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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 06/13/1989 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE DUNE 13, 1989 PRESENT: JON JOHNSON MARTY NIBLLE'K BERNE BITEMAN FRED SATTERSTROM JUDY WOODS TERRY MCAMER DON WICKSTROM MAY MILLER BILL WILLIAMSON LYLE PRICE GARY GILL JOHN MARCHIONE PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISORS South King County Area Transportation Benefit District Wickstrom explained the agreement related to the City's participation in the development of a financial plan for formation of a Transportation Benefit District (TBD) . Participating agencies include Auburn, Renton, Tukwila, Kent, and King County. The committee unanimously approved participation and authorization for the Mayor to sign the Agreement. Lake Fenwick Restoration - Allocation of Funds Wickstrom explained this project is one for which we have received Centennial Clean Water -grant funds. The total project cost is about $240,875; $65,000 of that would ' come from the drainage utility funds with the remainder of the project supported from the grant. The project will enhance the water quality in Lake Fenwick and will be managed by the Parks Department. Wickstrom requested the $65, 000 be transferred from the unencumbered drainage utility funds for this project. The Committee unanimously approved. Transportation Improvement Board (TI ProSROctus Wickstrom stated that TIB (formerly Urban Arterial Board) has a final allocation of $15 million for projects stat4wide. Kent has received grant offers from them for three projeot8: 1) 84th Avenue (180th to 192nd) to widen to a 5-lane facility. The project will be about $2.9 million and TIB has offered a grant of $900, 000. Kent's matching funds would come from the drainage utility and formation of an L.I.D. � 2) 256th & 104th Intersection Improvements - The project would construct a dedicated double sorthbound left turn lane plus a westbound right turn lane from 256th to go north on 104th and a northbound right turn lane from 104th Avenue to go east on SR 516. The project cost would be approximately $400,000. TIB has offered i Public Works Committee June 13, 1989 Page 2 a grant of $200,000. Kent's matching fund would come from commitments from development in the area. 3) Central Avenue Improvements (Willis to Smith) - The project consists of widening Central and constructing a right turn lane at Central and Gowe to allow west bound traffic to turn north on Central. The project is approximately $1,516,000. T15 has offered a grant of $1,000,000. Kent's matching funds would come from drainage utility funds; WSDOT overlay participation and a reallocation of 1991 CIP funds from the 84th Avenue project. The Committee unanimously approved the Mayor's signature on the prospectus for these grant offers. Property Exchange - Union Pacific Realty j Wickstrom explained that when the property was rezoned from MA to M1, the owners had to deed right of way along 64th Avenue from 216th to 212th plus extra right of way for a future drainage channel. In working with the Fisheries department on the lagoon, it may be possible to put the outlet into an existing channel on the west side of the lagoon. Union Pacific is willing to trade the equivalent right of way along the drainage channel in exchange for release of the right of way along 64th. The Committee unanimously approved the exchange. L.I.D. 330 - 64th Avenue Imrovements - Integin Eja cinct Wickstrom stated the original approval for interim financing was just for right of- way acquisition. We now need to hire consultants for design of the signal system for the project which will be approximately' $49,000. Wickstrom; requested the interim financing be amended to include funds for the signal design. The Committee unanimously approved. L.I.D. 330 - 64th Avenue ARrovements Williamson stated he had previously prepared a statement as to how the Public Works Committee could accept the Environmental Task Force report without interfering with the SEPA process. After meeting with Sandra Driscoll and Dan Stroh of Planning, Williamson stated he felt the Committee should not make a' recommendation to Council but rather to the city's SEPA official, Jim Harris. Based on this, Williamson presented the action (copy attached) on which he would recommend Committee approval. The Committee approved Williamson's recommendation. f Public Works Committee June 13 , 1989 Page 3 Johnson stated he had talked to Jim Harris about the timing of his recommendations to the Planning Committee. Harris indicated it could be brought back to the Planning Committee with a recommendation next week and could also be placed on Council agenda that night for action. Harris suggested the Public Works Committee recommend this be directed to him, he would, in turn, make a recommendation to the Planning Committee and the Planning Committee would act on it and take it to Council that night. Williamson stated this Committee could ask that the minutes of this meeting and the prior meeting be given to Jim Harris which will contain your recommendations as to the project approval consistent with meeting SEPA requirements and to also look at segregating the project. Johnson stated it was his understanding that the portion along the lagoon would be segregated out and the northern and southern portions done as a separate project. Wickstrom suggested we proceed with the segregation. If nothing is done, an EIS will probably have to be done on the entire project which could add 6- 12 months before construction could begin. If we were able to get by with the checklist, it could probably be challenged by environmental groups which could, likewise, add 6-12 months to the project. Thus, he proposed to separate the projects. They are projects which could stand alone by themselves. The bonding attorneys have indicated we would not have to start over on the original L.I.D. We could reduce the scope of work. Because of the number of L.I.D. covenants and agreements from property owners, there will be no problem in forming a second L.I.D. The City's financial consultants` have indicated they did not foresee any problems with the concept of segregating the L.I.D. Wickstrom added the property owners along the lagoon have been notified and ' their concern was that the project will actually get built. The remainder of the property owners, however, have not as yet been notified but Wickstrom indicated he did not anticipate any major concerns on their part. r , Woods suggested the rest of the Council members, ". apprised as to what has transpired with this project so they have a full understanding perhaps through a memo follovea by direct communication with them. Woods moved the Committee minutes of this meeting and the one of May 23, 1989 be submitted to Planning. The Committee unanimously approved. u The Committee also approved that the Public Works Department segregate the project into two L.I.D.s which are intended to comply with future SEPA determinations and existing project authorizations and they be authorized to submit a new checklist for the reduced scope L.I.D. 330. r yr 4 Public Works Committee June 13, 1989 Page 4 L.I.Q. 331 - S.T. 240th Street Improvements - Puget g fir Agreement Wickstrom explained the agreement with Puget is for undergrounding within the project area. The cost of $63,836.20 has been included in the project budget. Zfhe Committee unanimously approved the Mayor's signature on the Agreement. Budget Review The Committee proceeded to review the 1990 Public Works budget proposal. i 7 .a a r '1 �I a ;1 ,w 0 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY June 12, 1989 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS JOHNSON, WOODS AND BIT EMAN FROM: BILL H. WILLIAMSON, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY RE: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - 64TH AVENUE SOUTH AND LID 330 IMPROVEMENTS Following the Committee's meeting of Tuesday, May 23, 1989, concerning 64th Avenue South Improvements and L.I.D. 330 affecting the former treatment lagoon, now a unique -and fragile area, I have prepared the following: ACTION: The Committee accepts the report of the Mayor's Environmental Task Force dated May 11, 1989 concerning L.T.D. 330 and 64th Avenue Improvements. ' MOTION: It is moved and seconded that model boating activities shall hereafter be prohibited in the lagoon upon award of contract for improvements to the reoonfiguration of the lagoon or construction of the buffer to accommodate 64th Avenue South improvements whichever occurs earlier. 9 �i