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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1225 - South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd)CITY OF TUKWILA WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 1225 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENT TO JOIN WITH KING COUNTY AND OTHER CITIES TO FORM THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO MANAGE MULTI JURISDICTIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN THE SOUTH COUNTY REGION WHEREAS, South King County has a history of multi jurisdictional transportation planning dating back to the late 1970's including the Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan (GRVTAP) which was a multi- jurisdictional effort coordinated by the Puget Sound Council of Governments (now Puget Sound Regional Council) and involving King County, the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the cities of Auburn, Kent, Renton, and Tukwila, and WHEREAS, each of the jurisdictions in the South King County area has experienced significant population growth and economic development in the last decade and project continued growth and development in the future; and WHEREAS, the cities of Auburn, Kent, Renton, and Tukwila have changed in geographic area since the late 1970's, and WHEREAS, the cities of Algona, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Milton, Normandy Park, and Pacific did not participate in the GRVTAP because they were outside the study area, but are clearly impacted by traffic congestion problems in the South County Area, and WHEREAS, the cities of Burien, Federal Way, and SeaTac did not exist during most of the transportation planning history in South King County; and WHEREAS, King County, Metro, WSDOT, and the cities of Auburn, Kent, Renton, Tukwila, and SeaTac have demonstrated, through the South County Area Transportation Benefit District Steering Committee and program development effort, the benefits which can be achieved by regional coordination, and WHEREAS, the enormous cost of many of the needed transportation improvements and their importance to South King County as a whole demonstrate the need for a cooperative approach to the planning, financing and construction of these improvements, and WHEREAS, many of the transportation problems which were identified in GRVTAP still exist and new transportation management issues have emerged including Commute Trip Reduction Act of 1990, the transportation planning and financing requirements of the Growth Management Act of 1990, and the regional high capacity transportation plan, and WHEREAS, a cooperative approach to the transportation problems will facilitate application of the South King County jurisdictions for funding from the State of Washington and the United States, and WHEREAS, a proposal has been made to reorganize and expand the South County Area Transportation Benefit District Steering Committee to form the South County Area Transportation Board as described in Exhibit A to serve as a central forum for solving transportation issues affecting the South County area jurisdictions; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The City of Tukwila will join together with King County and the other cities of South King County that may choose to do so to form the South County Area Transportation Board as described in Exhibit A and the City Council will designate an elected official representative and an alternate to represent the City on the Board. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this 21st day of September 1992. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED. Jane E. Cantu, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM. OFFICE OF TOE CITY ATTORNEY Filed with the City Clerk: 7 /7 Passed by the City Council. 9 a/- 5Z Resolution Number Allan Ekberg, Council Presid SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD EXHIBIT A Purpose: The Board shall serve as a central forum for information sharing, consensus building, and coordination to resolve transportation issues implement transportation programs and projects that benefit the South County area jurisdictions and region. Membership: Membership shall be extended to: King County; the cities of South King County including Algona, Auburn, Black Diamond, Burien, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Kent, Milton, Normandy Park, Pacific, Renton, SeaTac, and Tukwila; METRO, the Port of Seattle, Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), Valley Area Transportation Alliance (VATA), and Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT); and others as the Board may later determine. Each Board member shall serve for a term of two years or until the member's term of office expires, whichever occurs first. Board Representation: Each city member shall be entitled to one position on the board. King County shall be entitled to two positions. The Port of Seattle, METRO, PSRC, VATA, and WSDOT shall be entitled to one position each. Each member should appoint one representative and one alternate to the Board. For the County and cities, the representative should be an elected official; the alternate may be an elected official or high level staff member as best serves both the jurisdiction and the Board. Voting: The Board shall operate by consensus whenever possible, but in those matters requiring a vote, voting shall be assigned as follows: (1) King County shall have two votes and each of the city members of the Board shall have one vote each, and (2) the Port of Seattle, METRO, PSRC, VATA, and WSDOT shall be non voting members of the Board. Board Conduct: A quorum of Board membership, that being at