Council PKT 07-15-2014 SpecialCITY OF
Federal Way
AGENDA
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION / SPECIAL MEETING
Council Chambers - City Hall
July 15, 2014
5:30 p.m.
www.cityoffederalway.com
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. Panther Lake 2013 Neighborhood Traffic Study — SW 330th Street (W Campus
Trail to 10th Ave SW)
• Staff Presentation
• Public Comment
6:15 p.m.
4. Economic Development Task Force: Vision and Plan Moving Forward
• Staff Presentation
6:45 p.m.
5. ADJOURNMENT
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 15, 2014
CITY OF FEDERAL -WAY
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
ITEM #:3
Subject: Panther Lake 2013 NTS — SW 330a' Street (West Campus Trail to 10`" Avenue SW)
POLICY QUESTION: Should the Council approve the installation of two mini - roundabouts on SW 330'h Street
at the 3ra Avenue SW and 6`h Avenue SW intersections?
COMMITTEE: Council Study Session MEETING DATE: July 15, 2014
CATEGORY:
❑ Consent ❑ Ordinance ❑ Public Hearing
❑ City Council Business ❑ Resolution ® Other
STAFF REPORT BY: Erik Preston P.E. — Senior Traffic Engineer DEPT: Public Works
Attachments: Land Use and Transportation Committee memorandum dated June 2, 2014
At the June 17, 2014 Council Meeting, the Council moved to postpone this item to the July 15th Council Meeting
for a study session and action.
MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION•
MAYOR APPROVAL: d DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
C mmitt ouncil yl Initial
CHIEF OF STAFF:
Committee Council
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: N.A.
Committee Chair Committee Member Committee Member
PROPOSED COUNCIL MOTION: N.A.
(BELOW TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY CLERKS OFFICE)
COUNCIL ACTION:
❑ APPROVED
COUNCIL BILL #
❑ DENIED
1ST reading
❑ TABLED/DEFERRED/NO ACTION
Enactment reading
❑ MOVED TO SECOND READING (ordinances only)
ORDINANCE #
REVISED — 08/12/2010
RESOLUTION #
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 17, 2014 ITEM h
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
Subject: Panther Lake 2013 NTS — SW 330'h Street (West Campus Trail to 10'h Avenue SW)
POLICY QUESTION: Should the Council approve the installation of two mini - roundabouts on SW 330th Street
at the 3rd Avenue SW and 6th Avenue SW intersections?
COMMITTEE: Land Use and Transportation Committee MEETING DATE: June 2, 2014
CATEGORY:
® Consent ❑ Ordinance ❑ Public Hearing
❑ City Council Business ❑ Resolution ❑ Other
STAFF REPORT BY: Erik Preston, P.E. —Senior Traffic Engineer DEPT: Public Works
Attachments: Land Use and Transportation Committee memorandum dated June 2, 2014
Options Considered:
1. Authorize the installation of two mini - roundabouts on SW 330th Street at the 3rd Avenue SW and 6th
Avenue SW intersections and authorize the transfer of $90,000 from the Traffic Safety Fund to this
project.
2. Do not authorize the installation of the proposed traffic control devices and provide direction to staff.
MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION: Mayor recommends forwarding Option 1 to the June 17, 2014 City Council
Consent Agenda for approval. --f _--7 n
MAYOR APPROVAL:
CHIEF OF STAFF:
APPROVAL:
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: I move to forward Option I to the June 17, 2014 consent agenda for
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Committee Chair ComWtee Member Committe ember
PROPOSED COUNCIL MOTION: "I move approval of the installation of two mini - roundabouts "on SW 330`h
Street at the 3rd Avenue SW and 6`h Avenue SW intersections and the transfer of $90, 000 from the Traffic Safety
Fund for this project. "
(BELOW TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY CLERKS OFFICE)
COUNCIL ACTION:
❑ APPROVED
COUNCIL BILL #
❑ DENIED
1sT reading
O49PD EFERRED/NO ACTION '] '115-14
Enactment reading
n O SECO ND READING (ordinances only)
ORDINANCE #
REVISED - 08/12/2010
RESOLUTION #
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 2, 2014
TO: Land Use and Transportation Committee
VIA: Jim Ferrell, Mayor
FROM: Marwan Salloum, P.E., Interim Director of Public orks
Erik Preston, P.E., Senior Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT: Panther Lake NTS 2013 — SW 330" ` Street (West Campus Trail to 10`h Ave SR)
BACKGROUND:
Residents along SW 330'' Street between West Campus Trail and 10th Avenue SW submitted a petition
requesting the installation of speed humps or other traffic calming devices to control vehicle speeds in an effort
to improve vehicular and pedestrian safety along SW 330th Street. A traffic study was conducted and the results
are as follows:
• Roadway Classification : Principal Collector
• Average Daily Traffic (ADT): 8,681
• 85th percentile speed: 36.5 mph
• Total collisions: 7
• Injury Collisions: 2
Based on the current adopted NTS installation criteria (per table below), SW 330dr Street scored 9.0 total
severity points. This meets the minimum 3.0 severity points to qualify for the installation of traffic
calming devices and the 6.0 severity points to not require a ballot.
