HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2009-104 STIP Amend Urban Area Plan - Six-year TIP and UAC Plan Facilities ElementRESOLUTION NO. R-2009-104
A RESOLUTION to amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities
Element to incorporate the Six-year Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) for the period of 2010 through 2015
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima annually prepares, reviews and adopts a Six — Year
Transportation Improvement Program for the construction of streets and arterial streets in the
City of Yakima for the ensuing six year period, all as contemplated and required by State RCW
35.77.010 and applicable Federal law; -and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima desires to amend the Yakima Urban Area
Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element to reflect the adoption of the Six-year TIP, as
contemplated and required by RCW 36.70A.070(6) to ensure compliance with the Growth
Management Act and consistency of the Comprehensive Plan and the Six-year TIP; and,
WHEREAS, this amendment is limited to incorporation of the projects listed in the Six-
year Transportation Improvement Plan for the period of 2010 to 2015 to the Capital Facilities
Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan, which is contemplated and provided
under RCW 36.70A.130(2B) and RCW 35.77.010; and,
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Yakima City Council on the Six-year TIP
on July 21, 2009, with proper public notice as required by RCW 35.77.010; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The adopted Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program for the period of 2010
through 2015 for the City of Yakima shall be incorporated as an amendment to the Capital
facilities Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21s day of Jul, 2009.
ATTEST:
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 11
For Meeting of July 21, 2009
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing to consider:
A) Adoption of the Six-year Transportation Improvement Program for
the years 2010 to 2015, and to amend the Metropolitan
Transportation Plan; and
B) Amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital
Facilities Element to incorporate the adopted Six-year
Transportation Improvement Program.
SUBMITTED BY: William Cook, Director of Community and Economic Development -
CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Brett Sheffield, Chief Engineer, 576-6797.
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Attached is the 2010 — 2015 Six-year TIP, along with an explanation sheet that describes the
information contained on the various columns of the Six-year TIP. Two transit projects have been
added to the six-year TIP. These projects are:
• #8 Expanded transit service to Terrace Heights
• #18 Fixed route bus service to Moxee along the SR 24 corridor.
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Resolutions X Ordinance Contract Other (Specify) Six -Year TIP
Funding Source
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL:
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City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
1. Hold the Public Hearing to consider adoption of Resolution approving the Six-year TIP and
amending the regional Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the Comprehensive Plan
Capital Facilities Element.
2. Adopt the plan.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION:
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Projects that that have been deleted from the 2009 — 2014 TIP as they were completed or the
funds were obligated include:
• #3 16th Avenue Realignment
• #5 Purchase five new transit buses
• #6 Purchase three new paratransit vehicles
• #13 Nob Hill Boulevard Improvementsfrom64th Avenue to 72"d Avenue
• #68 Nob Hill Boulevard Improvements from 68th Avenue to 72"d Avenue
• #77 Nob Hill Boulevard Overpass Repairs
Council and the public are welcome to addother arterial system projects to the list. The six-year
TIP project listing will,.be finalized at today's hearing and sent to the Yakima Valley Conference of
Governments (YVCOG) after approval.
City and County staff, together with the Council Intergovernmental Committee, are working toward
common standards and coordinated planning for public projects .that impact both the .city and
surrounding county areas. Agreement on these issues will be the first step -toward the goal of a
seamless transportation planning process between the City and County.
A) Each year the City is required by RCW 35.77.010 and RCW 36.81.121 to update its Six-year
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for submittal to the Washington State Department of
Transportation. This plan must include all transportation projects for which state gas tax revenue.
of federal revenue will be used.
The current plan for 2010 — 2015 includes fifteen projects that are funded. Funding for the
remainder of the projects will continue to be sought.
Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Background
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On August 10, 2005, the President signed into law the Safe, Accountable,Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). This act is the next authorization
after the prior Transportation Equity Act of 1998 for the 21St Century (TEA -21) and previous
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. The current act again .specifies
the systems on which certain funds can be used, and activities for which funds can be used and
promotes the role of the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) in the planning and
programming of projects: SAFETEA-LU requires each designated MPO, to develop a Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP), and the state to develop a, Statewide Transportation Improvement
Program (STIP) as a condition to securing federal funds for the transportation projects.
Projects listed in the STIP are_ the only projects that can be approved by the Federal: Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to utilize federal fund of by
the State of Washington for approved State funding agencies. The STIP is a prioritized program of
transportation projects, complied from local *and regional plans, along with the Washington
Transportation System Plan (WTP), which 'provides a backbone for developing projects for the
intermodal transportation network in the State of Washington.
The STIP contains federally funded projects plus state and local projects that are regionally,
significant. These projects have been identified through the planning process as the highest
priority for the available funding to the state's transportation program.
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Planning activities of state and local governments are essential parts of integrated regional
planning processes. Long range transportation planning is a part of the comprehensive land use
planning carried out by local governments. Citizen participation is an integral part of the planning
process at all levels. Local Agencies are required to develop and adopt a six-year transportation
program. All local agencies are required to hold at least one public . hearing during the
development of the six-year transportation program.
Project ranking has been performed utilizing data supplied by the Street and Traffic Division. The
ranking will be integrated with other project needs and the total list will be reviewed and adjusted to
the particular need of the City of Yakima.
B) The City needs to amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities
Element to incorporate the adopted six-year TIP for 2010 to 2015. This will ensure that we are in
compliance with the Growth Management Act and that we are consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan as required. The amendment is limited to incorporate only those projects that adopted in the
STIP and is not subject to the "once a year" change required under the laws of the Growth
Management Act.