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Home My WebLink About03-10-2003WAS H I N GTO N CITY OF AUBURN PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE March 10, 2003 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Pete Lewis, Committee Chairman Rich Wagner, and Council/Committee member Gene Cerino. Council/Committee member Fred Poe was not in attendance due to an excused absence. Staff in attendance were Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, City Engineer/Assistant Director Dennis Selle, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Utilities Engineer Duane Huskey, Transportation Engineer Michael Fuess, Project Engineer Scott Nutter, Assistant Project Engineer Brian Coleman, Planner Jeff Dixon and Secretary Lorna Dahlke. Guests in attendance were WSDOT Representative Lisa Shaw, King County Representative Bob Thompson, Gary Nomensen from Puget Sound Energy, and Gary W. Petersen. II. CONSENT AGENDA A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee approve the Public Works Committee minutes for February 24, 2003, as submitted. Motion carried. B. RIGHT-OF-WAY USE PERMIT 11-03, PETE'S MOBILE AND MODULAR TRANSPORTING FOR HAUL ROUTE It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee approve Right-of-way Use Permit 11-03, modified to include additional staff review of the traffic control at major intersections. Motion carried. C. SURPLUS OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council approve the surplus of vehicles and equipment. Motion carried. D. INITIATION OF SMALL WORKS PROJECT NO. MS755, WELL NO. 2 & 4 INVESTIGATION AND REHABILITATION It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee approve initiation of small works Project No. MS755. Motion carried. The Committee approved that the action of awarding the contract be submitted directly to the Council on April 7, 2003 in order to begin construction without the delay of returning to the Committee. Public Works Committee Minutes March 10, 2003 FINAL PAY ESTIMATE #1 TO SMALL WORKS CONTRACT 02-14 WITH SCOTTY'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. AND ACCEPT CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT NO. C1003, BONNEY LAKE EMERGENCY INTI=RTIF: It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council approve Final Pay Estimate #1 to Small Works Contract 02-14 with Scotty's General Construction, Inc. and accept construction of Project No. C1003, Bonney Lake Emergency Intertie. Motion carried. III. ISSUES RESOLUTION NO. 3579 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A WAIVER OF HEARING WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR LIMITED ACCESS REVISIONS TO SR 167 WSDOT representative Lisa Shaw stated that State law allows a waiver of a hearing in the case where there is only one abutting owner of the piece of property in question. In the case of the property adjacent to the ramp to be widened for limited access to SR167, the one owner abutting is the City of Auburn. In order to allow King County to start construction on time, the City can waive the public hearing, otherwise King County will be delayed into the late summer months. Shaw indicated that a turnback agreement between the City and WSDOT will be required to return current City right-of-way back to the City once construction is completed due to State laws regarding limited access facilities. It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council adopt Resolution No. 3579. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 3580 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, KING COUNTY, AND CITY OF KENT FOR THE SR 167 CORRIDOR PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS: PHASE I: PRELIMINARY SCOPING AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFICATION Director Dowdy stated as a condition of the funding from PSRC of $400,000 to WSDOT for the SR167 Corridor Project Study, cost-sharing was required by King County, Kent and Auburn. Chairman Wagner said with limited local funds, he wanted to go on record that it was a troubling policy to have the city paying for funding for state highways which are the responsibility of the state, and he hoped this would be a one time event. Councilmember Cerino agreed, but said at this point if agencies in South King County don't induce the monies they would go to Seattle and eastside communities. Engineer Fuess said improvements to SR167 would have the effect of relieving the congestion on the City's local corridors. Director Dowdy stated that SR167 had gone from insignificant to a route worth studying during the last few months. This project was one of three pyramidal projects having local sponsorship in order to present a successful RTID package. The study will advance our knowledge of the cost estimate for the scope of work and this information will improve our information for the RTID ballot. Page 2 Public Works Committee Minutes March 10, 2003 Co It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council adopt Resolution No. 3579. Motion carried RESOLUTION NO. 3588, AWARD PURCHASE CONTRACT NO. 02-31 TO NORTH- SOUTH TRADING CORPORATION FOR SIDEWALK AND RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEANING EQUIPMENT. This Item was an Agenda Modification. It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council adopt Resolution No. 3586. Motion carried. IV. DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION A. STREET VACATION NO. V-04-02, SUBMI']-I'ED BY RODARTE CONSTRUCTION, FOR VACATION OF A PORTION OF 151sT AVE E, EAST OF EAST VALLEY HIGHWAY The Committee favored having the applicant compensate the City the assessed value of the ROW (approximately $24,800). SEPA RESPONSE FOR PSE/CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE WATER RIGHTS ON LAKE TAPPS The Committee discussed the projected costs of Lake Tapps water being 4 or 5 times higher than customers are used to, for additional water rights on Lake Tapps and requested the financial impacts to the Utility and customers be included in the City's SEPA response. C. FOLLOW-UP TESTING FOR COPPER Engineer Huskey said the same houses that were tested in 1992 will be tested now and again in six months. The PH results are 40% higher than what the City targeted, so we are expecting a confirmation positive result. PUBLIC WORKS POLICY 300-07A, "GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTING FOR EMERGENCY PUBLIC WORKS" The Committee agreed with the PW Policy granting authority to the Director, Program Manager and Construction Manager to determine when a situation is an emergency requiring immediate contracted response. E. CAPITAL PROJECT STATUS REPORT In response to a question from the Committee, Engineer Gaub clarified that the A St NW project is currently only a pre-design study. The Committee asked for a presentation of the project prior to the completion of the study. Page 3 Public Works Committee Minutes March 10, 200,3 In response to a question from the Committee, Engineer Gaub stated that by separating Project #13, the West Valley Highway Reconstruction, into two phases, the roadway reconstruction could occur without delay. Phase II, the non-motorized trail, would require environmental issues requiring additional study and is needed due to grant funding requirements. The reconstruction of WVH would not preclude the state constructing the final ramps for SR167 in the future. V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was adiourned at 6:30 p.m, DRD/LD Submitted by Lorna Dahlke, Public Works Secretary. Approved by the Public Works Committee on ~ ~ ~ z./, ,.~ H:PWCO31203Minutes E:O3PW03-1 l / Page 4