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WASHINGTON June 29, 2009 5:00 PM
Council Chambers
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Councilmember Rich Wagner presided over the meeting and called the meeting
to order at 5:03 p.m. Councilmembers present included: Rich Wagner, Gene
Cerino, Bill Peloza, Lynn Norman and Virginia Haugen. Mayor Pro Tem Sue
Singer and Councilmember Nancy Backus were excused. Mayor Peter B. Lewis
was also in attendance.
Staff inembers in attendance included: Planning, Building and Community
Director Cindy Baker; Human Resources/Risk and Property Management
Director Brenda Heineman; Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy; M& O
Manager Randy Bailey; Emergency Preparedness Manager Sarah Miller;
Network Engineer Brian Garbarino; Chief of Police Jim Kelly; Economic
Development Manager Dave Baron; City Engineer Dennis Selle; Assistant City
Engineer Ingrid Gaub; Parks, Arts and Recreation Director Daryl Faber; City
Attorney Daniel B. Heid; Street Systems Engineer Seth Wickstrom; Planner
Jennifer Shih; Environmental Protection Manager Kelly McClain-Aardal; Utilities
' Engineer Dan Repp; and City Clerk Danielle Daskam.
1. Street & Road Maintenance Presentation - Miles Sand &
Gravel Regarding Sustainable Concrete Pavements
Mr. Jerry Trudeau of Miles Sand & Gravel introduced Bob Thompson,
Sales Manager for Miles Sand & Gravel, Cory Cannon and Drew Jared,
Regional Sales Managers for cement suppliers, Dave Lewis of Miles Sand
& Gravel, Andy Marks, PE, Managing Director of the Puget Sound
Concrete Specifications Council; and James Powell, PE, who serves as
the Executive Director of the American Concrete Pavement Association
Northwest Chapter.
Mr. Powell presented a PowerPoint presentation on the sustainability of
concrete pavements to minimize the environmental impact in fuel savings,
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reduction in urban air temperature, savings in raw materials, and improved
water quality.
Mr. Powell referred to a study by the Canadian government that found that
heavy trucks save anywhere from 0.8% to 6.9% less fuel on concrete
pavements versus flexible or asphalt pavements.
Mr. Powell also referred to studies that show that cities are as much as
four degrees warmer than the surrounding countryside. Cities are hotter
due to darker roofs and pavements. Mr. Powell stated that concrete
pavements can help mitigate the urban heat island effect.
Mr. Powell stated a nine inch concrete pavement for an urban arterial will
use 4,277 tons of aggregate per mile of pavement; a comparably
designed asphalt pavement would require 6,111 tons of aggregate.
Concrete pavement minimizes long term costs. Asphalt pavement
requires overlays every fifteen years or less while concrete requires little
or no maintenance for fifteen years or longer.
Mr. Powell displayed examples of concrete pavements, including white
topping, intersections, roundabouts, and diamond grinding. Mr. Powell
stated that with today's technology, concrete pavements can be installed
today and be driven on the next day.
Mr. Marks spoke regarding pervious concrete surFaces and displayed
several examples of use for slow speed traffic. Pervious concrete
surfaces are a stormwater management tool that can be driven on and
parked on. Pervious concrete's primary use is low speed areas such as
residential streets, parking lots, and sidewalks.
Mr. Marks stated there are national specifications for construction,
national certification program for contracts, and Mr. Marks is working with
the State Department of Transportation to develop a Washington State
Department of Transportation specification for pervious pavement which is
expected to be published within the week.
11. Auburn Environmental Park and Green Zone Grant and
College Cooperation Update
Councilmember Wagner provided an update on the Auburn
Environmental Park grant and partnerships with Washington State
University and Green River Community College. Councilmember Wagner
displayed a PowerPoint presentation prepared by Deputy Mayor Singer
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and Councilmember Wagner that is used in soliciting potential grant
funding and potential partnerships.
The PowerPoint slides provide the regional location of Auburn and the
Auburn Environmental Park (AEP) and potential park expansion to the
west. The presentation portrays the AEP as an outdoor laboratory for
wetlands, wildlife and urban storm water detention. It also depicts the
AEP as an educational opportunity and a business incubator site.
Councilmember Wagner reviewed the engineering and scientific research
already completed. He displayed a cross-section from the hydrological
study from 1999.
Councilmember Wagner discussed the connection to Washington State
University's (WSU's) Institute for Sustainable Design and Green River
Community College (GRCC). Councilmember Wagner reviewed
examples of WSU's and GRCC's potential interaction with the AEP and
incubator.
Other partners and connections as part of the grant application process or
project include: Project Greenhouse, New Energy Solutions,
Weyerhaeuser Tech Center, Parametrix, other Auburn clean tech/green
businesses, Syntrix Biosystems and labs, environmental non-profits,
Muckleshoot Tribe, Auburn School District, Audubon Society, Auburn
Small Business Assistance Center and the Chamber of Commerce.
