LUTC PKT 10-20-2003October 20, 2003
5:30 pm
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
City Hall
Council Chambers
MEETZNG AGENDA
2.
3.
4.
CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Minutes of the October 6, 2003, meeting
PUBLIC COMIVlENT (3 minutes)
BUS[NESS ITEMS
A. FVVSD Capital Facilities Plan & Proposed 2004 Action
School Impact Fee
B. Resolution Authorizing Federal Way to Participate Action
In the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan of King County
C. SW 323rd St/SW 320th St Crosswalk Relocation Action
D. Lakota Creek Restoration Project - 85% Design Approval Action
E. Lakota Wetland Regional Pond Improvements Action
Project- 50% Design Approval
F. 2003 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Selection Process Action
G. Raised Medians Along SR99 Corridor Action
H. Northlake Annexation Action
FUTURE MEETINGS/AGENDA ]TENS
AD3OURN
Wang/lOmin
Miller/15 min
Perez/5 rain
Bucich/10 min
Bucich/10 min
Clark/15 min
Roe/15 min
McClung/10 min
Committee I~fember$
Eric Fai$on, Chair
Dean klcColgan
Michael Park
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City Staff
Kathy McOJung, Director~ Community Development Services
Sandy L y/e, Administrative Assistant
253.661.4116
October 6, 2003
5:30 p.m.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
City Hall
Council Chambers
MEETING MINUTES
In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, and Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan and Councilmember Michael Park;
Mayor Jeanne Burbidge, and Council Member Linda Kochmar; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung;
Deputy Director of Community Development Services Greg Fewins; Associate Planner Deb Barker; Public Works Director Cary
Roe; Surface Water Manager Paul Bucich; SWM Water Quality Specialist Leslie Ryan-Connelly; Deputy City Attorney Karen
Kirkpatrick; GIS Supervisor Curt Ryser; Administrative Assistant E. Tina Piety.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment on any item not included in the agenda.
3. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Resolution to Create Steel Lake Management District Advisory Committee Number One - In April 2003,
residents representing 25 parcels adjacent to Steel Lake submitted a petition to the City Council requesting the City
create a lake management district for Steel Lake. The residents' petition proposed creation of an advisory committee to
guide the operations of the Steel Lake Management District. It was m/sic to approve passage of the resolution to create
the Steel Lake Management District Advisory Committee and to place the issue on the City Council's October 21, 2003,
Consent Agenda.
B. Quadrant Residential South Cluster Preliminary Plat- The applicant requests approval of a 90-lot single-family
cluster subdivision on a 40 acre parcel. The Federal Way Hearing Examiner issued a recommendation to approve the
proposed preliminary plat with conditions. It was m/s/c to forward to the City Council a recommendation approving the
Quadrant Residential South Cluster Preliminary Plat with conditions, based on the findings and conclusions in the
September 8, 2003, Recommendation by the Federal Way Hearing Examiner, and to place the issue on the City
Council's October 21, 2003, Consent Agenda.
C. 51st SW Storm Mainline ReplacementJ100% Design Approval for Stormline Replacement Project- The storm
system serving a portion of 51st Avenue SW has a section of corrugated metal pipe that failed. The project will be
funded by the 2003/2004 Surface Water Management small works CIP budget. It was m/s/c to approve the 100% design
st
for the 51 Avenue SW Storm Mainline Replacement Project; to authorize Surface Water Management staff to bid the
project and return to the City Council to award the project to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder based on
available funding; and to place the issue on the City Council's October 21, 2003, Consent Agenda.
D. GIS Mapping Update - Mr. Ryser informed the Committee that there are now two interactive map features
available on the City's website. One is for Public Facilities and has such items as schools, fire stations, parks, libraries,
and other public facilities. The other is Zoning and has zoning designations, comprehensive plan designations, and
general location features, such as lakes.
E. Prioritization of Sign Code Amendment- Ms. McClung presented the Committee with a proposed prioritization of
the 2003 Planning Commission/Long Range Planning Work Program showing the addition of the Sign Change for
Freeway-Oriented Uses. She commented that not all items have been started and it is difficult to determine when they
will be started because people from different departments are working on them. It was m/sic to approve the Planning
Commission Work Program as presented by staff.
FUTURE MEETINGS
The next scheduled meeting will be October 20, 2003.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
Via:
From:
Subject:
October 15, 2003
Federal Way City Coun. cil Land Use and Transportation Committee
David H. M/ososel~ ~i~'~anager .
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Iwen Wang, Manhgement Services Director ~
Federal Way Public Schools 2003/2004 Capital Facilities Plan~School Impact Fee
The City has received the Federal Way School District's 2003/2004 Capital Facilities Plan with the
proposed school impact fees for the City's annual review and adoption.
The new fees, if approved, will be effective January 1, 2004, are $3,269 per single-family unit and $940
per multi-family dwelling unit. This is a $625 or 16% decrease from the $3,894 single-family rate, and
$154 or 14% decrease from the $1,094 multi-family rate.
A number of variables go into the school impact fee calculation. Among them are the District's facility
needs, construction costs required for schools, and the student generating factor (average students per
household in elementary, middle, and high schools respectively) in new single and multi-family
developments. The calculated amounts are then reduced by any state matching funds and voter approved
property taxes for construction. Finally, a 50% factor is applied to eliminate imperfections in the fee
calculation model.
Attachments:
Federal Way School District 2003/2004 Capital Facilities Plan (the new impact fee calculation is on page
26).
Committee Recommendation:
Forward the draft Federal Way School District 2003/2004 Capital Facilities Plan and proposed impact fee
to full Council for approval with implementation of the proposed fee of $3,269 per single family
development and $940 per multi-family development effective January 1, 2004.
Committee Approval
Committee Chair Commktee Member Committee Member
31405 18th Ave. So.
Federal Way, WA
98003-5433
Tel 253.945.2000
www. fwsd~wednet.edu
Federal Way
Public Schools
Every Smdent, a Reader
September 29, 2003
Iwen Wang.
City of Federal Way
33530 1st Way S
P O Box 9718
Federal Way WA 98063-9718
Dear Iwen,
Enclosed are two copies of the Federal Way School District 2003/04 Capital Facilities
Plan. The Federal Way School District Board of Education adopted this plan on July 22,
2003.
The schedule of expenditures for 2002 is also included in this package.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the changes in the CFP for Federal
Way Schools. My direct line is (253) 945-2071 or email at gwalker(Ofwsd.wednet.edu.
Sincerely,
Geri Walker
Enrollment and Boundary Analyst
Federal Way Public Schools
2003/04
Capital Facilities Plan
Building for the 21~t Century
FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2003/04 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2003/04
CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Ed Barney
Charles Hoff
Bob Millen
Don Putman
Earl VanDorien
SUPERINTENDENT
Thomas R. Murphy
FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2003/04 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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SECTION 1
THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
Introduction
Inventory of Educational Facilities
Inventory of Non-Instructional Facilities
Needs Forecast - Existing Facilities
Needs Forecast - New Facilities
Six Year Finance Plan
1
2
3
4
5
6
SECTION 2
MAPS OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Introduction
Map - Elementary Boundaries
Map - Middle school Boundaries
Map - Senior High Boundaries
7
8
9
10
SECTION 3
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
Introduction
Building Capacities
Portable Locations
Student Forecast
Capacity Summaries
King County Impact Fee Calculations
11
12-13
14-15
16-18
19-23
24-26
SECTION 4
SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE 2002/03 PLAN
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INTRODUCTION
In response to the requirements of the State of Washington Growth Management Act
(SHB 2929 (1990) and ESHB 1025 (1991)), and under the School Impact Fee Ordinances
of King County Code 2lA, City of Federal Way Ordinance No. 95-249 effective
December 21, 1995 as amended, and the City of Kent Ordinance No. 3260 effective
March 1996, Federal Way Public Schools has updated its 2002/03 Capital Facilities Plan
as of June 2003.
This Plan is scheduled for adoption by King County, the City of Kent and the City of
Federal Way and is incorporated in the Comprehensive Plans of each jurisdiction by
reference. This plan is also included in the Facilities Plan element of the Comprehensive
Plans of each jurisdiction. To date, the City of Des Moines has not adopted a school
impact fee ordinance.
The Growth Management Act requires the County to designate Urban Growth areas within
which urban growth can be encouraged. The Growth Management Planning Council
adopted and recommended to the King County Council four Urban Growth Area Line
Maps with designations for urban centers. A designation was made within the Federal
Way planning area, which encompasses Federal Way Public Schools boundaries. King
County will encourage and actively support the development of Urban Centers to meet the
region's need for housing, jobs, services, culture and recreation. This Plan's estimated
population growth is prepared with this underlying assumption.
This Capital Facilities Plan will be used as documentation for any jurisdiction, which
requires its use to meet the needs of the Growth Management Act. This plan is not
intended to be the sole planning tool for all of the District needs. The District may prepare
interim plans consistent with Board policies. Additional plans will be consistent with the
six year Capital Facilities Plan.
On October 12, 1998 the Federal Way School District Board of Education approved a
recommendation to move to a Pre K-5 elementary, 6-8 middle school, and 9-12 high
school grade configuration beginning in the fall of 2003 or as additional high school space
allows. This grade configuration is believed to be more responsive to student needs. It
will allow for smaller elementary enrollments with room for lower primary class sizes.
The middle school will provide more developmentally appropriate instruction and a better
academic transition between elementary school and high school. Middle schools will also
allow two-year preparation for the WA State 7th grade test, and matches most western
Washington Districts. With State and District standards becoming even tougher, 9th grade
students need to be brought into the high school environment and given access to high
school subject specialist. The four-year high school plan combines the 9-12 graduation
credit system, allows two-year preparation for the WA State l0th grade test, and physically
places the high school students together.
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INTRODUCTION (continued)
Federal Way citizens approved a bond proposal of $83 million in September 1999. This
bond will provide for a comprehensive high school ($44 million); a middle school ($17
million); expansion and improvement of existing schools ($9 million); replacement of
Truman High School ($6 million) and other general improvements ($7 million).
Additional planned improvements included in the bond proposal are: parking and
pedestrian safety, playgrounds and sports fields, new classroom start-up and music
equipment, information systems and networks and emergency communications.
Harry S. Truman High School moved into the new building in March 2003. This building
is well designed for smaller high schools that is integral to the Truman program. Students
and staff are pleased with the flexibility of the building.
Todd Beamer High School will open in September 2003. The school will open with three
grades, 9th, 10t~ and 11th. Seniors in 2003/04 will be allowed to complete their high school
education at the current high school. This does put some strain on capacity at the three
existing high schools. In order to accommodate this decision measures to maximize the
capacity in the existing buildings are being implemented and two portables will be added
to high school campuses. Capacity for the 2003/04 school year was calculated at 100%
usage in order to give the 12th grade students the opportunity to stay at the current school.
Todd Beamer High School was designed with planning offices for teachers; Decatur,
Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson do not have designated planning areas. In order to
accommodate planning space for teachers, capacity must be calculated at 83% of
maximum as planning generally takes place in the classrooms. This 83% figure is used in
the Program Capacity calculation for Decatur High School, Federal Way High School and
Thomas Jefferson High School shown on page 13.
A Middle School Transition Team began meeting in May 2001 to develop
recommendations for the middle school programs. These recommendations were adopted
by the Board of Education on March 25, 2002. The adopted recommendations include
block instruction with 2 teacher teams meeting with about 60 students daily. This structure
lengthens contact time for students with fewer adults and is believed to develop stronger
relationships. Fewer transitions for students will provide continuity to the day and
promote a calmer campus.
The 2003/04 Capital Facilities Plan reflects a reduced capacity to accommodate the middle
school block instruction. The facility impacts will require further analysis of capacity as
the middle school curhculum is refined. Funding for anticipated capacity needs is set at
$1.8 million for construction and $1.3 million for additional portables.
Federal Way Public Schools opened the Internet Academy in the 1996/97 school year with
60 students. This program currently serves approximately 542 students, 107 are students
also served in other Federal Way School District buildings. The forecast for this school is
based on current average annual enrollment. Historical growth has not been a reliable tool
to forecast this enrollment. Internet Academy has become a model for providing quality
instruction to various locations. There is a probability that the Internet Academy will
serve more students in the coming years.
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Internet Academy is currently operating out of leased space consisting of administrative
areas and a computer lab area. This capacity is not included in the analysis of instructional
spaces. The facility needs are unique to a program of "distance learners".
Federal Way Public Academy opened in the 1999/00 school year in six portables on the
Illahee Junior High site. Two additional portables were added for opening the 2000/01
school year to expand the program to include ninth grade students. The school served 180
seventh, eight and ninth grade students this year and is projected to serve 300 students in
grades 6 through 10 in the 2003 school year. The District purchased a new facility for
Federal Way Public Academy. The renovation of this building is currently under way and
students should be able to move into the building by September 2003. The portables used
to house Federal Way Public Academy will be removed from the classroom inventory in
2003/04. These portables will be used for administrative functions.
The District is facing unique challenges with declining enrollment at some levels and
anticipated reductions in State funding for education. Elementary populations have
declined the last two years and projections through 2006/07 show no anticipated growth at
this level. Because of the anticipated enrollment decline at elementary and the
reconfiguration from K-6 to K-5, District committees have introduced the concept of
closing an elementary school in the near future. A committee will be meeting in the
2003/04 school year to study elementary populations and boundaries. A recommendation
from this body could possibly include consolidating the elementary populations into fewer
facilities. Many filters considering educational requirements and fiscal responsibility will
be used to develop a recommendation to the Board.
