2024/01/31 Council Agenda Packet

GA 0043-23 Everett-ST PAA 1 PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF EVERETT FOR THE EVERETT LINK EXTENSION AND OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY NORTH PROJECT GA 0043-23 THIS PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is between the CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a regional transit authority organized under 81.112 RCW (“Sound Transit”), and the City of Everett, a Washington municipal corporation (the “City”) (collectively, the “Parties” and each individually a “Party”) RECITALS A. The Everett Link Extension (EVLE) and Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF) North Project (“Project”) is an approximately 16-mile Link light rail expansion from Lynnwood City Center to Everett Station. The Project is part of the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) System Plan of regional transit system investments, approved for funding by voters in the region in 2016. B. The Cities of Everett and Lynnwood, Snohomish County, Community Transit and Sound Transit executed a Multi-Jurisdictional Partnering Agreement for the Project (GA 0176-20 on August 15, 2023 (the "Partnering Agreement"), to document and confirm a mutual understanding of general terms and conditions to advance the implementation of the Project. C. This Agreement addresses the commitment in Section 23 of the Partnering Agreement for the Parties to work cooperatively to negotiate in good faith a funding agreement to provide reimbursement to the City for the costs of certain services and products related to the Project. D. Applicable terms and conditions of the Partnering Agreement will also apply to this Agreement as described herein. AGREEMENT 1. General 1.1. Purpose. Sound Transit’s Project includes facilities to be constructed within the City’s jurisdiction. The City and Sound Transit will work together to prepare, review and approve agreements between one another, and Sound Transit will prepare