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Home My WebLink About05-22-2006 CITY OF AUBURN PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE May 22, 2006 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Roger Thordarson called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room #3, located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, Washington. Committee members present were: Vice-Chair Roger Thordarson, Member Bill Peloza, and Councilmember Gene Cerino. Chairman Wagner was excused. Also present during the meeting were: Mayor Peter 8. Lewis, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, City Engineer/Assistant Director Dennis Selle, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Senior Project Engineer Bill Helbig, Utilities Engineer Duane Huskey, Traffic Engineer Laura Philpot, Transportation Planner/Grants Manager Tiffin Goodman, Intergovernmental Services Coordinator Carolyn Robertson, Assistant City Attorney Stephen King, Planning Director Paul Krauss, Transportation Planner Joe Welsh, Project Engineer Scott Nutter, Project Engineer Robert Lee, Environmental Protection Manager Aaron Nix, Development Services Coordinator Steven Pilcher, ABC Bookstore Engineer J.B. Rupert, ABC Bookstore Contractor Butch Jensen, ABC Bookstore Architect Don Kirkman, Doug Johnson of King County Metro, Ron Posthuma of King County Metro, and Secretary Megan Robel. II. CONSENT AGENDA A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Vice-Chair Peloza, seconded by Council member Cerino, that the Committee approve the Public Works Committee minutes for May 8, 2006. Motion carried. B. STREET DELAY AGREEMENT WITH AUBURN ADVENTIST ACADEMY FOR A SECTION OF 32ND STREET SE Staff recommended that the half-street improvement along 32nd Street SE be constructed adjacent to the bookstore as a condition of development, but that additional street lighting was not needed. J. B Rupert, the Engineer for the bookstore, requested that the required half-street improvements be deferred until the entire corridor could be constructed at one time via a local improvement district (LID). He also stated that the half-street improvements are not something the project budget for the book store can accommodate and that there are also some existing trees that would have to be removed to do these improvements. It was moved by Vice-Chair Peloza, seconded by Councilmember Cerino, that the Committee approve the Auburn Adventist Academy request to defer the street improvements subject to entering into a Street Delay Agreement with the City and on the condition that a new luminaire is to be added in the proximity of the current entry to the church. Motion carried. C. RIGHT-OF-WAY USE PERMIT 06-18 TO RUN AN UNDERGROUND WATERLINE FROM AN EXISTING SPIGOT LOCATED SOUTH OF THE WAYLAND ARMS APARTMENTS TO A COMMUNITY GARDEN LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING COMMUNITY GARDEN It was moved by Vice-Chair Peloza, seconded by Councilmember Cerino, that the Committee approve Right-of-Way Use Permit 06-18. Motion carried. Public Works Committee Minutes Mav 22. 2006 D. CONSULTANT AGREEMENT NO. AG-C-256 WITH ABEYTA & ASSOCIATES FOR ON-CALL RIGHT-OF-WAY NEGOTIATION AND RELOCATION SERVICES FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2006 It was moved by Vice-Chair Peloza, seconded by Councilmember Cerino, that the Committee recommend Council authorize Consultant Agreement No. AG-C-256 with Abeyta & Associates. Motion carried. E. INITIATE PROJECT NO. CP0624, REPLACEMENT OF PUMP, MOTOR, AND PUMP COLUMN FOR WELL 5 LOCATED IN LAKELAND HILLS It was moved by Vice-Chair Peloza, seconded by Councilmember Cerino, that the Committee approve initiation of Project No. CP0624. Motion carried. F. AWARD PROJECT NO. C513A, TERMINAL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 1 TO INTERWEST CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, AND WAIVE THE BID IRREGULARITIES ON THEIR LOW BID OF $390,499.63 PLUS WA STATE SALES TAX OF $10,716.96 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE OF $401,216.59 It was moved by Vice-Chair Peloza, seconded by Councilmember Cerino, that the Committee recommend Council award Project No. C513A to Interwest Construction & Development, Inc. Motion carried. G. APPROVE FINAL PAY ESTIMATE NO.4 TO CONTRACT 05-09 WITH GARY MERLINO CONSTRUCTION, INC., AND ACCEPT CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT NO. C505A, 2005 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION AUBURN-BLACK DIAMOND ROAD It was moved by Vice-Chair Peloza, seconded by Councilmember Cerino, that the Committee recommend Council