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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 03/03/1992 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MARCH 3, 1992 PRESENT: JIM WHITE JIM HANSEN JIM BENNETT JILL VANNEMANN PAUL MANN JERRY MCCAUGHAN DON WICKSTROM RAUL RAMOS TOM BRUBAKER GEORGE HOLLOWAY GARY GILL DON RUST ROGER LUBOVICH MR. & MRS. RUST ED WHITE CONNIE EPPERLY TONY MCCARTHY SHARON WEST Wheel Chair Ramps Mr. Holloway presented slides depicting wheel chair ramps and deteriorated sidewalk sections throughout the downtown area which present obstruction to travel by disabled and handicapped persons. The list of the locations was presented to the Committee who asked the Public Works Director to review and report back. Parking Ordinance The revised ordinance was presented to the Committee. Jim Bennett raised questions about deleting the 3 hour parking in the downtown during the holiday season. He was concerned that limiting the parking to two hours in the downtown area would be detrimental to getting people to come downtown to shop. Ed Whits mentioned that there is unlimited parking available in the municipal lots and the rationale of the 'two hour limit was to make spaces available for a larger turnover of vehicles. Jim Bennett indicated he still had concerns about it and it was decided this would be presented to the downtown merchants for their input. The increase in the penalty fee was discussed. Jill Vannemann mentioned it costs approximately $15 to process a parking ticket if it is not appealed. If appealed, it costs about $50 to process. The Committee expressed concerns about a $20 parking ticket being detrimental to rehabilitating the downtown. It was suggested this also be brought before the downtown merchants. West Valley Highway Signal Improvements Wickstrom informed the Committee that this project was part of our West Valley Highway Improvement project and installed new signals at S. 212th and S. 190th Streets. Wickstrom recommended the project be accepted as complete. The Committee unanimously recommended approval. Public Works Committee March 3, 1992 Page 2 Agreement with WSDOT - SR 51§ Widening Wickstrom explained that we have just received an agreement from the State for the relocation of the City's water and sewer lines that are within the limits of their SR 515 from S.S. 235th to S.E. 220th street improvement project. The City would reimburse the State for the construction work and estimated Cost is $101,698. Wickstrom stated the funds have been budgeted. The Committee unanimously recommended approval for the Mayor to sign the agreement. Parking on 5th Connie Epperly stated she has been working with the traffic division on the parking problem on 5th. She stated that the apartment residents have plenty of parking but are still parking on the streets. She stated that Carol Morris of the City Attorney's office had advised that the City of Seattle had an ordinance allowing permitted parking. She requested that such an ordinance be prepared for the situation on 5th. The Committee requested that a draft of such an ordinance be prepared for their review. Street Occupation Permit Don Rust stated he thought that Condition #7 on the permit was to have been amended allowing things to be attached to the signs as long as the attachments did not extend the approved sign size. Wickstrom acknowledged that was the case and the permit form will be revised. Driving Range Jim Bennett referred to the drainage problem at the; City's driving range. He commented that the Parks Department has spent a great deal of money trying to correct the problem and asked Wickstrom if his department would look at the overall drainage system for the area and recommend solutions.