LUTC MINS 05-06-2013City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use and Transportation Committee
May 6, 2013
5:30 PM
City Hall
City Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Bob Celski and Committee members Diana Noble-Gulliford
and Jeanne Burbidge.
Staff in Attendance: Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management Cary Roe, Deputy Public Works
Director Marwan Salloum, City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Planning Manager Isaac Conlen, Senior Transportarion
Planning Engineer Sarady Long, Building Official Martha Gillis, Street Systems Project Engineer John Mulkey,
Assistant City Attorney Peter Beckwith, and Administrative Assistant II Darlene LeMaster.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Celski called the meeting to order at 5:32 PM.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment received.
3. BUSINESS ITEMS
Forward
Topic Title/Description to Council
A.
B.
Approval of the April l, 2013 LUTC Minutes
Committee approved the April 1, 2013 LUTC minutes as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Noble-Gulliford Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
Lakota Safe Routes to School Project — Rejection of Bids and Approval to Re-Bid Project
Street Systems Project Manager John Mulkey presented information on this item. There was
no public comment. Chair Celski noted that Bidder No. 1(and all bids) was over the
engineer's estimate and wondered if re-bidding the project would yield lower bids. Mr.
Mulkey responded that the Engineer's estimate is known at the time the project goes out to bid.
Staff will spend time studying all bid items and evaluating why the initial bids on these items
were so high. Staff may restructure bid items to lower the overall cost of the project. Re-
bidding is open to all, in addition to those who bid the first time around.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Noble-Gulliford Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
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C. City Safety Projects — 85% Design Status ReporUAuthorization to Bid May 21, 2013
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Senior Transportation Planning Engineer Sarady Long presented information on this item.
There was no public comment. Committee member Burbidge noticed that no matching City
funds are required for this project. Mr. Long confirmed that there was no additional cost to the
City. Committee Burbidge is pleased that the proposed projects will improve safety and will
also help traffic flow.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Noble-Gulliford Seconded: Burbidge Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
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Neighborhood Traffic Safety (NTS) Program Policy Amendment
City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez presented information on this item. There was no public
comment. Committee Noble-Gulliford asked for clarification on a speed table. Mr. Perez
explained the difference between a speed hump and a speed table. A good example of a speed
table is the one located on S 333`d Street on the north side of City Hall. Committee Member
Noble-Gulliford asked if a speed table is a possible solution for traffic calming on S 304`�' St
from SR-9 to 28�' Ave S and voiced concern for pedestrian safety at that location. Mr. Perez
noted that this particular location was not yet at this stage of the application process and would
still have to go through the entire process.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Noble-Gulliford Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
Resolution Setting a Public Hearing for the Transportation Improvement Plan
City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez presented information on this item. There was no public
comment or discussion.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Noble-Gulliford Seconded: Burbidge Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
Amendments to the Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC), Title 13, Adoption of 2012
Construction Codes
City Building Official Martha Gillis presented information on this item and gave background
information leading up to the requirement by the State for the City to adopt the amendments to
the WA State Construction Code. Ms. Gillis also gave a brief summary of the code
amendments being amended and spoke briefly about the exceptions, ie. mandatory sprinkling
of all new residential structures. Staff is not including mandatory sprinkling provisions to be
adopted at this time as the state has moved these provisions to an appendix and is allowing each
jurisdiction the ability to choose whether or not these provisions will be mandatory. Ms. Gillis
also gave some background on some housekeeping amendments.
Committee member Noble-Gulliford asked about the code provisions for roofs to meet certain
wind thresholds. Ms. Gillis noted that the structural provisions of the code have been amended,
however, the wind load has not been modified. The amendment has occurred because of the
method used in calculation the wind resistance, not the actual threshold.
Committee member Noble-Gulliford also addressed waterfront homes with potentially long
driveways. Would these homes be required to have fire sprinkler systems? Ms. Gillis noted
that there are provisions in the code that accommodate homes that do have Fire Department
vehicle access. The code allows requirements to be determined on a case by case basis,
depending on the availability of fire hydrants, Fire Department vehicle access, etc. Ms. Gillis
also explained how this section of the code applies to high rise buildings up to five stories. Ms.
