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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Barb Tolbert
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Mayor Barb Tolbert – Wendy
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mayor Pro Tem Jan Schuette
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS
WORKSHOP ITEMS – NO FINAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
1. Ordinance Amending Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 20.98 ATTACHMENT A
Staff Presentation: Amy Rusko
Council Liaison: Michele Blythe
2. Amendment #2 to the BHC Contract ATTACHMENT B
Staff Presentation: Jim Kelly
Council Liaison: Heather Logan
3. Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan for 2024-2029 ATTACHMENT C
Staff Presentation: Jim Kelly
Council Liaison: Jan Schuette
4. Ordinance Extending the Moratorium for Island Crossing ATTACHMENT D
Staff Presentation: Marc Hayes
Council Liaison: Don Vanney
5. Authorization to Purchase CXT Precast Concrete Restroom ATTACHMENT E
and Concession Facility for Smokey Point Park project
Staff Presentation: Marc Hayes
Council Liaison: Marilyn Oertle
6. October Financial Report ATTACHMENT F
Staff Presentation: Kristin Garcia
7. Community and Economic Development Fourth Quarter Report ATTACHMENT G
Staff Presentation: Marc Hayes
Arlington City Council Workshop
Monday, November 27, 2023 at 6:00 pm
City Council Chambers – 110 E 3rd Street
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ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
PUBLIC COMMENT
For members of the public who wish to speak to the Council. Please limit your remarks to three minutes.
REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
EXECUTIVE SESSION
RECONVENE
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Jan Schuette / Mayor Barb Tolbert
City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill WS #1 Attachment
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 27, 2023 SUBJECT: Ordinance Approving Amendment to AMC Chapter 20.98 State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance, Staff Report, and Supporting Documents DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN Community & Economic Development; Amy Rusko, Planning Manager 360-403-3550 EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: BUDGETED AMOUNT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: sections that directly relate to changes that were made to WAC 197-11 and RCW 43.21C by the Department of Ecology as mandated by Senate Bill 5818 under Administrative Order 22-08. Changes were also made to the Flexible Thresholds for Categorical Exemptions threshold for multi-family residential, and update the fill and excavation description. The changes to the Categorical Exemptions align with the city’s permit types.
• WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(c) and (d) – Minor new construction flexible thresholds
• WAC 197-11-444(2)(c) – Elements of the Environment
• WAC 197-11-960 – Environmental Checklist
• WAC 197-11-172(1)(b) – Planned actions project review
• WAC 197-11-164(1)(b) – Planned actions definition and criteria
• Chapter 43.21C RCW – Sections relating to the above changes. HISTORY: The AMC Chapter 20.98 Zoning Code Amendments were proposed with the 2023 Docket. The proposed zoning code amendments are required to meet the regulations of the state through senate bill 5818. ALTERNATIVES: Remand to staff for additional information.
Workshop; discussion only. At the December 4, 2023, Council meeting, the recommended motion will be, “I move to approve the ordinance amending AMC Chapter 20.98 and authorize the Mayor to sign it.”
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-XXX 1
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-XXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING CHAPTER 20.98
OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
UNDER CITY PLANNING NO. PLN 1041
WHEREAS, the city has proposed an update to regulations of the State Environmental
Policy Act; and
WHEREAS, the Arlington Planning Commission considered the revisions at docketing
meetings on March 7, 2023 and March 21, 2023, and then on November 7, 2023 and at a public
hearing conducted on November 21, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made findings and provided its recommendations to
the City Council concerning the proposed changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the revisions at docketing meetings on April 10,
2023 and April 17, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the same at a workshop held on November 27,
2023, their regular meeting on December 4, 2023, and considered them along with the Planning
Commission recommendations; and the City Council having determined approving said
amendment was in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the amendments were presented to the Department of Commerce for
comment and said Department had no comments on the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed amendment to the municipal
code and finds it to be consistent with city and state law and in the best interests of the citizens;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.98 shall be amended as shown in
Exhibit A attached to this ordinance.
Section 2. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be pre-empted by state
or federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Effective Date. The title of this ordinance which summarizes the contents shall
be published in the official newspaper of the City. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force five (5) days after the date of publication as provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-XXX 2
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Arlington and APPROVED by the Mayor this
______ day of _____________________, 2023.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
____________________________________
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Wendy Van Der Meersche, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________________
Steven J. Peiffle, City Attorney
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Chapter 20.98
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA)
Sections: 20.98.010 Authority. 20.98.020 General Requirements—Adoption by Reference.
20.98.030 Definitions. 20.98.040 Designation of Responsible Official.
20.98.050 Lead Agency Determination and Responsibilities. 20.98.060 Transfer of Lead Agency Status to a State Agency. 20.98.070 Additional Timing Considerations.
20.98.080 Categorical Exemptions and Threshold Determinations—Adoption by Reference. 20.98.090 Flexible Thresholds for Categorical Exemptions.
20.98.100 Use of Exemptions 20.98.110 Environmental Checklist 20.98.120 Mitigated DNS
20.98.130 Preparation of EIS—Adoption by Reference. 20.98.140 Preparation of EIS—Additional Considerations
20.98.150 Response on Environmental Documents Under SEPA—Adoption by Reference. 20.98.160 Public Notice. 20.98.170 Designation of Official to Perform Consulted Agency Responsibilities for the City.
20.98.180 Using Existing Environmental Documents—Adoption by Reference. 20.98.190 SEPA and Agency Decisions—Adoption by Reference.
20.98.200 Substantive Authority. 20.98.210 Appeals
20.98.220 Notice/Statute of Limitations. 20.98.230 SEPA Uniform Usage and Definitions—Adoption by Reference. 20.98.240 Categorical Exemptions—Adoption by Reference.
20.98.250 Agency Compliance with SEPA—Adoption by Reference. 20.98.260 Environmentally critical areas.
20.98.270 Fees. 20.98.280 Forms—Adoption by Reference. 20.98.290 State Environmental Policy Act (Chapter 43.21C RCW) – Adoption by Reference.
20.98.010 Authority.
(a)The City adopts these regulations pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA),
RCW 43.21C, and the SEPA rules, WAC 197-11.(b) This Chapter contains this City’s SEPA procedures and policies.(c)The SEPA rules, Chapter 197-11 WAC, must be used in conjunction with this Chapter.Where these rules differ from the State Rules due to updates to the RCWs or WACs, themost current RCWs or WACs supersede.
20.98.020 General Requirements—Adoption by Reference.
This section containsThe City follows the basic requirements that apply to the SEPA process. The City adopts the followingthese sections of Chapter 197-11 of the Washington Administrative Code by reference:. 040 Definitions. 050 Lead Agency.
055 Timing of the SEPA Process.
EXHIBIT A
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060 Content of Environmental Review. 070 Limitations on Actions During SEPA Process.
080 Incomplete or Unavailable Information.
090 Supporting Documents.
100 Information Required of Applicants. 158 GMA project review—Reliance on existing plans, laws, and regulations.
265 SEPA/GMA integration
220 SEPA/GMA definitions. 228 Overall SEPA/GMA integration procedures.
266 Timing of an integrated GMA/SEPA process.
267 SEPA/GMA integration procedures for preliminary planning, environmental analysis, and expanded scoping. 268 Documents. 269 Monitoring.
270 SEPA/Model Toxics Control Act integration.
253 SEPA lead agency for MTCA actions.
256 Preliminary evaluation. 259 Determination of nonsignificance for MTCA remedial actions. 271 Determination of significance and EIS for MTCA remedial actions.
272 Early scoping for MTCA remedial actions.
278 MTCA interim actions.
20.98.030 Definitions.
In addition to those definitions contained within WAC 197-111-700 through 197-11-799, hereby
adopted by reference, when used in this section the following terms shall have the following
meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise:
Department means any division, subdivision, or organizational unit of the City established by ordinance, rule, or order. SEPA rules means WAC Chapter 197-11 adopted by the department of ecology.
Ordinance means the ordinance, resolution, or other procedure used by the City to adopt regulatory requirements. Early notice means the City’s response to an applicant stating whether it considers issuance
of a determination of significance likely for the applicant’s proposal (mitigated determination of nonsignificance (DNS) procedures).
20.98.040 Designation of Responsible Official.
(a) For those proposals for which the City is the lead agency, the Responsible Official shall be the Community and Economic Development Director. (b) For all proposals for which the City is the lead agency, the Responsible Official shall make the threshold determination, supervise scoping and preparation of any required environmental impact statement (EIS), and perform any other functions assigned to the “lead agency” or “responsible official” by those sections of the SEPA rules that were adopted by reference above. (c) The City shall retain all documents required by the SEPA rules (WAC Chapter 197-11) and make them available in accordance with RCW Chapter 42.17.
20.98.050 Lead Agency Determination and Responsibilities.
(a) The department within the City receiving an application for or initiating a proposal that involves a non-exempt action shall determine the lead agency for that proposal under WAC
197-11-050 and 197-11-922 through 197-11-940; unless the lead agency has been previously
determined or the department is aware that another department or agency is in the process of
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determining the lead agency.
(b) When the City is the lead agency for a proposal, the department receiving the application shall determine the responsible official who shall supervise compliance with the threshold determination requirements, and if an EIS is necessary, shall supervise prep aration of the EIS.
(c) When the City is not the lead agency for a proposal, all departments of the City shall use
and consider, as appropriate, either the DNS or the final EIS of the lead agency in making
decisions on the proposal. No City department shall prepare or require preparation of a DNS or
EIS in addition to that prepared by the lead agency, unless required under WAC 197 -11- 600. In some cases, the City may conduct supplemental review under WAC 197-11-600.
(d) If the City or any of its departments receives a lead agency determination made by another
agency that appears inconsistent with the criteria of WAC 197-11-922 through 197-11-940, it
may object to that determination. Any objection must be made to the agency orig inally
making the determination and resolved within fifteen days of receipt of the determination, or
the City must petition the Department of Ecology for a lead agency determination under
WAC 197-11-946 within the fifteen-day time period. The City’s Responsible Official may
initiate any such petition on behalf of the City.
(e) Departments of the City are authorized to make agreements as to lead agency status or
shared lead agency duties for a proposal under WAC 197-11-942 and 197-11-944; provided,
that the responsible official and any department that will incur responsibilities as the result
of such agreement approve the agreement. (f) Any department making a lead agency determination for a private project shall require sufficient information from the applicant to identify which other agencies have jurisdiction over the proposal.
20.98.060 Transfer of Lead Agency Status to a State Agency.
For any proposal for a private project where the City would be the lead agency and for which
one or more state agencies have jurisdiction, the City’s responsible official may elect to transfer
the lead agency duties to a state agency. The state agency with jurisdiction appearing first on the
priority listing in WAC-11-936 shall be the lead agency and the City shall be an agency with
jurisdiction. To transfer lead agency duties, the City’s responsible official must transmit a notice
of the transfer together with any relevant information available on the proposal to the appropriate
state agency with jurisdiction. The responsible official of the City shall also give notice of the
transfer to the private applicant and any other agencies with jurisdiction over the proposal.
20.98.070 Additional Timing Considerations.
(a) For nonexempt proposals, the DNS or draft EIS for the proposal shall accompany the City’s staff recommendation to the permit-issuing authority.
(b) If the City’s only action on a proposal is a decision on a building permit or other license that
requires detailed project plans and specifications, the applicant may request in writing that
the City conduct environmental review prior to submission of the detailed plans and
specifications.
20.98.080 Categorical Exemptions and Threshold Determinations—Adoption by Reference.
This section contains the rulesThe City follows the requirements for deciding whether a proposal
has a “probable significant adverse environmental impact” requiring an environmental impact
statement (EIS) to be prepared. This section also contains rules for evaluating the impacts of
proposals not requiring an EIS. The City adopts the following sections of WAC 197-11, as
may be amended, by reference, and as supplemented in this part:. 300 Purpose of this Part.
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305 Categorical exemptions.
310 Threshold Determination Required. 315 Environmental Checklist. 330 Threshold Determination Process.
335 Additional Information. 340 Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS).
350 Mitigated DNS. 355 Optional DNS process. 360 Determination of Significance (DS/ Initiation of Scoping).
390 Effect of Threshold Determination
The City also adopts the following sections of the RCW: 43.21C.410 Battery charging and exchange
station installation.
20.98.090 Flexible Thresholds for Categorical Exemptions.
(a) The City establishes the following maximum exempt levels for minor new construction under
WAC 197-11-800 (1)(b) based on local conditions:
(1) For single family residential detached dwelling units in WAC 197-11-800 (1)(b)(i): Up to 9
dwelling units.
(2) For single family residential attached with the total square footage of less than 1,500 square
feet per unit in WAC 197-11-800 (1)(b)(i): Up to 49 dwelling units
(1)(3) For multifamily residential units in WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(ii): Up to 49 dwelling
units.
(2)(4) For agricultural structures in WAC 197-11-800 (1)(b)(iii): Up to 10,000 square feet.
(3)(5) For office, school, commercial, recreational, service or storage buildings in WAC 197-
11-800 (1)(b)(iv): Up to 4,000 square feet and with associated parking facilities designed for
up to 20 parking spaces. (4)(6) For parking lots in WAC 197-11-800 (1)(b)(iv): Up to 20 parking spaces not associated with a structure. (7) For landfills and excavations in WAC 197-11-800 (1)(b)(v): Up to 250 cubic yards. throughout the total lifetime of the fill or excavation and any excavation, fill or grading necessary for an exempt project in (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this subsection shall be exempt.
Single Family Residential – Attached with the total square footage of less than 1,500 square feet per unit Up to 49 units
Up to 10,000 square feet
Office, School, Commercial, Recreational, Service, Storage Building, Parking Facilities floor area and up to 20 associated parking spaces
(b) Whenever the City establishes new exempt levels under this section, it shall send them to the
Department of Ecology, Headquarters Office, Olympia, Washington, 98504, under WAC 197- 11-800 (1)(c).
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20.98.100 Use of Exemptions
(a) Each department within the City that receives an application for a license or, in the case of
governmental proposals, the department initiating the proposal, shall determine whether the
license and/or the proposal are exempt. The department’s determination that a proposal is
exempt shall be final and not subject to administrative review. If a proposal is exempt, none
of the procedural requirements of this chapter apply to the proposal. The City shall not
require completion of an environmental checklist for an exempt proposal.
(b) In determining whether a proposal is exempt, the department shall make certain the proposal is properly defined and shall identify the governmental licenses required (WAC 197-11-060). If a proposal includes exempt and nonexempt actions, the department shall determine the lead agency, even if the license application that triggers the department’s consideration is exempt.
(c) If a proposal includes both exempt and nonexempt actions, the City may authorize exempt actions prior to compliance with the procedural requirements of this chapter except that: (1) The City shall not give authorization for:
(A) Any nonexempt action;
(B) Any action that would have an adverse environmental impact; or
(C) Any action that would limit the choice of alternatives
(2) A department may withhold approval of an exempt action that would lead to modification
of the physical environment, when such modification would serve no purpose if nonexempt
action(s) were not approved.
(3) A department may withhold approval of exempt actions that would lead to substantial financial expenditures by a private applicant when the expenditures would serve no
purpose if nonexempt action(s) were not approved.
