LUTC PKT 05-06-2002May 6, 2002
5:30 pm
· · .,.. City of Federal Way
· Land Use/Transportation Committee
,. City Hall
.: .... '.·Council Chambers·
MEETING AGENDA
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CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Minutes of the April 15, 2001, Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Regional Transportation Package Action Matheson/20 min
B. Update of Housing Targets Information McClung/5 min
C. Update of Permit Process Review Information McClung/5 min
FUTURE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURN
Committee Pffember$: City Staff:
Eric Faison, Chair Kathy I~cClung, D/rector, Community Deve/opment Services
Dean/~cCo/gan Sandy L yle, Administrative Assistant
Michae/Park 253. 661.4116
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
April 15, 2002 City Hall
5:30 pm Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan, and Mike Park;
Councilmember Linda Kochmar; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung; Public Works
Director Cary Roe; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller; Traffic
Engineer Rick Perez; Traffic Analyst Sarady Long; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The summary of the April 1,2002, meeting was approved as presented.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment on any item not included in the agenda.
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. 2002 King County Signal Synchronization Grant - In 2000, King County voters approved a 0.2%
sales tax increase to support and expand transit service, which included signal re-timing/signal optimization
along transit routes. This year, $400,000 is available to fund new signal optimization projects. The City,
King County and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have submitted a joint grant
application for $50,000 to optimize ten signals on South 320thStreet from SR99 to South Peasley Canyon
Road. Nine project proposals, including the South 320th Street project were selected to receive funding.
Staff will perform the work and propose to use the grant reimbursement for traffic counts on the 320th Street
corridor and to initiate a City-wide Traffic Count Program. The new traffic count data will be used to re-time
signals on 320th Street as well as other signals that are not eligible for the Signal Synchronization Grant. In
addition, the traffic count data will allow staff to start the City's Concurrency Management Program. The
Committee m/s/c the recommendation of City Council approval at their May 7, 2002, meeting.
B. Award of SR509 (Dash Point Road) at 8th Avenue SW Road Signal Improvement Project - The
SR509 and 8th Avenue SW Traffic Signal and Road Improvement Project is the last of the 1995 voter
approved bond issue projects. This intersection is offset and not signalized. At peak traffic periods, access
to Dash Point Road is very difficult, contributing to congestion and accidents. The Committee m/s/c
recommendation that the City Council approve at the May 7, 2002, meeting the installation of a traffic signaL,
channelization to allow left turns, improvements to street lighting, and sidewalks at the intersection for bus
stops. The lowest responsive bidder was Potelco, Inc.. in the amount of $500,802.02 with a construction
contingency of $50,080.
FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be May 6, 2002.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
K \t U ¥C Agend Is 3nd Summ.~r~es 2002\Apnl 15 2002 LUTC M,nute~
DATE: May 6, 2002
TO:
Land Use & Transportation Committee
VIA:
FROM:
David Moseley, City Manager J~ t~
Derek Matheson, Assistant City Maria 0°~
Rick Perez, Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:
Regional Transportation Bill Principles
Background
The State Legislature adopted, and the governor has signed, Senate Bill 6140. This bill creates a regional
transportation district that is authorized to place a regional transportation package before voters. This
regional package supplements a state transportation package that was also adopted in March and referred
to voters statewide in November.
The new regional transportation district must consist of King County plus either or both Snohomish
County and Pierce County. The bill places county govemlnent in control of both project selection and
governance. The planning committee that develops the package is made up of all county council
members and has a seven-member executive board. The governing board that would manage the district
(if a package is approved by voters) would consist of all county council members.
Regional projects are defined as capital improvements to highways of statewide significance ("HSSs" -
in most cases interstate highways), associated multimodal projects on HSSs, some local arterials (if they
provide significant congestion relief), and high capacity transit improvements such as light rail and
express buses. Revenues available to the planning committee include a 0.5% sales tax, parking taxes, a
$100 vehicle license fee, tolls, unused county HOV taxes, and some uuused Sound Transit taxes.
