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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of Tukwila <br /> <br />City Council Transportation & Infrastructure Committee <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE <br />Meeting Minutes <br />/=NI<?L Ǻț ǴDzdzǺ ǷȜǵDz JȚGȚ (;T?FHON #IH@?L?H=? 2IIGț #CNS (;FF <br /> <br />Councilmembers: Thomas McLeod, Chair, Zak Idan <br />Staff: Hari Ponnekanti, Vicky Carlsen, Scott Bates, Cyndy Knighton, Gail Labanara, <br />Laurel Humphrey, Katie Wendel, Alison Turner, Mike Ronda, Brandon Miles, <br />Rachel Bianchi, Jeff Friend, and Jack Pace <br />Guest: Pam Carter, resident <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair McLeod called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />I. PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />II.BUSINESS AGENDA <br />th <br />A. South 140 Street Intersection Improvements <br />The Committee requested further discussion on how and when to construct pedestrian <br />safety improvements near the Abu Bakr Islamic Center on Tukwila International Boulevard. <br />Staff has a pending grant application with the Transportation Improvement Board to fund <br />a new Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon near the Center, and results will be known in <br />November 2018. In the meantime, staff met with representatives of the Center to further <br />understand the needs and patterns of attendees, as well as with an engineer from KPG to <br />discuss the potential of interim improvements. A concept was identified that would taper <br />traffic lanes, paint crosswalk and shark teeth marks in each direction, install associated <br />signs, and prune and/or remove vegetation. Staff proposes contracting with KPG to fully <br />design this concept and prepare bid documents. Design and construction could take three <br />to five months to complete, weather dependent. Future installation of the RRFB can occur <br />at the same location when funding is identified. Councilmember Quinn spoke to the <br />importance of stakeholder engagement to make decisions like this. The Islamic Center has <br />been engaging the City for a long time to obtain safety improvements and this should be a <br />lesson learned. He asked if the temporary flags were still being considered. The Center has <br />agreed to provide flaggers and educate attendees on the crosswalk. Councilmember Idan <br />thanked staff for the efforts and expressed concern that if the grant is unsuccessful nothing <br />will be done. Staff estimates the full cost of the RRFB to be $190K including the design, <br />which is over the amount that can be constructed by City staff. The Committee <br />recommended that staff proceed with the design contract and pursue the interim solutions <br />previously discussed. They unanimously supported seeing action on this as soon as <br />possible. This recommendation will be shared with the Committee of the Whole. Staff will <br />return with information about the grant award and the interim solutions identified in the <br /> <br /> <br />