As smaller class sizes roll forward into the secondary levels, we anticipate a slight decline
at middle school between 2006 and 2009. This does not diminish the need to open a new
middle school in the 2005 school year. Middle school facilities are overcrowded at
current enrollment levels and portables are considered a temporary solution to this
overcrowding. Even with the opening of the new middle school in 2005, projections
based on current program capacity show that 418 middle school students will still be
housed in portable facilities.
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SECTION 1 - THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
The State Growth Management Act requires that several pieces of information be gathered
to determine the facilities available and needed to meet the needs of a growing
community.
This section provides information about current facilities, existing facility 'needs, and
expected future facility requirements for Federal Way Public Schools. This is followed by
a Financial Plan which shows expected funding for any new construction, portables and
modernization listed.
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INVENTORY OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Adelaide
Brigadoon
Camelot
Enterprise
Green Gables
Lake Dolloff
Lake Grove
Lakeland
Mark Twain
Meredith Hill
Mirror Lake
Nautilus
Olympic View
Panther Lake
Rainier View
Sherwood Forest
Silver Lake
Star Lake
Sunnycrest
Twin Lakes
Valhalla
Wildwood
Woodmont
· MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOLS
Federal Way Public Academy
Illahee
Kilo
Lakota
Sacajawea
Saghalie
Totem
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Decatur
Federal Way
Thomas Jefferson
Todd Beamer
Harry S Truman
1635 SW 304th Street
3601 SW 336th Street
4041 S 298th Street
35101 5th Avenue SW
32607 47th Avenue SW
4200 S 308th Street
303 SW 308th Street
35675 32nd Avenue S
2450 S Star Lake Road
5830 S 300th Street
625 S 314th Street
1000 S 289th Street
2626 SW 327th Street
34424 1 st Avenue S
3015 S 368th Street
34600 12th Avenue SW
1310 SW 325th Place
4014 S 270th Street
24629 42nd Avenue S
4400 SW 320th Street
27847 42nd Avenue S
2405 S 300th Street
26454 16th Avenue S.
34620 9th Avenue S
36001 1st Avenue S
4400 S 308th Street
1415 SW 314th Street
1101 S Dash Point Road
33914 19th Avenue SW
26630 40th Avenue S
2800 SW 320th Street
30611 16th Avenue S
4248 S 288th Street
35999 16th Ave S
31455 28th Ave S
Federal Way
Federal Way
Auburn
Federal Way
Federal Way
Auburn
Federal Way
Auburn
Federal Way
Auburn
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Kent
Kent
Federal Way
Auburn
Federal Way
Des Moines
Federal Way
Federal Way
Auburn
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Kent
Federal Way
Federal Way
Auburn
Federal Way
Federal Way
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
Merit School
LEASED SPACES
Intemet Academy
4248 S 288~ St
32020 1st Ave S
Auburn
Federal Way
98023
98023
98001
98023
98023
98001
98023
98001
98003
98001
98003
98003
98023
98003
98003
98023
98023
98032
98032
98023
98001
98003
98198
98003
98003
98001
98023
98003
98023
98032
98023
98003
98001
98003
98003
98001
98003
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CURRENT INVENTORY NON-INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES
Developed Property
Administrative Building
MOT Site
Central Kitchen
Federal Way Memorial Field
Leased Space
Community Resource Center
ECEAP Offices
31405 18th Avenue S
1066 S 320th Strut
1344 S 308th Street
1300 S 308th Street
1928 S Sea Tac Mall
30819 14th Ave S
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
Federal Way
98003
98003
98003
98003
98003
98003
Site #
75
65
60
69
73
71
72
82
74
96
Undeveloped Property
Location
SW 360th Street & 3rd Avenue SW - 9.2 Acres
S 351st Street & 52nd Avenue S - 8.8 Acres
E of 10th Avenue SW - SW 334th & SW 335th Streets - 10.04 Acres
E of 47th Avenue SW & SW 314th Place * - 10 Acres
N of SW 320th and east of 45th PL SW - 23.45 Acres
S 344th Street & 46th Avenue S - 17.47 Acres
36600 block of Pacific Highway S* - 32.81 Acres
1st Way S and S 342"d St - Minimal acreage
3737 S 360th St - 47.13 Acres (12- 15 acres in wetlands)
S 308th St and 14th Ave S - .36 Acres
Notes:
Not all undeveloped properties are large enough to meet school construction requirements.
Properties may be traded or sold depending on what locations are needed to house students in the
District.
* Site 69 and site 72 are sold pending final sale adjustments. These property sales should be
finalized before the 2003/04 school year.
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NEEDS FORECAST - EXISTING FACILITIES
EXISTING FACILITY FUTURE NEEDS
Purchase and Relocate Interim Capacity
Portables
Various School Sites
Middle School Sites
Parking Safety; Network
Upgrades; Automated
Libraries;
Elementary Playgrounds; High
School Sports Fields;
Emergency Communications.
Expansion
ANTICIPATED SOURCE OF
FUNDS
Anticipated source of funds is
Impact Fees.
Anticipated source of funds is
future bond issues.
Anticipated source of funds is
future bond sales.
FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2003/04 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
NEEDS FORECAST - NEW FACILITIES
NEW FACILITY LOCATION ANTICIPATED SOURCE
OF FUNDS
New Middle School Site 74 Anticipated source of
funds is state matching
funds, Impact Fees, future
bond issues and/or non-
voted debt issues.
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Six Year Finance Plan
Secured Funding
;ources 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total Revenue!
Impact Fees (1) $398,475 $248,60~ $248,600 $248,600 $248,600 $98,830 $1,491,705
Land Sale Funds (2) $987,705 $987,70.~
Bond Funds (3) $18,892,353 $18,892,352
tOTAL $19,290,828 $248,60~ $248,600 $1,236,305 $248,600 $98,830 $21,371,763
Unsecured Fundin~ Sources
State Match Funds (5) $13,294,106
Bond or Levy Funds (3) $26,500,000
Land Fund Sales (6)
Impact Fees (4) $1,500,000
I~OTAL $41,294,106
NEW sCHOOLS 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total Cost
Middle School (9) $233,045 $500,00(3 $12,827,400 $1,839,555 $15,400,00(3
rodd Bearaer I-Ii~;h School (12) $19,867,263 $1,980,717 $21,847,98£
todd Beamer High School Site (10) SC
Middle School Site (11 ) $ 1,600,000 $1,600,00(3
Federal Way Public Academy (14) $2,578,423 $2,578,423
MODERNIZATION AND EXPANSION
rrnman' Senior High (Alternative) $2,384,718 $2,384,718
Expansion Middle Schools (13) $1,500,000 $300,00~ $1,800,00Q
Expansion Elementary Schools $1,000,000 $500,00(~ $1,500,0(
TEMPORARY FACILITIES $0
Portables (7) $398,475 $159,39(~ $557,865
OTHER $0
School Improvements (8) $726,000 $4,852 $730,852
Facilities Department $250,000 $250,0012 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $1,500,000
tOTAL $30,537,924 $3,694,959! $.13,077,400 $2,089,555 $250,000 $250,000 $49,899,838
NOTES:
1. These fees are corready being held in a King County, City of Federal Way and City of Kent impact fee account, and will be
available for use by the District for system improvements.
2. These funds come from various sales of land and are set aside for estimated expenditures.
3. These funds will be used for furore projects.
4. These are projected fees based upon known residential developments in the District over the next six years.
5. These funds are projected state matching funds.
6. These funds are projected land sale income. Timing of the sale of surplus property is not known at 0iris time.
7. These fees represent the cost of moving and siting existing portables and purchasing new portables. The District may choose to pumhase new
portables in the years shown. This estimate may also include the cost of purchasing these portables.
8. These projects have been approved by the Board of Directors and cover most schools. These projects do not increase capacity.
These projects include: school networks, information and library systems; new classroom start up; elementary playgrounds and high school sports fields;
music equipment; emergency communication'.
9. Total expenditure for Middle School through 12/31/2002 $0.00
10. Site purchase for Todd Beamer High School of $3.2 M was complete in the 2000 calendar year.
11. Costs associated with site for Middle School
12. Total expenditures through the 12/31/2002 for Todd Beamer High School is $ 24.502,020.
13. Middle School capacity increase to accommodate transit/on
14. Total expenditures for Federal Way Public Academy through 12/31/2002 is $2,421,577.
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SECTION 2 - MAPS OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Federal Way Public Schools (the District) has twenty-three elementary schools (grades K-5),
seven middle school schools (grades 6-8), five senior high schools (grades 09-12) and one
alternative schools (grades 7-12) for the 2003/04 school year. The Internet Academy serves
grades K-12. In June 2002 the Board of Education adopted new secondary boundaries beginning
with 2003/04 school year. A boundary committee will meet in the 2003/04 school year to
recommend modifications to the elementary boundaries. The following maps show the service
area boundaries for each school for each grade level (Harry S. Truman High School, Merit
School, Internet Academy and Federal Way Public Academy serve students from throughout the
District). The identified boundaries are reviewed annually. Any change in grade configuration
or adoption of programs that affect school populations may necessitate a change in school service
areas.
The Growth Management Act requires that a jurisdiction evaluate if the public facility
infrastructure is in place to handle new housing developments. In the case of most public
facilities, new development has its major impact on the facilities immediately adjacent to that
development. School Districts are different. If the District does not have permanent facilities
available, interim measures must be taken until new facilities can be built or until boundaries can
be adjusted to match the population changes to the surrounding facilities.
Adjusting boundaries requires careful consideration by the District and is not taken lightly. It is
recognized that there is a potential impact on students who are required to change schools.
Boundary adjustments impact the whole district, not just one school.
It is important to realize that a single housing development does not require the construction of a
complete school facility. School districts are required to project growth throughout the district
and build or adjust boundaries based on growth throughout the district, not just around a single
development.
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ELEMI~'~NTA RY SCtlOOL BOUNI)A ltl ES
FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 210
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Code-- · Code-- ·
10 Adelaide C-6 64 Illahee E-9
16 Brigadoon B-8 66 Kilo G-6
28 Camelot G-5 62 Lakota D-6
*22 Enterprise D-9 61 Sacajawea E-5
14 Green Gables A-7 70 Saghalie C-8
30 Lake Dolloff G-6 65 Totem G-3
11 Lake Grove D-6 8 Merit F-6
33 Lakeland F-9
2 Mark Twain F-4
29 Meredith Hill H-5 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
6 Mirror Lake E-6
5 Nautilus E-5 Code-- ·
15 Olympic View C-7
21 Panther Lake E-8 80 Decatur C-6
37 Rainier View F-10 81 Federal Way E-5
41 Sherwood Forest D-8 83 Thomas Jefferson
24 Silver Lake D-7 8 Harry S. Truman F-6
26 Star Lake G-3 8 Merit F-6
25 Sunnycrest
13 Twin Lakes B-6
27 Valhalla G-4 Future School Sites --- ~
7 Wildwood F-5 Surplus Sites ---
1 Woodmont F-3
100 Educational Service Center F-6
99 Future Suppo~ Services E-8
97 Maintenance-Operations-Transportation E-6
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MIDDLE SCHOOLS
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I Adelaide C-6 30 Illahee E-9
2 Brigadoon B-8 31 Kilo G-6
3 Camelot G-5 32 Lakota
4 Enterprise D-9 33 Sacajawea E-5
5 Green Gables A-7 34 Saghalie C-8
6 Lake Dolloff G-6 35 Totem G-3
7 Lake Grove D-6 36 Federal Way Public Academy
8 Lakeland E-9
9 Mark Twain F-4
10 Meredith Hill H-5 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
11 Mirror Lake E-6
12 Nautilus E*5 Code-- ·
13 Olympic View C~7
14 Panther Lake E-8 40 Decatur C~
15 RainierView F-10 41 FederalWay E-5
16 Sherwood Forest D-8 42 Thomas Jefferson G-4
17 Silver Lake D-7
45 Todd Beamer E-9
18 Star Lake G-3 49 Harry S. Truman F-6
19 Sunnycrest G-2
20 Twin Lakes B-6
21 Valhalla G-4
22 Wildwood F-5 Future School Sites
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6 Lake Dolloff G-6 35 Totem G-3
7 Lake Grove D-6 36 Federal Way Public Academy
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14 Panther Lake E-8 40 Decatur C-6
15 RainierView F-10 41 Federal Way E-5
16 Shef~vood Forest D-8 42 Thomas Jefferson G4
17 Silver Lake D-7 45 Todd Beamer E-9
18 Star Lake G-3 49 Harry S. Truman F-6
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SECTION 3 - SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
Building Capacities - The Education Program
Portable Locations
Student Forecast - 2003 through 2008
Capacity Summaries
King County Impact Fees - Single and Multi Family Units
FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2003/04 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
Building Capacities
This Capital Facilities Plan establishes the District's "standard of service" in order to
ascertain the District's current and future capacity. The Superintendent of Public Instruction
establishes square footage guidelines for capacity, but these guidelines do not take into
consideration the education program needs. The District has identified a Building Program
Capacity for each of the schools in the District. This Full Time Equivalent (FI'E) capacity is
based on:
The number of classrooms available in each school
Any special requirements at each school
The contracted class load by grade level
In general, the District's current standard provides that the average class size for a standard
classroom for grade K through grade 2 is 20 students , for grades 3-5 is 25 students and
grades 6-8 is 25 students and 9-12 is 26 students. Gate (Gifted and Talented Education)
classrooms are 25 students, and special education classrooms are 12 students. This size is
determined based upon current ratios and trends as well as the physical size of the classroom.
