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Home My WebLink AboutR-1990-D5806 Regional Transportation Planning Organization 6 RESOLUTION NO. 19 8 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor of the City of Yakima to execute an interlocal agreement with Yakima Valley Conference of Governments for creating an Expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization. WHEREAS, SHB 2929, Part III, Section 54 authorizes the creation of Regional Transportation Planning Organizations within the state; and WHEREAS, each Regional Transportation Planning Organization shall form through the voluntary association of local governments within a county or within geographically contiguous counties; and, WHEREAS, in urbanized areas, the Regional Transportation Planning Organization is the same as the Metropolitan Planning Organization designated for federal transportation planning purposes; and, WHEREAS, the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments was designated as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Yakima Urban Area as established by the Governor, effective May 1, 1974, in accordance with 23 CFR 456.106(A), Section 8 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, and USC 23, Section 134, as amended, now, therefore, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City of Yakima that the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments is designated as lead agency for the expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization within Yakima County in accordance with SHB 2929, Part III, Section 54 -57, comprising of the undersigned City. Done this � d day of September, 1990. Q d/ MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK TD6 FCS.8 2 - 9'7/90 rt t s. • IHTERLOCAL AGREEMENT For the purpose of creating an Expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization within Yakima County to facilitate coordination and cooperation among state and local jurisdictions in planning for regional transportation systems. WHEREAS, SHB 2929, Part IJI, Sec 54 authorizes the creation of Regional Transportation Planning Organizations within the state, and WHEREAS, each Regional Transportation Planning Organization shall form through the voluntary association of local governments within a county or within geographically contiguous counties, and WHEREAS, each Regional Transportation Planning Organization must encompass at least one complete county, have a population of at least one hundred thousand or contain a minimum of three counties, and WHEREAS, Regional Transportation Planning Organizations must have as members all counties within the region and at least sixty percent of the cities /towns within the region representing a minimum of seventy -five percent of the cities /towns population, and !EREAS, in urbanized areas, the Regional Transportation Planning - rganization is the same as the Metropolitan Planning Organization designated for federal transportation planning purposes, and WHEREAS, the Yakima Val]ey Conference of Governments was designated as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Yakima Urban Area as established by the Governor, effective May 1, 1974, in accordance with 23 CFR 456.106(A), Section 8 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, and USC 23, Section 134, as amended; NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned parties, having entered into this agreement by their signature, mutually agree as follows: Section I That the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments is designated as the expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization within Yakima County in accordance with SHB 2929, Part III Section 54 -57, comprised of the undersigned county, cities and towns. The expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization shall meet at least once each biennium. Section II That the expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization shall reate a Regional Transportation Policy Board to provide policy advice on .regional Transportation Planning. The Regional Transportation Policy Board shall allow representatives of major employers, the Department of Transportation, transit districts, port districts, and member cities, towns and county within the region to participate in transportation policy- making. Section III That the Regional Transportation Policy Board shall meet at least twice each biennium for the purposes of recommending that the Regional Transportation Planning Organization: a. Certify that the transportation elements of comprehensive plans adopted by the county, cities, and towns within the region conform with the requirements of Section 7 of SHB 2929 Growth Strategies Act, where app]icable. _ b. Certify that the transportation elements of comprehensive plans adopted by the county, cities and towns within the region are consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan adopted by the Regional Transportation Planning Organization. c. Develop, adopt and review the Regional Transportation Plan for Yakima County. d. Submit the adopted Regional Transportation P3 an for Yakima County along with the required documentation of the biennial review of the plan's currency to the State Department of Transportation. Section IV That the Regional Transportation Planning Organization within Yakima County, and its transportation policy board, will whenever possible utilize the existing county, cities and towns' comprehensive plans, and the state's transportation plans, as the basis for developing the Regional Transportation Plan. Section V That the Regional Transportation Plan for Yakima County shall address existing and planned transportation facilities and services