10-01-2019 Operations Maintenance FacilityOperations & Maintenance Facility (OMF) South
Federal Way City Council
October 1, 2019
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Agenda
Project Overview
OMF South Evaluation Process
Environmental Process & Next Steps
Questions
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Included in ST3 Plan
One of four OMFs planned for the region
Location and size supports system expansion of multiple corridors
Open by 2026 and connected to active rail line
When completed, will create living-wage jobs for more than 300 people
Operations and Maintenance Facility South (OMF South)
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OMF South
Evaluation Process
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OMF South Evaluation Process
Early Scoping Public Comment Period, April 2018
Alternatives Evaluation, Summer-Fall 2018
Scoping Public Comment Period, Feb. 19-April 1, 2019
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SEPA EIS Scoping by the Numbers
(February 19 - April 1, 2019)
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OMF South Sound Transit Board Action - May 2019
Midway Landfill Alternative
S. 336th St.
Alternative
S. 344th St.
Alternative
*Preliminary conceptual layout, subject to refinement
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South of S 246th Street, west of and adjacent to I-5
Mostly on the former landfill site
Connecting tracks to the Federal Way Link Extension
Midway Landfill Alternative
*Preliminary conceptual layout, subject to refinement
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West of I-5 and south of S 336th Street
Approximately 1.1 miles of connecting tracks to the Federal Way Link Extension terminus along I-5
The connecting tracks would serve as future TDLE guideway tracks
South 336th Street Alternative
*Preliminary conceptual layout, subject to refinement
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West of I-5 and north of S 344th Street
Approximately 1.3 miles of connecting tracks to the Federal Way Link Extension terminus along I-5
The connecting tracks would serve as future TDLE guideway tracks
South 344th Street Alternative
*Preliminary conceptual layout, subject to refinement
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Environmental Process & Next Steps
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What is typically studied during an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)?
Ridership
Transit
Regional and local traffic
Non-motorized facilities and modes
Freight movement
Marine navigation
Aviation
Construction traffic
Ridership
Transit
Regional and local traffic
Non-motorized facilities and modes
Freight movement
Marine navigation
Aviation
Construction traffic
Noise and vibration
Economic effects
Visual resources
Parks resources
Land use
Acquisitions, displacements
and relocations
Energy use
Hazardous materials
Public services and utilities
Impacts on low income and
minority populations
Cultural, historic and
archaeological resources
Construction impacts
Ridership
Transit
Regional and local traffic
Non-motorized facilities and modes
Freight movement
Marine navigation
Aviation
Construction traffic
Air quality and greenhouse gas emissions
Ecosystems and fish and wildlife habitat
Water resources
Geology and soils
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Fall 2020*
ST Board identifies preferred site
*dates are subject to change
Summer 2020*
Draft EIS issued; public, tribal, agency comments
2019
2020
2021
Summer 2021*
Final EIS issued
Preliminary Engineering complete
OMF South Environmental Review Timeline
May 2019
ST Board identified sites to study in the Draft EIS
Summer 2019
Begin work on the Draft EIS
April 2019
End of public, tribal, agency EIS scoping comment period
Winter 2020*
Begin work on the Final EIS
Fall 2021*
ST Board selects project to be built
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November Outreach
Drop-in sessions
Stakeholder and property owner engagement
Notifications to the public
Online open house
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Project Timeline
Preliminary Schedule
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Project Engagement
Inter Agency Group (IAG)
Convening of relevant Tribal and agency staff for Sound Transit to share information regarding the development of OMFS South project
Regular Project Meetings with the City of Federal Way
More outreach this fall
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November Outreach
Primary goal is to inform the public
Articulating how past feedback was considered and incorporated
Build an understanding of the environmental review process
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