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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 11/17/1993 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 17, 1993 PRESENT: JIM WHITE , GARY GILL JIM BENNETT ED WHITE PAUL MANN MAY MILLER TONY MCCARTHY RAUL RAMOS DON WICKSTROM JOHN BOND TOM BRUBAKER BRIAN JONES MR & MRS RUST Speed Bumps in Cambridge John Bond stated that last September Virginia Manning of 26840 Downing 'Ave. had submitted a petition to the City-, with 50 names requesting that the City do something about the speeding in their neighborhood, east of Star Lake Elementary School. Bond said the City did a speed study at that time which indicated 28 mph in both directions, directly in front of Mrs. Manning's residence. Bond said that this particular block is approximately 700 ft. long and there are two 900 turns at either end. Bond said that a second speed study was taken at a later date, showing the same speed of 28 mph and 23 mph in the curve by the school. Bond stated that in his opinion, these speeds do not indicate a dangerous speeding problem. He said that unfortunately, there are no sidewalks in that neighborhood. There is a walkway at the north end of Downing to Totem Jr. High. Wickstrom said that the plan is to put in a sidewalk in that Cambridge section to eliminate that problem. Mann suggested that this item be placed on the next Public Works agenda and suggested that Bond inform the residents of same. Recycling Yard Waste Contract Deferred to next Public Works Committee meeting. Van Doren' s Street Vacation Wickstrom stated that we have received a formal petition for a street vacation on Landing Way from 64th Avenue S to S. 228th Street. He explained that Birtcher Properties wants to vacate a large portion. Birtcher owns all the adjacent property and they have a proposed development which will take a large portion of it. Wickstrom recommended that we proceed with the vacation. Wickstrom said the next Council meeting would be to establish the hearing date. 1 Committee unanimously recommended setting a hearing date for the street vacation of Landing Way from 64th Avenue S. to S. 228th Street. Everson Annexation Wickstrom said we have received Boundary Review Board approval for a small annexation on 218th Street on the East Hill south of Garrison Creek Park. He said the next step therefore, would be to set a date for a public hearing and then decide whether or not to annex. Committee unanimously recommended Council set a hearing date for the Everson Annexation at the December 7th Council meeting. Bridge Repainting Wickstrom stated that approximately 3 months ago we received notice that federal funds were available for bridge painting projects. He said that the Meeker Street bridge over the Green River is the City's and was last painted in 1974 and needs to be repainted within the next 1-2 years. Wickstrom said that the bridge fell within the federal qualifications for repainting. He said the City looked at it in terms of replacement but it would not qualify for any replacement funds. He said the bridge was found to be structurally sound but functionally deficient, which means that instead of replacing it, they would allow us to build a parallel two lane bridge, thus having four lanes with two bridges. Wickstrom said we applied for a grant; the total bridge painting project is $260, 000 and we received an 80% grant. He said our share is $52,000. He said there is money left over in the unencumbered funds of the Street Capital Improvement funds to pay for our share. Wickstrom requested the Committee's approval for authorization to accept the grant, establish the budget and fund the local match. In response to White, Wickstrom said we have never painted the bridge because it was previously a State project, however after building the 516 by-pass, the State turned it over to us. Committee unanimously recommended authorization to accept the grant, establish the budget and fund the local match. Basketball Hoops Wickstrom said that this issue has already been discussed with Bennett and Mann. He said that residents have notified the City that there are basketball hoops placed adjacent to a City right of way or road. Wickstrom said the road is being used as a play area for shooting basketballs and there is a liability to that. He said we have had to respond recently because of complaints, and had to address one in particular. In so doing, we saw six others on the 2 .oe" same street. Wickstrom said that this is in West Hill and we advised them that they have to remove the basketball hoop because of the liability. In response to White, Wickstrom said we do not have anything to replace the hoops. He said that the Police have advised us that there are 22 others within the entire City that they have received complaints about and now that we are aware of them, we have to address those as well. Wickstrom said that our approach is to notify the residents that they need to remove the hoops. White said that although he recognizes our liabilities, kids do use these and he feels that every time we do a park program hoops should be installed. Wickstrom said that our approach is not to go out and look for them but to respond upon receiving a complaint. Bennett said he will put this on the next Parks Committee agenda. 