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City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
September 6th, 2005 City Hall
5:00 pm Council Chambers
MEETING MINUTES
In attendance: Chairman Jack Dovey, Council Member Michael Park, Mayor Dean McColgan; Deputy Mayor Linda
Kochmar; Council Member Jeanne Burbidge; Assistant City Manager Derek Matheson; Assistant City Attorney Karen
Kirkpatrick; Public Works Director Cary Roe; Community Development Director Kathy McClung; Public Works Deputy
Director Ken Miller; City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Senior Traffic Engineer Raid Tirhi; Street Systems Manager Marwan
Salloum; Street Systems Engineer John Mulkey; Senior Planner Margaret Clark, Code Compliance Officer Betty Cruz, and
Administrative Assistant Marianne Stiles. A number of unidentified people also attended.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Dovey called the meeting to order at 5:04 pm. Councilman Eric Faison was excused due to illness.
2. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
The minutes of August 1st, 2005, were approved.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
none
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. 2006 Asphalt Overlay
John Mulkey provided the background information.
Cmte PASSED staff recommendation to fwd Option 1 to the September 20th Council Consent Agenda.
Councilman Park had one question about the carry-over of $148,000. Cary Roe responded that the balance in 2005
would be rolled into 2006. Mayor McColgan asked if the amount to be spent and the amount ‘in-hand’ were equal.
John Mulkey responded that staff will match dollar amounts on plans and projects and the amounts shown were
estimates.
MOVED by Councilman Park. SECONDED by Chair Dovey. PASSED Unanimously.
B. Transportation Safety Grants
Maryanne Zukowski provided the background information.
Cmte PASSED staff recommendation to fwd Option 1 to the September 20th Council Consent Agenda.
Councilman Park asked about where the ‘City match’ of $700,000 would come from. Maryanne Zukowski
responded that in-kind services (such as staff work on the design) count as ‘City match’. Chairman Dovey asked
about the timeframe; Maryanne Zukowski said it was a three-year time frame.
MOVED by Chair Dovey. SECONDED by Councilman Park. PASSED Unanimously. .
C. Freeway Profile Sign Code Amendment
Margaret Clack provided background information.
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Citizen Comment:
Tom Pierson, FW Chamber, voiced his support for the amendment and a sign size of 300 feet. He also supports
‘changeable’ message signs.
Merle Pfeifer said he was a planning commissioner during the process and he also supports a sign size of 300 feet.
Council members discussed the 250 foot versus 300 foot sign size requirement. They asked staff about the amount
of citizen input during the planning process. Margaret Clark responded that staff actively solicited citizen/local
feedback during the process.
Cmte PASSED staff recommendation to fwd the proposed amendment to the September 20th Council Consent
Agenda with sign size (250' - 300') to be discussed by the full Council.
MOVED by Councilman Park. SECONDED by Chair Dovey. PASSED Unanimously. .
D. Neighborhood Traffic Safety - Adelaide 1
E. Neighborhood Traffic Safety - Sherwood Forest 1
F. Neighborhood Traffic Safety - Sherwood Forest 2
G. Neighborhood Traffic Safety - Silver Lake
Cmte PASSED staff recommendation to fwd Option 1 of each (D-G) to the September 20th Council Consent
Agenda.
NTS, Items D-G, MOVED by Chair Dovey. SECONDED by Councilman Park. PASSED Unanimously .
H. Federal Way Habitat
Hazel Dickenson, Rainier Audubon Society
Information only. Chairman Dovey suggested the City look into becoming a National Wildlife Certified City. Ms.
Dickenson mentioned that ILEA grant money may be available for Shoreline Preservation.
6. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next scheduled meeting will be September 20th, 2005.
7. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.