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City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
March 19, 2007 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 was
excused; Council Member Jeanne Burbidge; Council Member Linda Kochmar, Public Works Director Cary Roe; Deputy Public
Works Director Ken Miller; Street Systems Manager Marwan Salloum; Street Systems Project Engineer Brian Roberts; Assistant
City Attorney AmyJo Pearsall; Administrative Assistant II Tina Piety; Administrative Assistant II Darlene LeMaster
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Dovey called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The March 12, 2007, minutes were approved.
Moved: McColgan Seconded: Dovey Passed: Unanimously
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Pacific Highway South HOV Lanes Phase III (Dash Pt Rd to S 284th St) Improvement Project Bid Award
Brian Roberts provided the background information on this item. Council Member Burbidge asked if there was the
possibility of planting trees or vegetation, such as ivy, to cover the wall in lieu of a concrete fascia in order to save money.
Mr. Roberts commented that the plans for Phase III call for a three-foot-wide planter strip at the base of the wall. Sunset
Maple trees will be planted here and will eventually provide some visual screening. Mr. Roberts gave further input that
the wood used for this type of wall is treated with an arsenic base. To further consider a vining material such as ivy, a
botanist should be consulted to see which varieties may be best suited in this environment. Committee Chair Dovey, in
speaking to Committee Member Faison, expressed that he was not opposed to transferring funds from the S 320th Street at
1st Ave S Intersection Improvement Project to the SR 99 HOV Lanes Phase III Project. Committee Member McColgan
asked for clarification as to the source of $2 million dollars of discretionary funding proposed for this project. Mr. Roe
responded that the City Council approved a $1 million transfer from the S 320th St at 1st Ave S Project to the S 352nd St;
SR 9 9to SR 161 Project, as well as a $1 million base budget in the 2007/2008 Budget cycle for the S 352nd St Project
(totaling $2 million). The S 352nd St Project will remain in the TIP but currently has no funding. Alternate sources of
funding will need to be explored. Council Member Kochmar asked for clarification of associated project costs (ROW
acquisition, underground utility conversion, construction mgmt, etc.) and when Council would approve funding for these
costs. Mr. Roe answered that all right of way acquisition, underground conversion and design have already been
approved through LUTC and Council. It was noted that if the project is constructed with a concrete wall fascia, there will
be continuity from S 272nd Street to S 284th Street. Council Member Kochmar inquired to any previous problems the City
may have had in dealing with SCI Infrastructure, L.L.C. Mr. Roe responded that our past experience with SCI
Infrastructure, L.L.C. has been positive. Committee Chair Dovey asked if the surface of the concrete fascia will be
graffiti proof. Mr. Roe explained that a sealant will be used on the wall that will provide added protection and will help
with cleaning graffiti, but is definitely not graffiti proof. The “fractured fin” finish of the wall is not a smooth finish and
should also help deter tagging. The City is also pursuing another product (cost dependent) that may be able to be pressure
washed, thus removing graffiti more easily.
Moved: Dovey Seconded: McColgan Passed: Unanimously
Committee PASSED Award Option 1 with Funding Option 1 on to the April 3, 2007, City Council Consent Agenda
for approval.
5. FUTURE MEETING
The next meeting is April 2, 2007.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.