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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 13.C.
For Meeting of: March 17, 2026
ITEM TITLE: 2025 Transportation Benefit District (TBD)Annual Report
SUBMITTED BY: Bill Preston, Community Development Director
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
2025 Annual Transportation Benefit District report.
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Resilient Yakima
RECOMMENDATION: No action.
ATTACHMENTS:
2025 TBD Report final.docx
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2025
CITY OF YAKIMA
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT
ANNUAL REPORT
Bill Preston
Community Development Director
May 13, 2025
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Transportation Benefit District
RCW 35.21.225 authorizes the legislative authority of a city to establish a transportation benefit
district (TBD) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, and funding
transportation improvements within the TBD, subject to the provisions of Chapter 36.73 RCW.
On January 10, 2017, the Yakima City Council passed Ordinance No. 2017-002 which created a
TBD with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Yakima (City) in
accordance with Chapter 36.73 RCW.
The TBD is governed by the members of the City Council, acting as District Board of Directors.
With the passage of Ordinance No. 2017-002, the City Council assumed the rights, powers,
immunities, functions and obligations of a TBD in accordance with RCW 36.74.010.
Funding
The City Council passed Ordinance No. 2017-033 on December 5, 2017 establishing an annual
vehicle fee in the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the purpose preserving, maintaining,
operating, construction, or reconstructing the transportation infrastructure and funding
transportation improvements that have been identified in the approved Project list.
Project List-44k
Street Projects District Est. Cost Status
N. 1st St. Revitalization 1,4,5 Complete
6th Ave. Roadway 1,5 $8,500,000 Active
1st St./Washington Ave. Intersection 2 $2,897,500
Washington Ave & Longfibre I/S 3 $2,456,500
16th Ave & Fruitvale Blvd I/S 1,5 $2,285,100
Powerhouse Rd./Englewood Intersection 5 $1,325,700
River Road Imp. 40th to 34th 5 Complete
Nob Hill/Fair Ave. Intersection 2 $345,000 Active
3rd Ave & Division Signal (SIED Loan payment) 4 $325,000 Active
Sidewalk Projects District Est. Cost Status
Mead Ave. —27th Ave. to 28th Ave. 3 Complete
88th Ave. —Summitview to Tieton 6 $691,000 Active
3rd Ave. —Nob Hill to Walnut 4 $1,523,100
Chestnut Ave.- 56th Ave. to 70th Ave. 6 $3,452,900
Fair Ave. — Pacific to Nob Hill 2 $1,531,900 Active
Browne Ave. —7th Ave. to 16th Ave. 5 $936,000
Naches Ave Sidewalk: Walnut to Pacific 2 Complete
4th St Sidewalk: Walnut to Pacific 2 Complete
Mead Ave. Pedestrian Signal at 10th Ave. 3 $400,000
Pacific Ave. — Fair Ave. to Jail Property 2 $345,000 Complete
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2nd St: G to MLK 1,4 $1,917,400
3rd St: G to MLK 1,4 $1,899,400
4th St: G to MLK 1,4 $1,783,200
6th St: G to MLK 1 $1,817,400
7th St: G to MLK 1 $1,869,700
44th Ave. —Viola to Randall Park 7 $791,300
N. 16th Ave. —SR-12 to River Rd. 5 $564,000 Active
Nob Hill Blvd. — 12 St. to 14th St. 2,3 $300,000
Note: The project list and estimated costs were originally generated in 2017. 2025 costs were estimated
by G& 0, Inc. The annual revenue generated from the $20 Car Tab Fee is approximately$1.6M.
2025 Financial Report
2024 Financial Summary of the TBD activity for the City of Yakima:
Beginning Fund Balance $ 4,818,376
2024 Revenue $ 1,684,098
Expenditures:
Professional Services
• Interfund - City Services $ 6,761
Capital Outlay
• N. 1st St. Phase 3 $ 436,276
• 6th Avenue Reconstruction $ 329,592
• 3rd Ave & Division Signal $ 230,871
• E Nob Hill/Fair Ave $ 4,844
Transfer Out
• Debt Service — River Rd. 34th to 40th (SEID Loan Payment) $ 62,800
Total 2024 Expenditure $ 1,001,583
Ending Fund Balance16)
$5,431,330
2025 Projects
Street Projects
• N. 1st St. Revitalization Phase 3 —Work began in 2023 and is be a three-year project in
total. Early material procurement (streetlights, luminaires) was conducted to avoid
delays once construction started in early 2024. The project consisted of upgrading the
water mains, addition of necessary stormwater drainage system, sidewalk, curb, gutter,
ADA ramps, total reconstruction of the roadway, including the upgrade/addition of
pedestrian lighting and traffic signals. The project was funded by Water and Stormwater
Capital Funds, federal and state grants, and TBD funds. Approximate final construction
cost= $14M (approx.$2.5M TBD) —
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• 6t" Avenue Reconstruction —Work began in 2024 on the design of 6th Ave from
Walnut to River Road. A comprehensive public outreach effort began to get feedback
regarding the roadway elements such as the William 0 Douglas Trail, Yakima Valley
Trolley, and bike lanes along the roadway. Design work continued through 2025.
• 3rd Avenue & Division Signal —Work began in 2024 on the design of the signal, ADA
ramps, drainage and other work. Construction was completed in 2025 on the project.
• Nob Hill/Fair Ave. Intersection — Estimated cost = $2.8M ($345,000 TBD) - Widen Nob
Hill Boulevard through the intersection, construct left-turn lane, curb, gutter, sidewalk,
street lighting and drainage. Upgrade signal, including mast arm structures. Design
work continues. TBD funds provide for the sidewalk and street lighting.
2026 Scheduled Projects
Street Proiects
• 6t" Ave. Roadway— Estimated cost= $8.3M —The design work for the reconstruction of
6th Ave including subgrade, base course, HMA, curb, gutter, sidewalk, bike lanes and
other improvement to 6th Ave from Walnut to River Road.
• Nob Hill/Fair Ave. Intersection — Estimated cost = $2.8M ($345,000 TBD) - Widen Nob
Hill Boulevard through the intersection, construct left-turn lane, curb, gutter, sidewalk,
street lighting and drainage. Upgrade signal, including mast arm structures. Design
work continues. TBD funds provide for the sidewalk and street lighting.
• 88t" Ave Sidewalk— Estimated cost = $691,000 —Construct curb, gutter, sidewalks, and
illumination along the east side of 88th Ave from Tieton Drive to Summitview Ave.
• Fair Ave — Pacific Ave to Nob Hill Sidewalk— Estimated cost= $1,531,900 —
Construct curb, gutter, and sidewalks along the west side of Fair Ave from Pacific Ave to
Nob Hill Blvd.
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