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Home My WebLink AboutTIS 2026-01-26 Item 1A - Grant Acceptance - Dept of Ecology Flood Control Grant for Lower Green River Master PlanCity of ITwkwi a Thomas McLeod, Mayor Marty Wine, City Administrator AGENDA LL ITEM NO. 1.A. Agenda Item Accept a Department of Ecology Flood Control Assistance Account Program Grant Award for the Lower Green River Master Plan Catrien de Boer, Public Works Grants Analyst January 26, 2026 Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee February 2, 2026 Regular Meeting Recommended (Motion 1E1 Discussion Only A Action Requested MOVE TO Authorize the Mayor to sign a Department of Ecology Flood Control Assistance Account. Program Grant award in the amount of $325,000 for the development of the Lower Green Riverfront Master Plan.. Sponsor Legislative History EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Accept a Department of Ecology (Flood' Control Assistance Account Program Grant award in the amount of $325,000 for the development of the Lower Green Riverfront Master Plan (CIP #72541203). Staff is requesting this item be moved from Committee to the February 2 Regular Meeting Consent. Agenda. DISCUSSION In February 2025, staff applied for a Flood Control Assistance Account Program (FCAAP) grant from the Washington Department of Ecology to support development of the Lower Green Riverfront Master Plan, a project identified in the 2024 Surface Water Comprehensive Plan. While most flood protection projects along the Lower Green are managed by the King County Flood Control District, the City participates as the local sponsor, and this Master Plan will guide the City's input into those projects. The plan will outline the design,function, and location of flood facility features, and will also address site lighting, walls and structures, recreation elements, trail connections, signage and wayfinding, art, water access opportunities, habitat considerations, and integration with adjacent properties. In October 2025, the City received notice of award. The FCAAP grant requires a 25% Ilocall match. FINANCIAL IMPACT Complete for all items with fiscal implications Disclaimer: Final terms and scope of work subject to review by the City Attorney 1 Expenditure - Budgeted ❑ Expenditure - Unbudgeted ❑ Expenditure - Grant -Funded Expenditures: Fund Source: $81,250 (25% match) Revenues(if applicable): $243,750 (75%reimbursed) Surface Water Utility Revenue (match) Flood Control Assistance Account Program Revenue — One-Timeapplicable): asset sale, surplus equipment) D Revenue - Ongoing Contractor (if applicable) Washington State Department of Ecology 2 Scope of Work The Master Plan will identify priority projects and include conceptual designs, cost estimates, project priorities, and timelines. Key Tasks • Hire and manage a consultant to prepare the Master Plan following required procurement procedures. • Coordinate with project stakeholders and hold public and stakeholder meetings. • Develop outreach and communication materials. • Conduct a desktop analysis of levees, watercourses, adjacent properties, critical areas, and transportation features to support project prioritization. • Submit a draft Master Plan for internal review, incorporate comments, and finalize the document. Amount $325,000 Duration 7/1/2025-6/30/2027 Additional Comments: The King County Flood Control engagement. District is aware of this project and will be included in the stakeholder ATTACHMENTS Award Letter CIP Page 3 STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPART ENT OF ECOLOGY PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 • 360-407-6000 10/30/2025 Thomas McLeod Mayor City of Tukwila 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite 100 Tukwila, WA, 98188 RE: Award Letter for Flood Control Assistance Account Program 2025-2027 Grant City of Tukwila Tukwila Master Plan for the Lower Green River Levee and Shoreline Projects Agreement No. SEAFCAAC-2527-Tukwil-00046 Dear Mayor Thomas McLeod: Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has selected grant application SEAFCAAC-2527-Tukwil-00046 for Tukwila Master Plan for the Lower Green River Levee and Shoreline Projects for Flood Control Assistance Account Program (FCAAP) competitive