2018-08-27 Transportation and Infrastructure Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Transportation & Infrastructure Committee TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes August 27, 2018 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Thomas McLeod, Chair, Zak Idan Staff: Laurel Humphrey, Cyndy Knighton, Jack Pace, Vicky Carlson, Jeff Friend, David Cline, Gail Labanara, Allan Ekberg, Hari Ponnekanti, Bruce Linton Guests Ashley Probart and Greg Armstrong, Transportation Improvement Board; David Shumate, Chris Fazio, Lynn Sires, residents CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair McLeod called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESS AGENDA Chair McLeod invited the residents in attendance to address the Committee with their concerns. Mr. Fazio and Ms. Sires would like the opportunity for residential street parking near 40th Avenue South and South 117th Street. He believes that local residents voted in the plan for no street parking back when sewers were constructed. The Committee requested that staff look into this situation and report back with options, if any. Mr. Shumate attended Committee on August 13 and has not heard anything back about his concern with the sinking roadway by the East Marginal Way Bridge. Staff has been evaluating this and will report back to Committee and Mr. Shumate in September. A. Strander Boulevard Extension Phase 3 Project Grant Funding Representatives from the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) addressed the Committee on funding strategies for the Strander Boulevard Extension Phase 3 Project. The project is currently estimated at $83 million with $15 million in awarded grants, $37 million in pending applications and $31 million uncommitted. TIB is very supportive of this project due to its importance to the region and would like to see it approved for funding. They recommend that the City not indicate on the application that it will fund the project through its own tax base without also mentioning that the total capital infrastructure budget would then be wiped out. TIB is aware that the City's lobbyist is working to get the project funded as a one-time appropriation from the Legislature, which is a good strategy right now. The Association of Washington Cities is working to get a local infrastructure financing tool renewed, and Strander would be a good candidate if this happens. Other suggestions include keeping staffing and the funding pursuit consistent, and to complete a value engineering study. DISCUSSION ONLY.