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E E V E R E T T City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet ,-, <br /> An Ordinance closing a special improvement project entitled "36th Street/BNSF Rail Line Non- <br /> Project title: Motorized Improvements" Fund 303, Program 078, as established by Ordinance No. 3251-11. <br /> F <br /> 1' <br /> Council Bill# Consideration: Plans&Systems Ordinance <br /> 660Og-14" Project: 36th Street/BNSF Rail Line Non-Motorized Improvements <br /> Agenda dates requested: Partner/Supplier : WA State Department of Transportation h <br /> August 28,2019 Location: 36th Street at BNSF Railroad <br /> Briefing Preceding action: Ordinance No.3251-11,approved 12/18/11 <br /> Proposed action - _.__...._.._......_....__.._..__..._.....__....__._........._._.._.._......_..._....�....................__......__,..__..___._..__...._..._..._. <br /> Fund: 303 <br /> Consent _....____...__._._______._..__ _..__......._._.._....,...__.._... <br /> r <br /> Action Fiscal summary statement:The expenses for this project are as follows: <br /> Ordinance X F <br /> Preliminary Engineering Costs $ 363,554 <br /> Public hearing <br /> Yes X No Repayment of Federal Grant Funds 323,390 t <br /> s <br /> Budget amendment: Total Expenses $ 686,944 I, <br /> X Yes No <br /> PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Project summary statement: <br /> Yes X No <br /> - In July 2007,the City engaged David Evans&Associates to undertake a design report for <br /> Attachments: the purpose of establishing a pedestrian walkway on 36th Street from Smith Avenue to , <br /> Proposed Ordinance the Riverfront Development Area (RDA).The structure was to cross over the BNSF <br /> railroad tracks and under Interstate 5 terminating at a location to be determined in the <br /> Department(s)involved: commercial district that was then under development planning by the owner of the <br /> Public Works,Admin _former landfill site,Oliver-McMillan (O-M). <br /> Contact person: The severe recession of 2008-2009 slowed development plans in the RDA considerably. _. <br /> Ryan Sass O-M ultimately never completed their site plan for the area which was intended to <br /> Phone number: include integrating the east end of the pedestrian bridge into their development plans <br /> (425)257-8942 and sold the property to Shelter Holdings, LLC. Shelter Holdings proposed a different <br /> development mix with less retail business and did not want the pedestrian bridge <br /> Email: connection. Ultimately,the City was unable to obtain right-of-way and construction <br /> rsass@everettwa.gov _ funding to advance the project to construction. <br /> Federal funding rules dictate that if a project doesn't advance to construction within a <br /> 10-year timeframe,those grant funds will need to be repaid.This ordinance reflects <br /> repayment of$323,390 for preliminary engineering costs financed by federal grant <br /> funds. <br /> initialed by: . <br /> ' Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): <br /> ......(---- <br /> Department head Adopt an Ordinance closing a special improvement project entitled "36th Street/BNSF <br /> _..._,.._....................._.._...._.._ Non-Motorized Improvements" Fund 303, Program 078,as established by Ordinance No. <br /> Administration 3251-11. <br /> Council President <br /> I <br /> 21 <br />