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Regional Project Evaluation Committee Agenda

Date: June 26, 2020 from 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

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1. Introductions and Review of Meeting Procedures (9:30)

2. Approve Meeting Summary for May 21, 2020*

3. Discussion: 2020 Project Selection Process (9:40)

PSRC staff will brief the committee on the status of project recommendations, scheduled for

review and approval by PSRC’s boards in July. Preliminary discussions on debriefing the

current process and planning for the 2022 process will begin.

4. Discussion: 2020 Project Delivery (10:10)

A status report on 2020 delivery will be provided.

5. Discussion: Regional Transportation Plan (10:20)

A report on current activities for the 2022 Regional Transportation Plan will be provided, andopportunities for future RPEC engagement.

6. Discussion: Federal Legislation (10:40)

Information on reauthorization and other federal funding activities will be discussed.

7. Other Business (10:55)

8. Next Meeting: July 24, 2020: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

9. Adjourn (11:00)

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Regional Project Evaluation Committee Meeting Summary

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Location: Remote – Online Meeting Only (BlueJeans Connection)

Introductions and Review of Meeting Procedures

Kelly McGourty, PSRC, welcomed everyone at 1:00 p.m. She reviewed the remote meeting

procedures and confirmed that the designated members were present. She reminded the

committee that if it was needed, the next meeting would be Friday, May 22, 2020 from 9:00

a.m.-5:00 p.m. to conclude the project selection recommendations.

Approval of Meeting Summary

The February 28, 2020, RPEC meeting summary was approved.

Action: Project Recommendations - 2020 FHWA Regional Competition

Kelly provided an overview of the process the committee was to follow to prepare a funding

recommendation to the Transportation Policy Board, including a prioritized contingency list

of projects. She facilitated the committee discussion and recommendation of projects, per

the meeting procedures.

A detailed meeting summary of the committee deliberations and the approved final

recommendation is attached.

All project applications, presentations and follow-up information may be found on PSRC’s

website at:

https://www.psrc.org/our-work/funding/project-selection/fhwa-and-fta-regional-funding

For more information, contact Kelly McGourty, 206-971-3601.

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

*Designated Members Present

See attached attendance roster.

*PSRC Staff, Alternates and Guests Present

Regional Project Evaluation Committee Agenda Item 2 - Page 1 June 26, 2020

https://www.psrc.org/our-work/funding/project-selection/fhwa-and-fta-regional-funding

Mia Waters, City of Bellevue; Ryan Roberts, City of Bothell; Eric Goodman, BPAC /

Community Transit; April Delchamps, Carla Maloney, City of Kent; Eric Irelan, King County

Metro; Joel Pfundt, City of Kirkland; Mishu Pham-Whipple, KRCC; Tiffany Speir, City of

Lakewood; David Mach, City of Lynnwood; Arne Bakker, Port of Bremerton; Joshua Ranes,

City of Poulsbo; Brian Parry, SCA; Kirste Johnson, Monica Overby; Kenneth Wilson,

Sound Transit; Michael Kosa, Mike Dahlem, City of Sumner; Mark Epstein, Merhdad Moini, WSDOT; Krishan Aggarwal, Leslie Rifkin, Alec Williamson, WSF

PSRC

Monica Adkins , Gil Cerise, Sarah Gutschow, Andrea Harris-Long, Erin Hogan, Kathryn

Johnson, Catherine Kato, Kelly McGourty, Maggie Moore, Charles Patton, Kimberly

Pearson, Kalon Thomas, Ryan Thompto

*All attendees were present via remote participation


MAY 21, 2020 Regional Project Evaluation Committee

Project Recommendation Meeting Summary

The following summarizes the discussion at the Thursday, May 21, 2020 RPEC meeting to

develop a recommendation for funding through PSRC’s regional FHWA competition. The

meeting began at 1:00pm.

Kelly McGourty, PSRC, served as the facilitator for the meeting and provided an overview of the

process to be followed for the meeting and described the materials provided, including the

projects in rank order by scores and by funding source. A total of 31 projects requesting over

$117 million are competing for $49.2 million available. Kelly reminded the committee that the

awards need to be balanced by year.

Kelly briefly reviewed the scoring process and reminded the committee that scores are final. A

few key observations were noted, including the amount of construction funding requested and

the mix of project types competing. Kelly then displayed the chart of historic FHWA funding

distributions by county, and reminded the committee that geographic equity is considered over

time, rather than striving for a specific target percentage within each competition.

