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.AUBURN
WASHINGTON
COMMUNITY CENTER
COMMITTEE
June 27, 2008
NOTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. in Council Chambers
located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn,
Washington. There was not a quorum of the Committee present. Chair Rich
Wagner stated that this would not be considered a Community Center Committee
meeting, but rather a working group meeting. He requested that notes be
provided for the meeting. Present were: Chair Rich Wagner, City Engineer
Dennis Selle, Transportation Planner Joe Welsh, Planner Chris Anderson,
Project Construction Manager Steve Burke, Human Resources Assistant Terry
Mendoza.
Ron Harpel, BLRB Architects
No audience members in attendance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. No minutes were approved finding no quorum present.
DISCUSSION
A. Traffic Study
The Traffic Impact Analysis of the Les Gove Community Center has been
completed. The study was undertaken by Transportation Consulting
Northwest. They describe in the document the existing conditions without
the project and future conditions with the project. The group was given a
copy of the study. The first twelve pages of the study are
recommendations and the remaining thirty pages are data backup. Steve
Burke and Joe Welsh reviewed the topics in the study with the group
which includes:
1. Project Identification, Street Inventory
II. Trip Generation
III. Traffic Assignment
IV. PM Peak Hour Level of Service
V. Mitigation
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Following are discussion items and some of the recommendations made by the
group:
Under the sub-heading Project Identification in Section I. Project
Identification, Street Inventory, it was noted that the intersection at 12th St
SE & M St are not currently signalized. The study indicates the City may
wish to consider this intersection for possible signalization due to future
traffic growth on M St SE. Chair Wagner concurs with the
recommendation. The study is not required as part of the SEPA review
(State Environmental Protection Act) for the Community Center project but
the group concurred that it is prudent to better understand the traffic
activity at this intersection.
• Under the sub-heading ACAP Removal in Section II. Trip Generation,
there was in-depth discussion regarding ACAP and meeting the deadline
for their move. They have found a new location. The question was asked
what are the steps that will have to take place with respect to demolition,
getting it done, etc., that will influence the committee's decision of the
deadline to hold ACAP to. Ron Harpel of BLRB said they would propose
to abate and demolish starting early September. In order for that to
happen, they would want to have bid documents out, abatement and
demolition of the YMCA structure, some of the site work and a limited
amount of earth work moving to provide cleaning the site. However, there
is some flexibility to allow, under certain conditions, demolition to be
delayed until December.
Chair Wagner suggested not making any recommendations on the
deadlines on timing. It will be worked out with the architect, budget
manager, Mayor or Brenda as his designee.
It was recommended that under the sub-heading Neighborhood Impacts in
Section V. Mitigation, that the paragraph be expanded and amended. It
needs to be clearer so people can understand it. Amending it will not
delay the process. It would have to me modified as part of the SEPA
process. If it does not delay SEPA, it will be made part of the official
document. It was suggested to include future capacity for growth when
amended.
• Under the sub-heading Banquets/Receptions in Section V. Mitigation,
Chair Wagner said he was satisfied with leaving what is written in the
document but an additional study not PM Peak related will need to be
done. It was suggested waiting a month or two from now and doing. a one
page addendum that consolidates everything for educating the public.
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IV.
• It was noted that in order to track credits not used for a period of time,
mitigation fees are calculated as part of the traffic impact fee, and are put
into CRW (City's permit tracking system).
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
APPROVED THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2008.
Rich Wagner, Chair
Cheryl Abner, S cretary
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