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2016, 08-16 Study Session AGENDA SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION FORMAT Tuesday,August 16,2016 6:00 p.m. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11707 East Sprague Avenue,First Floor (Please Silence Your Cell Phones During the Meeting) DISCUSSION LEADER SUBJECT/ACTIVITY GOAL CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Special Presentation:Association of Washington Cities Presentation of Champion Award to Senator Padden ACTION ITEM: 1. Cary Driskell Second Reading Ordinance 16-013,Inland Ordinance Approval Power& Light Electrical Franchise [public comment] NON-ACTION ITEMS: 2. Cary Driskell, Sidewalk/Snow Removal Discussion/Information Jacob Dillon 3. Gloria Mantz Tourism Enhancement Study Discussion/Information 4. John Hohman City Hall Supplemental Design Efforts Discussion/Information 5.Eric Guth, Steve City Hall Update Discussion/Information Worley 6. Eric Guth TIGER(Transportation Investment Generating Discussion/Information Economic Recovery) Grant Update 7. Mayor Higgins Advance Agenda Discussion/Information 8.Mayor Higgins Council Check in Discussion/Information 9. John Hohman Acting City Manager Comments Discussion/Information ADJOURN Study Session Agenda,August 16,2016 Page 1 of 1 CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY Request for Council Action Meeting Date: August 16, 2016 Department Director Approval: Check all that apply: [' consent ❑ old business ® new business [' public hearing [' information ❑ admin. report [' pending legislation [' executive session AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Ordinance Second Reading — proposed electrical franchise Ordinance 16-013 - Inland Power & Light. GOVERNING LEGISLATION: RCW 35A.47.040. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Administrative report July 26, 2016; First Reading Ordinance August 3, 2016. BACKGROUND: Upon incorporation, the City inherited an electrical franchise previously granted by Spokane County to Inland Power & Light (IPL), a cooperative entity which provides electricity to some of the City's residences and businesses. IPL is one of four providers of electricity within the City. This proposed electric franchise is for 25 years, and would allow IPL to continue to locate and maintain its transmission and distribution facilities within the City's rights-of-way, subject to a number of conditions contained in the franchise ordinance. OPTIONS: Approve the Ordinance, with or without modifications. RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: I move we approve Ordinance 16-013 granting an electrical franchise to Inland Power & Light. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: NA. STAFF CONTACT: Cary Driskell, City Attorney ATTACHMENTS: Proposed electrical franchise Ordinance 16-013. DRAFT CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 16-013 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, GRANTING TO INLAND POWER&LIGHT A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN POLES,ELEVATED AND UNDERGROUND WIRES,CABLES AND APPURTENANCES FOR THE TRANSMISSION,CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, RCW 35A.47.040 authorizes the City to grant, permit, and regulate "nonexclusive franchises for the use of public streets, bridges or other public ways, structures or places above or below the surface of the ground for railroads and other routes and facilities for public conveyances, for poles, conduits, tunnels, towers and structures, pipes and wires and appurtenances thereof for transmission and distribution of electrical energy, signals and other methods of communication, for gas, steam and liquid fuels,for water,sewer and other private and publicly owned and operated facilities for public service"; and WHEREAS, RCW 35A.47.040 further requires that "no ordinance or resolution granting any franchise in a code city for any purpose shall be adopted or passed by the city's legislative body on the day of its introduction nor for five days thereafter,nor at any other than a regular meeting nor without first being submitted to the city attorney,nor without having been granted by the approving vote of at least a majority of the entire legislative body,nor without being published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city before becoming effective"; and WHEREAS,this Ordinance has been submitted to the City Attorney prior to its passage; and WHEREAS,the Council finds that the grant of the Franchise contained in this Ordinance, subject to its terms and conditions,is in the best interests of the public,and protects the health, safety,and welfare of the citizens of this City. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington,ordains as follows: Section 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following words and terms shall have the meaning set forth below: "Inland Power& Light"means Inland Power& Light, a Washington cooperative, and its respective successors and assigns, agents and contractors. "City Manager"means the City Manager or designee. "construction"or"construct"shall mean constructing,digging,excavating,laying,testing, operating,extending,upgrading,renewing,removing,replacing,and repairing a facility. "day" shall mean a 24-hour period beginning at 12:01 AM. If a thing or act is to be done in less than seven days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation of time. Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 1 of 13 DRAFT "facilities"means, collectively, any and all electric transmission, and distribution systems and appurtenances owned by Inland Power&Light,now and in the future in the franchise area, including but not limited to, poles, towers, overhead and underground wires and cables, conduits,vaults,transformers,meters, meter-reading devices, communication and control systems and other equipment,appliances,fixtures,attachments,appurtenances and other items necessary, convenient, or in any way appertaining to any and all of the foregoing for the purposes of transmission,distribution,and control of electricity,whether the same be located above or below ground. "franchise area" shall mean the entire geographic area within the City as it is now constituted or may in the future be constituted. "hazardous substances" shall have the same meaning as RCW 70.105D.020(10). "maintenance,maintaining or maintain" shall mean the work involved in the replacement and/or repair of facilities,including constructing,relaying,repairing,replacing,examining, testing, inspecting,removing, digging and excavating, and restoring operations incidental thereto. "public property" shall mean any real estate or any facility owned by the City. "Public Works Director" shall mean the Spokane Valley Public Works Director or his/her designee. "right-of-way"shall refer to the surface of and the space along,above,and below any street, road,highway, freeway,lane, sidewalk, alley,court,boulevard,parkway,drive,trail,bike path, Grantee easement, and/or public way now or hereafter held or administered by the City,to the extent the City has the right to allow the Grantee to use them. "streets" or "highways" shall mean the surface of, and the space above and below, any public street, road, alley or highway, within the City used or intended to be used by the general public,to the extent the City has the right to allow the Grantee to use them. Section 2. Grant of Franchise. The City of Spokane Valley, a Washington municipal corporation (hereinafter the "City"), hereby grants unto Inland Power & Light (hereinafter "Grantee"), a franchise for a period of 25 years, beginning on the effective date of this Ordinance, to install, construct, operate,maintain,replace,upgrade and use all necessary equipment and facilities to place electric facilities in,under,on, across,over,through, along or below the public rights-of-way located in the City of Spokane Valley,and other public places as agreed to by the parties in writing(which may be accomplished by written agreement of the City Manager and Grantee's Chief Operations Officer as approved under City permits issued pursuant to this franchise (hereinafter the "franchise"). The parties may renew this franchise for an additional 25 years by mutual written agreement,which may be exercised at any time within the final year of the initial franchise term. Section 3. Fee. No right-of-way use fee is imposed for the term of this franchise. Any such right-of-way use or franchise fee that may be imposed by subsequent ordinance would apply to any subsequent franchise,if any,between the parties; provided,however,that this provision shall not preclude the City from later adopting a subsequent ordinance imposing a utility tax in conformance with applicable state and local laws. Section 4. Recovery of Costs. Grantee shall reimburse the City for all costs of one publication Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 2 of 13 DRAFT of this franchise in a local newspaper, and required legal notices prior to any public hearing regarding this franchise, contemporaneous with its acceptance of this franchise. Grantee shall be subject to all permit and inspection fees associated with activities undertaken through the authority granted in this franchise or under City Code. Section 5. Non-Exclusivity. This franchise is granted upon the express condition that it shall not in any manner prevent the City from granting other or further franchises or permits in any rights-of- way that do not materially interfere with Grantee's rights under this franchise. This and other franchises shall, in no way, prevent or prohibit the City from using any of its rights-of-way or affect its jurisdiction over them or any part of them. City may not,however, award an electric franchise to another party under more favorable or less onerous terms than those of this franchise without this franchise being amended to reflect such more favorable or less onerous terms. Section 6. Non-Interference with Existing Facilities. Grantee shall have the discretion to determine the placement of its Facilities as may be necessary to provide safe and reliable electric service within the Franchise Area, subject to the following non-interference requirements. The City shall have prior and superior right to the use of its rights-of-way and public properties for installation and maintenance of its facilities and other governmental purposes. In the event the City,its agents or its contractors,perform grading, excavating, or other necessary road work contiguous to Grantee's facilities, the City shall give Grantee not less than 10 business days' notice of said work. The City hereby retains full power to make all changes,relocations,repairs,maintenance,establishments,improvements,dedications or vacation of same as the City may deem fit, including the dedication, establishment, maintenance, and improvement of all new rights-of-way,streets,avenues,thoroughfares and other public properties of every type and description. Any and all such removal or replacement shall be at the sole expense of the City. The owners of all utilities, public or private, installed in or on such public properties prior to the installation of the facilities of the Grantee, shall have preference as to the positioning and location of such utilities so installed with respect to the Grantee. Such preference shall continue in the event of the necessity of relocating or changing the grade of any such public properties. Grantee's facilities shall be constructed and maintained in such manner as not to interfere with any public use,or with any other wires,conduits or other facilities that may have been laid in the rights-of-way by or under the City's authority. If the work done under this franchise damages or interferes in any way with the public use or other facilities,the Grantee shall wholly and at its own expense make such provisions necessary to eliminate the interference or damage to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director. Section 7. Construction Standards. All work authorized and required hereunder shall comply with all generally applicable City Codes and regulations. Grantee shall also comply with all applicable federal and state regulations,laws and practices. Grantee is responsible for the supervision, condition, and quality of the work done,whether it is by itself or by contractors,assigns or agencies. Application of said federal, state, and City Codes and regulations shall be for the purposes of fulfilling the City's public trustee role in administering the primary use and purpose of public properties, and not for relieving the Grantee of any duty,obligation,or responsibility for the competent design,construction,maintenance, and operation of its facilities. If Grantee shall at any time be required, or plan, to excavate trenches in any area covered by this franchise,the Grantee shall afford the City an opportunity to permit other franchisees and utilities to share such excavated trenches, provided that: (1) such joint use shall not unreasonably delay the work of the Grantee; and (2) such joint use shall not adversely affect Grantee's facilities or safety thereof. Joint users will be required to contribute to the costs of excavation and filling on a pro-rata basis. Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 3 of 13 DRAFT Section 8. Protection of Monuments. Grantee shall comply with applicable state laws relating to protection of monuments. Section 9. Tree Trimming. All such pruning,trimming and removal shall be done by Grantee or its authorized contractors at the Grantee's sole cost and expense. State law requires electric utilities to comply with the National Electric Safety Code, including the guidance for the trimming or removal of vegetation interfering or potentially interfering with energized power lines. The right of Grantee to maintain its facilities and appurtenances under this franchise shall accordingly include the right, as exercised in Grantee's professional discretion, to utilize an integrated vegetation management program to minimize the likelihood that vegetation encroaching (either above or below the ground) on Grantee's facilities can lead to power outages and other threats to public safety and welfare. Grantee or its agents may inhibit the growth of,prune,or remove any trees and vegetation which overhangs or encroaches upon its electric transmission and distribution corridors within the franchise area,whether such trees or vegetation originate within or outside of the rights-of-way. Grantee shall consult with the City Parks Department prior to removing any tree in excess of six inch diameter at breast height. The parties agree to develop a pilot program under separate agreement that promotes the replacement of inappropriate vegetation that interferes with Grantee's facilities. Section 10. Emergency Response. The Grantee shall, within 30 days of the execution of this franchise, designate one or more responsible people and an emergency contact, along with the procedures to be followed when responding to an emergency. After being notified of an emergency, Grantee shall cooperate with the City to respond in a timely manner with action to aid in the protection the health and safety of the public. In the event the Grantee refuses to promptly take the directed action or fails to fully comply with such direction,or if emergency conditions exist which require immediate action to prevent imminent injury or damages to persons or property, the City may take such actions as it believes are necessary to protect persons or property and the Grantee shall be responsible to reimburse the City for its costs and any expenses. Section 11. One-Call System. Pursuant to RCW 19.122,Grantee is responsible for becoming familiar with, and understanding,the provisions of Washington's One-Call statutes. Grantee shall comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the One-Call statutes. Section 12. Safety. All of Grantee's facilities in the rights-of-way shall be constructed and maintained in a safe and operational condition. Grantee shall follow all safety codes and other applicable regulations in the installation,operation, and maintenance of the facilities. Section 13. Temporary Movement of Grantee's Facilities for Others. Whenever any third party shall have obtained permission from the City to use any right—of-way for the purpose of moving any building or other oversized structure, Grantee, upon at least 14 days' written notice from the City, shall move,at the expense of the third party desiring to move the building or structure,any of Grantee's facilities that may obstruct the movement thereof; provided, that the path for moving such building or structure is the path of least interference to Grantee's facilities,as mutually agreed upon by Grantee and the City. Upon good cause shown by Grantee, the City may provide more than 14 days' notice to Grantee to move its facilities. Section 14. Acquiring New Facilities. Upon Grantee's acquisition of any new facilities in the rights-of-way, or upon Grantee's notice of any addition or annexation to the City of any area in which Grantee retains any such facilities in the rights-of-way, the Grantee shall submit to the City a written statement with an electronic GIS map describing all facilities involved,whether authorized by franchise or any other form of prior right, and specifying the location of all such facilities. Such facilities shall Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 4 of 13 DRAFT immediately be subject to the terms of this franchise. Section 15. Dangerous Conditions - Authority of City to Abate. Whenever Grantee's excavation, installation, construction, repair, maintenance, or relocation of facilities authorized by this franchise has caused or contributed to a condition that substantially impairs the lateral support of the adjoining right-of-way, road, or other public place, or endangers the public, adjoining public or private property or street utilities, the City may direct Grantee, at Grantee's sole expense, to take all necessary actions to protect the public and property. The City may require that such action be completed within a prescribed time. In the event that Grantee fails or refuses to promptly take the actions directed by the City, or fails to fully comply with such directions,or if emergency conditions exist which require immediate action,the City may enter upon the property and take such actions as are necessary to protect the public, adjacent public or private property,or street utilities,or to maintain the lateral support thereof, and all other actions deemed by the City to be necessary to preserve the public safety and welfare; and Grantee shall be liable to the City for all costs and expenses thereof to the extent caused by Grantee. In the event the City were to undertake any actions contemplated by this Section 15,it would only hire third-party contractors previously approved by Grantee as having the experience and technical knowledge to safely perform such repairs for public safety purposes. Section 16. Hazardous Substances. Grantee shall comply with all applicable federal,state and local laws, statutes,regulations and orders concerning hazardous substances relating to Grantee's facilities in the rights—of-way. Grantee agrees to indemnify the City against any claims,costs,and expenses,of