HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN 2021-09-13 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKETCity of Tukwila
Finance and Governance
Committee
O Zak Idan, Chair
O Kathy Hougardy
O Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson
AGENDA
Distribution:
Z. Idan
K. Hougardy
C. Delostrinos Johnson
K. Kruller
V. Seal
D. Quinn
T. McLeod
Mayor Ekberg
D. Cline
R. Bianchi
C. O'Flaherty
A. Youn
L. Humphrey
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2021 — 5:30 PM
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Item
Recommended Action
1. BUSINESS AGENDA
a. Update on Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program.
a. Discussion only.
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Cyndy Knighton, Senior Program Manager, Public Works
b. Phase 2 prioritization for American Rescue Plan Act
b. Discussion only.
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(ARPA) funds.
Vicky Carlsen, Finance Director
2. MISCELLANEOUS
Next Scheduled Meeting: September 27, 2021
S. The City of Tukwila strives to accommodate individuals with disabilities.
Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 206-433-1800 (TukwilaCityClerk@TukwilaWA.gov) for assistance.
City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Public Works Department - Hari Ponnekanti, Director/City Engineer
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Finance and Governance Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee
FROM: Hari Ponnekanti, Public Works Director/ City Engineer
BY: Cyndy Knighton, Senior Program Manager
Scott Bates, Traffic Engineering Project Manager
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: August 20, 2021
SUBJECT: Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
Project No. 82110301
2021 Status Update
ISSUE
Provide a status update for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP).
BACKGROUND
The NTCP was adopted at the end of 2018 to address neighborhood concerns with traffic safety.
The Council wanted to ensure that traffic calming safety decisions are based on technical
engineering and applied in a uniform and consistent manner. With the funding changes in
2020/2021, the City's abilities to implement traffic calming strategies on residential streets and
other safety improvements throughout Tukwila were greatly reduced.
DISCUSSION
When the NTCP was adopted 2018, staff had a list of 22 requests. To date, 72 individual requests
have been made for traffic calming. Currently, there are 30 requests waiting for action, waiting for
funding, or are reoccurring complaints that staff have left open for continued reference. With the
possibility of some funding being restored in 2021 and/or 2022, Staff identified ten priority projects
that could be completed with a dedicated budget. The staff recommended projects were selected
to address priority concerns across many areas of the City and include some proactive projects
around schools and the TCC.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The attached table shows the Staff recommendations for implementation should funding be made
available in 2021 or 2022 for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. Potential treatment
options are identified as well as an estimated cost range for each of the potential projects. Funding
needed to accomplish the recommendations ranges from $266,000 to $538,000 in addition to
staff time. Any additional funding would be used toward assessing the remaining requests and
implementing any appropriate treatments.
RECOMMENDATION
Discussion only.
ATTACHMENTS
Page 2, 2021 CIP
Top 10 NTCP Priority List
Top 10 NTCP Priority Map
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CITY OF TUKWILA CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY
2021 to 2026
PROJECT: Traffic Calming/Residential Safety Improvements Project No. 8xx10301
Programmatic approach to addressing neighborhood traffic concerns through a variety of methods.
DESCRIPTION: Residential street improvements with sidewalks, safety improvements, and bike facilities.
JUSTIFICATION: Neighborhood revitalization by improving residential streets.
STATUS: Future candidates are listed in the citywide comprehensive update and safety -based prioritization of
residential street improvements, sidewalks, and bike lanes.
MAINT. IMPACT: Varies, depends on treatment(s) used.
COMMENT: Residential improvements and traffic calming features to reduce speeds and improve pedestrian and bicycle
safety such as the speed cushions, RRFB crossings, LED enhanced signs, Radar driver feedback signs, etc.
FINANCIAL Through Estimated
(in $000's)
2019 2020 2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
BEYOND TOTAL
EXPENSES
Design
63
50
113
Land (R/W)
0
Const. Mgmt.
37
37
Construction
148
0
148
TOTAL EXPENSES
248
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
298
FUND SOURCES
Awarded Grant
0
Proposed Grant
0
Mitigation Actual
0
Mitigation Expected
0
City Oper. Revenue
248
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
298
TOTAL SOURCES
248
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
298
2021 - 2026 Capital Improvement Program
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Staff Top -10 Recommended NTCP Projects
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Project Details Potential Treatment Options Estimated Cost Range
A
Allentown Neighborhood Speed and
Since 2018, five individual requests for traffic calming have been recorded in the NTCP list of requests; however, traffic complaints have been
Safety Study
made to the City over prior years. Addressing traffic safety concerns in Allentown is a top priority for the City.
