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Home My WebLink AboutTrans 2014-04-28 Item 3D - SCATBd - 3/18/14 Meeting Summary, Regional Competition and 4/15/14 AgendaSOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) March 18, 2014 MEETING SUMMARY Members Councilmember Marcie Palmer (Chair) Councilmember Bill Peloza (Vice- Chair) Councilmember Wayne Snoey Councilmember Carol Benson Councilmember Dana Ralph Stacy Trussler Councilmember Jeannie Burbidge Chris Arkills Councilmember Jeanette Burrage Mayor Leanne Guier Commissioner Don Meyer Maiya Andrews Councilmember Linda Johnson Peter Stackpole City of Renton City of Auburn City of Covington City of Black Diamond City of Kent WSDOT City of Federal Way King County (Alternate) City of Des Moines City of Pacific Port of Tacoma City of Burien (Alternate) City of Maple Valley Pierce Transit I. Open Meeting After opening comments and introductions the Board welcomed John Resha for a briefing on the King County Transportation District Ballot Proposal. II. King County Transportation District Proposal - John Resha, Interim KCTD Director John Resha, Interim Director of the King County Transportation District (KCTD), briefed the Board on the District and its transportation funding proposal. King County and cities have identified that additional funding is needed to maintain current levels of bus service and maintain local arterials. On Feb. 24, the KCTD Board approved a resolution to put a funding measure up for a public vote on April 22. The Transportation District is proposing a $60 annual vehicle fee and a one - tenth -of -a -cent increase in the sales tax; both would sunset after 10 years. Based on current financial forecasts, these sources would generate about $130 million annually. Forty percent of the funds would be distributed on the basis of population to the 39 cities in King County and to the King County road fund for the unincorporated area of the county. Sixty percent of the funds would be distributed to King County. The funds would be used first to fill Metro Transit's funding gap and preserve Metro's current level of service. Once current services are funded, the remaining revenue from the 60 percent share would be equally distributed for Metro and for unincorporated area road purposes. The proposal also includes a low - income rebate program of up to $20 of the $60 vehicle fee, and will support keeping Metro's new low- income fare at $1.25 for two years, rather than starting at $1.50. 21 III. Reports, Communications and Citizen Comments The Board approved the meeting summary for the February 18, 2014 SCATBd meeting. Vice -Chair Peloza passed out a draft City of Auburn resolution regarding oil transportation through Auburn, he also mentioned that the National League of Cities is also considering a similar resolution. Councilmember Snoey mentioned that the Southeast Area Transportation Solutions group was briefed by BNSF representative on BN actions on oil train safety. IV. SCATBd Review and Recommendation of Top 5 TAC Scored Projects for PSRC Regional Grant Competition The SCATBd Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) presented their recommended projects for the PSRC Regional FHWA grant competition process. The TAC asked for a SCATBd recommendation on their project list. The SCATBd TAC met on March 5, 2014 to review and score seven projects submitted by South King County cities for the PSRC's Regional Grant Competition Process. The PSRC holds the Regional Competition every two to three years for the region to compete for $66.26 million in Federal FHWA funds. SCATBd, SeaShore, and ETP, each submit five projects to compete for federal funds. ACTION: SCATBd approved the following list of projects to continue in the next round of the PSRC's Regional Competition process. Project Sponsor Funding Request SR 99 HOV Lanes Phase V Federal Way $7,000,000 Rainier Ave S Corridor Improvements - Phase 4 Renton $2,600,000 Strander Blvd/SW 27th Extension Tukwila $5,000,000 SR 518 EB Off -Ramp to Des Moines Memorial Drive Burien $11,600,179 W Main Street Multimodal Corridor and ITS Improvements Auburn $3,867,500 V. Oil Transportation Safety - David Byers, Washington State Department of Ecology, Spills Program Response Section Manager Mr. Byers briefed the Board on the current Department of Ecology Spills Program in the context of projected increase in crude oil trains traffic moving through the state from the Bakken Oil fields in North Dakota. Five refineries in Washington are in the permitting process to allow for new transfer of Bakken crude oil. Mr. Byers said while the Department of Ecology's spill response program is currently a national model for best practices, its inland preparedness along rail corridors is not up to the same level of