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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-14-1995PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 14, 1995 I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Booth, Committee Chairman Rich Wagner, Council/Committee member Don Kurle and Council/Committee member Pat Bums. Staff in attendance were Public Works Director Frank A. Curfie, City Engineer Dennis Dowdy, Senior Engineer Dennis Selle and, Utility Planning Engineer Nass Diallo, Transportation Planner Nick Afzali, Utilities Engineer Dwight Holobaugh, Traffic Engineer Steve Mullen, Finance Director Victor Thompson, City Attorney Michael Reynolds, Senior Planner Bob Sokol, and Planning Director Paul Krauss. Guest in attendance were John Raeder and Fred Poe. EXECUTIVE SESSION was held at 5:30 p.m. A discussion of water resources potential litigation was held. The general session commenced at 6:25 p.m. H. ISSUES A. ORDINANCE NO. 4783 TO INCREASE SPEED ON 3 7TH STREET SE Ordinance No. 4783 was presented to the Public Works Committee by City Engineer Dennis Dowdy and Traffic Engineer Steve Mullen. A general discussion was held; to summarize the Public Works Committee directed the Ordinance be amended to include a review of the posted speed limit at the first scheduled Public Works meeting in December of 1995. The Ordinance was reluctantly passed. B. RESOLUTION NO. 2664, PAYBACK AGREEMENT WITH ANN ANDREWS City Engineer Dennis Dowdy briefed the Public Works Committee. Being satisfied, the Committee recommended approval to the City Council at their August 21, 1995 meeting. C. RESOLUTION NO. 2663, PAYBACK AGREEMENT WITH IVAN AND DELORES CHRISTIANSON The Public Works Committee recommended approval to the City Council at their August 21, 1995 meeting. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 14, 1995 PAGE 2 OF 3 HI. CONSENT A. PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR PR 573, "C" STREET NW AND 29TH STREET "NW" The Public Works Committee approved the request for permission to advertise. for bids. B. CHANGE ORDER # 1 FOR TOTEM ELECTRIC, PR 511, IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($17,735.00) City Engineer Dennis Dowdy recommended that CONSENT items B. and C. be removed from the CONSENT Agenda and be resubmitted with an additional change order. The Committee agreed to remove the two items and will review the three change orders at a later date. C. CHANGE ORDER #2 FOR TOTEM ELECTRIC, PR 511, IN THE AMOUNT OF FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-FOUR CENTS ($4,645.34) See CONSENT item B. D. STREET DELAY AGREEMENT FOR 5502 KERSEY WAY SE, ROD RICE The City Engineer Dennis Dowdy explained why this request for delay should be granted. The Public Works Committee acknowledged CONSENT items D. and E. Street Delays, and approved the Street Delay requests. E. STREET DELAY AGREEMENT FOR 706 2ND STREET NW, S.P.A. H See CONSENT item D. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 14, 1995 PAGE 3 OF 3 IV. INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION A. THORMOD SITE City Engineer Dennis Dowdy mentioned the acceptance by the State and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for the City of Auburn's ownership of the Thorrood Site. The City is to receive formal confirmation; and the Public Works Committee will receive confirmation. B. "C" STREET TRUCK ROUTE City Engineer Dennis Dowdy acquainted the Public Works Committee with the request by M.A. Segale to consider "C" Street for a truck route. It was suggested that the Public Works Committee review this at a later date. Staff will evaluate the alternatives with specific recommendations. C. REVIEW TRANSPORTATION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORGANIZATION Transportation Planner Nick Afzali conducted a brief review of the Transportation Comprehensive Plan. The Public Works Committee will review the data presented and will return to a future Public Works Committee meeting with further recommendations and comments. Staff will schedule a future presentation of alternate route improvements for modeling, D. WATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CIP Utility Planning Engineer Nass Dia!!o summarized the changes requested by the Public Works Committee and discussed the September 1995 deadline. The Public Works Committee will review the data and return with comments. There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. LS/bd REF. E:MMINUTES\95PW8-1 (H:~NGINEERX~_,95NE95-912)