Council MIN 09-21-1993 Special
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TACOMA CITY COUNCIL
AND FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
JOINT STUDY SESSION MINUTES
6th Floor Conference Room
September21,1993
Mayor Vialle called the study session to order at 12:05 p.m.
Tacoma Council Members present: 6 - Baarsma, Evans, McElliott, Miller, Silas and
Mayor Vialle. Absent: 3 - Moss, Mykland and Nielsen.
Federal Way City Council Members present: 6 - Gates, Gintz, Marks, Priest, Tomlinson
and Mayor Siead. Absent: 1 - Tampleton.
Council Members introduced themselves to each other. Mayor Vialle called on Joe
Quilici, Planning and. Development Services Department, and Larry Springer, Federal Way
Planning Department, to provide updates on growth management activities. Mr. Quilici
covered Growth Management and the development of the growth management plans.
Mr. Springer provided an overview of their planning areas.
Federal Way Assistant City Manager Ken Nyberg then discussed joint efforts wiih
respect to mapping. He indicated that staff will be meeting quarterly to look at items impacting
both areas and stated that the information exchange to date, including GIS information, has
been beneficial.
Phillip Keightley, Federal Way Public Works Director, and Bruce Robinson, Public
Works Department, discussed GIS activities and the work done to date. Mr. Robinson
indicated that they are currently working on facilities such as light, water and sewer and then
outlined the steps taken by Federal Way, when it incorporated, to develop the mapping
system. Staff then provided information on projected traffic patterns in Federal Way through
the year 2010 indicating where probable areas of impact will be and discussing some
proposals for mitigating traffic.
Council Members discussed development issues. Bili Larkin, Public Works
Department, discussed controls placed on development to mitigate problems of erosion control
after 1990.
Mayor Vialle reviewed the Neighborhood Council program and indicated that a
neighborhood council is forming in Northeast Tacoma to work on related areas. The Mayor
called on Steve Klein, Light Division, to discuss steam plant activities and address concerns
about burning materials used at the plant. Mr. Klein responded that a meeting would be
conducted at the steam plant.
Council Member Evans added that a meeting was being conducted at Sea-Tac to
consider air traffic patterns.
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Mayor Vialle thanked Council Members for coming. Mayor Stead expressed
for the joint efforts. It was indicated that Randy Lewis would summarize the items
and get back to the Council with this information.
The Study Session was adjourned at 1 :06 p.m.
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