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- Approval of minutes (03/03/2025): Committee moved to approve the minutes and recorded an affirmative voice vote.

- Item B — Second amendment to the comprehensive garbage, recyclable and compostable collection services contract (Waste Management): Staff explained the amendment changes the administrative fee calculation to avoid double‑collecting the business & occupation tax in the calculation and to slightly lower customer rates; staff said the calculation error affected a single year by less than 1–2 cents on average. The committee voted to approve the amendment and forward it to the council consent agenda.

- Item C — High Friction Surface Treatments (85% design report and bid authorization): Committee authorized staff to complete 85% design and proceed to bid (forwarded to council consent agenda). See the separate article for details.

- Item D — SR 99 Federal Way High School pedestrian safety improvement project (fencing) — final acceptance: Staff reported the project fencing contract was authorized at a maximum of $46,986 and the construction contract was about $43,986; the committee authorized final acceptance of the work constructed by South Sound Fencing LLC and forwarded acceptance to the council consent agenda.

- Item E — Military Road South Preservation Project — final acceptance: The project constructed by ICON Materials was presented as complete with a final construction contract amount of $863,562, which staff said was $188,444 below the maximum authorized contract amount. Committee authorized final acceptance and forwarded the item to the council consent agenda.

- Item F — South 340 Eighth Street NHS Preservation Project — final acceptance: Staff reported a final construction contract amount of $774,480 and that the project came in below the authorized maximum; committee authorized final acceptance and forwarded to the council consent agenda.

- Item H — South 288 Road Diet Phase 1 — final acceptance: Staff reported the final construction contract amount as $846,765.13 and moved to forward final acceptance to the council consent agenda; the committee approved the motion.

- Item I — South 288 Road Diet Phase 2 — award recommendation: Staff said eight bids were received and the lowest responsive, responsible bidder was ACI with a bid of $2,324,324. The staff recommendation to award the contract to ACI with a contingency of $232,432 and a maximum contract amount of $2,556,756 was forwarded to the council for approval.

- Item J (ordinance first reading) — Accessory Dwelling Unit code amendment: Committee moved to forward the proposed ordinance for first reading on April 15 (see separate article for details).

- Fiber franchise — Hyper Fiber Washington: Committee voted to forward a proposed franchise ordinance to the council for first reading; staff noted a $5,000 deposit had been paid for administrative review.

All motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting; committee votes were taken by voice and recorded as 'Aye.' Items forwarded to council will appear on the April 15 consent agenda for final council action, except ordinance items which require first and second readings and final council adoption.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","04/07/2025 Land Use/Transportation Committee","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved moving a set of consent and project acceptance items to the April 15 City Council consent agenda and voted to award one contract; items included contract amendments, project acceptances, a bid award recommendation and assorted routine motions.","taxTitle","Federal Way, King County, Washington","taxId",2589,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6086158,"Committee forwards Hyper Fiber Washington franchise ordinance to council",735,4176000,4911000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f&start=4176&end=4911","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f/thumbnail_4176000.jpg","/articles/6086158/Federal-Way/King-County/Washington/Committee-forwards-Hyper-Fiber-Washington-franchise-ordinance-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086158-2a3efe8ba8a1100b97d78e0904c52c31/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158110&Signature=d3aPSSEup009CzCcoUUsoe2pTRLbGHEHvyh1yqcyDiCQ2TEaO8wABM7pjIygLkBZXrFDkAj2x6MDweSlSXtqnw-lVulgo3YBeT9XO9pZcTC85hfxNwyUGN73WwBU~vfg0aw~6r3S02k3b-HThT6splNvQFJZxX~lTOvLJViZAlndfncdTbO~ZwC3Gln2SJ7J-GX4yyyzLuPnUuK10prX7FzsM95vf7iwV5JGci11otQCiABl0B2YIeFVBtob3yH9msrail2WmmfeF~536~bvqDeyWFqja5ZgWY68oZs6d9ZlluEw9N6BoS3yCLeh4NT5a3jHwkWt93Xh4QPeioaPYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Development Services staff presented a request from Hyper Fiber Washington for a 10‑year franchise to place fiber-optic cable and related equipment in Federal Way’s public right‑of‑way, and the committee voted to forward the ordinance to council for a first reading on April 15.

Leonard Spadoni of Development Services said Hyper Fiber Washington has paid a $5,000 deposit for administrative review and that the franchise would allow the company to install fiber in city‑controlled right‑of‑way subject to permits and restoration standards. Spadoni said the company has not installed fiber in Federal Way yet; staff noted Hyper Fiber has operations in Ocean Shores and elsewhere.