Study neighborhood -wide volume, speed, classification
and safety issues. Design plan for Level 1 and Level 2
treatments throughout Allentown.
Level 1: Improved signage; radar feedback signs;
pavement marking modifications
Level 2: Curb extensions
$50,000-80,000
B
Tukwila Elementary School Safety
Since 2018, 12 traffic calming requests have been made in the Cascade View neighborhood, with a significant number of them near Tukwila
Improvements
Elementary School. Common complaints have been over speeding and crosswalk or pedestrian safety. Additionally, the Council has asked for
proactively addressing or anticipating concerns, specifically around school zones. Some improvements have been made around Tukwila
Elementary School already but more improvements are needed.
Address speeding and crosswalk safety concerns.
Level 1: Improved signage; radar feedback signs;
pavement marking modifications
$30,000-80,000
Level 2: Curb extensions; RRFB installation; ADA ramp
upgrades; improved illumination
C
Impact Charter School Safety
A request specific to the newly opened Impact Charter School was received in 2019. The request was to provide a signed school zone, which
Improvements
Tukwila has provided along with signs marking school crossings on 5 148th Street. ADA -compliant ramps have not been installed at the
marked school crossings. The charter school has expanded their site to the north with a need for consideration of a school zone on 5 146th
Street and other potential improvements for children's safety. Additionally, the Council has asked for proactively addressing or anticipating
concerns, specifically around school zones.
Provide school crossing improvements, establish school
zone on S 146th Street, if needed. Provide school crossing
improvements, observe operating speeds, if necessary
establish speed zone.
Level 1: Improved signage for school zones on S 148th
Street and S 146th Street; crosswalk installation
Level 2: ADA ramp improvements; curb extensions
$8,000-15,000
D
Cascade View Elementary School Safety
Since 2018, the Tukwila Hill neighborhood has seen 9 requests for traffic calming. Four of the locations are around the speeding, school
Improvements
crossing and pedestrian safety around the Cascade View Elementary School. 85th Percentile speeds of ^30MPH in the 25MPH zones have
been recorded, but analysis to separate whether the speeding is even more than the posted school zone has not been done. Additionally, the
Council has asked for proactively addressing or anticipating concerns, specifically around school zones.
Upgrade School Zone signing, design and install
pedestrian crossing improvements.
Level 1: Improved signage for school zones on S 148th
Street and S 146th Street; crosswalk installation
$8,000-15,000
Level 2: ADA ramp improvements; curb extensions
E
Tukwila Community Center Pedestrian
The City Council has expressed desire for the NTCP to have a proactive element in addressing traffic calming and safety needs throughout the
Crossing Safety Improvements
City. The TCC is a well -utilized facility by the Allentown neighborhood as well as the entire City and surrounding area. Concerns over the
pedestrian crossings on S 124th Street have been raised by staff and residents in the past, along with the larger complaints of speeding in
Allentown. Increasing pedestrian visibility to improve safety in this high -use area is a recommended top priority for the NTCP.
Design and install mid -block pedestrian safety
improvements on S 124th Street.
Level 1: Improve pedestrian crossing signage
Level 2: RRFB installations; upgrade ADA ramps; curb
extensions; improved illumination
$80,000-100,000
F
Macadam Road Speed and Safety
At least five requests for traffic calming, specific to speeding (and some secondary reasons) have been made since 2018. A radar feedback
Improvements
sign was placed near the 13700 block in 2019 but requests have continued to be made. Additional analysis is warranted to determine what
other improvements could be used to address the speeding, especially where Macadam has extremely limited sight distance due to the curvy
nature of the roadway.
Design and install treatments addressing speeding and
curve safety north of S 144th Street.
