2022-05-23-minutes-public-works-study-session

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KITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: May 23, 2022 TOPIC: Safe Route to School Grant Proposal ACTION REQUESTED: Direct Staff LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook RECOMMENDATION: Support Public Works submitting a "Safe Routes to School' grant application connecting Cle Elum to Roslyn. BRIEFING SUMMARY: • A safe pedestrian and bike route connecting Roslyn to the Cle Elum School District is much needed. • Public Works (PW) proposes using Shaft Street to South Avenue as the pedestrian and bike corridor connecting the two communities. • Kittitas County has poor historic utilization of the "Safe Routes to School' grant program. • Use if Alliance Street will require an easement from the property owner. BACKGROUND: For several years PW has desired constructing a pedestrian and bike connection from the Cle Elum school district to the City of Roslyn. Previous attempts using state highway have failed. The proposed route has a crossing on State Highway 903 and requires a private easement along Alliance Road. The majority of the route utilizes Shaft Street. PW has historic under -utilization of the "Safe Routes to School' grant program. DISCUSSION: Providing a safe connection for school kids to walk or ride bikes to school from Roslyn to Cle Elum is a priority for PW. Earlier this year the state contacted PW ensuring we were aware of the 2022 grant program. PW is proposing to extend the existing walkway along school district 903 frontage, constructing a pedestrian crossing at Highway 903, a short pathway segment along Alliance Road and then bulk of the six-foot paved pathway along Shaft Street to just short of South Avenue in Roslyn. FISCAL IMPACTS: Request under $800,000 do not require a grant match. Our engineering estimate is for $778,932. Page 1 of 4 Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2022