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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-24-1997PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES NOVEMBER 24, 1997 I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Booth, Committee Chairman Rich Wagner, Council/Committee member Gene Cerino and Council/Committee member Fred Poe. Staff in attendance were Public Works Director Frank A. Curfie, City Engineer Dennis Dowdy, Utilities Engineer Dwight Holobaugh, Traffic Engineer Steve Mullen, Water Utility Engineer Carl Every, Storm Utility Engineer Tim Carlaw, and Contracts Administrator Caroline Bergt. Guests in attendance were Rod Vogel from Martin Smith Real Estate and Pete Lewis from Sterling Savings. II. ISSUES A. ORDINANCE NO. 5033, PERPETUAL RIGHT-OF-WAY USE AGREEMENT UNDER PERMIT APPLICATION NO. 27-97, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE SUN BREAK CAFE TO BE LOCATED AT 22 "A' STREET SW Ordinance No. 5033 was pulled from the agenda and will be brought to a future Committee meeting after staff has had the opportunity to review recent changes made to the agreement. B. ORDINANCE NO. 5040, AMENDS AUBURN CITY CODE CHAPTER 10.22 ENTITLED "ARTERIALS" TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN THE NEWLY ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Ordinance No. 5040 was pulled from the agenda for further staff review and will be presented with a map at a future meeting. .pUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES NOVEMBER 24, 1997 · PAGE 2 OF 5 C. ORDINANCE NO. 5041, AMENDS AUBURN CITY CODE CHAPTER 10.28.020 ENTITLED "RESTRICTIONS AND SIGNING" CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 10.28 ENTITLED "STREET USE RESTRICTIONS" TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN THE NEWLY ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Ordinance No. 5041 was pulled from the agenda and will be presented with a map at a future meeting. D. RESOLUTION NO. 2894, AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO RELINQUISH A CITY OF AUBURN PUBLIC STREET IMPROVEMENT CONDITION CREATED BY THE PLAT OF AUBURN 400 CORPORATE PARK, DIVISION 1 City Engineer Dennis Dowdy explained that the conditions of plat have been met by work done by the Supermall. The Committee recommended approval to the Council at their December 1, 1997 meeting. E. RESOLUTION NO. 2895, AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO RELINQUISH THE CITY'S INTEREST IN CERTAIN EASEMENTS APPEARING ON THE CORRECTED PLAT OF MARDEL ADDITION City Engineer Dennis Dowdy introduced the resolution using a map to show the areas affected. The Committee recommended approval Council at their December 1, 1997 meeting. Ill. CONSENT A. TEMPORARY ROW USE APPLICATION NO. 21-97 TO ALlBURN GOOD OL' DAYS, INC. IS APPLYING AT THIS TIME FOR THE 1998 FESTIVAL PERMIT City Engineer Dennis Dowdy reviewed the application and recommend approval with the same conditions as the 1997 permit. The applicant has requested additional conditions and those requests are being reviewed by the Legal Department. pUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES NOVEMBER 24, 1997 PAGE 3 or s The Committee appmved the application with the same conditions as the 1997 permit. B. VEHICLE SURPLUS AND SALE REQUEST The Public Works Committee recommended approval to the Council at their December 1, 1997 meeting. C. FINAL PAY ESTIMATE #13 FOR CONTRACT 96-01, PR 586, TO HARBOR PACIFIC CONTRACTORS, FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL STORM IMPROVEMENTS The Public Works Committee recommended approval to the Council at their December 1, 1997 meeting. D. RATIFY EXHIBITS A, D & E TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (1A #2) WITH KING COUNTY WATER DISTRICT #111 AND COVINGTON WATER DISTRICT There was a brief discussion with questions answered by Utility Engineer Holobaugh and Water Utility Engineer Carl Every on funding and the schedule. Committee Chairman Wagner requested an updated gant chart for IA #2. Utility Engineer Holobaugh explained that a chart will be forthcoming in the next month. It is expected that there will be updated exhibits in the Spring again. The Committee recommended approval to the City Council meeting on December 1, 1997. IV. INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION A. VALLEY CORPORATE CENTER STORM AGREEMENT Storm Utility Engineer Tim Carlaw discussed the concept of the agreement as advantageous to both the City and the developer, Martin Smith Real Estate. Rod Vogel from Maxtin Smith Real Estate answered questions from the Committee. Whether discounts should be given, the amount of the discount, and budgeting of the project were discussed. The consensus of the Committee was that SDC's should be paid by permit only. An agreement will be forthcoming that requires payment from the developer in lieu of having to build a storm facility. Their payment will be used to help fund the planned regional storm facility. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES NOVEMBER 24, 1997 :PAGE'4 OF 5 B. RIGHT-OF-WAY CONDEMNATION PROCESS FEEDBACK City Engineer Dowdy asked the Committee members for feedback on a proposed condemnation policy based on previous discussions. It was the decision of the Committee to have a policy paper written that calls for a maximum limit of 120 days of negotiation time beginning from the initial written notification, with an exception for emergency situations. C. UPDATED DRAFT TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE City Engineer Dennis Dowdy responded to questions and pointed out changes as the Committee reviewed portions of the draf~ ordinance section by section. City Engineer Dowdy is currently working on the third revision of the ordinance based on comments from City staff. Fees, permits, warranty and security bonding, value, revenue, capacity, underground conversion, abandonment, the appeal process, and the related code changes were several areas discussed. D. DRAFT CODE CHANGES ELATED TO THE TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE This item was discussed in conjunction with Discussion Item C because they are interrelated. For purposes of these minutes, Mayor Booth asked that the Committee discuss Ordinance No. 5033, Issue Item A after Discussion Item D. A brief discussion regarding several changes to the Agreement ensued between the Committee members and staff. E. LIPDATE ON 41ST STREET STRATEGY City Engineer Dennis Dowdy briefly discussed this item and received permission to issue a fight-of-way permit to MA Segale for paving before the next Committee meeting, if necessary. F. UTILITY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES Utilities Engineer Dwight Holobaugh handed out information for the Committee to review. G. CORROSION CONTROL FACILITIES Due to time constraints this item was not discussed. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES NOVEMBER 24, 1997 "PAGIg 5 OF 5 H. LAKELAND HILLS BOOSTER PUMP STATION LIPGRADE Due to time constraints this item was not discussed. I. "R" STREET NW INTERTIE Due to time constraints this item was not discussed. J. CAPITAL PROJECTS STATUS REPORT Due to time constraints this item was not discussed. V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. CB/bd REF. E:XMINUTES\97PW11-2 CHAENGINEERXE97XE97ol 183)