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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 01/22/2008Public Works Committee Agenda Councilmembers: Ron HarmonDebbie RapleeDeborah Ranniger, Chair Unless otherwise noted, the Public Works Committee meets at 5:00 p.m. on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month. Council Chambers East, Kent City Hall, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, 98032-5895. For information please contact Public Works Administration (253) 856-5500. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (253) 856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-833-6388. U:\PWCommittee\Agendas\2008\Jan 22 08. doc 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 --- PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES January 7, 2008 Page 1 of 2 U:\PWCommittee\Minutes\PWMinutes 0 07 08.doc 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. 1 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES January 7, 2008 Page 2 of 2 U:\PWCommittee\Minutes\PWMinutes 01 07 08.doc 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. 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