(4) All permit applications that are exempt from SEPA and requires a Notice of Application per
AMC 20.16 – Permits and Land Division Approval shall be sent to all SEPA review agencies
for project review. The Notice of Application has a fourteen day public comment period.
(5) The City shall require a standard inadvertent discovery plan to be submitted with all exempt
land use project actions prior to issuance.
20.98.110 Environmental Checklist
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (d) of this section, a completed environmental checklist (or a
copy), in the form provided in WAC 197-11-960, shall be filed at the same time as an application
for a permit, license, certificate, or other approval not specifically exempted in this ordinance;
except, a checklist is not needed if the city/county and applicant agree an EIS is required, SEPA
compliance has been completed, or SEPA compliance has been initiated by another agency. The
City shall use the environmental checklist to determine the lead agency and, if the city/county is
the lead agency, for determining the responsible official and for making the threshold
determination.
(b) For private proposals, the City will require the applicant to complete the environmental checklist, providing assistance as necessary. For City proposals, the department initiating the proposal shall complete the environmental checklist for that proposal. (c) The City may require that it, and not the private applicant, will complete all or part of the environmental checklist for a private proposal, if either of the following occurs: (1) The City has technical information on a question or questions that is unavailable to the
private applicant; or,
(2) The applicant has provided inaccurate information on previous proposals or on proposals currently under consideration. (d) For projects submitted as planned actions under WAC 197-11-164, the City shall use its existing environmental checklist form or may modify the environmental checklist form as
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provided in WAC 197-11-315. The modified environmental checklist form may be prepared and adopted along with or as part of a planned action ordinance; or developed after the ordinance is adopted. In either case, a proposed modified environmental checklist form must be sent to the Department of Ecology to allow at least a thirty-day review prior to use.
20.98.120 Mitigated DNS
(a) As provided in this section and in WAC 197-11-350, the responsible official may issue a DNS based on conditions attached to the proposal by the responsible official or on changes to, or clarifications of, the proposal made by the applicant. (b) An applicant may request in writing early notice of whether a DS is likely under WAC 197- 11-350. The request must: (1) Follow submission of a permit application and environmental checklist for a nonexempt proposal for which the department is a lead agency; and
(2) Precede the City’s actual threshold determination for the proposal. (c) The responsible official should respond to the request for early notice within fifteen working days. The response shall: (1) Be written; (2) State whether the City currently considers issuance of a DS likely and, if so, indicate the general or specific area(s) of concern that is/are leading the City to consider a DS; and (3) State that the applicant may change or clarify the proposal to mitigate the indicated impacts, revising the environmental checklist and/or permit application as necessary to reflect the changes or clarifications.
(d) As much as possible, the City should assist the applicant with identification of impacts to the extent necessary to formulate mitigation measures. (e) When an applicant submits a changed or clarified proposal, along with a revised or amended environmental checklist, the City shall base its threshold determination on the changed or clarified proposal and should make the determination within fifteen days of receiving the changed or clarified proposal: (1) If the City indicated specific mitigation measures in its response to the request for early
notice, and the applicant changed or clarified the proposal to include those specific
mitigation measures, the City shall issue and circulate a DNS under W AC 197 -11-340
(2);
(2) If the City indicated areas of concern, but did not indicate specific mitigation measures
that would allow it to issue a DNS, the City shall make the threshold determination, issuing a DNS or DS as appropriate; (3) The applicant’s proposed mitigation measures (clarifications, changes, or conditions)
must be in writing and must be specific. For example, proposals to “control noise” or
“prevent stormwater runoff” are inadequate, whereas proposals to “muffle machinery to
X decibels” or “construct two-hundred-foot stormwater retention pond at Y location” are
adequate; (4) Mitigation measures that justify issuance of a mitigated DNS may be incorporated in the
DNS by reference to agency staff reports, studies, or other documents.
(f) A mitigated DNS is issued under either WAC 197-11-340(2), requiring a fourteen-day comment period and public notice, or WAC 197-11-355, which may require no additional comment period beyond the comment period on the notice of application. (g) Mitigation measures incorporated in the mitigated DNS shall be deemed conditions of approval of the permit decision and may be enforced in the same manner as any term or condition of the permit or enforced in any manner specifically prescribed by the City.
(h) If the City’s tentative decision on a permit or approval does not include mitigation measures
that were incorporated in a mitigated DNS for the proposal, the City should evaluate the
threshold determination to assure consistency with WAC 197-11-340(3)(a) (withdrawal of
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DNS).
(i) The City’s written response under Subsection (b) of this section shall not be construed as a determination of significance. In addition, preliminary discussion of clarification or changes to a proposal, as opposed to a written request for early notice, shall not bind the City to consider the clarification or changes in its threshold determination.
20.98.130 Preparation of EIS—Adoption by Reference.
This section containsThe City follows the rules requirements that apply for preparing
environmental impact statements. The City adopts the following these sections of WAC 197-11,
as may be amended, by reference, and as supplemented by subsequent Sections:. 400 Purpose of EIS.
402 General Requirements. 405 EIS Types.
406 EIS Timing.
408 Scoping.
410 Expanded scoping. 420 EIS Preparation. 425 Style and Size.
430 Format. 435 Cover Letter or Memo.
440 EIS Contents.
442 Contents of EIS on Non-project Proposals.
443 EIS Contents When Prior Non-project EIS. 444 Elements of the Environment.
448 Relationship of EIS to Other Considerations. 450 Cost-Benefit Analysis.
455 Issuance of DEIS.
460 Issuance of FEIS.
20.98.140 Preparation of EIS—Additional Considerations
(a) Preparation of draft and final EISs (DEIS and FEIS) and draft and final supplemental EISs
(SEIS) is the responsibility of the City staff under the direction of the responsible official.
Before the City issues an EIS, the responsible official shall be satisfied that it complies with
this chapter and WAC Chapter 197-11.
(b) The DEIS and FEIS or draft and final SEIS shall be prepared by City staff, the applicant, or by a consultant selected by the City or the applicant. If the responsible official requires an
EIS for a proposal and determines that someone other than the City will prepare the EIS, the responsible official shall notify the applicant immediately after completion of the threshold determination. The responsible official shall also notify the applicant of the City’s procedure
for EIS preparation, including approval of the DEIS and FEIS prior to distribution. (c) The City may require an applicant to provide information the City does not possess, including specific investigations, however, the applicant is not required to supply information that is not requested from another agency. (This does not apply to information the City may request under another ordinance or statute.)
20.98.150 Response on Environmental Documents Under SEPA—Adoption by Reference.
This section contains rulesThe City follows the requirements that apply for consulting,
commenting, and responding on all environmental documents under SEPA, including rules for
public notice and hearings. The City adopts the following sections of WAC 197-11, as may be
amended, by reference, and as supplemented in subsequent sections:
500 Purpose of this Part.
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502 Inviting Comment. 504 Availability and Cost of Environmental Documents.
508 SEPA Register.
510 Public Notice.
535 Public Hearings and Meetings. 545 Effect of No Comment. 550 Specificity of Comments.
560 FEIS Response to Comments.
570 Consulted Agency Costs to Assist Lead Agency
20.98.160 Public Notice.
(a) Whenever possible, the City shall integrate the public notice required under this section with
existing notice procedures for the City's nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for the
proposal. (b) Whenever the City issues a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2) or a DS under WAC 197-11-
360(3) the City shall give public notice as follows: (1) If public notice is required for a nonexempt action, the notice shall state whether a DS or
DNS has been issued and when comments are due.
(2) If an environmental document is issued concurrently with the notice of application, the public notice requirements for the notice of application in RCW 36.70B.110(4) will suffice to meet the SEPA public notice requirements in WAC 197-11-510(1).
(3) If no public notice is required for the permit or approval, the City shall give notice of the DNS or DS by:
(A) Posting the property, for site-specific proposals; and
(B) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, City, or general
area where the proposal is located.
(C) Additional public notice may also be given through the following methods:
(i) Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered;
(ii) Publishing notice in agency newsletters and/or sending notice to agency mailing lists (either general lists or lists for specific proposals for subject areas); or iii. Publishing on the City’s official Web Site. (4) Whenever the City issues a DS under WAC 197-11-360 (3), the City shall state the
scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in WAC 197-11-408 and in the public notice. (c) If a DNS is issued using the optional DNS process, the public notice requirements for a notice of application in RCW 36.70B.110(4) as supplemented by the requirements in WAC 197-11- 355 will suffice to meet the SEPA public notice requirements in WAC 197-11-510 (1)(b). (d) Whenever the City issues a DEIS under WAC 197-11-455(5) or a SEIS under WAC 197-11- 620, notice of the availability of those documents shall be given by:
(1) Indicating the availability of the DEIS in any public notice required for a nonexempt license; and
(2) Posting the property, for site-specific proposals; and
(3) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, City, or general area where the proposal is located.
(4) Additional public notice may also be given through the following methods: (A) Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered;
(B) Publishing notice in agency newsletters and/or sending notice to agency mailing lists (either general lists or lists for specific proposals for subject areas); or (C) Publishing on the City’s official Web Site. (e) Public notice for projects that qualify as planned actions shall be tied to the underlying permit
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as specified in WAC 197-11-172(3). (f) The City may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant’s proposal at his or her expense.
20.98.170 Designation of Official to Perform Consulted Agency Responsibilities for the City.
(a) The City’s Responsible Official or his/her designee shall be responsible for preparation of
written comments for the City in response to a consultation request prior to a threshold
determination, participation in scoping, and reviewing a DEIS. (b) The City’s Responsible Official shall be responsible for the City’s compliance with WAC 197-11-550 whenever the City is a consulted agency and is authorized to develop operating procedures that will ensure that responses to consultation requests are prepared in a timely fashion and include data from all appropriate departments of the City.
20.98.180 Using Existing Environmental Documents—Adoption by Reference.
This section contains rulesThe City follows the requirements for using and supplementing existing
environmental documents prepared under SEPA or National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for
the City’s own environmental compliance. The City adopts the followingthese sections of WAC
197-11, as may be amended, by reference:. 164 Planned actions—Definitions and criteria.
168 Ordinances or resolutions designated planned actions—Procedures for adoption. 172 Planned actions—Project review.
600 When to use Existing Environmental Documents. 610 Use of NEPA Documents.
620 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - Procedures. 625 Addenda - Procedures. 630 Adoption - Procedures.
635 Incorporation by Reference - Procedures. 640 Combining Documents
20.98.190 SEPA and Agency Decisions—Adoption by Reference.
This section contains rulesThe City follows the requirements and policies for SEPA’s substantive
authority, such as decisions to mitigate or reject proposals as a result of SEPA. This section also
contains procedures for appealing SEPA determinations to agencies or the courts. The City
adopts the followingthese sections of WAC 197-11, as may be amended, by reference:.
650 Purpose of this Part. 655 Implementation.
660 Substantive Authority and Mitigation. 680 Appeals.
20.98.200 Substantive Authority.
(a) The policies and goals set forth in this Chapter are supplementary to those in the existing authorization of the City. (b) The City may attach conditions to a permit or approval for a proposal so long as: (1) Such conditions are necessary to mitigate specific probable adverse environmental impacts identified in environmental documents prepared pursuant to this section of the administration chapter of this Arlington Municipal Code; and (2) Such conditions are in writing; and (3) The mitigation measures included in such conditions are reasonable and capable of being accomplished; and (4) The City has considered whether other local, state, or federal mitig ation measures
applied to the proposal are sufficient to mitigate the identified impacts; and
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(5) Such conditions are based on one or more policies in Subsection (d) below and cited in the license or other decision document. (c) The City may deny a permit or approval for a proposal on the basis of SEPA so long as: (1) A finding is made that approving the proposal would result in probable significant adverse environmental impacts that are identified in a FEIS or final SEIS prepared pursuant to this chapter; and (2) A finding is made that there are no reasonable mitigation measures capable of being accomplished that are sufficient to mitigate the identified impact; and (3) The denial is based on one or more policies identified in subsection (d) below and
identified in writing in the decision document. (d) The City designates and adopts by reference the following policies as the basis for the City’s
exercise of authority pursuant to this section:
(1) The City shall use all practicable means, consistent with other essential considerations of state policy, to improve and coordinate plans, functions, programs, and resources to the end that the state and its citizens may: (A) Fulfill the responsibilities of each generation as trustee of the environment for succeeding generations; (B) Assure for all people of Washington safe, healthful, productive, and aesthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings; (C) Attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences; (D) Preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our heritage; (E) Maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice; (F) Achieve a balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life’s amenities; and (G) Enhance the quality of renewable resources and approach the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources. (2) The City recognizes that each person has a fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment and that each person has a responsibility to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the environment. (3) The City adopts by reference the policies in the following City codes, ordinances, resolutions, and plans, as may be amended: (A) AMC Title 20, the City’s Land Use Code; (B) The City’s Comprehensive plan; (C) Building and related codes;
(D) AMC Chapter 13.28, Stormwater Management; (E) Park and recreation plan;
(F) Airport master plan and related regulations; (G) County health district regulations; (H) Public Works construction standards;
(I) Water, sewer and other utility ordinances and regulations; (J) Uniform Fire Code;
(K) Any Interlocal Agreements regarding reciprocal mitig ation/impact fees.
(e) When any proposal or action not requiring a decision of the City council is conditioned or denied on the basis of SEPA by a non-elected official, the decisions shall be appealable to the City council. The proponent or any aggrieved party may perfect such an appeal by giving notice to the responsible official within ten days of the decision being appealed. Review by the City council shall be on a de novo basis.
20.98.210 Appeals
(a) The City establishes the following administrative appeal procedures under RCW 43.21C.075
and WAC 197-11-680:
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(1) An agency or person may appeal the City’s procedural compliance with WAC Chapter
197-11 for issuance of the following: (A) A final DNS: Appeal of the DNS must be made to the Hearing Examiner within ten days of the date the DNS is final (see WAC 197-11-390 (2) (a). (B) A DS: The appeal must be made to the Hearing Examiner within ten days of the date the DS is issued. (2) For any appeal under this subsection, the City shall provide for a record that shall consist of the following: (A) Findings and conclusions; (B) Testimony under oath; and (C) A taped or written transcript. (3) The procedural determination by the City’s responsible official shall carry substantial weight in any appeal proceeding.
(b) The City shall give official notice under WAC 197-11-680 (5) whenever it issues a permit or
approval for which a statute or ordinance establishes a time limit for commencing judicial
appeal.
20.98.220 Notice/Statute of Limitations.
(a) The City, applicant for, or proponent of an action may publish a notice of action pursuant to
RCW 43.21C.080 for any action. (b) The form of the notice shall be substantially in the form provided in WAC 197-11-990. The City clerk, applicant, or proponent shall publish the notice pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080.
20.98.230 SEPA Uniform Usage and Definitions—Adoption by Reference.
This section containsThe City follows the uniform usage and definitions of terms under SEPA. The City adopts the following sections of WAC 197-11, as may be amended, by reference:. 700 Definitions.
702 Act. 704 Action.
706 Addendum. 708 Adoption.
710 Affected Tribe. 712 Affecting. 714 Agency.
716 Applicant. 718 Built Environment.
720 Categorical Exemption. 722 Consolidated Appeal. 724 Consulted Agency.
726 Cost-Benefit Analysis. 728 County/City.
730 Decision-Maker. 732 Department. 734 Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS).
736 Determination of Significance (DS). 738 EIS.
740 Environment. 742 Environmental Checklist. 744 Environmental Document.
746 Environmental Review.
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748 Environmentally Critical Area.
