LUTC MINS 07-01-2013July 1, 2013
5:30 p.m.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
MEETING SUMMARY
City Hall
Council Chambers
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Bob Celski and Committee members Diana Noble-Gulliford and
Jeanne Burbidge.
Staff in Attendance: Deputy Public Works Director Marwan Salloum, City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Principal Planner
Margaret Clark, Assistant City Attorney Peter Beckwith, and Administrative Assistant II Shawna Upton.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Celski called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment received.
3. BUSINESS ITEMS
Topic Title/Description
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Approval of the June 3, 2013 LUTC Minutes
Committee approved the June 3, 2013 LUTC minutes as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Noble-Gulliford Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
Acceptance of Transportation Grant Funding - WTSC
City Traffic Engineer Perez presented information on this item. Mr. Perez summarized that
on April 25, 2013 Council authorized staff to submit a grant to the Washington Traffic
Safety Commission for schoof zone flashers at Sacajawea to provide advanced notice to
drivers of when the 20mph school zone speed limit is in effect. The grant has been
approved by the Commission. Staff is seeking Council authorization to accept the grant.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Noble-Gulliford
2013 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
Principal Planner Margaret Clark provided a background timeline of legal notices, public
meetings and requests for public comments regarding the comprehensive plan
amendments and provided a presentation discussing specifics of the rezoning requests.
The Federal Way School District has requested to be rezoned so improvements can be
made to Federal Way High School to better serve the needs of the students and increase
their presence on the street frontage. Lakeview Professional Building requested to be
rezoned to allow for building multi-family units on the site. Greg & Leanne Summers are
requesting two vacant parcels be rezoned to Single-Family-High-Density Residential to be
consistent with the properties to the east.
Forward
to Council
N/A
July 16, 2013
Consent
July 16, Z013
Ordinance
(lst Reading)
Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Cary M. Roe, P. E., Di�ector of Parks, Public Wo�ks and Emergency Management
Jeanne Burbidge, Membe� Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
Diana Noble-Gul/iford, Member 253-835-2703
Afl three requests are consistent with the overall vision of the Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion continued regarding, flexibility in the comprehensive plan, setbacks, and
potential impacts with future development of Sound Transit alignments along Pacific
Highway South.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as amended.
Moved: Noble-Gulliford Seconded: Burbidge Passed: Unanimously, 3-0
4. OTHER
5. FUTURE MEETINGS/AGENDA ITEMS:
The next LUTC meeting will be Monday, August 1, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 5:51 PM.
COMMITTEE APPROVAL:
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