Future needs include: acquisition of incubator/educational center site,
renovation of building to LEED standards, operational underwriting, and
funding for demonstration projects.
III. Howard Hanson Dam Update
Emergency Preparedness Manager Sarah Miller distributed Green River
Flood Impact maps and updated the Council on the status of Howard
Hanson Dam and community outreach for flood preparedness. Last week
the Corps of Engineers announced that their testing revealed that the
sinkhole and seepage through the dam abutment is as bad as in January.
The Corps plans construct a concrete curtain in the wall of the dam, but
the project won't be complete until November, the beginning flood season.
Manager Miller reviewed the Green River Flood Impact map that is
available to the public. A new public map will be made available in the
near future that will show anticipated utility outages.
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Public outreach will continue throughout the summer and other updates
will be distributed through the media.
IV. SCA / PSRC Population Targets
Planning, Building and Community Director Baker presented a PowerPoint
presentation on Housing and Job Growth Targets: Update 2009
Populations are forecast by the Washington State Office of Financial
Management (OFM), and population forecasts are issued every five years.
The latest OFM projections were released in 2007.
The Puget Sound Regional Council supplies information and data relative
to transportation, etc. King County has the right under state law to
allocate population to cities. The Suburban Cities Association serves as a
consultant to King County and the cities to assist in calculating the
population targets.
Every five years OFM provides King and Pierce counties with the
population targets. The county collaborates with the cities to allocate the
population. The City will be updating its Comprehensive Plan in 2011 to
accommodate new growth. The latest OFM projections released in 2007
reveal that King and Pierce counties are growing faster over the long-term
than previously forecast.
The Regional Growth Strategy focuses the majority of the region's growth
in both Metropolitan and Core Cities; specifically within Regional Growth
Centers. Core Cities will be receiving 32% of the growth. The Core Cities
include Auburn, Bothell, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Kirkland, Redmond,
Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila.
The draft revised capacity for housing units for Auburn is 8,000 on the low
end, 8,400 in the mid range and 8,800 on the high range. The capacity
allocation does not account for the annexation areas.
The population targets are updated now to satisfy overlapping Growth
Management Act mandates. The final targets are expected to be ratified
in September. The Planning and Community Development Committee is
in favor of the 8,400 allocation with the proviso that Auburn's population
target has been estimated by Suburban Cities Association and generally
reflects the amount of growth Auburn is willing to accept with the caveat
that until adequate infrastructure funding is available, Auburn is unlikely to
achieve this population target. Councilmembers suggested including
language that the City is willing to accept the allocation for the current
boundaries of the city, which includes the annexation areas.
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V. Promenade Grant Status
Economic Development Manager Baron gave a brief update on the status
of the Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant application for
the Promenade project. The EDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.,
concurred with the EDA Seattle Regional Office to proceed with Auburn's
application process and project. Staff members are working to complete
the required paperwork with a July 24th deadline. If the project is formally
approved, staff anticipates receiving funding as early as first or second
quarter of 2010. The grant application is for $3 million of an $8 million
project that consists of utility improvements and pavement in the
downtown area.
VI. Community Center Grant Status
Director Heineman provided a brief update on the grant status for the
Community Center project. Staff inembers continue to look for other grant
opportunities and other funding sources.
Director Heineman also reported on discussions with the Girls and Boys
Club. A meeting is scheduled for next week to begin negotiations on a
partnership agreement for the Activity Center.
VII. Old Post Office Update
Director Baker referred to the information in the agenda packet regarding
the historic post office, a national and state historic registered building.
She proposed a project for the old post office as the Health Care Training
and Business Accelerator Center. The Center would foster accelerated
training programs in health care and business enterprises.
Mayor Lewis noted the post office was built in 1926 and is one of two
buildings remaining in the city built for public purpose. In the early 1960's
in was deeded through GSA to King County to be used as a public facility,
specifically for public health, for a period of twenty years.
In the City's first meeting with King County regarding the disposition of the
vacant post office building, the City was provided with an appraisal of
$950,000 which would be the cost of Purchasin9 the propertY.
Staff members are working with county representatives to ensure that the
post office remains a public building.
VIII. SCORE Update
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Chief Kelly presented a virtual tour of the proposed SCORE (South
Correctional Entity) facility, a 668 bed jail facility. He also presented a
written SCORE update and SCORE jail project schedule. Chief Kelly
stated that the same design/structure has been constructed across the
county.
Chief Kelly advised that cost estimates will be finalized by the end of July.
IX. Adjournment
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
Summary Prepared by:
Danielle Daskam, City Clerk
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