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Y ° C ° G- , YAKIMA VALLEY
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS
311 North 4th Street, Suite 202 • Yakima, Washington 98901
509 -574 -1550 • FAX 574 -1551
website: www.yveog.org
June 19, 2012
Michael Morales, Intenm City Manager
City of Yaluma
129 North 2 Street
Yakima, WA 98901
SUBJECT: STP Regiona unding — MLK Grade Separation
Dear Mr. Mo es
Congratulations! On June 18, 2012 the Yakima Valley MPO/RTPO Executive Committee
approved $5,500,000 in requested STP funds for the City of Yakima's MLK Grade Separation
project. This additional funding was approved based on your assurances that the funds could
obligated by September 15, 2012.
Please note that STP Regional funding awards to jurisdiction projects have historically been
considered when calculating YVCOG membership assessments in the YVCOG budget. Please be
aware that your jurisdiction's membership assessment may increase when STP funding is
awarded for a project.
Projects must be included in your local 6 -Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), as
well as the State Transportation Improvement Programs (STIP) before these federal funds can be
obligated. In order to meet the timeline for obligating these funds, MTIP submissions must be
forwarded to YVCOG in time for the July Amendment to the 2012 -2015 MTIP. If you have
any questions concerning TIP /STIP amendments, please contact Deb LaCombe, Sr.
Transportation Planner at (509) 574 -1550 or lacombed @yvcog.org. As always, the YVCOG is
pleased to assist our member jurisdictions to secure the funding necessary to meet their program
goals.
Sincerely,
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J P:: Scott
E '- 'tive Director
cc. City Council
Brett Sheffield, Engineer, City of Yakima
Roger Arms, Local Programs Engineer, WSDOT South Central Region
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