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June 15, .2015
Item 1 — Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. by Committee Chair,
Dennis Higgins.
Item 2 — Roll Call: Committee members present: Higgins, Ralph and Fincher.
Item 3 — Changes to the Agenda: None
Item 4 — Approval of Meeting Minutes Dated June 1, 2015:
Committee member Fincher MOVED to approve the minutes of June 1, 2015. The motion
was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3-0.
Item 5 -Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP):
Senior Transportation Planner, Monica Whitman noted that she would be focusing on the
changes that were made since the last meeting. Whitman then gave a brief overview of
the TIP. She noted that the TIP is a short range planning document that is required by
State Law to be updated annually and is a significant planning tool. Including projects in
the Six Year TIP allows the City to look for funding partners and apply for grants. Most
State and Federal agencies require that projects being submitted for grants be included in
a City's adopted Six Year TIP.
Whitman went on to state that since the June 1, 2015 Public Works Committee meeting,
changes have been made to the introduction of the TIP, and the list of projects was
updated to include:
• Traffic Signal Management Program
• The Bicycle System Improvements Program
• Quiet Zone for the Downtown Urban Center
• 80th Avenue South Widening
Next steps include:
• Request to Council to set a Public Hearing date
• Hold the Public Hearing
• Full Council Consideration/Adoption by Resolution
There was discussion about Military Road, it was noted that the project cost to repair
Military Road would be upwards of $16 million. Higgins asked for more information on
Military Roads condition and cost to repair. Higgins also asked if the work could be done in
smaller sections. Staff will get back to the committee.
Committee Member Ralph MOVED to recommend the Public Works Committee
forward the Draft 2016-2021 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) to the full Council and recommend that Council set a date for a Public
Hearing. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Fincher and PASSED
3-0.
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Item 6 — Agreement with T-Mobile West LLC for Cell Site in the Right-of-Way:
City Engineer, Chad Bieren noted that T-Mobile is a private telecommunications company
whose service area includes the city of Kent. T-Mobile has requested that the city grant a
permit to use our right-of-way to operate their telecommunications equipment.
In accordance with state law, cities may require telecommunications companies to obtain
a use permit to operate within the city. The Limited Street License constitutes a use
permit and grants T-Mobile the right to operate within Kent's right-of-way for five years.
This action is the renewal of the previous license with some amended provisions. If
T-Mobile needs to work on its facilities within the right-of-way, they will be required to
apply for permits and pay fees accordingly. License fees for each site will be $5,000 per
year. The cost will increase annually by four percent (4%) on each subsequent
anniversary of the commencement date of the license for each site.
Committee member Fincher MOVED to recommend Council authorize the Mayor
to sign the Limited Use Agreement with T-Mobile subject to final terms and
conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion
was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3-0.
Item 7 — Downtown Railroad Ouiet Zone:
Finance Director, Aaron BeMiller, and Public Works Director Tim LaPorte, provided
background information regarding the potential for a Local Improvement District (LID) to
help pay for a railroad Quiet Zone in downtown Kent.
BeMiller noted that there are funds available in the LID fund from closed Public Works
construction projects, and it is appropriate an appropriate use of the money. Staff will
meet with the Mayor to get her thoughts on the best use of funds.
We anticipate that the cost for determining whether or not it is feasible to move forward
with a LID (a feasibility analysis) would be in the order of $100K or more. This would
include consultant fees for an appraiser, noise expert, Quieter Zone expert and staff time.
If after review of the feasibility analysis, Council desired to then move forward with a LID
for this purpose, a very rough idea of the LID establishment process cost is approximately
an additional $200K.
LaPorte noted why the name change from Quiet Zone to Quieter Zone, he stated that
because it may be determined that we will need to install Wayside Horns due to the
various locations. If that becomes the case, the Zone, becomes a Quieter Zone.
Committee member Fincher MOVED to AMEND the motion name change from
Railroad Quiet Zone to Railroad Quieter Zone. The motion was SECONDED by
Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3-0.
Committee member Ralph MOVED to AMEND the amended motion and
recommend Council authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary consultant
contracts not to exceed $150,000, consistent with the cities procurement policy
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and direct staff to complete a preliminary analysis determining the potential for
a Local Improvement District that would fund a Railroad Quieter Zone subject to
final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works
Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Fincher and PASSED
3-0.
Item 8 — Information Only/Stormwater Utility Rate Update:
Alex Murillo, Environmental Engineering Supervisor and Kristin Lykken provided a brief
summary of current City of Kent stormwater utility rates and a comparison with
stormwater utility rates of other local jurisdictions.
Staff will come back to the committee in two months with more information regarding the
number of commercial detention facility, which properties have paid for a commercial
detention facility and what is included in the City of Redmond's discount.
Information Only/No Motion Required
Item 9 —Information Only/ Kinci County Flood Control Zone District Allocation for
the Milwaukee II Levee:
Design Engineering Supervisor, Mark Madfai provided an overview of the Milwaukee II
Levee noting that the property landward of the existing levee (S. 259th St.) is slightly
higher than the 100-year flood elevation of the river; the levee does not have adequate
freeboard or meet slope stability requirements for FEMA accreditation.
The King County Flood Control District has begun the process of budgeting funding to
raise and set back the levee, and city staff will be working with them on this project.
Murillo said that $4.0 million has been approved for the Milwaukee II Levee project.
Information Only/No Motion Required
Item 10 — Information Only/East Valley Highway Update:
Item 10 was pulled from the agenda.
Added Items:
Design Engineering Supervisor, Mark Madfai noted that the Central Avenue Project went to
Marshbank Consturction, Inc. in the amount of $5,816,698.14.
The Central Avenue South Pavement Preservation and Utility Improvements Project will
reconstruct Central Avenue.
Improvements will include:
• New pavement Sidewalks
• New curb and gutter New watermain
• Re-lining of sanitary sewer lines
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Replacing the damaged sidewalks will require the existing street trees be removed since
they are causing the sidewalks to buckle. The trees will be replaced in a future project.
Madfai thanked lead designer, Susanne Provencio Smith and the rest of the staff that
worked so hard to get this project out the door. Construction is planned to start in July
2015 and be completed by July 2016.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:28 p.m.
Cheryl Viseth
Council Committee Recorder
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