File #: 22-0782    Version: 1
Type: resolution Status: Passed
File created: 8/15/2022 In control: City Council
Agenda date: 8/23/2022 Final action: 8/23/2022
Title: Approval of a Resolution Accepting Federal Grant Funds for the Olympia Westside Pavement Preservation Project
Attachments: 1. 8-23-22 Signed Resolution M-2396, 2. Resolution, 3. Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus, 4. Local Agency Agreement, 5. Vicinity Map
Title
Approval of a Resolution Accepting Federal Grant Funds for the Olympia Westside Pavement Preservation Project

Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.

City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents
necessary to obligate funds for the Olympia Westside Pavement Preservation Project.

Report
Issue:
Whether to authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to obligate
funds for the Olympia Westside Pavement Preservation Project.

Staff Contact:
Jeff Johnstone, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8290

Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.

Background and Analysis:
In 2021, the City applied for a grant for the Olympia Westside Pavement Preservation Project. This project will apply a chip and fog seal pavement treatment to Harrison Avenue from Cooper Point Road to Division Street and Olympic Way from Harrison Avenue to the 4th/5th Avenue bridges. In June 2021, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) awarded the City a National Highway System Asset Management Program grant of $1,167,000.

In order to begin construction in 2023, the City needs to approve and execute the federal grant documents to obligate the funds for the design phase of the project. Olympia's Municipal Code Section 3.16.020(C) states that any contract, agreement or other document with a cost over $300,000 shall be presented to the City Council for approval prior to execution by the City Manager.

Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Completion of this project will have the following impacts on the community through implementation of the Least Cost Strategy for pavement preservation:
* Applying the right treatment to the right street at the right time will prolong the pavements life cycle by using strategic maintenance and intermediate low-cost treatments.
* This strategy allows us to defer reconstruction costs and get more value fr...

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