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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: November 12, 2024 <br /> TOPIC: Task Order No. 1 Amendment 2 with Consor North America, Inc. <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Authorize the Public <br /> Works Director signature on Task Order No. 1 <br /> Amendment No. 2 with Consor North America, Inc. <br /> LEAD STAFF: <br /> Joshua Fredrickson <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Approve the Resolution to authorize the Public Works Director signature on Task Order <br /> No. 1 Amendment No 2 with Consor North America, Inc. <br /> BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br /> • Public Works procured on-call professional Public Outreach Services with Consor <br /> North America, Inc. (Consor)in December 2022. <br /> • Resolution 2023-150 authorized Task Order No. 1 to support outreach efforts for <br /> a 2024 Road Fund Levy election. <br /> • Amendment No. 1 to Task Order No. 1 from November 2023 amended to ensure <br /> legal compliance with public outreach. <br /> • Method of distributing materials was not included in the original scope. <br /> • To ensure timely distribution of materials, Consor provided materials distribution <br /> services. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Ten-Year Transportation Asset Management Plan(TAMP) identified the need to <br /> address critical transportation asset investments. This plan utilized an annual inflation <br /> rate of two (2)percent. Inflationary impacts from 2021-2023 accumulated to 16.8 percent <br /> per the Western States Consumer Price Index(CPI). This has affected the ability to keep <br /> up with the anticipated road needs in the TAMP. From 2015-2019 levy shifts also <br /> impacted the road fund. While this allowed for the creation of the County's water bank <br /> system,which has benefited the county and residents, it came at an expense to public <br /> works infrastructure maintenance. To address this need, a road levy lid lift was proposed. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> Public Works has contracted with Consor North America, Inc.(Consor)to provide public <br /> outreach supporting services related to the 2024 road fund levy. In addition to public <br /> outreach Consor provided research efforts including phone surveys and focus groups. <br /> Utilizing this information Consor developed outreach materials. This included messaging <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> Public Works"Work Session Staff Report",2024 <br />