Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Nov. 27, 2019

Business Meeting: Dec. 2, 2019

Summary:

Establish County Road Project (CRP) numbers that authorize the preliminary engineering, right of way purchase, and construction of projects as part of the 2020 Annual Construction Program (ACP).

Pursuant to RCW 36.75.050, the Board of County Commissioners shall by resolution, and not otherwise, order the survey, establishment, construction, alteration, or improvement of county roads and bridges; the county road engineer shall prepare all necessary maps, plans, and specifications; therefore, showing the right of way widths, the alignments, gradients, and standards of construction.

All county road projects scheduled for design and/or construction in 2019 have been adopted as part of the 2020 Annual Construction Program (ACP) and 2020-2025 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), by Resolution 19-339 on November 18, 2019.  The 2020 ACP represents the first year of the 2020-2025 TIP.

The signing of the attached resolution will establish official CRP numbers and authorize the preliminary engineering, right of way, and construction improvements for the 2020 Countywide 3R Program, 2020 Misc. Safety and Guardrail, and 2019 County Safety Program projects.  The CRP number will follow the project through completion.

The format of the resolution to formally establish CRP numbers follows the recommended format of the County Road Administration Board (CRAB).

      

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Kim Amrine - PW, Robin Saline - PW, Rose Williams - PW, Tim Fife - PW

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.75.050, the powers and duties vested in or imposed upon the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) with respect to establishing, examining, surveying, constructing, altering, repairing, improving, and maintaining county roads, shall be exercised under the supervision and direction of the county road engineer; and

WHEREAS, the BOCC shall by resolution, and not otherwise, order the survey, establishment, construction, alteration, or improvement of county roads; the county road engineer shall prepare all necessary maps, plans, and specifications therefor, showing the right-of-way widths, the alignments, gradients, and standards of construction.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the projects listed in Exhibit A be constructed as shown.  These projects are hereby declared to be public necessity and made a part of the officially adopted annual road program in accordance with RCW 36.81.130.  The county road engineer is hereby ordered and authorized to report and proceed thereon as by law provided. (RCW 36.75.050, 36.80.030, & 36.80.070); and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that expenditures from the officially adopted road fund budget and based on the county road engineer’s estimates are hereby made in the amounts and for the purposes shown in Exhibit A.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 2nd day of December, 2019.