Petition of Trinity Trailside, LLC, for the vacation of a portion of Northeast 48th Street lying between 24th Avenue Northeast and the Burke Gilman Trail.
Agenda item 12 Clerk File 314 380 Petition at Trinity Trail LLC for the vacation portion Northeast 40th Street Line between 24th Avenue, Northeast and the Perkiomen Trail. The committee recommends that the petition be granted as conditioned. Castro O'Brien. Thanks. We're back to street vacations. This one is the conceptual approval. So we heard from the project, which is just to the let's see, just to the east of the Berkman Trail, just east of University of Washington campus, and to the west of University Village. The there is a street there, 24th Avenue Northeast. That is a dead end at that ends at the trail. And it previously accessed apartment buildings that are being cleared for this new project, which is a few hundred units of private student housing to go in there. The street was is no longer necessary. It would only access this project. And so they are asking to vacate that and paying the fee for that. And as part of the public benefit there, we're going to produce a new connection between the Berkman Trail and and the University Village. I'm sorry, I mentioned 24th Avenue Northeast. The streamer vacating is for Northeast 48th Street. This would access 24th Avenue Northeast for folks that are familiar with the Berkman Trail up there, the trails heading north. This is where there's a number of overpasses that cross over to to check out pavilion signs that Alaska Council president of Alaska Airlines cartoon court. Known as the Heck Edmonds Pavilion. And then to the parking lots to the further north of that. As you get further north on the Berkman Trail, if you're if you're running her by calling or whatever, you can kind of sense that the university village is off to your right there. But there's really no good way to get there. There's a little footpath that winds down through the dirt there and then you wait around to the north. What this would do is we create a very visible and open graded trail. It would be ADA accessible that has all the way down to 24th Avenue Northeast. There's another project that will be making improvements in 24th Avenue Northeast to make a much safer pedestrian crossing over to University Village. In addition to providing that new public trail access, they'll be providing a bicycle repair station like we see. It's a number of places and also a water bottle refilling station there. In addition to some seating. Actually, it seems like a really great public benefit for this location. I really appreciate the proponents coming up with some creative ideas. And of course, thanks to the folks at our start, in particular Beverly Barnette, for her work on helping them guide them through the process and making sure that the project came up with public benefits that are in the interest of the whole city. This is the conceptual approval. So this is where we essentially give our thumbs up. It's just a clerk file. But we will be committing to grant the ultimate vacation likely in a couple of years when the project is complete. And they've built this according to these plans. Very good. Any questions or comments on this Clark file? Those in favor of granting the petition as conditions. Please vote I. I would oppose vote no. The motion carries the petition is granted as condition chair was signed the conditions of the City Council approved. Please read the next gen item. Agenda item 13 Appointment 1353 Appointment of Brice Colton as Members Cell Transit Advisory Board for Term two August 2nd, 2020. The committee recommends the appointment be confirmed.