Level 1: Improved signage; LED chevron signs;
channelization modifications
$10,000 - 30,000
Level 2:
G
Southcenter Boulevard/65th Avenue S
Staff identified the need for improvement pedestrian safety at this location several years ago. Southcenter Boulevard is a 5 -lane roadway
Pedestrian Safety Improvements
with known speeding issues along with curves that restrict sight distance. A high pedestrian usage at this intersection accessing the King
County Metro bus stop that services both the Rapid Ride F -Line and Route 150, both workhorses of the south County transit network, justifies
improving pedestrian crossing safety. This intersection is slated for full signalization in the future, but interim pedestrian safety
improvements should be considered sooner.
Design and install pedestrian safety improvements
Level 1: Improved signage for pedestrian crossing
$50,000-$90,000
Level 2: RRFB installation; ADA ramp upgrades; improved
illumination
H
City-wide Residential Speed Limit Review
As part of the City Council's expressed desire to proactively look at traffic calming needs, a full review of the residential street posted speed
limits is recommended by staff. State law establishes city speed limits at 25MPH unless an engineering study is completed to justify higher
speed limits. Most residential streets are posted at 25MPH today, but there are many that are posted at 30MPH or 35MPH. Likely, those
speed limits are legacies of past annexation areas, where a speed study was completed by King County. The general impression Staff has is
that most residents and elected officials would be happier with lower speed limits. City of Seattle has also recently lowered all speed limits
nearly city-wide to be 25MPH.
Identify residential streets with speed limits currently
above 25MPH. Conduct volume, speed and safety review.
Level 1: Modify speed limit ordinance; as needed; install
new signs; as needed.
$5,000-8,000
Recommend changes to speed limits, as necessary.
Level 2:
I
S Ryan Way Pedestrian Safety
Two requests for traffic calming to address speeding and pedestrian crossing safety in the Ryan Hill area have been made in 2021. New
Improvements
developments are coming forward that will increase the residential population of this part of the City with multi family developments. The
speed concerns, especially along S Ryan Way, coupled with the new housing developments increasing the likelihood of increased pedestrian
activity, warrants this analysis be recommended as a top priority.
Safety study on S Ryan Way from MLK Jr. Way to east city
limits, focusing on speeding and pedestrian safety.
Level 1: Improved signage
Level 2: Curb extension, improved illumination
$10,000-100,000
Recommend Level 1 and Level 2 improvements. Design
and construct improvements.
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S 144th Street/46th Avenue S ADA Ramps
The Tukwila School District requested school crossing safety improvements at this intersection in 2017. A new Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacon was installed in early 2019. At the time the RRFB was installed, the City was also submitting a grant application for the 46th Avenue 5
Safe Routes to School project, which would improve pedestrian safety between this intersection south to 5 150th Street, and would include
either a raised pedestrian crosswalk at the RRFB or install ADA -compliant curb ramps. The grant was not awarded. State law requires ADA
ramps be brought up to current standards anytime a new signal, including the RRFB, is installed. Since grant monies for the larger
improvement are not expected in the short term, staff recommends this as a priority to comply with all state and federal laws regarding
Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
Design and install ADA -compliant ramps at the
intersection.
Level 1:
Level 2: ADA upgrades to ramps at RRFB (not done at time
of RRFB installation due to budget constraints)
$15,000-20,000
Total Cost Range $266,000 - 538,000
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of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Finance and Governance Committee
FROM: Vicky Carlsen, Finance Director
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: June 14, 2021
SUBJECT: Phase 2 Funding Prioritization - Identify and prioritize projects utilizing
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds
Updated for August 23, 2021, Committee Meeting
ISSUE
Staff is seeking Committee input to identify and prioritize projects that could be paid for
using ARPA funds.
BACKGROUND
On March 22, 2021, staff began a discussion with the Finance & Governance committee
to seek input into a process for how to prioritize service level restoration if and when
ongoing revenues exceed revenues adopted in the 2021-2022 biennial budget as well as
restored revenues from sales tax mitigation payments. Included in the info memo was a
section discussing federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act.
There was agreement to approach these funding discussions in three phases.
Phase 1 — Council Consensus on May 10, 2021 — utilized sales tax mitigation payments
expected to be received July 1, 2021, and was targeted to those items that would:
1. Provide the most direct impact to improving the quality of life for our
community — Streets and Parks Maintenance to keep parks clean and respond to
concerns about garbage, litter, and graffiti.
2. Revenue backed services — The Consolidated Permit Center is handling an
increased demand for permits which are supported by fees.
