2010/08/25 Council Agenda Packet

EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET ,; PROJECT TITLE: GCA 6541 with Washington Consent COUNCIL BILL # State Department of Action Originating Department Public Works Transportation for US 2: First Reading Contact Person Richard Tarry Everett Port/Naval Station to Second Reading Phone Number (425)-257-8922 SR 9 Corridor Planning Study Third Reading FOR AGENDA OF Funding Public Hearing Proposed Initialed by: Department Head CAA Council President Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s) Approval City of Everett, US 2 4/14/09 Transportation GCA 6541 Legal 4/19/09 Governmental Affairs Amount Budgeted $0.00 Expenditure Required $200,000.00 Account Number(s): PW3436 Budget Remaining N/A Additional Required $200,000.00 From CIP 3 DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: The 2009 Washington State Legislature provided the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)with$400,000 to conduct the US 2: Everett Port/Naval Station to SR 9 Corridor Planning Study. The total budget for the study is $800,000. The funding partnership for the study includes WSDOT, Snohomish County, and the City. The City is contributing up to $200,000, from CIP 3, to fund the study. The intent of the corridor plan is to identify a range of mobility improvements that can be implemented over the next 20 years, as funding becomes available. A prioritized list of low,medium, and high cost improvements will be produced. The recommended improvements and strategies will provide a long range vision for the corridor which can be implemented incrementally using a variety of federal, state, and local funding sources. RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): Authorize the Mayor to sign GCA 6541 with Washington State Department of Transportation for US 2: Everett Port/Naval Station to SR 9 Corridor Planning Study Funding. 3