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Shoreline Planning Commission Regular Meeting – April 18, 2024

Planning Commission — Thursday, April 18, 2024
BodyShoreline, Washington
SessionPlanning Commission
DateThursday, April 18, 2024
StatusFILED
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All right.

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I will call it to order the Thursday, April 18th.

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Regular planning commission meeting.

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First on our agenda and rule call.

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Thank you.

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Commissioner Fry.

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Present.

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Commissioner Hadley.

0:17

Present.

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Commissioner Lynn.

0:20

Here.

0:20

Chair Mosier.

0:21

Yeah.

0:22

And Commissioner Poveck.

0:24

Here.

0:25

Thank you.

0:25

Vice Chair Brinson and Commissioner Ker both absent with notice.

0:30

Excellent.

0:30

Thank you.

0:31

All right, that brings us to approval of the agenda.

0:34

Any changes to the agenda?

0:37

No.

0:39

Super.

0:40

Okay.

0:40

How about approval of our minutes from our last meeting on April 4th?

0:44

Any comments, revisions?

0:48

All right, we're just tracking along.

0:51

Next would be public comment.

0:53

Ms.

0:53

Hooknett, any public comment?

0:56

We have no public comment this evening.

0:59

That brings us to our study item.

1:02

The Linwood Link Light Rail Extension Project Update.

1:05

Good evening.

1:06

Thank you.

1:08

My name is Juniper Nami, and I um Shoreline resident, and I've worked for the city for 18 years now.

1:17

Almost eight of those on the Linwood Link Extension Project as the project manager.

1:25

What it is, just in case you or the folks that are listening aren't familiar, they're building eight and a half miles of new track from Northgate to Linwood Center.

1:35

And it includes four stations, two of which are here in Shoreline.

1:39

There's existing parking garage and a replaced parking lot in Mount Lake Terrace and a very big parking garage up in Linwood.

1:48

But we do have a thousand parking stalls in two two 500 stall garages at each station here in Shoreline.

1:57

And actually the notes there are I changed my slide order and didn't move those notes.

2:05

My apologies.

2:06

They are opening on time.

2:08

Well, sort of.

2:10

They're opening this summer, August 30th.

2:13

Delayed just a little bit in order to open the East Link starter line.

2:17

I'll I'll mention that in just a minute.

2:19

In order to provide us adequate service during that time, they're gonna add more trains, run four car trains when they're uh during they didn't necessarily expect to run four car car trains all the time.

2:33

Um they've found spots to uh park trains all over their system on the west side because they don't have access to the maintenance base on the east side yet.

2:41

Um and they are uh adding a temporary route uh express bus from downtown to Linwood and continuing one that was supposed to uh sunset um the 510 that goes all the way to up to Everett.

2:55

I may have those two mixed up.

2:56

There's some temporary Sound Transit Express buses meant to support because we don't have the two-line um service coming yet.

3:05

Um so that's just until uh East Lake is fully finished.

3:09

Um it is showing up there on the map in the green and the blue, or because uh one of them is supposed to be the one line and the other one's supposed to be the two line.

3:18

Um there are three different contractors that have been working on this project, and 200th Street and Shoreline is the dividing line between the two civil contracts.

3:27

Um one contract group did from 200 south to Northgate, and the other half from 200th north uh to Linwood was done by uh uh Scanska and SKH was the south one.

3:41

Then there's a third uh contract that um is for all the trains systems, so the light signals, the lights, the power, the comms, whole bunches of wire.

3:53

I don't there's probably more wire than track in the system.

3:58

Um don't know if all of you were around in 2008.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Transportation███████████████████████████████████35%
Permitting█████████████████████████25%
Public Works██████6%
Historic Preservation██████6%
Parks and Recreation█████5%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████5%
Strategic Planning█████5%
Parking Minimums Elimination█████5%
Procedural████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Shoreline Planning Commission Regular Meeting – April 18, 2024

The Shoreline Planning Commission met on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. (agenda listed 7:30 p.m.; minutes state 7:00 p.m.) in the Council Chamber at Shoreline City Hall. The meeting included a detailed update on the Lynnwood Link Light Rail Extension, the Director’s Report covering recent council actions, development activity, and a recommendation to cancel the May 2 meeting. No public comment was received.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Agenda – Accepted as presented.
  • Approval of Minutes (April 4, 2024 Regular Meeting) – Accepted as presented.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • None.

