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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Minutes................................................................................January 22, 2018 <br /> <br />Grant Acceptance: West Valley Highway (I-405 to Strander Boulevard) <br />C. <br /> <br />Staff is seeking Council approval to accept a State Transportation Improvement Board grant <br />in the amount of $2,434,380 for design and construction of the West Valley Highway project. <br />The project will construct the missing northbound through lane, complete sidewalk gaps on <br />the east side, widen sidewalks on the west side from the Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge to <br />Longacres Way, and install a pedestrian activated signal across West Valley Highway. The City <br />has a required match of $1,338,240, available through sources such as other grants, general <br />revenue and impact fee revenue. The CIP would need to be amended to allocate $200,000 to <br />2018/2019. Tukwila must certify full funding of the project by November 17, 2018 or risk losing <br />the grant. Councilmember Quinn recommended engaging WSDOT on this important project as <br />on the steering committee. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 5, 2018 <br />REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. <br /> <br />III.MISCELLANEOUS <br /> <br />SCATBd (South County Area Transportation Board) <br />just released and it includes new financing tools to address aging infrastructure as well as solutions <br />to address reduction of gas tax revenue. <br /> <br />2018 Committee Work Plan <br />Committee members and staff reviewed the preliminary work plan for the Transportation & <br />Infrastructure Committee, which lists Capital Projects and other items expected to be presented to <br />the Committee this year by estimated quarter. The Committee requested an overview of the Annual <br />Overlay and Repair Program at a future meeting. Chair McLeod stated that he would like information <br />on the costs of crosswalk and stop sign installation, which will help the Committee make future <br />decisions around traffic calming actions. <br /> <br /> <br />The Transportation Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:44 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />Committee Chair Approval <br /> <br />TM <br /> <br />Minutes by LH, reviewed by GL <br />