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Home My WebLink AboutR-1993-101 Transportation / RTPORESOLUTION NO. R-93- 101 A RESOLUTION authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments and other member jurisdictions. WHEREAS, the City of Yakima and the several other member jurisdictions of the Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPO) desire to continue to function as a RTPO with the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (COG) as lead planning agency, as has been done under a certain interlocal agreement; and WHEREAS, the!', RTPO Executive Committee has proposed changes in two terms of the interlocal agreement, which terms are approved by the City of Yakima City Council and are embodied in the attached Interlocal Agreement, which the Council further finds Ito be in the City's best interest, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Interlocal Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21 s ttiay of September , 1993. ATTEST: geUtf2-.. ) City Clerk res/rtpo.sc Mayor G INTERLOCAL 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 III, 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 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, the undersigned parties, having entered into this agreement by their signature, mutually agree as follows: Section I - YVCOG DESIGNATED RTPO That the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments is designated as the lead planning agency for 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 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD That the expanded Regional Transportation Planning Organization shall create 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 - PURPOSE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD That the Regional Transportation Policy Board shall meet as needed 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 applicable. 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 Plan 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 - UTILIZATION OF EXISTING PLANS 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 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES 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 - YVCOG DESIGNATED AS LEAD PLANNING AGENCY 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 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 - ADOPTION OF A WORK PROGRAM 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 - BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION DISTRIBUTED TO LEAD AGENCY 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 - REGIONAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES NOT TO EXCEED BUDGET That for any biennium, the level of regional transportation planning activities undertaken will not exceed the amount of state funding assistance provided. In addition, supplemental 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 - INTERLOCAL BINDING IN PERPETUITY That this interlocal agreement shall be binding upon the parties, effective July 1, 1993, in perpetuity, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein. Section XI - RIGHT OF TERMINATION 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 Transportation for concurrence and recertification, respectively. Section XII - INTERLOCAL AFFECT ON OTHER AGREEMENTS 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 , 1993. Mayor Jesse Palacios Mayor Gary Anderson City of Grandview Town of Granger Mayor Barbara Harrer Mayor Jo Balfour Town of Harrah City of Mabton Mayor Mike Briggs Mayor Doug MacNeil City of Moxee Town of Naches Mayor John Sweesy Mayor Don Hughes City of Selah City of Sunnyside Mayor Hal Williams Mayor Gilbert Alaniz City of Toppenish Town of Tieton Mayor Ron Krebs Mayor Richard Calahan City of Union Gap City of Wapato Richard A. Zais, Jr., City Manager City of Yakima Karen S. Roberts, City Clerk City of Yakima Commissioner Charles J. Klarich Chairman Yakima County ,'. -GI a' -I G 1 Mayor Bob Cory City of Zillah YAKIMA VALLEY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS Mayor Richard Calahan, Chair Attest: Lon D. Wvrick Executive Director BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT ITEM NO. FOR MEETING OF: Sept. 21. 1993 ITEM TITLE: Interlocal Agreement SUBMITTED BY: Glenn J. Valenzuela, Director of Comm & Econ Develop CONTACT PERSON / TELEPHONE: Glenn J. Valenzuela 575-6113 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The Yakima County Council of Governments has requested that each of its members sign off on the attached "Interlocal Agreement". This agreement when enacted will create an expanded Regional Planning Organization within Yakima County to facilitate coordination and cooperation among state and local jurisdictions in planning for regional transportation systems. This process has been discussed by the County Wide Planning Committee and is consistent with the County wide Planning Policy as adopted by the City Council. Resolution Ordinance_ Contract _ Other (Specify) Interlocal Agreement Funding Source `\ APPROVAL FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement pertaining to Regional Transportation Planning BOARD RECOMMENDATION: COUNCILACTION: Resolution No. R-93-101