Before the committee discussion began, Kelly provided a few final reminders, including the

requirements for sponsors accepting funding cuts and how scaling of projects will be applied as

it relates to funding recommendations and the contingency list. Kelly noted that one project on

the list – WSDOT’s SeaTac Access project – is being recommended for 2020 contingency

funding as part of the current supplemental funding action. Next Kelly asked if any project

sponsor wished to withdraw their project or reduce their funding request; no sponsors wished to

do so.

The committee then held a discussion to determine the other factors to be considered in the

recommendation process, in addition to the scores. Kelly provided a summary of factors used

in previous processes to begin the discussion. While there was not full consensus on each

factor, the committee agreed to keep the following on the list for consideration, with the

understanding that each project need not meet each factor: geographic equity, agency equity,

modal equity, scalability, a balance among phases, unique circumstances and project

completion / implementation.

The committee then began the project recommendation discussion, beginning with CMAQ

requested projects. Kelly asked that motions be held until later, to ensure that a full discussion

be held on the projects. Kelly also pointed out that while a preliminary list for CMAQ may be

developed, given the additional factors to be considered the list of projects between STP and

CMAQ may be somewhat fluid prior to a final recommendation being prepared.


The committee began with a brief discussion and review of each project in rank order, and

whether or not the projects were scalable. Lisa Wolterink, Sound Transit, indicated that all of

the remaining buses for the I-405 BRT project are necessary and therefore not scalable. Lisa

indicated that the Next Generation ORCA project has scalable elements but noted that it was a

high scoring project. Jim Storment, Seattle, noted that the RapidRide J project may be scalable,

but that the project request was already for a small element of the overall project. Peter

Heffernan, King County, reported that the RapidRide I project is scalable but a critical project,

and the TDM project has multiple components so could be scalable but is also important for

addressing current COVID conditions. Melissa Cauley, Community Transit, said the SWIFT

project needs all four buses as requested. Rick Singer, WSF, discussed the Phase II Hybrid

Ferry project and the need for a new state funding package to completely fund the phase;

however, Rick did note that due to updated estimates for the Seattle terminal they could reduce

the request by $2 million. Peter noted the scalability of the On Demand Feeder project, since it

includes up to three stations. Lastly, Russ Blount, Fife, discussed the Interurban Trail and

described the special circumstances related to the timing alignment with construction of the

Gateway project and the resulting cost savings. Russ indicated the project was not scalable as

such, but there was a potential to delineate between the portion of the project in Fife and the

portion in Tacoma.

The available CMAQ funds, if applied to projects in rank order, would fund the top six scoring

projects, leaving a balance of approximately $768,000. The committee discussed options for

completing the funding recommendation of the CMAQ projects, and points raised included the

following: geographic equity; agency equity; the percentage of the total project represented by

the funding request; air quality benefit; and scores. The next project in line is the WSF project,

which is requesting a reduced amount of $4 million. The committee discussed the issues with

the large funding gap for this phase and its reliance on a future legislative funding package.

WSF also provided information on how the project could be scaled, if offered less funding, and

indicated the route would not be fully electric and full implementation would be deferred.

However, WSF was not able at this stage to provide a reduced amount that would adequately

fund a smaller portion of the project, and noted that being at the top of the contingency list might

be a better position for the project under those circumstances.

With the top six projects on a preliminary recommendation list and a balance of $768k, the

committee then moved to a discussion of the STP projects. A similar process was conducted

beginning with a brief discussion of each project and its scalability down to a score of 65, which

appeared to be a logical breaking point. The top ranked project from Kitsap County, Kitsap

Transit’s Southworth Terminal project, was also included in the mix for discussion.

Clint Ritter, Pierce County, indicated the Canyon Road project was not scalable and was fairly

far along in the design and environmental process. Michael Kosa, Sumner, indicated the same

for the Stewart Road / White River Bridge project. Eddie Low, Bothell, noted that the two

Bothell Way Improvement projects had already been scaled and were high scoring projects for

King and Snohomish County. Joel Pfundt, Kirkland, stated that the 108th Avenue project had

some flexibility to be scaled. David Mach, Lynnwood, stated that the city already had a large

amount of local funds in the 42nd Ave project and the project was not scalable. Josh Diekmann,

Tacoma, stated that their project is the last segment of the Prairie Line Trail and the project had


already been scaled as much as possible. Steffani Lillie, Kitsap Transit, noted that their project

is a partnership with WSF and that their federal share is at 27% of the project; however, they

may be able to provide additional local match if necessary.

