Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Feb. 19, 2020

Business Meeting: Feb. 24, 2020

Summary:

Approving Local Agency Agreements and Federal Aid Project Prospectuses between Lewis County and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for the 2019 County Safety Program – Phase I & Phase II, County Road Projects (CRP) 2191A & 2191B.           

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Return signed originals to Mike Kroll in Public Works for submittal to WSDOT.

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

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 19-339, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the 2020-2025 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program; and

WHEREAS, the 2019 County Safety Program Project – Phase I & Phase II, CRP-2191A & 2191B is listed as priority number 14 using Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal funding ($135,000), with a 10% ($15,000) local matching requirement for the Preliminary Engineering phase, for a project total of $150,000. This project will add flexible guideposts and other roadside 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 the Local Agency Agreements and Federal Aid Project Prospectuses between Lewis County and WSDOT for the 2019 County Safety Program – Phase I & Phase II, CRP-2191A & 2191B and recommend approval by the BOCC.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined that proceeding with the 2019 County Safety Program – Phase I & Phase II, CRP-2191A & 2191B is in the best public interest and hereby approves the Local Agency Agreements and Federal Aid Project Prospectuses, and the Chair of the BOCC is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 24th day of February, 2020.