HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAG2019-184 - Amendment - #1 - Sound Transit - GA0274-17 Federal Way Link Extension Project Development Agreement: Minor Revision FWLE-01 (Section 9.3.11) - 11/20/2019 MEMO VSouNDTRANSIT
November 20, 2019
TO: City of Kent: Erin George, Kelly Peterson,Jason Garnham
FROM: Sound Transit: Yuki Seda-Kane, Ashley Long
SUBJECT: City of Kent Development Agreement—Minor Revision #FWLE-01 (Section 9.3.11)
Sound Transit and the City of Kent agree to a minor revision of the Development Agreement (GA-0274-
17), Section 9.3.11 regarding application of artwork on columns located in the Kent Des Moines station
area adjacent to S. 2361h Street. This memo serves as approval of the minor revision.
Minor Revision to Development Agreement Section 9.3.11
On September 10, 2019, Sound Transit and City of Kent staff met to discuss a change to the column
structure and associated artwork in the Kent Des Moines station area. In the preliminary design of the
station area platform, which will span S. 2361h Street, two large round columns were to be constructed
to support the platform. In Section 9.3.11 of the Development Agreement with the City of Kent, Sound
Transit agreed artwork would be installed on the surface of those columns.
The Development Agreement was executed prior to the selection of the contractor. Sound Transit
included an alternative technical concept process that allowed for prospective contractors to provide
alternative concepts at the approval of Sound Transit that may be incorporated into the final design. In
their final design, the Contractor proposes to eliminate the two round columns and replace them with
four smaller columns. This diminishes the prominence of the columns and makes them less conducive
to apply artwork. The columns proposed by the contractor will be octagonal consistent with other
columns for the guideway throughout the FWLE project. The artists selected to create an integrated
artwork at the station, Re:site Studio, have developed a very dynamic concept that includes artwork in
approximately 70% of the Kent Des Moines station glass, which will arch over S. 2361h Street. A concept
is attached as Exhibit A to the Minor Revision. This design has a comprehensive visual impact on the
station and to include artwork on the columns would necessitate a reduction in the amount of art in the
glass and reduces the vision of the artist intended for the station.Therefore, Sound Transit proposes a
minor revision of the Development Agreement to eliminate artwork on the columns and focus the
artwork entirely on the glass for the Kent Des Moines station per Re:site's design. This minor revision
accommodates the refined station area column design and will increase the visibility of the artwork in
the station area.
Sound Transit and the City of Kent briefed the City of Kent Arts Commission on September 10, 2019,
regarding this proposal. City stakeholders, including the staff from Economic and Community
Development and the Parks Program Manager for the art program and City Liaison were also consulted
regarding this proposal for the artwork in the Kent Des Moines station area.The City agrees that by
making this minor revision, Sound Transit is maintaining the commitment made in the Development
MEMO T SOUNDTRANsIT
Agreement to provide artwork at the station area in accordance with ST guidelines and policy regarding
art installation at ST facilities.
Based on the request from Kiewit and the artist's concept, the City of Kent and Sound Transit agree to a
minor revision of section 9.3.11 of the Development Agreement between Kent and Sound
Transit. Minor revisions of the development agreement were anticipated, as noted in Section 12.0. As
required by Section 12.0 of the Development Agreement, these changes are necessary and consistent
with the terms of the Agreement, the original scope and intent of the project and does not impact Kent
City Code 15.08.450.
This memo serves as concurrence between Sound Transit and the City of Kent regarding the elimination
of art treatment on the Kent Des Moines Station area columns adjacent to S. 236`t'Street and focuses art
treatment elsewhere in the station area. Furthermore, Sound Transit is still meeting the intent of the
Development Agreement regarding the provision of artwork at the station area.
Please sign below to indicate agreement to this minor revision.
Dan Abernathy
Executive Project Director
Federal Way Link Extension
Sound Transit
Kurt Hanson
Economic and Community Development Director
City of Kent
Kelly Peterson
City of Kent Liaison to Sound Transit
City of Kent