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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-08-1995PUBLIC WO]U(S CO]VDvHTTEE MINUTES HAY 10 1995 MAY 8, 1995 CITY OF AUBURN L CALL TO ORDER CITY CLERKS OFFICE The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Booth, Committee Chairman Pjch Wagner, Council/Committee member Don Kurle, Council/Committee member Pat Burns, and Council member Virginia Haugen. Staff'in attendance were Public Works Director Frank A. Currie, City Engineer Dennis Dowdy, Utility Planning Engineer Nass Diallo, Utilities Engineer Dwight Holobaugh, Finance Director Victor Thompson, Planning Director Paul Krauss. Guest in attendance was Chamber of Commerce member John Raeder. II. ISSUES A. ORDINANCE NO. 4744, TO ACCEPT UATA FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO AUBURN WAY NORTH, 4TH TO 15TH STREET NE City Engineer Dennis Dowdy requested we pass the Ordinance back to Council on May 15, 1995. Council/Committee member Pat Burns has requested reconsideration by Council via formal letter.. llI. CONSENT A. FINAL PAY ESTIMATE TO ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION FOR PR 526, CONTRACT 94-06, SUBBASIN F City Engineer Dennis Dowdy submitted the Final Pay Estimate and stated all change orders have been completed. The Public Works Committee recommended approval to the City Council at their May 15, 1995 meeting. IV. INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION A. DISCUSS SIX-YEAR TIP PROCESS City Engineer Dennis Dowdy presented to the Public Works Committee a draf~ resolution recommending the date and time for a public hearing June 19, 1995. The Committee requested the resolution be prepared for City Council approval to set the public hearing date of June 19 at the May 15 Council meeting. A general discussion was held regarding a Council Workshop lead by a consultant; briefing Council on process and data required by various State and Federal agencies with regards to the Comp. Plan Concurrency Management and Impact fee systems. Date and time of meeting forthcoming. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 8, 1995 PAGE 2 OF 3 B. WATER RESOURCES Refer to items C through F. C. WATER CIP WITH PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS Utilities Planning Engineer Nass Diallo distributed a draft of the Water Capital Improvement Program. It was requested that modifications and corrections be made and presented to the Public Works Committee in June, 1995. D. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COUNTY UTILITY TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE COMMENTS ON THE WATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Utility Planning Engineer Nass Diallo distributed letters of comments from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Department of Health and King County Environmental Division. The comments were positive and will require minor response. E. APPROVAL BY DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY (DOE) OF CHANGE IN PLACE OF USE FOR WATER RIGHTS Utilities Planning Engineer Nass Diallo distributed correspondence received from the Department of Ecology approving our request for change in Place of Use of City Water Sources. F. DISCUSS APPLICATION FOR PERMITS FOR "SUPPLEMENTAL" WELLS 6 AND7 Utilities Planning Engineer Nass Diallo lead the discussion of applying for supplemental permits for Wells 6 and 7. It is the opinion of Attorney Tom Mottimer that we make application immediately. It was the general opinion of the Public Works Committee members that we make application immediately. G. DISCUSS APPLICATION FOR ISTEA FUNDING FOR PR 529 - SR 18/C STREET RAMP City Engineer Dennis Dowdy informed the Public Works Committee that the City was not successful in the ISTEA regional competition, that the county-wide competition is upcoming with a submittal deadline of May 26 to King County, and that only $3 million is available for all South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd) members in this competition. Therefore, at most, if our project is successful we could not expect an award to exceed $1 million. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 8, 1995 PAGE 3 OF 3 In the regional competition our application relied upon a $1.5 million cost share by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Now WSDOT informs us that the Legislature has eliminated WSDOT's budget this year for cost sharing participation. Our regional project, had it been successful, would have been cost shared as follows: WSDOT 1.5M Developers .3M TIB 1.7M ISTEA 1.8M TOTAL 5.3M WSDOT finance officer is agreeing to pursue their share in future-year Legislative rounds, if the City is successful in obtaining an ISTEA grant. The new cost sharing arrangement might be: WSDOT 1.5M Developers .3M TIB 1.7M ISTEA 1.0M City .8M TOTAL 5.3M Dennis Dowdy requested direction from the Public Works Committee members on proceeding with the design stage of the project and alternative financing available in 1996-1997. Consensus from the Public Works Committee was to continue with the project. V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. LS/bd REF. E:XMINUTES\95PW5-1 (H:XENG1NEERXE95XE95-441 )