readiness, something the Department of Ecology would like to address. Mr. Byers said there was a lack of prevention and preparedness planning authority for rail, Ecology currently has authority to regulate rail at the transfer point, but no clear authority along the rail corridors; there is a lack of information of product oil type and volume moving through the region; and there is a potential decline in revenue to support the Spills Program work because crude oil coming by rail and pipeline is not taxed. Mr. Byers said the Department of Ecology is considering a budget request for additional full time employee positions to address risk mitigation and management both on the marine and inland waters and to develop response plans along inland waters. 22 Other Attendees: Maryann Zukowski, Normandy Park Bob Lindskov, Covington Any Williamson, Black Diamond Tom Gut, SeaTac Jim Seitz, Renton Rick Perez, Federal Way Brandon Carver, Des Moines Denise Cieri, WSDOT Cameron Duncan, Hopelink Dan Trimble, Burien Monica Whitman, Kent Robin Tischmak, Tukwila Marwan Salloum, Federal Way Doug Levy Brittany Jarnot Pablo Para, Auburn James Webb, Auburn Ed Conyers, WSDOT 23 Regional Project Selection Process — Update and Next Steps On March 21, 2014 the King County Members of the PSRC's Regional Project Evaluation Committee (RPEC) met to review and prioritize 18 project proposals for the PSRC Regional FHWA grant program competition process (SCATBd approved 5 South County projects at their March 18 meeting). On March 26, 2014 the King County Project Evaluation Committee approved the top twelve projects to proceed to the next level in the Regional Project competition process (see attached project spreadsheet). On April 2, 2014 the King County Members of the Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC) Transportation Policy Board reviewed and approved the recommendation from the King County Project Evaluation Committee on the top twelve projects to move to the next level in the PSRC Regional FHWA grant program competition. On April 24 and 25 project sponsors of the 12 King County projects, along with 24 other projects, will present their projects to the PSRC's RPEC. The other 24 projects include 6 from Kitsap County, 6 from Pierce County, 6 from Snohomish County, 2 from Sound Transit, 2 from WSDOT, and 2 from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. PSRC staff will re -score the 36 projects after the RPEC presentations. The following table shows the prioritized list the top twelve projects that will move to the next level of competition. 24 Project Proposals from the King County Area for PSRC's Regional FHWA Grant Program Competition Rank 1 Sponsor Agency Onl Project Title to s 12 s ro'ects moves on to the next level of the Project Description Builds ITS improvements on two corridors near downtown Seattle (Denny Way and 1st Avenue South). Supporting infrastructure, such as upgrades to Seattle's Traffic Operations Center, are included in the project scope. Regional Funding Program Com 1 etition Phase Federal Funding Request Scoring Category Score 75 Geographic Area Seattle Center City Gateway ITS STP Preliminary Engineering & Construction $ 6,570,000 Corridors West 2 KC Metro Transit Speed and Reliability Corridor Improvements Investments on priority transit corridors to improve speed and reliability while also providing improved pedestrian amentias. STP Preliminary Engineering & Construction $ 5,683,000 Corridors 75 Countywide 3 Tukwila Strander Blvd/SW 27th Extension Complete the 5 -lane connection of Strander Blvd and SW 27th Street, between Naches Avenue SW and West Valley Highway under the BNSF and UPRR railways. STP Preliminary Engineering & Right of Way $ 5,000,000 Centers 72 South 4 Bellevue NE 15th Street/116th to 120th Avenues NE Design Design new east/west roadway between Downtown Bellevue and Bel -Red corridor. Will include two travel lanes in each direction with wide multi- purpose path and sidewalk. Roadway will be raised to cross over East Link light rail line. STP Preliminary Engineering $ 3,000,000 Corridors 70 East 5 Seattle Route 48 Electrification (23rd Avenue Trolley) Scope of work includes trolley lines, poles, substations, and other supporting infrastructure CMAQ Preliminary Engineering & Construction $ 10,000,000 Corridors 70 West 6 Renton Logan Avenue North from Cedar River Bridge to North 6th Street The project will reconstruct the existing failing pavement, construct a continuous sidewalk and planter on the east side of Logan Ave. and install a new traffic signal at the intersection 3rd and Logan. STP Construction $ 2,600,000 Centers 70 East 7 Federal Way SR 99 HOV Lanes Phase V Construct HOV lanes, raised medians, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lighting, and access