750 Expanded Scoping. 752 Impacts. 754 Incorporation by Reference.
756 Lands Covered by Water. 758 Lead Agency.
760 License. 762 Local Agency.
764 Major Action. 766 Mitigated DNS. 768 Mitigation.
770 Natural Environment. 772 NEPA.
774 Non-project. 776 Phased Review.
778 Preparation. 780 Private Project.
782 Probable.
784 Proposal. 786 Reasonable Alternative.
788 Responsible Official. 790 SEPA.
792 Scope. 793 Scoping. 794 Significant.
796 State Agency. 797 Threshold Determination.
799 Underlying Governmental Action
20.98.240 Categorical Exemptions—Adoption by Reference.
The City adopts by reference the following rules requirements for categorical exemptions (WAC
197-11, as may be amended), as supplemented in this chapter, including WAC 173-806802-070
(Flexible ThresholdsThreshold determination process) and Sections sections WAC 173-806802-
080 130 (Use of ExemptionsThreshold levels adopted by cities/counties) and WAC 173-806802-
190 120 (Environmentally Critical sensitive Areasareas). 800 Categorical Exemptions.
880 Emergencies. 890 Petitioning DOE to Change Exemptions.
20.98.250 Agency Compliance with SEPA—Adoption by Reference.
This section contains rules The City follows the requirements for agency compliance with SEPA,
including rules for charging fees under the SEPA process, designating environmentally critical
areas, listing agencies with environmental expertise, selecting the lead agency, and applying these
rules to current agency activities. The City adopts by reference the followingthese sections of WAC
197-11, as may be amended, and as supplemented by this Chapter:.
900 Purpose of this part. 902 Agency SEPA policies.
916 Application to ongoing actions. 920 Agencies with Environmental Expertise. 922 Lead Agency Rules.
924 Determining the Lead Agency.
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926 Lead Agency for Governmental Proposals.
928 Lead Agency for Public and Private Proposals. 930 Lead Agency for Private Projects with One Agency with Jurisdiction.
932 Lead Agency for Private Projects Requiring Licenses From More Than One Agency, When One of the Agencies is a County/City. 934 Lead Agency for Private Projects Requiring Licenses From a Local Agency, Not a
County/City, and One or More State Agencies.
936 Lead Agency for Private Projects Requiring Licenses From More than one State Agency.
938 Lead Agencies for Specific Proposals.
940 Transfer of Lead Agency Status to a State Agency. 942 Agreements on Lead Agency Status to a State Agency.
944 Agreements on Division of Lead Agency Duties.
946 DOE Resolution of Lead Agency Disputes.
948 Assumption of Lead Agency Status.
20.98.260 Environmentally critical areas.
(a) The City Council shall designate environmentally critical areas under the standards of WAC
197-11-908, together with the exemptions from the list in WAC 197 -11-908 that are inapplicable in such areas, with the City Clerk and the department of Ecology, Headquarters Office, Olympia, Washington. The environmentally critical area designations shall have full force and effect of law as of the date of filing.
(b) The City shall treat proposals located wholly or partially within an environmentally critical
area no differently than other proposals under this ordinance, making a threshold determination
for all such proposals. The City shall not automatically require an EIS for a proposal merely
because it is proposed for location in an environmentally critical area.
(c) Certain exemptions do not apply on lands covered by water, and this remains true regardless of whether or not lands covered by water are mapped.
20.98.270 Fees.
Fees for processing permits through the SEPA process shall be set by City Council by resolution.
20.98.280 Forms—Adoption by Reference.
The City adopts the following forms and sections of WAC 197-11, as may be amended, by reference:
• 960 Environmental Checklist.
• 965 Adoption Notice.
• 970 Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS).
• 980 Determination of Significance and Scoping Notice (DS).
• 985 Notice of Assumption of Lead Agency Status.
• 990 Notice of Action.
20.98.290 General Authority and Requirements of RCW 43.21C – Adoption by Reference.
The City follows the basic requirements that apply to the SEPA process. The City adopts these sections of Chapter 43.21C of the Revised Code of Washington by reference.
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT & RECOMMENDATION
To: City Council
From: Amy Rusko, Planning Manager
Date: November 27, 2023
Regarding: 2023 AMC Chapter 20.98 Zoning Code Amendment – PLN#1041
A. INTRODUCTION The AMC Chapter 20.98 – State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Zoning Code Amendments is a City-initiated amendment to the Arlington Municipal code that includes updates to the entire chapter.
B. GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicant: City of Arlington
Project Description: 2023 AMC Chapter 20.98 Zoning Code Amendment
Requested Action: City Council Approval
C. DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION The 2023 AMC Chapter 20.98 Zoning Code Amendment includes updates to sections that directly relate to changes that were made to WAC 197-11 and RCW 43.21C by the Department of Ecology as mandated by Senate Bill 5818 under Administrative Order 22-08. Changes were also made to the Flexible Thresholds for Categorical Exemptions to add attached residential housing, increase the threshold for multi-family residential, and update the fill and excavation description. The changes to the Categorical Exemptions align with the city’s permit types.
• WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(c) and (d) – Minor new construction flexible thresholds
• WAC 197-11-444(2)(c) – Elements of the Environment
• WAC 197-11-960 – Environmental Checklist
• WAC 197-11-172(1)(b) – Planned actions project review
• WAC 197-11-164(1)(b) – Planned actions definition and criteria
• Chapter 43.21C RCW – Sections relating to the above changes.
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D. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, FINDINGS, AND CONCLUSIONS 1. SEPA COMPLIANCE:
Type of Determination Issued Date Distribution and Public Notice
SEPA Determination on Non-Significance (DNS) 9/27/2023 City Public Notice Website Emailed to Review Agencies Posted at City Hall, Arlington Library, Smokey Point Post Office The Herald Published Date – 9/29/2023 Comment Period – 9/29/2023 to 11/28/2023 Public comments received during the public comment period.
Comment Summary City Response Master Builders Associations of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) submitted a letter requesting the city raise the categorical exemptions to the maximum amount allowed by the state. The letter also says this will save developers time and money, streamline the permitting process, and still provide strong public participation during a SEPA decision process. Original letter is attached to this document.
11-16-2023 2023. City staff thanks MBAKS for the letter and comments regarding the Categorical Exemption code amendment but believes this is a local decision based on the needs of the Arlington community. The state provides the maximum categorical exemptions for SEPA requirements. Cities and Counties have the right to choose any amount less than the state maximums that fit their jurisdiction’s need. Cities and Counties are not required to adopt these maximums. Staff reviewed the new maximums of the state and raised the amounts where they thought they made sense for the City of Arlington. The categorical exemptions that are proposed in the code amendment follow the city’s permitting process. The requirement for a SEPA Checklist and Decision does not slow down the process of the permits, but rather guarantees that all environmental aspects are being looked at, that adequate public comment and review has taken place, and for the permit decision to be conditioned accordingly. The letter attempts to provide costs associated with the SEPA process; however, it does not cost the City of Arlington $88,000 per year, nor 14 hours per application to process. The SEPA Checklist can be filled out by the applicant and does not require special expertise. There is no mention in your letter of how increasing the categorical exemptions would offer strong public participation. For example, City Zoning Permits do not require a Notice of Application so the SEPA Notification is the only public participation that occurs during this particular permitting process. Comparison of State Maximums and City Proposal is shown below.
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Comparison of Washington State and City of Arlington Categorical Exemption Maximums
Washington State Maximums
Project Types Incorporated UGA Single Family Residential 30 units Single Family Residential with the total square footage less than 1,500 square feet. 100 units
Multi-Family Residential 200 units Barn, loafing shed, farm equipment storage, produce storage, or packing structure 40,000 square feet
Office, school, commercial, recreational, service, storage building, parking facilities 30,000 square feet and 90 parking spaces. Fill or excavation 1,000 cubic yards
Proposed City of Arlington Maximums
Project Types City of
Arlington
From
Current Single Family Residential 9 units No Single Family Residential with the total square footage less than 1,500 square feet. 49 units Yes
Multi-Family Residential 49 units Yes Barn, loafing shed, farm equipment storage, produce storage, or packing structure 10,000 square feet No
Office, school, commercial, recreational, service, storage building, parking facilities 4,000 square feet and 20 parking spaces. No
Fill or excavation 250 cubic yards No
2. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION/INVOLVEMENT:
Public Notice and
Meeting Type Meeting Date(s) Distribution and Public Notice Planning Commission Public Meeting Presentations 3/7/2023, 3/21/2023, 4/10/2023, 4/17/2023, 11/7/2023, 11/21/2023 Planning Commission Agenda Online Planning Commission Email Distribution List
Department of Commerce N/A Date Sent for 60-Day Review – 9/25/2023 Deadline for 60-Day Review – 11/24/2023 Planning Commission Public Hearing 11/21/2023 City Public Notice Website Planning Commission Agenda Online Planning Commission Email Distribution List
City Council Public Meeting Presentations
Workshop: 11/27/2023 Meeting: 12/4/2023 City Public Notice Website City Council Agenda Online City Council Email Distribution List 3. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPLIANCE:
Policy Policy Description Summary GO – 1 Ensure City Goals and Policies are consistent with the Growth Management Act.
GO – 2 Continue to provide effective stewardship over the natural and built environments within the City, ensuring harmony between both environments through application of best practice techniques.
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Policy Policy Description Summary
GL – 1
Work to ensure that the character and location of land uses optimize the economic benefit, enjoyment by residents, and protection of natural resources while minimizing the threat to health, safety and welfare posed by hazards, nuisances, incompatible land uses and environmental degradation through implementation of the following: (d) Environmental Preservation and Conservation: Through both preservation and conservation ensure the proper management of the natural environment and resources.
GL – 4 Accommodate new development in a manner that supports a growth rate consistent with the goals of the State Growth Management Act but also preserves and enhances Arlington’s quality of life, its natural environment, and its historical and cultural amenities.
GL – 18 To safeguard communitywide environmental conditions and resources the City will encourage the effective stewardship of the environment and protect critical areas and conserve land, air, water, and energy resources. GL – 19 Require site-sensitive development to protect environmental resources. GL – 20 Minimize storm water runoff and urban drainage impacts by utilizing the natural drainage system where it is possible to do so without significantly altering the natural drainage ways.
GL – 21 Promote energy conservation by developing incentives and/or requirements for energy-saving transportation, land development patterns and practices, and building construction and operation methods and materials.
GL – 22 Encourage the protection of special historic, architectural, aesthetic or cultural resources through the designation of historic landmarks and districts and the adoption of appropriate incentives.
GL – 23 Promote the identification, maintenance, and preservation of possible geographical areas or structures that have special significance because of historical, archaeological, architectural, recreational, social, cultural, and/or scenic importance.
T – 5 Non-Motorized System Development: Develop transportation strategies that encourage the use of pedestrian, bicycle, and mass transit facilities that will lead to savings of nonrenewable energy sources. T – 9 Critical Areas and Transportation: Design and build roads to minimize environmental impacts to natural areas and critical areas. T – 10 Surface Water and Transportation: Allow for alternative design standards and/or materials to reduce impervious surfaces and improve more natural forms of drainage. GP – 5 Preserve and enhance open space, natural, and cultural resources. GE – 1 Promote a strong, diversified, and sustainable local and regional economy, while respecting the natural environment and preserving and enhancing the quality of life in the City. GS - 5 Manage stormwater pursuant to current standards, preserving and supplementing, as necessary, the natural drainage ways and other natural hydrologic systems to minimize runoff impacts from development. Multi-County Planning Policies
En-9, MPP-En-10, MPP-En-11, MPP-En-12, MPP-En-13, MPP-En-14, MPP-En-15, MPP-En-16, MPP-En-17, MPP-En-18, MPP-En-19, MPP-En-20, MPP-En-21, MPP-En-22, MPP-CC-1, MPP-CC-2, MPP-CC-3, MPP-CC-4, MPP-CC-5, MPP-CC-6, MPP-CC-7, MPP-CC-8, MPP-CC-9, MPP-CC-10, MPP-CC-11, MPP-CC-12, MPP-DP-6, MPP-DP-7, MPP-T-29, MPP-T-30, MPP-T-31, MPP-T-32, and
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4. COMPLIANCE WITH AMC CHAPTER 20.96 - AMENDMENTS
Regulation Meets (a) Amendments to the text of this title may be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. amendments have followed the provision of Chapter 20.96 by being processed through the 2023 Docket as a Development Regulation Amendment. Development Regulations. (a) All proposed text amendments to the development or zoning regulations shall be developed, submitted, and presented by the city staff, based on direction from the city council, planning commission, or the director of community and economic development.
process. The City Council approved the 2023 Final Docket through Resolution 2023-004.
Staff shall transmit to the department of commerce copies of all proposed amendments to the city’s development regulations at least sixty days in advance of adoption, as required by RCW 36.70A.106.
Department of Commerce on September 25, 2023 for the standard 60-day review.
Regulation Amendments. (a) An open record public hearing shall be held before the planning commission for all amendments. (c) The city shall give public notice of all public hearings as required by section 20.24.020.
hearing at the November 21, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting. The public noticing is described under Section 2 above.
Development Regulation Amendments. The planning commission shall issue a recommendation for approval, approval subject to recommended modifications or conditions of approval, continuance, or a decision of denial, which decision shall be forwarded to the city council for review and decision.
Findings of Fact that is signed by the Chair. City Staff then includes the Findings of Fact within the City Council packet for review prior to the City Council workshop and meeting.
Development Regulation Amendments. The city council’s approval, modification, deferral, or denial of a development regulations amendment proposal shall be based on the following criteria: (1) The proposed amendment is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan, the Multi-County Planning Policies, County Planning Policies, and the Growth Management Act, RCW Chapter 36.70A; and (2) The proposed change is necessary to further the public interest based on present needs and
provided by staff and considers the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan, County Planning Policies, the Growth Management Act, and RCW Chapter 36.70A, along with the overall public interest prior to considering a decision.
E. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Arlington Planning Commission make a recommendation to the City Council to approve the 2023 AMC Chapter 20.98 Zoning Code Amendment, PLN#1041.
November 16, 2023
City of Arlington Planning Commission
City of Arlington
110 E. Third
Arlington, WA 98045
RE: Planning Commission Consideration of Amendments to Municipal Code
Chapter 20.98 State Environmental Policy Act
Dear Chair Melissa Johnson and Planning Commission Members:
With nearly 2,700 members, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish
Counties (MBAKS) is the largest local homebuilders’ association in the United States,
helping to provide a range of housing choice and affordability. MBAKS thanks the
Planning Commission for the opportunity to provide comments on the possible
amendments to Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 20.98 State Environmental Policy
Act (SEPA).
MBAKS applauds Arlington’s efforts to increase the supply of housing. Arlington would
take a substantial step towards housing attainability by raising the number of dwelling
units able to be granted a categorical SEPA exemption, reducing costs for
homebuilders and helping to keep prices low by avoiding duplicate regulation.
