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CITY OF AUBURN
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
May 13, 2005
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room #3, located
on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, Washington. Committee
members present were: Chairman Rich Wagner, Member Roger Thordarson, and Member Bill
Peloza. Also present during the meeting were: Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, City
Engineer/Assistant Director Dennis Selle, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Senior Project
Engineer Bill Helbig, Utilities Engineer Duane Huskey, Traffic Engineer Laura Philpot,
Transportation Planner Joe Welsh, City Attorney Dan Heid, Parks Director Daryl Faber, Planning
Director Paul Krauss, and Community Development Administrator David Osaki.
Other attendees included: Larry Blanchard and Steve Mullen, City of Kent; Michael Huey, Kevin
Thomas, and Roy Lewis, Triad; Mike Walsh, Yarrow Bay Development; Richard Wilson, Hillis
Clark, et al.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
NONE
III. ISSUES
A. RESOLUTION NO. 3858, UTILITY EXTENSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
KENT 160 LLC
This item came before the Committee at their regular meeting held on May 9, 2005, as an
agenda modification. The Committee consensus was that the Committee members and staff
had not had sufficient time to review the agreement, so the Committee moved to forward the
item to the Council meeting on May 16, 2005, without a recommendation from the Committee.
This special meeting was held to consider this item prior to the Council meeting.
Director Dowdy briefed the Committee on a meeting between City staff and representatives of
the Verdana development to discuss questions and issues raised by Committee and
Council members. Director Dowdy explained that a part of the proposal was to include a
Memorandum of Agreement, legal descriptions, and accompanying plat maps.
Director Dowdy explained that those properties abutting the east-west collector street would be
accessing off of private alleys and would not have direct access to the collector (Road "A").
Dowdy also stated that Road "A" would be constructed to City of Kent standards.
The Committee discussed a number of issues, which included questions about road
improvements. In response to whether Road "A" and 124'h Street NE should be a signalized
intersection, staff said it did not meet the engineering warrants for a signal. Staff also noted
that the required signalized pedestrian crossings indicated in Sections 5.1.8 and 5.1.9
respectively would require the ultimate approval of King County since they would be located in
the King County's right-of-way. Staff indicated that the perimeter roads would be built to King
County Urban Standards and the internal roads to the City of Kent standards, which are very
similar to those of Auburn.
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The Committee also brought up the issue of potential annexation of the development to the City
of Auburn. City Attorney Heid indicated that the agreement would require the property owners
of the development to support a future annexation process, if any, but that the annexation
would also require a future agreement between the City of Kent and Auburn to complete.
The Committee also reviewed the procedure for amendments to the agreement, which would
require the mutual agreement of both parties. Since this agreement and resolution are going
before the full Council for action, City Attorney Heid stated that the amending authority should
also be the full Council.
In response to a question from the Committee, staff indicated that the City of Kent standards,
which are similar to Auburn's, would also apply to the storm drainage facilities and land
dedicated for parks. Director Faber discussed the funding and potential for an east-west non-
motorized trail in the BPA easement.
Staff also clarified that the agreement is for provisions of providing sanitary sewer service and
does not constitute either a preliminary or final plat application.
City Engineer Selle stated that Auburn would need a sanitary sewer franchise agreement with
Kent, in order to serve the property via the City of Kent's right-of-way.
It was moved by Member Thordarson, seconded by Member Peloza, that the Committee
recommend Council adopt Resolution No. 3858. Motion carried.
IV. DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION
NONE
V.ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was
adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
Submitted by Lorna Dahlke, Secretary
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