Both the state and regional transportation bills are summarized in the attached tables.
Federal War's position
A city team lnade up of two City Council members who serve on regional transportatiou boards (Jeanne
Burbidge on the South County Area Trausportation Board and Mary Gates on Sound Transit, Puget
Sound Regional Council, and Regional Transit Committee), City Manager's Office staff, Public Works
staff, and our contract lobbyist inet last lnonth to develop a city position on the regional package. The
team recommends the following principles to the LUTC and City Council:
The Regional Transportation District's planning committee should not send a regional
transportation package to voters before the November vote on the statewide package for the
following reasons:
Memorandum to LUTC
Regional Transportation Bill Principles
May 6, 2002
Page 2
The region will uot know until after the statewide vote whether the state will able to
contribute a matching share to regional projects.
In the absence of a state match, there may only be enough money to construct projects
outside of South King County, such as 1-405 and Alaskan Way Viaduct improvements
A delayed vote gives cities time to go back to the Legislature and amend the regional bill to
give cities a greater role iu planuing and govemauce of the regional transpo,-tation district.
The City of Federal Way should proactively promote the following projects in or near the city:
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I-5 / SR-18 / SR-161 Triangle. This project would reconstruct the I-5 / SR 18 interchange
to improve safety and capacity, as well as provide partial for full access between 1-5 and SR
161. The project may also provide partial access to the City of M iltou at S 375th Street.
;I'he statewide transportatiou package would provide $3 million towards prelim inary
engineering and environmental analysis. The study now underway will identify a preferred
alternative and staging plan. Ultimate construction costs are roughly estimated at $80 - 10
million.
I-5 and S. 272nd St. This project would modify or reconstruct the I-5 and S 272nd Street
interchange. The Cities of Federal Way and Kent have proposed a $12 million modification
and WSDOT has proposed a $25-30 million reconstruction, both of which are intended to
address safety and capacity issues that will be exacerbated by Sound Transit and Metro
improvements in the vicinity of the interchange.
SR-99 Phases III and IV. Both phases of these projects would construct HOV lanes, raised
medians, sidewalks aud streetligbts, and underground utilities on this 1-5 overflow corridor.
Phase llI is between the north City limits (S 284th Street) and SR 509 (S Dash Point Road)
and is estimated at $9.6 million. Phase IV is between SR 509 (S Dash Point Road) and S
312th Street and is estimated at $12.6 m i I lion.
SR-167. There are a number of projects on SR 167 that would benefit tile City by either
improving access to the City or diverting traffic from city streets. These include first stage
completion of SR 167 between SR 509 at Port of Tacoma and SR 161 in Puyallup ($344
million in the statewide package, with an ultimate cost of over $900 million). A project that
is not on the list would provide a northbound to westbound ramp and eastbound to
southbound ramp at the SR 18 / SR 167 interchange in Auburn. Currently to make these
movelnents, drivers must use West Valley Highway aud 15th Street SW. Estimated cost is
$40 million.
SR-509. This project would extend tile fl'eeway that now ends at S 188th Street west of
SeaTac Airport and extends it to 1-5 near S 210th Street. The Port of Seattle would also
construct a south access road from the airport to the new fi'eeway. The prqiect also includes
recoustruction of the I-5 / SR 516 inte,'changes and adds auxiliary lanes on 1-5 as far south
Memorandum to LUTC
Regional Transportation Bill Principles
May 6, 2002
Page 3
as S 320th Street. The project is expected to cost $680 million, and the statewide package would
provide $500 million of this amount.
The city should press the planning committee to involve actively cities in project and fund source
selection, and the city should work with other cities through forums like the Puget Sound Regional
Council, Suburban Cities Association, subregional transportation boards, etc., to promote city
involvement in the process.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that LUTC place this item on the May 21 City Council agenda and ask the Full City
Council to adop_t regional transportation bill principles outlined above.
API~ROVAL OF COMMITTEE REpoRT:
·Committee·Chair
Committee Member
Committee Member
c: Doug Levy, Government Affairs Consultant