Council members asked about the franchise footprint (the ordinance would permit city‑wide installation in public rights‑of‑way subject to permits), restoration standards, coordination with other utilities and installation techniques such as microtrenching or directional boring. Staff said the city will require right‑of‑way permits for each work segment, standard restoration and coordination with existing utilities; staff also said the default placement for communications lines is typically outside the roadway prism (for example behind the sidewalk) but installations vary by location.

The committee approved forwarding the ordinance to the council for first reading.","The committee forwarded a proposed 10‑year franchise allowing Hyper Fiber Washington to place fiber in city right‑of‑way to the City Council for first reading; the company has paid a $5,000 deposit for administrative review.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6086163,"Committee forwards Twentieth Avenue South street‑vacation review tied to Sound Transit OMF South project",309,1628000,1937000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f&start=1628&end=1937","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f/thumbnail_1628000.jpg","/articles/6086163/Federal-Way/King-County/Washington/Committee-forwards-Twentieth-Avenue-South-streetvacation-review-tied-to-Sound-Transit-OMF-South-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086163-44b3de9c03579cf486e142675dccebf3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158110&Signature=ZMgn9N3iBjDoPQXKAJ8xA2VG36dzrKEtpY9BzlvXWYqx6v-ov5iifUuwmI0fw6Ef9r5qFCpDEHFA4trEocEbTgngHJh9cXCgjrNi87aFUMDB44xw9TybNuA8k8rSVUCKplKhFDxq9JMrBfoF5LlM7WZpW~COoJ8-MODw~eCuJd8hlS7LIg6atogZg5eFAmmFh3D2jwLbCWWfDRZvtmAkrZDixOHlAh562swPqyhO6Ck7TT4855IeKM0JXYCw2AR10rNKVdnChb6F4TpAYVwcHRb5jqw2wq~nDsGZ64sFeL3zWzzBuWBrClwVDwdpMpN6QLa-IqmskBI6r5qXBzpEmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ken Smith of Public Works briefed the committee on an early council briefing for a petition to vacate Twentieth Avenue South between South 330 Sixth Street and South 340 First Place as part of the Sound Transit OMF South project. Smith said the proposed vacation would remove Twentieth Avenue where Sound Transit needs space for the facility and that Sound Transit proposed to add an extension of 18th Place South as compensation for the lost connection.

Council members asked whether the existing adjacent road, South 340 First Place, would be improved to handle new access and whether Sound Transit or another party would pay for any required improvements. Smith said potential improvements are expected to be part of Sound Transit’s project and that the applicant (Sound Transit) would be responsible for needed improvements as part of their permit review.

Smith said staff would begin the city’s review of the vacation petition and work with the petitioner to host a public briefing and open house on the right‑of‑way vacation. Council members discussed access, potential traffic implications for businesses and the need to coordinate stormwater and other utilities in the area.

The committee voted to authorize staff to proceed with review and to forward the item to the April 15 City Council consent agenda.","Staff asked permission to review a street‑vacation petition for Twentieth Avenue South — part of the Sound Transit OMS South proposal — and to host public briefings; the committee approved forwarding the review to the council consent agenda.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6086168,"Committee advances high-friction surface treatment project to finalize design and seek bids",598,299000,897000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f&start=299&end=897","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f/thumbnail_299000.jpg","/articles/6086168/Federal-Way/King-County/Washington/Committee-advances-high-friction-surface-treatment-project-to-finalize-design-and-seek-bids","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086168-beaf46428faf2e3c672f8584916d0111/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158110&Signature=Ihy3euBPHJH4K-YBd~-9jGBKLBZs6q-J-umVo8dEJFpy8fxgFuk2uMXqUAEV3KIReakRBgUBZokcViCpa2c2b4YFw1NzN1KzljFKg18Jvqx6DtBCg-fa5pAs82treFbANab6lCXVQuWJK2K0EjDsJs6qHUhVE7wdnRaD-NbEDnrC3mch1VPvkcPrv3gRHdhI7UI15ie9-NWEexA8Dz7bkjaCpeczoYYp6dYRL2HCn8jQQq2mvWM6jZXH1Xsxh6nUbgHpu3TQo~OHz33gcLvxK-gh6~tmZ~uwcEciRSxxaxt7hCy6HlnXEM8ihjyEw3AalKy2Z1yesi0kS2Ub5b3suQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted to forward a staff request to complete design and authorize a bid process for a high-friction surface treatment project intended to reduce run-off-road crashes at six locations across the city.

Shoma Chatterpathai of the Public Works traffic division presented the proposal and said high-friction surfacing is a resin-and-bauxite overlay applied to curved approaches and intersections to increase pavement traction and reduce weather-related crashes. “High friction surface is the binder of the resins and the bauxite, which is a polished material, which increase the friction of the street,” Chatterpathai said.