The available STP funds, if applied to projects in rank order, would fund the top five scoring

projects – Pierce County, Sumner, the two Bothell projects, and Kirkland - leaving a balance of

approximately $2.2 million and three projects remaining in the current mix for discussion –

Lynnwood, Tacoma and Kitsap Transit. The committee discussed options to complete the

funding recommendation of the STP projects, and points raised included geographic equity,

agency equity, project ranking by score, ability to take funding cuts, and placement on the

contingency list.

In particular, concerns were raised about geographic equity for Snohomish County, which has

historically been low, and Kitsap County. Sponsors were asked if they could accept a lower

funding amount: Lynnwood said it was possible, but given the large amount of local funds

already committed to the project this was not a preferred option; Kitsap Transit volunteered a

reduction to $2.25 million; Kirkland volunteered to reduce their request to $1.2 million. Other

sponsors also discussed their ability to take a funding cut, and Bothell offered a potential

reduction of $400,000 on their Phase 2 project.

At this stage, based on the discussions around geographic equity, the short list of projects under

consideration were Pierce County’s Canyon Road; Sumner’s Stewart Road / White River

Bridge; Bothell’s two Bothell Way Improvement projects; Kirkland’s 108th Ave project;

Lynnwood’s 42nd project; and Kitsap Transit’s Southworth project. With this mix of projects and

the voluntary adjustments noted above, the balance was $1.8m over the available funds.

Several further options were discussed regarding additional funding cuts to various projects, to

balance the recommendation to available funds. The committee also had robust discussion

regarding the two Bothell projects, and raised issues of agency equity and whether or not one of

the projects should be moved to the top of the contingency list. At this stage it was also

discussed if recommending more than the original estimated amount would be viable. Kelly

indicated that since the amounts are based on estimates, some amount over might be an

option; however, it was a board decision on what those estimates would be, so she suggested

that keeping the overage modest would be appropriate, and suggested keeping it close to $1

million.

At this point in the proceedings, a short break was held for the Snohomish County members to

caucus and discuss their suite of projects and possible solutions. Once the meeting resumed,

Bothell offered to move their Phase 2 project to the contingency list, which will be the top ranked

project on that list. The committee then agreed to adjust the Kirkland reduction from $1.2m up

to $1.5m, which resulted in the total STP recommendation being $890,000 over the original

estimate.

The committee then revisited the CMAQ list of projects, and there was support to fund the Fife

Interurban Trail project with the balance of available funds. A motion was made and seconded

to recommend the following:


• CMAQ: the top six projects with no adjustment and the Fife project for $768,000

• STP: the top three projects with no adjustment, the Bothell Way Phase 2 project moved

to the contingency list (which will remain in rank order), Kirkland at $1.5m, Lynnwood at

the full amount, and Kitsap Transit at $2.25m

An amendment was proposed to not fund the Fife CMAQ project and leave the $768,000 for

future programming. The amendment failed. The main motion was then revised to note that the

WSF project would be on the contingency list at the original request and the Fife project was

proposed to receive the full requested amount. This would result in a CMAQ recommendation

at $250,000 over the original estimate, and STP at $890,000 over the original estimate. The

motion passed unanimously.

The committee agreed to allow PSRC to work with the recommended sponsors to balance the

awards between the two years, 2023 and 2024.

The meeting adjourned at 5:30pm.

The final recommended list of project awards – balanced by year - and the contingency list in

priority order for each funding source is attached. Please note the higher STP amount in 2023

reflects the use of the higher estimate, and should be manageable within our current structure

for rebalancing by year. For the two projects recommended for a lower amount, PSRC staff will

follow up and ensure the appropriate amount of local or alternate funding is programmed to

ensure full funding of the phase.