least fifty percent of the number of members plus one, shall be required to conduct business. At least fifty percent of the number of voting board members plus one affirmative votes are required to take action. The Board shall establish its own bylaws and rules of procedure. The Board may establish such committees as are necessary to carry out its purpose including but not limited to a technical advisory committee as described in this Exhibit. Technical Advisory Committee: Each member jurisdiction or agency shall appoint an appropriate department director or division manager to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The City of Seattle, the Eastside Transportation Program, Pierce County, the City of Tacoma, and Pierce Transit may appoint similar level staff to the TAC. Other jurisdictions, agencies, or groups may be added as determined by the Board. The TAC shall provide technical assistance as requested by the Board and shall advise the Board of emergent transportation issues for the Board's consideration. To the extent possible, existing technical or other work groups with which South County jurisdictions are already participating should be used. South County area staff could, if necessary, form a subregional caucus for the purpose of assisting in bringing issues to the Technical Advisory Committee or the Board. EXHIBIT A Page Two Public Sector Participation: The Valley Area Transportation Alliance, as a broadly based business interest group with the goal of improving transportation problems in the South County area, shall be recognized as the body representing South County area business community interests and shall be represented on the Board and on the TAC. Citizen involvement in the Board shall be as follows: (1) Interested citizen groups shall be placed on the mailing list for Board meetings to ensure that those groups are kept informed of Board activities; and (2) for Board undertakings for which citizen involvement can have a specifically identified purpose, the Board shall establish a citizens advisory committee (CAC) to which each voting member of the Board shall make an appointment. The chair of the CAC shall sit as a non voting member of the Steering Committee and TAC for the duration of the CAC's existence. Staff Support: For the first year, King County will provide general administrative support for the Board and TAC. Each member jurisdiction is expected to contribute such staff as is necessary to accomplish Board agreed upon tasks. Work Program: The Board may undertake activities consistent with its purposes and shall prepare an annual work program for the following year and progress report on the year just completed for submittal to its member jurisdiction by December 31 of each year. Regional Arterial Plan: The Board shall develop a South County Area Transportation Action Plan (RAP) which describes the region's transportation conditions, identifies regional transportation needs, prioritizes those needs, identifies responsible agencies, identifies possible funding sources, and, where appropriate, recommends a funding strategy for specific projects or corridors. The RAP shall be submitted to member jurisdictions for adoption by resolution. The Board shall annually review the RAP and propose any necessary revisions to update the plan to reflect project implementation or changes in transportation needs and conditions. Board actions must be consistent with the RAP. Cost Sharing Guidelines: At such time that member jurisdictions agree that the Board requires on -going administrative support or that a specific undertaking of the Board requires specific support, these guidelines shall generally apply: (1) Annual Review of Financing: The Board shall determine by June 1 of each year whether a financial contribution will be requested of the Board jurisdictions, agencies, and organizations. (2) King County and City Members: Costs shall be shared among the County and cities in accordance with the degree of benefit received from the activity to be funded. Unless agreed to otherwise, administrative costs shall be distributed by the percent of population each jurisdiction has within the Board's boundaries according to the most recent population estimate of the Washington State Office of Financial Management. EXHIBIT A Page Three (3) Other Board Members: The Port of Seattle, METRO, WSDOT, VATA, PSRC and other non voting members shall be expected to make a direct funding or in- kind contribution in accordance with their degree of benefit received. (4) Intel Agreement Required: An interlocal agreement specifying cost sharing, purpose, scope of work and other details is required to obligate a member jurisdiction to funding participation. 93 SOUTH COUNTY AREA LADED 1992 19 II. RECOMMENDED ISSUES: These are SPORTATION which will SPECIAL TRAM issues County elected I. t South issues are s pecific the attention term. These order official require the near priority officials in recommended p listed below in 1992_1993. f the period 1• Commute Trip Reduction Law Implementation Plan (RIM Noon an d Transit 2. Regional ernatives, Rail Alternatives, Comprehe Growth Management Act lans} 3 and T King al Arterial Plan for South 4. Regional N BOARD WORK PROGRAM TATIO ISSUES: These TRANSPORTATION will require TRANSPpRTAWh N h elected are ANNUAL/ transportation issues area are attention of South County area basis• the attention an annual or on -9 s on These is are not prioritized. These i Applications/Monitoring 1. TIB Protect APP ortation Surface Transp et Sound 2. lntermodal Act (ISTEA} /Pug Efficiency Coordinat 3. Funding Options WSOOT Coordination or Relations 4 Sect 5. P NEEDS /ISSUES MONITORING onitoring