any kind, whether direct or indirect, incurred by the City arising out of the release or threat of release of hazardous substances caused by Grantee's ownership or operation of its facilities within the City's rights- of-way. Section 17. Environmental. Grantee shall comply with all environmental protection laws, rules,recommendations,and regulations of the United States and the State of Washington,and their various subdivisions and agencies as they presently exist or may hereafter be enacted, promulgated, or amended, and shall indemnify and hold the City harmless from any and all damages arising, or which may arise, or be caused by, or result from the failure of Grantee fully to comply with any such laws, rules, recommendations, or regulations, whether or not Grantee's acts or activities were intentional or unintentional. Grantee shall further indemnify the City against all losses, costs, and expenses (including legal expenses)which the City may incur as a result of the requirement of any government or governmental subdivision or agency to clean and/or remove any pollution caused or permitted by Grantee,whether said requirement is during the term of the franchise or subsequent to its termination. Section 18. Relocation of Facilities. Grantee agrees and covenants, at its sole cost and expense, to protect, support, temporarily disconnect, relocate, remove, or convert from overhead to underground any of its facilities when so required by the City,provided that Grantee shall in all such cases have the privilege to temporarily bypass,in the authorized portion of the same street upon approval by the City, any section of its facilities required to be temporarily disconnected or removed. The Parties agree that it may be appropriate at a later date to re-open this Agreement for the purpose of addressing undergrounding,including how it may be paid for. In order to invoke this provision,one party shall notify the other party at least 30 days prior to requesting a meeting on this topic. If the City determines that the project necessitates the relocation of Grantee's then-existing facilities,the City shall: a) At least 60 days prior to the commencement of such improvement project,provide Grantee Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 5 of 13 DRAFT with written notice requiring such relocation; and b) Provide Grantee with copies of the plans and specifications for such improvement project. c) After receipt of such notice and such plans and specifications, Grantee shall complete relocation of its facilities at no charge or expense to the City so as to accommodate the improvement project. Grantee may, after receipt of written notice requesting a relocation of its facilities, submit to the City written alternatives to such relocation. The City shall evaluate such alternatives and advise Grantee in writing if one or more of the alternatives are suitable to accommodate the work which would otherwise necessitate relocation of the facilities. If so requested by the City, Grantee shall submit additional information to assist the City in making such evaluation. The City shall give each alternative proposed by Grantee full and fair consideration. In the event the City ultimately determines that there is no other reasonable alternative,Grantee shall relocate its facilities as otherwise provided in this section.In the event the proposed relocation results in Inland Power& Light being required to relocate outside of the right of way, City agrees to assist Inland Power & Light in attempting to procure an easement or other rights. Additionally,if the City requires the subsequent relocation of any of Grantee's Facilities within five years from the date of relocation of such Facilities or installation of new Facilities,the City shall share one-half of the cost of such subsequent relocation. The provisions of this section shall in no manner preclude or restrict Grantee from making any arrangements it may deem appropriate when responding to a request for relocation of its facilities by any person or entity other than the City,where the facilities to be constructed by said person or entity are not or will not become City owned, operated or maintained facilities, provided that such arrangements do not unduly delay a City construction project. If the City or a contractor for the City is delayed at any time in the progress of the work by an act or neglect of the Grantee or those acting for or on behalf of Grantee,then Grantee shall indemnify,defend and hold the City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries,damages,losses or suits including attorneys' fees to the extent arising out of or in connection with such delays,except for delays and damages caused by the City. This provision may not be waived by the parties except in writing. Section 19. Abandonment of Grantee's Facilities. No facility constructed or owned by Grantee may be abandoned without the express written consent of the City,which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The City has discretion and authority to direct Grantee to remove a facility abandoned by Grantee (whether or not the entity had permission to abandon the facility)and restore the rights-of-way to their pre- removal condition when: (a) a City project involves digging that will encounter the abandoned facility and the location of the abandoned facility will impedes the progress of such project; (b)the abandoned facility poses a hazard to the health, safety,or welfare of the public; or (c)the facilities are owned by Grantee and have not been in continuous use for a 24 month period. Grantee may delay removal of the abandoned facility until such time as the City commences a construction project in the rights-of-way unless(b)above applies. When(b)applies,Grantee shall remove Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 6 of 13 DRAFT the abandoned facility from the rights-of-way as soon as weather conditions allow,unless the City expressly allows otherwise in writing. The expense of the removal, and restoration of improvements in the rights-of-way that were damaged by the facility or by the removal process,shall be the sole responsibility of the Grantee. If Grantee fails to remove the abandoned facilities in accordance with the above, then the City may incur costs to remove the abandoned facilities and restore the rights-of-way, and is entitled to reimbursement from Grantee for such costs,including reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Section 20. Maps and Records Required. Upon request, Grantee shall provide the City, at no cost to the City: 1. An electronic GIS route map that depicts the general location of the Grantee's facilities placed in the rights-of-way. The route map shall identify facilities as aerial or underground and is not required to depict service lines to individual subscribers and is not survey grade. Inland Power& Light does not warrant the accuracy of such facility location information provided and,to the extent the location of facilities are shown, such facilities may be shown in their approximate location. 2. In connection with the construction of any City project, Grantee shall provide to the City,upon the City's reasonable request,copies of available drawings in use by Grantee showing the location of such facilities. Grantee shall field locate its facilities in order to facilitate design and planning of City improvement projects. 3. Upon written request of the City, Grantee shall provide the City with the most recent update available of any plan of potential improvements to its facilities within the franchise area;provided,however, any such plan so submitted shall be deemed confidential and for informational purposes only,and shall not obligate Grantee to undertake any specific improvements within the franchise area. 4. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1 of this section,the parties agree to periodically share GIS files upon written request, provided Grantee's GIS files are to be used solely by the City for governmental purposes. Any files provided to Grantee shall be restricted to information required for Grantee's engineering needs for construction or maintenance of facilities that are the subject of this franchise. Grantee and the City are prohibited from selling any GIS information obtained under this franchise to any third parties. 5. Public Disclosure Act. Grantee acknowledges that information submitted to the City may be subject to inspection and copying under the Washington Public Disclosure Act codified in RCW 42.56. Grantee shall mark as "PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL" each page or portion thereof of any documentation/information which it submits to the City and which it believes is exempt from public inspection or copying. The City agrees to timely provide the Grantee with a copy of any public disclosure request to inspect or copy documentation/information which the Grantee has provided to the City and marked as "PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL" prior to allowing any inspection and/or copying as well as provide the Grantee with a time frame, consistent with RCW 42.56.520, to provide the City with its written basis for non-disclosure of the requested documentation/information. In the event the City disagrees with the Grantee's basis for non-disclosure, the City agrees to withhold release of the requested documentation/information in dispute for a reasonable amount of time to allow Grantee an opportunity to file a legal action under RCW 42.56.540. Section 21. Limitation on Future Work. In the event that the City constructs a new street or reconstructs an existing street,the Grantee shall not be permitted to excavate such street except as set forth in the City's then-adopted regulations relating to street cuts and excavations. The City is a party to the Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 7 of 13 DRAFT Inland Northwest Regional Pavement Cut Policy,and shall maintain a copy of the currently adopted Policy on its website or similar broad means of dissemination. Section 22. Reservation of Rights by City. The City reserves the right to refuse any request for a permit to extend facilities. Any such refusal shall be supported by a written statement from the Public Works Director that extending the facilities, as proposed,would materially interfere with the public health, safety or welfare. Section 23. Remedies to Enforce Compliance. In addition to any other remedy provided herein, the City reserves the right to pursue any remedy to compel or force Grantee and/or its successors and assigns to comply with the terms hereof, and the pursuit of any right or remedy by the City shall not prevent the City from thereafter declaring a forfeiture or revocation for breach of the conditions herein. Section 24. City Ordinances and Regulations. Nothing herein shall be deemed to direct or restrict the City's ability to adopt and enforce all necessary and appropriate ordinances regulating the performance of the conditions of this franchise, including any reasonable ordinances made in the exercise of its police powers in the interest of public safety and for the welfare of the public.The City shall have the authority at all times to control by appropriate regulations the location, elevation, and manner of construction and maintenance of any facilities by Grantee, and Grantee shall promptly conform with all such regulations,unless compliance would cause Grantee to violate other requirements of law or the tariff. In the event of a conflict between the Municipal Code and this franchise, the Municipal Code shall control. Section 25. Vacation. The City may vacate any City road,right-of-way or other City property which is subject to rights granted by this franchise in accordance with state and local law. The City shall timely notify Inland Power & Light of any proposed street vacations so that Inland Power & Light may request the inclusion of an appropriate easement in the area to be vacated. Section 26. Indemnification. 1. Grantee hereby covenants not to bring suit and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims, costs, judgments,awards or liability to any person arising from injury,sickness or death of any person or damage to property of any nature whatsoever relating to or arising out of this franchise agreement;except for injuries and damages caused solely by the negligence of the City. This includes but is not limited to injury: a) For which the negligent acts or omissions of Grantee,its agents, servants,officers or employees in performing the activities authorized by a franchise are a proximate cause; b) By virtue of the City permitting grantee's use of the City's rights-of-ways or other public property; c) Arising as a result of the negligent acts or omissions of Grantee, its agents, servants, officers or employees in barricading, instituting trench safety systems or providing other adequate warnings of any excavation, construction or work upon the facility, in any right-of-way, or other public place in performance of work or services permitted under a franchise. 2. Grantee's indemnification obligations pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall include assuming liability for actions brought by Grantee's own employees and the employees of Grantee's agents, Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 8 of 13 DRAFT representatives,contractors and subcontractors even though grantee might be immune under RCW Title 51 from direct suit brought by such an employee. It is expressly agreed and understood that this assumption of potential liability for actions brought by the aforementioned employees is limited solely to claims against the City arising by virtue of Grantee's exercise of the rights set forth in a franchise. The obligations of Grantee under this subsection have been mutually negotiated by the parties,and Grantee acknowledges that the City would not enter into a franchise without Grantee's waiver. To the extent required to provide this indemnification and this indemnification only,Grantee waives its immunity under RCW Title 51. 3. The City shall indemnify and hold harmless Grantee and its officers,volunteers, agents, and employees,from any and all claims, actions, suits,liability,loss,costs,expenses, and damages of any nature whatsoever,by any reason of or arising out of any negligent act or omission of the City,its officers, agents and employees,relating to or arising out of the performance of this franchise. 4. If the comparative negligence of the parties and their officers, volunteers, agents, and employees is a cause of such damage or injury,the liability,loss,cost,or expense shall be shared between the Parties in proportion to their relative degree of negligence and the right of indemnity shall apply to such proportion. 5. Inspection or acceptance by the City of any work performed by Grantee at the time of completion of construction shall not be grounds for avoidance of any of these covenants of indemnification. Provided,that Grantee has been given prompt written notice by the City of any such claim, said indemnification obligations shall extend to claims which are not reduced to a suit and any claims which may be compromised prior to the culmination of any litigation or the institution of any litigation. The City has the right to defend or participate in the defense of any such claim. 6. In the event any matter(for which the City intends to assert its rights under this Section)is presented to or filed with the City, the City shall promptly notify Grantee thereof and Grantee shall have the right, at its sole cost and expense, to settle and compromise such matter as it pertains to Grantee's responsibility under this Section 26. In the event any suit or action is commenced against the City based upon any such matter,the City shall likewise promptly notify Grantee thereof, and Grantee shall have the right, at its sole cost and expense, to settle and compromise such suit or action, or defend the same at its sole cost and expense,by attorneys of its own election, as it pertains to Grantee's responsibility under this Section 26. Failure of the City to give notice as required herein shall not be a defense except and to the extent that Grantee demonstrates actual prejudice therefrom. 7. In the event that Grantee refuses the tender of defense in any suit or any claim, said tender having been made pursuant to this section, and said refusal is subsequently determined by a court having jurisdiction(or such other tribunal that the parties shall agree to decide the matter),to have been a wrongful refusal on the part of Grantee, then Grantee shall pay all of the City's costs for defense of the action, including all reasonable expert witness fees, reasonable attorneys' fees, the reasonable costs of the City, and reasonable attorneys' fees of recovering under this subsection. 8. Grantee's duty to defend, indemnify and hold harmless City against liability for damages caused by the concurrent negligence of(a)City or City's agents,employees,or contractors,and(b)Grantee or Grantee's agents, employees, or contractors, shall apply only to the extent of the negligence of Grantee or Grantee's agents, employees, or contractors. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a franchise is subject to the provisions of RCW 4.24.115,the parties agree that the indemnity provisions hereunder shall be deemed amended to conform to said statute and liability shall be allocated as provided herein. Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 9 of 13 DRAFT 9. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, Grantee assumes the risk of damage to its facilities located in the rights-of-way and upon City-owned property from activities conducted by the City,its officers,agents,employees and contractors,except to the extent any such damage or destruction is caused by or arises from the negligence or any willful or malicious actions on the part of the City, its officers,agents,employees or contractors. Grantee releases and waives any and all such claims against the City,its officers,agents,employees or contractors. Grantee further agrees to indemnify,hold harmless and defend the City against any claims for damages,including,but not limited to,business interruption damages and lost profits,brought by or under users of Grantee's facilities as the result of any interruption of service due to damage or destruction of Grantee's facilities caused by or arising out of activities conducted by the City, its officers, agents, employees or contractors, except to the extent any such damage or destruction is caused by or arises from the negligence or any willful or malicious actions on the part of the City, its officers, agents,employees or contractors. 10. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration,revocation or termination of this franchise. Section 27. Insurance. Grantee shall procure and maintain for the duration of the franchise, insurance, or provide self-insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the exercise of the rights,privileges and authority granted hereunder to Grantee,its agents,representatives or employees. Applicant's maintenance of insurance as required by this franchise shall not be construed to limit the liability of the Grantee to the coverage provided by such insurance,or otherwise limit the City's recourse to any remedy available at law or in equity. 