Educational Program Capacities change every year. This analysis is for the 2003/04 school
year. The capacity of an individual school could and does change at any time depending on
program changes, which may require additional space.
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BUILDING PROGRAM CAPACITIES
ELEMENTARY BUILDING
PROGRAM CAPACITY
MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING
PROGRAM CAPACITY
'Adelaide 416
Brigadoon 462
Camelot 332
!Enterprise 380
Green Gables 432
Lake Dolloff 475
Lake Grove 430
iLakeland 422
Mark Twain 475
Meredith Hill 417
Mirror Lake 372
Nautilus 460
Olympic View 409
Panther Lake 384
Rainier View 417
Sherwood Forest 462
Silver Lake 487
Star Lake 475
Sunnycrest 409
Twin Lakes 447
Valhalla 437
Wildwood 442
Woodmont 360
2002 TOTAL 9,802
IElementary Average
426
Notes:
Illlahee 737
Kilo 762
iLakota 654
Sacajawea 740
ISa~halie 680
Totem 649
Federal Way Public Academy 212
2002 TOTAL 4,434
I'Middle School Average I 739 I
SENIOR HIGH BUILDING
PROGRAM CAPACITY
Decatur 1,476
Federal Way 1,588
Thomas Jefferson 1,544
Todd Beamer 1,364
Federal Way Public Academy 133
2002 TOTAL 6,105
l'Senior High Average ] 1~q26 ]
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL BUILDING
PROGRAM CAPACITY
Merit School 16
Truman High School 292
2002 TOTAL 308
Elementary program capacities are based on the number of teaching stations
in the building, contracted class size, and special use classrooms in place
during the 02/03 school year. All available instructional space is calculated.
Secondary program capacities are based on peak loading.
The calculation is based on 25 students per available
teaching stations. Capacity changes at Middle School
reflect a change in instructional delivery for 6th and
7th grade students.
* Federal Way Public Academy capacity is not used in the calculated average.
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Portable Locations
The Washington State Constitution requires the State to provide each student a basic
education. It is not efficient use of District resources to build a school with a capacity for
500 students due to lack of space for 25 students when enrollment fluctuates throughout the
year and from year to year.
Portables are used as temporary facilities or interim measures to house students until
permanent facilities can be built or boundary adjustments can be made. When permanent
facilities become available, the portable(s) is either used for other purposes such as storage or
child care programs, or moved to another school for an interim classroom. Some portables
may not be fit to move due to age or physical condition. In these cases, the District may
choose to buy new portables and surplus these unfit portables. It is the practice and
philosophy of Federal Way Public Schools that portables are not acceptable as permanent
facilities.
The following page provides a list of the location of the portable facilities, used for temporary
educational facilities by Federal Way Public Schools.
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PORTABLE LOCATIONS
PORTABLES LOCATED
AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
NON
INSTRUCTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL
Adelaide 3
Bri~adoon 1
Camelot 1
Enterprise 3
Green Gables 1
Lake Dolloff 2
Lake Grove 2
Lakeland 2
Mark Twain 3
Meredith Hill 3
Mirror Lake 4
Nautilus 1
Olympic View 2
Panther Lake 3
Rainier View 3
Sherwood Forest 4
Silver Lake 4
Star Lake 4
Sunnycrest 1 1
Twin Lakes 2 1
Valhalla 2
Wildwood 4
Woodmont 3
TOTAL 58 2
PORTABLES LOCATED
AT SENIOR HIGHS
NON
IN~I'RUC'YIONA L INSTRUCTIONAL
Decatur 5
Federal Way 1
Thomas Jefferson 1
Merit 2
TOTAL 9
PORTABLES LOCATED
AT SUPPORT FACILITIES
MOT 1
I~OTAL 1
HEAD START PORTABLES AT DISTRICT SITES
Mirror Lake 1
Sherwood Forest 1
Total 2
PORTABLES LOCATED
AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS
NON
INSTRUCTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL
Portables at Illahee site 1 9
Illahee 3
Kilo 8
Lakota 3
Sacajawea 4
Saghalie 4
Totem 5
TOTAL 28 9
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Student Forecast
Student enrollment projections are a basic component of budget development. Enrollment
projections influence many of the financial estimates that go into budget preparation. The
majority of staffing requirements are derived directly from the forecasted number of students.
Allocations for instructional supplies and materials are also made on the basis of projected
enrollment. Other expenditures and certain revenue projections are directly related to
enrollment projections.
Enrollment projections are completed annually in the Business Services Department.
Projections must be detailed at various levels, district total, school-building totals, grade level
and program level to include vocational and special education students.
The basis of projections has been cohort survival analysis. Cohort survival is the analysis of
a group that has a common statistical value (grade level) as it progresses through time. In a
stable population the cohort would be 1.00 for all grades. This analysis uses historical
information to develop averages and project the averages forward. This method does not
trace individual students; it is concerned with aggregate numbers in each grade level. The
district has used this method with varying years of history and weighted factors to study
several projections. Because transfers in and out of the school system are common, student
migration is factored into the analysis as it increases or decreases survival rates. Entry grades
(kindergarten) are a unique problem in cohort analysis. The district collects information on
birth rates within the district's census tracts, and treats these statistics as a cohort for
kindergarten enrollment in the appropriate years.
The Federal Way School District is using various statistical methods for projecting student
enrollments. The resultant forecasted enrollments are evaluated below.
The first method is a statistical cohort analysis that produces ten distinct forecasts. These are
forecast of enrollment for one year. The projections vary depending on the number of years
of historical information and how they are weighted.
A second method is a projection using an enrollment projection software package that allows
the user to project independently at school or grade level and to aggregate these projections
for the district level. The Enrollment MasterTM software provides statistical methods
including trend line, standard grade progression (cohort) and combinations of these methods.
This software produces a five-year projection of school enrollment.
In November of 2001, the District contracted a demographer to develop projections for the
Federal Way School District. The report was complete in January 2002. The model used to
forecast next year's enrollment uses cohort survival rates to measure grade to grade growth,
assumes market share losses to private schools (consistent with county-wide average),
assumes growth from new housing or losses due to net losses from migration. This forecast
was provided as a range of three projections. The report substantiated that for next year,
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Federal Way expects little or no growth. The long-range forecast provided with this report
used a model with cohort survival rates and growth rates based on projected changes in the 5-
19 age group for King County. Most of the methods used for long range enrollment reporting
assume that enrollment is a constant percent of something else (e.g. population) or that
enrollment will mirror some projected trend for the school-age population over time. The
report included 5 different calculations to provide a range of possible projections for the
District to the year 2015. This model produces a projection that is between 24,000 and
26,000 when applied to the low, medium and high range modes. This provides a reasonable
range for long-range planning and is consistent with estimates from various models.
Short-term budget projections may be more conservative than the standard grade progression
model. For the 2003/04 school year, the district chose the Enrollment MasterTM projection
using standard grade progression model complemented by the work from the contracted
report. Standard grade progression is a reasonably accurate method for the near term future
when the near future looks much like the near past.
Long-range projections that establish the need for facilities are a modification of the cohort
survival method. The cohort method of analysis becomes less reliable the farther out the
projections are made. The Federal Way School District long-range projections are studied
annually. The study includes information from the jurisdictional demographers as they
project future housing and population in the region. The long-range projections used by
Federal Way Public Schools reflect a similar age trend in student populations as the
projections published by the Office of Financial Management for the State of Washington.
Growth Management requires jurisdictions to plan for a minimum of twenty years. The
Federal Way School District is a partner in this planning with the various jurisdictions
comprising the school district geography. These projections create a vision of the school
district in the future.
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Full Time Equivalent Enrollment History and Projections
Simplified FrE (K Headcount = .5 FTE; Junior High FFE=.989 Headcount; Senior High FrE = .933Headcount)
Total K -12
I Elementary Junior High Senior High
School
Year
FTE
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
P2003-04
P2004-05
P2005-06
P2006-07
P2007-08
P2008-09
Percent
Change
10,863 4,930 3,913 19,706
11,123 5,073 4,082 20,278 2.8%
11,480 5,080 4,120 20,680 1.9%
11,622 5,1 I0 4,348 21,079 1.9%
11,640 5,300 4,390 21,330 1.2%
11,498 5,331 4,415 21,244 .0.4%
11,202 5,448 4,405 21,055 -0.9%
9,143 5,492 6,050 20,685 -1.8%
9,106 5,466 6,166 20,738 0.3%
9,115 5,434 6,308 20,857 io.6%
9,197 5,305 6,430 20,932 [0.4%
9,438 5,230 6,513 21,181 11.2%
9,627 5,240 6,512 21,379 Io. 9%
* New Configuration Eletnentary K-5 Middle School 6-8 High School 9-12
Enrollment History and Six Year Forecast
22,000 4.0%
20,000
19,ooo
18,000
17,000
2.0%
16,000
15,000
1.0%
0.0%
-1.0%
-2.0%
School Year
~ FTE = Percent of Change
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Capacity Summaries
All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, and Senior High Schools
The Capacity Summaries combine Building Capacity information and the Student Forecast
information. The result demonstrates the requirements for new or remodeled facilities and
why there is a need for the District to use temporary facilities or interim measures.
The information is organized in spreadsheet format, with a page summarizing the entire
District, and then evaluating capacity vs. number of students at elementary, middle school,
and senior high levels individually.
The notes at the bottom of each spreadsheet provide information about what facilities are in
place each year.
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CAPACITY SUMMARY - ALL GRADES
CAPACITY
BUILDING PROGRAM
CAPACITY
Add or subtract changes to capacity
Special Education Changes
Truman High modernization and exparision
Increase Capacity at Three High Schools
New Middle School
Federal Way Public Academy
Todd Bearner High School
Adjusted Program Capacity
Actual
2002
19,312
345
' 1,.~4
20,995 20,969 21,433 21,407 21,407 21,407
ENROLLMENT
I Basic FIE Enrollment
Internet Academy Enrollment (AAFFE)
Basic PTE Enrollment without Internet Academy
288 I I288 I288 I288 I288 I288 I 288
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20,767 I !20,397 120,450 120'569 120,644 120,893 121'°91
RELOCATABLE CAPACITY
Current Portable Capacity 2,462 2,325 2,486 2,584 2,584 2,584 2,462
Add/Subtract Portable Capacity
Add New Portable Capacity 49 161 98
I)eth~ct Portable Capacity (186)
Adjusted Portabl6 Capacity 2,325 2,486 2,584 2,584 2,584 2,584 2,462
SURPLUS OR (UNHOUSED)
PROGRAM AND RELOCATABLE
CAPACITY
870
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CAPACITY SUMMARY - ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
CAPACITY
BUILDING PROGRAM
CAPACITY
1. Special Education Changes
Adjusted Program Capacity
Actual [Z [ -- Projected--
9,802 9,802 9,776 9,750 9,724 9,698 9,698
9,802 = 9,776 9,750 9,724 9,698 9,698 9,698
ENROLLMENT
Basic FIE Enrollment
2. Internet Academy (AAFFE)
Basic FTE Enrollment without Internet Academy
11,202
32
11,170
I9'143 I9'1°~ I9'115 I9'197 I9'438 I9,627 I
19'111 19,074 19,083 19,165 19,406 19,595 I
SURPLUS OR (UNHOUSED)
PROGRAM CAPACITY
RELOCATABLE CAPACITY 3.
Current Portable Capacity 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450
Add/Subtract portable capacity :
Adjusted Portable Capacity 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450
SURPLUS OR (UNHOUSED)
PROGRAM AND RELOCATABLE
CAPACITY
NOTES:
82
1. Add Programs 2 ECEAP, 1 SBD (Severely Behavioral Disordered) and I Pre-School Program.
This reduces Basic Education capacity in the school years indicated.
2. lnternet Academy students are included in projections but do not require full time use of school facilities.
3. Relocatable Capacity is based on the number of portables available and
other administrative techniques which can be used to temporarily
house students until permm~ent facilities are available. This is a
calculated number only. The actual number of portables that will be used
will be based upon actual population needs.
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CAPACITY
BUILDING PROGRAM
CAPACITY
1. Federal Way Public Academy
2 New Middle School
Adjusted Program Capacity
ENROLLMENT
Basic ~TE Enrollment
3. Internet Academy (AAFFE)
, Basic FIE Enrollment without Internet Academy
CAPACITY SUMMARY - MIDDLE SCHOOLS
} Xctual I I -- Projected--
4,222 4,434 4,434 4,924 4,924 4,924 4,924
5,448
92
5,356
I 92 I 92 I 92 I 92 I 92 i 92
[ 5,400 1
5,374 I 5,342 I 5,213 15,138 15,148
SURPLUS OR (UNHOUSED)
PROGRAM CAPACITY
RELOCATABLE CAPACITY 4.
Current Portable Capacity
Add/Subtract portable capacity
5. Add new portable capacity
6. Federal Way Public Academy Portables
Adjusted Portable Capacity
SURPLUS OR (IYNItOUSED)
PROGRAM AND RELOCATABLE
7. CAPACITY
NOTES:
1 Federal Way Public Academy Grades 6, 7 and 8
2. New Middle School to Open
3. Internet Academy students are included in projections but do not require full time use of school facilities.
4. Relocatable Capacity is based on the number of portables available and
other administrative techniques which can be used to temporarily
house students until permanent facilities are available. This is a
calculated number only. The actual number of portables that will be used
will be based upon actual population needs.
