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LUTC MINS 03-15-2004
G:\LUTC\LUTCAgendasandSummaries2004\March15,2004,LUTCMinutes.doc MEETINGMINUTES Inattendance:CommitteeMembersJackDovey,Chair,EricFaisonandMichaelPark;MayorDeanMcColgan,DeputyMayor LindaKochmar,CouncilMembersJimFerrelland,JeanneBurbidge;CityManagerDavidMoseley;CommunityDevelopment DirectorKathyMcClung,PublicWorksDirectorCaryRoe;DeputyCityAttorneyKarenKirkpatrick;DeputyDirectorofCommunity DevelopmentServicesGregFewins;SeniorPlannerLoriMichaelson;SeniorPlannerJimHarris;StreetSystemsManager MarwanSalloum;SurfaceWaterManagerPaulBucich;TrafficEngineerRickPerez;DevelopmentServicesManagerJim Femling;SeniorEngineeringPlansReviewerKimScattarella;andAdministrativeAssistantE.TinaPiety. 1.CALLTOORDER ChairDoveycalledthemeetingto orderat5:03pm. 2.APPROVALOFMINUTES ThesummaryminutesoftheMarch1,2004,meetingwasapprovedaspresented. 3.PUBLICCOMMENT Therewerenopubliccomments. 4.BUSINESSITEMS A.WeyerhaeuserWayandSouth336th StreetRoundaboutProjectBidAward –MarwanSalloumpresentedthe staffreport.TheCommittee m/s/c thestaffrecommendationtoplacethefollowingitemsontheApril6,2004,Council ConsentAgendaforapproval:1)awardtheWeyerhaeuserWayroundaboutProjecttoSandersGeneralConstruction Co.,thelowestresponsive,responsiblebidder,intheamountof$643,487.00,andapprovea10%contingencyof $64,349.00,foratotalof$707,836.00;and2)authorizetheCityManagertoexecutethecontract. B.OrchidLaneFinalPlatandResolution –JimHarrispresentedthestaffreport.Thisapplicationrequestsfinalplat approvalforOrchidlane,asubdivisionof50single-familylotsonapproximately15.9acres.TheFederalWayCouncil grantedpreliminaryplatapprovalonDecember3,2002.OrchidLaneisgenerallylocatedatthenorthwestquadrantof theintersectionof12th AvenueSWandSW344th Street.TheCommittee m/s/c thestaffrecommendationtoforwardto theCityCouncil,andplaceontheApril6,2004,CityCouncilConsentAgenda,arecommendationapprovingtheOrchid LaneFinalPlatResolution. C.WestBranchandMainStemLakotaCreekRestorationProject –100%DesignApprovalandAuthorization toBid –PaulBucichpresentedthestaffreport.Thisprojectrestoresapproximately4,630 linealfeetofthewestbranch andmainstemofLakotaCreekfromSouth320th StreetdownstreamtotheupstreamendoftheLakotaWastewater TreatmentPlant.TheCommitteeapprovedthe85percentdesignstageofthisprojectonOctober20,2003.Sincethen, threepropertyownershaverefusedtogranteasementstotheCity.Theserefusalswillhaveaminorimpactonthe projectandwillbringthecostdownalittle.TheCommittee m/s/c thestaffrecommendationtoplacethefollowingitems ontheApril6,2004,CouncilConsentAgenda:1)approvethe100percentdesignplansandspecificationsfortheWest BranchandMainStemLakotaCreekRestorationProject;2)authorizetheCityManagertoexecutethenegotiated easementfromDavidDaileyforuseofhisland foraccesstothecreek,aswellasinstallationofin-streamstructures; and3)authorizeSurfaceWaterManagementDivisionstafftobidtheprojectandreturntotheCityCouncilfor permissiontoawardtheprojecttothelowestresponsive,responsible bidderbasedonavailablefunding. D.South288th StreetatSR99ProjectAccessandPedestrianIssues –RickPerezdeliveredthestaffreport.Two issueshaveraisedconcernsfromcitizens:accessrestrictionstoadjacentpropertiesandthecrosswalkclosuresacross thesouthlegoftheSR99andSouth288th Streetintersection.TheCommitteeaskedforpubliccomment. HarjinderAtwal,ownerofRedondoShell,commentedthatheisnotagainstaC-Curb,aslongasanopeningis madetoallowleftturnsinto hisbusiness.Hebelievesanopeningcanbeprovidedwithsufficientsight distance.Hefeelsnothavinganopeningforleftturnswouldbedetrimentaltohisbusiness. CityofFederalWay CityCouncil LandUse/TransportationCommittee March15,2004 CityHall 5:00p.m.CouncilChambers G:\LUTC\LUTCAgendasandSummaries2004\March15,2004,LUTCMinutes.doc BillBaldwin,ownerofCrestwoodAnimalHospital,commentedthatthemapshowstheaccidentratealongthe street,whichisthereasonforthebarrier,butitdoesnotshowthespecificlocationsoftheaccidents.He believesthespecificlocationsoftheaccidentswouldshowthereisnojustificationforthebarrier.Hefurther commented thattheCitywouldallowu-turns,butwhatistheaccidentrateforu-turns?Hebelievesitishigh. Finally,hecommentedthatthepropertyownersdidnotreceiveanoticeofthismeeting. TheCommitteehelddiscussiononaccidentrates,u-turns,sight