3. Services which have been contractually required Including agreements with
the Teamsters and IAFF Local #2088 for Fire Overtime.
4. Critical services which should be restored — This includes restoring some
necessary services, such as cybersecurity contracts in Technology Information
Services.
Phase 2 is targeted to utilize the American Rescue Plan Act funds. This discussion is
planned to begin on June 14 with additional information in this memo and continue
through July with the full Council which will provide time to receive more details from the
Federal Government.
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Phase 3 is targeted to use possible additional revenues as they return to pre -pandemic
levels. This phase is expected to begin in August 2021 after we see begin to see the
impacts of vaccinations on revenue sources.
Phase 2 Funding - Using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds
The earlier memo included a partial list of possible projects that could be funded with
ARPA money including:
• Upgrading equipment in the Council chambers to allow for both in-person as well
as virtual participation in city Council meetings and workshops.
• Adding internet access to neighborhoods underserved by existing internet options.
• Funding additional human services and/or small business programs and outreach.
• Funding to design and possibly purchase property for a youth/senior center.
• Economic Development Plan
• Other one-time services such as studies, plans or designs.
Federal Funding - American Rescue Plan Act
On March 10, 2021, a $1.9 trillion relief package, known as the American Rescue Plan
Act, was approved and provides funding in several areas including state and local aid,
education, rental assistance, and transit. Preliminary estimates show that the City of
Tukwila could receive as much as $4.43 million in one-time funds. Staff will confirm the
final amount once we receive official notification from the State, which is not
expected until at least July. Funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024.
Final notification has been received and the City of Tukwila will receive $5.78 million,
which is $1.35 million more than originally expected.
From what we know today, the funds can be used in the following ways:
- To respond to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 or its
negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses,
and non -profits, or to aid impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and
hospitality.
- Provide premium pay to eligible workers that are preforming essential work.
- Provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to
the pandemic relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year.
- Make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.
The funds cannot be used to directly or indirectly offset tax reductions or delay a tax/tax
increase. Nor can funds be deposited into any pension fund. Final guidance on approved
uses of the funds is expected to be received in July of 2021.
New information regarding uses and restrictions for ARPA funds
Additional information has been released that provides better guidance on appropriate
use of ARPA funds. The biggest change is in the Provision of Government Services to
the Extent of Reduction in Revenue category. Updated guidance indicates that funds
used under this category may only be used to restore services or projects that were
reduced or eliminated due to revenue reduction caused by COVID-19. ARPA funds may
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not be used for new capital projects (except for broadband, water, and sewer
improvements, projects within very specific parameters) or programs or expansion of
existing programs beyond the COVID-19 related reductions. A nexus to the effects of
COVID needs to exist in order to apply ARPA funds to the service or project. Projects
previously suggested for inclusion for ARPA funds that do not qualify are noted below in
the appropriate section of this info memo.
New information also shows that use of ARPA funds may be used to cover costs incurred
beginning March 3, 2021.
Ongoing vs One-time Revenues
As a reminder, the Council's adopted financial policies state that one-time revenue will be
used for one-time expenditures and ongoing revenue will be used for ongoing
expenditures. The projects outlined below are one-time in nature as ARPA funds are a
one-time funding source.
Because ARPA funds may not be used for new projects or services so are more restrictive
in nature, Council may need to make an exception to this policy and allow the use of
ARPA funds for adding back service levels ongoing service levels until regular revenue
sources return to pre -pandemic levels.
DISCUSSION
Information has been provided on each of the projects identified in the March 16, 2021,
info memo and includes additional projects for consideration. Based on the major federal
funding categories, the following are possible prioritization areas:
Phase 2 Funding Priorities
1. Assistance to households, businesses and respond to impacts due to COVID-19
a. Assistance to households
i. Increasing human service funding by increasing cap per household
ii. Assistance for utility payments in arrears
b. Assistance to businesses
i. Increasing grants and support for small businesses
ii. Create Economic Development Plan with a specific lens of mitigating
impacts due to COVID-19
c. Impacts due to COVID-19
i. Improve community access to Council meetings by updating Chambers
2. Provision of Government Services impacted by reduction in revenues
a. Capital Investments delayed or deferred
i. Traffic Calming Program
ii. Other Capital needs — unless a capital project was eliminated due to
COVID-19 related revenue reductions, ARPA funds may not be used on
new capital projects with the exception of broadband, water, and sewer
projects.
