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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2010-02-01 Item 3B - Application - 2010 Transportation Stimulus FundsTO: ISSUE BACKGROUND DISCUSSION RECOMMENDATION City of Tukwila INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Mayor Haggerton Transportation Committee FROM: Bob Giberson, Public Works Director DATE: January 26, 2010 SUBJECT: 2010 Transportation Stimulus Funds The City was recently notified of an immediate application deadline for 2010 Transportation Stimulus Funds. W: \PW Eng \OTHER \Bob Giberson \Committee_Council \Info Memo 2010 Trans Stimulus Funds.doc Jim Haggerton, Mayor Peter Heffernan, Chair of the King County Project Evaluation Committee (KCPEC), sent out the attached email at 11:15 p.m. on Friday January 22, 2010 to all KCPEC members. In the email, Peter emphasizes the need to submit for a second round of Economic Stimulus Project Prioritization by 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2010. Only projects that are ready or nearly ready to advertise for bids within 90 days of March 1, 2010 will qualify for the application. As required by CIP Policy, this grant application opportunity is being brought to Committee for approval. Further, the grant funds will not be accepted without full Council approval. Two projects are being submitted for the stimulus funding Tukwila Urban Center Access (Klickitat) and Southcenter Parkway Extension. At this stage, it is not clear how much stimulus funds will be allocated to PSRC for 2010. In 2009, PSRC selected 27 shovel -ready priority transportation projects for the $78 million in Federal Highway Administration funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Authorize Staff to apply for the 2010 Transportation Stimulus Funds for the TUC Access and Southcenter Parkway projects. Action Needed: Economic Stimulus Prioritization Round Two Bob Giberson Action Needed: Economic Stimulus Prioritization Round Two From: To: Date: Subject: Attachments: Page 1 of 1 "Heffernan, Peter" "Heffernan, Peter" "Gregg A. Zimmerman" "AJ McClure" "Al Frank" "Alan Lobdell "Amy Patton" "Andrew Austin" "Andy Williamson" "Azim Sheikh Taheri" "B Brackett" "Bethany Wolbrecht- Dunn" "Bob Brock" "Bob Giberson" "Boyd Benson" "Brian Ziegler" "Caroline Brabrook" "Cary Roe" "Chad Bieren" "Charlene Anderson" "Charlie Howard" "Skykomish, Christina" "Chris Hagedorn" "Chris Hankins" "Chris Picard" "Chris Searcy" "Cindy Baker" "Clint Moyer" "Craig Olson" "Craig Stone" "Cynthia Welti" "D Schroeder" "Dan Brewer" "Dan Burke" "Dan Marcinko" "Dan Stroh" Daren Grilley" "Daryl Grigsby" "Dave Janis" "David Godfrey" "David Nemens" "Debbie Bent" "Dennis Dowdy" "Don Cairns" "Don Vondran" "Dorinda Costa" "Doug Jacobson" "Doug Lamothe" "Ed Conyers" "Ed Low" "Eric Miller" "Eric Shields" "Tordillos, Frank" "Frank Zenk" "Fred Satterstrom" "Gary Costa" "Gary Norris" "Gina Estop" "Glenn Akramoff' "Goran Sparmann" "Grant Fredricks" "Gwendolyn Voelpel "Taniguchi, Harold" "Issaquah Valley Trolley Project Barbara Justice" "Jay Bennett" "Osborne, Jay" "Jeff Brauns" "Jenn Benn" "Jennifer Gordon" "Lindwall, Jennifer" "Jim Seitz" "Jim Young" "Joe Willis" "Joel Pfundt" "John Adamson" "John Skelton" "Jon Layzer" "Jon Spangler" "Joshua Johnston" "Jude Willcher" "Juliana Elsom" "Juliana Fries" "Karen Goroski" "Karen Richter" "Karl Franta" "Kelly McGourty" "Kirk McKinley" "Kirste Johnson" "Kjristine Lund" "Lara Thomas "Larry Blanchard" "Larry Burris" "Larry Howard" "Laura Philpot" 01/22/2010 11:15 PM Action Needed: Economic Stimulus Prioritization Round Two Dear KCPEC member: Please find attached three documents: a summary of our Jan. 13 KCPEC meeting, an Economic Stimulus project Prioritization form which we are requesting that you fill out and e -mail to Paul Takamine at paul.takamine @kingcounty.gov by 5:00 PM Tuesday February 3 for projects which you wish to have considered for a potential second round of stimulus funding, and information /guidance on the development of the project list. Please proceed quickly with filling out the prioritization forms because there is not much time to prioritize our projects and develop the requested project lists. Eligible projects are those on the current ARRA contingency list, recently adopted STP /CMAQ contingency list, and new projects that are able to meet federal and regional requirements such as being included in or exempt from the regions long range plan (Destination 2030), NEPA and are ready to obligate funding in 90 days from March I st, 2010. I realize that this is all moving quickly and may lead to some confusion but provide you with the explanations you may need. If you have any questions «KCPEC 2010 Project Prioritization Process.doc» «KCPEC Stimulus Funding Meeting Summary.doc» Sincerely, Peter Heffernan Chair, King County Project Evaluation Committee Phone: (206) 684 -1812 Fax: (206) 684 -2111 E- mail: peter .heffernan(cr�kinecountv.aov I hope that the attached documents will please let me know. 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