LUTC MINS 06-01-2015City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use /Transportation Committee
June 1, 2015 City Hall
5:30 p.m. Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Bob Celski and Committee members Kelly Maloney and Lydia
Assefa- Dawson. Council members in attendance: Deputy Mayor Jeanne Burbidge and Susan Honda.
Staff in Attendance: Public Works Director Marwan Salloum, Assistant City Attorney Mark Orthmann, City Traffic Engineer
Rick Perez, Community Development Director Michael Morales, Streets Manager John Mulkey, Planner Manager Isaac Conlen,
Principal Planner Margaret Clark, Senior Planner Matt Herrera, Street Systems Project Engineer Christine Mullen, and
Administrative Assistant II Shawna Upton.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Celski called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
No public comment was received.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Topic Title/ Description
A. Approval of Minutes: May 4, 2015
Committee approved the May 4, 2015, LUTC minutes as presented.
Moved: Maloney Seconded: Assefa- Dawson Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
Chair Celski did not attend the May 4th meeting and abstained.
B. Ordinance: Amending Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) Title 14 Environmental Policy'
and Title 19'Zoning and Development Code' Critical Areas Ordinance Periodic Update
Mr. Herrera stated the Growth Management Act requires local jurisdictions to update their
Critical Areas Ordinances. He identified the critical areas and provided a summary of the
proposed changes. In addition to reviewing the critical areas ordinance, staff also thought
it was a good idea to reformat the code. The existing regulations currently exist in nine
separate chapters of the zoning code. The proposed revision will consolidate the nine
chapters into one chapter titled Environmentally Critical Areas. Mr. Herrera highlighted
some of the proposed changes. Article 1- Administrative; the administrative section
generally applies to all critical areas. Changes in this section include unauthorized
alterations and enforcement, critical area reports, exemptions and partial exceptions.
Article 2- Geologically Hazardous Areas; these are areas prone to landslide, erosion or
seismic hazard areas. Changes to buffers in those areas were noted. Article 3 -Fish and
Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas; these include streams, lakes under 20 acres, areas
with endangered, threatened and sensitive species and anadromous fish waters. Staff
proposes to adopt the State Department of Natural Resources stream typing system.
Article 4- Wetlands; staff proposes to adopt the State Department of Ecology rating system
Forward to
Council
N/A
June 16, 2015
Ordinance
First Reading
and Enactment
Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Marwan Salloum, P. E., Public Works Director
Kelly Maloney, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
Lydia Assefa- Dawson, Member 253 - 835 -2703
and urban buffer widths. Article 5- Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas; this section identifies
the travel time for groundwater to public water source wells. There were no substantial
changes made to this chapter but small housekeeping adjustments were made. Article
6- Frequently Flooded Areas; this only occurs along the Puget Sound shoreline. The Puget
Sound shoreline is regulated under the shoreline master program and has its own set of
regulations so no review or edits were made. A cross reference to the shoreline master
program was noted. Discussion was held to gain clarification on some details within the
different articles of the update.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Maloney Seconded: Assefa- Dawson Passed: Unanimously, 3 -0
C. Grant Funding for Transportation Projects — Authorization to Submit Applications June 16, 2015
Consent
Mr. Mulkey stated staff had discussions with the Transportation Improvement Board to
determine which projects would be most competitive in the grant process. The Pacific
Highway S HOV Lanes Phase V Project was selected from the Six Year Transportation
Improvement Plan and staff believes it will be the best choice moving forward through the
grant process and is asking to submit an application for funding.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Assefa- Dawson Seconded: Maloney Passed: Unanimously, 3 -0
D. 2016 -2021 Transportation Improvement Plan June 16, 2015
Public Hearing
Mr. Perez noted the Transportation Improvement Plan is a six -year plan for transportation
related capital improvement projects and is updated annually. Staff reviewed past
prioritization criteria including concurrency level of service improvement, collision rate and
severity, whether a project is supportive of high occupancy vehicles or non - motorized
modes, level of community support, air quality improvements, ease of implementation and
benefit cost ratios. Mr. Perez noted the projects that were completed and mentioned two
