Council MIN 05-05-1997 Special
CITY COUNCIL LAND USEITRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING/CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Council Chambers - City Hall
May 5, 1997 - 5:30 p.m.
MINUTES
I.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm by Chairman Phil Watkins in Council Chambers, City
Hall, Federal Way, Washington.
City Council present: Committee members Phil Watkins (Chair), Ron Gintz and Mary Gates;
Mayor Skip Priest; Council members Hope Elder and Michael Park.
City staff present: City Manager Ken Nyberg; Director of Community Development Services
Greg Moore; Public Works Director Cary Roe; City Attorney Londi Lindell; Assistant City
Attorney Bob Sterbank; Street Systems Manager Ken Miller; Senior Planner Lori Michaelson;
Associate Planner Jim Harris; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
II.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the April 21,1997, meeting were approved as presented.
III.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Charles Connon, a resident of the Bellacarino Woods area, spoke about his concerns that the
official meeting summary from the April 5, 1997, Land Use/Transportation Committee
meeting did not accurately reflect the comments made at that meeting. He feels that the
taxpayers will ultimately pay for improvements to surface water problems in the Bellacarino
area that the developer caused and should pay to repair.
IV.
BUSINESS ITEMS
B. Cellular Towers
APPROVED RESOLUTION 97-250
Following a brief staff presentation about cellular towers, Priest moved a moratorium
of 120 days on wireless communications facilities to allow developers, property owners
and officials to communicate and develop guidelines and regulations on siting,
placement, screening, camouflaging, collocation and removal of cellular towers. Gintz
seconded. In 1990, when current codes were adopted, cell phone technology as it is
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known today did not exist. The Council felt that having spent time and resources under
grounding utility wires and developing a strong sign code, it did not make sense for
cellular towers to proliferate. The intent of the moratorium was not to prevent future
cellular facilities. A public hearing will be held within sixty days to obtain input on the
moratorium. Afterwards, the City Council will adopt findings of fact to either justify
continuing or canceling the moratorium. No new applications for cellular towers will
be accepted during the moratorium. There are exceptions to the moratorium which
include: personal wireless facilities such as residential television satellite systems;
emergency wireless communication facilities; collocation on existing facilities; location
on Bonneville Power lines; smaller .whip" antennas. Staff will finalize language of the
moratorium resolution. The vote on the motion was unanimous as follows:
Gates
Elder
Dovey
Gintz
yes
yes
absent
yes
Park
Priest
Watkins
yes
yes
yes
A. Granville Prelimina¡:y Plat - Granville Place is a seven lot single family residential
subdivision subject to Process III approval under the 1990 Subdivision Code. The
Committee raised concerns about potential surface water problems such as those
encountered recently in the Bellacarino Woods subdivision. It was noted that this
project is a development under Federal Way codes and not vested to any King County
codes. The Committee rn!s!c approval of recommendation to Council at their May 20,
1997, meeting of Granville Place pursuant to the Hearing Examiner's
recommendations.
C. South 356th Street RI':¡¡:ionai Surface Water Facility - Pulled from the agenda at the
meeting due to incomplete contractor documents.
D. 21st Avenue SWat SW 325th Siinal Prqject - Staff is currently working on acquiring
two parcels for the 21st Avenue SWat SW 325th Place Traffic Signal and Intersection
Improvement Project. The design phase has been completed. This project will install a
new traffic signal at SW 325th Place, a turn lane at SW 326th Street, a turn lane at SW
328th Street, street lighting, utility relocation, and installation of a signal interconnect
from SW 32Oth Street to SW 336th Street. Bidding of the project will take place in
June, 1997. Project costs exceed original estimates by $259,000. There is
approximately $150,000 in saving from completed bond projects that could be
transferred to this project. Staff also recommends that $55,000 be transferred from the
unencumbered funds in the traffic interconnect account and $54,000 from the
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unencumbered street bond issue funds. The Committee mIs/c recommendation of
approval to Council the final design of the 21st/325th Intersection Improvement
Project, the transfer of funds and authorization to bid the project at the May 6, 1997,
meeting.
E. SW Dash Point Road and 21st Avenue SW Traffic Si~nal - The Committee m/s/c the
recommendation to Council to approve the final design and authorization to bid the SW
Dash Point Road at 21st Avenue SW TrqfJic Signal and Intersection Improvement
Project at its May 6, 1997, meeting. This project will install a traffic signal to allow
left turns, provide a signalized driveway into Lakota Park, improve the right hand turn
lane onto Dash Point Road, install street lighting, and improve sight distance. Right of
Way acquisition will be presented to the Council in Executive Session when complete.
F. SW 336th from 21st Avenue SW Improvements - The design for the SW 336th Street
Improvement Project is complete. This project, the last of the 1997 bond issue
projects, will widen the road from three to five lanes, install 12-foot wide sidewalks,
street trees, improved lighting, traffic signal revisions, access control, and resolve the
street flooding problems during heavy rains. Staff is currently completing the Storm
Drainage Easements and Right of Entry to complete the project. The Committee m/s/c
recommendation of approval to Council of the final design and authorization to bid the
SW 336th Street Improvement Project at the May 6, 1997, meeting.
V.
FUTURE MEETINGS/AGENDAS
The next meeting will be May 19, 1997.
VI.
ADJOURNMENT
Having no other business to come before the Land UselTransportation Committee, the meeting
was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. by Chairman Phil Watkins.
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, Sandy Lyle
Recording Secretary