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Home My WebLink About12/06/2016 20 Other Business ADDED TO OTHER BUSINESS AGENDA ITEM #20 Cover Memorandum December 6, 2016 To Cliff Moore, City Manager From. Brett Sheffield, PE, Chief Engineer Subject. Surface Transportation Block Grant Set-aside Grant Application On November 18, 2016, the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments, the lead agency for the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization/Regional Transportation Planning Organization, issued a 2017 — 2020 Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Set-aside regional Call for Projects The maximum amount per funded application is $284,000, and would require a local match of $45,000 The funding would not be available until 2018 and the matching funds could come from the gas tax that the City receives. In order to apply for this grant, City Council must authorize the City Manager to sign the application The project for which we would like to apply is to construct bike lanes on Powerhouse Road from Cowiche Canyon Road to Pecks Canyon Road We currently have a Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) to widen the northwest bound lane to 14 feet and construct a sidewalk on the right side of the road In meetings with Neil McClure, Bill Cook and Phil Hoge, they have addressed concerns with the existing project— in that it could prohibit the construction of bike lanes along this section of roadway in the future If we were to be successful in securing this grant, we could construct the bike lanes at the same time that the sidewalk would be constructed RESOLUTION NO R-2016- A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to sign a Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Set-aside grant application for a project that would construct bike lanes on Powerhouse Road from Cowiche Canyon Road to Pecks Canyon Road WHEREAS, the Yakima Valley MPO/RTPO has issued its 2017-2020 Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Set-aside call for projects, and WHEREAS, STBG Set-aside provides flexible funding that may be used by states, local agencies, non-profits and private businesses for projects related to non-motorized transportation, and WHEREAS, it has been noted by the City's Bike/Ped Committee that bike lanes are severely needed on this stretch of Powerhouse Road, and WHEREAS, the City is in a position to supply the required local match of approximately $45,000, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA. The City Manager is authorized to sign the STBG Set-aside grant application for a project that would construct bike lanes on Powerhouse Road from Cowiche Canyon Road to Pecks Canyon Road ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 6th day of December, 2016 Kathy Coffey, Mayor ATTEST Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk Distributed at theFE2o Meeting 1,4-01 Price, Cally From: Gutierrez, Dulce Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 5 56 PM To• Price, Cally Subject: Please print 10 copies for the meeting In the 11 /29/2016 NCBC meeting, committee members reprioritized the components of the 10 Point Plan and have recommended the following points as priorities to consider City of Yakima's Plan for Permissible Camp Site -Site and Sanitary Support for All- 1 ) Amend Ordinance to allow permissible camping at east lot of YFD Station 95 2 ) Portable bathroom 3 ) Garbage and Disposal Boxes for needles 4 ) Shower Access (partnership needed) -Employment Enablement Opportunities for 50 Individuals p/ Year- 5 ) Civic service paid @ hourly rate 6 ) PO Box 7 ) Assist in acquiring a Washington State ID card 8 ) Assist in opening a bank checking account Employment Enablement Opportunities shall be offered only to homeless individuals who both (1 ) reside in Yakima's permissible camp-site and (2) are able and willing to donate three hours of city civic service to demonstrate personal capacity City civic service entails picking up litter and painting over graffiti under the directive of authorized personnel Upon completing three donated hours of civic service, residents who wish to continue in the Employment Enablement Opportunities program will be offered assistance in acquiring a personal mailbox, a WA state ID (with