TIC 2018-04-23 Item 2D - Grant Application - Puget Sound Regional Council Countywide Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Grant for Green River Trail Improvements

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'Mar11'1'11 :1014.11110W City of Tukwila Public Works Department - Henry Hash, Director INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee FROM: Henry Hash, Public Works Director it yy BY: Cyndy Knighton, Senior Program Manager CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: April 20, 2018 SUBJECT: Green River Trail Improvements Related to Project Nos. 90510403, 91610409, 90710405 Grant Application Authorization Allan Ekberg, Mayor ISSUE Authorize the submittal of a grant application to the PSRC Countywide Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) grant program to fund the Green River Trail Improvements between the new TUC Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge landing and Christensen Road. BACKGROUND PSRC has issued a Call for Projects inviting qualified applicants to apply for available grant funds. Current City policy requires approval by the appropriate Committee before applying for grants. Grant applications are due by May 4, 2018. DISCUSSION The PSRC program awards Federal funds for selected projects. The required minimum match is 13.5%. The approximately 700 feet stretch of the Green River Trail was designed and permitted as part of the TUC Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge (Ped Bridge) Project but was removed from the bid documents due to insufficient construction funds. The Baker Boulevard Non -Motorized Improvement Project is related to this in that it was also designed and permitted with the Ped Bridge, but was built using King County Trail Levy monies. The Green River Tail Improvement Project will widen the trail to 14 feet with 1-2 foot shoulders, install illumination (there is none provided except for lighting on the adjacent office park property), provide cameras (CCTV) along the trail for security as well as the fiber connection of the CCTVs already installed on the Ped Bridge, and construct a pedestrian plaza with wayfinding for users at the intersection of the Green River Trail and the newly installed shared use paths (extra wide sidewalks) along Christensen Road. The federal and local permit approvals for this work, obtained as part of the larger Ped Bridge Project, expire by 2022. FINANCIAL IMPACT If successful, the grant will require a 13.5% match. The match can be provided using local funds or other grant funds that are not federal monies. The earliest the funding would be available to access would be October 1, 2020. Inclusion of the City's match would need to be programmed for 2020 or 2021. CMAQ Grant (86.5%) Match (13.5%) Total (2021 dollars) Green River Trail Grant $896,140.00 $139,860.00 $1,036,000.00 RECOMMENDATION Council is being asked to approve the submittal of a FY 2021-2022 grant application to the Puget Sound Regional Council for the Green River Trail Improvement Project. attachments Pages 11, 15, and 25, 2017 CIP and new proposed 2019 CIP page w:\pw eng\projects\a- rw & rs projects\tod pedestrian improvements (90710405)\information memo cmaq grant application 042018.docx 21