Many jurisdictions fully planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) are
choosing to raise the exempt levels up to the maximum specified in WAC 197-11-
800(1)(d) to encourage development in UGAs and streamline permit processes (a goal
of SB 5290).
As you may know, SEPA reviews are costly and require an extensive amount of time in
addition to City resources. Most environmental issues that SEPA was intended to
address are already mitigated by local code, state, and federal regulations. Increases
to exemption levels can streamline reviews, significantly reducing the duplication and
administrative costs of environmental review while still protecting the natural
environment and offering strong public participation during the permitting process.
Increasing exemption thresholds saves time and money for developers and cities:
Applicants may save an average of one month during the permitting review
process and $3,200 in expenses.
Annually, local government may save $88,000 associated with eight city staff
members spending an average of 14 hours per application reviewing duplicative
SEPA documents.
The local government saves the effort and money required to submit every new
or changed local SEPA ordinance to Ecology.
With the housing needs of your community and the greater Snohomish County area in
mind, we urge the Commissioners to increase Arlington’s SEPA exemption thresholds
to their maximum value allowed by the state and thank you for the opportunity to
share information.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at
rjoe@MBAKS.com.
Sincerely,
Russell Joe
Russell Joe
Snohomish County Government Affairs Manager
cc: Mayor Barb Tolbert
Arlington City Council
CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5818
Chapter 246, Laws of 2022
67th Legislature
2022 Regular Session
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION—STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 2022
Passed by the Senate March 7, 2022
Yeas 43 Nays 6
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 4, 2022
Yeas 97 Nays 1
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of
the Senate of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that
the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE
BILL 5818 as passed by the Senate
and the House of Representatives on
the dates hereon set forth.
SARAH BANNISTER
Secretary
Approved March 30, 2022 3:04 PM FILED
March 31, 2022
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington
AN ACT Relating to promoting housing construction in cities 1
through amendments to and limiting appeals under the state 2
environmental policy act and growth management act; amending RCW 3
36.70A.600, 36.70A.070, 43.21C.495, and 43.21C.501; adding a new 4
section to chapter 43.21C RCW; creating a new section; and providing 5
an expiration date.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:7
Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.600 and 2020 c 173 s 1 are each amended to 8
read as follows:9
(1) A city planning pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 is encouraged to 10
take the following actions in order to increase its residential 11
building capacity:12
(a) Authorize development in one or more areas of not fewer than 13
five hundred acres that include at least one train station served by 14
commuter rail or light rail with an average of at least fifty 15
residential units per acre that require no more than an average of 16
one on-site parking space per two bedrooms in the portions of 17
multifamily zones that are located within the areas;18
(b) Authorize development in one or more areas of not fewer than 19
two hundred acres in cities with a population greater than forty 20
thousand or not fewer than one hundred acres in cities with a 21
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5818
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2022 Regular Session
State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session
By Senate Housing & Local Government (originally sponsored by
Senators Salomon, Liias, Kuderer, Saldaña, and Short)
READ FIRST TIME 02/02/22.
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population less than forty thousand that include at least one bus 1
stop served by scheduled bus service of at least four times per hour 2
for twelve or more hours per day with an average of at least twenty-3
five residential units per acre that require no more than an average 4
of one on-site parking space per two bedrooms in portions of the 5
multifamily zones that are located within the areas;6
(c) Authorize at least one duplex, triplex, quadplex, sixplex, 7
stacked flat, townhouse, or courtyard apartment on each parcel in one 8
or more zoning districts that permit single-family residences unless 9
a city documents a specific infrastructure of physical constraint 10
that would make this requirement unfeasible for a particular parcel;11
(d) Authorize a duplex, triplex, quadplex, sixplex, stacked flat, 12
townhouse, or courtyard apartment on one or more parcels for which 13
they are not currently authorized;14
(e) Authorize cluster zoning or lot size averaging in all zoning 15
districts that permit single-family residences;16
(f) Adopt a subarea plan pursuant to RCW 43.21C.420;17
(g) Adopt a planned action pursuant to RCW 43.21C.440(1)(b)(ii), 18
except that an environmental impact statement pursuant to RCW 19
43.21C.030 is not required for such an action;20
(h) Adopt increases in categorical exemptions pursuant to RCW 21
43.21C.229 for residential or mixed-use development;22
(i) Adopt a form-based code in one or more zoning districts that 23
permit residential uses. "Form-based code" means a land development 24
regulation that uses physical form, rather than separation of use, as 25
the organizing principle for the code;26
(j) Authorize a duplex on each corner lot within all zoning 27
districts that permit single-family residences;28
(k) Allow for the division or redivision of land into the maximum 29
number of lots through the short subdivision process provided in 30
chapter 58.17 RCW;31
(l) Authorize a minimum net density of six dwelling units per 32
acre in all residential zones, where the residential development 33
capacity will increase within the city. For purposes of this 34
subsection, the calculation of net density does not include the 35
square footage of areas that are otherwise prohibited from 36
development, such as critical areas, the area of buffers around 37
critical areas, and the area of roads and similar features;38
(m) Create one or more zoning districts of medium density in 39
which individual lots may be no larger than three thousand five 40
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hundred square feet and single-family residences may be no larger 1
than one thousand two hundred square feet;2
(n) Authorize accessory dwelling units in one or more zoning 3
districts in which they are currently prohibited;4
(o) Remove minimum residential parking requirements related to 5
accessory dwelling units;6
(p) Remove owner occupancy requirements related to accessory 7
dwelling units;8
(q) Adopt new square footage requirements related to accessory 9
dwelling units that are less restrictive than existing square footage 10
requirements related to accessory dwelling units;11
(r) Adopt maximum allowable exemption levels in WAC 197-11-800(1) 12
as it existed on June 11, 2020, or such subsequent date as may be 13
provided by the department of ecology by rule, consistent with the 14
purposes of this section;15
(s) Adopt standards for administrative approval of final plats 16
pursuant to RCW 58.17.100;17
(t) Adopt ordinances authorizing administrative review of 18
preliminary plats pursuant to RCW 58.17.095;19
(u) Adopt other permit process improvements where it is 20
demonstrated that the code, development regulation, or ordinance 21
changes will result in a more efficient permit process for customers;22
(v) Update use matrices and allowable use tables that eliminate 23
conditional use permits and administrative conditional use permits 24
for all housing types, including single-family homes, townhomes, 25
multifamily housing, low-income housing, and senior housing, but 26
excluding essential public facilities;27
(w) Allow off-street parking to compensate for lack of on-street 28
parking when private roads are utilized or a parking demand study 29
shows that less parking is required for the project;30
(x) Develop a local program that offers homeowners a combination 31
of financing, design, permitting, or construction support to build 32
accessory dwelling units. A city may condition this program on a 33
requirement to provide the unit for affordable home ownership or rent 34
the accessory dwelling unit for a defined period of time to either 35
tenants in a housing subsidy program as defined in RCW 43.31.605(14) 36
or to tenants whose income is less than eighty percent of the city or 37
county median family income. If the city includes an affordability 38
requirement under the program, it must provide additional incentives, 39
such as:40
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(i) Density bonuses;1
(ii) Height and bulk bonuses;2
(iii) Fee waivers or exemptions;3
(iv) Parking reductions; or4
(v) Expedited permitting; and5
(y) Develop a local program that offers homeowners a combination 6
of financing, design, permitting, or construction support to convert 7
a single-family home into a duplex, triplex, or quadplex where those 8
housing types are authorized. A local government may condition this 9
program on a requirement to provide a certain number of units for 10
affordable home ownership or to rent a certain number of the newly 11
created units for a defined period of time to either tenants in a 12
housing subsidy program as defined in RCW 43.31.605(14) or to tenants 13
whose income is less than eighty percent of the city or county median 14
family income. If the city includes an affordability requirement, it 15
must provide additional incentives, such as:16
(i) Density bonuses;17
(ii) Height and bulk bonuses;18
(iii) Fee waivers or exemptions;19
(iv) Parking reductions; or20
(v) Expedited permitting.21
(2) A city planning pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 may adopt a 22
housing action plan as described in this subsection. The goal of any 23
such housing plan must be to encourage construction of additional 24
affordable and market rate housing in a greater variety of housing 25
types and at prices that are accessible to a greater variety of 26
incomes, including strategies aimed at the for-profit single-family 27
home market. A housing action plan may utilize data compiled pursuant 28
to RCW 36.70A.610. The housing action plan should:29
(a) Quantify existing and projected housing needs for all income 30
levels, including extremely low-income households, with documentation 31
of housing and household characteristics, and cost-burdened 32
households;33
(b) Develop strategies to increase the supply of housing, and 34
variety of housing types, needed to serve the housing needs 35
identified in (a) of this subsection;36
(c) Analyze population and employment trends, with documentation 37
of projections;38
(d) Consider strategies to minimize displacement of low-income 39
residents resulting from redevelopment;40
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(e) Review and evaluate the current housing element adopted 1
pursuant to RCW 36.70A.070, including an evaluation of success in 2
attaining planned housing types and units, achievement of goals and 3
policies, and implementation of the schedule of programs and actions;4
(f) Provide for participation and input from community members, 5
community groups, local builders, local realtors, nonprofit housing 6
advocates, and local religious groups; and7
(g) Include a schedule of programs and actions to implement the 8
recommendations of the housing action plan.9
(3) ((If adopted by April 1, 2023,)) The adoption of ordinances, 10
development regulations and amendments to ((development)) such 11
regulations, and other nonproject actions taken by a city to 12
implement the actions specified in subsection (1) of this section, 13
with the exception of the action specified in subsection (1)(f) of 14
this section, are not subject to administrative or judicial appeal 15
under chapter 43.21C RCW.16
(4) Any action taken by a city prior to April 1, 2023, to amend 17
((their)) its comprehensive plan((,)) or adopt or amend ordinances or 18
development regulations, solely to enact provisions under subsection 19
(1) of this section is not subject to legal challenge under this 20
chapter.21
(5) In taking action under subsection (1) of this section, cities 22
are encouraged to utilize strategies that increase residential 23
building capacity in areas with frequent transit service and with the 24
transportation and utility infrastructure that supports the 25
additional residential building capacity.26
(6) A city that is planning to take at least two actions under 27
subsection (1) of this section, and that action will occur between 28
July 28, 2019, and April 1, 2021, is eligible to apply to the 29
department for planning grant assistance of up to one hundred 30
thousand dollars, subject to the availability of funds appropriated 31
for that purpose. The department shall develop grant criteria to 32
ensure that grant funds awarded are proportionate to the level of 33
effort proposed by a city, and the potential increase in housing 34
supply or regulatory streamlining that could be achieved. Funding may 35
be provided in advance of, and to support, adoption of policies or 36
ordinances consistent with this section. A city can request, and the 37
department may award, more than one hundred thousand dollars for 38
applications that demonstrate extraordinary potential to increase 39
housing supply or regulatory streamlining.40
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(7) A city seeking to develop a housing action plan under 1
subsection (2) of this section is eligible to apply to the department 2
for up to one hundred thousand dollars.3
(8) The department shall establish grant award amounts under 4
subsections (6) and (7) of this section based on the expected number 5
of cities that will seek grant assistance, to ensure that all cities 6
can receive some level of grant support. If funding capacity allows, 7
the department may consider accepting and funding applications from 8
cities with a population of less than twenty thousand if the actions 9
proposed in the application will create a significant amount of 10
housing capacity or regulatory streamlining and are consistent with 11
the actions in this section.12
(9) In implementing chapter 348, Laws of 2019, cities are 13
encouraged to prioritize the creation of affordable, inclusive 14
neighborhoods and to consider the risk of residential displacement, 15
particularly in neighborhoods with communities at high risk of 16
displacement.17
Sec. 2. RCW 36.70A.070 and 2021 c 254 s 2 are each amended to 18
read as follows:19
The comprehensive plan of a county or city that is required or 20
chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall consist of a map or maps, 21
and descriptive text covering objectives, principles, and standards 22
used to develop the comprehensive plan. The plan shall be an 23
internally consistent document and all elements shall be consistent 24
with the future land use map. A comprehensive plan shall be adopted 25
and amended with public participation as provided in RCW 36.70A.140. 26
Each comprehensive plan shall include a plan, scheme, or design for 27
each of the following:28
(1) A land use element designating the proposed general 29
distribution and general location and extent of the uses of land, 30
where appropriate, for agriculture, timber production, housing, 31
commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, general aviation 32
airports, public utilities, public facilities, and other land uses. 33
The land use element shall include population densities, building 34
intensities, and estimates of future population growth. The land use 35
element shall provide for protection of the quality and quantity of 36
groundwater used for public water supplies. Wherever possible, the 37
land use element should consider utilizing urban planning approaches 38
that promote physical activity. Where applicable, the land use 39
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element shall review drainage, flooding, and stormwater runoff in the 1
area and nearby jurisdictions and provide guidance for corrective 2
actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges that pollute waters 3
of the state, including Puget Sound or waters entering Puget Sound.4
(2) A housing element ensuring the vitality and character of 5
established residential neighborhoods that:6
(a) Includes an inventory and analysis of existing and projected 7
housing needs that identifies the number of housing units necessary 8
to manage projected growth, as provided by the department of 9
commerce, including:10
(i) Units for moderate, low, very low, and extremely low-income 11
households; and12
(ii) Emergency housing, emergency shelters, and permanent 13
supportive housing;14
(b) Includes a statement of goals, policies, objectives, and 15
mandatory provisions for the preservation, improvement, and 16
development of housing, including single-family residences, and 17
within an urban growth area boundary, moderate density housing 18
options including(([,])), but not limited to, duplexes, triplexes, 19
and townhomes;20
(c) Identifies sufficient capacity of land for housing including, 21
but not limited to, government-assisted housing, housing for 22
moderate, low, very low, and extremely low-income households, 23
manufactured housing, multifamily housing, group homes, foster care 24
facilities, emergency housing, emergency shelters, permanent 25
supportive housing, and within an urban growth area boundary, 26
consideration of duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes;27
(d) Makes adequate provisions for existing and projected needs of 28
all economic segments of the community, including:29
(i) Incorporating consideration for low, very low, extremely low, 30
and moderate-income households;31
(ii) Documenting programs and actions needed to achieve housing 32
availability including gaps in local funding, barriers such as 33
development regulations, and other limitations;34
(iii) Consideration of housing locations in relation to 35
employment location; and36
(iv) Consideration of the role of accessory dwelling units in 37
meeting housing needs;38
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(e) Identifies local policies and regulations that result in 1
racially disparate impacts, displacement, and exclusion in housing, 2
including:3
(i) Zoning that may have a discriminatory effect;4
(ii) Disinvestment; and5
(iii) Infrastructure availability;6
(f) Identifies and implements policies and regulations to address 7
and begin to undo racially disparate impacts, displacement, and 8
exclusion in housing caused by local policies, plans, and actions;9
(g) Identifies areas that may be at higher risk of displacement 10
from market forces that occur with changes to zoning development 11
regulations and capital investments; and12
(h) Establishes antidisplacement policies, with consideration 13
given to the preservation of historical and cultural communities as 14
well as investments in low, very low, extremely low, and moderate-15
income housing; equitable development initiatives; inclusionary 16
zoning; community planning requirements; tenant protections; land 17
disposition policies; and consideration of land that may be used for 18
affordable housing.19
In counties and cities subject to the review and evaluation 20
requirements of RCW 36.70A.215, any revision to the housing element 21
shall include consideration of prior review and evaluation reports 22
and any reasonable measures identified. The housing element should 23
link jurisdictional goals with overall county goals to ensure that 24
the housing element goals are met.25
The adoption of ordinances, development regulations and 26
amendments to such regulations, and other nonproject actions taken by 27
a city that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 that 28
increase housing capacity, increase housing affordability, and 29
mitigate displacement as required under this subsection (2) and that 30
apply outside of critical areas are not subject to administrative or 31
judicial appeal under chapter 43.21C RCW unless the adoption of such 32
ordinances, development regulations and amendments to such 33
regulations, or other nonproject actions has a probable significant 34
adverse impact on fish habitat.35
(3) A capital facilities plan element consisting of: (a) An 36
inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, 37
showing the locations and capacities of the capital facilities; (b) a 38
forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities; (c) the 39
proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital 40
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facilities; (d) at least a six-year plan that will finance such 1
capital facilities within projected funding capacities and clearly 2
identifies sources of public money for such purposes; and (e) a 3
requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding 4
falls short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use 5
element, capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within 6
the capital facilities plan element are coordinated and consistent. 7
Park and recreation facilities shall be included in the capital 8
facilities plan element.9
(4) A utilities element consisting of the general location, 10
proposed location, and capacity of all existing and proposed 11
utilities, including, but not limited to, electrical lines, 12
telecommunication lines, and natural gas lines.13
(5) Rural element. Counties shall include a rural element 14
including lands that are not designated for urban growth, 15
agriculture, forest, or mineral resources. The following provisions 16
shall apply to the rural element:17
(a) Growth management act goals and local circumstances. Because 18
circumstances vary from county to county, in establishing patterns of 19
rural densities and uses, a county may consider local circumstances, 20
but shall develop a written record explaining how the rural element 21
harmonizes the planning goals in RCW 36.70A.020 and meets the 22
requirements of this chapter.23
(b) Rural development. The rural element shall permit rural 24
development, forestry, and agriculture in rural areas. The rural 25
element shall provide for a variety of rural densities, uses, 26
essential public facilities, and rural governmental services needed 27
to serve the permitted densities and uses. To achieve a variety of 28
rural densities and uses, counties may provide for clustering, 29
density transfer, design guidelines, conservation easements, and 30
other innovative techniques that will accommodate appropriate rural 31
economic advancement, densities, and uses that are not characterized 32
by urban growth and that are consistent with rural character.33
(c) Measures governing rural development. The rural element shall 34
include measures that apply to rural development and protect the 35
rural character of the area, as established by the county, by:36
(i) Containing or otherwise controlling rural development;37
(ii) Assuring visual compatibility of rural development with the 38
surrounding rural area;39
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(iii) Reducing the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land 1
into sprawling, low-density development in the rural area;2
(iv) Protecting critical areas, as provided in RCW 36.70A.060, 3
and surface water and groundwater resources; and4
(v) Protecting against conflicts with the use of agricultural, 5
forest, and mineral resource lands designated under RCW 36.70A.170.6
(d) Limited areas of more intensive rural development. Subject to 7
the requirements of this subsection and except as otherwise 8
specifically provided in this subsection (5)(d), the rural element 9
may allow for limited areas of more intensive rural development, 10
including necessary public facilities and public services to serve 11
the limited area as follows:12
(i) Rural development consisting of the infill, development, or 13
redevelopment of existing commercial, industrial, residential, or 14
mixed-use areas, whether characterized as shoreline development, 15
villages, hamlets, rural activity centers, or crossroads 16
developments.17
(A) A commercial, industrial, residential, shoreline, or mixed-18
use area are subject to the requirements of (d)(iv) of this 19
subsection, but are not subject to the requirements of (c)(ii) and 20
(iii) of this subsection.21
(B) Any development or redevelopment other than an industrial 22
area or an industrial use within a mixed-use area or an industrial 23
area under this subsection (5)(d)(i) must be principally designed to 24
serve the existing and projected rural population.25
(C) Any development or redevelopment in terms of building size, 26
scale, use, or intensity shall be consistent with the character of 27
the existing areas. Development and redevelopment may include changes 28
in use from vacant land or a previously existing use so long as the 29
new use conforms to the requirements of this subsection (5);30
(ii) The intensification of development on lots containing, or 31
new development of, small-scale recreational or tourist uses, 32
including commercial facilities to serve those recreational or 33
tourist uses, that rely on a rural location and setting, but that do 34
not include new residential development. A small-scale recreation or 35
tourist use is not required to be principally designed to serve the 36
existing and projected rural population. Public services and public 37
facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the 38
recreation or tourist use and shall be provided in a manner that does 39
not permit low-density sprawl;40
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(iii) The intensification of development on lots containing 1
isolated nonresidential uses or new development of isolated cottage 2
industries and isolated small-scale businesses that are not 3
principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural 4
population and nonresidential uses, but do provide job opportunities 5
for rural residents. Rural counties may allow the expansion of small-6
scale businesses as long as those small-scale businesses conform with 7
the rural character of the area as defined by the local government 8
according to RCW 36.70A.030(23). Rural counties may also allow new 9
small-scale businesses to utilize a site previously occupied by an 10
existing business as long as the new small-scale business conforms to 11
the rural character of the area as defined by the local government 12
according to RCW 36.70A.030(23). Public services and public 13
facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the isolated 14
nonresidential use and shall be provided in a manner that does not 15
permit low-density sprawl;16
(iv) A county shall adopt measures to minimize and contain the 17
existing areas or uses of more intensive rural development, as 18
appropriate, authorized under this subsection. Lands included in such 19
existing areas or uses shall not extend beyond the logical outer 20
boundary of the existing area or use, thereby allowing a new pattern 21
of low-density sprawl. Existing areas are those that are clearly 22
identifiable and contained and where there is a logical boundary 23
delineated predominately by the built environment, but that may also 24
include undeveloped lands if limited as provided in this subsection. 25
The county shall establish the logical outer boundary of an area of 26
more intensive rural development. In establishing the logical outer 27
boundary, the county shall address (A) the need to preserve the 28
character of existing natural neighborhoods and communities, (B) 29
physical boundaries, such as bodies of water, streets and highways, 30
and land forms and contours, (C) the prevention of abnormally 31
irregular boundaries, and (D) the ability to provide public 32
facilities and public services in a manner that does not permit low-33
density sprawl;34
(v) For purposes of (d) of this subsection, an existing area or 35
existing use is one that was in existence:36
(A) On July 1, 1990, in a county that was initially required to 37
plan under all of the provisions of this chapter;38
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(B) On the date the county adopted a resolution under RCW 1
36.70A.040(2), in a county that is planning under all of the 2
provisions of this chapter under RCW 36.70A.040(2); or3
(C) On the date the office of financial management certifies the 4
county's population as provided in RCW 36.70A.040(5), in a county 5
that is planning under all of the provisions of this chapter pursuant 6
to RCW 36.70A.040(5).7
(e) Exception. This subsection shall not be interpreted to permit 8
in the rural area a major industrial development or a master planned 9
resort unless otherwise specifically permitted under RCW 36.70A.360 10
and 36.70A.365.11
(6) A transportation element that implements, and is consistent 12
with, the land use element.13
(a) The transportation element shall include the following 14
subelements:15
(i) Land use assumptions used in estimating travel;16
(ii) Estimated traffic impacts to state-owned transportation 17
facilities resulting from land use assumptions to assist the 18
department of transportation in monitoring the performance of state 19
facilities, to plan improvements for the facilities, and to assess 20
the impact of land-use decisions on state-owned transportation 21
facilities;22
(iii) Facilities and services needs, including:23
(A) An inventory of air, water, and ground transportation 24
facilities and services, including transit alignments and general 25
aviation airport facilities, to define existing capital facilities 26
and travel levels as a basis for future planning. This inventory must 27
include state-owned transportation facilities within the city or 28
county's jurisdictional boundaries;29
(B) Level of service standards for all locally owned arterials 30
and transit routes to serve as a gauge to judge performance of the 31
system. These standards should be regionally coordinated;32
(C) For state-owned transportation facilities, level of service 33
standards for highways, as prescribed in chapters 47.06 and 47.80 34
RCW, to gauge the performance of the system. The purposes of 35
reflecting level of service standards for state highways in the local 36
comprehensive plan are to monitor the performance of the system, to 37
evaluate improvement strategies, and to facilitate coordination 38
between the county's or city's six-year street, road, or transit 39
program and the office of financial management's ten-year investment 40
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program. The concurrency requirements of (b) of this subsection do 1
not apply to transportation facilities and services of statewide 2
significance except for counties consisting of islands whose only 3
connection to the mainland are state highways or ferry routes. In 4
these island counties, state highways and ferry route capacity must 5
be a factor in meeting the concurrency requirements in (b) of this 6
subsection;7
(D) Specific actions and requirements for bringing into 8
compliance locally owned transportation facilities or services that 9
are below an established level of service standard;10
(E) Forecasts of traffic for at least ten years based on the 11
adopted land use plan to provide information on the location, timing, 12
and capacity needs of future growth;13
(F) Identification of state and local system needs to meet 14
current and future demands. Identified needs on state-owned 15
transportation facilities must be consistent with the statewide 16
multimodal transportation plan required under chapter 47.06 RCW;17
(iv) Finance, including:18
(A) An analysis of funding capability to judge needs against 19
probable funding resources;20
(B) A multiyear financing plan based on the needs identified in 21
the comprehensive plan, the appropriate parts of which shall serve as 22
the basis for the six-year street, road, or transit program required 23
by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 24
35.58.2795 for public transportation systems. The multiyear financing 25
plan should be coordinated with the ten-year investment program 26
developed by the office of financial management as required by RCW 27
47.05.030;28
(C) If probable funding falls short of meeting identified needs, 29
a discussion of how additional funding will be raised, or how land 30
use assumptions will be reassessed to ensure that level of service 31
standards will be met;32
(v) Intergovernmental coordination efforts, including an 33
assessment of the impacts of the transportation plan and land use 34
assumptions on the transportation systems of adjacent jurisdictions;35
(vi) Demand-management strategies;36
(vii) Pedestrian and bicycle component to include collaborative 37
efforts to identify and designate planned improvements for pedestrian 38
and bicycle facilities and corridors that address and encourage 39
enhanced community access and promote healthy lifestyles.40
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(b) After adoption of the comprehensive plan by jurisdictions 1
required to plan or who choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, local 2
jurisdictions must adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit 3
development approval if the development causes the level of service 4
on a locally owned transportation facility to decline below the 5
standards adopted in the transportation element of the comprehensive 6
plan, unless transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate 7
the impacts of development are made concurrent with the development. 8
These strategies may include increased public transportation service, 9
ride-sharing programs, demand management, and other transportation 10
systems management strategies. For the purposes of this subsection 11
(6), "concurrent with the development" means that improvements or 12
strategies are in place at the time of development, or that a 13
financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements or 14
strategies within six years. If the collection of impact fees is 15
delayed under RCW 82.02.050(3), the six-year period required by this 16
subsection (6)(b) must begin after full payment of all impact fees is 17
due to the county or city.18
(c) The transportation element described in this subsection (6), 19
the six-year plans required by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 20
36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 35.58.2795 for public transportation 21
systems, and the ten-year investment program required by RCW 22
47.05.030 for the state, must be consistent.23
(7) An economic development element establishing local goals, 24
policies, objectives, and provisions for economic growth and vitality 25
and a high quality of life. A city that has chosen to be a 26
residential community is exempt from the economic development element 27
requirement of this subsection.28
(8) A park and recreation element that implements, and is 29
consistent with, the capital facilities plan element as it relates to 30
park and recreation facilities. The element shall include: (a) 31
Estimates of park and recreation demand for at least a ten-year 32
period; (b) an evaluation of facilities and service needs; and (c) an 33
evaluation of intergovernmental coordination opportunities to provide 34
regional approaches for meeting park and recreational demand.35
(9) It is the intent that new or amended elements required after 36
January 1, 2002, be adopted concurrent with the scheduled update 37
provided in RCW 36.70A.130. Requirements to incorporate any such new 38
or amended elements shall be null and void until funds sufficient to 39
cover applicable local government costs are appropriated and 40
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distributed by the state at least two years before local government 1
must update comprehensive plans as required in RCW 36.70A.130.2
Sec. 3. RCW 43.21C.495 and 2020 c 173 s 2 are each amended to 3
read as follows:4
((If adopted by April 1, 2023, amendments to development 5
regulations)) Adoption of ordinances, development regulations and 6
amendments to such regulations, and other nonproject actions taken by 7
a city to implement: The actions specified in section 2, 8
chapter . . ., Laws of 2022 (this act) unless the adoption of such 9
ordinances, development regulations and amendments to such 10
regulations, or other nonproject actions has a probable significant 11
adverse impact on fish habitat; and the increased residential 12
building capacity actions identified in RCW 36.70A.600(1) ((or (4))), 13
with the exception of the action specified in RCW 36.70A.600(1)(f), 14
are not subject to administrative or judicial appeals under this 15
chapter.16
Sec. 4. RCW 43.21C.501 and 2019 c 348 s 6 are each amended to 17
read as follows:18
(1) Project actions described in this section that pertain to 19
residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development evaluated under 20
this chapter by a city or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 are 21
exempt from appeals under this chapter on the basis of the evaluation 22
of or impacts to the following elements of the environment, provided 23
that the appropriate requirements for a particular element of the 24
environment, as set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, 25
are met.26
(2)(a) Transportation. A project action pertaining to 27
residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development evaluated under 28
this chapter by a city or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 is 29
exempt from appeals under this chapter on the basis of the evaluation 30
of or impacts to transportation elements of the environment, so long 31
as ((the project does not present significant adverse impacts to the 32
state-owned transportation system as determined by the department of 33
transportation and)) the project is:34
(((a)(i))) (i)(A) Consistent with a locally adopted 35
transportation plan; or36
(((ii))) (B) Consistent with the transportation element of a 37
comprehensive plan; and38
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(((b)(i))) (ii)(A) A project for which traffic or parking impact 1
fees are imposed pursuant to RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.090; or2
(((ii))) (B) A project for which traffic or parking impacts are 3
((expressly)) mitigated by an ordinance, or ordinances, of general 4
application adopted by the city or town.5
(((2))) (b) The exemption under this subsection (2) does not 6
apply if the department of transportation has found that the project 7
will present significant adverse impacts to the state-owned 8
transportation system.9
(3)(a) Aesthetics. A project action pertaining to residential, 10
multifamily, or mixed-use development evaluated under this chapter by 11
a city or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 is exempt from appeals 12
under this chapter on the basis of the evaluation of or impacts to 13
the aesthetics element of the environment, so long as the project is 14
subject to design review pursuant to adopted design review 15
requirements at the local government level.16
(b) Light and glare. A project action pertaining to residential, 17
multifamily, or mixed-use development evaluated under this chapter by 18
a city or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 is exempt from appeals 19
under this chapter on the basis of the evaluation of or impacts to 20
the light and glare element of the environment, so long as the 21
project is subject to design review pursuant to adopted design review 22
requirements at the local government level.23
(4) For purposes of this section((, "impacts)):24
(a) "Design review" means a formally adopted local government 25
process by which projects are reviewed for compliance with design 26
standards for the type of use adopted through local ordinance.27
(b) "Impacts to transportation elements of the environment" 28
include impacts to transportation systems; vehicular traffic; 29
waterborne, rail, and air traffic; parking; movement or circulation 30
of people or goods; and traffic hazards.31
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) The legislature recognizes that 32
certain rule-based categorical exemption thresholds to chapter 43.21C 33
RCW, found in WAC 197-11-800, have not been updated in recent years, 34
and should be modified in light of the increased environmental 35
protections in place under chapters 36.70A and 90.58 RCW, the current 36
affordable housing crisis, and other laws. It is the intent of the 37
legislature to direct the department of ecology to conduct expedited 38
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rule making to modify the thresholds for the categorical exemptions 1
described under subsection (2) of this section.2
(2) By December 31, 2022, the department of ecology shall modify 3
the rule-based categorical exemptions to chapter 43.21C RCW found in 4
WAC 197-11-800 as follows:5
(a) Include four attached single-family residential units to the 6
current exemption under WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(i);7
(b) Create a new exemption level under WAC 197-11-800(1)(d) for 8
single-family residential project types with a total square footage 9
of fewer than 1,500 square feet in incorporated urban growth areas of 10
at least 100 units;11
(c) Increase the exemption level under WAC 197-11-800(1)(d) for 12
multifamily residential project types in incorporated urban growth 13
areas from 60 units to 200 units; and14
(d) Add the following sentence to WAC 197-11-800(1)(c)(i): "The 15
city, town, or county must document the result of its outreach with 16
the department of transportation on impacts to state-owned 17
transportation facilities, including consideration of whether 18
mitigation is necessary for impacts to state-owned transportation 19
facilities."20
(3) This section expires January 1, 2024.21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 43.21C 22
RCW to read as follows:23
Any applicant whose project qualifies as exempt or categorically 24
exempt under either this chapter or under rules adopted pursuant to 25
this chapter is not required to file an environmental checklist if 26
other information is available to establish that a project qualifies 27
for an exemption.28
Passed by the Senate March 7, 2022.
