HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-27-2000CITY OF AUBURN PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES
NOVEMBER 27, 2000
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Booth,
Committee Chairman Rich Wagner, Council/Committee member Fred Poe, and
Council/Committee member Pete Lewis. Staff in attendance were Public Works Director
Christine Engler, Planning Director Paul Krauss, City Engineer Dennis Dowdy, Assistant
City Engineer Dennis Selle, Traffic Engineer Cass Brotherton, Special Projects Engineer
Jack Locke, Project Engineer Scott Nutter, and Administrative Services Supervisor Pam
Miller.
Guests in attendance were Jay Smith and Jeff Lykken, Tetra Tech/KCM Consulting Firm;
Ralph Wessels, Port of Seattle; Dwight Holobaugh, Consulting Engineer; Duncan Wilson
and Martin Lavine, Auburn Dairy Products; Anna Nelson.
II. CONSENT
NONE
III. ISSUES
RESOLUTION NO. 3289, CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON STREET VACATION
REQUEST NO. V-03-00, AUBURN DAIRY PRODUCTS ~
Resolution NO. 3289 fixes a time for a public headng on January 2, 2001, at 7:30 p.m., on
the petition from Auburn Dairy Products, Inc., for vacation of an alley located south of West
Main Street, between 'G' Street SW and the Union Pacific Railway Line.
City Engineer Dowdy explained that as part of the City's 'H' Street SW project, the waterline
was removed from the alley at the proponent's expense. Staff is recommending, as
conditions of approval of the alley vacation, that the applicant assume ownership of the
sanitary sewer and storm lines and agree to abandon and reconstruct a new side sewer
during the time of redevelopment. It was noted that the applicant owns the property on both
sides of the alley.
It was moved by Poe, seconded by LeWis, that the Committee recommend Council adopt
Resolution No. 3289. Motion carried.
IV. INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION
A. LIGHTING IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN
Due to time constraints, this item was not discussed.
B. FEASIBILITY OF LEFT-TURN LIGHT AT 37TM AND AUBURN WAY NORTH
Due to time constraints, this item was not discussed.
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C. ALTERNATE PORT MITIGATION HAUL ROUTES
For the purpose of these minutes, this item was discussed after Information/Discussion
Item D.
Ralph Wessels, Project Manager with the Port of Seattle, was introduced by Traffic Engineer
Brotherton. Brotherton stated that the Port had approached the City regarding altemate
haul routes for their mitigation site located south of S. 277th Street and east of Auburn Way
North. They had originally planned to exit the site onto S. 277th; however, there is no road
connecting the site to S. 277th. The Port is proposing to exit the site on 45th Street, and has
offered to install a permanent signal at 45th and Auburn Way North to mitigate use of 45th
Street.
Mr. Wessels explained that they had originally planned to construct a road and exit onto
49th, with 'D' and 'G' Streets as access; however, this option is less feasible since the
closure of S. 277th Street will coincide with their work at the mitigation site.
In response to a question from Council/Committee member Lewis, Brotherton confirmed that
45th Street is a public road that cuts through Mallard Pointe, a large multi-family housing
complex. She stated that the residents have expressed interest in having a signal at 45th
and Auburn Way North, and that the Port would fortify the roadway, if needed, prior to the
start of their project and would restore the road to its original condition afterward.
Chair Wagner asked about the haul times and number of trucks. Wessels responded that
the hauling would occur between July and October, weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
at a rate of 50 trucks per hour.
The impact of the proposed haul route on the residents in the area was discussed, and it
was the consensus of the Committee that they could not support the use of 45th Street as a
haul moute for the Port project.
D. STORM DRAINAGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
For the purpose of these minutes, this item was discussed first on the Information/
Discussion Agenda.
Storm Drainage Engineer Carlaw introduced Jay Smith and Jeff Lykken of TETRA
TECH/KCM Consulting Firm, who were in attendance to address questions from the
Committee that arose at a previous presentation on the Plan, and to talk specifically about
Subbasin E which serves the downtown area. Carlaw reported that the response to the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe's (MIT) comments on the Storm Drainage Comprehensive Plan
was in progress, but the formal response was not yet ready. Carlaw stated that a public
hearing on the Plan was slated for the next Council meeting, as part of the process for
adopting the City's Comp Plan, and asked the Committee for direction regarding the
hearing, recognizing that a detailed response to the MIT's comments has not be completed.