Gillis also stated that the current codes adopted by the City are not being amended from what
has been in place since 2009.
Public Comment was received by Gordon Goodsell, Asst. Fire Marshall, King County Fire &
Rescue. Asst. Fire Marshall Goodsell works at City Hall in conjunction with the City's
Community and Economic Department and specifically, the Building Division. Mr. Goodsell
explained a bit further about requirements on building and commercial construcrion, single-
family to multi-family. Mr. Goodsell shared the national consensus in the building code, how
the state adopted the code and made it an appendix so that local jurisdictions have the ability to
enact the requirements on a case by case basis. Mr, Goodsell supports looking at the sprinkler
code for single-family residences and put the topic back into the code where it originally was.
Chair Celski asked if there is any lifesaving potential by using fire sprinkler systems. Asst. Fire
Marshall Goodsell said yes, in his experience, there is absolutely lifesaving potential with fire
sprinklers. Mr. Goodsell also shared a bit about how the sprinkler heads work and react to heat.
Chair Celski inquired about other jurisdictions that mandate fue sprinkler systems for
residential buildings. Mr. Goodsell named approximately ten jurisdictions within Washington
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that require fire sprinkler systems and stated that approximately ten more municipalities are
looking into it as we1L Chair Celski asked what the increased cost to build a 2,000 s.f. home
with sprinklers. Mr. Goodsell replied that the increase in price is approximately $1.61/s.f.
Committee Member Burbidge asked if there was a cost saving for homeowners on their
homeowner's insurance if the home has functioning fire sprinklers. Mr. Goodsell stated that in
his research, he has found there to be between a 0-10% reduction in homeowner's insurance,
with an average savings of approximately 7%. To, clarify, the savings is on the total policy
cost.
Committee member Noble-Gulliford asked if the fire sprinkler data applies to both
manufactured homes and estate built homes.
Chair Celski asked for clarification on the State's deadline for Federal Way to adopt the
required code amendments. City Building Official Gillis confirmed that Federal Way needs to
have the adopted code amendments in place to be enforced by July 1, 2013. Ms. Gillis also
commented on Asst. Fire Marshall Goodsell's comments, stating that she agrees that fire
sprinkler systems are beneficial, but that they are not the only lifesaving provisions. Smoke
alarms have proven to be very successful at saving lives. Requirements for smoke detectors
have been upgraded in recent years as well as requirements for CO detectors. Both of these
provisions add no additional cost to construction of a building. The provisions being discussed
regarding fire sprinklers, if enacted, would affect approximately 100 homes a year. These are
the new homes constructed and will not provide any additional safety requirements for the
thousands of existing homes that currently occupy the city.
Committee member Noble-Gulliford asked Ms. Gillis if her position was the same regardless it
the residence is a single-family home or a multi-family residence. Ms. Gillis explained that
apartment complexes akeady have provisions for fire sprinklers. She holds the same position
for cottage housing, duplexes and manufactured homes as she does for single family housing.
Chair Celski suggested that staff study fire sprinklers more at a later date.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Noble-Gulliford Seconded: Burbidge Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
4. OTHER
The Committee received a late public comment from Jennifer Wojciechowski (1091 S 317`� St, Federal Way),
requesting information regarding the sale of the property formally known as the Federal Way School District bus
barn and what the future plans, zoning, permits, etc. that are being pursued for this location and how it may affect
the neighboring community. Director Roe offered to get the information Ms. Wojciechowski has requested and
will follow up with her in the near future.
Committee Member Burbidge also asked staff to follow up with her and the other Council members regarding
student pedestrian safety along SW Dash Point Road as it come up to 21St Ave SW across from Lakota Middle
School. Director Roe is aware of the topic and will follow up with Council as he gets additional information.
5. FUTURE MEETING
The next LUTC meeting will be rescheduled to Monday, June 3, 2013 at 5:30 PM in City Hall Council Chambers.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:31 PM.
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