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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2013-06-25 Item 2A - Grant Acceptance - State Regional Mobility Grant for Tukwila Urban Center Pedestrian-Bicycle BridgeTO: City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Mayor Haggerton Transportation Committee FROM: Bob Giberson, Public Works Director 496ij BY: Cyndy Knighton, Senior Program Manager DATE: June 21, 2013 SUBJECT: Tukwila Urban Center — Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge Project No. 90510403 Acceptance of Grant ISSUE City acceptance of a State Regional Mobility grant in the amount of $6,870,000 awarded to the Tukwila Urban Center — Pedestrian /Bicycle Bridge over the Green River Project. BACKGROUND In October 2012, Council authorized staff to submit a grant application to the Washington State Department of Transportation Regional Mobility program for right -of -way acquisition and construction of the TUC Pedestrian/ Bicycle Bridge. This grant application was successful and has been incorporated directly into the Washington State biennial budget. According to CIP Policy, staff must get approval from the full Council before accepting grants. Design is underway and the 30% plans have been completed and reviewed by staff. Environmental review and permitting are also underway and full design and permitting is expected to be completed by March 2014. Right -of -way acquisition can take a year to acquire and the City could start on this process later this year. Construction is currently anticipated to be over an 18 -24 month period to coordinate with fish windows and other restrictions associated with working over the Green River. DISCUSSION The Regional Mobility Grant Program requires a local match of at least 20% of the total cost of the project from direct contributions. City funds, park impact fees, and other future grants can be used as match, as well as staff salaries and past expenditures, including previously awarded grants for the design work. The Regional Mobility Grant is a 4 -year award over two state biennial budgets. The award for the 2013 -2015 biennium is $4.6M and the continuing award into the 2015 -2017 biennium is for $2.2M. This is very similar to the awarded grant for the Transit Center Project from the same agency. FISCAL IMPACT On the attached 2013 CIP page 12, only $810,000 is shown from park impact fees, although the park impact fee schedule includes up to $1,600,000 to be utilized for the Pedestrian Bridge Project. If the park impact fees were increased to reflect the full $1,600,000, the City's General Fund's contribution could be reduced to $252,000. RECOMMENDATION Phase Amount Funding Source Amount Design $1,633,833 Awarded Grants $1,496,833 General Fund 102,000 Park Impact Fee 35,000 Right of Way $1,100,000 Regional Mobility $870,000 General Fund 140,000 Park Impact Fee 90,000 Construction $7,485,000 Regional Mobility $6,000,000 General Fund 800,000 Park Impact Fee 685,000 Total $10,218,833 Total $10,218,833 Council is being asked to formally accept the State's Regional Mobility Grant for the Tukwila Urban Center — Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Project in the amount of $6,870,000 and consider this item on the Consent Agenda at the July 1, 2013 Regular Meeting. Attachment: May 28, 2013 E -mail Notification of Award Excerpt from the 2013 -2015 LEAP Transportation Document (ESSB 5024) 2013 CIP page 12 W: \PW Eng \PROJECTS\A- RW & RS Projects \TUC Ped Bicycle Bridge (90510403) \Grants \INFORMATION MEMO - Grant Acceptance Regional Mobility Award.docx 1 Cyndy Knighton Prom: Eldridge, Mark <EldridM@wsdot.wa.gov> Sent: Tuesday, May ZELZ0l3ll:33AM To: Morrison, David; Dong, Jonathan; Kirk McKinley; Cyndy Knighton; dianas@kitsaptransit.com; Barb Hunter (bhunter@piercetransit.org); Overby, Monica; Wolterink, Lisa; Otterstrom, Karl; Howell, Gordon; Marcia Smith (msmith@skagh1ransit.o»g);stevemeU0pdsidgefie|dmm.usHeffennar\Petec (melissa.cauley@commtrans.org); Kathryn