Date: Sept 28, 2004

Time: 7:30 – 9:10 PM

Location: Woodinville Water District Offices

Board Attendees: Mary Filkins, Geoff Clayton, Nancy Stafford, Jerry Hicks, Kathy Ravenscroft.

County Attendees: Marissa Algeria, Jennifer Lindwall and Richard Warren from KC Transportation

Community Attendees: Alan Robb, Terry Lavender, Fred Juhos, Ron Baum, Maxine Keesling

Jennifer explained the purpose of the 2004 Transportation Needs Report. This report has been in place since the Growth Management Act and is developed in 3 sections, immediate projects, capital improvement projects (6 years) and long term (to 20-40 years out). It provides research for the transportation element in the Comp Plan and is used as a planning tool, coordinating between Dept of Transportation (State Highways) and King County Roads. There is some sharing of information between King Co and neighboring counties for planning purposes. The Transportation Needs Report is reviewed and updated every 2 years with major changes made every 4 years in tandem with the Comp Plan. There have been many changes since the 1980’s, new influences like the Sensitive Areas Ordinance, increased environmental restrictions, and Endangered Species Act play a big role in plans.

Attention is paid to accumulative needs in specific corridors. Synchronizing signals to move traffic smoothly, accident prone locations etc. provide a “most critical needs” list. Road capacity is a big issue; new road or widening existing roads is not always the answer, some course corrections can help. King County Roads Dept is not big on building new roads in Unincorporated King County to facilitate growth. They do not have a good plan in place for “failing infrastructure” but many of the bridges that were built in the boom of the “50’s” are needing attention and are slated for replacement in the next 10-15 years. State facilities will be widened before arterial roads are. Roads depends on State and Federal grants to fund much of their work and have been severely affected by initiatives that have reduced highway tax revenues in WA State.

In response to a question from the audience, Jennifer said the EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) on Avondale Rd is not complete, that improvements from 155 th north the Woodinville Duvall Rd will likely wait till 2007-2009. The intersection of Avondale and W-D Rd will likely see improvements before then for reasons of safety. Roads are graded on a “level of service” standard and King Co Roads Dept. has decided that rural roads can tolerate traffic traveling at 80% of the posted speed before attracting attention for improvements. This supports the Comp Plan that encourages expansion within cities and at their edges rather than spot growth into areas without infrastructure already in place. Currently, Soos Creek in the area of 140 th and Petrovitsky Rd is number 1 on the list for attention, Novelty Hill number 2. Avondale and Woodinville Duvall further down the list.

Richard Warren gave a 24/7 emergency number for King Co Roads, it is 296 8100 or

1-800 KCROADS.

He presented the newly updated Transportation Concurrency Map of King County which is required by the Comp Plan and explained the meaning of the color scheme used. Our area shows completely red and equals “maxed out” to the point of not allowing new residential growth (such as short plats) that would mean additional daily trips on existing roads without improvements being made. Churches and schools are not required to follow residential rules. Capital Improvement Programs represent activity in the next 6 years. Projects are influenced by the levels of “service standards” applied to each of our roads. Example, A= traffic moving at full speed allowed

C=minor intermittent congestion

D=problems

E=steady stop and go

The Concurrency report looks at “links of corridors” and there are 36 of these in King Co that are monitored. Two and a half years ago, a task force ran studies from March through June on these “links” to determine travel time from point A to point B and looked at many road segments in between for an overall view.

A “B” classification for the urban areas of the county are lower than rural “B”, exempting short plats in urban areas where there are no exemptions in rural areas, developers must obtain a concurrency certificate in the permitting process.

Terry Lavender gave an update on the Critical Areas Ordinance and urged representation of the rural area of King County to attend and speak at hearings on the 18 th of October in the King County Courthouse. She can be reached at 788 3327

Ron Baum spoke about plans for a Sammamish Valley Art Center to be located on 40 acres at the Northwest corner of Red/Wood highway and NE 148 th. This project would encompass performing arts as well as fine arts and would use the three updated buildings already on the property to begin with. He has a drawing of the finished art center project.

He can be reached at 425 806 8044

Next public forum on the 26 th of October at the Water District Offices. Election of officers and what for subject matter?

Geoff do I have the correct last name for Jennifer?