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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 9.B.
For Meeting of: August 4, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing acceptance of the Washington State
Department of Transportation 2025-2027 Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety
Program grant award for the Wendy Baker Shared Use Path Project
2879 (Arterial Streets Fund)
SUBMITTED BY: Bill Preston, Acting City Engineer
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City of Yakima was awarded $1,400,000 in State Funding from the Washington State Department of
Transportation 2025-2027 Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Program for the Powerhouse Road Shared Use
Path Project 2879. The project will include a high-visibility crosswalk, rectangular rapid flashing beacon,
bicycle intersection crossing markings, bicycle signs and markings, and a shared use path on
Powerhouse Road.
There is no match required.
Note that the pathway name will need to follow the procedure for naming of parks and recreational
facilities as outlined in Resolution 2005-51.
ITEM BUDGETED: No
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Resilient Yakima
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 2879
DOT Award Ltr 2879
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RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-
A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance and execution of a grant program agreement with
the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Wendy Baker
Shared Use Path Project 2879
WHEREAS, the City is improving the functionality and safety for bicycles and pedestrians
on West Powerhouse Road; and
WHEREAS, improvements consist of high visibility crosswalk, rectangular rapid
flashing beacon, bicycle intersection crossing markings, signs and markings, shared use
path; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima was selected to receive $1,400,000 in state funding
through the 2025-27 Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Program, which requires no local match for
the project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City of Yakima and
its residents to accept and execute the grant award with WSDOT for the Wendy Baker Shared
Use Path Project 2879, and authorize the City Manager to take all necessary steps to execute
the grant agreement, necessary contracts, and administer the funds received from WSDOT;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the Washington State Department
of Transportation (WSDOT) award, not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,400,000.00) as described in the Award Letter, and directed to take all necessary steps to
secure the funding for the Wendy Baker Shared Use Path Project 2879.
Section 2. The appropriate administrative officials of the City are hereby authorized to receive
monies and to expend the same as authorized by the WSDOT award.
Section 3. The City Manager, or his designee, shall have responsibility for the administration of
said funds and expenditure of said funds received pursuant to the WSDOT award and the
budget submitted therewith for the grant.
Section 4. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute any and all
contracts necessary and not to exceed the budgeted amounts outlined in the agreement, and
enter into any other necessary agreements or documents to accomplish the Wendy Baker
Shared Use Path Project 2879 funded through the WSDOT award.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or clause of this
resolution is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect
the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of the resolution.
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ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 4th day of August, 2025.
Patricia Byers, Mayor
ATTEST:
Rosalinda Ibarra, City Clerk
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Washington State Local Programs
VW, Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Avenue S.E.
P P P.O.Box 47390
Olympia WA 98504-7390
360-705-7370
www.wsdot.wa.gov
July 11, 2025
Mr. Bill Preston, PE
City Engineer
City of Yakima
129 North 2nd Street
Yakima, WA 98901
RE: Wendy Baker Shared-Use Path
2025-27 Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Program
State Funding
Dear Mr. Preston:
WSDOT is pleased to advise you that the above-mentioned project was selected to receive
funding through the Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety program. The state funding is limited as shown
below:
Wendy Baker Shared-Use Path $1,400,000
Scope: See attached project summary.
A Local Programs State Funding Agreement or Supplement must be authorized before the
start of each state funded phase of the project. This includes authorization of the
construction phase prior to advertisement of the construction contract.
To meet the state requirements for this project, the following are required:
■ Please refer to the Local Programs webpage for detailed authorization information,
including: (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/localprograms/)
✓ Local Agency Guidelines (LAG) manual for detailed requirements.
✓ Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Statewide Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) amendments, as applicable.
✓ Funding and billing forms.
✓ Local Project Report is required to be completed by the end of June and
December each year. To access the database, you will need an account name and
password. Your account name is Yakima and your password is Yakim007. The
password is case sensitive.
• Project expenditures incurred before receiving notice from Local Programs of state
fund authorization are not eligible for reimbursement.
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Mr. Bill Preston, PE
City of Yakima
July 11, 2025
As a reminder, Local Programs encourages all agencies to submit monthly progress billings to
ensure timely reimbursement of eligible expenditures.
For questions or assistance, please contact your Region Local Programs Engineer, Seth Walker
at 509.577.1780 or Seth.Walker@wsdot.wa.gov.
Sincerely,
Jay Drye, PE
Director
Local Programs
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Attachment
cc: Christina Wickenhagen, Executive Director, YVCOG
Seth Walker, PE, South Central Region Local Programs Engineer
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