5. Add portable capacity to Sacajawea and Kilo Middle School
6. Federal Way Pubic Academy portable removed from instructional use.
7. Capacity for unhoused students will be accomodated with travelling teachers and no planning time in some classrooms.
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CAPACITY
BUILDING PROGRAM
CAPACITY
Add or subtract changes in capacity
1. Truman Remodel
2. Add Capacity to Three High Schools
3. Federal Way Public Academy
4. Todd Beamer High School
Adjusted Program Capacity
Actual[ [ -- Projected--
'I °°61
~ ~ [ 4,900 6,397 6,397 6,397 6,397 6,397
ENROLLMENT
Basic FFE Enrollment
5. Intemet Academy (AAFTE)
Basic Ed without Internet Academy
4,405
164
4,241
I164 I164 I164 I164 I164 I164 I
15,886 16,002 16,144 16,266 16,349 16,348 I
SURPLUS OR (UNHOUSED)
PROGRAM CAPACITY
RELOCATABLE CAPACITY 6.
Current Portable Capacity 302 116 179 179 179 179 179
Add\Subtract portable capacity :: :
7. Add new [×}rlable capacity 47
8. Deth~ct Portable (?apacfly (186)
9. Add new portable l~r' Merit (at Thomas Jel'l'crst~n') 16
Adjusted Portable Capacity 116 179 179 179 179 179 179
SURPLUS OR (UNHOUSED)
PROGRAM AND RELOCATABLE
CAPACITY
775
NOTES: 1. Truman High School modernization and expansion
2. Add capacity to three existing high schools
3. Federal Way Public Academy - Grades 9 and 10
4. Add Todd Beamer High School
5. Internet Academy students are included in projections but do not require full time use of school facilities.
6. Relocatable Capacity is based on the number of portables available and
other administrative techniques which can be used to temporarily
house students until permanent facilities are available. This is a
calculated number only. The actual number of portables that will be used
will be based upon actual population needs.
7. Add portable capacity to Decatur and Thomas Jefferson
8. Portables at Truman and Merit were demolished.
9. Add two portable classrooms for Merit at Thomas Jefferson (,program cap is 16)
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King County, the City of Federal Way,.and the City of Kent Impact Fee Calculations
Single and Multi-Family Residences
Each jurisdiction that imposes school impact fees requires that developers pay these fees to
help cover a share of the impact of new housing developments on school facilities.
To determine an equitable fee throughout unincorporated King County, a formula was
established. This formula can be found in King County Code 2lA and was substantially
adopted by the City of Federal Way and Kent. The formula requires the District to establish a
"Student Generation Factor" which estimates how many students will be added to a school
district by each new single or multi-family unit and to gather some standard construction
costs, which are unique to that district.
- STUDENT GENERATION FACTOR ANALYSIS
Federal Way Public Schools student generation factor was determined separately for single~
family units and multi-family units. The factors used in the 2003/04 Capital Facilities Plan
were derived using actual generation factors from single family units and multi-family units,
which were constructed in the last five (5) years.
- IMPACT FEE CALCULATION
Following the calculations for the student generation factor is a copy of the Impact Fee
Calculation for single family and multi-family units based on King County Code 2lA and the
Growth Management Act.
Temporary Facility Cost is the average cost of a portable purchased within the last 12
months.
Site Acquisition Costs is the per acre cost of the last school site purchased (site 45); this
is a negotiated purchase price.
Plan Year 2003/04 Plan Year 2002/03
Collection Year 2004 Collection Year 2003
Single Family Units $3,269. $3,894.
Multi-Family Units $ 940. 1,094.
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IMPACT FEE
School Site Acquisition Cost:
Elementary
Middle School
Sr High
Student Student
Facility Cost / Facility Factor Factor Cost/ Cost/
Acreage Acre Capacity SFR MFR SFR MFR
~.00 $0 '436 0.2520 0.1190 $0 $0
................... ~[:~ ................ ~2~ ........................... J~ .................. ~:~ .................. ~:9~.~ $437 $139
41.20 $82,733 1,497 0.1766 0.0420 $402 $96
TOTA~ $s39 $2~5
School Construction Cost:
Elementary
Middle School
Sr High
Student Student
% Perm Fac./ Facility Facility Factor Factor Cost/ Cost/
Total Sq Ft Cost Capacity SFR MFR SFR MFR
.............. 2. 6.:5.1.~. .....~.1..8..,..3...5. 5..,..8~ .1. ........................... .7..0_2.. .................. ..0..~.1...60_.2. .................. ~:.0..5...1..0. $4,039 $1,286
96.41% $47,872,696 1,497 0.1766 0.0420 $5,445 $1,295
TOTAL $9,483 $2,581
Temporary Facility Cost:
Elementary
Middle School
Sr High
Student Student
% Temp Fac. Facility Facility Factor Factor Cost/ Cost/
Total Sq Ft Cost Size SFR MFR SFR MFR
J.59% $0 25 0.2595 0.1190 $0 $0
.................. ~:~ .%.. .............. ~2~,~ ............................. ~! .................. ~:~ .................. ~:~.[9 $9 $3
3.59% $79.695 46 0.1756 0.0420 $11 $3
TOTAL $20 $6
State Matching Credit Calculation:
Elementary
Middle School
New Sr High
Student Student
Boeck Cost/ Sq. Ft. State Factor Factor Cost/ Cost/
Sq Ft Student Match .SFR MFR SFR MFR
~114.88 80 0.00% 0.2595 0.1190 $0 $0
$114.88 110 0.00%1 0.1603 0.0510 $0 $0
$114.88 120 60.91% 0.1756 0.0420 $1,474 $353
Total $1,474 $353
Tax Payment Credit Calculation
Average Assessed Value (April 2003)
Capital Bond Interest Rate (May 2003)
Net Present Value of Average Dwelling
Years Amortized
Property Tax Lev), Rate
Present Value of Revenue Stream
Mitigation Fee Summary
Site Acquisition Cost
Permanent Facility Cost
Temporary Facility Cost
State Match Credit
Tax Payment Credit
Sub-Total
50% Local Share
[llmpact Fee
Single Family Multi-Family
Residences Residences
SFR MFR
4.69% 4.69%
.... ..*.~.:5.~..6.:L2.0. ........... ..$.4.9...2.:. ,4...7..0.
10 10
$1.46 $1.46
$2,331 $588
$ 839 $ 235
$ 9,483 $ 2,581
$ 20 $ 6
$ (1,474) $ (353)
$ (2,331) $ (588)
$ 6,537 $ 1,880
$ 3,269 $ 940
$ 3,269 * 940 Il
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SECTION 4
SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE 2002/03 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
The 2003/04 Capital Facilities Plan is an updated document, based on the 2002/03 Capital
Facilities Plan. The changes between the 2002/03 Plan and the 2003/04 Plan are listed
below.
SECTION I - THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
NEEDS FORECAST - NEW FACILITIES
Federal Way Public Academy and Todd Beamer High School are removed from the needs
forecast. These facilities will be operational in September 2003.
SIX-YEAR FINANCE PLAN
The Six Year Finance Plan has been rolled forward to reflect 2003/2008
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SECTION m - SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
CAPACITY
Elementary school capacity reflects program changes for the 2003/04 school year. Middle
School capacity changes reflect the transition from Junior High to Middle School and Board
adopted program changes for the middle school program. The average capacity of senior high
schools is increased from 1414 to 1526. This change is a result of analysis of current
building use and programs in place for the 2003/04 school year, the addition of Todd Beamer
High School and replacement of Harry S. Truman High School. Building Program
Capacities are found on page 13.
PORTABLES
The list of portables reflects the movement of portables between facilities or new portables
purchased. Portable Locations can be found on page 15.
STUDENT FORECAST
The Student Forecast now covers 2003 through 2008. The new forecast reflects a decline in
enrollment for the next two school years. Enrollment history and projections are found on
page 18.
CAPACITY SUMMARY
The changes in the Capacity Summary are a reflection of the changes in the capacities and
student forecast. New schools and increased capacity at current buildings are shown as
increases to capacity. Capacity Summaries are found on pages 20-23.
IMPACT FEE CALCULATION - KING COUNTY CODE 2lA
The Impact Fee Calculations have changed due to changes in several factors. The adjustment
made in the Impact Fee Calculation, causing a change in the Impact Fee between the 2002/03
Capital Facilities Plan and the 2003/04 Capital Facilities Plan can be found on page 29.
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IMPACT FEE CALCULATION CHANGES FROM 2002/03 TO 2003/04
STUDENT GENERATION FACTORS
Student Generation factors are based on rates for new developments constructed over a
period of not more than five years prior to the date of the fee calculation. The changes in
student Generation factors between the 2002/03 Capital Facilities Plan and the 2003/04
Capital Facilities Plan are due to developments that were deleted or added based upon the age
of the developments. The Student Generation worksheet is found on page 25.
SITE ACQUISITION COSTS
The negotiated purchase price for the Todd Beamer High School site was $80,000 per acre.
This is the base line cost for acreage. The assessed valuation for the Federal Way Public
Academy land was $521,000 at the time of purchase.
The calculated cost per acre in the impact fee calculation is a weighted calculation using the
$80,000 per acre for Todd Beamer and the assessed valuation at the time of purchase for the
Federal Way Public Academy. Federal Way Public Academy is a 3-acre site. The grade span
for this facility is grades 6-10. Middle school accounts for 60% of the cost; senior high is
40%.
Todd Beamer: 40 x $80,000. = $3,200,000.
FWPA $ 208,600 (40% of $521,500, 1.2 acres of 3 acre parcel)
Total Cost $3,408,600
Cost/Acreage $3,408,600/41.2 = $82,733 Cost per acre for High School
Middle School: 20 x $80,000 = $1,600,000
FWPA $ 312,900 (1.8 acres of 3 acre parcel)
Total Cost $1,912,900
Cost/Acreage $1,912,900/21.8 = $87,747 cost per acre
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION COSTS
Todd Beamer construction costs is $46,350,000. The costs for the new middle school are set
at $15,400,000. The cost for Federal Way Public Academy (exclusive of land) is $4,478,517.
The Federal Way Public Academy costs are split 60% to middle school and 40% to senior
high in the impact fee calculation. Ail new seats provided in these projects are reflected in
the impact fee calculation.
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IMPACT FEE CALCULATION CHANGES FROM 2002/03 TO 2003/04
IMPACT FEE
Item
From/To
Comment
Percent of Permanent Facilities
Percent Temporary Facilities
96.12 to
96.41%
3.88% to
3.59%
Report #30SPI
Updated portable inventory
Temporary Facility Cost
$79695. to
$79,695.
No Change to cost of most recently
purchased portables
Boeck Cost/Sq. Ft
$110.32 to
$114.88
Change per OSP!
State Match
Average Assessed Value
Capital Bond Interest Rate
Property Tax Levy Rate
60.91% to
60.91%
SFR-
$188,430 to
$203,630
$48,281 to
$51,340
5.19% to
4.69%
$1.32to
$1.46
No Change per OSPI website
Per Puget Sound Educational Service
District (ESD 121)
Market Rate
King County Treasury Division
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Mission
Federal Way Public Schools is obligated to
educate all students in academic knowledge,
skills, abilities and responsible behavior to
be successful, contributing members of a
free society.
Vision: Every Student a Reader
All 3rd graders reading at grade level by 2004
All IiYh graders reading at grade level by 2006.
*90% of ALL students reading at grade level by 2009
Federal Way Public Schools
31405 18'h Avenue S
Federal Way, Washington 98003-5433
(253) 945-2000
Federal Way
Public Schools
Every Student, a Reader
This document is published by the
Business Services Department of the
Federal Way Public Schools.
June 2003
CITY OF ~
Federal Way
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
VIA:
SUBJECT:
October 20, 2003
Eric Faison, Chair
Land Use and Transportation Committee
Ken Miller, Deputy Public Works Director
D y, City Manager
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FEDERAL WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGIONAL
ItAZARD MITIGATION PLAN OF KING COUNTY.
BACKGROUND:
Hazard Mitigation Plans are required by the Federal government as part of the Disaster Mitigation Act
of 2000. The law mandates that all States, Counties, Cities, Special Purpose Districts and Native Tribes
develop a Hazard Mitigation Plan by November 1, 2004 in order to qualify for future grant funding
supporting hazard mitigation initiatives.
King County received a federal grant for plamfing and coordinating a regional hazard mitigation plan.
King County is the lead agency and the other agencies plans will be an "appendix" to the regional plan.
Federal Way has been participating as a partner through the coordinating agency, King County
Emergency Management.
The mission of the plan is to reduce the impact of natural, technological, and human caused disasters
upon the communities within King County. The vision is that King County would be a region where
disasters have minimal impact on people, infrastructure and the environment. The draft plan is
scheduled to be completed early December 2003 for submittal to the State and FEMA (Federal
Emergency Management Agency) for review. All information is required to be submitted to King
County for inclusion in the plan by November 2003.
The Cities plan includes: Jurisdictional Profile, Hazard Identification, Policies and Programs, Mitigation
Strategies and Initiatives. Attached is a copy of the proposed Resolution authorizing participating in the
Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and Federal Way's Mitigation Strategy for your review and approval.
Federal Way, as a regional partner, will continue to participate in the planning process. Future phases
will include review of additional vulnerabilities as well as continued efforts to update the Mitigation
Plan.
10/10/2003
LUTC Memo - Raised Medians Along SR 99 Corridor
Page 2
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests that the Committee approve placing the Resolution authorizing participating in the
Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan of King County to the November 4, 2003 City Council Consent
Agenda for approval.
APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE RI£PORT:
,Eric Fais0n, Chair' ' '~)ean 'MeCOl~an, Member .MichaeiPark, Member'
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Federal Way Mitigation Strategy
October 8, 2003
Federal Way is a major urban center in King County and the Puget Sound Region. The
population in Federal Way's jurisdiction is 84,000. Federal Way also has many major
corporate office parks such Weyerhaeuser, Capital One and World Vision as well as a
large retail district. Federal Way is located in the southwest comer of King County. The
city occupies approximately 22 square miles and has 8 miles of Puget Sound waterfront.
Emergency services within the City of Federal Way are provided by several different
organizations. The City of Federal Way provides police and public works services while
fire safety services are provided by King County Fire. Water and sewer are provided by
Lakehaven Utility and electricity and gas are supplied by Puget Sound Energy. Any
major hazard event in this area such as earthquakes and sever winter storms will impact a
great number of people, structures and services.
Federal Way's mitigation efforts have been consistent with all of the regional goals
proposed; protect life and property, support emergency services, increase public
awareness, preserve natural systems, encourage partnerships and enhance planning
activities. Mitigations efforts since Federal Way's incorporation as a city in 1990 has
included building 5 regional detention ponds to reduce flooding, road improvements for
emergency use, water quality improvements and stream restoration projects, adopting
sensitive area development codes and other projects. The City also created the Greater
Federal Way Emergency Management program that involves the City, Lakehaven Utility
District, Fire Department #39, Federal Way School District and local businesses.
Currently, Federal Way participates in local and regional disaster planning and training
efforts such as the Greater Federal Way Community Emergency Management meetings,
Fire District Zone 3 meetings and State and Federal tabletop exercises. The City is
moving City Hall into a new building and also establishing a new EOC in that building.
Also, Federal Way is educating citizens and businesses about hazard preparedness and
response through programs such as Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
Plans for future initiatives to better prepare Federal Way against hazards include
integrating GIS and mapping into hazard mitigation and response, establishing
interagency plans when disaster events occur and encouraging hazard preparedness
through education, especially in special populations. Special populations include
different ethnic communities, elderly communities and disabled communities.
Federal Way's mitigation strategy is to:
1) Preserve the continuity of government, emergency services and respond to the
community.
2) Continue to participate in regional disaster and response planning approach.
3) Educate the public, businesses and special populations to prepare for all hazard
emergency response.
4) Identify and map high hazard areas in the city for natural disasters.
Ongoing mitigation initiatives are funded by City general funds. The City will Pursue
funding for future mitigation initiatives by applying for Federal and State grants and by
utilizing other city funds as they become available.
The benefits that will come from executing the proposed mitigation initiatives are the
preservation of lives and reduction in recovery time after a disaster event. This will result
in a reduction of the loss of public and private revenues related to the disaster.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING
PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIONAL HAZARD
MITIGATIONPLAN OF KING COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way is vulnerable to the human and economic costs of
natural, technological and societal disasters; and
WItEREAS, the City Council of the City of Federal Way recognizes the importance of
reducing or eliminating those vulnerabilities for the overall good and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way has been an active participant in the Regional Hazard
Mitigation Plan of King County Task Force, which has established a comprehensive, coordinated planning
process to eliminate or decrease these vulnerabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way's representatives and staffhave identified,justified and
prioritized a number of proposed projects and programs needed to mitigate the vulnerabilities of the City of
Federal Way to the impacts of future disaster; and
WltEREAS, these proposed projects and programs have been incorporated into the initial
edition of the Regional Mitigation Plan that has been prepared and issued for consideration and
implementation by the communities of King County,
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Federal Way hereby agrees to review and, upon the City of Federal
Way's approval, accept its designated portion of the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, upon approval by
FEMA; and
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Section 2. The City of Federal Way shall consider available funding opportunities for
implementation of the proposals designated therein; and
Section 3. The City of Federal Way will, upon receipt of such funding or other necessary
resources, consider implementation of the proposals contained in its section of the strategy; and
Section 4. The City of Federal Way will continue to participate in the updating and expansion
of the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
Section 5. The City of Federal Way will further seek to encourage the businesses, industries
and community groups operating within and/or for the benefit of the City of Federal Way to also participate in
the updating and expansion of the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Section 6. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution.
Section 7. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of
the resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 8. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by the
Federal Way City Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, this
day of ,2003.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
MAYOR, JEANNE BURBIDGE
Res. # ., Page 2
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, N. CHRISTINE GREEN, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON, CITY ATTORNEY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO.
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CITY OF ~
Federal Way
DATE: October 20, 2003
TO:
FROM:
VIA:
SUBJECT:
Eric Faison, Chair
Land Use / Transportation Committee
Rick Perez, P.E., City Traffic Engineer ~J~'-
David H. Moseley, City Manage~,~
SW 320th Street at SW 323ra Street Crosswalk
BACKGROUND
Per LUTC recommendation on 07 July 2003, City Staffmet with the Twin Lakes Home Owners Association on
September 17, 2003 in regards to Mike McLeod's request for a pedestrian activated signal at the subject intersection.
The meeting went well with more than 30 attendees. Staff explained the safety situation and the ramifications of
installing an unwarranted signal. Staff proposed the solution of relocating the existing crosswalk approximately 430' to
the east and installing a pedestrian refuge island with proper signage, pavement markings and curb ramps. Staff also
proposed removing the existing crosswalk and curb ramps and providing additional signage directing pedestrians to
either use the new crosswalk to the east or the existing underpass to the west. Staff inspected tunnel lighting and
recommended some upgrades and replacement of missing light fixtures. This proposed location has better sight distance
and the pedestrian refuge island should improve the safety of pedestrian crossings compared to the existing crosswalk
location. In the meeting, one of the home owners association members requested incorporating a pedestrian flasher at
the new proposed location, staff indicated that the new location does not warrant such flashers due to the low number of
pedestrians crossing S 320th Street at that location and the high coast of such device. Staff do not support the installation
of the flashers at the subject location. The home owners association concurred with staff recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends placing the following item on the October 21, 2003 Council Consent Agenda:
1. Approve the relocation of the existing crosswalk across SW 320th Street at SW 323rd Street intersection to
approximately 430 feet to the east with required island, signage, pavement markings and curb ramps.
2. Provide improvements to the tunnel lighting crossing S 320th street west of S 323rd Street.
] ~e Chair Michael park, Member ~cC~}lg~n,
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CITY OF
Federal Way
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
VIA:
SUBJECT:
October 20, 2003
Eric Faison, Chair
Land Use and Transportation Committee
Paul A. Bucich, P.E., SWM Manage~;~'- ~ ~ '-
David H. M~anager
Lakota Creek Restoration Project - 85% Design Approval
BACKGROUND:
This project restores approximately 4,630 lineal feet of the west branch and mainstem of Lakota Creek from S.
320th Street downstream to the upstream end of the Lakota Wastewater Treatment Plant. The restoration activities
of the project include: placement of log structures, placement of streambed gravel, removing fish passage barriers,
stabilizing the channel and stream bank, creating an off-channel pool, channel realignment & restoration, and
revegetation.
The goals and objectives include: reducing the extent of active streambed and bank erosion, protecting and
reducing the risk of damage to existing City, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and
Lakehaven Utility District (LUD) infrastructures, providing ease of passage for fish to the greatest length of
Lakota Creek possible, improving fish habitat, and providing educational and interpretive opportunities.
The 60% design of the project was approved by the Land Use and Transportation Committee on April 7, 2003.
Currently, the project design is approximately 85% complete. The following provides a brief synopsis of the
progress on this project to date, and also includes the completed tasks:
· The Topographical Survey and Mapping
· Hydrological and Hydraulic Analysis
· Stream Geomorphology Assessment
· Fish Use, Passage, and Habitat Assessment
· JARPA, and Biological Evaluation Submittal
· SEPA DNS Determination and Community Development Department Director's Approval
· Geotechnical Exploration and Analysis
· Final Design Survey Pickups
· Easement Documents Drafting and Obtaining Some Easements
· Project Design Engineering and PS&E to 85%
Ongoing Tasks Include:
· JARPA and Biological Evaluation Determination and Project Permitting
· Continued Easements Negotiation and Acquisition
· Project Design to 100%
10-20-03 Land Use & Transportation Committee
Lakota Creek Restoration Project - 85% Design Approval
JARPA and Biological Evaluation were submitted to permitting agencies in April 2003 and June 2003,
respectively. Per Army Corps of Engineers staff, there is a large backlog of applications in their office. Therefore,
the permit review process will be delayed, and the date of obtaining the required permits is uncertain.
Easements have been obtained from approximately one half of the necessary property owners at minimal costs.
Several property owners are reluctant to grant the easement; negotiations are continuing.
PROJECT FUNDING:
Design
Year 2004 Construction (estimate)
20% Construction Contingency
Construction Management (20% of construction)
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS:
$304,695
$924,637
$184,927
$184,927
$1,599,187
AVAILABLE FUNDING:
TOTAL AVAILABLE BUDGET: $2,079,977
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests that the Committee place the following recommendation on the November 4, 2003 City Council
Consent Agenda:
· Authorize Surface Water Management staff to proceed with design of the Lakota Creek
Restoration Project and return to the LUTC Committee at the 100% design completion
stage to proceed with bid.
· Authorize Surface Water Management staff to continue negotiations for necessary
easements and return to Council for authorization to execute easements.
.APPROVAL OF coMMITTEE REPORT:
Eric Faison, Chair
Dean McColgan, MemberMichael Park, Member
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CITY OF
Federal Way
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
VIA:
SUBJECT:
October 20, 2003
Eric Faison, Chair
Land Use and Transportation Committee
Paul A. Bucich, P.E., SWM Manager~_
David H. Mo~~, ~ty'~ Manager
Lakota Wetland Regional Pond Improvements Project - 50% Design Approval
BACKGROUND:
This project consists of increasing the stormwater storage of the Lakota Wetland by constructing a continuous
berm adjacent to the pond and installing a new outlet control structure. The berm will be located on the north
side of the wetland and on the south edge of Lakota Park. It will measure approximately 1,300 feet long, six
feet wide and three feet high.
The City of Federal Way Parks Department owns the property where the berm will be installed, however two other
parcels will be affected by the project. After discussions with the property owner, City Managers Office, and the
Parks Department, it was decided that the Surface Water Management Division and Parks Department would
jointly pursue acquisition of the entirety of the two parcels affected by the project. As such, SWM and Parks have
applied for a King County Conservation Futures Grant for $194,000 to assist in the purchase of the two parcels.
Through consultant services, Surface Water Management staffis working on the appraisal of the two parcels. For
budget purposes, a value of $265,000 was assigned to the wetland portion of the site based on the assessed value
in 2002 plus a market adjustment factor. If the value of the parcels exceeds the grant fund ($194,000) plus the
$265,000 budgeted by SWM, the balance will be paid by the SWM Utility Fund as directed by Council.
The following provides a brief synopsis of the progress on this project to date. Currently, the project design is
approximately 50% complete, which includes the following completed tasks:
· Survey and Base Drawing Development
· Hydrological and Hydraulic Analysis
· Geotechnical Analysis
· Wetland Impact Analysis and SEPA Submittal
· Environmental Site Assessment
· Project Design Engineering and PS&E to 50%
Ongoing Tasks Include:
· SEPA and Project Permitting
· Property Appraisal and Acquisition
· Project Design to 85%
10-20-03 Land Use & Transportation Committee
Lakota Creek Wetlands Project - 50% Design Approval
PROJECT FUNDING:
Design
Year 2004 Construction (estimate)
20% Construction Contingency
Construction Management (20% of construction)
Environmental Site Assessment
Appraisal (estimate)
Acquisition (budgeted)
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
.$104,862
$234,493
$46,899
$46,899
$4,100
$5,800
$265,000
$708,053
AVAILABLE FUNDING:
King County Conservation Future Grant
(non-secured)
SWM Utility Fund
TOTAL AVAILABLE BUDGET
$194,000
$768,000
$768,000
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests that the Committee place the following project recommendations on the November 4, 2003 City
Council Consent Agenda:
Authorize Surface Water Management staff to proceed with design of the Lakota
Wetland Regional Pond Improvements Project and return to the Land Use &
Transportation Committee at the 85% design completion stage for further reports and
authorization.
Authorize Surface Water Management staff to proceed with acquisition and negotiations
on the two private parcels and return to Council for authorization to execute a purchase
and sale agreement.
APPROVAL".'~)F COMMITTEE REPORT: ' .,?" " .=...:.= ..
Eric Faison}' Chair ....': Dean'McColgan,iMember. Michael Parkg.Member. '
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CITY OF ~i~~~
Federal Way
October 14, 2003
TO:
VIA:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MEETING DATE:
Eric Faison, Chair
Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC)
David ~anager
Kathy mcclung,- Director of Community Development Servig~[~l' ~
Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner .,t~~
Janet Shull, AICP, Planning Consultant
Selection Process - 2003 Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
October 20, 2003
BACKGROUND
A formal process for updating the comprehensive plan and development regulations was adopted in
March 1999. This process sets up a yearly deadline of September 30 to submit applications for
amendments.
Pursuant to Federal Way City Code (FWCC) Section 22-523, after the deadline for accepting
applications, the City Council shall hold a public hearing and select those amendment requests it
wishes to consider for adoption. It is the City's practice that all City business be presented to a
Council Committee, in this case the Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC), before Council
deliberation.
II.
2003 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
In September 2002, the City received four site-specific requests for changes to comprehensive plan
designations and zoning, and one request to delete a future road from the Federal Way
Comprehensive Plan (FWCP) (see Exhibit A - Composite Map).
Changes to the text of the comprehensive plan are not proposed for 2003 because the seven-year
update was completed in March 2003. The intent of the seven-year update was to ensure that the
comprehensive plan complies with the key requirements made to the Growth Management Act
(GMA) between 1995 and 2001.
