2019-03-05 Transportation and Infrastructure Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Transportation & Infrastructure Committee TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 5, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Zak Idan, Chair; Kate Kruller, Thomas McLeod (by phone) Staff: David Cline, Henry Hash, Hari Ponnekanti, Han Kirkland, Pat Brodin, Gail Labanara, Laurel Humphrey CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Idan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Regional Sewer Wastewater Treatment Agreement Staff updated the Committee on negotiations between the Metropolitan Water Pollution Abatement Advisory Committee (MWPAAC) member agencies and King County toward development of a new regional sewer wastewater treatment agreement. The negotiation committee has been working for over three years to establish some guiding principles for the agreement, which was originally made in the early 1960s. The new agreement will provide for an Operating Board with representatives from member agencies and King County. Outstanding items are sewer capacity charges, rate setting, and reclaimed water. Items nearing completion are unmetered sewer flows and infiltration and inflow. The agreement will be presented to the Council for approval when it is ready. Councilmember Kruller asked staff if the draft agreement was satisfactory or if there were any outstanding concerns. Staff replied that there are no concerns and it has been a good partnership with the County. Chair Idan noted that he works for the King County Wastewater Treatment Division and will be recusing himself from a future vote on the agreement. DISCUSSION ONLY. B. SCATBd/RTC There was no report. C. MISCELLANEOUS Project Updates Committee members and staff reviewed the 2019 Committee work plan. The Committee expressed interest in the content of the BNSF access briefing that will be provided in the second quarter. Staff plan to present information on the status of the access study and subsequent meetings with BNSF, although not a lot has changed in the last couple of years. Councilmember Kruller urged staff to be prepared with a high level roadmap for next steps. Chair Idan encouraged Committee members to send questions to Public Works staff in advance of the briefing. Councilmember Kruller asked if anything was planned for the pedestrian bridge in Allentown. She recently rode over it on her bike and felt it was unsafe. Staff replied that the bridge is rated well but needs painting, which is currently unfunded. Chair Idan asked about the ADA Program. There is $50K budgeted for 2019 and staff hopes to complete small projects. The City does have a formal ADA program to inform these decisions.