David Brown, Interim Director of Public Works

Bob Desgrosellier, Acting Chief Engineer, 575-6228

Attached for City Council approval is the City of Yakima Engineering Division's 2^nd Quarter 2019 Capital Improvement Projects Memorandum and Project Spreadsheet to provide updates on current Capital Improvement Projects from the Water/Irrigation, Wastewater/Stormwater, Streets & Traffic and Engineering Divisions.

The project list assists in the planning of current and upcoming projects. It helps the divisions coordinate their work efforts so that, for example, a street is not rebuilt or seal coated prior to scheduled underground work within the same street.

Work performed during the 2^nd Quarter included:

    Garfield Elementary Safety Improvements   --

Construction began June 17^th, the first day school was out;  work is 50% complete.  As the school district had requested one-way streets along the school on Jerome and Fairbanks, we held a public meeting May 30^th to present the proposal to the parents, teachers, neighborhood and the community.  After receiving positive feedback, and making minor adjustments to the one-way street limits, we took the one-way street ordinance request to Council on July 16^th.  The Ordinance passed and Streets Division will make changes to the street signing finalizing the creation of the one-way streets on or about August 16th.

    North 1^st Street Corridor Revitalization – ‘N’ Street to SR-12  (Phase 1)   --

Phase 1: Tapani Inc. of Battle Ground, WA started project work mid-March.  Construction is now more than 60% complete and will continue into November. 

Phase 2: In early July we applied for a federal BUILD grant of $23.4 million to reconstruct   N. 1^st, “I” St. to MLK Jr. Blvd and the East-West Corridor from 1^st Street to approximately 7^th Street. 

Cascade Mill Redevelopment Project   --

1. We applied for a $23.4 million federal BUILD grant which would construct part of the East-West Corridor from 1^st Street to approximately 7^th Street; and it would include North 1^st Street Corridor Revitalization - ‘I’ Street to MLK Jr. Blvd.  (Phase 2).

    

2. The Yakama Nation withdrew their lawsuit after the city withdrew the determination of non-significance.  The city is on a path to alleviate concerns expressed by the Yakama Nation and is going through the formal process to ensure the project complies with NEPA.

    Cowiche Canyon Trail   --

Funds for the construction became available from the State Legislature; construction will take place in FY2020 at the earliest.  We are working on r/way ownership determination prior to proceeding with determination of the final pathway alignment.

    Spring Creek Road – Soccer Complex   --

Construction started April 29^th and continues into early August.  Bidding for the next phase of work will take place this winter after the JARPA permitting for the wetland mitigation is complete.  The 2^nd phase of construction will begin in April 2020.

     River Road, 34^th Avenue to 40^th Avenue   --

Selland Construction, Inc. of Wenatchee, WA, with a bid of $855,652.14, started construction May 8^th and will continue through August and possibly into September.  Curb, gutter, sidewalk and paving was completed as of 7/23/2019.  We are raising utility access covers.  Street lighting bases and wiring have been installed but street light poles are pending delivery in late August.

     Yakima Valley Trolley Improvements:  Heritage Capitol Project Grant   --Progress continues as we finalize the narratives and photographs identified for exterior and interior interpretive displays as the exterior displays are being manufactured.  We are finalizing work on all remaining items prior to the end of the funding biennium, 9/30/2019.

     Complete Streets Projects  -  Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) Funding   --

Right-of-way acquisition continues;  Swan r/way is now complete;  Viola needs one r/way strip purchased while Prasch r/way purchases are under way.

     Transportation Benefit District (TBD) Projects   (car tab tee revenue)  --

1. Naches Ave. Sidewalk Project (Walnut to Pacific) - started in 2018;  Tree removal is complete and replanting and sidewalk repairs will continue into next year.  Work is 60% complete.
2. 4^th Street Sidewalk Project (Walnut to Pacific) - started in early 2019;  Tree removal is complete and replanting and sidewalk repairs will take place next year.  Work is approximately 60% complete.
3. River Road Improvement Project (34^th Ave to 40^th Ave) - started in May, 2019 to widen the roadway, grind & overlay, add street lighting, add sidewalk, bike lanes, curb, gutter, stormwater system; $118,000 (TBD funds for SIED loan). Work is 90% complete.

     Hathaway Street Waterline Replacement Project   --

On July 3, 2019, the project was deemed Substantially Complete.  Final clean-up and restoration items continue.    Work is 99% complete.

     Hathaway Street Wastewater line Replacement Project   --

On July 3, 2019, the project was deemed Substantially Complete.  Final clean-up and restoration items continue.    Work is 99% complete.

     Master Plan Updates   --

The Wastewater Master Plans for Sewer, Storm, and the Wastewater Treatment Facility are scheduled to be updated. The respective 2013 Akel studies for the Sewer Collections system and Stormwater Drainage system require updates due to significant private and public construction projects as well as the 2016 incorporation of the legacy DID system into the City Stormwater Utility. The Yakima Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (YRWWTF) has undergone multiple improvement projects since the 2014 Draft YRWWTF Masterplan. 

Wastewater staff is preparing consultant interviews for the three masterplans individually. Consultant selection and contracts should be completed by years end.

     2019 Stormwater Projects   --

This project addressed localized flooding by constructing six projects in different locations.  Construction started early April and is substantially complete.  Contractor is doing final clean-up and project will start soon.

     Northside Alleyway Pavement Project   --

City Project No. SW 2491 reconstructs 4,000 of the 15,000 linear feet of alley and alley approaches identified in the North Alley Paver project, a project listed in the 2019-2024 Six-Year TIP.  In contrast to the North Alley Paver project which called for dust abatement by the application of a liquid dust control treatment to the existing gravel alleys, Project SW2491 includes base preparation, asphalt paving of the alley segments, and the addition of concrete alley approaches.  The nine alley segments and associated approaches included in Project SW2491 are bordered by Cherry and Garfield Avenues on the north and south, and by Lewis and Oregon Avenues on the west and east. Design has been completed and project advertised for bids.