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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: January 16, 2024 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Authorize the Chair's <br />signature on Right -of -Way Procedures WSDOT Form <br />LPA-001, Appendix A and Appendix B <br />BACKGROUND: In 2017 Public Works adopted the Policy on Right -of -Way <br />Acquisition Procedures, Personnel Qualifications, Waiver <br />of Appraisal and Administrative Settlement Procedures <br />through Resolution 2017-145. <br />Personnel within Public Works has changed since the <br />adoption of Resolution 2017-145 and personnel were <br />updated through Resolution 2023-230. Washington State <br />Department of Transportation (WSDOT) also requires an <br />update by the County to reflect current right of way <br />procedures and WSDOT forms associated with right-of- <br />way. <br />WSDOT and the Federal Highway Administration require <br />the County perform the specific right-of-way functions of <br />Program Administration and Property Management. All <br />other functions such as appraisals, acquisitions, and <br />relocations will be contracted with a qualified consultant as <br />needed. <br />These procedures must be up to date and in place for Public <br />Works to deliver projects with Federal funding that may <br />have right of way impacts associated with them. <br />INTERACTION: Public Works <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Resolution authorizing the Chair's signature <br />for right-of-way procedures WSDOT form LPA-001, <br />Appendix A and Appendix B. <br />HANDLING: Return Two (2) copies to Public Works <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution, Right of Way Procedures WSDOT form LPA- <br />001, Appendix A and Appendix B <br />LEAD STAFF: Josh Fredrickson, County Engineer <br />