproperty,thenativegrownprotectionareaof80 – 50 feet is a “no touch” area. Mr. Miller addressed
theCommitteeconcerningthefloodingandnotedthatnoproblemswereidentifiedallthewaytothegolfcourse
ponds.However,Mr.MillersaidthatstaffwouldgoovertheTIRagaintomakesurenothingwasoverlooked.
Furthermore,Mr.MillerwillspeakdirectlytotheStierstolearnmoreabout theproblemstheyareexperiencing.This
projecthasbeendesignedinaccordancewithstandards;intheorystormwaterwillbedetainedbythepondand
tightline.Again,staffwilllookcloselyattheStiersproperty.Iffloodingoccursaftertheprojectiscomplete,the
propertyownerswillbeprotectedbythetwo-yearmaintenanceperiod.Also,theengineerwhodesignstheprojectis
personallyliableforsevenyears.
ChairDoveyinquiredaboutprotectionoftheopenarea.Mr.Fewinsansweredthatthetractlanguagewillestablish
whetherthelandwillbeheldprivatelyorpublicly;anychangetothatstatuswouldrequireCouncilaction.
TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheJuly6,2004CityCouncilConsentAgenda.
5.FUTURE MEETING
ThenextscheduledmeetingisJuly19,2004.
6.ADJOURN
Themeetingadjournedat6:23p.m.