Sponsor Project TitleSCORE

(100)Phase (s)

Requested

Year

Requested

Amount

Recommended

Year

Recommended

Amount County

2019

Pop. % Amount % of Total

% w/o Multi-

County

Sound Transit I-405 Stride BRT 84 Other 2023 $7,300,000 2024 $7,300,000 King 52.96% $20,500,000 40.72% 52.71%

Sound Transit

Access to Transit with Next Generation ORCA and ORCA

LIFT Programs 81 Other 2023 $4,152,000 2023, 2024 $4,152,000 Kitsap 6.43% $2,250,000 4.47% 5.79%

Seattle RapidRide Roosevelt (J-line), Eastlake Segment 77 Construction 2024 $4,000,000 2024 $4,000,000 Pierce 21.13% $9,940,531 19.75% 25.56%

King County Metro RapidRide I Line: Speed and Reliability Improvements 72 Construction 2023 $6,000,000 2023 $6,000,000 Snohomish 19.48% $6,200,000 12.32% 15.94%

Community Transit Swift Blueline Expansion Buses 71 Other 2023 $3,200,000 2023 $3,200,000 Multi n/a $11,452,000 22.75% n/a

King County Metro Improving Access to Regional Centers through TDM 67 Other 2023, 2024 $4,100,000 2023, 2024 $4,100,000 TOTAL 100.00% $50,342,531 100.00% 100.00%

Fife Interurban Trail Extension, Hylebos Creek to Alexander Ave 38 Construction 2023 $1,020,531 2023 $1,020,531

WSF Phase 2 of the Hybrid Electric Ferry Conversion Project 64 Construction 2024 $6,000,000 2024

King County Metro

On-Demand Feeder-to-Fixed Route Connections to Transit

Program 53 Other 2023, 2024 $3,000,000 2023, 2024

TOTAL: $38,772,531 Recommended: $29,772,531

2023 $14,872,531

2024 $14,900,000

Sponsor Project TitleSCORE

(100)Phase (s)

Requested

Year

Requested

Amount

Recommended

Year

Recommended

Amount

Pierce County

Canyon Road Freight Corridor Improvements, 52nd St

E/62nd Ave E to 70th Ave E 75 Right of Way 2023 $4,000,000 2023 $4,000,000

Sumner Stewart Road Corridor Completion: White River Bridge 70 Construction 2023 $4,920,000 2024 $4,920,000

Bothell Bothell Way Improvement Phase 1 69 Right of Way 2023 $4,900,000 2024 $4,900,000

Kirkland 108th Avenue NE Transit Queue Jumps – Phases 1 & 2 68 PE/Design 2023 $2,000,000 2023 $1,500,000

Lynnwood 42nd Ave W Improvements 65 Right of Way 2023 $3,000,000 2023 $3,000,000

Kitsap Transit Southworth Terminal Redevelopment Project 54 PE/Design 2023 $3,000,000 2023 $2,250,000

Bothell Bothell Way Improvement Phase 2 69 Right of Way 2023 $1,650,000

Tacoma Prairie Line Trail Phase II 65 Construction 2023 $4,400,000

Shoreline SR 523 (N/NE 145th Street) & I-5 Interchange 62 Construction 2023 $4,920,000

Renton Rainier Avenue South Corridor Improvements Phase 4B 61 Construction 2023 $4,920,000

Fife Port of Tacoma Road Phase 2b: 20th Street East 60 Construction 2023 $4,600,000

Kent 76th Avenue South - North Segment 60 Construction 2024 $3,480,000

Shoreline SR 523, I-5 to Corliss Avenue N 60 Construction 2023 $4,920,000

WSDOT* SeaTac Access (SR 509 Completion Stage 1b) 58 Construction 2023 $4,000,000

Snohomish County Alderwood Mall Parkway 168th St SW - SR 525 54 Construction 2024 $4,500,000

Marysville 156th St NE Corridor Improvements 48 Construction 2023 $1,003,412

Kent

South 218th Street/98th Avenue South from 94th Place

South to South 216th Street 46 Construction 2023 $4,915,680

Arlington 169th St NE Connecting Segment 43 Construction 2024 $2,650,000

Kitsap County SR 104 Realignment - Kingston Phase 1 39 Construction 2023 $4,909,460

Port of Bremerton Airport Way Phase 2-2 (Construction) 35 Construction 2023 $2,942,656

Bainbridge

Bainbridge - Sound to Olympics Trail - High School Rd to

Madison Ave North 30

PE/Design &

Construction 2023, 2024 $2,545,000

Federal Way SW King County Regional Trail Plan 19 Planning 2023 $250,000

TOTAL: $78,426,208 Recommended: $20,570,000

2023 $10,750,000

* This project is on the recommended list going to the PSRC Executive Board for 2020 supplemental funding 2024 $9,820,000

