HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 01/22/2008Public Works Committee Agenda
Councilmembers: Ron HarmonDebbie RapleeDeborah Ranniger, Chair
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January 22, 2008
5:00 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker Time Page
01. Approval of Minutes Dated January 7, 2008 YES None 03 01
02. Funding Authorization/Willis Street Grade
Separations YES Mark Howlett 05 03
03. LID 360/SE 227th Pl Sanitary Sewer YES Mark Howlett 05 15
04. Consultant Contract/Olympic Environmental YES Mike Mactutis 05 21
05. Consultant Contract/Geomatrix Feasibility Study YES Mike Mactutis 05 39
06. Interlocal Agreement/Waste Reduction & Recycling
Grant Program w/KC Solid Waste Division YES Mike Mactutis 05 65
07. Amendment to Conservations Future Interlocal/
Cooperation Agreement w/KC for Open Spaces YES Mike Mactutis 05 85
08. Condemnation Ordinance/East Valley
Highway Improvements YES Tim LaPorte 05 89
09. Limited Street License Agreement/Sprint YES Tim LaPorte 05 119
10. Update Information Only/Drainage Master Plan NO Alex Murillo/Beth Tan 15 ---
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January 7, 2008
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Committee Chair, Deborah Ranniger and Committee Member
Ron Harmon were present. Councilmember Tim Clark sat in for Debbie Raplee who was absent due to
illness. The meeting was called to order at 5:08 p.m.
ITEM 1- Approval of Minutes Dated December 3, 2007
Committee Member Clark moved to approve the minutes of December 3, 2007. The motion
was seconded by Harmon and passed 3-0.
ITEM 2– Condemnation Ordinance for W James, 4th Av. & Cloudy St. Improvement Projects:
Deputy Public Works Director, Tim LaPorte summarized that in order to construct the West James
Street and 4th Avenue North/West Cloudy Street improvement projects it will be necessary to acquire
private property from fourteen (14) property owners. He also stated that this ordinance provides the
mechanism to proceed, if necessary, to condemnation on those properties for which typical methods
of negotiation have failed. He further explained that this item went to committee in November where
photos where shown of the area. In order to keep the project on schedule it is necessary to get
approval for this ordinance.
Clark moved to recommend adoption of a Condemnation Ordinance obtaining needed right-
of-way for the West James Street and 4th Avenue North/West Cloudy Street Improvements
Projects. Harmon abstained from the vote as he had contact with one of the property
owners. The motion was seconded by Ranniger and passed 2-0. Item will be sent to the
full Council under Other Business
ITEM 3 – Project Construction Agreements with Puget Sound Energy, Qwest and Comcast
for the West James Street and 4th Avenue North Improvements:
Deputy Public Works Director, Tim LaPorte summarized that in order to construct the West James
Street and 4th Avenue North improvements it will be necessary to underground the power, telephone
and cable facilities and install a new gas main to the Events Center.
Harmon moved to recommend authorizing the Mayor to sign the Construction Agreements
with Puget Sound Energy, Qwest and Comcast for the conversion of overhead facilities to
underground for the West James Street and 4th Avenue North Improvements upon
concurrence of the language there in by the City Attorney and the Public Works Director.
The motion was seconded by Clark and passed 3-0.
ITEM 4 – Right-of-Way for the West James Street Improvements:
Deputy Public Works Director, Tim LaPorte stated that the City of Kent owns the Events Center
property (Kent Commons, Park Property). Right-of-way dedication of a portion of this property is
necessary in order to install franchise utilities across the Events Center frontage along James Street.
The street widening is part of the Events Center project, which is scheduled to be constructed in the
spring/summer of 2008.
Clark moved to recommend authorizing the Mayor to sign the deed dedicating right-of-way
for the West James Street Improvements. The motion was seconded by Harmon and passed
3-0.
ITEM 5 – Sewer Master Plan Consultant Services Contract:
Design Engineering Manager, Mark Howlett, summarized that the consultant contract agreement with
URS is for flow analysis, future flow requirements, conveyance system capacity requirements,
wastewater discharge reduction, disposal options, reclaimed water usage and cost estimating. He
further explained that the Sanitary/Sewer Master Plan is a comprehensive review of the City’s
sanitary sewer system and is currently being updated.
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Harmon moved to recommend authorizing the Mayor to sign a contract with URS for
engineering consultant services for the City’s Sanitary Sewer Master Plan in the amount of
$139,117.28, upon concurrence of the language therein by the City Attorney and Public
Works Director. The motion was seconded by Clark and passed 3-0.
ITEM 6-Transportation Master Plan (TMP)/Adoption:
Larry Blanchard; Public Works Director thanked Cathy Mooney, Senior Transportation Planner and
Steve Mullen, Transportation Engineering Manager among others for their hard work on the TMP.
Senior Transportation Planner, Cathy Mooney gave a very brief introduction of the TMP and turned the
podium over to Don Samdahl, of Mirai Associates who gave an informational PowerPoint presentation
and summarized that the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) is a culmination of a two-year effort to set
a vision for transportation in the City of Kent over the next twenty five years. The Plan attempts to
accomplish this vision by examining the multi-model transportation needs-starting with the street
system, which is the backbone for moving people and goods throughout the City. For more details go
to the City’s website at http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/transportation/TMP/index. Committee members
congratulated those that worked so hard on the TMP for all their hard work and for putting together
an easy to read document.
Harmon moved to recommend that the Public Works Committee approve the Draft
Transportation Master Plan and forward it to the full City Council for final adoption. The
motion was seconded by Clark and passed 3-0.
ITEM 7– TMP Funding/Discussion Only:
Randy Young of Henderson Young and Company, went over all of the options for the funding of the
TMP in a PowerPoint presentation.
Information Only No Motion Required
ITEM 8-Set Next Public Works Committee Meeting:
The next Public Works Committee was set for Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 5:00 p.m., due to the
observance of the Martin Luther King holiday.
Adjourned:
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Cheryl Viseth,
Public Works Committee Secretary
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