1. Automobile Liability insurance with limits no less than$1,000,000 Combined Single Limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage. This insurance shall cover all owned, non-owned, hired or leased vehicles used in relation to this franchise. Coverage shall be written on Insurance Services Office (ISO) form CA 00 01 or a substitute form providing equivalent liability coverage. If necessary, the policy shall be endorsed to provide contractual liability coverage; and 2. Commercial General Liability insurance shall be written on Insurance Services Office (ISO) occurrence form CG 00 01, or a substitute form providing equivalent liability coverage acceptable to the City, and shall cover products liability. The City shall be a named as an insured under the Applicant's Commercial General Liability insurance policy using ISO Additional Insured-State or Political Subdivisions-Permits CG 20 12 or a substitute endorsement acceptable to the City providing equivalent coverage. Coverage shall be written on an occurrence basis with limits no less than $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate for personal injury, bodily injury and property damage. Coverage shall include but not be limited to: blanket contractual; products/completed operations; broad form property; explosion, collapse and underground(XCU); and Employer's Liability. The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions for Commercial General Liability insurance: 1. The Grantee's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance with respect to the City as outlined in the Indemnification section of this franchise. Any insurance,self-insurance,or insurance pool coverage maintained by the City shall be in excess of the Grantee's insurance and shall not contribute with it. Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 10 of 13 DRAFT 2. The Grantee's insurance shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be cancelled, except after 30 days prior written notice has been given to the City. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M.Best rating of not less than A:VII. Grantee shall furnish the City with original certificates and a copy of any amendatory endorsements,including the additional insured endorsement,evidencing the insurance requirements of the Grantee prior to the adoption of this Ordinance. Any failure to comply with the reporting provisions of the policies required herein shall not affect coverage provided to the City,its officers,officials,employees or volunteers. Section 28. Performance Bond Relating to Construction Activity. Before undertaking any of the work, installation, improvements, construction, repair, relocation or maintenance authorized by this franchise, Grantee, or any parties Grantee contracts with to perform labor in the performance of this franchise, shall,upon the request of the City, furnish a bond executed by Grantee or Grantee's contractors and a corporate surety authorized to operate a surety business in the State of Washington, in such sum as may be set and approved by the City, not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, as sufficient to ensure performance of Grantee's obligations under this franchise. The bond shall be conditioned so that Grantee shall observe all the covenants, terms and conditions and shall faithfully perform all of the obligations of this franchise,and to repair or replace any defective work or materials discovered in the City's road,streets, or property. Said bond shall remain in effect for the life of this franchise. In the event Grantee proposes to construct a project for which the above-mentioned bond would not ensure performance of Grantee's obligations under this franchise,the City is entitled to require such larger bond as may be appropriate under the circumstances. Section 29. Modification. The City and Grantee hereby reserve the right to alter, amend or modify the terms and conditions of this franchise upon written agreement of both parties to such alteration, amendment or modification. Section 30. Forfeiture and Revocation. If Grantee willfully violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this franchise,or through willful or unreasonable negligence fails to heed or comply with any notice given Grantee by the City under the provisions of this franchise, and an adequate opportunity to cure the violation or non-compliance has been given in writing to Grantee, then Grantee shall,at the election of the City, forfeit all rights conferred hereunder and this franchise may be revoked or annulled by the City after a hearing held upon reasonable notice to Grantee. The City may elect,in lieu of the above and without any prejudice to any of its other legal rights and remedies,to obtain an order from the Spokane County Superior Court compelling Grantee to comply with the provisions of this franchise and to recover damages and costs incurred by the City by reason of Grantee's failure to comply. Section 31. Assignment. This franchise may not be assigned or transferred without the written approval of the City, except that Grantee can assign this franchise without approval of,but upon notice to the City to, any parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Grantee or to any entity that acquires all or substantially all the assets or equity of Grantee,by merger, sale,consolidation or otherwise. Section 32. Acceptance. Not later than 60 days after passage of this Ordinance, the Grantee must accept the franchise herein by filing with the City Clerk an unconditional written acceptance thereof. Failure of Grantee to so accept this franchise within said period of time shall be deemed a rejection thereof by Grantee, and the rights and privileges herein granted shall, after the expiration of the 60-day period, absolutely cease,unless the time period is extended by ordinance duly passed for that purpose. Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 11 of 13 DRAFT Section 33. Survival. All of the provisions, conditions and requirements of sections: 4, 5, 6, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28, 36, 37 and 38 of this franchise shall be in addition to any and all other obligations and liabilities Grantee may have to the City at common law, by statute, by ordinance, or by contract, and shall survive termination of this franchise, and any renewals or extensions hereof. All of the provisions, conditions, regulations and requirements contained in this franchise shall further be binding upon the heirs,successors,executors, administrators,legal representatives and assigns of Grantee and City and all privileges, as well as all obligations and liabilities of Grantee shall inure to their respective heirs, successors and assigns equally as if they were specifically mentioned herein. Section 34. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,clause or phrase of this Ordinance. In the event that any of the provisions of this Ordinance are held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City reserves the right to reconsider the grant of the franchise and may amend, repeal, add, replace or modify any other provision of the franchise, or may terminate the franchise. Section 35. Renewal. Application for extension or renewal of the term of this franchise shall be made no later than 180 days of the expiration thereof. In the event the time period granted by this franchise expires without being renewed by the City,the terms and conditions hereof shall continue in effect until this franchise is either renewed or terminated by the City. Section 36. Notice. Any notice or information required or permitted to be given by or to the parties under this franchise may be sent to the following addresses unless otherwise specified,in writing: The City: City of Spokane Valley Attn: City Clerk 11707 East Sprague, Suite 106 Spokane Valley,WA 99206 (after September 1, 2017,please use: 10210 East Sprague, Spokane Valley, WA 99206) Grantee: Inland Power&Light Attn: Connie Nelson PO Box A Spokane,WA 99219-5000 Phone: (509) 789-4291 Section 37. Choice of Law. Any litigation between the City and Grantee arising under or regarding this franchise shall occur, if in the state courts, in the Spokane County Superior Court, and if in the federal courts,in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Section 38. Non-Waiver. The City shall be vested with the power and authority to reasonably regulate the exercise of the privileges permitted by this franchise in the public interest. Grantee shall not be relieved of its obligations to comply with any of the provisions of this franchise by reason of any failure of the City to enforce prompt compliance, nor does the City waive or limit any of its rights under this franchise by reason of such failure or neglect. Section 39. Entire Agreement. This franchise constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties as to the subject matter herein and no other agreements or understandings, Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 12 of 13 DRAFT written or otherwise,shall be binding upon the parties upon execution and acceptance hereof. This franchise shall also supersede and cancel any previous right or claim of Grantee to occupy the City roads as herein described. Section 40. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after publication of the Ordinance or a summary thereof occurs in the official newspaper of the City of Spokane Valley as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council this day of August,2016. R.L.Higgins,Mayor ATTEST: Christine Bainbridge,City Clerk Approved as to Form: Office of the City Attorney Date of Publication: Effective Date: Accepted by Inland Power&Light: By: Chad Jensen, CEO The Grantee,Inland Power&Light,for itself,and for its successors and assigns,does accept all of the terms and conditions of the foregoing franchise. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, has signed this day of_ ,2016. Subscribed and sworn before me this day of ,2016. Notary Public in and for the State of residing in My commission expires Ordinance 16-013 Granting Electrical Franchise to Inland Power&Light Page 13 of 13 CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY Request for Council Action Meeting Date: August 16, 2016 Department Director Approval: Check all that apply: [' consent ❑ old business [' new business [' public hearing ❑ information ® admin. report ❑ pending legislation ❑ executive session AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Administrative Report—Draft public sidewalk snow removal ordinance. GOVERNING LEGISLATION: SVMC 7.05.040(C). PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Adoption of nuisance provisions in 2003, amended over the years, most recently in 2012. On February 23, 2016, Staff delivered a presentation to the City Council on potential options regarding the removal of accumulations of snow and ice from public sidewalks. The Council requested that a proposed ordinance be drafted to address the issue and brought back for subsequent discussion. BACKGROUND: Staff has drafted a proposed ordinance regarding the removal of accumulations of snow and ice from public sidewalks. Presently, staff is still researching who will be responsible for its enforcement; however, this PowerPoint presentation will discuss in detail the provisions of the draft ordinance and its purpose. Following the presentation, staff will listen to Council discussion, answer any questions the Council may have regarding the proposed ordinance, and identify a future action plan based upon the Council discussion. OPTIONS: NA. RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: NA. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: Unknown STAFF CONTACT: Cary P. Driskell, City Attorney; Jacob Dillon, Legal Intern ATTACHMENTS: (1) PowerPoint presentation discussing the draft ordinance. (2) Draft ordinance PPP. Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance Cary Driskell City Attorney, City of Spokane Valley Jacob Dillon Legal Intern, City of Spokane Valley August 16, 2016 City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney „ , __ Overview Background Summary of the Proposed Ordinance • Amendment of SVMC 7.05.040 • Adoption of SVMC 7.45.010-070 City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 2 Background Accumulated snow and ice on public sidewalks can: • Impede pedestrian travel and inhibit the use of assistive mobility devices on public sidewalks • Create hazardous conditions increasing the likelihood that pedestrians will suffer significant injury or bodily harm, and • Restrict public access to local businesses and other services; potentially affecting their profitability. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 3 Background Treating accumulated snow and ice as a nuisance has not been effective. Several issues include: • Firm deadlines for removal were not established. Rather snow and ice must be removed "within a reasonable time." • Individuals are given 3o days to self-abate. During that time snow and ice may continue to accumulate or melt. In either instance the City is severely limited in its ability to address the issue quickly and effectively. • Also, the $500 penalty assessed for a nuisance violation is not proportionate to the violation at issue. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 4 ___ Summaryof the Proed Ordinance City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 5 Amendment of 7 . 05 . 040 ( C ) If these new code provisions are adopted failure to remove accumulations of snow and ice from public sidewalks will be enforced as a civil infraction rather than a nuisance. The amendment would remove a portion of the existing language in 7.05.040(C) so that failure to remove snow and ice from public sidewalks would no longer constitute a nuisance. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney Adoption of SVMC 7 . 45 . 010-070 The chapter is intended to regulate accumulations of snow and ice on public sidewalks and to address the public safety and economic issues that may stem from these conditions. (SVMC 7.45.010 - Purpose and Authority). The City has the authority to adopt these provisions under RCW 35A.ii.o2o (powers vested in legislative bodies of non-charter and charter code cities). City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 7 SVMC 7 . 45 . 020 - Definitions • Natural and Artificial Sources of Snow and Ice • In order to avoid ambiguity and clearly establish that both snow and ice must be removed, the chapter would apply equally to snow and ice that accumulates naturally and artificially. • Therefore, there is no distinction between snow and ice deposited by plowing operations or that deposited by a storm. • Simply put, if snow or ice is on the sidewalk it must be removed regardless of how it got there. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 8 SVMC 7 . 45 . 020 Continued . . . Tier I and Tier II Snow Removal Areas: • The City would be divided into two classes of removal areas for enforcement purposes. • Tier I : Includes properties along Safe Routes to School, and commercial areas. ▪ Tier II: encompasses all residential areas. • These are illustrated in the Attachment A - Sidewalk Snow Removal Map. (Next Slide) . City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 9 Attachment A- Sidewalk Snow Removal Map s 7N'.,:7.417. 111. ��� iI TSF ■ �J yl�!■ �I=Y' 7�"FI�111TI!�ill ly ..• I 11L:�� ,� 1r- � 11110-___41,117:, IY1111 91I�� ��„�� 1„It t.4, - =ENE YNrIPle. f�, ls.` ■e, � ,'i. iii1---.—'4(. Yn■■.1■Il '.1r'i311nu..cI1�.wi full 11Yam!w r .s+,ul. v&lni,-p.�al�iqY! 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III iiitf a riw '` Irl •il 1•"'jf 3 IIIIIA1i' -i fs v7 • - r.y _ Legend +,'- ..,,°II Emit-T7:.::1.-.-i —Sale Routes to&thuds 3 1."- jl Tier I Poor ky I Tier II Natty .y 10 SVMC 7 .45 . 030 — Duty to Remove Snow and Ice • Owners or occupants of property within a removal area would be responsible for the removal of any accumulated snow and ice from the public sidewalks abutting the property. • Removal areas classified as Tier I will be enforced prior to those classified as Tier II. This ensures that enforcement is initially concentrated in high traffic areas where public safety is most likely to be affected. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney ii SVMC 7 . 45 . 030 Continued . . . Deadlines for snow removal would also be established. Time would begin to run when the event causing snow and ice to accumulate ends. • Day deposits = 24 hours. • Night deposits = by 9 P.M the next evening. Would allow individuals to go to work and return home with a reasonable amount of time to remove the snow and ice. The deadlines would also correct many of the issues that arose in enforcing the problem as a nuisance. • They would allow for predictable and consistent enforcement in establishing a firm timetable for removal; and • They would allow the City to address snow removal issues quickly within days as opposed to weeks. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 12 SVMC 7 . 45 . 040 — Amnesty Periods The City Manager may announce amnesty periods that suspend enforcement for a designated period of time. This would allow the City to be flexible and respond to rare weather events that deposit large quantities of snow and/or severely inhibit the public's ability to remove snow and ice from the sidewalks within the required period of time. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney =11 SVMC 7 . 45 . 040 Continued . . . The announcement of an amnesty period would also be required to include a public notice detailing why the amnesty period is needed, and the date and time it will end. The City Manager may also extend the period by issuing another announcement and public notice. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney SVMC 7 . 45 . 050 — Improper Remova In removing snow and ice (from sidewalks, driveways, and parking lots), care should be exercised so it is not removed to an area that obstructs pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Improper removal that obstructs pedestrian or vehicular traffic is a misdemeanor pursuant to SVMC 8.25.o3o(C) and RCW 9A.84.o3o(C) . City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney SVMC 7 . 45 . 060 - Penalties The first and second violations of the chapter within a 12 month period are classified as class 4 civil infractions ($25 base penalty + mandatory court costs 105% of the penalty = $51.25 total) . The third, and any additional violations occurring within a twelve month period, are classified as class 3 civil infractions ($5o base penalty + mandatory court costs 105% of the penalty = $102.50 total) . The new penalties are more proportional to the severity of the violation than the currently adopted nuisance provisions. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney SVMC 7 . 45 . 070 — Defense for Violation An individual would have a defense for a violation if: • Their property is a residence within a residentially or commercially zoned area; • They are a senior citizen or possess a diagnosable physical disability that prevents them from removing snow; and • They can provide documentation that shows they made a reasonable effort to acquire snow removal services but were unsuccessful. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney i7 1.11111111.11111.11111111111111111111111111 SVMC 7 . 45 . 070 caiifrntiga . . The defense allows the City to accommodate those in the community that have difficulty removing snow and ice from the sidewalk. However, the requirement that the individual show attempts were made to acquire removal services ensures that all in the community are held responsible and must make some effort to clear the sidewalks. Businesses may not raise the defense as the adjacent sidewalks are often heavily trafficked and must remain free from snow and ice. City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney __ _ -____ -- Questions ? City of Spokane Valley- Office of the City Attorney 19 DRAFT CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON,ADOPTING CHAPTER 7.45 OF THE SPOKANE VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SNOW AND ICE ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS,AMENDING SVMC 7.05.040(C)(3),AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley previously adopted several provisions relating to the use and obstruction of sidewalks in the City, which were dispersed within the Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC); and WHEREAS, the accumulation of snow and ice on public sidewalks obstructs pedestrian traffic and creates an impediment to commercial activity. Allowing snow and ice to accumulate increases the likelihood that pedestrians will suffer injury while traveling on a public sidewalk. Additionally, the obstruction may force pedestrians off public sidewalks and into the path of motorized traffic in their attempts to find a safer route of travel. Finally, accumulations of snow and ice pose a significant hazard to school-aged children who require safe use of the public sidewalks to travel to and from school on a daily basis; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is appropriate to protect the life, health, and safety of its citizens to adopt additional regulations regarding the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks. Such regulations are within the police power granted to cities by Article XI, Section 11 of the Washington state Constitution and those vested in legislative bodies of noncharter code cities by RCW 35A.11.020; and WHEREAS, the City desires to amend 7.05.040(C)(3) to remove (C)(3) concerning accumulations of snow and ice on public sidewalks as a nuisance since a violation will now be classified as an infraction. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington ordains as follows: Section 1. Amendment. Spokane Valley Municipal Code 7.05.040 is hereby amended as follows: 7.05.040 Nuisances prohibited No person, firm, or entity shall erect, contrive, cause, continue, maintain, or permit to exist any public nuisances within the City, including any public rights-of-way abutting a person, firm, or entity's property. Prohibited public nuisances include,but are not limited to: C. Sidewalks. 1.Any protrusion, awning,or overhang that inhibits or obstructs use of a public walkway or sidewalk. 2.Any object, construction, or damage that inhibits or obstructs the surface use of a public walkway or sidewalk. 3. Snow or ice not removed from a public sidewalk within a reasonable time. 34.Accumulations of dirt or debris not removed from a public sidewalk. Ordinance Adopting SVMC 7.45—Snow and Ice on Public Sidewalks Page 1 of 4 DRAFT Section 2. Adopting Spokane Valley Municipal Code chapter 7.45. A new chapter 7.45 is hereby adopted as follows: SVMC 7.45.010—Purpose and Authority. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate accumulations of snow and ice on sidewalks. This regulation is undertaken in order to promote the safe and efficient movement of pedestrian traffic on sidewalks within City limits and to promote greater economic activity. The provisions of this chapter are adopted under the authority granted by RCW 35A.11.020,and are to promote the health, safety,and welfare of the citizens of the City. SVMC 7.45.020—Definitions. Terms used within this chapter are defined as follows: "Accumulations of snow and ice" means snow and ice deposited by natural or artificial sources. "Artificial sources" means operations which result from human efforts that cause snow or ice to accumulate. These include,but are not limited to: 1. snow removal operations conducted by the City; and 2. snow removal operations conducted by private individuals or businesses. "Natural sources" means any natural occurrence which causes snow and/or ice to accumulate. These include,but are not limited to: 1. snow storms; and 2. freezing rain. "Sidewalks" means public sidewalks and does not include those sidewalks located entirely on private property. "Removal area"means areas classified Tier I priority or Tier II priority. "Tier I priority" areas include: 1. "Safe Route(s) to School" as delineated upon the official map, entitled Attachment A—Sidewalk Snow Removal Map; and 2. "Commercial areas" that currently include the following zoning districts as delineated on the official zoning map of the City: MUC Mixed Use Center District CMU Corridor Mixed Use District CC City Center District GO Garden Office District 0 Office District P/OS Parks/Open Space NC Neighborhood Commercial District C Community Commercial District RC Regional Commercial District I-1 Light Industrial District I-2 Heavy Industrial District Ordinance Adopting SVMC 7.45—Snow and Ice on Public Sidewalks Page 2 of 4 DRAFT "Tier II priority" areas include: "Residential areas" which currently include the following zoning districts, as delineated on the official zoning map of the City: R-1 Single-Family Residential Estate District. R-2 Single-Family Residential Suburban District. R-3 Single-Family Residential District. R-4 Single-Family Residential Urban District. MF-1 Multifamily Medium Density Residential District. MF-2 Multifamily High Density Residential District. SVMC 7.45.030—Duty to Remove Snow and Ice from Sidewalks. A. The owner or occupant of any real property located within or along a removal area shall remove or cause to be removed all accumulations of snow and ice from the sidewalks abutting the property. B. Accumulations of snow and ice deposited during the day shall be removed from the sidewalk within 24 hours after the event causing it to accumulate has ceased. Accumulations of snow and ice deposited during the night shall be removed by 9:00 P.M. the following day. C. Tier I priority areas shall be enforced prior to Tier II priority areas. SVMC 7.45.040—Amnesty Periods. A. In the event accumulations of snow and ice are deposited in a manner or volume that makes their immediate removal impracticable, the City Manager may announce periods of amnesty during which failure to remove the accumulations of snow and ice will not result in a violation pursuant to SVMC 7.45.060. B. The announcement shall be accompanied by a public notice stating: 1. The circumstances necessitating the amnesty period; and 2. The amnesty period's duration,including the date and time that it will end. C. The City Manager may extend the amnesty period by issuing an additional announcement and public notice pursuant to SVMC 7.45.040(B). SVMC 7.45.050—Improper Removal. Removing and depositing snow and ice in a manner which obstructs or creates an obstruction to vehicular or pedestrian traffic constitutes a misdemeanor pursuant to SVMC 8.25.030. SVMC 7.45.060—Penalties. A. Any person or business found in violation of SVMC 7.45.030 shall be found to have committed a class 4 civil infraction, and shall be subject to the monetary penalties set forth in RCW 7.80.120, as adopted or subsequently amended, including any applicable statutory assessments. Ordinance Adopting SVMC 7.45—Snow and Ice on Public Sidewalks Page 3 of 4 DRAFT B. Any person or business found in violation of SVMC 7.45.030 for a third time within a 12 month period, and all subsequent violations in that 12 month period, shall be found to have committed a class 3 civil infraction, and shall be subject to the monetary penalties set forth in RCW 7.80.120, as adopted or subsequently amended, including any applicable statutory assessments. SVMC 7.45.070—Defense for Violation. It shall be a defense to a violation of SVMC 7.45.030 if: 1. The subject property is a residence within a residentially or commercially zoned area; 2. The violator is a senior citizen or possesses a physical disability that has been verified by a medical doctor which prevents them from removing accumulations of snow and ice from the sidewalk; and 3. The violator can provide documentation that shows reasonable efforts to acquire snow removal services were made but were unsuccessful. Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after the date of publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City. Passed this day of ,2016. L.R. Higgins,Mayor ATTEST: Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk Approved As To Form: Office of the City Attorney Date of Publication: Effective Date: Ordinance Adopting SVMC 7.45—Snow and Ice on Public Sidewalks Page 4 of 4 Attachment A- Sidewalk Snow Removal Map 11 , w"•wili. 'fit' '"Ltct� (i . \\ � A 'IN e. 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M' ..,'Sim t L_ riI - -1 14+ N �i■1 X0,-,-yipr�,1 •, 4‘....,„.,,i__. - f t = I ,-1 C F-/ n -F,H t €f ,ate;.,Ite' tr< ILS u a■ i ifiiiii a ,.. . _ 1 �R moi,w .' _ I �- L4' - i � 1 _' —— _ _ _. tom ' r'-, I 1 „Ins= Ins ..,aaa,a ,e;(1 or, �t F_ Ira rik ti A.. _L i Lee MEOre-- �,� Legend ,IBlaw ®ne Illlip umge 4 ll�lell!! —Sate Routes to Schools N Gt. o. _la. Tier I Priority wir L...j Tier II Priority e 0 05 1 2... CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY Request for Council Action Meeting Date: August 16, 2016 Department Director Approval: Check all that apply: [' consent ❑ old business [' new business [' public hearing [' information ® admin. report [' pending legislation [' executive session AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Tourism Enhancement Study GOVERNING LEGISLATION: None PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: None BACKGROUND: In 2015, the City embarked on a study to improve retail activities to assess this sector of our economy. This study, conducted by Community Attributes Inc. (CAI), indicated that tourism related spending is underperforming compared to other retail sectors. In response, the City decided to conduct a study to improve tourism and lodging activity by developing strategies that the City could pursue to increase overnight stays and tourism related spending by leveraging lodging tax funds. The study will be conducted in two phases by CAI. In phase I, CAI developed the strategies and will study the potential feasibility and return on investment of six strategies in phase II. To develop a list of potential strategies, CAI analyzed regional and local tourism spending, reviewed case studies from other cities, and involved a stakeholder's group that consisted of local business owners, economic development partners, hoteliers and citizens. The stakeholder's engagement process included two surveys, interviews, and two workshops. The first and second workshop was held on December 10, 2015 and March 9, 2016, respectively. CAI provided an overview of the tourism study in March 8, 2016 to City Council. When the project list was finalized, staff distributed an online survey to the stakeholders and Council to rank the proposed project list. The consultant also ranked the projects based on the project's potential to become self-sustainable, generate hotel stays and be sited within the City. The survey results (attached) and other criteria ranking were combined to develop a list of the following proposed projects to study in phase II: 1. Develop new events and festivals to compliment Valley Fest and Cycle Celebration 2. Development of a waterfront park and whitewater course 3. Balfour Park development 4. Fairground expansion and Avista Stadium district 5. Trail development and public art 6. Events center, multifaceted arts and entertainment venue OPTIONS: N/A RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Consensus to move forward with the list of projects as presented. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None STAFF CONTACT: John Hohman and Gloria Mantz ATTACHMENTS: Stakeholder survey results only, Council survey results only, Combined survey results (stakeholders and council). Presentation Survey Results (Stakeholders Only) Rank Name Stakeholder Average 1 New Waterfront Park 4.8 2 Develop a Plan for the City Owned Balfour Park Property 4.6 3 Fairground Development 4.4 4 Development of a Whitewater Course 4.4 5 Develop Sports Complex and/ or Aquatic Center 4.4 6 Develop New Events 4.3 7 Develop New Event Center 4.2 8 Develop a Farmer's Market 4.2 9 Develop Trail Connections 4.2 10 New Arts and Entertainment Venue 4.1 11 Expanding Valley Fest and Cycle Celebration 4.0 12 Expansion and Improvement to Plante's Ferry 3.6 13 Develop an Arts Walk 3.5 14 Visitor Center Development 3.4 Survey Results(City Council Members Only) Rank Name Council#1 Council#2 Council#3 Council#4 Council#5 Average 1 New Waterfront Park 5 4 5 5 5 4.8 2 Develop a Plan for the City Owned Balfour Park Property 5 5 5 4 4 4.6 3 Develop Sports Complex and/or Aquatic Center 5 4 5 4 5 4.6 4 Development of a Whitewater Course 5 4 4 4 5 4.4 5 Fairground Development 5 4 4 5 3 4.2 6 Develop New Events 5 4 4 3 4 4 7 Develop New Event Center 5 3 4 4 4 4 8 Develop a Farmer's Market 5 3 5 4 3 4 9 Develop Trail Connections 5 4 2 4 4 3.8 10 New Arts and Entertainment Venue 5 4 3 4 3 3.8 11 Develop an Arts Walk 5 3 3 3 5 3.8 12 Visitor Center Development 3 4 4 4 3 3.6 13 Expansion and Improvement to Plante's Ferry 5 3 3 3 3 3.4 14 Expanding Valley Fest and Cycle Celebration 1 3 3 2 2 2.2 Survey Results (Stakeholders and City Council) Rank Name Combined Average 1 New Waterfront Park 4.8 2 Develop a Plan for the City Owned Balfour Park Property 4.6 3 Fairground Development 4.4 4 Development of a Whitewater Course 4.4 5 Develop Sports Complex and/ or Aquatic Center 4.4 6 Develop New Events 4.3 7 Develop New Event Center 4.2 8 Develop a Farmer's Market 4.2 9 Develop Trail Connections 4.1 10 New Arts and Entertainment Venue 4.1 11 Develop an Arts Walk 3.7 12 Expansion and Improvement to Plante's Ferry 3.6 13 Visitor Center Development 3.5 14 Expanding Valley Fest and Cycle Celebration 3.5 ------------II....."1" IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII . Spokane Valley Lodging and TStrategy . f .• - _ Gloria Mantz, Development Engineer rt y.. _ John Hohman, Community and Economic -. - Development Director , _ = � , •*Wane August 2016 1 ao•OATalMilk ' Retail Improvement 4 Tourism Strategy Spokane Valley Primary Trade Area ' 97 000 people in primary MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS 199% 1 GENERAL MERCHANDISE 187% trade area CLOTHING AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 17196 SPORTING GOODS,HOBBY,BOOK,AND MUSIC 153% BUILDING MATERIAL AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT 133 ' Underperforming sectors GASOLINE STATIONS 133 • MISCELLANEOUS RETAILERS,NON-STORE RETAILERS 120% Accommodation s ELECTRONICS AND APPLIANCE 113'6 • Food & Beverage FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES 107'; • Performing Arts FURNITURE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 1(11' ACCOMMODATION 93% • Spectator Sports FOOD AND BEVERAGE STORES qj'. • Health & Personal Care PERFORMING ARTS,SPECTATOR SPORTS 77 HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE 67% Trade Capture wthicano August 2016 2 .mak. Tourism Analysis Questions ..41A .611.4 " ° r. e ` • What are the key drivers of tourism in CityVe,;: ? ■ What is the City's role in fostering tourism ? FAIR&EXPO =Arr • What investments and strategies can the City undertake to improve tourism ? August 2016 3 Lodging Tax in Spokane Valley 2.0% IL State Sales and Use Tax 4.5% • Local Sales and Use Tax 1.3% I City Hotel/Motel Tax (Initial) 2.0% City Hotel/Motel Tax (Tourism Facilities) 2.2% ,IPSpokane PFD *wane August 2016 4 ao•Omak. Lodging Tax in Spokane Valley 2.0% IL State Sales and Use Tax 4.5% • Local Sales and Use Tax 1.3% I City Hotel/Motel Tax (Initial) 2.0% City Hotel/Motel Tax (Tourism Facilities) 2.2% Spokane PFD *wane August 2016 5 ao•Omak. Tourism Analysis and Strategy :. °.. -. ,,A _ �� Project Approach 1 ökme � � Phase 1 — funded by the City lig • Analyze ,., 400 °VallitlY • Develop strategies % .',. '� �,1 r • Identify/prioritize potential projects 17 v A� 1'+ -1 ` • Phase 2 — funded byLodging Tax \\ i. g g Grant • Projected annual economic impacts August 2016 6 Stakeholder Involvement ■ Local winery and restaurant owners HUB SPORTS CENTER • Real estate brokers UISIT SPOKE • County Fairgrounds GREATER SPOKANE • SPOKANE Hoteliers• VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • City and County parks representatives ,LALN, • Local tourism organizations (g N # , • Valleyfest and Cycle Celebration Wthiane Visit Spokane March 2016 .........m„,....................inniii. Interview Themes : Challenges ■ No distinct community identity or city brand -- Al ■ Absence of central activity core isNik le-A,..."? ■ Spread out attractions & services �L • Limited full service dining options p ., . :1414, • Lack of a major attraction (regional draw) August 2016 8 ....... . ......... .......... Interview Themes : Opportunities 1001$ ■ Multipurpose sports facility *Irl*4 •116v ir Create and enhance recreation opportunities . pp • E.g. Centennial Trail, fishing, hiking r i -�. t. 0 • Create a defined center Ai 7.61 ''° i IIMW11 • Promote Spokane Valleyas gateway I - - • Improve wayfinding -- Attract shoppers from outside region and Canada .mor • Appeal to business travelers and family August 2016 9 k. ............. ........... ..... Engagement Efforts VolleyballRiver Neighborhoods Traffic ort Fair rounds • 2 workshops Safety Events AvistaGolf i. y Biking Wrestling YMCA T Accessatat i • online survey Entertain:ent Shopping. H'kiny a Parking Roads � jil W.neTpls ! i0 ecreation L. co,LIN W August 2016 10 Tourism Goals Goal 1: Sustain existing high value & high volume tourism segments Goal 2: Grow presence in regional events and promote local destinations Goal 3: Create new attractions Goal 4: Invest in long term improvements to create a more attractive tourism destination of August 2016 11 aloOmak. Phase II Study _ _ � i _ s i ri .r -� _ te 4tHas ir . Selection of 6 projects SPIRTS CENTER ■ Investment Profiles 4—N '0' r N,‘ i -- • Initial feasibility assessment 4 • Evaluation of projected economic impacts //{:. and potential ROI 1 ■ Presentation to stakeholders and tit Lemik. -44114 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee ( LTAC) August 2016 12 ..........m.. ...... ......... Selection Process r y `, i''':lig l`'‘ell110, i 1�.1 .ill 01 \ * ; • Stakeholder survey (scale 1-5) 1IFiO _h i •" • 25 stakeholder responses (83% response) r ! - jr" ' • 5 council members .N om., \1l i 11/4/77",f, r ■ ..o��t4;t1li.oa..::.... �.