A. Site-Specific Requests
The following are descriptions of the four site-specific requests for amendments to
comprehensive plan designations and zoning:
Request from Terry and Patricia Trimble to change the comprehensive plan designation and
zoning of 3.27 acres located south of SW 316th Place, just east of Dash Point State Park,
from Single Family Low Density and SE - Suburban Estates (Single Family, one unit per
five acres) to Single Family Medium Density and RS 35.0 (Single Family, one unit per
35,000 square feet) (Exhibit B).
Request from Robert Velasco, Jr. to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning
of 0.75 acres located at the northwestern corner of Hoyt Road SW and SW 340th Street
from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 9.6 (Single Family, one unit per
9,600 square feet) to Neighborhood Business and BN (Exhibit C).
Request from Daniel Lee to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 3. ! 2
acres located between 6th Avenue SW and 8th Avenue SW, southeast of the easterly
terminus of SW 360th Street, from Single Family Medium Density and RS 15.0 (Single
Family, one unit per 15,000 square feet) to Single Family High Density and RS 9.6 (Single
Family, one unit per 9,600 square feet) (Exhibit D).
Request from Van and Amanda Kirk and John and Jeanette Nelson to change the
comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 0.9 acres and 0.44 acres, respectively,
located north of South 288th Street and west of Military Road, from Single Family High
Density Residential and RS 7.2 (Single Family, one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Multiple
Family and RM 3600 (Multiple Family, one unit per 3,600 square feet) (Exhibit E).
B. Request for a Change to Comprehensive Plan Map
The following request to delete a future road from the comprehensive was also receive&
Request from Benjamin Conwell on behalf of the Quadrant Corporation to amend Map III-
27B (2003-2020 Regional Capital Improvement Plan [CIP]) (Exhibit F) by deleting the
planned extension to Weyerhaeuser Way South, north of South 320th Street (Exhibit G),
and to delete this project from Table III-19 (Regional CIP Project List).
Ill. REASON FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Pursuant to FWCC Chapter 22, Article IX, "Process VI Review," the City Council is required to
review all requests concurrently at a public hearing, at which time it selects those amendment requests
it wishes staff to study further based on specific criteria outlined in Section V of this staff report.
IV. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY FOR 2003 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS
September 30, 2002
October 20, 2003
November 18, 2003
Deadline for Applications
LUTC Meeting- The requests will be presented to the LUTC for
determination of whether they should be considered further
Public Hearing by City Council
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Vo
SELECTION CRITERIA
The following criteria shall be used in selecting the comprehensive plan amendments to be addressed
during the upcoming cycle.
Whether the same area or issue was studied during the last amendment process and conditions in
the immediate vicinity have significantly changed so as to make the requested change within the
public interest.
2. Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan.
3. Whether the proposed amendment meets existing state and local laws, including the Growth
Management Act (GMA).
4. In the case of text amendments, or other amendments to goals or policies, whether the request
benefits the City as a whole versus a selected group.
If the request meets the criteria set forth in 1-4 above, it shall be further evaluated according to the
following criteria:
5. Whether the proposed amendment can be incorporated into planned or active projects.
Amount of analysis necessary to reach a recommendation on the request. If a large-scale study is
required, a request may have to be delayed until the following year due to workloads, staffing
levels, etc.
7. Volume of requests received. A large volume of requests may necessitate that some requests be
reviewed in a subsequent year.
8. Order of requests received.
Based on its review of requests according to the above criteria, the Council shall determine which
site-specific requests shall be further considered for potential adoption, and shall forward those
requests to the Planning Commission for its review and recommendation.
VI. STAFF ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION
SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST/itl - TRIMBLE
File Number:
Parcel No.:
Location:
Size:
Applicant:
Owner:
02-104245-00-UP
102103-9017
One parcel located south of SW 316th Place, just east of Dash Point State
Park (Exhibit B)
3.27 acres
Terry L. and Patricia I. Trimble
Same as Applicant
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Request:
Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from
Single Family Low Density and Suburban Estates (SE - Single Family, one
unit per five acres) to Single Family Medium Density and RS 35.0 (Single
Family, one unit per 35,000 square feet)
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Existing Zoning:
Requested
Comprehensive Plan:
Requested Zoning:
Single Family Low Density
SE (one unit per five acres)
Single Family Medium Density
RS 35.O
BACKGROUND
The existing use on this property is one single-family home located on a 3.27-acre lot. This lot is
zoned Suburban Estates (SE) requiring five acres per unit. The requested zoning change to RS 35.0
would allow the Trimbles to subdivide into potentially four lots, although they have expressed intent
to subdivide into only two lots in order to retain the character of the immediate neighborhood. The
property is heavily wooded, and there appears to be no environmental constraints.
Dash Point State Park is located to the west and south. To the east are two parcels (#102103-9028 and
# 102103-9049), which are also zoned SE and are 1.03 acres and 0.93 acres, respectively, in size. The
parcels across the street to the east of these parcels are zoned RS 9.6 (one unit per 9,600 square feet
per unit)(Exhibit B). Prior to the City's incorporation in February 1990, the Trimbles' parcel
(# 102103-9017) and the two adjacent parcels to the east, (# 102103-9028, and # 102103-9049) were
zoned RS 9.6 by King County.
There is currently no sewer service available to the site. Water is available through the Tacoma Water
District.
DECISIONAL CRITERIA
Criterion No. 1
Whether the same area or issue was studied during the last amendment process and conditions in the
immediate vicinity have significantly changed so as to make the requested change within the public
interest.
Staff Response
A request for a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning has never been submitted for
this parcel before.
Criterion No. 2
Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan.
Staff Response
The FWCP (Page II-17) gives the following description for Single Family Medium Density
Residential:
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"The Single Family Medium Density designation creates urban lots with a density range of
one to three dwelling units per acre to avoid developing on or near environmentally sensitive
areas. The Single Family Medium Density designation can be found along the Puget Sound
shoreline and south of South 356th Street, both east and west of SR 99. Lot sizes of 35,000
and 15,000 square feet provide for a transition in density between land designated as Single
Family High Density Residential and Single Family Low Density Residential. Some areas
designated as Single Family Medium Density Residential still lack urban services and
infrastructure. Upon provision of urban services, such as water and sewer, an increase in
density may be warranted.
The relatively large lot sizes along the Puget Sound shoreline areas are appropriate due to
geological features including steep slopes and landslide hazards commonly associated with
marine bluffs .... "
For comparative purposes, the following comprehensive plan description for Single Family Low
Density Residential is provided (Page II-16 of the FWCP):
"The Single Family Low Density designation retains larger urban lots in order to avoid
development pressure on or near environmentally sensitive areas and to retain areas that have
unique area-wide circumstance. There are two notable locations; Spring Valley, located in the
southern portion of the City; and along Puget Sound near Dumas Bay in the vicinity of Camp
Kilworth and the Palisades Retreat property.
The Single Family Low Density designation continues the historic application of low density
zoning in areas that lack urban services and infrastructure. Moreover, the application of large
urban lot zoning is appropriate to avoid excessive development pressures on or near
environmentally sensitive areas as well as to serve as a buffer between adjacent land use
designations of higher densities. Upon provision of urban services, such as water and sewer,
an increase in density may be warranted.
The Single Family Low Density designation in the Spring Valley and Dumas Bay areas have
numerous environmentally sensitive features including, but not limited to: wetlands, flooding
potential, geologically hazardous areas, streams (including salmonid habit), and wildlife
habitat, and groundwater infiltration potential. Due to the sensitive nature of this area, the
Draft Hylebos Creek and Lower Puget Sound Plan recommends zoning of one lot per five
acres."
Staff Response
The proposed amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan description for Single Family
Medium Density Residential only if the two adjacent property owners to the east join the applicant in
requesting a change in designation to Single Family-Medium Density/RS 35.0. If the Trimbles'
property is considered on it's own, the proposed land use designation would result in a spot zone of
Single Family Medium Density Residential surrounded by Single Family Low Density Residential.
Staff contacted the neighboring property owners to learn if they had interest in joining the Trimbles'
application for a change in land use designation. At the time of this writing, one of the owners (the
Rowe Family) has responded that they have no interest in joining the Trimbles' request. The other
property owner has not yet contacted City staff.
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The following is a discussion of how the Trimbles' request, if joined by their neighbors, would be
consistent with the FWCP. However, since we have learned that one of the neighbors does not wish
to join the Trimble's request, staff cannot support the proposed amendment.
Discussion: The applicant's property is located near areas designated for high density residential and
adjacent to Dash Point State Park, a designated Single Family Low Density Residential area. Existing
lots located to the east of the Trimbles' property are approximately one acre in size, which is closer to
the proposed Single Family Medium Density Residential designation than the existing Single Family
Low Density Residential designation.
Furthermore, the current comprehensive plan designation of Single Family Low Density (Page II-16
of the FWCP) states that it "...continues the historic application of low density zoning in areas that
lack urban services and infrastructure .... "The site proposed for amendment was historically zoned
RS 9.6 under King County, or the equivalent of FWCP Single Family High Density Residential
designation. The FWCP also refers to two notable locations to be designated Single Family Low
Density: 1) Spring Valley and 2) along Puget Sound near Dumas Bay. The site proposed for
amendment is not located in either of these areas. The site proposed for amendment and neighboring
parcels to the east are also less than five acres in size or the recommended lot size for Single Family
Low Density designated areas.
Criterion No. 3
[Vhether the proposed amendment meets existing state and local laws, including the GMA.
Staff Response
The proposal does not conflict with any existing state or local laws.
Criterion No. 4
In the case of text amendments or other amendments to goals or policies, whether the request benefits
the City as a whole versus a selected group.
Staff Response
This criterion does not apply to this request, since it is a site-specific request.
If the request meets the criteriaset forth in 1-4 above, it shall be further evaluated according to
additional criteria that are presented in Section VII of this report.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the full Council not forward the proposed amendment request for further study
unless the owners of the two adjacent parcels to the east also request a similar comprehensive plan
amendment.
SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST 112 - VELASCO
File Number:
Parcel No.:
Location:
Size:
02-104176-00-U P
921152-0590
Northwest corner of Hoyt Road SW and SW 340th Street
0.75 acre
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Applicant:
Owner:
Request:
Robert Velasco, Jr.
Same as applicant
Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Single
Family High Density Residential and RS 9.6 (one unit per 9,600 square feet) to
Neighborhood Business (BN)
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Existing Zoning:
Requested
Comprehensive Plan:
Requested Zoning:
Single Family High Density Residential
RS 9.6 (one unit per 9,600 square feet)
Neighborhood Business (BN)
Neighborhood Business (BN)
BACKGROUND
This parcel is Tract F of Wedgewood West, a single-family subdivision recorded in 1988. The
applicant, Dr. Velasco, purchased the property in 1991. The parcel, which is currently heavily
wooded, has never been developed for residential purposes, due in part to being bordered by SW
340th Street and Hoyt Road SW, arterial streets on two of its three sides. The parcel is located at the
tip of the cul-de-sac, which is the highest point in the subdivision. The applicant has stated that the
land is currently not usable as residential property due to the traffic constraints and safety factors. The
applicant has indicated that they are interested in developing the property with a medical clinic.
Adjacent uses to the west are single-family houses within the Wedgewood West subdivision. Across
Hoyt Road to the east is also single-family housing. Across SW 340th Street to the south is a Chevron
Gas Station. The property on the southwestern comer of SW 340th Street and Hoyt Road is currently
vacant and is zoned Neighborhood Business (BN). However, the City is presently reviewing a
commercial mixed-use development, Hoyt Road Retail on this site.
DECISIONAL CRITERIA
Criterion No. 1
Whether the same area or issue was studied during the last amendment process and conditions in the
immediate vicinity have significantly changed so as to make the requested change within the public
interest.
Staff Response
A request for a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning has been submitted twice
before for this parcel, once in 1994 and then again in 1999.
Conditions in the neighborhood have changed since the plat was recorded in 1988. Since then, the
QFC supermarket was constructed just to the south of the King/Pierce County line. In addition, a
Chevron Station was constructed on the southwestern comer of Hoyt Road and SW 340th Street, and
the City has approved a retail development for the southeastern comer of this intersection (the
building permit has since expired; however, we are in the process of reviewing another development,
Hoyt Road Retail, a commercial mixed-use development). Also, traffic has increased on these two
arterials, necessitating the installation of a traffic signal.
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In both previous requests, the City Council found that conditions in the immediate vicinity had not
changed so significantly as to make this request within the public interest.
Criterion No. 2
Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan.
Staff Response
The comprehensive plan (Page II-22 of the FWCP) provides the following description for areas
designated for Neighborhood Business use:
"These nodes are areas that have historically provided retail and/or services to adjacent
residential areas. The FWCP recognizes the importance of firmly fixed boundaries to prevent
commercial intrusion into adjacent neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Business areas are intended to provide convenient goods (e.g. groceries and
hardware) and services (e.g. cleaners, dentist, bank) at a pedestrian and neighborhood scale
close to adjacent residential uses.
The need to address expansion or intensification may occur in the future depending on
population growth. Future neighborhood business locations should be carefully chosen and
sized to meet the needs of adjacent residential areas."
The comprehensive plan provides the following applicable policies for Neighborhood Business areas:
LUP42
Encourage neighborhood retail and personal services to locate at appropriate
locations where local economic demand and design solutions demonstrate
compatibility with the neighborhood.
LUP43 Retail and personal services should be encouraged to group together within
planned centers to allow for ease of pedestrian movement.