III. issue warrant County Some t on the South for possible im Ss stem, but are no work appropriate oar inclusion in the to the program. m. ti se will be brought or briefing PrQgrsm' informati w hether Board's attentio will consider work purpose s h o uld be added to the issues prog dg /skc /isswork B/18/92 NO. SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUE RECOMMENDED 1992 -1993 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD WORK PROGRAM 1. Commute Trip Reduction Implementation- -The 1991 Commute Trip Reduction Act requires King County and its cities with major employers (with 100 or more employees) to adopt commute trip reduction ordinances by January 1993 and to have programs in place to review, approve and monitor major employers' TOM plans by July 1993. All of the South County cities except Milton and Normandy Park are affected. The South County cities could collectively receive about $462,000 in State technical assistance funding for the 1992/93 biennium. Currently under discussion at the staff level is the issue of whether jurisdictions will carry out their mandated CTR responsibilities individually or use a common approach such as contracting with Metro to manage most, if not all, the CTR program. The CTR program will require on -going management and will be reassessed by the State in 1996 to determine its effectiveness in reducing commute travel and in improving air quality and to identify needed program revisions. 2. Regional Transportation Program (RTP) -Rail Alternatives, HOV, and Transit Enhancement: This issue area covers a number of decisions regarding public transportation including choices among rail transit, dedicated transit ways, and HOV lanes; the alignment of a possible north -south rail transit line through South King County; discussion of an Eastside connection with the Valley cities; the possible implementation of a rail commuter service through the Valley Cities; and the completion of the HOV core lane system plus "transit- friendly" HOV improvements Metro is expected to move towards establishing three major regions within King County for allocating bus service. There will be significant service allocation decisions if voters approve in 1993 the HCT system plan and financing which is expected to include 1 million hours of new bus service. POTENTIAL PRODUCT /OUTCOME Provide a focal point for the development of a coordinated South County area approach to implementing the CTR Act.(1992- 1993) Identify issues and problems and develop recommended positions on rail versus dedicated transit ways or other alternatives, and, if appropriate, recommendations on alignment and station decisions in a rail plan. (1993) Recommend position on HOV improvements in system plan. (1993) Establish a strong voice in the allocation of new bus service in the South County area. RECOMMENDED 1992 -1993 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD WORK PROGRAM ANNUAL /ON -GOING TRANSPORTATION ISSUES 1. TIB Project Applications /Monitoring: The Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) provides an important source of funding for transportation improvements in congested urban areas such as are found in the South County area. The TIB places high value on projects submitted through coordinated, multi jurisdictional programs such as the SCATBD and ETP. Currently funded TIB funded projects will require close multijurisdictional cooperation to complete. Future TIB funding will be needed to complete improvements on high priority corridors. 2. Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act /Puget Sound Regional Council Coordination:: The new federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) replaces FAUS funding which has been available to local jurisdictions with new flexible funding to be programmed through MPO's (the PSRC) and also changes the priorities for allocating those funds to projects. There is considerable latitude given to the MPO in establishing local priorities and criteria. The PSRC has established a Transportation Policy Board which will be responsible for federal funding issues. 3. Funding Options: There are a number of transportation funding revenue sources available to local jurisdictions which have not yet been implemented. The HOV acceleration option and possibly the local option gas tax should be assessed for availability and possible implementation after Metro puts a financing package for the high capacity transit proposal before the voters (probably in late 1993). The commercial parking tax should be assessed for possible implementation after the Commute Trip Reduction law is implemented. To be effective, the commercial parking tax will require a regionally coordinated effort. All cities have the street utility available to them. The transportation benefit district remains an option for financing transportation improvements, although it is unlikely to be implemented in the near future. With the new GMA concurrency requirements, there will be need to assess the role these funding options could have in funding needed transportation improvements. POTENTIAL PRODUCT /OUTCOME Recommend /submit coordinated package of TIB project applications. (on- going) Provide oversight for coordinated implementation of TIB- funded projects. (on- going) Recommend coordinated package of ISTEA project applications. Provide oversight for coordinated implementation of ISTEA- funded projects. (on- going) Monitor the implementation of local transportation financing options. Develop and recommend subregional strategy for coordinated implementation of local options, or coordinated positions on regional options, or transportation legislation as appropriate.