�- • _ Rating using 3 criteria (scale 1-3) fl !Env '��. , i. iiii- t • Potential to become sustainable 1 kaltA4.1 ' • Available location or land • Potential hotel driver August 2016 13 .......... ........................... Projects Combined Combined Project Rank Score 1 7.38 Develop sports complex and/or aquatic center 2 7.26 New events or festivals 3 6.83 New event center 4 6.73 Whitewater course 5 6.55 Fairground expansion 6 6.47 New waterfront park 7 6.45 Plan for the City Balfour Park property 8 6.21 New arts and entertainment venue 9 5.93 Expanding Valley Fest and Cycle celebration 10 5.72 Trail connections 11 5.56 Farmer's market 12 4.89 Arts walk i August 2016 14 Sports facility Regional Efforts STUDIES BOND MEASURES • Sportsplex Facility • Liberty Lake Town Center • Community building (flexible space, • Softball fields complex library services) • Outdoor aquatic facility •• Plante's Ferry soccer field 50,000 sq. ft. , $12 Million, • Airway Heights Recreation Center expansion • Indoor pool, basketball courts, gym and multipurpose room • 35,000 sq. ft, $13 Million thlanel,�, Visit Spokane March 2016 15 Proposed Projects Project Overall Rank Develop new events or festivals to compliment Valley Fest and Cycle (2,9) Celebration Development of a waterfront park and whitewater course (4,6) Balfour Park redevelopment (7) Fairground expansion and Avista Stadium district (5) Trail development and public art (10,12) Event center and multifaceted arts & entertainment venue (3,8) a August 2016 16 Proposed Projects ■ Investment Profiles • Projected operational revenues (ticket sales) • Maintenance and operation expenses • Cost of development • Direct fiscal impacts • Qualitative community benefits • Number of events and size of events that can be expected, when applicable • Potential locations August 2016 17 aoolFmak. Proposed Projects ■ Develop new events or festivals • Case studies of successful events or festivals that are self sustainable • Recommendations to expand/improve Valley Fest ■ Development of a waterfront park and whitewater course • Case studies nationwide • Operational attributes specific to Spokane Valley • Types of events that could be attracted *wane! August 2016 18 k. Proposed Projects Balfour Park redevelopment • Potential uses with tourism/civic oriented elements — Farmer's market • Potential colocation with other retail and commercial uses Fairground expansion and Avista Stadium district • Expansion and improvement opportunities • Potential events • Mixed use entertainment and commercial district around Avista Stadium • Potential partnerships �! August 2016 19 aloOmak. Proposed Projects Trail development and public art • North/south trail connections connecting to river, recreation amenities and neighborhood clusters • Arts walk with permanent and temporary exhibits • Success stories from other regions • Potential colocation with other retail and commercial uses Multifaceted arts & entertainment venue and events center • Potential partnerships with local arts organizations and theater production co. • Concert facility grounds, entertainment venue • Potential events WilEane August 2016 20 aloOmak. ..........m„, „...... ........m Next Steps ■ Complete investment profiles — Fall of •,_ ,„,w.,„.� -,, 2016 !�,'Ijrlrrr'r1''r''''' ”' ■ Presentation to stakeholders - Dec 2016 T'- w Vi=immovii , i:.. Review results with Council and select -- -- project - Spring 2017 __ ■ Presentation to LTAC — March 1st, 2017 �` = it ■ Lodging n Tax Committeegrant process — . _ g g Fall 2017 "" -- August 2016 21 Questions • • r . • • _ _, ..,•-•%.,-.01 —,.. .,- Iiipir pg---4.di° 11-, -"Ire --"111141 ,.., -�. �_z fr.1-100!"-•06 • t dm .- .. - .rte August 2016 22 CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY Request for Council Action Meeting Date: 8-16-16 Department Director Approval Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑new business ❑public hearing ❑ information ® admin.report ❑ pending legislation AGENDA ITEM TITLE: City Hall Supplemental Design Efforts GOVERNING LEGISLATION: PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Multiple meetings, Council retreat 02-17-15; Administrative Report 03-17-15, Motion Consideration 03-24-15, Study Session 09-15-15, Motion Consideration 09-29-15, Interior Discussion 11-18-15, Heating and Cooling Discussions on 12-1-15 and 12-15-15, Interior and Exterior Discussion 12-29-15, General updates on 01-19- 16 and 02-02-16, Final design discussion on 02-16-16. Final design approval on 02-23-16. BACKGROUND: Developing options for a permanent City Hall building has been a Council budget goal for the past several years. Earlier this year, the City closed on 3.38 acres of property at the former University City Mall site. At the February 17, 2015 Council workshop, staff discussed the selection process for architectural firms to design the building. At the March 17, 2015 Council meeting, staff updated the Council on the selected design firm and discussed the draft professional services agreement for the project. At the March 24, 2015 meeting, the Council authorized the City Manager to contract with Architects West to design the site and building. The architect team conducted a public meeting on May 6, 2015 and met with Councilmembers and staff to finalize the program and discuss design parameters for the building. The project team updated the Council on the design process and displayed two potential concepts on September 15, 2015. Council indicated a preference for one of the concepts which was approved on September 29, 2015. Interior color and material options were discussed on November 18, 2015 and a general heating and cooling discussion was held on December 1, 2015. A general discussion on interior and exterior details occurred on December 29, 2015, and a status update was given on January 19, 2016 and February 2, 2016. On February 16, 2016, staff and the project architect provided a detailed review of the construction plan set and the specification documents. Final floorplans, exterior and interior details, materials, and site layout were discussed. The final design was approved by City Council on February 23, 2016. Tonight's discussion will focus on additional design tasks that complement the completed design. The first item consists of designing an approximately 2,000 square foot multi-purpose room with supporting restrooms in a portion of the basement. This room could be used for a variety of activities such as group meetings, trainings, or displays. The design effort of$21,000 would result in a complete set of bid-ready construction drawings that include electrical, mechanical, and interior designs. 1 of 2 The next item is a review of the site and landscaping plans for possible revisions to accommodate several large bronze sculptures. The Spokane Valley Arts Council has indicated a preference to relocate the "Berry Picker" from the grounds at CenterPlace. They also have another sculpture that may be available for placement at the City Hall site. This design effort would determine the ideal locations for these and up to four more sculptures at the site. The current effort would result in a concept level design at this stage. An additional effort would be required to produce revised site and landscaping plans if this moved forward. The final effort would likely not include the City Hall site. The Spokane Valley Arts Council wants to commission the casting of a large scale (approximately 12 foot high by 14 foot wide) sculpture of artist Kevin Kirking's Rise of the Schitsu'Umsh. This design effort would identify potential areas with the City for this sculpture to be located. A concept level plan would be developed at this time. Additional design efforts would be required if the placement of this sculpture moved beyond the concept stage. OPTIONS: Consensus on whether or not to commission all, some or none of the supplemental design efforts with Architect's West. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Council discretion. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: Supplemental Designs would range from $1,840 to $21,000. STAFF CONTACT: John Hohman, Community and Economic Development Director ATTACHMENTS: SVCH Additional Services—Multi-Purpose Room SVCH Additional Services— SITE Sculpture Placement SVCH Additional Services—CITY Sculpture Placement Rise of the Schitsu'Umsh 2 of 2 AWSpokane Valley City Hall Arck'tects West Inc. Architecture • Landscape Architecture 6/24/2016 210 East Lakeside Avenue,coeur d'Alene,ID 83814 Ph'.200.667. Pc:208.6eL01o3 www Additional Services www.archEiectswest.com Multi-Purpose Room Title/Phase I Projected Hours I Rate/Hr.I Total Multi-Purpose Room PIC PM DRAFT ADMIN Concept Design 12.0 16.0 Product Research and Specifications 12.0 Life Safety Analysis 2.0 Construction Documents 8.0 24.0 Construction Adminstration Kevin Jester(PIC) $140.00 $140.00 Steve Roth(PM) 34.0 $115.00 $3,910.00 Drafter(DRAFT) 40.0 $80.00 $3,200.00 Administrative(ADMIN) 0.0 $65.00 $0.00 SUB-TOTAL Architectural Services I $7,250.00 Structural Engineering $0.00 Mechanical Engineering $2,500.00 Interior Design and Furnishings $1,000.00 Fire Protection Engineering $0.00 Electrical Engineering(Lighting, Power,Systems) $9,000.00 SUB-TOTAL Consulting I $12,500.00 OH&P @ 10% $1,250.00 I Total' I $21,000.00 41/117Spokane Valley City Hall Arck'tects West Inc. Architecture • Landscape Architecture 6/30/2016 210 East Lakeside Avenue,Coeur d'Alene,ID 83814 Ph'.200.667. Pc:208.8eL01o3 www Additional Services www.archEiectswest.com City Sculpture Placement Title/Phase I Projected Hours I Rate/Hr.I Total Basement Alternates PIC LA DRAFT ADMIN The Rise of Schitsu-umsh Kick-Off Meeting 8.0 Develop Site Concepts 16.0 Present Proposed Concept 8.0 Jon Mueller(LA) 32.0 $115.00 $3,680.00 SUB-TOTAL Architectural Services I $3,680.00 Structural Engineering $0.00 Mechanical Engineering $0.00 Interior Design and Furnishings $0.00 Fire Protection Engineering $0.00 Electrical Engineering $0.00 SUB-TOTAL Consulting I $0.00 OH&P @ 10% $0.00 I Total' I $3,680.00 41/117Spokane Valley City Hall Arck'tects West Inc. Architecture • Landscape Architecture 6/24/2016 210 East Lakeside Avenue,Coeur d'Alene,ID 83814 Ph'.200.667. Pc:208.6eL01o3 www Additional Services www.archEiectswest.com Site Sculpture Placement Title/Phase I Projected Hours I Rate/Hr.I Total Basement Alternates PIC LA DRAFT ADMIN The Rise of Schitsu-umsh Kick-Off Meeting 6.0 Site Inventory 28.0 Review with Transportation Engineers 6.0 Review Meeting#1 -10 Sites 8.0 Review Meeting#2-5 Sites 8.0 Review Meeting#3-3 Sites 8.0 Review Meeting#4-1 Site 8.0 Develop Final Site Concepts/Costs 28.0 Review Meeting#5-Proposed Concept 8.0 Plan Adjustments as Directed 8.0 Review Meeting#6-Adjusted Site 8.0 City Council Meeting 8.0 City Hall Site Sculpture Placement 60.0 Jon Mueller(LA) 192.0 $115.00 $22,080.00 SUB-TOTAL Architectural Services I $22,080.00 Structural Engineering $0.00 Mechanical Engineering $0.00 Interior Design and Furnishings $0.00 Fire Protection Engineering $0.00 Electrical Engineering(Lighting, Power for City Hall Site) $6,000.00 SUB-TOTAL Consulting I $6,000.00 OH&P @ 10% $600.00 I Total' I $28,680.00 Kevin Ki rki ng's Rise of the Sch itsu' U msh it i t. lam ` u. ) , '1 i iik. ' ' . i ' s 1 4.;- '-' ..,..., ,J # , d , 411 r. , , ,. . ' 1"4 * .�.x -� a - ^ CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY Request for Council Action Meeting Date: August 16, 2016 Department Director Approval: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing ❑ information ® admin. report ❑ pending legislation ❑ executive session AGENDA ITEM TITLE: New City Hall — Project Update GOVERNING LEGISLATION: PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Multiple meetings, Council retreat 02-17-15; Administrative Report 03-17-15, Motion Consideration 03-24-15, Study Session 09-15-15, Motion Consideration 09-29-15, Interior Discussion 11-18-15, Heating and Cooling Discussions on 12-1-15 and 12-15-15, Interior and Exterior Discussion 12-29-15, General updates on 01-19- 16 and 02-02-16, Final design discussion on 02-16-16 and Approval of City Hall Plan authorization to proceed with bid process on 02-23-16; Admin report on bid results at Council's 4-26-16 meeting; Bid Award on May 3, 2016. BACKGROUND: City Council and staff have been working since early 2015 on the design of the New City Hall building. Construction of the project began on May 31, 2016. Staff will give a brief update on the current status of the project. OPTIONS: Discussion RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Discussion BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The City Hall construction project is anticipated to cost $14.4 million including land acquisition, design services, and construction. This project will be funded through a General Obligation bond which will be authorized by City Council through a separate motion. STAFF CONTACT: Steve M. Worley, CIP Manager Eric Guth, Public Works Director ATTACHMENTS: PowerPoint Presentation Spokane Valley C • t H a11 Update :...._. ._. ._ _ ,..„, _ __ _ ., _ , _ __ ____,. , _ . _ ___ ..,. ............._. ....,__. _ ......_ i____, .-. ,.‘ •_ __. . __ ,___. •_ yrs , .._____ . _, .. __.,......._.„,....„.„......,, _, ,, __ � ,.,,,, , ,_ __•:__ ;.:k-i --NIMPF 4i., ' -CY^l __L �t ed vi � _ s'. 'r Y °N eAs ___,1.: - -,:.--L i'• , -_. II . .,,. °l_:._ NI'711:6'iii'"7"-. is iRs..--,,,____.- __ ,._> _ -- ---- Stiokane Schedule • Construction Began 1 - May 31 , 2016 , S�iokane City of Spokane Valley siIley • Groundbreaking w , _ . Ceremony . - fiFy.', June 9 , 2016 41 0 , ' . -- • Substantial Completion � _ � ��t 0 , August 31 , 2017 - ' I, --r • Final Completion i - ..,,,, September 30 , 2017 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT sinal Spokane ��Valley Progress — Week 1 .. f1 SOW Site Clearing and Demolition PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT i n ui Spokane .....IFValley Progress - Week 2 F K � .� , ... ii E _-. , 1 �: I WA. +49 >, _ ;- a e =• — .. .aA" + • Building Foundation Excavation PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT siiYui Spokane ��Valley Progress - Week 3 f ft • 't°f" � yy �.tet • r � - �� � f r- y • Footing Excavation and Formwork PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT sinal Spokane .....IFValley Progress — Week 4 _ , • . ....._ _, _ . _ I f l l - '. ,mai,. 'i'..i„' ..- �--.vs _ .— r Y 444 . . . .." y—. ' .Mill '., __ V _ p r is ,3 Footing Formwork and Rebar W PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ...----\\....., Spokane .....IFValley Progress — Week 5 ,i,"-4......-',/_::-""-- ---•-------_-.- ',',>''rfr,:t r-•'..rr . 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' - x -"r" 'fid"� ,,iii' ! ` ` g. A' PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY Request for Council Action Meeting Date: August 16, 2016 Department Director Approval: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing ❑ information ® admin. report ❑ pending legislation [' executive session AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Update on TIGER VIII Grant Application PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Adoption of 2016-2021 Six-Year TIP, Resolution No. 15-005, June 23, 2015; Consensus to move ahead with these grant opportunities and with consultant assistance at the March 15 Council Workshop. Administrative report on March 29, 2016. BACKGROUND: The USDOT (U.S. Department of Transportation) issued a 2016 Call for Projects for the TIGER VIII (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) competitive grant program on February 23, 2016. The TIGER VIII program will fund $500M for transportation projects across the country. These capital funds will be for surface transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area, or a region. The City applied for TIGER grant funds in 2014 and 2015 for the "Bridging the Valley", Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation Project without success. Staff would like to pursue funding for this project again this year. Applications were due on April 29, 2016. Staff evaluated the TIGER grant criteria and recommended to City Council that the City pursue grant funding for the Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation Project. This project will improve truck and train operations, enhance safety and emergency vehicle access, reduce noise, and will improve the City's overall quality of life. Update: Staff was informed recently of the USDOT's list of selected projects, and unfortunately the City's project did not make the selected project list (attached). USDOT passed this project list on to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, which disseminated it publically. Now, the U.S. Congress has 60 days to review the list before USDOT can officially grant the awards. If Congress takes issue with the list, they can pass a joint resolution directing the Secretary to reevaluate the awards. Staff will continue to monitor Congress' decision, and if there are any changes to the selected project list we will inform City Council. As we have done with past USDOT applications, staff will debrief with a USDOT representative to discuss our application, their review, and ask how we can strengthen our application for the next round of TIGER grants. OPTIONS: Discussion RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Discussion BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: N/A STAFF CONTACT: Eric Guth — Public Works Director ATTACHMENTS: USDOT TIGER Selected Projects List. AwAmisv v v / illillorir• L 2016 AWARDS apiiii.111 tri 11 I‘! 