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LUTC MINS 11-20-2006G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2006\11-20-06 LUTC Minutes.doc City of Federal Way City Council Land Use/Transportation Committee November 20, 2006 City Hall 5:30 pm City Council Chambers MEETING MINUTES In attendance: Committee Chair Jack Dovey and Committee Member Dean McColgan; Committee Member Eric Faison; Mayor Mike Park; Council Member Jeanne Burbidge; Council Member Linda Kochmar, City Manager Neal Beets; Public Works Director Cary Roe; Community Development Services Director Kathy McClung; Public Works Deputy Director Ken Miller; Economic Development Director Patrick Doherty; Senior Planner Lori Michaelson; Surface Water Manager Paul Bucich; Street Systems Manager Marwan Salloum; Street Engineer Al Emter; Assistant City Attorney Amy Jo Pearsall; Administrative Assistant II Tina Piety 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Dovey called the meeting to order at 5:42 pm. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The October 16, 2006, minutes were approved. Moved: McColgan Seconded: Faison Passed: Unanimously 3. PUBLIC COMMENT None 4. BUSINESS ITEMS A. City Center-Core Height Limit Code Amendment Patrick Doherty provided the background on this item. Council Member Kochmar asked why was there a split vote by the Planning Commission; i.e. why did people vote no (the vote was four yes and three no)? Mr. Doherty replied that one Commissioner did not explain why they voted no. The second Commissioner expressed concern over impacting views and the third Commissioner expressed concern over the adequacy of the Planned Action EIS. Council Member Kochmar requested that the Planning Commission minutes be included in the City Council packet. Council Member McColgan asked why increase the height to just 200 feet? Why not go higher? Chair Dovey asked what would need to happen to also change the height for commercial buildings. Mr. Doherty replied that in order to increase the height of residential beyond 200 feet and/or to increase the height for commercial, because of the possible change to the development potential, another environmental impact statement, or an addendum, would have to be done, including study of traffic impacts. It might be possible to consider a height increase that would not increase development potential. In that case, traffic impacts could be studied on a per development approach. When asked, Mr. Roe commented that a traffic impact study could take four to six months. Mr. Doherty commented it could take nine months for the entire process. Council Member McColgan asked if a development has to have a certain percentage of residential. Mr. Doherty replied that residential doesn’t have to be a certain percentage. A development could be commercial up to 145 feet, with all or some of the remaining 200 feet be residential. Council Member Faison suggested that a code amendment to increase the height of commercial in the city center core and frame be added to the 2007 work plan. The suggested proposed code amendment should also consider and review design guidelines. Moved: McColgan Seconded: Dovey Passed: Unanimously Committee PASSED Alternative #3 on to the December 5, 2006, City Council Agenda for first reading. Land Use/Transportation Committee Page 2 November 20, 2006 G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2006\11-20-06 LUTC Minutes.doc B. BP/BC Code Amendment Update Lori Michaelson provided the background on this item. Staff is seeking feedback on the staff’s recommendation, which is a little different from what the LUTC originally suggested. The difference is that rather than merging the Business Park (BP) and Community Business (BC) zones into a single “hybrid” zone, staff recommends maintaining two separate zones and “core” visions, while updating policies, zoning regulations, and zone boundaries to address emerging market demand. In addition to other changes, staff recommends renaming the BP zone to Commercial Enterprise (CE) to reflect the updated purpose and intent for the BP zone. Council Member Faison commented that he is looking for attractive design that preserves trees and open space. Chair Dovey expressed concern about over sized vehicle uses north of 336th and that the proposal may make some current uses nonconforming. Ms. Michaelson replied that staff will perform a nonconformance analysis to look for and address such issues. Chair Dovey commented that the area north of 288th has a view corridor and is lightly developed and may be a good area to increase the height limit to take advantage of these. He urged staff and council to stretch themselves and consider even higher heights than those already discussed. The LUTC feels staff is on the right track and should continue as presented. C. Federal Way Comprehensive Plan Seven-Year Update Completion Resolution Kathy McClung provided the background information on this item. She commented that this resolution recognizes the city’s efforts at meeting the Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements. Moved: McColgan Seconded: Faison Passed: Unanimously Committee PASSED Option 1 on to the December 5, 2006, City Council Consent Agenda for approval. D. South 348th HOV Lanes from 9th Avenue South to Pacific Highway – 85% Design Report Al Emter provided the background information on this item. Mr. Roe commented that the city was awarded 2.7 million for this project. Moved: McColgan Seconded: Faison Passed: Unanimously Committee PASSED Option 1 on to the December 5, 2006, City Council Consent Agenda for approval. E. South 373rd Street Bridge Replacement Project and WSDOT Interlocal Agreement – 100% Authorization to Bid Paul Bucich provided the background information for this item. Mayor Park asked if this is the bridge that the Lloyd’s trucks use. Mr. Bucich replied that this is a new bridge to the east of the original one. He commented that due to this construction, South 373rd will be shut down to through traffic from June 23rd until September 3, 2007. The residents in the area have been made aware of this and will be sent a reminder as the date for the shut-down approaches. Moved: McColgan Seconded: Faison Passed: Unanimously Committee PASSED Option 1 on to the December 5, 2006, City Council Consent Agenda for approval. F. Pacific Highway South Northbound Left Turn Lanes at South 316th Street – Project Acceptance and Retainage Release Marwan Salloum provided the background information for this item. There was no discussion. G. 2007 Right-of-Way Landscaping Maintenance Contact – Bid Award Marwan Salloum provided the background information for this item. There was no discussion. H. 2007 Street Sweeping Services Contract – Bid Award Marwan Salloum provided the background information for this item. There was no discussion. Moved: Faison Seconded: McColgan Passed: Unanimously Committee PASSED Option 1 for items F, G, and H on to the December 5, 2006, City Council Consent Agenda for approval. Land Use/Transportation Committee Page 3 November 20, 2006 G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2006\11-20-06 LUTC Minutes.doc I. Pacific Highway South HOV Lanes Phase III Project (South 284th to Dash Point Road) – 100% Design Status Report and Authorization to Bid Marwan Salloum provided the background information for this item. Mr. Roe stated that he felt it was important to move this item forward because of the bidding climate, even though not all of the right-of-way has been secured. (The city is still in negotiations with Equilon Enterprises [the Shell gas station at South 288th Street].) Council Member Faison asked when the DOT’s portion to the north is due to be complete. Mr. Salloum replied it is anticipated to be completed in November 2007. Moved: McColgan Seconded: Faison Passed: Unanimously Committee PASSED Option 1 on to the December 5, 2006, City Council Consent Agenda for approval. 5. FUTURE MEETING The next scheduled meeting will be December 4, 2006. 6. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 6:42 p.m.