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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-110 - City of Tukwila et al - Memorandum of Understanding for FAST CorridorThis Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into among the signatory parties as an effort to articulate a set of mutually agreed upon steps to enhance freight mobility throughout the central Puget Sound Region —from the area of Everett in the north to the area of Tacoma in the south, and eastward towards the SR 2 and 1 -90 mountain passes —the FAST Corridor. This MOU updates the 1998 MOU regarding the Phase 1 project package and communicates how the FAST Corridor Phase I and Phase II partnership is envisioned by its cooperating member agencies, to assist each agency to plan towards meeting its share of the Phase 11 costs and responsibilities. In that spirit and context, it is agreed among the parties as follows: Premises: 1. The name "FAST Corridor" refers to a series of related but independent projects and actions which incrementally and when completed systematically improve freight movement and mitigate the impacts of increasingly intensive use of the freight transportation corridors in the Everett Seattle Tacoma region. a) FAST Phase I refers to the fifteen projects selected in the first prioritization process (1998) of the FAST Corridor. These are delineated in Attachment A. b) FAST Phase 11 refers to the ten projects selected in the Spring 2002 prioritization process of the FAST Corridor. These are delineated in Attachment B. An additional seven projects were identified as probable candidates for future inclusion within the FAST Corridor (Attachment C). St Of OR G \A_ FAST Corridor 2002 MOU /4 ()z 11! Memorandum of Understanding Among the principal parties of the FAST Corridor -1– 2. The fast, efficient and reliable movement of freight is vital to the economic health and well -being of the Puget Sound Region, the State of Washington and the nation as a whole. 3. International trade in, out and through the Puget Sound ports, as well as general freight into, out of and within the Puget Sound Region, is experiencing increasing congestion due to more intensive use of transportation corridors, the general growth of freight, and growth in other vehicular traffic of the region. 4. Representatives of the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Puget Sound Regional Council, the ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, King County, Pierce County and Snohomish County, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Washington Trucking Association, and the cities of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, Fife, Pacific, Algona, Auburn, Kent, Renton, Tukwila, Seattle, and Everett, all located along the Everett- Seattle- Tacoma corridor, have met, discussed, analyzed, reached consensus, and recommended the projects shown in Attachments A and B as an "immediate priority" program of projects that together form the first and second phases of an integrated freight mobility corridor strategy. 5. This integrated freight mobility corridor strategy is consistent with the Puget Sound Regional Council's Metropolitan Transportation Plan (Destination 2030). 6. Ongoing processes to assess statewide freight priority needs have consistently identified the FAST Corridor program as having high priority and statewide impact. 7 Members of the U. S. congressional delegation from Washington State are on record in support of federal funding participation in the FAST Corridor program. 8. Project delivery is a critical aspect of the FAST Corridor Partnership. Many of the FAST Phase I projects are underway, with two projects complete, and -2— FAST Corridor 2002 MOU another seven to be completed by the end of 2003. FAST is committed to maintaining its record of project delivery with the remainder of the Phase I projects, as well as with the Phase II program recently selected. 9. Implementation of the FAST Corridor will be enhanced if each party can safely anticipate that the other parties will be committed to a pre- agreed share of the cost in order to fully fund the immediate priority program shown in Attachments A and B. The FAST Partners believe that tying costs and benefits to financial participation in the program is a critical element to FAST's ongoing success. 10. All funding partners will need assurance that their expected participation in FAST Phase II projects will be tied to the total program costs agreed to and shown in Attachment B and will not be expected to grow as individual project cost estimates are refined during the project development process. FAST Corridor 2002 MOU -3— Understandings: 1. The FAST Corridor projects listed in Attachments A and B will improve access to port areas and resolve modal conflicts at railroad grade crossings and will complement investment by the railroads, Sound Transit and the State to improve the overall capacity and reliability of the mainline rail corridor for both freight and passenger operations. The FAST program of improvements will also enhance the capacity and reliability of the highway freight transportation corridors in the region. 2. The FAST Phase I projects (Attachment A) are deemed to be the highest priority of the FAST Corridor projects. The Projects shown in Attachment B, ten additional projects selected in April 2002 for implementation over the next three years, constitute `FAST Phase II.' These are immediate priority projects, but subordinate to the Phase I projects. All prioritized projects are to be considered collectively as a single "corridor" program. 