1 I I kkA Npillir 1,,Ilict 110111h.P.P I Rural Award �� Urban Award v U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 TIGER A . . ds L Project Name Applican Applicant State Awarded One Mobile: Reconnecting People, Work and Play through Complete Streets City of Mobile Alabama $14,465,044 Little Rock Port Authority Growth Little Rock Port Initiative Authority Arkansas $6,185,400 Live Oak Streetscape Project City of Live Oak California $10,000,000 County of San Bernardino DBA San Redlands Passenger Rail Bernardino Associated Project Government California $8,678,312 Los Angeles County Rosecrans/Marquardt Metropolitan Grade Separation Transportation Project Authority California $15,000,000 Gateway to Oakland San Francisco Bay Area Uptown Rapid Transit District California $6,321,688 North Interstate 25 Colorado Department Phase 1 of Transportation Colorado $15,000,000 Downtown Crossing City of New Haven Connecticut $20,000,000 Claymont Regional Delaware Transit Transportation Center Corporation Delaware $10,000,000 Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Regional Complete Broward Metropolitan Streets Initiative Planning Organization Florida $11,443,371 Martin Luther King Jr Drive Corridor Improvement Initiative City of Atlanta Georgia $10,000,000 Rehabilitation of "H" Wharf Port Authority of Guam Guam $10,000,000 Des Moines' Community Connection City of Des Moines Iowa $8,000,000 Garfield Gateway Chicago Transit Station Authority Illinois $25,000,000 Springfield Rail Improvements Project - City of Springfield, Usable Segment II Illinois Illinois $14,000,000 2016 TIGER Awards (Continued) AL Project Name Applicant Applicant State Awarded Urban Bridge Replacement Project Eighth Street Bridge Over White River Madison County Indiana $13,500,000 Lexington-Fayette Town Branch Commons Urban County Corridor Government Kentucky $14,095,887 Maryland Department North Avenue Rising of Transportation Maryland $10,000,000 US29 Bus Rapid Transit Montgomery County, (BRT) Improvements Maryland Maryland $10,000,000 Replacement of Beals Maine Department of Island Bridge Transportation Maine $10,525,000 Drinking Water Revolving Fund Roadway Reconstruction: Saginaw, Atherton & Dupont Streets City of Flint Michigan $20,000,000 US 169 Freight Mobility Project Scott County Minnesota $17,700,000 Natchez Railway's City of Natchez, Bridge Rehabilitation Mississippi Mississippi $10,000,000 Goldsboro Main Street Revitalization Through Transportation Investment II City of Goldsboro North Carolina $5,000,000 Camden Connections for the Future City of Camden New Jersey $16,200,000 Regional Transportation Green Fleet Commission of Procurement Southern Nevada Nevada $13,324,000 ExPORT Upstate New York thru Port of Albany Albany Port District Maritime Improvements Commission New York $17,629,800 The Downtown Akron Promenade City of Akron Ohio $5,000,000 Re-Connecting Cleveland: Pathways to Cleveland Metropolitan Opportunity Park District Ohio $7,950,000 2016 TIGER Awards (Continued) Project Name Applicant Applicant State Awarded Portland Marine Terminal Freight and Jobs Access Project Port of Portland Oregon $7,329,000 Carlisle Connectivity Project Borough of Carlisle Pennsylvania $5,000,000 1-579 Cap Urban Connector Project: Bridging a Critical Gap Sports & Exhibition to Revitalize the Hill Authority of Pittsburgh District and Allegheny County Pennsylvania $19,000,000 Rhode Island Pawtucket/Central Falls Department of Commuter Rail Station Transportation Rhode Island $13,100,000 Moving the Carolinas Horry County Forward: A Rural Freight Government, South Rail Project Carolina South Carolina $9,765,620 BIA Route 7 to US Highway 83 Improvement Project Rosebud Sioux Tribe South Dakota $14,620,000 Foothills Parkway Tennessee Department Capstone Project of Transportation Tennessee $10,000,000 Connecting City of Brownsville, Communities Texas Texas $10,000,000 First/Last Mile Connections: Improving Community Access to Regional Opportunities Utah Transit Authority Utah $20,000,000 Gordon A. Finch Virgin Islands Port Terminal Improvements Authority Virgin Islands of the U.S. $10,666,878 Port of Everett South Terminal Modernization Project Port of Everett Washington $10,000,000 ONE MOBILE : RECONNECTING PEOPLE, WORK AND PLAY THROUGH COMPLETE STREETS APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Mobile, AL TIGER GRANT AWARD: $14,465,044 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$21 ,325,044 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant reconstructs Broad and Beauregard Streets in downtown Mobile as Complete Streets. The project reduces lane widths to promote slower speeds, improves sidewalks, and adds a dedicated bicycle lane. The project also adds a pedestrian bicycle path to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue that will connect to an existing greenway trail. MOBILE, AL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project enhances multi-modal access in and around downtown Mobile and rehabilitates an existing corridor to maximize mobility of all users. Improved access is expected to encourage revitalization in downtown, and improve safety of streets. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department 1 V f j V M! L of Transportation DOT.GOV LITTLE ROCK PORT AUTHORITY GROWTH INITIATIVE APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Little Rock Port Authority TIGER GRANT AWARD: $6,185,400 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$10,272,682 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant constructs improvements to the Blackwater harbor area, including a new dock with direct dock- to-rail capability; and adds rail storage. LITTLE ROCK, AR PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project increases port capacity, which facilitates the removal of an estimated 50,000 annual large cargo trucks from national highways. It also enhances safety by reducing truck traffic on highways. USDOT 1Ir U.S. Department ]V ri of Transportation DOT.GOV LIVE OAK STREETSCAPE PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Live Oak, CA TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$17,290,938 Rural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant transforms approximately one-mile of SR 99 through the heart of downtown Live Oak by expanding the current three-lane configuration to a four-lane roadway with a two-way left-turn lane. The project also includes improvements to intersections, curb,gutter,sidewalks and crosswalks,street lighting, parallel parking spaces, and drainage rehabilitation. LIVE OAK, CA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS Traffic calming measures, signalization, and pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure improvements will improve safety for all users along the corridor. The project fosters a more livable and accessible main street, creating a friendlier, safer place to walk and ride bicycles, making it easier for residents living nearby to connect with education, employment, and other essential services. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV ROSECRANS/MARQUARDT GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) TIGER GRANT AWARD: $15,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$137,200,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant constructs a grade separation at the intersection of Rosecrans and Marquardt Avenues from the BNSF railroad mainline tracks located in Santa Fe Springs, approximately 15 miles southeast 111/4 of downtown Los Angeles. The grade separation is part of larger effort to triple track a 15-mile segment between Los Angeles and Fullerton. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS More than 52,000 motor vehicles cross the tracks daily. The grade separation will eliminate the existing conflict point between motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and freight and passenger trains. The tracks affected by the project carry an average of 57 freight train trips per day and they are part of a rail corridor that includes extensive Metrolink and Amtrak rail service. The project will improve the medium- and long-term efficiency and reliability of the regional, statewide, and national passenger and freight rail systems. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV REDLANDS PASSENGER RAIL PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: San Bernardino Associated Governments (SAN BAG) TIGER GRANT AWARD: $8,678,312 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$262,362,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant constructs the Redlands Passenger Rail Project, connecting cities in San Bernardino County to the existing San Bernardino Transit Center. The project upgrades an existing rail corridor that has reached the end of its useful life and includes the replacement of existing railroad tracks and track bed, reconstruction or rehabilitation of existing bridge structures, construction of station platforms and a train layover facility, improvements to at-grade roadway crossings, pedestrian access improvements, SAN BERNARDINO, CA and acquisition of rail vehicles. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The upgrades will accommodate new passenger rail service along the congested 1-10 Corridor in San Bernardino County outside of Los Angeles. The new service provides a new, reliable mode of transportation to access job centers and social services in the region. In addition to passenger benefits, the rail corridor enhancements will allow for significantly increased speeds for BNSF freight trains currently using the rail line. US DOT IVaI U.S. Department "f j r ri of Transportation DOT.GOV GATEWAY TO OAKLAND UPTOWN APPLICANT/SPONSOR: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) TIGER GRANT AWARD: $6,321 ,688 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$28,674,490 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant upgrades the 19th Street/Oakland BART station and enhances the bicycle and pedestrian11/4 infrastructure between the station and the Uptown area of Oakland. It constructs new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant elevators linking the station concourse with the street level and also installs LED street lights and wayfinding in the vicinity of the station. OAKLAND, CA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The upgraded station will provide an improved experience for transit riders. Improved lighting will improve safety and security for riders accessing the station. It will also improve pedestrian movement through the station with improved wayfinding and elevators, reducing travel time for riders entering and exiting the station. USDOT sa, U.S. Department Vj of Transportation DOT.GOV NORTH INTERSTATE 25 PHASE 1 APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Colorado Department of Transportation TIGER GRANT AWARD: $15,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$237,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant improves a four-lane, 14-mile section of North Interstate 25 between the cities of Loveland and Fort Collins through Larimer County. Key features include tolled express lanes with ITS technology; 11111 replacement of two bridges; safety, structural, and multi-modal improvements, including bike- pedestrian access under the interstate; bus-only slip ramps; and a regional trail connection. FORT COLLINS & LOVELAND, CO PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The North 1-25 Phase 1 project improves safety and reliability for both freight and passenger movement on a major north-south corridor. This section of 1-25 is currently congested, experiences a high crash rate, and has limited multi-modal transportation choices. The addition of tolled express lanes will improve reliability and reduce congestion, and the replacement of bridges will lengthen service life. The project will also enhance alternative transportation options. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV DOWNTOWN CROSSING APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of New Haven, CT TIGER GRANT AWARD: $ 20,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$53,500,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant continues to develop a more livable, walkable downtown area in New Haven by helping transform a highway stub into an urban boulevard with new street connections. This project leverages a 2010 TIGER investment, which included bridge 5111 reconstruction, new sidewalks, bike lanes, and landscaping along Route 34. This project continues Route 34's conversion from a limited access highway to an urban boulevard, with new intersections, bike/pedestrian enhancements, and streetscape NEW HAVEN, CT improvements. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS This project helps bridge the gap created by the highway cut between New Haven's downtown and its Medical District, the Hill neighborhood, and Union Station. The project reconnects the local street grid, reestablishes Union Station as a focal point of the transit-oriented area, and improves connections to the Hill neighborhood for education, employment and medical opportunities. The project also creates the first separated bike lane in Connecticut. USDOT IVA1 U.S. Department r(JUL of Transportation DOT.GOV CLAYMONT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Delaware Transit Corporation TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$40,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant replaces the existing Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) rail station in Claymont, Delaware with an expanded and redesigned Claymont Regional Transportation Center. Parts of the existing station date back to the early 1900s and present hazards, including a narrow pedestrian tunnel that floods in heavy rains. The new station will be integrated with a transit-oriented development located one mile north of the existing station. The project includes high-level platforms, CLAYMONT, DE Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant facilities, improved transit and pedestrian connectivity, and increased parking. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The new facility replaces a current station that has poor vehicular and pedestrian access, marginal accessibility to trains from low-level platforms on a curved section of track, and a pedestrian tunnel that is subject to flooding. The project improves multi-modal connectivity to SEPTA rail by creating a new roadway connection with pedestrian amenities and improved bus facilities. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department ]r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION REGIONAL COMPLETE STREETS INITIATIVE APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, FL TIGER GRANT AWARD: $11 ,443,371 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$19,173,888 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant will fill critical gaps and extend the reach of the existing Broward Regional Complete Streets network to provide safe multi-modal access to community resources for vulnerable populations. The project includes safe, clearly delineated bicycle and pedestrian facilities in existing right-of-way and includes innovative features such as internally illuminated reflective pavement marking to improve visibility. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS This project enhances quality of life for Broward's residents and visitors by providing a safe non- motorized network and improving accessibilitytoand around key activity centers in Broward County. These areas contain high concentrations of jobs, low-income and minority households, schools, commercial opportunities, and civic services. Nearly 10,000 bicyclists and pedestrians were struck on Broward County's streets between 2010 and 2015, resulting in 381 fatalities. The completion of a complete streets network aims to create a safer environment and reduce the number of fatalities by constructing clearly delineated bicycle and pedestrian facilities and trails. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA" FL of Transportation DOT.GOV MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DRIVE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Atlanta, GA TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$22,940,500 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant constructs mobility improvements along approximately seven miles of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, including resurfacing roadways with improved lane configurations; upgrading and widening Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks; installing multi-use trails, a cycle track, bicycle lanes, and raised medians; upgrading signals and historic signage/markers; and implementing green infrastructure improvements and stormwater management. ATLANTA, GA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project provides new mobility options and increases access to transit, employment centers, and services along the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive corridor, which currently lacks pedestrian and bicycle facilities, has long stretches with no crossings, and has high vehicular speeds — leading to safety hazards for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists alike. By implementing safety enhancements such as roundabouts, center turn lanes, trails, and sidewalks, the project improves safety for all users of the corridor. Additionally, the project promotes ladders of opportunity by providing a range of affordable, accessible mobility options, and better connecting residents of the corridor to rail stations, bus routes, trails, schools, and more. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Departments ,Fri of Transportation DOT.GOV REHABILITATION OF " H " WHARF APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Port Authority of Guam TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$20,000,000 t LIRural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant will reconstruct and expand a wharf built in 1948, including a new sheet pile bulkhead retaining wall and upgrades to an access road. The project also includes demolition of surface facilities and construction of additional structural components. PITI, GUAM PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS By reconstructing a damaged wharf to be more resilient to natural disasters, the project will bring port infrastructure into a state of good repair. The project improves the efficiency of goods movement to and from Guam. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV BRIDGES TO OPPORTUNITY: DES MOINES ' COMMUNITY CONNECTION APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Des Moines, IA TIGER GRANT AWARD: $8,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$22,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant reconstructs or rehabilitates four critical urban river crossings within the City of Des Moines. These bridges are used by vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists and transit buses, and include the Locust 111 Street, Court Avenue, and Scott Avenue bridges over the Des Moines river, as well as the SW 1st Street Multi-Use Trail Bridge over the Raccoon River. DES MOINES, IA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The bridges support approximately 15,000 daily trips and are beyond their design life. This project will replace the deficient bridges, ensuring continued multi-modal access connections to employment, recreation, healthcare, and education in downtown Des Moines and surrounding neighborhoods. USDOT IVA1 U.S. Department r it of Transportation DOT.GOV GARFIELD GATEWAY STATION APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) TIGER GRANT AWARD: $25,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$50,404,663 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant upgrades and enhances the existing operational Garfield Station on the Green Line of the Chicago "L." It also refurbishes the historic "Alley L" station and restores a segment of 1892 historic track structure spanning Garfield Boulevard. In addition, the project installs a variety of streetscape improvements, including crosswalk enhancements, new lighting, public art, bike racks, landscaping, and traffic control devices. CHICAGO, IL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project improves and rehabilitates the station, improves the overall reliability of the Green Line and enhances multi-modal connections to the Garfield station. These improvements will promote ladders of opportunity by restoring Garfield Boulevard, an important east-west arterial in an economically distressed area, into a pedestrian-and traffic-friendly streetscape. USDOT IVA1 U.S. Department r it of Transportation DOT.GOV SPRINGFIELD RAIL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT - USABLE SEGMENT II APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Springfield, IL TIGER GRANT AWARD: $14,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$48,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant improves rail travel through Springfield along the Chicago to St. Louis high-speed corridor by constructing two underpasses at Ash and Laurel streets. SPRINGFIELD, IL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The new underpasses will eliminate at-grade crossings, which will in turn improve traffic flow and safety on the local road network. Additionally, this project supports future plans to increase the capacity of the Chicago-St. Louis High Speed Rail corridor. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department AV f rL of Transportation DOT.GOV URBAN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT EIGHTH STREET BRIDGE OVER WHITE RIVER APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Madison County, IN TIGER GRANT AWARD: $13,500,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$18,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant replaces the Eighth Street Bridge over the White River in Anderson, Indiana. The existing bridge is deteriorating and has newly imposed weight limits. The new bridge will have a lower grade, wider sidewalks, lower maintenance costs, and LED lighting. ANDERSON, IN PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The existing bridge transports nearly 15,000 vehicles daily and connects Anderson to major interstate highways, but is currently structurally deficient and scheduled to close within five years without improvements. The replacement bridge will not only keep the crossing open, but it will improve the weight capacity of the bridge, add more gradual approaches, and feature better protections for non-motorized users. USDOT U.S. Department 1 j V ay' ri of Transportation DOT.GOV TOWN BRANCH COMMONS CORRIDOR APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KY TIGER GRANT AWARD: $14,095,887 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$20,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant completes a multi-modal greenway in downtown Lexington that joins two existing trail systems and integrates a region-wide network of bike and pedestrian trails. The project extends mixed- use trails to separate pedestrians and cyclists from vehicular traffic, adds streetscaping and lighting, adds Americans with Disabilities Act enhancements to sidewalks and intersections, and incorporates additional safety enhancements such as pedestrian signals, access controls and mid-block crossing LEXINGTON, KY improvements. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project creates a safe, attractive, multi-modal transportation corridor through the heart of the city, connecting some of its key institutions with neighborhoods and the University of Kentucky. Incorporating underutilized right-of-way, surface parking lots, water infrastructure, and existing parks, the project helps connect a county-wide trail system, clean and manage storm water, and promote economic growth and development in the city. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department r f j r, r,1 of Transportation DOT.GOV NORTH AVENUE RISING APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Maryland Department of Transportation TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$27,330,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant will improve approximately five miles of North Avenue with dedicated bus lanes, roadway repaving, transit signal priority installation, enhanced bus stops, sidewalk improvements, bike share stations, bike lanes, shared bus/bike lanes, safety and access improvements, a subway station improvement, and an intersection. This section of roadway is a major east-west route in Baltimore that connects key educational and cultural facilities. BALTIMORE, MD PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS This east-west route in the heart of Baltimore connects institutions like Coppin State University, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the Station North Arts & Entertainment District. It serves the second most traveled bus transit route in the city and is also a designated truck route. The project creates a safer corridor through pedestrian improvements, enhanced bus stops, and transit infrastructure, and it facilitates improved transit operations along the corridor, increasing access to employment centers and essential services for a low-income area. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department r j�, r1 of Transportation DOT.GOV US 29 BUS RAPID TRANSIT ( BRT) IMPROVEMENTS APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Montgomery County, MD TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$67,200,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant implements an approximately 14-mile, premium, limited-stop Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) serviceFF.r‘ along a congested and auto-centric corridor. The system also includes new bike share stations. The BRT service uses a combination of managed lanes and bus-on-shoulder, with a small portion using mixed traffic operations. The project includes transit signal priorityat intersections and real time travel information screens that will not only show bus arrivals, but also other connecting modes like Metrorail arrivals and MONTGOMERY car-sharing in the vicinity. COUNTY, MD PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS Current bus service on US-29 is subject to the same delays as automobiles. BRT will bea more reliable and useful transit option for the approximately 23,000 riders estimated to use the new service daily. The BRT will connect suburban shopping centers, federal offices, residential neighborhoods, and regional park-and-rides between Silver Spring, White Oak, and Burtonsville/Fairland. This project supports ladders of opportunity by improving transit reliability for low-income and minority populations to reach a jobs corridor. It also has environmental benefits from hybrid power bus stations, solar power bike stations, and energy efficient signals. USDOT U.S. Department A 1 cr r , rri of Transportation DOT.GOV REPLACEMENT OF BEALS ISLAND BRIDGE APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Maine Department of Transportation TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,525,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$22,480,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Rural This TIGER grant will be used to replace the structurally deficient Beals Island Bridge,the only road connection between Beals Island and the City of Jonesport. The Olt new bridge will provide two 10-foot lanes with four- foot shoulders. AUGUSTA, ME PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project improves state of good repair by replacing a 58-year old bridge and improves safety by providing wider bridge shoulders, which allow for safer passage for pedestrians and bicyclists. The project will also help reduce response times for emergency vehicles. The project benefits the environment by removing the existing, rusting, lead-based painted bridge. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV DRINKING WATER REVOLVING FUND ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION : SAGINAW, ATHERTON , AND DUPONT STREETS APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Flint, MI TIGER GRANT AWARD: $20,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$40,485,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 41100110e, This grant reconstructs portions of arterial roadways, including sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic signals, signage and lighting, and includes a road diet, replacing an existing traffic lane with non-motorized travel lanes. The city will reduce total infrastructure costs by completing the project at the same it replaces underlying water transmission lines. FLINT, MI PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project uses traffic calming techniques to slow down vehicle speeds, and provides dedicated facilities for bicycles. It upgrades sidewalks and sidewalk ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards, and manages pedestrian-vehicle conflicts with new traffic signal timing. The project reconstructs roads that are currently in poor condition and replaces traffic signals with out of date technology. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV US 169 FREIGHT MOBILITY PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Scott County, MN TIGER GRANT AWARD: $17,700,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$56,147,000 Rural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant supports the construction of an interchange at the junction of US 169, Trunk Highway 41, and supporting roadways to convert the at-grade intersection to a grade-separated interchange. The proposed interchange and supporting road network will facilitate movement across US 169, remove direct private and commercial accesses onto US 169, relocate access, and route traffic to a controlled intersection in order to safely connect high-volume truck generators to US 169. SCOTT COUNTY, MN PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS By reducing delays to heavy commercial and personal vehicles, the project improves freight mobility and encourages rural industrial development in an areas of Scott County that has grown significantly since 1990 and is expected to increase another 45 percent by 2040. The project will eliminate stops on US 169 at the signalized crossing, which currently has the highest number of crashes in the county. The project will help facilitate the truck transportation of aggregate material used in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and grain that arrives by truck to the Ports of Savage. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV NATCHEZ RAILWAY' S BRIDGE REHABILITATION APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Natchez, MS TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$14,305,200 Rural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant rehabilitates and upgrades five structurally deficient railroad truss bridges along the Natchez Railway, replaces a failing culvert, and installs new passive safety improvements at approximately 20 public at-grade crossings, including new roadside advanced warning signs, railroad cross-bucks, and pavement markings. NATCHEZ, MS PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS Currently, the maximum operating speed on the rail line is restricted to 10 mph on bridges and culvert,which impedes efficientfreight rail operations.The bridges can only handle a gross weightof up to 275,000 lbs. per car. The project upgrades will allow the railroad to handle industry standard 286,000 lbs. rail-cars. The improvements at the at-grade public road crossings will increase safety for vehicular traffic and rail line operations and result in a significant reduction in future maintenance costs. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department A ri of Transportation DOT.GOV GOLDSBORO MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION THROUGH TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT II APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Goldsboro, NC TIGER GRANT AWARD: $5,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$6,755,750 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant will complete six blocks of Center Street streetscape, improve the Center Street pedestrian plaza, implement a Wayfinding Signage System Plan, and construct a concourse for the Goldsboro Gateway Transit Center. GOLDSBORO, NC PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS Since receiving a TIGER award in 2013, Goldsboro has realized dozens of new property acquisitions and new businesses resulting in many new jobs. The city expects continued local economic investment and productivity increases as a result of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The project improves quality of life by helping facilitate continued reinvestment in historic property rehabilitation and other downtown revitalization. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV CAMDEN CONNECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Camden,NJ TIGER GRANT AWARD: $16,200,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$25,700,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project will reconstruct a network of streets covering approximately two miles north of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, integrating complete and green street concepts. The project includes street grading and resurfacing, curbs, sidewalks, Americans with Disabilities Act-accessibility improvements, lighting, bicycle lanes, and streetscaping. The project will also add signals, pedestrian access, and multi- modal options along the Cooper Street corridor. CAMDEN, NJ PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project provides multi-modal transportation access and circulation improvements that directly address Camden's infrastructure needs and support existing and future economic development.The project components will improve Camden residents' connections to growing nodes of economic opportunity, and provide the city's expanding workforce with safer, more efficient, and more sustainable multi-modal travel options. These improvements also facilitate ongoing community revitalization efforts. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department r f j r, r,1 of Transportation DOT.GOV GREEN FLEET PROCUREMENT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) TIGER GRANT AWARD: $13,324,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$20,360,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant replaces approximately 25 diesel transit buses that have reached the end of their designed service life with new, clean-running, compressed natural gas (CNG) transit vehicles. LAS VEGAS, NV PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project enhances state of good repair by replacing buses that have extremely high maintenance costs and are at the end of their useful life. The new vehicles will meet current Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.Transit users will benefit from improved efficiency and reliability of the bus service, decreased transit travel times with the new vehicles, and enhanced vehicle comfort and amenities. The new buses will emit fewer greenhouse gases, transforming a large metropolitan area's transit fleet from diesel to Compressed Natural Gas technology. USDOT IVA1 U.S. Department r it of Transportation DOT.GOV ExPORT UPSTATE NEW YORK THRU PORT OF ALBANY MARITIME IMPROVEMENTS APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Albany Port District Commission, NY TIGER GRANT AWARD: $17,629,800 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$49,629,800 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This TIGER grant supports maritime infrastructure improvements at the Port of Albany to enhance project cargo handling capabilities. Specifically, the project reconstructs the wharf with roll on/roll off capacity, replaces a warehouse, reconstructs a cargo storage area, and rebuilds a port roadway. ALBANY, NY PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS Port improvements increase the port's ability to support regional manufacturing and economic activity by increasing capacity for safe transport of heavy project cargoes to destinations around the U.S. and overseas. This project helps the Port of Albany meet the good movement challenges of the regional economy. USDOT IVA1 U.S. Department r it of Transportation DOT.GOV RE-CONNECTING CLEVELAND: PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Cleveland Metropolitan Park District TIGER GRANT AWARD: $7,950,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$16,450,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant will construct approximately four miles of regional bicycle and pedestrian trails, including a bridge to the lakefront, to complete an active transportation network. • CLEVELAND, OH PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS Within the project area, approximately 7 percent of commuters walk to work and about one percent bike, both higher mode share than other areas in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. The project builds off recommendations in a Department of Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and leverages previous investments in trail infrastructure to fill gaps in the shared use trails network in the northern section of the Industrial Valley and the West Side of Cleveland. The project will provide low-cost transportation options, generate economic reinvestment and provide city residents with access to jobs, transit, and two major greenspaces that had been inaccessible for decades-the Lake Erie shoreline and the Cuyahoga River. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA! V , ri of Transportation DOT.GOV THE DOWNTOWN AKRON PROMENADE APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Akron, OH TIGER GRANT AWARD: $5,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$14,501 ,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant transforms sections of South Main Street in downtown Akron into a green and complete street corridor. The project includes rebuilding the State Street Bridge and installing improved bicycle and 1111 pedestrian facilities and a roundabout. AKRON, OH PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project will enhance transportation options for non-motorized users in downtown Akron, improving safety and accessibility for nearby residents, students, and workers. The project helps create an attractive, multi-modal corridor to facilitate revitalization in downtown Akron. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV PORTLAND MARINE TERMINAL FREIGHT AND JOBS ACCESS PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Port of Portland, OR TIGER GRANT AWARD: $7,329,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$19,549,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant constructs a grade separation over a busy marine terminal rail lead and constructs road, intersection, and multi-modal improvements to increase access and connectivity between the port a nd the National Highway System. The project includes a realignment of the North Rivergate Blvd. and North Lombard St. intersection to better accommodate turning trucks. PORTLAND, OR PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project will relieve truck shipment delays caused by the current at-grade rail crossing on North Rivergate Boulevard at the rail lead into the Rivergate Industrial District.The project will also produce travel time savings for trains accessing the port. Safety will be improved by reducing the risk of collision at the crossing and geometric improvments at the North Lombard Street intersection. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department ]r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV CARLISLE CONNECTIVITY PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Borough of Carlisle, PA TIGER GRANT AWARD: $5,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$13,978,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant improves interconnected transportation corridors and intersections to facilitate safer and more efficient movement. The project provides complete streets improvements, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, transit facility upgrades, green infrastructure, streetscaping, and wayfinding. CARLISLE, PA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project improves deteriorating roads and failing intersections, as well provides access to a 60-acre brownfield redevelopment area and increases multi-modal links from distressed neighborhoods to key institutions in the town. The project also includes innovative stormwater management to handle runoff from roadways. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV 1-579 CAP URBAN CONNECTOR PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County TIGER GRANT AWARD: $19,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$32,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant will construct a cap connector structure over a portion ofthe below-grade 1-579 crosstown highway 11111 in downtown Pittsburgh. The project improves connection between the Hill District and Downtown and includes transportation improvements such as a new bus stop, bike sharing station, pedestrian signals, improved crosswalks and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant walkways. PITTSBURGH, PA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS This project promotes pedestrian safety by providing improved sidewalks, crosswalks and lighting in an area with high crash rates. The project restores and improves connections between the low- income Hill District and the city's central business district . USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department r ii r, FL of Transportation DOT.GOV PAWTUCKET/CENTRAL FALLS COMMUTER RAIL STATION APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Rhode Island Department of Transportation TIGER GRANT AWARD: $ 13,100,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$40,000,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant constructs a new passenger station on the existing Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail line, which will reintroduce passenger rail service to Pawtucket and neighboring Central Falls and create a new inter-modal connection between MBTA commuter rail and local bus services. The project also creates a new bus pullout and shelter. PAWTUCKET & CENTRAL FALLS, RI PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS Reintroducing rail service enhances local mobility for residents of Pawtucket and Central Falls, increasing access to regional jobs and activity centers and catalyzing nearby transit-oriented development opportunities. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department J V f j V M! L of Transportation DOT.GOV MOVING THE CAROLINAS FORWARD: A RURAL FREIGHT RAIL PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Horry County Government, SC TIGER GRANT AWARD: $9,765,620 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$17,565,620 Rural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant funds a freight railroad rehabilitation project between Mullins, SC and Chad bourn, NC and a connection between Conway, SC and Chadbourn, NC. The project replaces more than eight miles of existing rail, installs more than 50,000 ties, surfaces approximately 75 miles of track, and upgrades more than two dozen at-grade railroad crossings. COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC HORRY COUNTY, SC MARION COUNTY, SC PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS This rail infrastructure project will facilitate more efficient freight movement in and out of this rural region. Rehabilitating the rail line and providing dependable freight rail service will help existing businesses in the tri-county, two-state region. The improvements will allow trains to travel at speeds of up to 25 mph -a significant improvement from the current 5-10 mph limits -thereby increasing efficiency of train service and reducing costs to shippers. USDOT U.S. Department A r(JUL of Transportation DOT.GOV BIA ROUTE 7 TO US HIGHWAY 83 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Rosebud Sioux Tribe, SD TIGER GRANT AWARD: $14,620,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$22,620,000 Rural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant reconstructs approximately 16 miles of BIA Route 7 from the City of Rosebud to US 83 on 1111 the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The BIA Route 7 improvement project includes roadway reconstruction, intersection reconfiguration, construction of pedestrian infrastructure, and a wide range of safety enhancements. ROSEBUD, SD PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project increases safe, efficient regional connectivity between tribally owned farmland and private businesses.This project also increases efficiency of travel,access to tribal transit services,and connectivity to living wage employment. Reconstruction of this roadway will decrease the number of crashes, improve the response time of emergency services, and limit burdensome maintenance of vehicles traversing this currently deteriorated roadway. These roadway improvements will also enhance the long-term efficiency of the movement of goods via truck as the roadway will be designed to efficiently and safely manage daily truck traffic. USDOT U.S. Department � V FL of Transportation DOT.GOV FOOTHILLS PARKWAY CAPSTONE PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Tennessee Department of Transportation TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$35,000,000 Rural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This TIGER grant supports the completion of an approximately 16-mile section of the Foothills Parkway to deliver a continuous, 33-mile corridor providing access to and panoramic views of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This project includes full- depth reclamation, paving and installation of roadway safety features to open up the existing roadway which is currently closed to traffic. WALLAND, TN PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The Foothills Parkway began construction in several sections in 1960. The project will complete the Parkway extension and provide a new link to access the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Eastern Tennessee. Completion of this critical section of the Foothills Parkway is expected to increase access to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, leading to increases in economic activity in the park's gateway communities. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV CONNECTING COMMUNITIES APPLICANT/SPONSOR: City of Brownsville, TX TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$23,81 2,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant has two components which support transit and bicycle/pedestrian improvements. The first component comprises several transit elements including rehabilitating a regional transit maintenance facility and creating a new passenger transfer station, procuring eight hybrid transit replacement buses, and improving approximately 50 bus stops. The second 1111111111 component consists of widening the Queen Isabella Causeway approximately four feet to accommodate a dedicated 14-foot-wide, two-way pedestrian and BROWNSVILLE, TX bike pathway to South Padre Island. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project's improvements to transit infrastructure will replace older transit vehicles, increasing the reliability of transit. The causeway will be one of the longest pedestrian/bike-dedicated bridge facilities of its kind in the United States and the first of its kind in Texas. The project promotes ladders of opportunity by linking isolated rural areas with the vibrant educational and employment opportunities available in the region's urbanized areas. The project facilitates residents' commutes to work, school, recreational services, and medical facilities by sustaining and improving multiple complimentary modes of transportation including walking, biking, and transit. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department 1 VA", of Transportation DOT.GOV FIRST/ LAST MILE CONNECTIONS : IMPROVING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Utah Transit Authority (UTA) TIGER GRANT AWARD: $ 20,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$75,722,739 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant implements Utah Transit Authority's plan to improve connectivity and access to its transit system. The project includes building network connections including crosswalks, trail connections, sidewalks, and bike lanes, filling non-motorized network gaps. The project also includes spot treatment such as bus shelters and Americans with Disabilities Act accessible pads, sidewalk condition improvements, curb extensions and curb cuts, raised crosswalks, pedestrian hybrid beacons, detectable bicycle and SALT LAKE CITY, UT pedestrian warnings, painted or protected bike lanes, improved wayfinding, additional bike share stations, street and station lighting and bike parking. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The project increases opportunities for safe, multi-modal access to transit stops and improves connectivity of the overall network, especially for non-motorized road users. Additionally, Utah Transit Authority estimates that full plan implementation will result in a 3 to 6 percent ridership increase and will remove cars from the road, which will benefit the environment. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV GORDON A. FINCH TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS (GAFT) APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Virgin Islands Port Authority TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,666,878 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$13,333,598 • Rural PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant will renovate and reconstruct a roll-on/roll- off dock, make waterside improvements to increase berthing capacity, construct an approximately 19,000 square foot multi-use facility for cargo storage and administrative activities, and implement security enhancements on the south side of St. Croix. ST. CROIX, VI PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS The improved dock reduces risk of injuries to personnel during inclement weather or berthing conditions and allows Gordon A. Finch Terminal to service more than one vessel at a time. The project will also improve disaster response capabilities and will facilitate tourist and commercial development throughout the island. USDOT U.S. Department . r(r r rL of Transportation DOT.GOV PORT OF EVERETT SOUTH TERMINAL MODERNIZATION PROJECT APPLICANT/SPONSOR: Port of Everett, WA TIGER GRANT AWARD: $10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST:$55,500,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This grant modernizes the Port of Everett South Terminal. The project includes strengthening more than 500 feet of dock, creating a modern berth 1111capable of handling roll-on/roll-off and inter-modal cargo, and upgrading high voltage power systems. The project will also construct rail sidings to increase on-site rail car storage. EVERETT, WA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & BENEFITS This project modernizes the port's facilities to meet 21st Century demands to efficiently and safely serve larger, heavy cargo vessels critical to the region's aerospace supply chain. The project improves the local and regional impact of freight movement on the general public by converting truck trips to rail. It also has environmental benefits from electrifying the terminal and implementing cold ironing. USDOT ■ 1 U.S. Department VA!r, ri of Transportation DOT.GOV DRAFT ADVANCE AGENDA as of August 11,2016; 9:30 a.m. Please note this is a work in progress;items are tentative To: Council& Staff From: City Clerk,by direction of City Manager Re: Draft Schedule for Upcoming Council Meetings August 23,2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Aug 16] 1. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes) (5 minutes) 2.Motion Consideration: Mayoral Appointment,Planning Commission Vacancy—Mayor Higgins(5 minutes) 3.Motion Consideration: Mayoral Appointment, Citizen to HCDAC Committee—Mayor Higgins(5 minutes) 4.Motion Consideration: Snowplow—Eric Guth (20 minutes) 5.Admin Report: 2017 Legislative Agenda—Cary Driskell (20 minutes) 6.Admin Report: Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) 7. Info Only: (a)Department Reports; (b)Pines& Grace Intersection [*estimated meeting: 60 minutes] August 30,2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Aug 23] 1.Hearing Examiner Report—Mike Dempsey (15 minutes) 2. Library District Request for City's Reacquisition of Balfour Park Prop—C. Driskell,N.Ledeboer(20 mins) 3. Comp Plan Draft Development Regs Discussion—John Hohman,Gloria Mantz (30 minutes) 4. Solid Waste Collection Update—Eric Guth,Erik Lamb,Morgan Koudelka (30 minutes) 5.Water District#3 Pump House Lease —Cary Driskell (20 minutes) 6. Painted Hills Update—Gabe Gallinger (15 minutes) 7.Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 135 minutes] Sept 6,2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Aug 30] Proclamation:Legislative Recognition ACTION ITEMS: 1.Motion Consideration: Legislative Agenda—Mark Calhoun (20 minutes) NON-ACTION ITEMS: 2. City Hall Update—Eric Guth (10 minutes) 3. Introduction of Draft Comp Plan—John Hohman,Mike Basinger (60 minutes) 4.Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 95 minutes] Special Meeting,Friday,September 9,2016; 10 a.m.— 12:30 p.m. (Opening Ceremony: 9:30 a.m.) Spokane Regional Council of Governments. Spokane County Fair&Expo Center, Conference Facility, 404 N Havana Street Sept 13,2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue, Sept 6] 1. PUBLIC HEARING: 2017 Budget Revenues including Prop Tax—Chelsie Taylor (10 minutes) 2. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes;resolution setting budget hearing) (5 minutes) 3.Motion Consideration: Pines Road& Grace Intersection Bid Award— Steve Worley (15 minutes) 4.Admin Report: Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 35 minutes] Tuesday,Sept 20,2016 meeting cancelled Wed,Sept 21,2016,Special Meeting- Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue, Sept 13] 1. Outside Agency Presentations: Social Service &Economic Dev.Agencies—Chelsie Taylor (—60 mins) 2. Emergency Preparedness—Cary Driskell,Ed Lewis(Dept Emergency Mgmt) (—60 mins) 3. Property Tax Revenues—Chelsie Taylor (15 minutes) 4.Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 140 minutes] Draft Advance Agenda 8/11/2016 9:37:00 AM Page 1 of 3 Sept 27,2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Sept 20] 1. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes) (5 minutes) 2. City Manager Presentation of 2017 Preliminary Budget-Mark Calhoun (30 minutes) 3.Admin Report: Advance Agenda-Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) 4. Info Only: Department Reports [*estimated meeting: 40 minutes] Oct 4 2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue, Sept 27] 1. City Hall Update-Eric Guth (10 minutes) 2.Budget Amendment,2016-Chelsie Taylor (15 minutes) 3.Advance Agenda-Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: minutes] Oct 11,2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Oct 4] 1. PUBLIC HEARING: 2017 Proposed Budget-Chelsie Taylor (10 minutes) 2. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes) (5 minutes) 3.First Reading Proposed Ordinance re Property Tax- Chelsie Taylor (10 minutes) 4.Motion Consideration: Fund Allocations to Social Service &Economic Dev Agencies-C.Taylor(25 min) 5.Admin Report: Advance Agenda-Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) 6. Info Only: (a) Sullivan/Euclid PCC Intersection Project; (b)CenterPlace Catering [*estimated meeting: 55 minutes] Oct 18,2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue, Oct 11] 1. CenterPlace Catering-Mike Stone (15 minutes) 2.Advance Agenda-Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: minutes] Oct 25,2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Oct 18] 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed 2016 Budget Amendment-Chelsie Taylor (10 minutes) 2. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes) (5 minutes) 3. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance re Property Tax-Chelsie Taylor (10 minutes) 4.First Reading Proposed Ordinance,2016 Budget Amendment-Chelsie Taylor (10 minutes) 5.First Reading Proposed Ordinance Adopting 2017 Budget-Chelsie Taylor (15 minutes) 6.Motion Consideration: CenterPlace Catering Contract-Mike Stone (15 minutes) 7.Admin Report: Annual Review Draft Comp Plan: Planning Commission Findings-M.Basinger(45 minute) 8.Admin Report: Advance Agenda-Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) 9. Info Only: Department Reports [*estimated meeting: 115 minutes] Nov 1,2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Oct 25] 1. City Hall Update-Eric Guth (10 minutes) 2. Draft 2017 Fee Resolution-Chelsie Taylor (15 minutes) 3.Advance Agenda-Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 30 minutes] Nov 8, 2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Nov 1] 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Draft Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations (20 minutes) 2. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes) (5 minutes) 3. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance,2016 Budget Amendment-Chelsie Taylor (10 minutes) 4. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance Adopting 2017 Budget-Chelsie Taylor (15 minutes) 5.First Reading Comp Plan Findings-Mike Basinger (20 minutes) 6.Motion Consideration: Sullivan/Euclid PCC Intersection Project Bid Award- Steve Worley (10 minutes) 7.Admin Report: LTAC Recommendations to Council-Chelsie Taylor (20 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 100 minutes] Draft Advance Agenda 8/11/2016 9:37:00 AM Page 2 of 3 Nov 15,2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Nov 8] 1.Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) Nov 22, 2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Nov 15] 1. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes) (5 minutes) 2. Second Reading Comp Plan Findings—Mike Basinger (20 minutes) 3.Admin Report: Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) 4. Info Only: Department Reports [*estimated meeting: minutes] Nov 29,2016—No Meeting— Thanksgiving Holiday Dec 6,2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Nov 29] 1. City Hall Update—Eric Guth (10 minutes) 2.Annual Review Comp Plan,Regulations—Mike Basinger (40 minutes) 3.Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 55 minutes] Dec 13,2016,Formal Meeting Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Dec 6] 1. Consent Agenda(claims,payroll,minutes) (5 minutes) 2.First Reading Annual Review Comp Plan Regulations—Mike Basinger (20 minutes) 3. Proposed 2017 Fee Resolution—Chelsie Taylor (15 minutes) 4.Motion Consideration: Funding Allocation,Lodging Tax—Chelsie Taylor (25 minutes) 5.Admin Report: Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins (5 minutes) [*estimated meeting: 70 minutes] Dec 20,2016, Study Session Format,6:00 p.m. [due Tue,Dec 13] ACTION ITEMS: 1. Second Reading Annual Review Comp Plan Regulations—Mike Basinger (20 minutes) NON-ACTION ITEMS: 2.Advance Agenda (5 minutes) 3. Info Only: Department Reports(normally due for Dec 27 mtg) [*estimated meeting: 70 minutes] Dec 27,2016—No Meeting—Christmas Holiday *time for public or Council comments not included OTHER PENDING AND/OR UPCOMING ISSUES/MEETINGS: AWC Citizen Action Days(Feb 15-16,2017) District Court False Alarm Program GSI Contract follow-up Library District NLC City Summit(Nov 16-19) SRTMC Interlocal Agreement Term Limits Undergrounding Draft Advance Agenda 8/11/2016 9:37:00 AM Page 3 of 3