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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works Committee - 01/08/2018 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Minutes City of Kent, WA Summary Minutes Date: January 08, 2018 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: Chambers East 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:02 p.m. by Committee member Higgins. 2. Roll Call: Committee members, Dennis Higgins, Brenda Fincher and Toni Troutner, were present. Council member Higgins chaired the meeting. Absent: N/A 3. Changes to the Agenda: No changes to the agenda 4. Approval of Minutes, Dated December 4, 2017 Committee member Fincher MOVED to approve the Minutes of December 4, 2017. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Troutner and PASSED 3 - 0. 5. Acceptance of Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) Grant 132nd Ave SE Walking Path from 240th to 248th Street - Recommend Drew Holcomb, Design Engineer noted that staff was successful in receiving a $640,640 grant from the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board; $160,160 is the City’s share. Constructing a continuous walkway from S. 240th St. to S. 248th St. on 132nd Ave SE connects pedestrians to the recently completed walkway from S. 248th St. to Kent Kangley. Committee member Troutner MOVED to recommend council authorize sign the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board Fuel Tax Grant Distribution Agreement and Project Funding Status Form for the 132nd Ave Pedestrian Improvements Project S. 240th St. to S. 248th St., subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Fincher. The motion PASSED 3-0. 6. Transportation Improvement Program Amendments - Recommend This item was deferred to the next meeting on January 22, 2018. 7. Cooperative Watershed Management Grant for Downey Farmstead – Recommend Matt Knox, Environmental Supervisor noted that the Downey Farmstead project is a grant-funded salmon restoration project that the city has been designing and working on with our Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA) 9 partners for a number of years. This project will build a 2,000 LF side channel tributary to the Green River to provide rearing and refuge habitat for threatened Chinook and other salmon species. This grant agreement will fund $882,799 of the expected $5.8 Million habitat construction cost and will also provide $120,000 of additional funding to move utilities (Puget Sound Energy and CenturyLink) out of the way of the habitat work. Committee member Fincher MOVED to recommend Council authorize the Mayor to sign a grant agreement with King County accepting Cooperative Watershed Management grants in the amount of $1,002,799 for Downey Farmstead Restoration and Frager Road Utility Relocation, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Troutner. The motion PASSED 3-0. 8. King County Water Works Grant for Green River Watershed Center Design - Recommend Matt Knox, Environmental Supervisor noted that one of the primary goals of the city’s Green River Natural Resources Area (GRNRA) is to provide educational opportunities and promote environmental awareness. This grant would provide funds to hire a consultant to complete a conceptual design and perform a marketing / feasibility / use and programming analysis of a proposed Green River Watershed Center at the GRNRA. A site at the GRNRA has been reserved for this Center and it has been a goal to provide this educational facility ever since planning for the GRNRA began in the late 1980’s. Knox noted that feedback from previous grant applications for this proposed Center identified a need to complete a marketing analysis to determine the highest and best use of the facility. Completion of this analysis is expected to make this proposed center and its design more competitive for future grant funding. Committee member Troutner MOVED to recommend Council authorize the Mayor to sign a grant agreement with King County in the amount of $50,000 to complete a feasibility and use analysis and conceptual design of the proposed Green River Watershed Center. This grant agreement will be subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Fincher. The motion PASSED 3-0. 9. King County Water Works Grant for Lake Fenwick - Recommend Matt Knox, Environmental Supervisor noted that Lake Fenwick has excess phosphorus that is transported in stormwater from the surrounding Lake Fenwick watershed. A “hypolimnetic aerator” – basically a large fish-tank bubbler, was installed in the lake in 1994 to help sequester this phosphorus pollution to help reduce large algae blooms in the lake. This aerator has helped improve lake water quality conditions for the past 23 years. However, the amount of phosphorus pollution in the lake has now exceeded the aerator’s capacity. This grant, along with other grant funding from the King County Flood Control District (KCFCD) and staff time provided through the City of Kent Drainage Utility will fund the full permitting, design and construction of an upgraded aeration system. Committee member Fincher MOVED to recommend Council authorize the Mayor to sign a grant agreement with King County in the amount of $89,000 to help fund an upgrade to the Lake Fenwick aeration system. This grant agreement will be subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Troutner. The motion PASSED 3-0. 10. Information Only/Mill Creek Parking Update Kelly Peterson, Transportation Engineering Manager noted that the Sounder train has increased ridership since it began in 2000 to 4.3 million riders in 2016. Parking demand for the Sounder has exceeded available parking supply. Sound Transit has funding for a second parking garage that will provide 490-550 additional parking stalls and is slated to open in 2023. As a result of increased ridership, residents in the Mill Creek neighborhood have contacted the City with concerns about train commuters parking on public streets. Staff will be evaluating these concerns. Peterson noted other locations in downtown that are affected by the overflow Sounder parking. A potential solution is the formation of a residential parking zone (RPZ) for the Mill Creek Neighborhood. Costs associated with the development of a RPZ include the purchase of the permit hangers for visitors, car stickers, mailings, sign installation and implementation of the program. Violations in a Residential Parking Zone are $50. 11. Information Only/Quiet Zone Chad Bieren, Deputy Public Works Director / City Engineer noted that the agreement for the Union Pacific Constant Warning Time Installation has been signed and sent off to the Union Pacific. We expect the report back in February. 13. Information Only/Public Works Refunding Aaron BeMiller, Finance Director wanted to give a special thanks to staff for putting together a great amount of work in less than three months, did what would normally take five months to compile. The city saved $871,000 from two debt funds. Adjournment: At 4:57 p.m., Committee Chair Higgins declared the meeting adjourned. Cheryl Viseth, Committee Secretary