Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Oct. 11, 2023

Business Meeting: Oct. 17, 2023

Summary:

Approving a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus between Lewis County and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for the 2023 County Safety Program, County Road Project (CRP) 2205  

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Please return signed original to Mike Kroll in Public Works for submittal to WSDOT.

Additional Copies To: Mike Kroll-PW, Geoff Soderquist-PW, Wes Anderson-PW, Tina Hemphill - PW

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 23-319, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the amended 2023-2028 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program; and

WHEREAS, the 2023 County Safety Program Project, CRP-2205, is listed as priority number 35 using Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal funding ($220,000) for the Preliminary Engineering phase of the project, with no local matching requirement. This project will make safety improvements to county roads identified in the County Local Road Safety Plan; and

WHEREAS, the conditions of receiving Federal Highway Administration HSIP funds require a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus signed by the Chair of the BOCC prior to commencing the project; and

WHEREAS, the Public Works Director and County Engineer have reviewed a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus between Lewis County and WSDOT for the 2023 County Safety Program Project, CRP-2205, and recommend approval by the BOCC.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined that proceeding with the 2023 County Safety Program Project, CRP-2205, is in the best public interest and hereby approves the Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus, and the Chair of the BOCC is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 17th day of October, 2023.