Passed by the House March 4, 2022.
Approved by the Governor March 30, 2022.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 31, 2022.
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p. 17 SSB 5818.SL
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EXPEDITED RULE MAKING
CODE REVISER USE ONLY
CR-105 (December 2017)
(Implements RCW 34.05.353)
Agency: Department of Ecology AO #22-08
Title of rule and other identifying information: (describe subject) The Washington State Department of Ecology is
conducting expedited rulemaking at the direction of the Washington legislature to amend Chapter 197-11 WAC, SEPA Rules.
This rulemaking will incorporate amendments and new language in Chapter 43.21C RCW, State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) and amends other sections of the rule to align with legislative directives.
Ecology is amending and adding new language the following sections of Chapter 197-11 WAC:
• WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(c) and (d) - Minor new construction - Flexible thresholds
• WAC 197-11-444(2)(c) - Elements of the Environment
• WAC 197-11-960 - Environmental Checklist
• WAC 197-11-172(1)(b) - Planned actions - Project review
• WAC 197-11-164(1)(b) - Planned actions - Definition and criteria
The majority of these changes reflect legislative directives in SSB 5818, Housing Construction – State Environmental Policy
Act and Growth Management Act, Chapter 246, 2022 laws of the regular session to be completed by December 2022. Other
changes align the rule with state statute and fulfill past legislative directives.
Purpose of the proposal and its anticipated effects, including any changes in existing rules: The scope of the SEPA
rule amendments and new language in Chapter 197-11 WAC incorporate language directly from SEPA statute, Chapter
43.21C RCW.
We are making the following state SEPA rule changes:
o Creating a new categorical exemption level for single-family home construction for cities and towns fully
planning under GMA in RCW 36.70A.040;
o Including four attached single-family residential units in WAC 197-11-800 (1)(b)(i);
o Incorporating new procedural standards for raising categorical exemption levels in WAC 197-11-800 that
require outreach to the Washington State Department of Transportation;
o Removing parking as a required consideration for analyzing traffic impacts for proposals;
o Updating planned actions, WAC 197-11-164, to be consistent with state SEPA law, Chapter 43.21C RCW;
and
o Fixing typographical errors in the title of WAC 197-11-800.
Chapter 246, 2022 laws of the regular session, directs Ecology to complete expedited rule making by Dec. 31, 2022. The
scope of the rule amendments remedy legislative directives dating back to the 2017 legislative session and addresses
inconsistencies with SEPA (Chapter 43.21C RCW).
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Reasons supporting proposal: The proposed amendments create consistency between SEPA and the SEPA Rule to
ensure the SEPA Rule remains relevant and a dependable source of information.
Statutory authority for adoption: RCW 43.21C.110, State Environmental Policy Act
Statute being implemented: RCW 43.21110; RCW 43.21C.440; Chapter 246, 2022 Laws of regular session; and, Chapter
173, 2020 Laws of regular session.
Is rule necessary because of a:
Federal Law? ☐ Yes ☒ No
Federal Court Decision? ☐ Yes ☒ No
State Court Decision? ☐ Yes ☒ No
If yes, CITATION:
Name of proponent: (person or organization) Department of Ecology ☐ Private
☐ Public
☒ Governmental
Name of agency personnel responsible for:
Name Office Location Phone
Drafting: Sarah Cassal 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503 360-688-6374
Implementation: Sarah Cassal 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503 360-688-6374
Enforcement: N/A
Agency comments or recommendations, if any, as to statutory language, implementation, enforcement, and fiscal
matters: The legislative mandate to complete expedited rulemaking and the changes made to WAC 197-11-800(1), WAC
197-11-444, and WAC 197-11-960 are not codified into Chapter 43.21C RCW. These legislative are found in the above cited
Session laws.
Expedited Adoption - Which of the following criteria was used by the agency to file this notice:
☐ Relates only to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a person;
☒ Adopts or incorporates by reference without material change federal statutes or regulations, Washington state statutes,
rules of other Washington state agencies, shoreline master programs other than those programs governing shorelines of
statewide significance, or, as referenced by Washington state law, national consensus codes that generally establish industry
standards, if the material adopted or incorporated regulates the same subject matter and conduct as the adopting or
incorporating rule;
☒ Corrects typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect;
☒ Content is explicitly and specifically dictated by statute;
☐ Have been the subject of negotiated rule making, pilot rule making, or some other process that involved substantial
participation by interested parties before the development of the proposed rule; or
☐ Is being amended after a review under RCW 34.05.328.
Expedited Repeal - Which of the following criteria was used by the agency to file notice:
☐ The statute on which the rule is based has been repealed and has not been replaced by another statute providing
statutory authority for the rule;
☐ The statute on which the rule is based has been declared unconstitutional by a court with jurisdiction, there is a final
judgment, and no statute has been enacted to replace the unconstitutional statute;
☐ The rule is no longer necessary because of changed circumstances; or
☐ Other rules of the agency or of another agency govern the same activity as the rule, making the rule redundant.
Explanation of the reason the agency believes the expedited rule-making process is appropriate pursuant to RCW
34.05.353(4): Chapter 246, Laws of 2022 regular session (SSB 5818) directs Ecology to complete expedited rule making by
December 31, 2022. The changes in the proposed rule amendment are for consistency with the statute and fix typographical
errors. This meets the criteria for the expedited process found in RCW 34.05.353(1)(a),(b) and (d).
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NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE
NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT
STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU
OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN
WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO
Name: Katie Wolt, Agency Rules Coordinator
Agency: Department of Ecology
Governmental Relations
Address: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98503 -7600
Phone: 360-407-6998
Fax: N/A
Email: rulemaking@ecy.wa.gov
Other: N/A
AND RECEIVED BY (date) December 19,2022
Date: 10/19/2022
Name: Heather Bartlett
Title: Deputy Director
Signature:
City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill WS #2 Attachment November 27, 2023 Amendment #2 to the BHC contract for MBR Optimization at Water Reclamation Facility
Scope of Work and Fee Estimate
Public Works; Jim Kelly, Director EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: $37,089.00 BUDGET CATEGORY: Sewer Capital Funds BUDGETED AMOUNT: $320,000.00 LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: This SOW and fee estimate from BHC is for additional work requested for new MBR blower design, selection, sizing, specification, and support at the Water Reclamation Facility.
The City contracted with BHC in 2021 for support services during the membrane replacement project. While the MBR replacement is complete, during the process it was determined that the MBR blowers and MBR control program are both not operating in an efficient and effective manner. Staff has asked BHC to add an additional task to their existing contract to assist the city with selecting, sizing, and specifying new MBR blowers to increase air supply and redundancy. Original PSA $ 82,886.00 Amendment #1 TIME ONLY EXTENSION Amendment #2 $ 37,089.00 ALTERNATIVES: Remand to staff for additional information.
Workshop; discussion only. At the December 4 Council meeting, the recommended motion will be “I move to approve Amendment No. 2 to the BHC contract for MBR Optimization and authorize the Mayor to sign the amendment.”
11/20/23 10:35 AM \\arlington\city\PW_Admin\Meetings\Council Meetings\2023\11-27-2023 (Workshop)\Amendment 2_Draft.docx
Contract Amendment No. 2
To
Professional Services Agreement
For
WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, & Services during Construction
(P02.490.1)
This amendment authorizes the modification of the Professional Services Agreement between the City
of Arlington and BHC Consultants. for the WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, & Services
during Construction contract, executed on August 3, 2021. Unless modified below, all terms and
conditions contained in the Professional Service Agreement remain current and in effect for the
completion of the contract.
It is mutually agreed that the above referenced agreement is amended as follows:
AMENDMENT
1.Scope of Work - The project scope of work is increased for additional tasks as detailed in the Scope
of Work Amendment dated October 17, 2023, and included with this amendment as Exhibit A.
2.Fee - This additional work included under this amendment shall be performed for a not to exceed
fee of $37,089.00 in accordance with the fee schedule included with this amendment as Exhibit B.
EXECUTION
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first
above written.
BHC Consultants City of Arlington
Ron Dorn, PE, President Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
Date Date
Page 1
EXHIBIT A
City of Arlington
WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, and Services During Construction
Scope of Work Amendment
10/17/2023
Project Background
BHC Consultants, LLC (BHC) had contracted with the City of Arlington (City) to evaluate
optimization of the existing membrane bioreactor (MBR) process at the Water Reclamation
Facility (WRF). The primary focus of this optimization effort was to evaluate membrane scour
air supply and control and evaluate operational modifications to enhance biological phosphorus
removal. Through this effort, it became apparent that the MBR blowers were not delivering the
amount of air they should, despite the blowers having been recently rehabilitated and having
shown adequate performance during original factory testing. It also became apparent that the
current MBR control program had limitations and suboptimal procedures that were impacting
effectiveness of the MBR process. As a result of these findings, the City has decided it is
necessary to install a fourth MBR blower and replace the existing MBR control program with a
newer program offered by Kubota that provides greater flexibility and efficiency and resolves
many shortcomings of the current program. Additionally, the City plans to replace one of the
existing MBR blowers at a later future date such that the two new blowers would supply the
necessary scour air and the remaining two existing MBR blowers would be back for
redundancy. The City has asked BHC to assist with selection, sizing, and specifying a new
MBR blower that the City would purchase and have installed. The City has also asked BHC to
provide as-needed assistance with implementation of the new MBR control programming. This
additional scope of work will be amended to the current contract for WRF Membrane
Replacement, Optimization, and Services During Construction.
Amended Scope of Work
BHC proposes changes to the original Scope of Work tasks and additional tasks as described
below.
1. Project Management and Quality Control
There are no proposed changes to the original Scope of Work for this task. Budget
remaining from the initial authorization should be sufficient to cover ongoing project
management duties, assuming the added scope is completed during second quarter of
2024.
2. Site Visits, Meetings, and Workshops
The site visits, meetings, and workshops scoped under this task have been completed. No
further work will be completed under this task.
City of Arlington
WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, and Services During Construction
Scope of Work Amendment
Page 2
3. Membrane Replacement Technical Memorandum
This task has been completed. No further work will be completed under this task.
4. As-Needed Services During Construction
This task has been completed with the possible exception of a final review of SCADA
programming updates made by Process Solutions. Budget remaining from the initial
authorization should be sufficient to cover this review.
5. MBR and BNR Optimization
BHC has completed the evaluations associated with the optimization effort and submitted a
draft technical memorandum to the City for review. The only work remaining under this task
is to address comments from the City and issue a final PDF copy of the technical
memorandum, if the City has comments requiring revisions. Budget remaining from the
initial authorization should be sufficient to cover this remaining work.
6. MBR Blower Selection, Sizing, Specification, and Support
This is an added task for BHC to assist the City with selecting, sizing, and specifying a new
MBR blower to increase air supply and redundancy. BHC will assist the City in identifying
blower types and manufacturers for consideration, shortlisting those for consideration, and
evaluating the possible application and advantages/disadvantages of those that are
shortlisted. BHC will also help the City in determining appropriate sizing parameters giving
consideration to blower footprint, capacity, turndown, and power requirements. The sizing
objective will be for the new blower and up to two existing blowers to supply all the scour air
needs of the existing four membrane tanks. Additionally, with a second new blower of the
same size replacing an existing MBR blower in the future, the two new blowers would
provide all the scour air needs of the existing four membrane tanks leaving the remaining
two existing MBR blowers as backup for redundancy. BHC will also work with selected
blower manufacturers and Kubota to develop a control narrative for integrating operation of
the new blowers with the existing MBR blowers. BHC will prepare a brief technical
memorandum summarizing considerations for blower selection and sizing, identifying key
features of the new blower, and discussing how the new blower(s) will be integrated into the
control scheme.
Once the technical memorandum has been reviewed by the City, BHC will use that as a
basis for preparing a specification for the new blower. Following review by the City, BHC will
update the specification to incorporate City comments. The City can then utilize the
specification for purchase of a new blower.
Once the new MBR blower is purchased, BHC will review the product submittal and shop
drawings for conformance with the specification and provide comments to the City.
Additionally, BHC will provide as-needed technical support regarding installation and
integration of the new MBR blower. This task also includes budget for one site visit by up to
two personnel from BHC to review conditions related to installation of the new MBR blower.
City of Arlington
WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, and Services During Construction
Scope of Work Amendment
Page 3
7. As-Needed MBR Programming Support
The City will be contracting directly with Kubota to have them update the MBR control
program. BHC will provide technical support to the City upon request to review information
and provide input pertaining to the MBR control programming. A total of $10,000 has been
initially allocated for as-needed services under this task. As-need services may include,
among other things, assisting with review of program narratives and logic, review of program
screens and functions, refinement of control narratives, site visits, meetings, assistance with
determination of control settings, troubleshooting, and review of programming performance.
Schedule
BHC will undertake to complete the Scope of Work based on the schedule listed below
assuming authorization is received before end of October 2023.
• November 17, 2023 - MBR Blower Selection and Sizing Technical Memorandum
• December 1, 2023 – Draft MBR Blower Specification
• Submittal of the final MBR Blower Specification within 1 week of receiving City
comments.