Rasmussen; DBloom@intercitytransit.com; (BHo|man@intercitytransitzwm);'dorindazosta@seatt|eguv' (dorinda.costa@seattle.gov); Chuck Green ([huckGKpc-tranong); ju|ies@c-ten.o»g; Kelly Hayden (khavden@pierce{mnsito»g); 'Barb Savary' (savary@islandtransit.org); madams@piercetransit.org; (kmcmullen@bft.org); Suing, Troy; Futrell, Kevin (Kevin.Futrell@yakimawa.gov); dcl@bft.org; AFreeman@intercitytransit.com; Martha Rose; Dale O'Brien; (manciaC@ridewtazom)(maoia[Kpridewtazom) Cc: Rutledge, Nicole; Eldridge, Mark Subject: Regional Mobility Grant Projects for 2013-2015 Welcome! You're receiving this email because your project(s) has been selected for funding by the Washington State Legislature for the 2013'2015 biennium. It's been almost a year since the call for new project went out and a lot of energy has been expended getting to this point, well done! Now that the project list is complete WSDOT staff will be preparing contracts for each new project. We will also be preparing contract amendments for the continuing projects. I anticipate they will be ready and in your hands by the end mf]une. So what happens next? I have a few helpful hints and reminders to pass along: • Please review your project schedule and make sure it's up to date. If it isn't, then please send me a revised page by June 10th • Please review your planned expenditures by quarter. If that needs to be updated, then please have that to me bv June 1nm. • Any expenditure made on the project before June 30, 2013 can be counted towards your match requirement, but not eligible for reimbursement. � For four year projects make sure your scope of work will get you to the minimum milestones for continued funding in 2015-2017 biennium. The grant application guide describes the minimum milestones. • Starting July 1, 2013 any eligible project expense is eligible for reimbursement regardless when the contract is signed. • A project Performance Measurement Plan (PMP) is required to be reviewed and approved by WSDOT before a reimbursement request will be processed and check cut. There are examples of past project PMP's on the Regional Mobility web page copying is encouraged. Janice Helmann will help you prepare the PMP and will also be the one reviewing and approving. As you may recall Janice is the person you sent your Year 1 and Year 4 VT and VMT reduction to in Step 1 of the grant application process. HelmannJ@wsdot.wa.gov 206-464-1284. You can start on this now and beat the rush. • The project scope you included in your grant application is what we expect you to build or provide. If the project scope must change for some reason you must contact me immediately. • If you're project cost comes in 10% lower than you anticipated you must contact me immediately. 2 • When you do send us a reimbursement reques please make sure its painfully easy for us to track the expenditures. Some of the reimbursement request are several inches thick and we don't know what numbers your taking from where. Please use highlighter, sticky notes, a spreadsheet anything to help us follow the rabbit trail. It will get done faster and you won't get a phone call from us. � The supporting documentation you send should add up to the total expenses on the reimbursement form (we will send each grantee a custom Reimbursement Request form). w A project that has more than 20Y6 local match can bill the grant at 100Y6. A project that has 2096 local match must bill the grant at 80% of the eligible expenses. • Please use the Regional Mobility Grant funds early, because you don't have to deal with reappropriation requests and accruals. This will make all our lives easier, but if you can't that's fine too. w A grantee must bill the grant at least quarterly. Someplace it says a grantee can't bill more than once a month, but I say bill as often as you need to. The caveat is, please make sure it's for a reasonable amount ($2,000 or more), because they take time to process and we don't have as many staff as we used to. The first and mos important thing I do as grant manager is to help