funding in the 2025-2027 biennium. Competitive FCAAP grants must advance one or more components of local comprehensive flood hazard management -related planning efforts. This grant round, Ecology received more requests for this funding than the amount of funding we have available. Your application received high scores under our competitive evaluation process. We appreciate your commitment to this work and we look forward to supporting you on this important project. The rest of this letter contains important initial information about the grant, including basic details about the timeline and costs; the names and contact information for the Ecology staff who will be working with you on your grant moving forward; and the next steps in the process. 1. Grant award. Your project is awarded at the following grant amounts: • Ecology's 75 percent share is $ 243,750.00. • Recipient 25 percent match requirement is $81,250.00. • The Total Eligible Cost at 100 percent is $325,000. 2. Timeline. The grant agreement effective dates will be July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. Only those eligible project costs incurred within these dates will be reimbursable. Per the FCAAP 2025-27 Funding Guidelines, Ecology's goal is to have a fully signed grant agreement by mid -September 2025. 4 Org 10/30/2025 Page 2 3. Points of contact. Two Ecology staff will work in partnership with you on your grant: a Project Manager and a Financial Manager. They are: • Sarah Caggiano, Project Manager, Northwest Regional Office (Shoreline), is a..caggiw..o_ti)ec .wa. >oy. or (564) 233-9306. • Layne Slone, Financial Manager, HQ Office (Lacey), Iayne.slone(decv wa.goy or (360) 867-8171. Sarah will be your main point of contact. If you have any questions regarding this offer letter, please contact Sarah. 4. Next steps. Sarah will contact you within the next few weeks to begin the negotiation process, including sending you an initial draft grant agreement. The negotiation will include finalizing the: • Project scope of work; • Task deliverables; • Documentation requirements for what Recipients are expected to submit to Ecology; • Task budget; and • Expectations for using and navigating Ecology's online grant and loan system, known as EAGL. For more infoiivation about FCAAP, see the FCAAP.._website. We also encourage you to review the 1 loud C ontrol Assistance Account Program 2025-2027Funding Guidelines and the current version of the Administrative R.quireinents fur Recipients of'I:cologv Grants and Loans (Yellow Book). Please note that a new version of the Yellow Book will soon be posted on the website linked above, and the new Yellow Book will apply to your grant. We look forward to working with you on this important project. Sincerely) S( PA, Joenne McGerr Program Manager Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program cc: Sherry Edquid, City of Tukwila Catrien de Boer, City of Tukwila Sarah Caggiano, Northwest Regional Office, Ecology Layne Slone, HQ, Ecology Kayla Eicholtz, FCAAP Grant Planner, HQ, Ecology 5 OF TUKWILA CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY 2025 too 2030 PROJECT: Lower Green Riverfront M P1relect Manager Joshua IHopdiirns DESCRIPTION:. USThF$CATI0 TA aster Plan Project # 72541203 Department Surface'"�ate� Flood protection projects sponsored by KCFCD and federal partners are imminent. City will need to begin master planning immediately' in order to guide aesth ic. and community considerations of these (projects. The Tulkwita Lome Accredit ion Phase 1 jNHC, 2015) & Phase2 (NI -IC, 2019) are guiding docurmenq for Cityflood hazard menementlpirlorht s and recommendations for implementation on the 205 ILewrea. The KCFCD has adopted the prior tined (projects to the KCFCD a CUP"list for implementation. City needs to plan and dop pr d atternativas to guide *he KCFCD CIIP implementation. Project CUP identified in 2024SurFace Water Cornp Plan, Funding needs to be budgeted and an RFQ✓RFP advertised to contract with a consultant, INNANCE IMPACT: N/A COMMENT: N/A NCIAL (in thousands Project Costs Project Mgmt (StafFTime/Cost) Planning To Protect Costs Project Funding Utiliity Revenues Total Protect Fund 2025 30 275 2026 2027 2029 2da30 e and TOTAL $ 30 $ 275 $ 305 6 11111�)1111111111111iU J11