Study Items

  • Lynnwood Link Light Rail Extension Project Update – Sound Transit Project Manager Juniper Nammi presented an extensive update. Key points:
    • Project scope: 8.5 miles of new track from Northgate to Lynnwood Center, with four stations (two in Shoreline: Shoreline North/185th and Shoreline South/148th).
    • Opening date: August 30, 2024 (slightly delayed to coordinate with East Link starter line).
    • Each Shoreline station includes a 500-stall parking garage (1,000 total).
    • Construction began April 2019; train testing started early 2024; system handover to King County Metro scheduled for May.
    • Public restrooms at both stations (code requirement, push-button access).
    • Mitigation projects completed: wetland restoration near 155th, Ridgecrest Park improvements, new parking lot, noise wall, and trail segments.
    • Trail Along the Rail: about 20 blocks built by Sound Transit; city seeks funding for remaining 30 blocks from 145th to 195th.
    • Artwork and stormwater features at 148th Station.
    • Pedestrian improvements: 195th street end hammerhead, ADA-compliant sidewalks, 148th pedestrian bridge (funded by RAISE grant).
    • Future development: Alexan project (185th Station area) permit issued; Evergreen Point North (8-story, 360 units, 3,000 sq ft commercial) application filed.
    • Commissioners expressed appreciation for the presentation.

Director’s Report

  • Planning Director Andrew Bauer provided a quarterly update covering:
    • Council Activity (April 8): Adopted Human Services Strategic Plan; adopted local building code amendments (emergency access for larger developments). Seattle Energy Code still in effect; commercial energy code pending Seattle action.
    • Permit Activity Statistics (2023) :
      • 83% of civil permits issued within 120-day state timeline; for building permits, vast majority issued within 120 days.
      • Total declared value of all permit applications by year: 2022 saw a large spike; 2023 reflected higher-value projects from earlier filings.
      • Multifamily/mixed-use: 4 new projects, 906 units, over $200 million declared value; 4,900 inspections conducted in 2023.
    • Specific Project Updates:
      • Evergreen Point North – 8-story, 360-unit mixed-use, filed new application.
      • Alexan (across from 185th Station) – permit issued.
      • FurCrest Master Development Plan – hearing examiner held March 6, awaiting decision; includes 120-bed skilled nursing, behavioral health facility, pedestrian connections to Hamlin Park, tree mitigation.
    • Parks Bond Projects: Shoreview Park (on hold due to agreement with college), Ridgecrest Park (under construction), Richmond Highland Sensory Concept, James Q. Bruegersbog playground concept. 145th Street interchange closure (full closure through fall).
    • Landmarks Commission Recruitment: Vacancy for special commissioner; application deadline May 10; Planning Commissioners eligible. Example landmark: old naval chapel on Fircrest campus.
    • Commissioner Q&A:
      • Commissioner Povick asked about parking around stations. Director Bauer explained each station has 500-stall garage; new developments average about 1.2–1.4 stalls per unit; city developing a parking enforcement program before August 30.
      • Commissioner Fry asked about commercial requirements. Bauer noted ground-floor non-residential space is now required for multifamily (passed within last four months); Alexan was not subject to this requirement.
      • Commissioner Fry asked about energy code adoption. Bauer replied Shoreline follows Seattle Energy Code; waiting on Seattle action and court rulings; council will decide.

Key Outcomes

  • Decisions: Agenda and minutes approved unanimously. May 2, 2024 meeting cancelled with no objections.
  • Next Meeting: An April 29 dinner meeting with City Council was announced as a substitute for the cancelled May 2 meeting.
  • Adjournment: 7:56 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

All right. I will call it to order the Thursday, April 18th. Regular planning commission meeting. First on our agenda and rule call. Thank you. Commissioner Fry. Present. Commissioner Hadley. Present. Commissioner Lynn. Here. Chair Mosier. Yeah. And Commissioner Poveck. Here. Thank you. Vice Chair Brinson and Commissioner Ker both absent with notice. Excellent. Thank you. All right, that brings us to approval of the agenda. Any changes to the agenda? No. Super. Okay. How about approval of our minutes from our last meeting on April 4th? Any comments, revisions? All right, we're just tracking along. Next would be public comment. Ms. Hooknett, any public comment? We have no public comment this evening. That brings us to our study item. The Linwood Link Light Rail Extension Project Update. Good evening. Thank you. My name is Juniper Nami, and I um Shoreline resident, and I've worked for the city for 18 years now. Almost eight of those on the Linwood Link Extension Project as the project manager. What it is, just in case you or the folks that are listening aren't familiar, they're building eight and a half miles of new track from Northgate to Linwood Center. And it includes four stations, two of which are here in Shoreline. There's existing parking garage and a replaced parking lot in Mount Lake Terrace and a very big parking garage up in Linwood. But we do have a thousand parking stalls in two two 500 stall garages at each station here in Shoreline. And actually the notes there are I changed my slide order and didn't move those notes. My apologies. They are opening on time. Well, sort of. They're opening this summer, August 30th. Delayed just a little bit in order to open the East Link starter line. I'll I'll mention that in just a minute. In order to provide us adequate service during that time, they're gonna add more trains, run four car trains when they're uh during they didn't necessarily expect to run four car car trains all the time. Um they've found spots to uh park trains all over their system on the west side because they don't have access to the maintenance base on the east side yet.

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