Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Aug. 12, 2026

Business Meeting: Aug. 18, 2026

Summary:

Approval of a resolution authorizing the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to sign a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus with WSDOT for the Davis Lake Road MP 1.67 Slide Project, CMP 2653.

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Please return two signed originals of each document to Robin Saline in the Public Works Department.

Additional Copies To: Wes Anderson - PW; Robin Saline - PW

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 25-361, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) declared a state of emergency to include the Davis Lake Road MP 1.67 Slide Project; and

WHEREAS, Public Works submitted the project for funding through the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program (ER), and was subsequently awarded funding to complete an Incidental Repair and the Permanent Restoration.  Funding consists of $632,700 (86.5%) of ER federal funding, with a $103,500 (13.5%) local match requirement, for a project total of $736,200; and

WHEREAS, the conditions of receiving FHWA ER funds requires a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus signed by the Chair of the BOCC prior to reimbursement of the Incidental Repair costs, and commencing the Permanent Restoration 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 Davis Lake Road MP 1.67 Slide Project, CMP 2653, and recommend approval by the BOCC.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined that proceeding with the Davis Lake Road MP 1.67 Slide Project, CMP 2653, to be in the best public interest and hereby approves the Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus in the amount of $736,200.00, funded by FHWA ER funding and Roads Fund local match, and the Chair of the BOCC is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 18th day of August, 2026.