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LUTC MINS 09-20-2004
MEETINGMINUTES Inattendance:CommitteeMembersJackDovey,Chair,EricFaisonandMichaelPark;MayorDeanMcColgan,DeputyMayorLinda Kochmar,CouncilMemberJeanneBurbidge,CouncilMemberJimFerrell;DeputyCityAttorneyKarenKirkpatrick;PublicWorks DirectorCaryRoe;CommunityDevelopmentServicesDirectorKathyMcClung;CityTrafficEngineerRickPerez;StreetSystems ManagerMarwanSalloum,andAdministrativeAssistantKrystalKelsey. 1.CALLTOORDER ChairDoveycalledthemeetingtoorderat5:33pm. 2.APPROVALOFMINUTES ThesummaryminutesoftheSeptember20,2004,meetingwasapprovedaspresented. 3.PUBLICCOMMENT None. 4.BUSINESSITEMS A.2004/2005COMMUTETRIPREDUCTION(CTR)ACTAGREEMENT –Mr.Perezpresentedthestaffreporttothe Committee.TherewerenoquestionsfromtheCommittee. TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheOctober5,2004CouncilConsentAgenda. B.STREETVACATIONORDINANCEREVISIONS –Mr.Salloumpresentedthestaffreport,and madespecialnotethat theattachmentasdistributedinthepacketshadbeenupdated/replacedwiththeversiondistributedatthebeginningof thismeeting.TheCommitteediscussedhistoricalandpotentialimpacts/fundsreceivedandtherequirementsofthisnew law. TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheOctober5,2004CouncilConsentAgenda. C.WEYERHAEUSERWAY&SOUTH336THSTREETROUNDABOUTPROJECT –PROJECTACCEPTANCE –Mr. SalloumpresentedthestaffreporttotheCommittee.Mr.Salloumreportedthattheprojecthadcomeinunderbudget andbeforetheprojectdeadline.Mr.SalloumfurthernotedthattheWeyerhaeuserCompanywouldbepresentingaletter ofappreciationtotheCityatthenextCouncilmeeting. TheCommittee inquiredaboutthesavingsof$104,000andspecificallyhowthemoneywouldbeappliedbackintothe budget.Mr.SalloumexplainedthatbecauseWeyerhaeuserhadpaidforhalfoftheproject,theywouldalsobenefitfrom halfthesavings.Traditionally,moneysavedgoesbackintotheunallocatedstreetcapitalfund.Then,aspartofthe budgetingprocessstaffwouldmakerecommendationstoCounciltoallocatefundsforspecificprojectswithCouncil makingthefinaldecision. TheCommitteem/s/ctoplace thestaffrecommendationontheOctober5,2004CouncilConsentAgenda. D.PACIFICHIGHWAYSOUTHHOVLANESPHASEIIIPROJECT(S284THTODASHPOINTROAD)-30% STATUSREPORT –ChairDoveyrecusedhimselffromthetopicduetoapotentialconflictofinterest,appointed CommitteeMemberFaisontoactasChair,andleftthemeeting.Mr.Salloumpresentedthestaffreporttothe Committee.Mr.Salloumfurthersharedinformationregardingthefeedbackfrompropertyownerswhoattendedthe September16open house.Seventeenproperty/businessownersattendedtheopenhouse,someaskedthatthe sidewalksbeextendeddownDashPtRoadallthewaytotheJr.HighandextendedonRedondo.Staffexplainedthat fundingisforPacificHwySandtheonlyimprovementsonDashPtRoadwouldbethesignalimprovementatDash& Redondo,whichhasbeenexpandedtoincludesidewalk,curb,andgutterbetweenRedondoandPacificHwy. CityofFederalWay CityCouncil LandUse/TransportationCommittee September20,2004 CityHall 5:30p.m.CouncilChambers G:\LUTC\LUTCAgendasandSummaries2004\September20,2004LUTCMinutes.doc Otherswereconcernedwithimpactstotheirproperty,compensation,andlimitationsofthe rightofwaytake.Staff explainedthatfurtheralongintheprocess,onceappraisalsarecompleteandthedesignismoredetailed,abetter determinationofspecificimpactswillbeknownandsharedatasecondopenhouse. Finally,attendeeswereconcernedaboutnoiseduringconstruction,specificallyfromtenantsofacondominiumcomplex neartheproject.Staffofferedtohostaseparateopenhouseforresidentsofthecomplextodiscusstheirspecificnoise concerns. TheCommitteediscussedconcernsoverlossofparkingforseveralbusinessesthatusethepublicrightofwayforallor mostoftheirparkingneeds.TheCitywillconductparkingstudiesfortheseparcelswhenthedesignisfurtheralongand thetakeareaismoreclearlyidentified.Oncetheresultsoftheparkingstudyarereceived,theCitywillattemptto restripe/shiftparkingwhenapplicable,andaddressthelossofparkingandfaircompensationwhenrestripingisnotan option.Furthermore,staffhaslessenedtheimpactsof thisprojectonpropertyownersbyreducingtherightofwaytake from 124 feet to 115 feet at Council’s direction. TheCommitteesuggestedthatproperty/businessownersfromthePhaseI&IIprojectsbeinvitedtospeakwiththose impactedbyPhaseIII.Staffthoughtthesuggestionwasvaluableandwillseekoutinterestedpartiestoattendthe secondopenhousesothattheymaysharetheirinsightwithPhaseIIIbusiness/propertyowners. TheCommitteeinquiredaboutrevenuefundingsourcesfortransportationprojects.Mr.Roeansweredthathistorically, year-endbalancesandgrantfundshavegonetowardprojectsontheTIPbasedonapriorityandas-neededbasis. Additionally,futureyearbudgetsproposedusingUtilitytaxfortheCapitalfund. TheCommitteeinquiredaboutthedestinationoffundsallocatedtothisprojectshouldtheCouncildecidenottobuildit. Mr.Roeansweredthatfirst,grantfundswouldneedtobereturnedtothefundingagencies.Secondly,onlyleft-over fundsnotreceived fromREETorgastaxescouldbemovedtothegeneralfund.REETandgastaxfundswouldbe requiredtoremainintheCapitalbudget. Mr.Salloumoutlinedthedesignschedule:staffwillbereturningtoCommitteeandCouncilatthe85%designstage, mostlikelyinthesummerof2005,returnforthe100%designstageandauthorizationtobidnearMayof2006,and beginconstructionthesamesummer. TheCommitteem/s/ctoplacethestaffrecommendationontheOctober5,2004CouncilConsentAgenda. 5.FUTUREMEETING/AGENDAITEMS Mr.MoseleyannouncedthatstaffwouldbeupdatingtheCouncilSeptember21inregardstojunkvehiclesconcerns raisedattheSeptember13LUTCmeeting. ThenextscheduledLUTCmeetingisOctober4,2004. 6.ADJOURN Themeeting adjournedat6:03p.m.