Budget
The additional budget for the added Scope of Work is $37,089. BHC will be compensated on a
time and materials basis per the attached budget estimate. Compensation shall not exceed the
budgeted amount without prior authorization from the City.
Exclusions
The following items are not included in this Scope of Work, but may be added via a separate
contract amendment at a later date at the discretion of the City:
• Environmental reviews.
• Geotechnical investigations or cultural resources survey.
• Stormwater or drainage improvements.
• Surveying or utility potholing.
• Condition Assessments of existing equipment, structures, etc.
• Preparation of an engineering report.
• Amendments or updates to the existing comprehensive wastewater plan or facility plan.
• Preparation of drawings or bid documents, other than a specification, for the new MBR
blower. It is assumed the City will have the new MBR blower installed by a contractor
selected under the small works roster.
• Electrical or structural design.
• Bid support services.
• Engineering services during construction.
• Hard copies of documents or other deliverables. All deliverables will be submitted
electronically.
• Site visits or workshops beyond those identified in the Scope of Work or authorized
under the task for As-Needed MBR Programming Support (Task 7).
City of Arlington
WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, and Services During Construction
Scope of Work Amendment
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• Preparation of a SEPA checklist will not be required for installation of designated future
equipment.
• Coordination with Ecology and response to comments from Ecology. Ecology will not
need to review documents associated with installation of designated future equipment.
• Preparation and submittal of permit applications. Installation of a new MBR blower will
only require an electrical permit, which will be procured by the installing contractor.
• Preparation of a construction quality assurance plan (CQAP).
• Programming services.
• Preparation of record drawings.
Exhibit B - Budget Amendment
City of Arlington
WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, and Services During Construction
10/17/2023
Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost
6 Project Management and Quality Control
MBR Blower Selection and Sizing $0 8 $2,080 2 $500 $0 12 $1,980 $0 $0 $0 $0 22 $4,560
Develop Control Narrative $0 8 $2,080 2 $500 4 $660 $0 $0 $0 $0 14 $3,240
Technical Memorandum 1 $265 4 $1,040 $0 $0 8 $1,320 $0 $0 $0 2 $250 15 $2,875
MBR Blower Specification 1 $265 8 $2,080 2 $500 1 $260 12 $1,980 $0 $0 $0 2 $250 26 $5,335
MBR Blower Submittal Review $0 6 $1,560 $0 $0 12 $1,980 $0 $0 $0 $0 18 $3,540
As-Needed Installation and Integration Support $0 6 $1,560 6 $1,500 $0 4 $660 $0 $0 $0 $0 16 $3,720
Site Visit $0 8 $2,080 6 $1,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 14 $3,580
Subtotal 125 $26,850
7 As-Needed MBR Programming Support
As-Needed MBR Programming Support $0 24 $6,200 2 $500 $0 20 $3,300 $0 $0 $0 $0 46 $10,000
Subtotal 46 $10,000
2 $530 72 $18,680 20 $5,000 1 $260 72 $11,880 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 4 $500 171 $36,850
Other Direct Costs
Mileage @ $0.56 per mile $167
Miscellaneous $50
Subtotal $217
Markup @ 10%$22
TOTAL ODC $239
GRAND TOTAL $37,089
BHC Consultants
Structural Total
Bryant/Krishnamurthy CAD Drafter Coughlin McElwain
Project
Engineer
$165 $125
Project Admin Clerical/WPCAD Drafter
$135 $130$170
Giese Palmatier Franco
Reviewer Manager Engineer
Osloe
CAD Manager
Total Direct Labor
$265 $260 $250Task DescriptionTask No.
QC Project Electrical
Engineer
$260
Ochiltree
City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill WS #3 Attachment November 27, 2023
Proposed Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan Project List Proposed Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan Map Transportation Projects Completed for past Six Years (2018-2023) Resolution for the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan (DRAFT)
Public Works; Jim Kelly, Director / Community and Economic Development; Marc Hayes, Director EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: BUDGETED AMOUNT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW:
on the 2024-2029 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) to be held on December 4, 2023.
Attached to this CAB is a copy of the City’s proposed Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (six-year TIP) for Council review. In accordance with State Law, every municipality must annually update their TIP for the following six years. Any road construction project that is to be considered for Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act or Transportation Improvement Board funding must be listed on the TIP. To be eligible for allocation of 1/2 cent gas tax monies, projects must also be listed. The attached TIP represents projects that the City would like to have completed, or funded, over the next six years (2024 to 2029). Prior to adopting this plan, it must be presented for a Public Hearing
Remand to staff for additional information.
“I move to approve the resolution adopting the City of Arlington’s 2024-2029 Six-Year Transportation
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
N/A Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $588,000 TBD Funds $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 $7,350,000
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $6,762,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $7,350,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 $7,350,000
N/A Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $176,000 TBD Funds $350,000 $400,000 $400,000 $350,000 $350,000 $350,000 $2,200,000
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,024,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $2,200,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $350,000 $400,000 $400,000 $350,000 $350,000 $350,000 $2,200,000
1 Arlington TIF Funds $379,000 $379,000
PE $83,895 TBD Funds $515,000 $515,000
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,114,600 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $1,198,495 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $304,495 $304,495
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $1,198,495 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,198,495
2 Arlington TIF Funds $800,000 $800,000
PE $12,500 TBD Funds $175,000 $175,000
ROW $60,000 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,127,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $1,200,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $225,000 $225,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $1,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,200,000
Comments: Perform overlay on Division and Broadway, add
two RRFB pedestrian crossings, improve roundabouts, and
upgrade 13 curb ramps to be ADA compliant. Project design
at 95% complete, no ROW needed. NHS Grant Received
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
crosswalks and bus pull-outs at the 204th St and 74th Ave
intersection. Design 100% complete, project bid & awarded
to Reece Construction. Other Funds: Water Utility.
204th St and 74th Ave Signal (Proj #I-9)
transportation infrastructure. Work from 2024 through 2029
is to develop contract plans and specifications and paving .
Funding from Arlington TBD.
CURRENT FULLY FUNDED TRANSPORTATION & NON-MOTORIZED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS
Pavement Preservation Program (Proj #N/A)
Neighborhood Traffic Calming
of a Neighborhood Traffic Calming program followed by the
implementation of traffic calming stratagies at selected
neighborhoods. Funding from Arlington TBD.
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 1 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
3 Arlington TIF Funds $125,000 $125,000
PE $78,750 TBD Funds $400,000 $400,000
ROW $52,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $918,750 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $1,050,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $525,000 $525,000
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $1,050,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,050,000
4 Arlington TIF Funds $800,000 $800,000
PE $201,597 TBD Funds $300,000 $300,000
ROW $94,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,203,903 TIB Grant Funding $1,900,000 $1,900,000
TOTAL $3,500,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $500,000 $500,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $3,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,500,000
5 Arlington TIF Funds $850,000 $850,000
PE $0 TBD Funds $150,000 $150,000
ROW $511,125 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,013,875 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,525,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $2,025,000 $2,025,000
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $500,000 $500,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $3,525,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,525,000
6 Arlington TIF Funds $450,000 $450,000
PE $0 TBD Funds $350,000 $350,000
ROW $350,000 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,150,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,500,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $2,200,000 $2,200,000
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $500,000 $500,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $3,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $3,500,000
Smokey Point Blvd & 180th Roundabout
74th Ave Trail Segment (Proj #T-10)
Smokey Point Blvd & 188th Roundabout (Proj #I-2)
Comments: Construct a roundabout at the SPB & 188th St
intersection. Roundabout to be complete with sidewalk, RRFB
ped crossing, ped/street lights, landscaping, artwork and
street amenities. Design at 60%, ROW at 50%. Grant
211th Pl Corridor (67th Ave to SR-530)(Proj #R-4)
ft wide multiuse trail, street/ped lights, embankment
Design 60% complete, ROW 10% complete.
west side of 74th Ave between north end of Arlington Valley
Rd trail and 204th St trail segment. Project design completed,
ROW near completion. Grant Received.
intersection. This project received funding from PSRC with a
program year of 2026, staff is trying to Advance Construction
to 2024. Design at 30%, ROW not yet started. Grant Received
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 2 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
7 Arlington TIF Funds $400,000 $500,000 $13,000 $913,000
PE $250,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $570,987 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,746,906 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $4,567,893 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $3,654,893 $3,654,893
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $400,000 $500,000 $3,667,893 $0 $0 $0 $4,567,893
8 Arlington TIF Funds $25,000 $25,000 $50,000
PE $4,722,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $4,722,000 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $29,906,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $39,350,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $2,450,000 $18,425,000 $18,425,000 $39,300,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $2,450,000 $18,450,000 $18,450,000 $0 $0 $0 $39,350,000
9 Arlington TIF Funds $115,000 $115,000
PE $0 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $5,115,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $5,115,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $5,000,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $115,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,115,000
10 Arlington TIF Funds $500,000 $500,000
PE $597,818 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $0 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $597,818 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $97,818 $97,818
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $597,818 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $597,818
169th St Connector (43rd to 38th Ave) (Proj #R-19)
Comments: Design, ROW, and construction of the 169th St
Connecting Segment from 43rd Ave to 38th Ave. This will be a
two-lane urban freight corridor with sidewalk, multiuse trail,
ped/street lights, artwork and street amenities. Design at
engineering design, and ROW plan for corridor improvements
to expand Smokey Point Blvd's current 2-lane roadway
between 174th Ave and 200th Ave. Includes design of RAB's
Island Crossing SR-530 Roundabout (Proj #I-1)
intersection. Project design is complete. Project being
coordinated with WSDOT, Stillaguamish Tribe, City of
ROW. Seeking CN funding.
Smokey Pt Blvd Corridor Design & ROW (Proj #R-30)
CURRENT AND FUNDED THROUGH DESIGN - TRANSPORTATION & NON-MOTORIZED PROJECTS
SR-531 Widening Project Phase 1 (Proj #R-14A)
43rd Ave and 67th Ave. Project will be managed by WSDOT.
City contribution as needed for street enhancements . Other
funds are Connecting Washington Program, WSDOT is
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 3 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
11 Arlington TIF Funds $120,669 $120,669
PE $375,251 TBD Funds $0
ROW $250,167 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $4,377,929 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $5,003,347 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $482,678 $482,678
Other Grant Funding $4,400,000 $4,400,000
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $603,347 $0 $4,400,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,003,347
12 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $410,875 TBD Funds $850,000 $850,000
ROW $540,625 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,373,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $4,325,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $500,000 $475,000 $975,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $500,000 $475,000 $3,350,000 $0 $0 $4,325,000
13 Arlington TIF Funds $350,000 $500,000 $850,000
PE $0 TBD Funds $0
ROW $418,750 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,931,250 TIB Grant Funding $2,500,000 $2,500,000
TOTAL $3,350,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $2,850,000 $500,000 $0 $3,350,000
14 Arlington TIF Funds $850,000 $500,000 $1,350,000
PE $0 TBD Funds $0
ROW $981,250 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $6,868,750 TIB Grant Funding $6,500,000 $6,500,000
TOTAL $7,850,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,350,000 $500,000 $7,850,000
Comments: Seek funding and construct a roundabout at the
SPB & 174th St intersection per designs developed as part of
the Smokey Point Blvd Corridor project. Roundabout to be
complete with sidewalk, RRFB ped crossing, ped/street lights,
funded outside Airport Boundary and City funded inside
Airport Boundary. Connections to SPB and Airport Blvd with
NEAR TERM AND PLANNED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
SPB & 183th RAB and N/S Link Construction
183rd intersection along with the 183rd RAB north link to
188th RAB and south link to 180th RAB per designs developed
as part of the Smokey Point Blvd Corridor project.
corridor from Smokey Point Blvd to Airport Blvd. Road will
have sidewalks, multi-use trail, ped/street lights, and street
amenities. Connect to Airport Blvd with RAB intersection.
183rd St Connector, SPB to Airport Blvd.
SPB & 174th Roundabout Construction
180th St Extension Sm Pt Blvd to Airport Blvd
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 4 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
15 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $213,900 TBD Funds $440,000 $440,000
ROW $450,000 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,901,100 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,565,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $450,000 $475,000 $2,200,000 $3,125,000
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $450,000 $475,000 $0 $440,000 $2,200,000 $0 $3,565,000
16 Arlington TIF Funds $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $75,000 $115,000
PE $787,800 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $6,450,000 $6,450,000
CN $5,777,200 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $6,565,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0 $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $0 $6,525,000 $6,565,000
17 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $3,375,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $2,250,000 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $39,375,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $45,000,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $45,000,000 $45,000,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $45,000,000 $45,000,000
18 Arlington TIF Funds $50,000 $85,000 $125,000 $260,000
PE $205,200 TBD Funds $0
ROW $307,800 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,197,000 TIB Grant Funding $50,000 $50,000
TOTAL $1,710,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $125,000 $425,000 $550,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $850,000 $850,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $175,000 $85,000 $1,450,000 $0 $0 $1,710,000
173rd St, Phase 2 (Proj #R-28)
Comments: Project includes redesign of road alignment,
acquisition of right-of-way, and construction of new road and
pedestrian facilities between 40th Ave NE and 43rd Ave NE.
Redesign and ROW is needed to shift Ph2 alignment north.
SR530/SR9/Division/Burke&Broadway (Proj #I-6, #I-7)
intersections per WSDOT SR9 Route Plan and per WSDOT-COA
MOU: SR530/SR9/Division, SR9/SR530/Burke and at
Burke/Broadway. City funding as needed for minor work.
Work to be coordinated with BNSF for vehicle back-up into
BNSF 188th St rail x-ing and ped at grade x-ing. Other funds
SR-531 Widening Phase 2 (67th Ave to SR-9)
67th Ave & 188th Intersection Imp. (Proj #I-12, #T-8)
Ave to SR-9. Project to follow same roadway cross-section
established in the SR-531 Widening Project Phase 1. Other
funding to be determined.