STP Contingency List

PSRC 2020 FHWA REGIONAL COMPETITION - FINAL RPEC RECOMMENDATION

CMAQ Recommendation: Total Available = $29.52 ($14.76m / year)

CMAQ Contingency List

STP Recommendation: Total Available = $19.68 ($9.84m / year)


Jurisdiction ✓ Name Jurisdiction ✓ Name

King County (3) x Mary Bourguignon WSDOT-NW Region (1) x Azim Sheikh-Taheri

x Peter Heffernan Mehrdad Moini (Alt.)

x Susan Oxholm WSDOT-Oly Region (1) x JoAnn Schueler

VACANT (Alt.) Bryan Dias (Alt.)

Bill Greene (Alt. 2) WSDOT-MoM (1) x Jeff Storrar

Seattle (3) x Bill LaBorde Thomas Noyes (Alt.)

x Jim Storment WSDOT-WS Ferries (1) John Bernhard

x Joanna Valencia Krishan Aggarwal (Alt.)

David Conway (Alt.) x Rick Singer (Alt.)

Quinn Majeski (Alt.) Kitsap Transit (1) x Steffani Lillie

Benjamin Smith (Alt.) Edward Coviello (Alt.)

Bellevue (1) x Eric Miller Jeff Davidson (Alt.)

Mia Waters (Alt.) Pierce Transit (1) Barb Hunter

Other Cities/Towns (5) x Don Cairns, Chair, Redmond x Tina Lee (Alt)

x Chad Bieren, Kent Darin Stavish (Alt.)

x Ingrid Gaub, Auburn Community Transit (1) x Melissa Cauley

x Jim Seitz, Renton Kathryn Rasmussen (Alt.)

x Nytasha Walters, Shoreline King County Metro (1) x Tina Rogers

Maiya Andrews (Alt.), Burien Chester Knapp (Alt.)

Kamal Mahmoud (Alt.), SeaTac Lisa Shafer (Alt)

Joel Pfundt (Alt.), Kirkland Sound Transit (1) x Lisa Wolterink

Larissa Polanco (Alt.), Duvall Tyler Benson (Alt.)

Kurt Seeman (Alt.), Issaquah Kirste Johnson (Alt.)

Kitsap County (1) x David Forte Monica Overby (Alt.)

Jeff Shea (Alt.) Port of Seattle (1) x Geri Poor

Bremerton (1) x Shane Weber Robert Giacopetti (Alt.)

Ned Lever (Alt. 1) Port of Tacoma (1) Deirdre Wilson

Chris Dimmitt (Alt. 2) x Christine Wolf (Alt.)

Other Cities/Towns (1) x Diane Lenius, Poulsbo Port of Everett (1) x Maija Lampinen

Mark Dorsey (Alt.), Port Orchard John Klekotka (Alt.)

Pierce County (2) Letticia Neal Port of Bremerton (1) x Fred Salisbury

Brian Stacy Arne Bakker (Alt.)

x Peter Lewis-Miller (Alt.) PSCAA (1) VACANT

x Clint Ritter (Alt.) x Amy Fowler (Alt.)

Tacoma (2) x Josh Diekmann Suquamish Tribe (1) VACANT

VACANT VACANT (Alt.)

Dana Brown (Alt.) Muckleshoot Tribal Cncl (1) VACANT

x Brennan Kidd (Alt.) VACANT (Alt.)

Other Cities/Towns (1) x Russ Blount, Vice Chair, Fife Puyallup Tribe (1) VACANTMark Burlingame (Alt.), Steilacoom VACANT (Alt.)

Snohomish County (2) x Doug McCormick NON-VOTING x Eric Goodman - BPAC Chair

Kelly Snyder Thomas Noyes - BPAC Vice-Chair (Alt.)

Steve Dickson (Alt.) VACANT

Janice Fahning (Alt.) Mohammad Uddin - RTOC Co-Chair (Alt.)

x Max Phan (Alt.) Nathan Howard (TDM AC)Everett (1) x Richard Tarry Mitchell Lloyd (TDM AC Alt.)

Melinda Adams (Alt.)

Other Cities/Towns (2) x Jim Kelly, Arlington

x Eddie Low, BothellRob English, Edmonds (Alt.)Jeff Laycock, Marysville (Alt.) Rev. 5/2020

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