projects that were removed. In addition, he briefly discussed two projects that had been
modified and identified several new projects that are being proposed. Discussion was held
regarding the newly proposed projects and specifically what improvements would be made
if the projects moved forward.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Maloney Seconded: Assefa- Dawson Passed: Unanimously, 3 -0
E. 1st Ave S at S 328th St Intersection Project — Puget Sound Energy Interlocal Agreement June 16, 2015
Consent
Ms. Mullen stated as part of the upcoming project, staff has been coordinating with the
utilities for them to relocate any facilities that are in conflict with the improvements. Puget
Sound Energy is currently working to relocate their facilities. In an interest to reduce public
disruption and overall costs, Puget Sound Energy proposed to leave their abandoned
conduits in place temporarily and then reimburse the City for having the City's contractor
remove the conduits during construction. A brief discussion was held regarding other
utility line relocation in the area.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Assefa- Dawson Seconded: Maloney Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Marwan Salloum, P. E., Public Works Director
Kelly Maloney, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
Lydia Assefa- Dawson, Member 253 - 835 -2703
Ordinance: 2015 Amendments to the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP) —
June 16, 2015
Citizen - Initiated Site - Specific Requests
Ordinance
First Reading
Ms. Clark noted there are four site - specific citizen - initiated requests which are part of the
and Enactment
2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. The four request are 1) Lee /Princen; 2) A &R
Development, LLC; 3) Hiu Ok Paek; and 4) 32020 Professional Building. The Federal Way
Comprehensive Plan is required to be updated every eight years and the deadline is
June 30, 2015. The FWRC also requires the City to accept requests annually from citizens
who are requesting changes to their zoning. This year, staff combined the annual update
with the major update. Staff received five citizen - initiated requests but Belmor Mobile
Home Park has since withdrawn their request. There was one request to amend the text
of the Comprehensive Plan to allow senior housing, including assisted living and nursing
homes, in the Commercial Enterprise Zone. Ms. Clark provided a summary of the four
remaining requests. Lee /Princen is requesting a change in designation from Single - Family
Medium Density Residential to Single - Family High Density Residential. A &R Development
is requesting a change in designation from Office Park to Community Business. Hiu Ok
Paek is requesting a change in designation from Multi - Family to Community Business.
32020 Professional Building is requesting a change in designation from Professional Office
to Office Park.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Maloney Seconded: Assefa- Dawson Passed: Unanimously, 3 -0
G. Resolution: 2015 Amendments to the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP) — Text June 16, 2015
Amendment Request Business
Ms. Clark stated staff received one citizen - initiated request for a text amendment from
Youngspring LLC, submitted by their agent Rob Rueber. In their request they asked for
senior housing, including assisted living and nursing homes, to be allowed in the
Commercial Enterprise zone. She addressed current block size, upcoming projects, and
study data that suggests there is a need for housing but added the Mayor does not feel
the CE zone is the most appropriate place for senior housing. She provided a summary
of Mr. Rueber's comments to the Committee. A brief discussion was held regarding the
CE zone and what type of business activities would fit best in that area.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Assefa - Dawson Seconded: Maloney Passed: Unanimously, 3 -0
H. Ordinance: Periodic Major Update to the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (2015 June 16, 2015
Comprehensive Plan Amendments) — Text and Maps Ordinance
First Reading
Committee Member Maloney made a motion to postpone Item H to the and Enactment
June 8, 2015 Land Use and Transportation Committee Special Meeting.
Moved: Maloney Seconded: Assefa- Dawson Passed: Unanimously, 3 -0
4. OTHER
5. FUTURE MEETINGS /AGENDA ITEMS:
A Special LUTC meeting will be held Monday, June 8, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
The next LUTC meeting will be Monday, July 6, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Marwan Salloum, P. E., Public Works Director
Kelly Maloney, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
Lydia Assefa- Dawson, Member 253- 835 -2703
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:43 PM.
COMMITTEE APPROVAL:
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Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Marwan Salloum, P. E., Public Works Director
Kelly Maloney, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant H
Lydia Assefa- Dawson, Member 253 - 835 -2703