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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-11-12 Transportation MinutesTRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes November 12, 2008 5:00 p.m. Conference Room #1 PRESENT Councilmembers: Staff: Guests CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Linder called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. City of Tukwila Transportation Committee **Wednesday Meeting dire to 1101idr«° Pam Linder, Chair; Dennis Robertson and Verna Griffin (filling in for De' Sean Quinn) Jim Morrow, Frank Iriarte, Peter Lau, Mike Mathia, Gail Labanara, Lisa Verner, Moira Bradshaw, Jaimie Reavis, Jon Harrison Chuck Parrish II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. East Marginal Way Fiber Interconnect Proiect Bid Award This project will use surplus overlay funds to install vaults, conduit and junction boxes to interconnect the traffic signals on East Marginal Way South. Once all of the facilities are installed, the future overlay project will be much easier to complete. We are trying to include miscellaneous conduit work with overlay work. Dennis asked that if the overlay fund is not sufficient, then why are we using these funds on an interconnect project. In this case, the surplus was unexpected and we did not have a road segment designed to overlay in this limited time period. This conduit work is also not as weather sensitive as an overlay project. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVERMBER 17 REGULAR DUE TO TIME CONTRAIiNTS. B. Sound Transit Street Vacation Ordinance Sound Transit has requested a time extension on this final street vacation at 35''' Ave S to April 30, 2009. Jim Morrow reported that with a street vacation, the property is split in half to the abutting property owners. In this case it would be Sound Transit and WSDOT. WSDOT would like the land donated to them. We have informed Sound Transit to work out the street vacation with WSDOT as Sound Transit facilities have been built on entire parcel. Pam Linder requested an updated memo with all of the Sound Transit street vacations listed in a chart. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 24 COW FOR DISCUSSION. C. Summary of State Auditor's Performance Audit on Imnact Fees Jim Morrow reported that staff had just attended classes regarding the I -900 initiative that authorized the State Auditor to complete performance audits to determine leading or best practices. One of these audits included impact fees. There were five recommendations on traffic impact fees and Tukwila currently has four of these practices in place. The only recommendation lacking is incorporating a tracking system with the Finance Department. As the City incorporated traffic impact fees in 2005, Pam Linder asked what the public's comments have been regarding the process and the fees. Jim stated that there have been no complaints regarding the traffic impact fees as the developers are easily able to determine the cost of their potential traffic impact fees on any new development. INFORr1'IATION ONLY. D. Walk and Roll Plan Update Jaimie Reavis summarized the significant changes including the comments from the State Community Trade and Economic Development and Transportation Departments. There was agreement that when the Council chooses a new source of funding that a percentage of that new revenue should be dedicated to projects from the Plan. A question was asked about bike facilities from Klickitat into Southcenter and along Southcenter Pkwy. Staff responded that Southcenter Pkwy isn't a regional route for commuters and that it acts as a Transportation Committee Minutes November 13. 2008 Page 2 destination. Southcenter Pkwy in particular is dangerous for cyclists because of the large number of driveways and high vehicle volumes. Staff also responded that a "Complete Streets" policy is being recommended in response to the comments received. A complete streets practice directs that infrastructure designs accommodate all classes of users: pedestrians, trucks, buses, bicyclists and cars whenever feasible and practical. The Bicycle Route Map was distributed and the routes were discussed. Staff said the priority for the CIP fund for the Plan will be to conduct an engineering study to assess what bicycle facilities could be installed on each of the routes. Moira Bradshaw reviewed a draft sidewalk prioritization system. Council thought that there was too much emphasis in the point system given to commercial streets. Council reworked the point system to increase points for sidewalks adjacent to schools and parks and libraries etc. Staff reported that they would be bringing back a marked up version of the Plan to the November 25th Transportation Committee Meeting. EN FORiMATION ONLY. III. ANNOUNCEMENTS No announcements. IV. MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:00 p.m. Conference Room 1 PSG Committee Chair Approval Mirlutes by GL, reviewed by JM.