LUP45 Encourage mixed residential and commercial development in Neighborhood
Business designations where compatibility with nearby uses can be demonstrated.
LUP46 Neighborhood Business areas should be served by transit.
LUP47 The City shall limit new commercial development to existing commercial areas to
protect residential areas.
The proposed location for Neighborhood Business designation is not consistent with the FWCP.
While the site is located along a transit route, it does not meet other important policies that guide the
appropriate location for new Neighborhood Business designation.
Most significantly, the comprehensive plan emphasizes that new neighborhood business development
should be limited to existing commercial areas and that boundaries should be firmly fixed to prevent
intrusion into residential areas. The comprehensive plan also states that future locations should be
carefully chosen and sized to meet the needs of adjacent residential areas. In addition, Policy LUP43
states that retail and personal services should be encouraged to group together within planned centers
to allow for ease of pedestrian movement.
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Given that the proposed location is part of a residential subdivision, designation as Neighborhood
Business would result in commercial intrusion into a residential neighborhood. The site is also
relatively small and separated from adjacent businesses by heavily trafficked roadways. The proposed
site therefore provides no opportunity for grouping together with other similar uses in a planned
center.
Criterion No. 3
Whether the proposed amendment meets existing state and local laws, including the GMA.
Staff Response
The proposal does not conflict with any existing state or local laws.
Criterion No. 4
In the case of text amendments or other amendments to goals or policies, whether the request benefits
the City as a whole versus a selected group.
Staff Response
This criterion does not apply to this request, since it is a site-specific request.
If the request meets the criteria set forth in 1-4 above, it shall be further evaluated according to
additional criteria that are presented in Section VII of this report:
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the full Council not select the proposed amendment request for further study.
SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST #3 - LEE
File Number:
Parcel No.:
Location:
Size:
Applicant:
Owner:
Request:
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Existing Zoning:
Requested
Comprehensive Plan:
Requested Zoning:
02-104159-00-UP
302104-9051
36027 6th Avenue SW.; between 6th Avenue SW and 8th Avenue SW,
southeast of the easterly terminus of SW 360th Street (Exhibit D)
3.12 acres
Daniel Lee
Same as Applicant
Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from
Single Family Medium Density and RS 15.0 (Single Family, one unit per
15,000 square feet) to Single Family High Density and RS 9.6 (Single
Family, one unit per 9.600 square feet)
Single Family Medium Density
RS 15.0
Single Family High Density
RS 9.6
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BACKGROUND
The applicant, Mr. Lee, is requesting a change from Single Family Medium Density and RS 15.0 (one
unit per 1500 square feet) to Single Family High Density and RS 9.6 (one unit per 9600 square feet).
The subject parcel (#302104-9051 ) is 3.12 acres in size and has an older house, a detached garage,
and accessory structures on it. The property is accessed from 6th Avenue SW, which is a two-lane
road without sidewalks. Mr. Lee is requesting a higher density because he states he has water and
sewer. However, Lakehaven Utility District confirmed that the property does not have sewer, but does
have sewer hook-up potential from the streets directly to the west and south of the property. Hooking
up to either of these sewer mains would require both an easement across other residential property
and a developer extension.
The subdivision to the south (Rosewood) is zoned RS 15.0. It consists of nine lots with some homes
presently under construction. Adjacent properties to the north and across 6th Avenue to the east are
also zoned RS 15.0 and are developed with single-family homes. The subdivision to the west,
(Silverwood) abutting the backside of the subject property, is zoned RS 9.6. This subdivision is
located along the eastern edge of a larger contiguous area zoned RS 9.6.
DECISIONAL CRITERIA
Criterion No. 1
Whether the same area or issue was studied during the last amendment process and conditions in the
immediate vicinity have significantly changed so as to make the requested change within the public
interest.
Staff Response
A request for a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning has never been submitted for
these parcels before.
Criterion No. 2
Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan.
Staff Response
The comprehensive plan (Page II-17 of the FWCP) provides the following description for Single
Family High Density designated areas:
"Single Family High Density residential designations are located within close and convenient
proximity to neighborhood business centers, areas of existing or future employment, transit
and existing urban infrastructure and services. Future Single Family High Density
development should have good access to collector and arterial streets."
The proposed amendment is not consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan. The
proposed site for the Single Family High Density Residential designation is not close to any
neighborhood business center or area of existing or future employment. The nearest neighborhood
business center is located greater than one mile away at the intersection of SW 356th and 21st Avenue
SW. Similarly, the nearest employment area is greater than one mile away at Pacific Highway South
and SW 356th. (Typically for services to be considered convenient, they are located within ¼ mile of a
site.)
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The property has frontage on 6th Avenue SW, a minor collector, which provides connection with SW
356th, a principal arterial located approximately ¼ mile from the property. There are currently no
transit service at or near the site, nor are there sidewalks or designated bicycle routes along 6th Avenue
SW. The nearest existing transit service routes are located greater than one mile from the site.
Proposed future transit service routes indicate service extending along SW 356th Street. This would
put transit at approximately ¼ mile from the site if a bus stop were located at the intersection of 6th
Avenue SW and SW 356th.
The applicant's property is surrounded on three sides by Single Family Medium Density/RS 15.0
zoned land. A change in designation to Single Family High Density/RS 9.6 would result in a small
peninsula of land being designated at a higher density than its surroundings.
Finally, the property does not have sewer, but does have sewer hook-up potential from the streets
directly to the west and south of the property. Hooking up to either of these sewer mains would
require an easement across other residential property and a developer extension.
Criterion No. 3
Whether the proposed amendment meets existing state and local laws, including the GMA.
Staff Response
The proposal does not conflict with any existing state or local laws.
Criterion No. 4
In the case of text amendments, or other amendments to goals or policies, whether the request
benefits the City as a whole versus a selected group.
Staff Response
This criterion does not apply to this request, since it is a site-specific request.
If the request meets the criteria set forth in 1-4 above, it shall be further evaluated according to
additional criteria that are presented in Section VII of this report.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the full Council not select the proposed amendment request for further study.
SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST #4 - KIRK/NELSON
File Number:
Parcel No.'s:
Location:
Size:
Applicant:
Owner:
Request:
02-104188-00 UP
332204-9023 and 332204-9122
North of South 288th Street and west of Military Road (Exhibit E)
1.34 acres
Van and Amanda Kirk and John and Jeanette Nelson
Same as Applicant
Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from
Single Family High Density and RS 7.2 (Single Family, one unit per 7,200
square feet) to Multiple Family and RM 3600 (Multiple Family, one unit per
3,600 square feet)
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Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Existing Zoning:
Requested
Comprehensive Plan:
Requested Zoning:
Single Family High Density
RS 7.2
Multiple Family
RM 3600
BACKGROUND
The applicants, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, are requesting a change from Single
Family High Density and RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Multiple Family and RM 3600
(one unit per 3,6000 square feet). The subject parcels (#3322049023 and #3322049122) total 1.34
acres in size. Each parcel has an older single-family house on it.
The hProperty is surrounded by high-density single-family development to the north, across South
288t to the south, and to the west. It abuts Neighborhood Business-zoned property to the east. The
property is accessed from South 288th, which is classified as a minor arterial in the FWCP and is
fairly heavily traveled. Water and sewer service are available to the property from the Lakehaven
Utility District.
The Kirk and Nelson families are requesting a change from Single Family High Density to Multiple
Family in order to permit the development of approximately 14 townhomes. According to the
applicants, current zoning would permit eight single-family lots and driveways. The requested land
use designation change would allow 14 residential units with only two driveways.
DECISIONAL CRITERIA
Criterion No. 1
Whether the same area or issue was studied during the last amendment process and conditions in the
immediate vicinity have significantly changed so as to make the requested change within the public
interest.
Staff Response
A request for a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning has never been submitted for
these parcels before.
Criterion No. 2
I4Zhether the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan.
Staff Response
The comprehensive plan (Page II-18 of the FWCP) provides the following description for areas with a
Multiple Family Residential designation:
"The Land Use chapter encourages the development of housing types such as duplexes,
townhouses, and condominiums in existing multiple-family areas and within mixed-use
development in commercial areas...
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Multiple Family uses in large part are in areas currently zoned for multiple-family
development. Opportunities for new development will occur through redevelopment and
build-out of remaining parcels .... "
The proposed amendment is not consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan. The
comprehensive plan clearly states that multiple family development is encouraged in existing
multiple-family and mixed-use commercial areas. The plan does not provide a vision for the
expansion or designation of additional multiple-family areas.
Criterion No. 3
Whether the proposed amendment meets existing state and local laws, including the GMA.
Staff Response
The proposal does not conflict with any existing state or local laws.
Criterion No. 4
In the case of text amendments, or other amendments to goals or policies, whether the request
benefits the City as a whole versus a selected group.
Staff Response
This criterion does not apply to this request, since it is a site-specific request.
If the request meets the criteria set forth in 1-4 above, it shall be further evaluated according to
additional criteria that are presented in Section VII of this report.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the full Council not select the proposed amendment request for further study.
SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST #5 -- QUADRANT
File Number:
Parcel No.'s:
Location:
Size:
Applicant:
Owner:
Request:
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Existing Zoning:
Requested
Comprehensive Plan:
Requested Zoning:
02-104263-00 UP
551560-0005, 551560-0010, 551560-0015, 551560-0020, 551560-0026,
551560-0025, 551560-0030, 551560-0037,551560-0035, 551560-0091, and
551560-0090
North of South 320th Street and east of I-5 (Exhibit F)
Approximately 20 acres
Benjamin Conwell
The Quadrant Corporation
Request to amend Map III-27B (2003-2020 Regional Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP) (Exhibit G) by deleting the planned extension to Weyerhaeuser
Way South, north of South 320th Street
Office Park - OP
Office Park - OP
N/A
N/A
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BACKGROUND
The applicant, Mr. Conweil, on behalf of the Quadrant Corporation, is requesting an amendment to
FWCP Map III-27B (2003-2020 Regional Capital Improvement Plan [CIP]) to delete the planned
extension of Weyerhaeuser Way South, north of South 320th Street, to connect with the planned
extension of 32nd Avenue South. The applicant's property is located just north of South 320th Street.
The area to the north and west of this site is located within the City's Potential Annexation Area
(PAA) in the Camelot Sub area.
According to the applicant, the planned extension of Weyerhaeuser Way South north through their
property is unwarranted given the planned extension of 32nd Avenue South. The applicant also
believes that the location of the planned extension will have a severely detrimental effect on the value
of their property. According to the applicant, the planned alignment of Weyerhaeuser Way South
would bisect their property and ruin the office campus atmosphere they envision for future
development of the property.
The applicant also believes that the proposed extension would face challenges in crossing the existing
BPA easement and residential properties north of the applicant's property (area located within the
PAA).
DECISIONAL CRITERIA
Criterion No. 1
Whether the same area or issue was studied during the last amendment process and conditions in the
immediate vicinity have significantly changed so as to make the requested change within the public
interest.
Staff Response
A request for the deletion of the planned extension of Weyerhaeuser Way South has not been
submitted before.
Criterion No. 2
Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan.
Staff Response
The FWCP, Transportation Chapter, Regional Capital Improvement Plan, Map 111-27B lists the
extension of Weyerhaeuser Way South as a Regional Capital Improvement.
As mentioned above, this planned extension would continue north into the City's PAA, which is
currently undergoing analysis. The FWCP Transportation Chapter provides summary descriptions of
the present characteristics in the sub areas of the City. The following is an excerpted description of the
area where the proposed Weyerhaeuser Way extension would be located (Page III-8 of the FWCP):
"East of I-5 Area
The lowest level of development in and about the City falls east of I-5, within Federal Way's
Potential Annexation Area (PAA). This presents the possibility of large increases in travel
demand in the future. As this development occurs, it will be imperative to the success of the
overall vision that supportive development and transportation patterns be encouraged. In
other words, there is a need for a sufficient grid of more inter-connecting streets."
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Map III-19 of the FWCP Transportation Chapter identifies the Weyerhaeuser Way South extension as
a Class 2 bicycle facility (marked bike lanes) intersecting with a Class I facility (separate trail) that
follows the BPA easement. No bicycle facilities are proposed for the 32nd Avenue South extension.
FWCC Chapter 20, "Subdivisions," outlines design criteria that includes the following:
Section 20-15 l(d): "Block perimeters should be no longer than 1,320 feet for non-motorized
access, and 2,640 feet for streets."
The proposed amendment is not consistent with the overall vision of the comprehensive plan and
would not be consistent with block perimeter standards. Eliminating the northerly extension of
Weyerhaeuser Way South would eliminate a direct connection between the existing Weyerhaeuser
Way South and South 312th Street as extended. Therefore, the elimination of the proposed extension
of Weyerhaeuser Way South would result in a loss of interconnecting streets to serve the needs of
future development within the City's PAA. Additionally, eliminating the planned extension would
result in the loss of an important link in the City's planned bicycle circulation network.
Criterion No. 3
Whether the proposed amendment meets existing state and local laws, including the GMA.
Staff Response
The proposal does not conflict with any existing state or local laws.
Criterion No. 4
In the case of text amendments, or other amendments to goals or policies, whether the request
benefits the City as a whole versus a selected group.
Staff Response
This criterion does not apply to this request, since it is a site-specific request.
If the request meets the criteria set forth in 1-4 above, it shall be further evaluated according to
additional criteria located in Section VII of this report.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the proposed amendment be forwarded for further consideration based on a
requirement for the Quadrant Corporation to conduct a Transportation Impact Analysis that would
show that by itself, construction of 32nd Ave S., which borders the site on the west, from South 320th
northwards would eliminate the need for construction of the Weyerhaeuser Way South extension with
no added system delays. In order not to delay the 2003 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process, this
analysis shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2003.