you complete your project on time, on budget, and in scope. The other less glamorous thing deals with accountability and reporting. Call us any time you have questions. We will do everything we can to help you! I plan to schedule a meetings with each of you over the next few months, because I want us to get to know each other, and you're projects in more detail. Mark Eldridge Regional Mobility Grant Program Manager Park and Ride Lot Program Manager 360'705'7273 2 3 LEAP Transportation Document 2013-2 as developed April 23, 2013 ALL PROJECTS Public Transportation (V) (Dollars in Thousands) -- Fund Source -- Total Bin Project Leg Dist TPA Nckl Othr 2011-13 2013-15 2015-17 2017.19 2019-21 2021-23 2023 + (incl. Prior) 016 20130031 Island, Skagit and Whatcom Transits. Tri County 10.38 0 0 El 0 2.300 0 0 0 0 0 2,300 Connector 017 20130100 City of Tukwila, Urban Center Pedestrian Bridge I I 0 0 IT (1 4,600 2,270 0 0 0 0 6.870 Contingency (Unfunded) Regional Mobility Grants 0 24,409 10,353 0 0 0 0 34,762 001 20130019 Sound Transit, Tacoma Trestle Replacement & 27 0 0 El 0 7,000 0 0 0 0 0 7,000 Capacity Improvements 20130101 Kimp-Transit.5R-305-1nterchange 23 0 0 g 0 2.326 00 00 0 2,326 Improvements at Suquamish Way Park an (103 20130101 King County Metro, Nonhgate Transit Center 43 0 0 El 0 1,187 2,313 0 0 0 3,500 Redevelopment 004 20130104 Spokane Transit. West Plains Transit Center 06, 07 0 0 El 0 1,600 6.400 0 0 0 0 8,000 005 20130105 King County Metro. Madison Street Corridor 43 0 0 l5 (1 2,440 1,640 0 0 0 0 4,080 006 20130026 City of Mukilteu, Mukilico Multimodal 21 0 0 Pl 0 1,00(1 (1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Pedestrian Bridge Project 007 20130106 City of Kenmore. SR 522 West A (61st Ave NE 46 0 0 g 0 5,202 (1 0 0 0 0 5.202 to 65th Ave NE 008 20130108 City of Langley, Port of South Whidbey Park and 10, 21 0 0 IT 0 2.634 0 0 0 0 0 2.634 Ride facility with ,Sunda 009 20130110 Clallam Transit. Kitchen Dick/Highway 101 24 0 0 0 300 (1 0 0 0 0 300 Park and Ride 010 20130112 Jefferson Transit, Jefferson Healthcare Transit 24 0 0 IT 0 160 0 0 0 0 (1 160 Bus Pullout and Shelter 011 20130113 River Cities Transit, Transit Service 19 0 0 IT 0 560 0 0 0 0 0 56(1 Improvements ESSB 5024 Striking Amendment Page 36 of 47 Version: 131...EGRAR CITY OF TUKWILA CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY 2013 to 2018 PROJECT: Tukwila Urban Center - Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Project No. 90510403 DESCRIPTION: Construct a new pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the Green River. Pedestrian/bicycle connection between Tukwila's Urban Center and commuter rail/Amtrak station. Supports JUSTIFICATION: local and regional goals and policies regarding land use and transportation in Urban Center. Pedestrian System Report identified the optimal location for bridge crossing to be south of the Best Western STATUS: Hotel. Type, Size, and Location Report was completed in 2011. Council approved a design of a twin-tied arch bridge with no accommodation for a future bridge crossing over West Valley Highway. MAINT. IMPACT: To be determined. Design grants: State Enhancement for $1 90k & $500k, Transit Oriented Development (TOD) planning grant vf$55k, and Federal CMAO grant of$7sO.83a. Council approved submitting the application for the vVSDOT COMMENT' ' Regional Mobility grant in October 2012. Project is on Park Impact Fee list with funding of $2 million with an 80%/20% split. FINANCIAL Through Estimated in $000's 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 BEYOND TOTAL EXPENSES Design 267 195 1.171 1,683 Land(RNO 1.100 1.100 Const. Mgmt. 1,000 1.000 Construction 0,485 6.485 TOTAL EXPENSES 267 195 1,171 1.100 7,485 n 0 0 10,218 FUND SOURCES Awarded Grant 245 130 1.121 1,496 Proposed Grant 870 6.080 6.870 Mitigation Actual 0 Park Impact Fees Expected 35 90 685 810 City Oper. Revenue 22 65 15 140 000 0 0 0 0 1.042 TOTAL SOURCES 267 195 1,171 1.100 7,485 0 0 0 0 10.318 oject Location 2013 - 2018 Capital Improvement Program 12 5