HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 10/21/2013 (3) PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES
October 21 ...2013....
Committee Members Present:
Committee Chair Elizabeth Albertson and Committee members Dana Ralph and Dennis
Higgins were present.
The meeting was called to order at 4:09 PM.
Item 1 — Approval of Meeting Minutes Dated October 7, 2013:
Committee member Higgins MOVED to approve the minutes of October 7, 2013.
The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3-0.
Item 2 — Joint Funding Agreement for the Cooperative Data-Collection Program
with the U.S. Geological Survey:
Mike Mactutis, Environmental Engineering Manager noted that this grant is in the amount
of $37,836 and the city will contribute $62,787. Mactutis stated that this is an on-going
program with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for stream data collection.
Mactutis stated that being able to measure the stream flow on the Green River has been
extremely valuable for levee certification.
The City receives valuable information regarding stream and weather conditions, water
surface elevations flow levels and amounts of precipitation. Mactutis stated that stream
flow will be measured at six gauges. Real-time gauge information is available to the
public at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current?tvpe=flow.
Committee member Higgins MOVED to recommend Council authorize the Mayor
to sign the Joint Funding Agreement for Water Resources Investigations
between the City of Kent and the U.S. Geological Survey upon concurrence of
the language therein by the City Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion
was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3-0.
Item 3 — Information Only/Storm Drainage Issues — October Rain Event,
Impact, Response & Repairs:
Utilities Superintendent, Greg Reed briefed the committee on issues crews experience
during the record rain event in late September.
Reed noted:
Crews worked in 12 hour shifts in order to keep catch basins and culverts clear of
leaves and debris
Storm Vegetation crews cleared leaves and trash from the trash racks
Cleared a blocked culvert on 38th Ave S, West Hill
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Cleared out 4" curb drains
Hot spot was the west side of South Central
Information Only/No Motion Required
Item 4 —Valley Channel Re-establishment Proiect:
AICP, Environmental Conservation Supervisor Kelly Peterson provided the committee with
background information regarding problems that we have in regards to:
• Sediment in valley channels
• Urban flooding
• Water quality
• Fish passage
• Habitat
Peterson gave an informative PowerPoint presentation regarding localized flooding in the
valley that occurs in part, due to sediment that has built up in creek channels. Peterson
noted that accumulation of sediment is a natural process and that it has been several
decades since sediment has been removed from the channels, except for culvert cleaning
projects completed in 2010 and 2011. Over 5-feet of sediment has been deposited in
some areas allowing invasive plant species to grow. The sediment has reduced flow
capacity and flood storage, impacted water quality and impedes fish passage.
Removing sediment in portions of the valley creek channels will reduce localized urban
flooding and removing sediment from Mill Creek and Springbrook Creek will improve
water quality and habitat. Removal of sediment is beneficial, however; permits and
regulatory requirements will result in a project that will most likely take a number of
years to complete.
Peterson stated that King County Drainage District #1 has jurisdiction over much of the
valley channels, and a partnership could be beneficial to an efficient and successful
project.
Committee member Ralph MOVED to authorize staff to explore a potential
partnership with King County Drainage District #1 to reestablish channels in the
valley to reduce localized flooding and improve water quality and habitat. The
motion was SECONDED by Committee Member Higgins and PASSED 3-0.
Note: Item 7 was moved to Item 5 and Item 5 was moved to Item 7.
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Item 8 7 - Washington State Department of Ecology 2013-2015 Biennial
Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant:
Environmental Supervisor, Shawn Gilbertson gave an informative PowerPoint
presentation regarding a no-match grant being offered to municipal stormwater permit
holders, to implement programs to ensure compliance with the Clean Water Act.
Gilbertson noted that the funds will be used to improve Clean Water Act compliance
programs National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to maximize
efficiency and ensure continued compliance with increasing permit requirements. The
Department of Ecology is offering $120,000 of appropriated capital funds to municipal
stormwater permit holders to plan and design capital improvement projects.
Committee member Ralph MOVED to recommend Council authorize the Mayor to
accept a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology in the amount
of $170,000 for activities related to Clean Water Act Permit compliance, subject
to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works
Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Higgins and
PASSED 3-0, with Committee Chair, Albertson's concurrence.
Item 6 - Information Only/Grant Status:
Design Engineering Manager, Mark Howlett together with Environmental Engineering
Manager, Mike Mactutis presented two grant lists with a brief description of each. Below
is a list of grants:
Miscellaneous Grants, sources include
3 - (WSDOT) Washington State Department of Transportation
3 - (PSRC) Puget Sound Regional Council
1 - State
Transportation Board Grants, sources include
3 - (TIB)Transportation Improvement Board
Other Grade Separation Project Grants, sources include
1 - (PSRC) Puget Sound Regional Council
5 - (FMSIB) Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
2 - Appropriation, Federal
Levee Grants, sources include
1 - (DOE) Department of Ecology
3 - (KCFCD) & (DOE) King County Flood Control District and Department of Ecology
3 - (KCFG) King Conservation Future Grant
Other Grants, sources include
1 - (SRFB) Salmon Recovery Funding Board
3 - (KCFG) King Conservation Futures Grant
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1 — (RCO-SRB) Recreation & Conservation Office, Salmon Recovery Board
4 - (DOE) Department of Ecology
1 - King County Solid Waste
1 — (DOH) Department of Health
3 — Pending Grant Applications
3 — (TIB) Transportation Improvement Board
The second list included 46 - Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) Grants that have
been awarded to the City since 1981.
The committee was informed that the city missed out on an opportunity to use grant
funds awarded to the city in the amount of $341,958 for the Panther Lake Signal System
Integration. These funds were not obligated fast enough to meet grant agency deadlines.
Information Only/No Motion Required
Item -7 5 — Information Only/Local Improvement District 363 — SE 2241h Street:
Design Engineering Manager, Mark Howlett gave a brief PowerPoint presentation outlining
the three phases of (LID) Local Improvement District 363 as well as; the project costs,
existing conditions on S 218th Street at Garrison Creek and an artist rendition of what the
proposed 3-lane bridge at Garrison Creek may look like. Howlett briefly went over the
project funding. The first payment notice to the property owners is scheduled to go out
shortly.
Howlett noted the following as key issue for this project:
LID bonds
Phase II, we should know in November of 2013 about additional grant funding from
the Transportation Improvement Board.
Information Only/No Motion Required
The meeting was adjourned at 5:58 p.m.
Cheryl Viseth
Council Committee Recorder