that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: a. Physically crosses member municipalities lines; b. Is or will be used by a significant number of people who live or work outside the county in which the facility, service, or project is located; c. Significant impacts are expected to be felt in more than one county; d. Potentially adverse impacts of the facility, service, or project can be better avoided or mitigated through adherence to regional policies; e. Transportation needs addressed by a project have been identified by the regional transportation planning process and the remedy is deemed to have regional significance; Section VI That the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments, as a Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation, is designated the lead planning agency to coordinate the preparation of the Regional Transportation Plan, to provide staff support for the Regional Transportation Planning 2 organization, and to the Policy Board, and is to serve as the fiscal agent for the expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization within Yakima County. Section VII That the Regional Transportation Planning Organization shall adopt and update, as necessary, a work program which sets forth the activities for the coordinated regional transportation planning process prior to July 1st of each biennium. The specific activities with budget estimates will be developed by the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments staff in conjunction with the individual policy subcommittee, and then submitted to the Policy Board for its review and recommendation by May 1st of each biennium. Section VIII That the biennial appropriation from the Washington State Department of Transportation to carry out the regional transportation planning program shall be distributed to the Regional Transportation Planning Organization's lead planning agency. Section IX at for any biennium, the level of regional transportation planning ..,ctivities undertaken will not exceed the amount of state funding assistance provided. Ire addition, s transportation planning activities that may be identified and recommended by the Policy Board will, whenever possible, be proportional in cost with the contribution from the Department of Transportation on behalf of the county comprising the region. Section X That this interlocal agreement shall be binding upon the parties, effective July 1, 1990, for a period of three (3) years, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein. Section XI That all parties to this interlocal agreement shall have the right to terminate this agreement, with or without cause, by giving written notice of its intention to cancel at the expiration of ninety (90) days following such notice. If any parties to this agreement should exercise their right of termination, Yakima Valley Conference of Governments, as the designated lead agency, shall submit an amendment to the agreement within thirty (30) days to the remaining parties and to the Department of ransportation for concurrence and recertification, respectively. Section XII That this interlocal agreement neither requires nor prejudices any further agreement between the parties. The invalidity, in whole or in part, of any provision of this interlocal agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provisions. In witness whereof, the undersigned parties have executed this agreement as of this day of , 1990. Mayor Carl Stevens Mayor Dennis Harris City of Grandview Town of Granger Mayor Barbara Harrer Mayor Jo Balfour Town of Harrah City of Mabton Mayor Mel Tanasse Mayor Mary Tenney City of Moxee Town of Naches Mayor Chuck Dodge Mayor Don Hughes City of Selah City of Sunnyside Mayor Hal Williams Mayor Bill Rogers Town of Tieton City of Toppenish Mayor Ron Krebs Mayor Richard Calahah City of Union Gap City of Wapato Mayor Pat Berndt Mayor Gary Clark City of Yakima City of Zillah Commissioner Graham Tollefson Chairman Yakima County YAKIMA VALLEY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS Mayor Richard Calahan, Chair 4 Attest: Lon D. Wyrick Executive Director 5 y v c o G YAKIMA VALLEY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS -/ 104 North 1st Street, Rm. B -24 Yakima, Washington 98901 509 -575 -4372 • SCAN 665 -4372 August 8, 1990 Dear Mayor: Enclosed you will find a copy of an "interlocal agreement ". This document is used in the implementation of ESHB 2929. Under Part III Section 54 of the Bill, the legislature authorizes creation of a regional transportation planning organization that must have as members at least sixty percent of the cities and towns within the region representing a minimum of seventy -five percent of the cities' and towns' population." The mechanism established for verification of those figures is the interlocal agreement. Signing the interlocal signals agreement by a jurisdiction to enter into the regional transportation planning process, in this case with the YVCOG as lead agency. The enclosed copy is for examination and discussion by your city council and you. If it is decided to include your community in the regional transportation planning organization, please send a copy of the resolution authorizing your signature to the Conference of Governments. Len Pavelka and I will present the original interlocal agreement for your signature later this month. If you have any questions please call Lon Wyrick or Len Pavelka at 575 -4372. Sincerely, Lon D. Wyrick Executive Director YAKIMA VALLEY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS L P:jp sures MEMBER JURISDICTIONS Grandview • Granger • Harrah • Mabton • Moxee • Naches • Selah Sunnyside • Tieton • Toppenish • Union Gap • Wapato • Yakima • Yakima County • Zillah