distances,notifications,theSR99PhaseIIIbudgetin regardstothecrosswalk,andsight-distanceandroadalignmentinregardstothecrosswalk.TheCommittee m/s/c the staffrecommendationtoplacethefollowingprojectontheApril6,2004,CityCouncilConsentAgenda:1)changesare nottobemadeintheproposedC-curbdesignonSouth288th Street;and2)thecrosswalkonthesouthlegofthe intersectionofSouth288th StreetandSR99istoremainclosed.Inaddition,theCommitteeinstructedstafftoresearch increasingthescopeandbudgetoftheSR99PhaseIIIprojecttoprovideanadditionallaneonthewestlegofthe intersectiontoeliminatesplitphasingattheintersectionandthereby,allowingthecrosswalktobeopened. E.SR99atSouth333rd StreetMedianBreak –RickPerezdeliveredthestaffreport.TheSR99HOVLanesPhase IIprojectreconstructsSR99betweenSouth324th StreetandSouth340th StreettoaddHOVlanes,raisedmedians, curbs,gutters,sidewalks,planterstrips,streetlights,streettrees,andundergoundedutilities.Inlate2003,Mr.Kim,a businessownerlocatedatthesoutheastcornerofSR99andSouth333rd Street,requestedamedianbreaktopermit southboundleft-turnsfromSR99toSouth333rd Street.TheCommitteehadsuggestedMr.Kimprovideastudyto documenttheneedforthemedianbreakandtoalsorespondtotheconcernsofCityStaff.Thisstudywassubmittedin January2004andrecommendedallowingtheinstallationofthesouthboundleft-turnlaneat South333rd Street.The staffconcurswithmostoftheconclusionsofthestudy,butwithexceptions(thatareoutlinedinthestaffmemorandumto the Committee) that have led the staff to recommend a denial of Mr. Kim’s request. The Committee asked for public comment. MerlePfeifer,AlternatePlanningCommissionerandownerofSparksCarCare,commentedthathisbusiness isupthestreetfromthisareaandtheyusetheareafortest-drivingvehicles.Hestatedthathiscustomersare notawarethattheCityisplanningtotaketheleft-turnaway.TheCitysaystheyareremovingtheleft-turnfor safety reasons, but Mr. Kim’s study shows that most accidents in the area have been rear-endaccidents.The Cityhasallowedthreeleft-turnsinPhaseI;weshould haveatleastoneinPhaseII. JaeLee,commentedthattheresultofthestudyisthatitisabenefittobusinessownersandresidentstohave theleft-turn. VictorBishop,authorofthestudy,commentedthatthreecriteriawereidentifiedlastfallforwherealeft-turn wouldbeallowed.Theylookedatthesecriteriawhenpreparingthestudyandineachcase,thecriteriawere met.Thestudyshowedthataleft-turnwouldremovesometripsandimprovethe336th intersection. TheCommitteediscussedthe possibilitythatnothavingaleft-turnwouldcausepeopletoreroutetheirtripsand consequently,stoppatronizingthebusinessesinthearea.Mr.Perezcommentedthatpeoplearelikelytoreroutetheir trips,butthisdoesnotmeantheywillstoppatronizingthebusinessesinthearea.Studiesshowthatpeoplenowfeel saferpatronizingthebusinessesinPhaseI.TheCommitteediscussedtheimpactthefutureproposed332nd wouldhave onthisleft-turn.TheCommittee m/s/c toforwardtotheApril6,2004,CityCouncilConsentAgendaanalternateplanto provideanopeningat333rd (thatcouldbetemporarybasedonwhatwillhappenwith332nd)andrequestedstaffto provideadditionalinformationonagridroadat333rd ratherthan332nd ascurrentlyplanned. TheCommitteerecessedat6:40p.m.andreconvenedat8:15p.m. F.AgreementBetweenCentralPugetSoundRegionalTransitAuthorityandCityofFederalWayforFuture DevelopmentofTransitOrientedDevelopmentattheFederalWayTransitCenter –LoriMichaelsondelivereda shortpresentationonthetopicandKathyMcClungpresentedtheCommitteewithadraftlistofpotentialTODitemsin response to the City Council’s request. There are six items on a list handed to the Committee, which may be found as partoftheMarch15,2004,agendapacket;andaseventhwasaddedwherebySoundTransitisaskedtoprovidea nightmanagementplan.TheCommitteecommentedthatnumbers3(complete21st AvenueSouthgridroad)and1 (makepublicparkingavailableat nocosttoanyparty)areimportant.TheCommitteediscussedhowthisdesigndiffers fromtheoriginaldesign.TheCommitteediscussedthesizesofthewestandeastpropertiesinregardstoTODanda pedestrianplaza.Wouldpatronsbeparkingonthesesitesorwithinthegarage?TheCommittee m/s/c todirectCitystaff topursuenegotiationwithSoundTransitbasedonthesevenrecommendedchangestotheproposedTODagreement. 5.FUTUREMEETING ThenextscheduledmeetingisApril5,2004. 6.ADJOURN The meetingadjournedat9:00p.m.