Staff told the committee the project targets six curved locations identified from crash reports; examples mentioned during the presentation included Redondo Way west of 13th Avenue South, 16th Avenue South and Milton Road (staff said a full location list would be provided in the project packet). Staff described the treatment as an overlay that does not increase pavement life but remains until worn by traffic; at one high-traffic location staff estimated roughly a 10‑year lifespan.

Chatterpathai presented line‑item estimates for design, construction, contingency and construction management. The transcripted figures for total cost were garbled; staff said design is $100,000, construction $873,000, contingency $87,000, and construction management $100,000. Staff also cited available funding sources including an HSIP federal grant (cited as $952,000 in the presentation) and motor-vehicle-fuel tax funds; staff said funding is available to cover the work.

Council members asked about where similar surfaces exist (Chatterpathai said Pierce and King counties and several state DOTs use the material), how long the overlay typically lasts in heavy traffic, and how the exact treatment length is determined (staff said the typical installation includes approach, the curve and a departure distance and varies by posted speed). Chatterpathai said studies cited in the presentation indicate up to a 75% reduction in certain crash types after application.

Following questions, the committee voted to forward staff’s recommendation to complete the 85% design and pursue bids; staff will return to the committee and council with bid results and a request for construction authorization.","Staff asked the committee to authorize completing 85% design and to proceed to bidding for high-friction surface treatments at six city locations; the committee voted to forward the item to the council consent agenda.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6086173,"Land use committee forwards ADU code amendment to council for first reading",1856,2220000,4076000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f&start=2220&end=4076","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2898861-faa11c84284c8d52b3e0e282b202987f/thumbnail_2220000.jpg","/articles/6086173/Federal-Way/King-County/Washington/Land-use-committee-forwards-ADU-code-amendment-to-council-for-first-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086173-716c50843c342423604127e25f4e8636/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158110&Signature=SRuLKBnqN07f21L7xxfpy2GHaIO4OKElx3mptLYzWc-LmCx1jGtTR8iYoDtgMyedJfHBGOUZnDJd4eVCttV1tfOhkeI3t5Cwdl1fMZqs9JRrCfepKmR9z~QO0aHbrUMCWIDCjTLPENcldcV00kayzHYb1kmrgZnUwDqLUPbWUMtERx6YjXxXnRYtgqMMNzw9J8lueN9JDoKTccrDCOm5X68Xv8vdb~D44wXbQbBBeh1BwQlvO3aNnBMPfbvZkfqZbz97LEhJ9Jpf2Wcq0NKZitK8KXISY0hYKBoGXdf2FLekrm11hdjrsyABiyL0cOdf4Ja5o56kSP35fX7notGXag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Land Use & Transportation Committee on Tuesday forwarded proposed amendments to Title 19 of the Federal Way Revised Code on accessory dwelling units to the City Council for a first reading scheduled April 15.

Andrew Leon, a Development Services staff presenter, told the committee the package is intended to implement requirements from state law he referenced as “House Bill 13 37,” passed in 2023, and to remove remaining local barriers to ADU construction. Leon said the amendments would require the city to allow at least two ADUs on lots where single-family housing is permitted, allow ADUs in existing structures including some nonconforming buildings, remove certain entrance and aesthetic requirements and limit impact fees for ADUs to no more than 50% of single-family fees.

The changes also alter parking rules for ADUs near transit. Under the proposal, the city would not require parking for ADUs located within a half mile of a “major transit stop” as defined under the state bill; Leon said that designation in Federal Way will include the city’s light-rail station(s) and certain high-frequency bus stops. Council President Kochbaar suggested clearer wording in the staff memo on parking, saying, “I think you need to rewrite that because that’s not right,” after Leon’s verbal explanation.

Leon said the amendment went through a Planning Commission public hearing on Feb. 19 and that the mayor has recommended adoption. Staff told the committee the ordinance is scheduled for first reading at the April 15 City Council meeting with a second reading planned for May 6.

Committee members asked practical questions about ADU size limits, ownership and sewer/septic constraints. Staff said the code would cap ADU size at 1,000 square feet and that the code does not impose a minimum unit size; ADUs may be studios if they contain cooking facilities and a bathroom. Staff also said property owners could pursue unit-lot subdivision under a separate, forthcoming ordinance to allow ADU ownership separate from the primary parcel. On sewer and septic, staff explained local sewer-district rules and county septic permitting remain controlling factors for whether multiple units are feasible on a particular lot.

The committee voted to forward the proposed ordinance to a first reading on April 15.

The amendment package is meant to implement state law; it does not override private covenants or homeowners association restrictions, staff emphasized, and planning staff said title or covenant questions generally fall outside the city’s review role.","The committee forwarded proposed amendments to Federal Way’s accessory dwelling unit rules — implementing state requirements to allow up to two ADUs per lot, cap ADU impact fees and reduce parking requirements near major transit — to the full City Council for first reading on April 15.","actionData","errors"]

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