3. For the FAST Phase II program, the partners endorse the following funding participation goals: a) Federal funding through TEA 21, section 1118 (and its successor(s)) grants should provide 35 percent of the program costs. Additional federal funding (e.g., STP grants) will be targeted to provide another five percent of program costs. b) State funding, including WSDOT, FMSIB, and TIB contributions, should provide 40 percent of program costs. It is recognized that the trucking community contributes to this share through the fees and fuel taxes they pay into the system. c) The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma should collectively be responsible for seven percent of program costs. FAST Corridor 2002 MOU -4— d) The Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Corporations should collectively be responsible for project shares equivalent to three percent of program costs. This contribution could include redirected federal allocations of rail diesel taxes if TEA 21 reauthorization authorizes such allocations. e) Agencies responsible for implementation of individual projects are expected to finance a minimum of 10% of the cost of the individual projects they will implement, using their own funds or other funding sources not otherwise noted in this MOU, and including funds previously expended to develop each project in advance of full program funding. f) Where appropriate, additional funding will be sought from other agencies and organizations receiving significant benefit from specific FAST projects. 4. Each individual project shown in Attachment B is the implementing agency's responsibility to design, permit, and construct as a normal matter of course in capital project development, and implementation of any individual FAST Corridor project will be dependent upon funding authorization by the party or parties responsible for that project. 5. The existing FAST Corridor Agency Staff Team (FAST CAST) will continue to meet in order to monitor and promote both the immediate priority program shown in Attachments A and B, and other identified FAST Corridor priorities, and to facilitate communications and agreements needed to implement these understandings. a) Funding for the ongoing management of the FAST Corridor by the WSDOT will be drawn from awarded TEA21 Section 1118/1119 (or its successors) funds in an amount to be set annually by the FAST Partners, but which will not exceed five percent of the awarded funds in any given FAST Corridor 2002 MOU 5 year. These funds will be transferred to a WSDOT account specific to FAST management and expenditures at the time of obligation. 6. All parties agree to maintain this MOU until September 30, 2005, or until it is superseded by a subsequent MOU or agreement. 7 This MOU does not create any legally enforceable rights or obligations on the part of any of the signatory agencies. Signed by: Washington State Department of Transportation (co- sponsor) King County Pierce County Snohomish County Port of Seattle Port of Tacoma Port of Everett City of Seattle City of Tacoma City of Everett City of Auburn City of Kent City of Tukwila City of Puyallup City of Sumner City of Renton City of Pacific City of Algona City of Fife The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Union Pacific Railway The Washington Trucking Association Washington State Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board Endorsed by: Puget Sound Regional Council (co- sponsor) FAST Corridor 2002 MOU -6- FAST Corridor 2002 MOU Proiect Name California St. E. Marine View Drive 41s St. Extension /Riverfront Parkway Overcrossing Spokane St. Royal Brougham (SR 519) E. Marginal Way S. 180 St. S. 277 St. 3` St. SW BNSF crossing 8' St. BNSF crossing Shaw Rd. Extension Canyon Rd. Extension `D' St. Port of Tacoma Rd. SR 167 (R/W only) ATTACHMENT A: FAST Corridor Phase 1 Projects -7— Implementing Agency Port of Everett City of Everett City of Everett City of Seattle WSDOT City of Seattle City of Tukwila City of Auburn City of Auburn Pierce County City of Puyallup Pierce County City of Tacoma WSDOT WSDOT ATTACHMENT B: FAST Corridor Phase II Projects for Immediate Implementation (Figures in millions of dollars) Proiect Name Implementing Agency Estimated Cost* Duwamish ITS Project City of Seattle 7.21 WSDOT ITS WSDOT 30.00 SR 9 Widening WSDOT 45.98 Lincoln Avenue Port of Tacoma 26.00 S 228th Street City of Kent 48.00 70th StreetNalley Avenue City of Fife 18.86 M Street City of Auburn 22.04 Eighth St -UP Pierce County 20.00 Lander Street City of Seattle 23.93 Willis St City of Kent 20.80 Total 262.82 FAST Corridor Phase II Partnership Funding Goals Section 1118 funds 91.99 other federal funds 13.14 state funds 105.13 port funds 18.40 rail funds 7.88 implementing agency funds 26.28 Total 262.82 *Cost estimates are from 2002, and given in 2002 dollars. FAST Corridor 2002 MOU 8 Candidate Future FAST Corridor Projects (Partial list, figures in millions of dollars) Proiect Name SR 18 SR 509 Strander Boulevard Duwamish Truck Mobility Improvement Program E Everett Ave Overcrossing I -5 /Port of Tacoma Rd Interchange 24 St Grade Separation ATTACHMENT C: Implementing Agency Total Proiect Cost Estimate* WSDOT 217.17 WSDOT 127.00 City of Renton 47.00 Total *Cost estimates are from 2002, and given in 2002 dollars. This list is not exclusive, but is a listing of projects that are currently prioritized by the FAST Partners through FAST's Spring 2002 prioritization process, and are not among the projects programmed for Section 1118 funds at this time. FAST Corridor 2002 MOU -9— City of Seattle 7.18 City of Everett 10.00 17.90 WSDOT City of Sumner 5.50 431.75 Steven M. Mullet Mayor, City of T ila FAST Corridor 2002 MOU 10 [date]