proper documentation) and a bank checking account Participants will also be paid state minimum wage for civic service completed thereon forward A maximum of 180 hours may be paid to any one individual (who meets preceding guidelines) on a per annual basis This cap shall be honored to extend Employment Enablement Opportunities to up to 50 homeless campers on an annual basis J Camp residents who voluntarily choose to participate in Employment Enablement Opportunities will have the opportunity to (1 ) earn an income (2) be granted a P 0 Box during year of civic service (3) be assisted in acquiring a Washington ID and a bank checking account (4) uphold health and safety conditions at new camp site (5) beautify City streets, alleys, and sidewalks, and remove graffiti Please keep in mind that NEITHER the edited 8 Point Plan NOR the original proposed 10 Point Plan are intended to serve as permanent solutions to homelessness First, this Multi-Point Plan is intended to meet the City's need for permissible camping in a safe and clean environment Secondly, this Plan also takes a proactive approach in offering employment enablement opportunities to homeless residents who reside in our City Residents at permissible camp grounds shall be given information for service providers that offer permanent or transitional housing, healthcare, or other needed services Also, the City will continue to work with community partners to secure winter shelter for unbearable weather as we currently do --Note-- Points excluded from the original 10 Point Plan presented on 11 /15/2016 1 ) Safeguard cabbies for personal property of campers 2 ) Family Re-unification utilizing bus vouchers 3 ) Animal Assisted Therapy (eliminated due to unavailability of local partnership) Points 1 & 2 are also ideal, and upon the availability of resources may be pursued Dulce Gutierrez Yakima City Council cell 509 823 7021 email Duice.Gutierrez@yakimawa.gov 2 Distributed at the/4a) Meeting L). (o Price, Cally From: Gutierrez, Dulce Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 5 55 PM To: Price, Cally Subject: Please print 10 copies for the meeting This 8 Point Plan aims to help unsheltered individuals in our City in a variety of ways, from decriminalizing the act of camping, to improving camp-site safety and sanitary conditions, to also encouraging participation in employment opportunities Estimated yearly costs are listed below City of Yakima's 8 Point Plan for Permissible Camp Site - Budget I ) Amend Ordinance to allow permissible camping at east lot of YFD Station 95 Sub-total ===> (No cost) 2 ) Portable bathroom ($126 16 per unit per month) x (6 units) x ( 12 months) Sub-total ===> ($9,083 52) 3 ) Garbage and Disposal Boxes for needles ($13,809 60 for 12 months of garbage bins/pickup service 3 times per week) ($ 1 ,200 for 2 disposal boxes purchased/installed) ($1 ,250 for 12 months cleaning/services for 2 disposal boxes) Sub-total ===> ($ 16,259 60) 4 ) Shower Access (host-partnership needed) ($ 1 00 per shower) x (3 times per week) x (52 weeks per year) = (156 "vouchers") ===> ($156 00 per person annually) x (66 persons) Sub-total ====> ($10,296 00) 5 ) Civic service paid @ hourly rate ($60,887 00 per 1 FTE) ($1 ,980 per each participant) x (50 participants) ===> ($99,000 00) Sub-total ====> ($ 159,887 00) 6 ) P 0 Box ($60 00 per USPS P 0 Box per year) x (50 participants) Sub-total ===> ($3,000 00) for 50 tenants OR ($1 ,100 per cluster mailbox with 16 tenant doors) x (3 cluster mailboxes) => ($3,300 00 one-time) + ($ 120 00 for 2 USPS P 0 Boxes ongoing) Sub-total =====> ($3,420 00) for 50 tenants 7 ) Assist in acquiring WA state ID card ($25 00 for WA state ID) x (50 participants) Sub-total ===> ($ 1,250 00) 8 ) Assist in opening banking account (checking) (S5 00 per account opening) x (50 participants) Sub-total ===> ($250 00) Overall Annual Total for 8 Point Plan > ((( $200,446. 12 ))) ***Points excluded from the original 10 Point Plan 1 ) ***Safeguard cubbies for personal property of campers (S1 ,000 00 per each unit purchased) + ($90,000 00 for I 5 FTE annually) 2 ) ***Family Re-unification utilizing bus vouchers ($7,500 annually) ***Encouraged upon availability of resources but not recommended at this time Dulce Gutierrez Yakima City Council cell 509 823 7021 2