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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-11-19 Transportation Minutes City of Tukwila • Transportation Committee TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes November 19, 2012— 5:15 p.m. — Conference Room 91 PRESENT Councilmembers: Allan Ekberg, Chair, Kathy Hougardy,Verna Seal(sitting in for De'Sean Quinn) Staff: David Cline, Bob Giberson, Frank Iriarte, Robin Tischmak, Cyndy Knighton, Derek Speck and Gail Labanara CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:16 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Tukwila Urban Center Transit Center Project Update and Name Branding Staff updated the Committee that the Transit Center design is nearly complete, and that the project is scheduled to be advertised for bids after the holidays, depending on right-of-way negotiations. The Transit D Center will have two blade markers, and the background will include an old railroad map of Tukwila from 1888. The blade markers will also have illumination to make them more distinctive. The blade marker goal O is to have a brand name for the Transit Center and hopefully we can then move forward with that name W branding in other parts of the City along with letterhead, etc. The Transit Center area would be known as Tukwila Southcenter, so that the two names are linked together with Tukwila always being placed first. N Committee consensus was to not include the @ symbol on the blade markers and agreed that Southcenter should be printed facing down, as opposed to a book binding (see side text box). Committee liked the "connection"but agreed with Derek that"less is more" for the Tukwila Southcenter option. The color palette will be yellow as shown in the renderings. There will be colored and stamped concrete to designate the pedestrian pathways. A new shelter will include bicycle racks (but there will no bike lanes on Andover Park West). Truncated domes will be located along the bus pull-outs. Acting Committee Member Seal mentioned how slippery the bumps can be when raining. The plans now show that there will not be a trellis to block the Puget Sound Energy above ground switches, but trees will be planted in the plaza area instead. There was a discussion on the right-of-way issues and the access for the bowling alley and the Pearl Vision property. If the two property owners agree to a shared access agreement, the northern driveway to Acme Bowling can be a full-access driveway, not the right-in/right-out only that is currently designed.INFORMATION ONLY. III.SCATBd The meeting minutes from October 16, 2012, and the agenda for the November 20, 2012, SCATBd meeting were included in the Committee's agenda packet along with the Transportation Needs & Revenue Assumptions.No discussion was held due to time constraints. INFORMATION ONLY. IV. MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Next meeting: Monday, December 3, 2012—5:15 p.m., Conference Room 91 � Committee Chair Approval Minutes by GL.Reviewed by CK and KAM.