HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilities 2016-02-09 Item 2B - Update - Valley View Sewer District Loop Area SewersMayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor Ekberg
FROM:
Utilities Committee
Bob Giberson, Public Works *16
Director
BY:
Mike Cusick, Senior Program Manager
DATE:
February 5, 2016
SUBJECT:
Valley View Sewer District Loop Area Sewers
Project No. 81240203
Project Update
Ali
ISSUE
Valley View Sewer District applied for construction funding through the Washington State Department
of Ecology Clean Water State Revolving Loan /Centennial Clean Water Grant fund to pay for new
sewer construction in the Loop Neighborhood, and the preliminary offer list is now available.
BACKGROUND
Tukwila City Council approved an Interlocal Agreement with Valley View Sewer District for providing
sanitary sewer service to the Loop Area at the May 18, 2015 City Council meeting. Valley View held an
Open House on September 10, 2015, to share preliminary project and cost details with residents of the
area. Valley View presented the same preliminary project and cost details to the Tukwila City Council at
a Committee of the Whole meeting on October 12, 2015. At that meeting Valley View committed to
keeping the City council informed when additional information about project funding became available,
DISCUSSION
The Washington State Department of Ecology funding offer list ranks the new sewer construction
project for the Loop Area 3rd out of 148 applications from agencies across Washington State. Loan
funding is available at 1.0% interest, and there is a chance that grant funding will become available as
well, depending on state legislative action this year. Grant funding could be approved by the State in a
supplemental budget, which will be considered in the current legislative session, or it could be approved
in the State biennium budget process in 2017.
Valley View Sewer District is requesting City support for efforts to have the Centennial Clean Water
Grant program funded in the State's supplemental budget. Valley View would like to host another Open
House for the Loop Area residents to provide an update on this project.
RECOMMENDATION
For information only.
AukdataAMpw common$tpw engVprojectsta- sw projects',valley view loop area sewerstinfo memo loop area sewer update 02 -05.16 gl,docx 23