b. Other Service and Staffing needs
3. Investments in infrastructure
a. Broadband infrastructure investment — reduce the digital divide with a focus on
students and low-income residents
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4. One -Time Investments for long-term financial health — (City will need more information
to clarify eligibility and some might fit under other priorities)
a. Teen and Senior Center Investment — planning, design, and/or land purchase —
based on updated information, this project would not qualify for ARPA funding.
b. Digitizing Permit Records to better respond to public records requests — based on
updated information, this project would not qualify for ARPA funding.
c. Facility planning to address significant unmet needs in City facilities
Detailed Discussion
1. Assistance to households, businesses and respond to impacts due to COVID-19
a. Assistance to households
i. Increasing human service funding by increasing cap per household
1. Additional funding for rental and utility assistance is a potential
candidate for ARPA funding. Tukwila Human Services staff continue
to see a high need for rental and utility assistance. While staff is
working to leverage other funding sources where applicable, staff
believes that if additional funding were to be made available for rental
and utility assistance, such funding should go to raise the $2,400 cap
currently placed on families to assist them in wiping out extensive utility
and rent arrearages. Human Services staff have worked with many
families with rent arrearages in the thousands of dollars and is now
experiencing many calls from families who have already hit the lifetime
cap, which was raised from $700 to $2,400 to address the pandemic.
ii. Assistance for utility payments in arrears
1. Staff has reached out to utility providers in Tukwila to better understand
the utility arrearages in the community. Current estimates are between
$1 and $2 million for all utility providers in Tukwila. Human Services and
Communications staff are pushing out information on Seattle City Light
and PSE's discount programs, as well as regularly referring qualified
families to the LIHEAP program in order to reduce utility arrearages. The
City of Seattle recently voted to continue its utility no late fees/no shut
offs through the end of this calendar year, and all of the utilities staff
talked with are committed to working with customers to develop payment
plans moving forward. Payments would have to be made for utility
customers that were impacted by COVID.
b. Assistance to businesses
i. Increasing grants and support for small businesses ($200,000)
1. Staff recommends setting aside $200 thousand for possible use for small
business outreach, technical assistance, loans, and grants. Staff would
return with a specific proposal later this year as opportunities to partner
with other organizations arise.
c. Create Economic Development Plan with a specific lens of mitigating impacts due to
COVID-19 ($50,000 to $150,000)
i. Basic Plan: This work includes hiring a consultant to conduct research, analysis,
writing, graphic design, and producing a document. It would also include
standard community outreach such as an online survey, a limited phone survey,
and some public meetings. Estimated cost $50,000.
ii. Expanded Outreach: This work includes hiring multiple community-based
organizations or firms to assist with outreach to various groups based on culture,
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language, age, etc. It would include tailoring those contracts to work with those
groups using relevant outreach methods, which could include surveys,
conversations, interviews, focus groups, or others. As appropriate, methods
would include interpretation, translation, childcare, and participation incentives
toward a goal of meaningful, not transactional, engagement. Estimated cost
$50,000.
iii. Improved Business Contacts Database: This purpose of this component is to
improve our business contacts database which would help with outreach on the
Plan as well as ongoing business outreach. This would include a combination
of purchasing a software tool and contacting our businesses to update and/or
collect their contact information. In the private sector the software tool would be
called a customer relationship management system (CRM) and would track a
company's interactions with their customers. In addition to purchasing software,
staff would hire a firm to fill in the gaps and expand upon our current business
license database by contacting businesses directly. Estimated start-up cost
$50,000. There would be an ongoing maintenance cost but that has not yet been
estimated.
d. Impacts due to COVID-19
i. Improve community access to Council meetings by updating Chambers
1. Upgrading Council Chambers to Accommodate In -Person and Virtual
Participation in Meetings — cost estimates ranging from $10,000-
$208,000._Detailed information on this project is included in a separate
info memo presented to the Finance and Governance Committee on
June 14, 2021.
2. Provision of Government Services impacted by reduction in revenues
a. Capital Investments delayed or deferred.
i. Traffic Calming Program ($400,000 annually)
1. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 health emergency, funding of $400
thousand had been included in the budget each year for traffic calming.
