Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Nov. 4, 2026

Business Meeting: Nov. 10, 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 2025 County Safety Program-Safety Plan Update, CRP 2212C.

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; Vince Hall - PW; Robin Saline - PW

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 25-339, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the amended 2026-2031 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program; and

WHEREAS, the 2025 County Safety Program-Safety Plan Update, CRP-2212C, is listed as a priority using Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal funding ($250,000) for the Preliminary Engineering phase of the project, with no local matching requirement. This project will update the Local Road Safety Plan and revise the priority ranking guidelines; and

WHEREAS, the conditions of receiving Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 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 2025 County Safety Program-Safety Plan Update, CRP-2212C, and recommend approval by the BOCC.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined that proceeding with the 2025 County Safety Program-Safety Plan Update, CRP 2212C, to be in the best public interest and hereby approves the Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus in the amount of $250,000.00, funded by FHWA HSIP funds, and the Chair of the BOCC is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this ___ day of ___, ___.