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Home My WebLink About2018-07-09 Transportation and Infrastructure Minutes City of Tukwila City Council Transportation & Infrastructure Committee TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes July 9, 2018 5:30 p.m. Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Thomas McLeod, Chair; Zak Idan Staff: David Cline, Henry Hash, Hari Ponnekanti, Peter Lau, Gail Labanara, Cyndy Knighton, Laurel Humphrey, Brandon Miles, Valerie Lonneman, Jack Pace, Ryan Larson, Bryan Still Guests: Abdirisak Ahmed, Abu Bakr Islamic Center CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair McLeod called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I.PRESENTATIONS II.BUSINESS AGENDA Chair McLeod announced that items would be taken up in a different order than that listed on the agenda. Miscellaneous: Regional Mobility Grant 2019-2021 Application Staff is seeking Committee approval to apply for $200,000 from the 2019-2021 Regional Mobility Grant (RMG) Program offered through WSDOT with an application date of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program has received RMG funding through King County Metro in the past, but since Metro is not applying for this period, staff would like to apply to continue TDM activities in Tukwila and in partnership with other jurisdictions. If funded, the proposed project would diversify the TDM Program by providing services to sites that have not received past support such as smaller employers. The City would need to provide a 20% match and funds are available in the TDM (formerly Commute Trip Reduction) budget with no impact to the General Fund. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. South 140 Street Intersection Improvements th A. As requested at the June 25 meeting, staff updated the Committee on the status of a signal crossing on Tukwila International Boulevard near the Abu Bakr Islamic Center. A 2015 report determined that a pedestrian signal such as a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at South 141 Street is warranted. Subsequent staff analysis resulted in a recommendation to place a fully st signalized intersection at South 140 Street, which was added to the Capital Improvement th Program in 2016 to allow staff to pursue grant opportunities. A full traffic signal is estimated to cost $750,000, while a RRFB is estimated at $150,000. Staff suggests placing a RRFB near the Islamic Center, just south of South 141 Street as a lower cost, near term solution. This would not st preclude staff from pursuing the full signal at South 140 St. Staff asked if the Committee was in th favor of pursuing this option, and they agreed. Mr. Ahmed asked why the staff recommendation moved the signal from South 141 to South 140 St, and staff stated that South 140 provides the stthth greater east-west connection and would provide more gaps in traffic. RETURN TO COMMITTEE. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Minutes.........................................................................................July 9,2018 Resolution: Sale of Two Vehicles B. Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would surplus a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria and a 2005 Honda GL1800 motorcycle and authorize the sale to the Town of Winthrop, WA in the amount of $4,721.00. Selling the two police vehicles to another municipality saves the City the cost of stripping the police lighting and equipment, estimated at around $3,504. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JULY 16, 2018 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. Resolution: Surplus City Equipment C. Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would authorize the sale of 22 pieces of surplus equipment. All are fully depreciated and currently valued at $47,300.00. Proceeds are returned to the corresponding department. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JULY 16, 2018 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. Memorandum of Agreement: 53 Avenue South (South 144 Street to South 137 Street) rdthth D. Staff is seeking Council approval of a Memorandum of Agreement with Comcast for construction cost sharing to underground the Comcast Cable Communications system on the 53 Avenue rd South Project. The project design team worked with utility providers to incorporate their system requirements and design into the project. The costs for the City to install Comcast facilities will be reimbursed by Comcast based on the different components of the system and the total cost to be reimbursed is estimated to be $97,450.91. This agreement benefits both parties as it would be inefficient to use separate contractors. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JULY 16, 2018 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. Miscellaneous: SeaTac Airport Study Budget Proviso Staff updated the Committee on the status of the 2019 Budget Proviso for the SeaTac International Airport Impact Study. Since the Committee was last briefed on June 25, the City of Federal Way has agreed to contribute its share based upon the population distribution, although this has not been formalized in writing yet. Staff will brief the full Council and ask if there is support for Tukwila contribution of $14,445.61 assuming Tukwila will give input into the scope as well as maintain an independent relation with the Department of Commerce. The City of SeaTac will serve as the fiscal agent on this project. FORWARD TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. Change Order: 42 Avenue South Phase III and Gilliam Creek Culvert Replacement E.nd Staff is seeking Council approval of Change Order No. 3 with Active Construction, Inc. (ACI) in the amount of $2,428,504.03 for the 42 Avenue South Phase III and Gilliam Creek Culvert nd Replacement Projects. If approved, this change order will resolve all outstanding claims and disputes arising from unexpected issues such as excessive ground water, utility conflicts, and weather. These challenges have resulted in construction delays and overruns, but substantial completion is expected to remain close to the originally planned date this Fall. Change Order No. 3 was agreed to by all parties following much negotiation, and represents which means the contractor will be paid the true cost as well as a percentage, in this case 14%, for their profit. Settling the project in this manner will save around $1 million. Funds for additional costs will come from the 104 Fund, Utilities, and Surface Water. Councilmember McLeod asked how the Surface Water fund will be impacted, and staff replied that there will still be money available for projects, although not as many as planned. Staff has already seen the benefit of this approach and communicating well with the contractor. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JULY 9, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Minutes.........................................................................................July 9,2018 III.MISCELLANEOUS Strander Boulevard Chair McLeod mentioned that he spoke to Greg Armstrong of the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) and invited him to attend a future Committee meeting to discuss the Strander Blvd Phase 3 Project and identify strategies for funding. TIB supports this project and would like to see it constructed. Small Cell Technologies Franchise Agreements Chair McLeod stated that he will be asking Council consensus to refer the AT&T and Mobilitie He attended the Association of Washington Cities conference and received advice from the City of Mukilteo and Puget Sound Energy on implementation of small cell technology, and would like the Committee to take another look at the agreements. Staff stated that the sample policies shared by Mukilteo are on the regulatory rather than franchise side of things, representing the next step in franchise agreements are signed. Councilmember Quinn suggested placing the franchise agreements on the Committee of the Whole agenda immediately following the next Committee meeting so that they can move forward if it is determined that no changes are needed. The Transportation Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m. Committee Chair Approval Minutes by LH, reviewed by GL