management on SR 99; construct new traffic signal at S 344th Street; and add a southbound left -turn lane at SR 18 / S 348th St STP Construction $ 7,000,000 Corridors 69 South 8 Bothell SR 522 Multi -Modal Corridor Stage 3 Funding will complete the right -of -way phase for the segment between 83rd Place NE and Wayne Curve (west of 96th Avenue NE). Project elements include: widening GP lanes; adding BAT lanes; access management; interconnect of signals; sidewalks (north side only); street illumination. STP Right of Way $ 5,200,000 Corridors 69 East 9 Bellevue 120th Avenue NE/NE 12th to NE 16th Streets Construction Widen the roadway to five lanes (two travel in each direction with turn pockets and center lanes). Improve or install where missing - bike lanes, curb, gutter, sidewalk, lighting, landscaping. Construct overcrossing of planned East Link light rail line. STP Construction $ 4,500,000 Corridors 68 East 10 Seattle Broadway Streetcar Extension Construct an extension of the First Hill streetcar line along Broadway from approximately Denny Way to Roy Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Construct an adjacent protected bike lane to promote nonmotorized access to local destinations and transit services. CMAQ Construction $ 10,000,000 Centers 68 West 11 Renton Rainier Ave S Corridor Improvements - Phase 4 Improvements include sidewalk widening & street - soaping, segment construction of the Lake Washington Loop Trail, a pedestrian HAWK signal, pedestrian illumination, transit facility improvements, access management, reconstruct traffic signal at Airport Way, new traffic signal at NW 3rd P1 and landscaped buffers. STP Construction $ 2,600,000 Corridors 65 South 12 Shoreline SR 523 (NNE 145th Street): Aurora Ave N to Interstate 5 Design and environmental work on N/NE 145th Street Improvements. STP Preliminary Engineering $ 4,300,000 Corridors 64 West 13 KC DNRP Lake to Sound Trail, Segment A Construct segment A of the Lake to Sound Trail, a 1.0 mile multi - purpose shared use path through the Black River Riparian Forest from Naches Avenue SW (Renton) to Fort Dent Park (Tukwila). CMAQ Construction $ 2,400,000 Corridors 63 South 14 Kenmore West Sammamish River Bridge Replacement Replace the deteriorating 76 year -old southbound bridge on 68th Ave NE. The new bridge will replace the existing two southbound lanes and sidewalk up to current standards. The existing bridge is key link between to SR 522, but has sufficiency rating of 2.5 out of 100. STP Preliminary Engineering $ 2,785,000 Corridors 63 East 25 Project Proposals from the King County Area for PSRC's Regional FHWA Grant Program Competition Onl to 1 12 1 ro"ects moves on to the next level of the Re. Tonal Com 1 etition Rank Sponsor Agency Funding Project Title Project Description Program Phase Federal Funding Request Scoring Category Score Geographic Area 15 Shoreline N 175th Street: Stone Avenue N to Interstate 5 Design and environmental work on N 175th Street improvements. STP Preliminary Engineering $ 3,546,500 Corridors 61 West 16 King County Ferry District Seattle Central Waterfront Regional Passenger Only Ferry Terminal Replacement of the passenger only ferry terminal on the Seatte central waterfront at Colman Dock. STP Construction $ 3,000,000 Centers 61 West 17 Auburn W Main Street Multimodal Corridor and ITS Improvements On W Main St., convert the existing 4 -lane roadway section to a 3 -lane section with center two -way left turn lane, new bike lanes, sidewalks, and LED lighting, and streetscape improvements between West Valley Hwy and the Interurban Trail. Make ITS improvements including interconnecting and coordinating traffic signals. STP Construction $ 3,867,500 Corridors 59 South 18 Burien SR 518 EB Off Ramp to Des Moines Memorial Drive Reconstruct the existing half diamond interchange at Des Moines Memorial Drive into a full diamond interchange. Phase 1 includes adding an east bound two lane off ramp from SR 518 to Des Moines Memorial Drive. STP Construction $ 11,600,179 Corridors 59 South 26 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:00 — 11:00 a.m. SeaTac City Hall 4800 South 188th Street SeaTac Agenda 1. Open Meeting • Introductions • Approve summary of March 18, 2014 SCATBd Meeting (Attachment A) Action 9:00 a.m. 2 Reports, Communications and Citizen Requests to Comment • Chair or Vice Chair • Participant Updates from RTC and Other Regional Committees • Public Comment Reports and Discussion 9:02 a.m. 3. Washington State Road Usage Charge Assessment — Jeff Doyle, WASDOT, Public Private Partnership Director Report and Discussion 9:30 a.m. 4. Next Generation Air Transportation System Report - Stephen Kiehl, PSRC Report and Discussion 10:10 a.m. 5. • May 20, 2014 Treats — Covington • For the Good of the Order • Adjourn 27