94th Avenue Storm Improvements Wickstrom said this was a contract with Moss Construction for the installation of a storm sewer system on 94th Avenue, north of James St. which was to address the downstream flooding problem. Committee unanimously recommended that the project be accepted as complete. Downtown Infrastructure Raul Ramos said that the City-wide sidewalk inventory is basically completed and now we need to get to the task of identifying the critical sidewalk deficiencies. He said that this can be done by identifying the schools and some other public facilities. Ramos referred to two CBD area sidewalk maps depicting areas where sidewalks had been replaced or ground down. In response to White's question on identifying the street tree problem, McCarthy said there is a workshop planned for December 7th. Ramos said that one of the tasks necessary is to update our street tree species list to allow for selection of different types of street trees. Cascade Commerce Park Bill of Sale Committee unanimously recommended acceptance of the Bill of Sale for Cascade Commerce Park and bonds released after the one year maintenance period. Soos Creek Sewer Potential Annexation Gary Gill explained that the Soos Creek Water & Sewer District is in the process of putting together an annexation in the area near the City's Kent Springs watershed, for purposes of providing sewer service to some properties which the Kent School District is purchasing for future school facilities, as well as some of the residences along the north end of Lake Sawyer. Gill said there are 3 several septic systems failing that are impacting the water quality of the lake. Gill said Soos Creek is requesting that the City support this annexation. In so doing, we would represent approximately 69 acres of a 450 acre annexation proposal. Gill said the area is currently zoned for urban development. Gill stated that at this point in time we are asking if the Council would support this annexation proposal. In response to White, Wickstrom said one downside to this would be that it would stimulate development, thereby creating a higher density than what is shown, which could affect our aquifer. Gill said that from an aquifer recharge standpoint, we would prefer that they have a lower density out there. Brubaker said he feels we cannot tie land use controls to our joining or not joining in on this annexation. Gill said that they originally had almost 60% support and there was a large land owner with 60 acres who was in support of the annexation originally. However, Bill Ruth has an option to purchase that land and believes he has tentative approval for preliminary residential plat on septic systems. Gill said Ruth didn't want to be tied into having to go on to public sewers. So the 60 acres, pulled out which dropped the percentage down to about 44% without the City. They originally were going forward without US. He said we could be included in the area and they still had the 60%. Wickstrom said the school district is pursuing it because he feels that by County ordinance, they are required to be on sewers and the Kent School District is the initiator of this annexation. Wickstrom said that we are looking for a recommendation that the City's property be included and we would be signing on as a petitioner. Committee suggested that this item be brought back to Public Works Committee on December 1st for further discussion. In response to White's question regarding whether Growth Management ties development to the sewers or can they develop without sewers, Gill stated that it can be developed without sewers but this particular area, since it is immediately adjacent to the existing district boundaries, sewer is very close by so they looked at this as an extension of the urban classification or zoning, thereby having a potential for higher use. Ubigua Acquisition (277th Corridor) Wickstrom stated that we have made offers on two parcels of property, one being 10 acres and one approximately 3-1/2 acres. The offers have been accepted and returned to us. Wickstrom stated the offers were at the appraised values of $460, 00 and $156, 000, respectively. 4 s .s Committee unanimously recommended moving forward with these two acquisitions. Bagman Deli & Cafe At the request of Mrs. Rust, Brubaker explained that a fire inspection was made at the Deli and Cafe, (owned by Mr & Mrs Rust's son) and the owners were instructed to make some improvements for fire safety. He said the complaint was that 'crash bars' were required to be installed on the back door of the cafe. Brubaker said that the owner' s concern is, if there is a break-in thru a window, the crash bars on the doors makes an easy exit. The owner wants locked doors instead. White stated that because of the Fire Code, every public facility within the City is having to do the same thing. Committee suggested that Mrs. Rust bring this item to the next Public Safety Committee. Meeting Adjoured 6: 10 P.M. 5