At the April 26, 2021, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
meeting, several projects were identified as priority projects. Public
Works sees more value in funding several smaller projects throughout
the community rather than a few large (costly) projects. Projects
identified include:
a. Purchase additional speed cushions and radar driver feedback
signs for future deployments. ($130 thousand)
b. Complete the widening of 53rd Ave S between S.137t" and 52nd
Ave S to restore two-way traffic. ($250 thousand)
c. Provide funding for additional traffic counting services and to the
NTCP on-call design contract. ($100 thousand)
b. Other service and staffing needs
i. Each City department has unmet staffing and resource needs due to the
reductions taken in the 2021-2022 Adopted Budget. These could be
funded through ARPA funds. As mentioned in previous memos, these
include specific areas such permit review, street and parks, fire, and police
services.
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3. Investments in infrastructure
a. Broadband infrastructure investment - reduce the digital divide with a focus on students
and low-income residents ($1 million implementation, $100,000 ongoing)
i. The digital divide in the City of Tukwila was made even more apparent by the
COVID-19 pandemic, which required both students and employees to go online
full time, but often without the broadband needed. Tukwila is one of the most
diverse cities in the nation, with over 80 languages and dialects spoken, and 41%
of the population are foreign born, and 17% living in poverty. This is much higher
than the Washington State poverty average of 10%.
1. The Tukwila School District is able to provide 20% of its families with
mobile hotspots and 23% of families receive internet access through
Comcast's Internet Essentials Program. Tukwila has been on the
forefront by providing free internet access to students by developing a
free City Wi-Fi program in multifamily neighborhoods, with the highest
concentration of students that receive free and reduced lunch. But city
leaders recognize these numbers do not add up to 100% of the families
in their schools in need of access to high-speed internet, and they are
committed to closing the gap.
By utilizing ARPA funds, Tukwila has the opportunity to construct and
deploy high speed internet to income -qualified families throughout the
city. This proposed program has the opportunity to provide all families in
Tukwila with the needed modern-day building blocks for our students and
families to thrive.
Suggested Plan for Utilizing ARPA Funds
In order to maximize the use of ARPA funds, staff is recommending using these funds to
restore service levels in Streets, Parks, and DCD as well as for a few one-time projects
that directly benefit our communities. Much of the service levels for Streets, Parks, and
DCD is for staffing and was already approved via streamlined sales tax mitigation (SST)
funding. Moving these costs to ARPA, which must have a nexus to COVID reductions,
will free up SST funding for other projects.
In addition to staffing already authorized with SST funds, this plan would unfreeze one
additional FTE in DCD, add a total of $500 thousand in funding for utility and rental
assistance , restore traffic calming funds for residential streets, and restore after school
programming.
Parks & Rec Staff - See SST Memo
Street Staff - See SST Memo
SCORE
Business Assistance
Utility/Rental Assistance
After School Program
Traffic Calming
Upgrade Council Chambers
DCD Staff - See SST Memo
Economic Development Plan
Total
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2021
128,000
162,000
150,000
200,000
500,000
84,000
400,000
200,000
187,000
150,000
2,161,000
2022
150,000
171,000
2023 2024
150,000 150,000
174,000 178,000
Total
578,000
685,000
150,000
200,000
500,000
170,000 170,000 170,000 594,000
400,000 400,000 400,000 1,600,000
200,000
240,000 240,000 240,000 907,000
150,000
1,131, 000 1,134, 000 1,138, 000 5,564,000
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The proposed plan leaves a little over $200 thousand unallocated to services and projects
that can be allocated to other Council priorities.
It is important to note that while the use of these funds do restore some service levels, it
does not restore all services to pre -pandemic levels. Frozen positions still remain in other
departments, including Police and TIS. Departmental budgets, in general still remain
extremely tight and do not have room to absorb unplanned, necessary expenditures.
Staff is looking for direction from the Committee on which projects additional information
is needed, if items should be removed from the above list, or added to it.
At the August 9, 2021, Committee meeting, requests for additional information were made
to staff. Some of the requests for more information included traffic calming projects, utility
and rental assistance, assistance to businesses, community connectors, and the
proposed economic development plan, among other items.
RECOMMENDATION
Information only at this time.
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