Table 3
Principal Collector Street NTS Criteria (25 mph Speed Limits)
Point
Scale
85th Percentile
Speed
Average Daily
Traffic (ADT)
Location
School /Park
5 -Year Collision History
Total
I Injury
Fatal
0.0
0-25
0 - 5,000
No
1
-
-
0.5
26-27
5,001 - 7,000
Yes
2
-
-
1.0
28-29
7,001 - 9,000
-
3
1
-
1.5
30-31
9,001 -11,000
-
4
-
-
2.0
32-33
11,001 - 13,000
-
5
2
1
2.5
34-35
13,001 - 15,000
-
6
-
-
3.0 1
36+
15,001+
-
7+
3+
2+
A neighborhood traffic safety meeting was held on January 8, 2014. The attending group's proposal was to
instalTT va traffic crrcTes (at tfie Avenue SW`-&f l Av6riue SW mtersectiorisj .arid one speecT table mid -
block in between 3rd and 6`f' Avenue SW. The proposed speed table location has been marked on the street.
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In accordance with established NTS policies, staff was not required to (and did not) send ballots to
property owners and occupants near the proposed traffic calming device locations. However, public
outreach for the Land -Use & Transportation Committee meeting was conducted in the form of an
informational mailing to occupants, an article sent to the Mirror newspaper, variable message signs, and
notifications posted on the City's website. These were done to solicit public comment for changes to a
route that is used by many outside the immediate neighborhood.
March 3, 2014 Land -Use & Transportation Committee (LUTC)
At the March P LUTC meeting, City staff presented the results of the data collection and outcome from
the neighborhood meeting. There was extensive public comment both for and against the proposal. These
comments highlighted several issues that required a deeper look and more understanding to refine a
proper solution. Committee members directed staff to review the issue further, obtain more public input,
and bring the issue back to the committee.
Speed and volume data were then collected on 10th Ave SW between SW 334th and SW 335th Street to
better address questions about extending the study area. Five -years of collision data was collected for 10th
Avenue SW. Staff also conducted a thorough sight distance evaluation and determined there were existing
issues at the intersection of P Avenue SW for both vehicles and pedestrians that needed to be addressed.
April 29, 2014 Neighborhood Meeting
Staff prepared a presentation illustrating 5 additional traffic calming options besides the original proposal,
4 of which extended the study area southwest to include 10'b Avenue SW, particularly the intersections
with SW 334th Street and SW 335t' Street. The options presented also supported the bicycle and
pedestrian planning for the corridor to varying degrees.
An informal vote of all the options showed the strongest support for Option IA which would construct
two mini- roundabouts at the SW 330th Street intersections with P & 6th Avenue SW. These roundabouts
would provide pedestrian refuge islands on all approaches, improving pedestrian safety by shortening the
crossing distance and requiring pedestrians to cross only one direction of traffic at a time. Both vehicle
and pedestrian sight distance issues would be addressed with this improvement. The roundabouts would
also support future bike lanes on the corridor.
The estimated cost of this project is approximately $90,000 which exceeds the $15,000 per neighborhood
per year budget limitation policy. To build this project, Council would need to approve additional funds.
Due to the sight distance safety issues at 3rd Avenue SW, Staff recommends funding these improvements
by transferring $90,000 from the Traffic Safety fund. This estimate is based on actual bid pricing received
from the contractor; the cost of $45,000- $50,000 shown at the neighborhood meeting was a preliminary
staff estimate used for comparing alternatives.
The proposed package should be effective in reducing speeds on SW 330th Street, improving side street
access, improving pedestrian safety, and addressing sight distance issues. However, there may be some
negative impacts to the neighborhood and other residents; including a slight increase in emergency
response time and through travel time.
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