approve Final Pay Estimate No.4 to Contract 05-09, and accept construction of Project No. C505A. Motion carried. III. ISSUES A. ORDINANCE NO. 6031 FENCE HEIGHT CHANGES The Committee asked that staff add a note to the Ordinance that people should check with the City for the annexation date so they know what rules apply to their land. The Committee approved Ordinance No. 6031 by unanimous consent. B. RESOLUTION NO. 4030 COMMITTING TO lAC GRANT FOR AUBURN ENVIRONMENTAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS The Committee approved Resolution No. 4030 by unanimous consent. C. RESOLUTION NO. 4031 ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FOR 15TH STREET CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT The Committee approved Resolution No. 4031 by unanimous consent. Page 2 Public Works Committee Minutes Mav 22, 2006 D. RESOLUTION NO. 4033 FIXING A TIME FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON STREET VACATION NO. V-02-05 The Committee approved Resolution No. 4033 by unanimous consent. E. RESOLUTION NO. 4037 CINGULAR WIRELESS SUBLEASE AGREEMENT Director Dowdy explained that this is the City's written permission to allow Cingular to sublease to Clearwire, who will pay the rent directly to the City. The Committee approved Resolution No. 4037 by unanimous consent. F. RESOLUTION NO. 4039 WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY COST- REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT (CRA) The Committee approved Resolution No. 4039 by unanimous consent. IV. DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION A. KING COUNTY EXEC SIMS' "TRANSIT NOW" PROPOSAL Ron Posthuma and Doug Johnson from King County Metro handed out brochures and presented the Transit Now proposal, which is meant to allow Metro to catch up and keep up with employment growth. There are 4 types of transit services: RapidRide, high-ridership routes, developing areas, and service partnerships. The brochure included maps of the proposed new and additional lines, which would increase bus service by about 20% and double vanpool service. They are also planning to fill in "holes" of non-service for disabled citizens. They have done public outreach and handed out information regarding the results of a survey they had done. The Committee would like more specifics about the people who were polled, where they are located for the south end, and what they said. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is included inside the 40/40/20 funding split. The Committee noted that there is no mention of 40/40/20 in the brochure, which would be good for citizens to understand the whole story. The improvements southeast King County will see is an increase in frequency of some routes like those serving Green River Community College, and routes 181 and 915. There will also be new routes such as 180 from Auburn through Kent then to Seatac and Burien. The Committee is very adamant that either Sounder or Metro needs to serve Auburn to Seattle bi-directional (as shadow service when the commuter rail is not in service) all day rather than just in the morning and evening to accommodate those riders that work non- traditional schedules. They are also interested in neighborhood shuttles, which King County may be willing to partner with Auburn on. Mr. Posthuma and Mr. Johnson explained that a fare increase will not generate the funds they need to do this proposal, which is why they want to go to the ballot for a tax increase. Metro would be willing to back Auburn's request for Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) loans to rebuild arterials that are used by buses. B. CAPITAL PROJECT STATUS REPORT Item 12, Lea Hill Liqhtinq Proiect: Vice-Chair Peloza asked staff to get a quote for adding a light at the intersection of 320th and 11 ih. Page 3 Public Works Committee Minutes May 22, 2006 The post office is mobilizing their contractor to remodel their space and this could possibly impact the adjacent sidewalk in public right-of-way. Staff will work with the Postmaster to ensure that the proper permits are in place if the right-of-way will be affected. The maintenance of the land owned by Time Oil is getting worse since their letter saying they would be cleaning up their land. The Committee wants to know when they are going to get this cleaned up. Staff will refer the letter to the City's code enforcement staff. v. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5:02 p.m. Submitted by Megan Robel, Secretary. -- Approved by the Public Works Committee on ~J \"u'V- t L I '1 {)o "., File: 17 (17 .2) REF. H :\PWCAgendaMinutes/052206Minutes Page 4