Land‑use committee advances preservation overlays, roundabout acceptance and Wayside Church talks; approves sign‑code update for council review

The Federal Way City Council Land Use & Transportation Committee on Nov. 4 advanced a package of street maintenance, bidding and development items to the city council consent agenda, including authorization to complete design and bid the 20 First Avenue Southwest Preservation Project and the South 3 Twentieth Street preservation project; acceptance of a compact roundabout project; a preliminary 2026 asphalt overlay list; and authorization to begin negotiations on a development agreement with Wayside Church.

Charsky Kinlock, a city civil engineer, presented the 85% design status for the 20 First Avenue SW preservation project and asked the committee to authorize staff “to complete design and bid the 20 First Avenue Southwest preservation project and return to LUTC and council for bid award, further reports, and authorization.” The project scope includes a 2.5‑inch HMA overlay, curb‑ramp upgrades and updated pedestrian push buttons to meet current ADA standards. The estimated project cost is $3,090,000: an NHS asset‑management grant of $2,590,000 and a $500,000 match from the city’s 102 overlay fund, staff said. The committee voted to forward staff’s recommendation to the Nov. 18 consent agenda.

The committee also accepted a project completion report for the 20 Seventh Avenue SW at SW 340 Fourth compact roundabout constructed by Active Construction. City staff said the council had authorized a maximum contract of $767,697 and the actual construction contract amounted to about $724,130, leaving the contract under budget by roughly $43,567; the committee forwarded the acceptance to the Nov. 18 consent agenda.

Jeff Hahn, civil engineer, presented the 85% design status for the South 3 Twentieth preservation project, consistent with other preservation work: overlay, ADA curb‑ramp upgrades and pedestrian‑push‑button replacements. The…