HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/21/2023 - 06.K. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a Washington State Department of Transportation Award for $750,000 for the Cowiche Canyon Trail Project 2430BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 6.K.
For Meeting of: February 21, 2023
ITEM TITLE:Resolution authorizing acceptance of a Washington State
Department of Transportation Award for $750,000 for the Cowiche
Canyon Trail Project 2430
SUBMITTED BY:Scott Schafer, Director of Public Works
* Bill Preston, City Engineer - (509) 575-6754
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
In June of 2015, the State Legislature selected the Cowiche Canyon Trail project as one of the
Tier 2 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety projects as part of the Connecting Washington funding
program in the amount of $2,000,000. In 2022, the State Legislature selected Yakima to receive
an additional $750,000 award for the Cowiche Canyon Trail project 2430 as part of the Tier 2
Pedestrian & Bicycle 2022 Supplemental Transportation Budget. There is no required matching
funds by the City with acceptance of the Award. The project will construct approximately 1 mile of
trail and a pedestrian bridge over Cowiche Creek. The City of Yakima has completed the design
and intends to advertise for construction bids by following the procedure established by
WSDOT in the spring of 2023.
ITEM BUDGETED:No
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:Neighborhood and Community Building
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Upload Date Type
Resolution 2/3/2023 Resolution
Award Letter 1/10/2023 Backup Material
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RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-
A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance and execution of a grant program agreement with
the State of Washington Department of Transportation for the Cowiche
Canyon Trail Project 2430
WHEREAS, in 2015 the State Legislature selected the Cowiche Canyon Trail Project
(Project) to receive $2,000,000 in Connecting Washington (CWA) funding; and
WHEREAS, the City has been using that funding since Sept 2016 on the Cowiche
Canyon Trail Project for engineering, trail work, and other matters; and
WHEREAS, the City already designed the first mile of the Cowiche Canyon Trail Project
along Cowiche Canyon Road, and continues to work on the long term plan of connecting the
Yakima Greenway to the Cowiche Canyon East Trailhead to enhance pedestrian and biking
opportunities in Yakima; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima received additional grant funding of $750,000 from the
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Connecting Washington (CWA) Tier
2 Pedestrian and Bicycle 2022 Supplemental Transportation Budget State Funding for the
Project, and
WHEREAS, the original $2,000,00 of funding has carried over from year-to-year, so
that the total funding available for the project is now $2,750,000; and
WHEREAS, there is no required match funding from the City to accept the additional
grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the design is complete and the additional grant award provides the funds
needed to fully fund construction of the designed section of the trail in 2023, 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 agreement with WSDOT for the Cowiche Canyon
Trail project 2430, 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) grant, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference,
not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) as described in the Grant
Program Agreement, and directed to take all necessary steps to secure the funding for the
Cowiche Canyon Trail Project 2430.
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, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit “1” and incorporated herein, and the budget submitted therewith for
the grant.
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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 Exhibit “1”, and enter
into any other necessary agreements or documents to accomplish the Nob Hill Boulevard
Overlay Project 2619 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.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21st day of February, 2023.
Janice Deccio, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
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March 31, 2022
Mr. Bill Preston
Public Works Director
City of Yakima
129 North 2nd Street
Yakima, Washington 98901
Cowiche Canyon Trail
HLP-1485(024)
Connecting Washington – Tier Pedestrian & Bicycle
2022 Supplemental Transportation Budget
State Funding
Dear Mr. Preston:
WSDOT is pleased to advise you that the 2022 Supplemental Transportation Budget has
revised the above-mentioned project funding through the Connecting Washington (CWA) –
Tier Pedestrian & Bicycle program. The state funding is limited as shown below:
Cowiche Canyon Trail $2,750,000
2015-17 Available Funding: $ 17,930
2017-19 Available Funding: $ 96,133
2019-21 Available Funding: $ 218,837
2021-23 Available Funding: $2,417,100
In the event the 2021-23 funding is not all reimbursed, WSDOT will request the remaining
funding through the 2023-25 budget development. Until the funding is provided by the
legislature, WSDOT can only reimburse your agency for the approved work completed each
biennium, as reflected above. Therefore, it is critical that the city update the Local Project
Report detailing the project’s delivery, so that the funding aligns with the city’s schedule.
In order to meet the state and federal requirements, the following are required:
• Reporting of benefits and expenditures for transit, bicycle, and pedestrian elements at
award and during construction annually is required. (see attached)
• Project expenditures incurred before receiving notice from Local Programs of state
fund authorization are not eligible for reimbursement.
• Please refer to the Local Programs webpage for detailed authorization information
including: (https://wsdot.wa.gov/business-wsdot/support-local-programs)
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;
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Bill Preston
Cowiche Canyon Trail
SR 520 Trail Grade Separation at 40th Street
March 31, 2022
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.
Also, the legislature expects that for some projects, costs will be reduced due to the
application of practical solutions.
Local Programs encourages all agencies to submit monthly progress billings to ensure
timely reimbursement of eligible expenditures.
For assistance please contact Randy Giles, your Region Local Programs Engineer, at
509.577.1780.
Sincerely,
Jay Drye, PE
Director
Local Programs
Attachment
JD:st:ml
cc: Christina Wickenhagen, Executive Director, YVCOG
Randy Giles, South Central Local Programs Engineer
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WSDOT – Local Programs
Connecting Washington Projects – Reporting Requirements
1. At Contract Award – report the estimated cost to implement any transit, bicycle or
pedestrian project elements.
2. Annually, report separately on amounts expended and the funds utilized to benefit
transit, bicycle and pedestrians. To assist in approximating the amount of funding spent
on a contract, below are some types of work for each of the elements:
Transit elements, such as:
Bus pullout
Direct Access On/Off ramp
HOV/HOT Lane
Park and Ride Lot
Transit stops/shelters
Business Access & Transit (BAT) lanes
Bicycle elements, such as:
Stand-alone/separate path
Shared use path (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Drainage systems associated with the path (ignore if incidental)
Joint use shoulder including pavement marking & signage (shoulder was
widened for bicycles to travel on)
Bike lane on bridge (% based on width of lane to total bridge width)
Bike racks on buses, at trailheads, on local routes or schools
Bike parking stations
Bike share projects
Roadway reconfiguration (road diets) (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Raised crosswalk/intersection (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Curb extensions (bulb out) (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Pedestrian elements, such as:
Sidewalk and trails or walking path
Shared use path (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Curb and gutter for sidewalk
Drainage systems associated with the path (ignore if incidental)
Sidewalk on bridge (% based on width of sidewalk to total bridge width)
Electronic Walk Sign with audio speaker (APS)
Lighting at pedestrian crossing ( if easy to break out of illumination
system )
Pedestrian lighting
Crosswalk pavement markings and signage
ADA accessible curb ramps
Roadway reconfiguration (road diets) (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Raised crosswalk/intersection (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Curb extensions (bulb out) (50% bicycle/50% pedestrian)
Refuge Islands
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