Carlaw asked if the headng should go forward or be deferred until a later date. Director
Engler stated that another option would be to hold the hearing, but not take action. Chair
Wagner asked that the presentation be given, followed by discussion regarding adoption of
the plan.
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Smith began the presentation by addressing a previous question from the Committee on the
reasons why water quality recommendations are included in the Storm Drainage
Comprehensive Plan. The reasons were discussed at length, and include the City's desire
for clean water, regulatory requirements, and consistency with other plans. Discussion was
also held on specific requirements and the schedule for meeting those requirements.
Smith discussed water quality facility design criteria, and the types of facilities proposed in
the Plan. He stated that there are 45 ouffalls currently identified in the City's GIS database,
with 23 of them loCated in urban subbasins. Eleven of the outfalls have specific water
quality projects loCated as Close to the outfalls as possible.
Next, Smith reviewed the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which identifies 67 projects, ten
of which are recommended for implementation in the first six years of the CIP. Of the ten
recommended projects, 7 are outfall projects, 1 of which is for property acquisition only. A
map was used to show the loCations of the projects.
Lykken talked in detail about the proposed E1 subbasin facility, stating that TETRA
TECH/KCM was hired in 1997 to begin design on conveyance improvements in subbasin E,
which encompasses 450 acres. A map of the drainage area, overlaid with the limits of the
Downtown Plan area, was distributed to the Committee. He stated that all conveyance
improvements have been completed to alleviate flooding in the downtown area, and the
focus is now on providing water quality improvements for runoff, which the City agreed to
provide as part of the Draft Mill Creek Flood Control Plan. He reviewed various sites that
were considered for a water quality facility, along with problems associated with some of the
sites and advantages of the preferred 40-acre site loCated north of 15th Street NW, between
the UP and BNSF rail lines. Of the 40 acres, it is estimated 20 would be needed for a water
quality 'and detention facility. Mitigation costs for the preferred site were also discussed.
Following discussion, Chair Wagner stated that his reaction is to postpone adoption of the
plan until the. Water Comp Plan goes forward. Council/Committee members Poe and Lewis
concurred.
The Committee expressed a desire to have the projects included in the Plan's CIP prioritized
by which projects must be done in accordance with regulatory requirements. Discussion
was held on the possibility of adding additional criteria or changing the weighting factors for
the criteria used to prioritize the projects.
It was the consensus of the Committee to bring the Plan back to the Committee in January
to discuss the prioritization system for the ClP. It was mentioned that the CIP is specifiCally
related to the 2001 budget, and that a number of the projects proposed in the CIP are
scheduled to be designed and in construction in 2001. Council/Committee member Poe
opposed the expenditure of any budgeted capital projects funds shown in the 2001 budget
for the storm drainage utility. The Mayor suggested, and Chair Wagner and
Council/Committee member Lewis concurred, that the 2001 Storm budget remain as
proposed, with the understanding that proposed projects on the prioritized ClP will come
before the Committee before being implemented.
E. INFLOW/INFILTRATION REGIONAL FINANCING
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Due to time COnstraints, this item was not discuSsed.
F. SOUTH 277TM STREET FINANCING PLAN AND CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
For the purpose of these minutes, this item was discussed after Information/Discussion
Item C.
Project Engineer Nutter distributed copies of a letter sent from the City of Kent to WSDOT,
with copies to FMSIB and TIB, providing funding information in support of WSDOT's efforts
to secure $1.9 million of Corridor Congestion funds for the South 277th Street project. He
gave a brief recap of the letter, stating that the project shortfall is now estimated to be from
$1.8 million to $2.9 million. The construction contingency remains at 10%. The project is on
the agenda for the January TIB Board meeting for consideration of a request for additional
funds.
G. CAPITAL PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Due to time constraints, the Capital Project Status Report was not discussed. Chair Wagner
asked if the recent memo from Water Rights Attorney Tom Mortimer could be discussed at
the next Public Works Committee meeting concerning water project management. Director
Engler felt that the memo could be discussed and stated that she would like to discuss the
process for getting through the policy decisions. She said that she would be contacting
Lakehaven to arrange for them to bring technical information on their Oasis project to the
Committee at a future meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting
was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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