VII.
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA
Under FWCC Chapter 22, "Process VI Review," if a request for a zoning map or comprehensive plan
amendment meets the four criteria that have been discussed for each proposal in Section VI,
additional criteria should be considered. None of the proposed amendments meet all of the first four
criteria; however, we are providing a discussion of the additional criteria for your information.
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Criterion No. 5
Whether the proposed amendment can be incorporated into planned or active projects.
Staff Response
If the Council determines that any of these requests should be analyzed further, the proposed request(s)
can be incorporated into the work program for the comprehensive plan update.
Criterion No. 6
Amount of analysis necessary to reach a recommendation on the request. Ifa large-scale study is
required, a request may have to be delayed until the following year due to workloads, staffing levels,
etc.
Staff Response
The analysis necessary to reach a recommendation on any of the requests received would not require a
large-scale study. Such analysis could be incorporated into the comprehensive plan update work
program. However, since the City has just completed the seven-year update of the comprehensive
plan in March 2003, we would like to limit the scope of this year's update. Work on the
comprehensive plan limits the ability to finish code amendments and other area-wide studies that are
currently on the work program.
Criterion No. 7
Volume of requests received. A large volume of requests may necessitate that some requests be
reviewed in a subsequent year.
Staff Response
In September 2002, the City received four site-specific requests for changes to comprehensive plan
designations and zoning, and one request to delete a future road from the comprehensive plan.
Criterion No. 8
Order of requests received.
Staff Response
The requests were received in the following order:
1. Lee Request
2. Kirk/Nelson Request
3. Velasco Request
4. Trimble Request
5. Quadrant Request
VIII.
COUNCIL ACTION
Pursuant to FWCC Section 22-523(d), based on its review of requests according to the criteria in
Section VI of this staff report, the City Council shall determine which requests shall be further
considered for adoption, and shall forward those requests to the Planning Commission for its review
and recommendation. The Council's decision to consider a proposed amendment shall not constitute a
decision or recommendation that the proposed amendment should be adopted, nor does it preclude
later Council action to add or delete an amendment for consideration.
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COUNCIL ACTION/STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The Committee has the following options. For each, the staff recommendation has been
highlighted with bold text.
A. Site-Specific Requests
I. Site-Specific Request #1 - Trimble
(i) Recommend that the full Council not select the proposed amendment request for
further study unless the owners of the two adjacent parcels to the east also
request a similar comprehensive plan amendment.
(ii) Recommend that the full Council forward the proposed amendment request for further
study by staff, and review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
2. Site-Specific Request #2 - Velasco
(i) Recommend that the full Council not select the proposed amendment request for
further study.
(ii) Recommend that the full Council forward the proposed amendment request for further
study by staff, and review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
3. Site-Specific Request #3 - Lee
(i) Recommend that the full Council not select the proposed amendment
request for further study.
(ii) Recommend that the full Council forward the proposed amendment request for further
study by staff, and review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
4. Site-Specific Request #4 - Kirk/Nelson
(i) Recommend that the full Council not select the proposed amendment request for
further study.
(ii) Recommend that the full Council forward the proposed amendment request for further
study by staff, and review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
B. Request for a Change to Comprehensive Plan Map
5. Request to amend Map 111-2 7B and Table III-19 of the comprehensive plan -. Quadrant.
(i)
(ii)
Recommend that the full Council not select the proposed amendment request for
further study.
Recommend that the full Council forward the proposed amendment request for
further study by staff, and review and recommendation by the Planning
Commission based on a requirement for the Quadrant Corporation to conduct a
Transportation Impact Analysis that would show that by itself, construction of
32na Avenue South, which borders the site on the west, from South 320th
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Xe
northwards would eliminate the need for construction of the Weyerhaeuser Way
South extension with no added system delays. In order not to delay the 2003
Comprehensive Plan Amendment process, this analysis shall be submitted no
later than December 31, 2003.
LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The LUTC forwards the recommendation to the full Council as follows:
1. Trimble Request
a) That the request not go forward for further consideration unless the owners of the two
adjacent parcels to the east also request a similar comprehensive plan amendment.
b) __ That the request go forward for further consideration.
2. Velasco Request
a) __ That the request not go forward for further consideration.
b) __ That the request go forward for further consideration.
3. Lee Request
a) That the request not go forward for further consideration.
b) __ That the request go forward for further consideration.
4. Kirk/Nelson Request
a)__
b)
Quadrant
a)
b)
That the request not go forward for further consideration.
That the request go forward for fi~rtber consideration.
Request
That the request not go forward for fi~rther consideration.
That the request go forward for further consideration based on the requirement for a
Transportation hnpact Analysis that supports the elilnination of the northerly
extension of Weyerhaeuser Way South. This analysis shall be submitted by
December 31, 2003.
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APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE ACTION:
Eric Faison, Chair
Dean McColgan, Member
Michael Park, Member
XI. LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Exhibit G
Composite Map of Site Specific Requests
Site Specific Request # 1 - Trimble
Site Specific Request #2 - Velasco
Site Specific Request #3 - Lee
Site Specific Request #4 - Kirk/Nelson
Site Specific Request #5 - Quadrant
Map III-27-B of the Comprehensive Plan
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Federal Way
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
VIA:
SUBJECT:
October 20, 2003
Eric Faison, Chair
Land Use and Transportation Committee
Cary M. Roe, Public Works Director
David H. Moseley, City Manager('~x''~
RAISED MEDIANS ALONG SR 99 CORRIDOR
BACKGROUND:
This memorandum outlines the rationale for designing and implementing raised medians along the SR 99 corridor,
and specifically, for the SR 99 Phase I & II projects in the City of Federal Way. The primary reasons are to
improve pedestrian and vehicular safety and movement of vehicles that travel the corridor. These objectives can
be met by restricting left turn movements at side streets and driveways, thereby reducing the mid-block and
intersection collision rates, and improving the level of service along the corridor and at major intersections.
The SR 99 corridor has been designated by WSDOT as a High Accident Corridor (HAC) with more than ten
collisions per million vehicle miles. This is more than four times the statewide average for urban arterials. The
corridor also has eight locations/intersections that have been designated by WSDOT as High Accident Locations
(HAL), two of which are located in Federal Way. In addition, WSDOT has identified 70 Pedestrian Accident
Locations (PAL) statewide; half of these PAL's occur on the SR-99 corridor. The corridor currently carries
approximately between 30,000 and 44,000 vehicles per day. The portion located in Federal Way carries
approximately 40,000 vehicles per day.
Within the project limits for Phase I & II (S 312th to S 340th Streets), 649 collisions were reported at intersections,
including 213 injured individuals and one fatality over the past six years (1997 - 2002). At mid-block locations,
387 collisions were reported with 128 injured individuals and one fatality. The largest number of mid-block
collisions, 67, were reported to occur between S 336th and S 333rd Streets. In addition, to further complicate the
situation, the SR 99 corridor has one of the highest Driving Under the Influence (DUI) infraction rates in the state
of Washington.
The concept of constructing a raised median along the SR 99 corridor was first identified in a document referred to
as the SR 99 Redevelopment Study. This study was conducted by WSDOT with participation from various cities
along the corridor. The study was prompted by the need to improve safety, increase carrying capacity, assure
consistent street sections between each jurisdiction, enhance aesthetics, and to promote economic development.
Consistent with numerous regional and national studies, the SR 99 Redevelopment Study proposed the installation
ora raised median in order to address the high collision experience involving both pedestrians and vehicles as well
as congestion along the corridor. Both regional and national studies suggest that the installation of a raised median
on a multi-lane urban arterial can reduce vehicle collision rates by up to 49%, with an average reduction in the
25% range. In addition, pedestrian safety is improved by using the raised median as a refuse for those pedestrians
choosing mid block crossings of a multilane urban arterial.
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The use of raised medians on urban arterials are generally considered when:
a. The street cross section includes five lanes or more
b. The arterial carries high volumes of traffic
c. The arterial experiences significant traffic congestion
d. The arterial has high collision rates
e. The arterial has significant left turn movements into and out of side streets and driveways
f. The arterial services numerous driveways with little or no driveway access control
In addition to the technical reasons discussed above, said studies also suggest that aesthetic and economic benefits
often result from the installation of a raised median on urban arterials. When taking into account these criterion,
current operational characteristics of the corridor, and the study experience of other regional and national urban
arterials, the installation of a raised median along the SR 99 corridor is warranted.
Questions have been raised regarding the need for median breaks along the SR 99 corridor, and more specifically,
within the projects limits of the Phase I & II projects. This is particularly apparent when comparing Phase I & II.
Phase I has three median breaks at unsignalized intersections whereas Phase II has none. It should be noted that
these median breaks only allow left turns from SR 99, not from the side streets or driveways.
Consistent with the SR 99 Redevelopment Study, as well as other regional and national studies, median breaks are
generally considered when:
a. Significant generation of traffic volumes of adjacent development require left turn movements into or out
of side streets or driveways and if not provided would adversely affect the level of service at signalized
intersections
b. The creation of the median break does not interfere with the provision of adequate left turn storage at
signalized intersections
c. Their installation would not result in left tuming vehicles barging through a standing queue.
The three median breaks constructed as part of the Phase I project (access to Ross Plaza, Pavilion Center, and
SeaTac Village) do in fact satisfy the above criterion. However, the land use/development adjacent to the SR 99
Phase II project does not generate significant volumes of traffic that utilize a common access/driveway. Thus,
when the above criterion are applied to Phase II, it is staff's opinion that median breaks in Phase I1 are not
warranted. Left tums can be accommodated by the use of U-tums at the intersections without adversely impacting
the level of service due to their relatively lower volumes.
Raised medians have been in place for a number of years along S 320th Street, S 348th Street, and First Avenue S
with little or no impact to the adjacent businesses and enhanced safety to both pedestrians and vehicles. In
addition, the City installed access management retrofits restricting left turn movements on S 320th Street to Ross
Plaza and on S 3 l 2th Street to Pavilion Center, both of which resulted in thank you letters from citizens and
confessions from property managers that there was no impact to their businesses.
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RECOMMENDATION:
The application of a raised median and associated breaks in the SR-99 Phase I and II projects is well founded and
based on national, regional and local experience. Staff recommends continuing the use of raised medians on the
SR-99 comdor as well as the proposed median breaks in Phase II.
APPROVAI~ OF COMMITTEE REI)OIIT:
'Eric Faison,. Chair
Dean McColgan, Member
Michael Park, ii{ember
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CITY OF ~
Federal Way
September 24, 2003
TO:
Eric Faison, Chair
Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC)
FROM:
VIA:
SUBJECT:
Kathy McClung, Director of Community Development Services
David Mos~~anager
Potential Annexation Area (PAA) Issues Discussion-North Lake
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2003
GENERAL BACKGROUND
At the September 29, 2003 LUTC meeting an update of the Potential Annexation issues was provided. A
motion was passed to forward the Redondo area and the Regency Woods area were forwarded to the full
council for consideration. The North lake area was tabled until there was an opportunity to meet with
some of the North Lake residents. I have repeated the portion of the September 29th staff report regarding
North Lake and added new information that staff has discovered since that meeting.
NORTH LAKE AREA
Boundaries - The North Lake area is bounded on the north by 3204, on the east by Peasley Canyon
Road, on the south by Highway 18, and on the west by the City boundaries.
The North Lake Area is approximately 384 acres of which nearly half is developed into residential
properties. Another 126 acres is undeveloped, about 100 acres is in utilities and streets, and there is a very
small percentage in commercial, office, and open space. Commercial land includes a nursery and gas
station. The average assessed value of homes in this area is about $190,000. The 2003 population is
estimated at 600.
The PAA Study has the following analysis on the North Lake area:
"In relative terms, the small North Lake area is likely to come the closet to breaking even. North
Lake has taxable property per resident that is more than 50 percent higher than that of the three
PAA's combined (Table D-4, values that translate into roughly a 20 percent boost in the area's
per capita revenues). We also estimate that North Lake will generate lower-than-average demand
for public safety services. However, North Lake appears to generate only very low levels of sales
tax revenues.
On balance, our rough assessment is that even annexation of the North Lake neighborhood would
generate net costs in excess of $50 per resident." (Annexation Feasibility Study pp D 4,5.)
On October 6, Councilmember Faison and myself attended the Northlake Community Meeting. There
were about 15 people attending. Of those, about 10 were strongly in favor of annexation and the
remaining were undecided.
Options -The Geographic Information System analysis of the North Lake area shows that the area
qualifies for the island annexation method by less than one percent.
If the Council wishes to actively pursue annexation in this area, the election method by resolution would
be the best option, absent property owners that want to facilitate a petition or ballot measure. The
estimated cost to put an issue on the ballot is about $2.00 per registered voter. This cost includes legal
notices. Since the last LUTC meeting, staff have discovered that a legal description, prepared by a
licensed surveyor must be included in any resolution. For all three annexation areas being considered, it
will be about $4,000. None of these expenses have been budgeted in this year's budget. The next
available election for this issue is in February.
Once the legal descriptions for the annexation areas have been prepared, King County has to verify that
they are correct prior to the resolution being passed by the Council. King County estimates a week turn
around time but there is no guarantee. I have prepared a suggested motion that will bring the issue to the
Council at the next available meeting once the resolution can be completed.
Suggested LUTC Recommendation - "I move to direct the staff to prepare a resolution for Council
adoption to put the North Lake area annexation on the next available election."
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