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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: August 26, 2024 <br />TOPIC: 6-Year Transportation Plan Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: None <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Cameron Curtis <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />No action required <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• Per RCW 36.81.121 Public Works is required to publish a 6-Year Transportation <br />Improvement Plan prior to the adoption of the budget. <br />• Schedule: <br />o Open Houses — September 3and 4 <br />o Request to Set a Public Hearing — September 17 <br />o Adopt 6-Year Plan at Public Hearing — October 1 <br />• Public Works has prepared and attached the final draft 6-Year Transportation <br />Improvement Plan. This draft assumes the Road Levy passes. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Public Works has been working to update the 6-Year Transportation Plan, as required by <br />RCW 36.81.121. The Plan highlights all capital improvement projects Public Works is <br />planning through the year 2030. Larger capital projects Public Works intends to <br />competitively bid are identified first, and County Forces projects are identified at the end. <br />The plan is broken down by planning, design, right of way, and construction phases. <br />Funding sources (planned and secured) are also identified to help calculate the impact to <br />the road fund. <br />Public Works intends to host two open houses to share the final draft of the 6-Year Plan <br />with the public. The first open house will be scheduled for September 3, from 4:00 PM to <br />6:00 PM at the Public Works Office in Ellensburg. The second open house will be <br />scheduled for September 4, from 4:00 PM to 6:OOPM at the Upper County Maintenance <br />Shop, Cle Elum. Once Public Works has received input from the community, the draft <br />will be finalized, and a Public Hearing will be requested. <br />