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PPP101017PARKS, PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING October 10. 2017 Elected Officials Present Councilmember Neil Tibbott (Chair) Councilmember Kristiana Johnson Also Present Noal Leonetti, Student Representative Staff Present Phil Williams, Public Works Director Carrie Hite, Parks & Recreation Director Shane Hope, Development Services Director Rob English, City Engineer Bertrand Hauss, Transportation Engineer Kernen Lien, Senior Planner Jerrie Bevington, Recorder The meeting was called to order at 7:23 p.m. in the Jury Meeting Room. Authorize Parks and Recreation Department to Dispose of Surplus Equipment Ms. Hite described items proposed to be surplused: • Approximately 1,000 old and mismatched brick pavers accumulated from past projects. Ballard Re -Use Salvage will accept them at no cost. • Print photography equipment, miscellaneous small supplies and chemicals. Intend to sell equipment with proceeds going into Youth Scholarship Fund; if unable to sell, equipment will be donated. • Miscellaneous equipment located under grandstand at Civic Center Park. Usable/functional equipment will be relocated to another storage facility; unusable equipment will be safely disposed of. Discussion followed regarding installation of storage at the old Public Works site and construction of storage shed at City Park shop, disposal of miscellaneous Police and Public Works equipment located under the grandstands, potentially selling/donating photography equipment to Edmonds Community College, disposal of grandstand materials, and timeline for development of Civic Center Park. Action: Schedule on Consent Agenda 2. Utility Easements for Existinq Utilities within the Providence/Verdant Health & Swedish/Stevens Campus Mr. English relayed expansion of the Swedish/Stevens Campus in 2014 included relocation/improvement of several sewer, water and stormwater facilities. Securing easements was delayed until the improvements were completed. The project is now complete and the Commission recently approved the proposed easements. Mr. English responded to questions regarding ownership and responsibility for maintenance of underground equipment and capacity of the improvements. Action: Schedule on Consent Agenda 3. Authorization for Mayor to Approve Recording of a Public Pedestrian Easement along Edmonds Way adjacent to 10032 Edmonds Way Mr. English distributed a cross section of the building, sidewalk, and roadway as well as a site map of the first phase of the Westgate Village project on SR -104 & 100th. He identified the 106 -foot pedestrian easement, required because a portion of the sidewalk will be located on private property Discussion followed regarding the location of the frontage improvements, existing sidewalk, sewer connection fees, transportation and park impact fees, low and moderate housing units in the 10/10/17 PPP Committee Minutes, Page 2 development, Architectural Design Board review, lack of bicycle lanes on SR -104, and including graphics of the development in the Development Services Update (February 2018). Action: Councilmember Johnson supported forwarding to full Council so the public could see the materials; Councilmember Tibbott preferred the Consent Agenda. If on Consent Agenda, include the materials staff distributed in the packet. 4. Professional Services Aareement with MIG for the ADA Transition Plan Transportation Engineer Bertrand Hauss reviewed the American's with Disabilities Act; requirements of the ADA Transition Plan; curb ramp evaluation; priority chart; and maps of high, medium and low curb ramp and sidewalk and traffic signal barrier removal projects. He reviewed the total cost of upgrades ($151,500,000) and current annual budget ($220,000). The goal of the Plan is to identify a strategy to remove barriers and establish a schedule and funding strategy. He reviewed a 15 -year schedule for the projects by category, highlighted elements of the funding strategy and described public outreach. Discussion included examples of sidewalk barriers, modifying priorities based on citizen requests, grant funds secured to improve pedestrian crossings including upgrading curb ramps, ADA plan for City buildings and upcoming ADA plan for Parks, cost of this Plan, how priorities are determined, cost to have ADA ramps constructed by a contractor versus inhouse, additional staff required to do inhouse, and prioritizing short walkways. Action: Schedule for full Council 5. Fishing Pier Rehabilitation Project Mr. English recalled the center joint repair did not meet strength testing at the end of project in 2016. The contractor remobilized in July 2017 including conducting bond strength tests. In mid-September the contractor stated they would remedy the deficient repairs; the City's consultant is evaluating their proposed method. The request is an increase in budget authority of $75,000 for inspection, testing, etc. Discussion followed regarding concern the proposed remedy will not meet testing standards, who pays to remedy the deficient repair, and legal advice that the City give the contractor an opportunity to make the repair. Ms. Hite clarified the deficient repair affects the longevity of the fishing pier; it is not in danger of being closed. Action: Schedule for full Council next week 6. Critical Area Ordinance Section 23.40.220(c)(7)(a Mr. Lien explained there were public comments regarding this section (allowed activities) at the time of the CAO update. Allowed activities which include select vegetation removal such as hazard trees and invasive species are not required to have a full critical areas report. Prior to the CAO update, there was no limit on the amount of area that could be cleared. With the CAO update, a limit of 1500 within a 3 -year cumulative period was established without a critical areas report. Removal of more than 1500 requires a critical area report prepared by a qualified professional. Revisions suggested in the agenda memo (prepared by Councilmember Buckshnis) included, 1) adding "bona fide restoration projects," 2) establishing a different threshold, 3) City select non-profit organizations that do restoration projects and if a group works with them, a critical area report is not required. The origin of the1500 square foot limit was Seattle's CAO. He suggested the PPP committee request the Planning Board consider this issue and provide a recommendation. 10/10/17 PPP Committee Minutes, Page 3 Mr. Lien relayed the agenda memo refers to the SMP and CAO. The SMP adopted a specific version of the CAO; changing the allowed activity provision in the COA does not change how the provision is implemented in shoreline jurisdiction (which includes the Edmonds Marsh). He did not recommend amending the SMP until the 2019 update. Discussion followed regarding the process for review and public hearing by the Planning Board and Council and review by the State, the recent critical areas report prepared and approved for removal of invasive species in the Edmonds Marsh, and definition of a qualified professional in the CAO. Action: Schedule on Consent Agenda to refer to Planning Board The meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m.