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 5 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
19 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $250,000 TBD Funds $125,000 $300,000 $425,000
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,375,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $2,625,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $2,200,000 $2,200,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $125,000 $300,000 $2,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,625,000
20 Arlington TIF Funds $125,000 $300,000 $425,000
PE $55,000 TBD Funds $125,000 $125,000
ROW $82,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $412,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $550,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $125,000 $0 $425,000 $0 $0 $0 $550,000
21 Arlington TIF Funds $35,000 $600,000 $635,000
PE $676,200 TBD Funds $0
ROW $563,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $4,395,300 TIB Grant Funding $1,500,000 $1,500,000
TOTAL $5,635,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $3,500,000 $3,500,000
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $35,000 $5,600,000 $5,635,000
22 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $770,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $715,000 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $4,015,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $5,500,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $5,500,000 $5,500,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $5,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,500,000
51st Ave Improvements (169th to CL) (Proj #R-20)
Comments: Construct roundabout at 63rd Ave & SR-531. The
63rd Ave RAB to be completed with Connecting Washington
funds that are left over because Amazon development
constructed the 43rd Ave RAB. Costs included in SR-531
SR-531 and 63rd Ave NE Roundabout
freight corridor roadway from 169th Ave to south Arlington
city limits, consistent with Arlington-Marysville CIC
Transportation Planning efforts. Include ROW for making this
Burn Road Rehabilitation
rehabilitate Burn Road; includes embankment stabilization,
drainage, pedestrian access, and stream channel
enhancement. Other funding To Be Determined.
future improvements to Highland Drive corridor from SR-9 to
Stillaguamish Ave. Corridor to be consistent with Arlington
urbanized arterial roadway standards, including ped access
Highland Dr. Corridor Improvement (Proj #R-5, #T-23)
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 6 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
23 Arlington TIF Funds $300,000 $300,000
PE $225,000 TBD Funds $300,000 $300,000
ROW $150,000 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,625,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,000,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $2,400,000 $2,400,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $300,000 $2,700,000 $0 $0 $0 $3,000,000
24 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $91,850 TBD Funds $135,000 $135,000
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $743,150 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $835,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $700,000 $700,000
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $835,000 $0 $0 $835,000
25 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $56,000 TBD Funds $150,000 $150,000
ROW $20,000 WSDOT Funds $650,000 $650,000
CN $724,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $800,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $800,000 $0 $0 $800,000
26 Arlington TIF Funds $750,000 $750,000
PE $276,500 TBD Funds $350,000 $350,000
ROW $493,750 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,179,750 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,950,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $350,000 $350,000
Other Funds $2,500,000 $2,500,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $3,950,000 $0 $0 $3,950,000
NEAR TERM AND PLANNED NON-MOTORIZED DESIGN PROJECTS
SR-531 Trail Segment 67th to Hwy 9
Comments: Construct a multiuse (ped/bike) trail along the
south side of SR-531 between 67th Ave and Highway 9.
Federal funding pending.
N Airport Blvd Trail to 67th Ave Trail
Centennial Trail at 67th Ave. Includes improvements to
is a joint project with SnoCo, other funds are SnoCo and
to Washington Ave) where none exist. Project funding
possible grant from Washington State Pedestrian Safety grant
program.
2nd Street Sidewalk Completion
the Centennial Trail to Country Charm Park, trail to be within
existing ROW of Gilman Ave. Project also includes trail
segment to provide pedestrian access to Twin Rivers Park.
E. Gilman Trail Segment (Proj #T-14 and #T-15)
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 7 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
27 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $47,250 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $627,750 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $675,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $675,000 $675,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $675,000 $0 $0 $0 $675,000
28 Arlington TIF Funds $450,000 $450,000
PE $91,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $32,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,176,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $1,300,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $850,000 $850,000
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $1,300,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,300,000
29 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $0 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $0 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $0 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
30 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $274,050 TBD Funds $440,000 $440,000
ROW $97,875 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,543,075 TIB Grant Funding $2,200,000 $2,200,000
TOTAL $3,915,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $1,275,000 $1,275,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,915,000 $3,915,000
Comments: Connect gaps in sidewalk on east side of 59th Ave
NE (SR-531 to 192nd St) and make improvements to the
Road). Work includes fencing for FAA requirements.
to Arlington standards, this will be Developer funded effort.
by the City. Entire road to include lighting, sidewalk,
89th Ave from 172nd to 186th (Proj # R-12, #T-29)
188th St NE/ BNSF Rail/Trail Crossing Project
59th Ave NE Sidewalk and Airport Trail gap project
204th St NE Portage Creek Trail (Proj # T-4)
Project combined with 188th St & 67th Ave
Instersection Project (#18 above)
Comments: Multi-use trail along Portage Creek from SR-9 to
Centennial Trail. Developer driven and funded.
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 8 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
31 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $0 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,150,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $1,150,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $450,000 $450,000 $250,000 $1,150,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $450,000 $450,000 $250,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,150,000
32 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $68,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $782,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $850,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $350,000 $350,000 $150,000 $850,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $350,000 $350,000 $150,000 $0 $0 $0 $850,000
33 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $95,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $905,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $1,000,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $650,000 $350,000 $1,000,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $650,000 $350,000 $0 $1,000,000
34 Arlington TIF Funds $30,000 $30,000
PE $501,200 TBD Funds $0
ROW $465,400 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,613,400 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,580,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $3,550,000 $3,550,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $3,580,000 $0 $0 $0 $3,580,000
180th St NE Improvements, 59th Ave to BNSF ROW
Comments: Improve 180th St NE to a 2-lane industrial road
section with an improved trail section on the north side.
Drainage improvements, overlay, and restriping. Developer
driven and funded.
59th Ave Extension 195th to Cemetery Rd (Proj # R-10)
Cemetery Road. New road section to be a three lane urban
industrial roadway with multi-use trail and intersection
improvements at Cemetery Road. Developer driven and
169th St Extension 51st Ave to 59th Ave (Proj # R-19)
urban roadway with sidewalk and multiuse trail from 51st Ave
NE to 59th Ave NE. Developer Funded project. COA funds
available for artwork and street amenities.
from 69th Ave to 74th Ave as urban corridor with two through
lanes, separated on-street reverse-angle parking, shared drop
lanes, and bike lanes, planted median. Developer driven and
funded.
204th St NE Corridor improvements (74th to 69th)
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 9 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
35 Arlington TIF Funds $10,000 $10,000
PE $266,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,394,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $2,660,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $2,650,000 $2,650,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $2,660,000 $0 $0 $2,660,000
36 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $255,500 TBD Funds $0
ROW $91,250 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,303,250 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,650,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $3,650,000 $3,650,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $3,650,000 $0 $0 $3,650,000
37 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $259,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $92,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,348,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,700,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $3,700,000 $3,700,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,700,000 $0 $3,700,000
38 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $262,500 TBD Funds $0
ROW $93,750 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $3,393,750 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,750,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $3,750,000 $3,750,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,750,000 $3,750,000
63rd Ave NE Phase 3 - Gap from HCI to SMARTCAP
63rd Ave Ph2 188th St South through HCI (Proj #16-A)
Comments: Extend 63rd Ave as a three-lane roadway with a
12-ft wide multiuse trail. Developer driven and funded.
47th Ave from 169th South to City Limits (Proj # R-21)
urban roadway with sidewalk and multiuse trail from 169th to
south to city limits. Developer Funded project. COA funds
available for artwork and street amenities.
63rd Ave NE Phase 4 - Gap from PUD to 172nd St NE
ft wide multiuse trail. With roundabout at 172nd St NE.
Developer driven and funded.
increased in the future to a three-lane roadway with 12-ft
wide multiuse trail. Developer driven and funded.
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 10 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
39 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $210,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,540,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $1,750,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $1,750,000 $1,750,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $1,750,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,750,000
40 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $270,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $0 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,980,000 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $2,250,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $2,250,000 $2,250,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $2,250,000 $0 $0 $2,250,000
41 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $257,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $385,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,927,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $2,570,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $2,570,000 $2,570,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $2,570,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,570,000
42 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $245,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $367,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $1,837,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $2,450,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $2,450,000 $2,450,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $2,450,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,450,000
71st Ave Extension from 204th to 74th Ave
71st Ave & 204th St Roundabout
Comments: Installation of a roundabout at the intersection
of 71st Ave and 204th St - must be capable of WB-67 turning
movements (min).
Developer driven and funded.
the intersection at 204th northeast to meet up with and
interconnect to 74th Ave. Includes intersection
improvements. Developer driven and funded.
68th Ave from Woodlands Way to 188th St NE
urban residential corridor from 188th St to Woodlands Way.
Developer driven and funded.
74th Ave Extension from 204th North to Portage Creek
from the intersection at 204th to Hazel St. Developer driven
and funded.
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 11 of 12
No.Funding 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (2024 - 2029)
Transportation Project
43 Arlington TIF Funds $0
PE $335,000 TBD Funds $0
ROW $502,500 WSDOT Funds $0
CN $2,512,500 TIB Grant Funding $0
TOTAL $3,350,000 PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $3,350,000 $3,350,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $3,350,000 $0 $0 $3,350,000
$17,999,660 $28,960,000 $55,487,893 $27,545,000 $15,435,000 $66,590,000 $212,017,553
Arlington TIF Funds $4,224,669 $1,335,000 $913,000 $1,245,000 $1,385,000 $1,175,000 $10,277,669
TBD Funds $3,515,000 $2,200,000 $2,675,000 $3,225,000 $1,300,000 $1,740,000 $14,655,000
WSDOT Funds $0 $0 $0 $650,000 $0 $6,450,000 $7,100,000
TIB Grant Funding $1,900,000 $0 $0 $2,550,000 $6,500,000 $3,700,000 $14,650,000
PSRC/STP Funding $3,130,496 $0 $2,200,000 $2,500,000 $0 $3,500,000 $11,330,496
Other Grant Funding $754,495 $475,000 $8,054,893 $0 $2,200,000 $0 $11,484,388
Developer Funded $800,000 $3,175,000 $10,120,000 $12,975,000 $4,050,000 $5,025,000 $36,145,000
Non-Motorized Funds $0 $0 $0 $1,050,000 $0 $0 $1,050,000
Other Funding $3,675,000 $21,775,000 $31,525,000 $3,350,000 $0 $45,000,000 $105,325,000
TOTAL PROJECT COST ESTIMATE
alignment as a two-lane urban residential corridor from 178th
Place to 183rd St. Developer driven and funded.
Indicates New Project not on previous 6 Year TIP
37th Ave from 178th Place to 183rd St
Arlington 6-year TIP (2024-2029)Page 12 of 12
Funding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Fund Total
Arlington TIF Funds $0
TBD Funds $1,120,740 $984,836 $940,033 $1,049,616 $1,106,086 $1,123,796 $6,325,107
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $0
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $1,120,740 $984,836 $940,033 $1,049,616 $1,106,086 $1,123,796 $6,325,107
Arlington TIF Funds $404,970 $494,963 $899,933
TBD Funds $0
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $535,190 $1,196,072 $1,731,262
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $315,000 $315,000
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Utility Funds $361,996 $304,793 $666,789
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $1,617,156 $1,995,828 $0 $0 $3,612,984
Arlington TIF Funds $416,770 $416,770
TBD Funds $0
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $2,233,315 $2,233,315
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $685,000 $685,000
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Utility Funds $748,732 $748,732
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $4,083,817 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,083,817
Arlington TIF Funds $55,628 $55,628
TBD Funds $0
WSDOT Funds $70,855 $113,829 $184,684
TIB Grant Funding $0
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $3,598 $3,598
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $130,081 $113,829 $0 $0 $243,910
Arlington TIF Funds $128,782 $145,646 $320,025 $14,333 $608,786
TBD Funds $0
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $0
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $128,782 $145,646 $320,025 $14,333 $0 $608,786
Arlington TIF Funds $80,089 $477,312 $1,244,997 $1,802,398
TBD Funds $0
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $0
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Utility Funds $263,264 $45,135 $308,399
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $80,089 $740,576 $1,290,132 $0 $2,110,797
Comments: Project included the installation of a
roundabout at the intersection of 204th and 77th Ave.
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan
Completed Projects 2018 through 2023
Transportation Capital Project
Pavement Preservation Program
Comments: Program used to preserve and maintain
existing transportation infrastructure.
204th/77th Ave Roundabout
Arlington Valley Road
Comments: Project constructed new road and multiuse
trail connecting 67th Ave NE to 74th St NE.
173rd Phase 1
Comments: Project completed construction of a new
road and pedestrian facilities between Smokey Pt Blvd
and 40th Ave.
67th BNSF Rail Trail Crossing
Comments: Project improved BNSF Rail Trail Crossing
along 67th Avenue and improved safety.
Island Crossing Temporary Signal
Comments: Project provided Temporary Signal
installation at Island Crossing.
Funding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Fund Total
City of Arlington Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan
Completed Projects 2018 through 2023
Transportation Capital Project
Arlington TIF Funds $141,910 $254,342 $367,297 $763,548
TBD Funds $361,039 $361,039
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $72,611 $43,074 $1,118,292 $1,233,976
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $214,520 $297,415 $1,846,628 $0 $2,358,563
Arlington TIF Funds $0
TBD Funds $93,928 $182,919 $40,349 $317,196
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $0
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $442,148 $95,439 $537,587
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $93,928 $625,067 $135,788 $0 $854,783
Arlington TIF Funds $13,904 $30,157 $30,330 $44,061
TBD Funds $0
WSDOT Funds $0
TIB Grant Funding $0
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $28,558 $34,970 $63,528
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $42,462 $65,127 $30,330 $137,919
Arlington TIF Funds $0
TBD Funds $0
WSDOT Funds $2,200,000 $2,200,000
TIB Grant Funding $0
PSRC/STP Grant Funding $0
Other Grant Funding $0
Developer Funded $0
Non-Motorized Funds $0
Other Funds $0
SUBTOTAL THIS PROJECT $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,200,000 $2,200,000
SR530 RAB's at 59th Ave and 211th Pl
Comments: WSDOT installed roundabouts on SR-530 at
the 59th Ave NE and 211th Place NE intersections. This
was a safety improvement project; design and
construction funded by WSDOT.
40th Ave Signal
Comments: Project installed a signal at 40th Ave /
172nd St (SR-531)
Sm Pt Blvd Overlay
Comments: Project completed overlay on Smokey Pt
Blvd from South City Limits to 174th St.
74th St Trail Design & ROW
Comments: Project designed a multiuse trail along west
side of 74th Ave between Arlington Valley Road and
204th St. Construction will be 2024.
City of Arlington
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6 Year TIP Transportation Project
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New Alignment Project
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
ADOPTING THE OFFICIAL SIX YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE
CITY OF ARLINGTON
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has the responsibility to plan for transportation
improvements within the City pursuant to the Growth Management Act and RCW
36.70A.070; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the proposed six year transportation
improvement plan (TIP) at their City Council workshop on November 27, 2023, and at a
public hearing conducted on December 4, 2023 and determined approving the six year
TIP was in the best interest of the City and its citizens; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY
RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. That certain comprehensive Transportation Improvement Plan for
the six years commencing on January 1, 2024 as detailed in the attached “Exhibit A” is
hereby adopted as the Official Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan for the City of
Arlington.
PASSED at a regular meeting of the City of Arlington, Washington held on the 4th
day of December 2023.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
_______________________________
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Wendy Van Der Meersche, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
Steven J. Peiffle, City Attorney
City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill WS #4 Attachment November 27, 2023 Extension of Island Crossing Moratorium
Interim Ordinance
Community and Economic Development; Marc Hayes, Director EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: BUDGET CATEGORY: BUDGETED AMOUNT: LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: allowing for a Subarea Plan to be developed by the city staff and their consultant.
Emergency ordinance 2023-008 was adopted by the city on June 12, 2023, in order to suspend any new development applications within the identified Island Crossing Subarea and provide time for city staff and their consultants to conduct studies that will identify a vision and long-term design of the Island Crossing “Gateway” to include development design standards, infrastructure needs, conceptual roadway design, access control, stormwater solutions, and traffic throughput. The interim emergency ordinance is due to expire on December 12, 2023, and requires an extension of that moratorium timeline to complete the described work. ALTERNATIVES: Remand to staff for additional information.
be, “I move to approve the ordinance extending a moratorium on the issuance of development permits within the Island Crossing subarea and authorize the Mayor to sign it”.
Ordinance No. 2023-xxx 1
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-XXX
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON,
EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
WITHIN THE ISLAND CROSSING SUBAREA
WHEREAS, in conformity with the responsibilities of the City of Arlington to provide for
public health, safety and welfare requirements and zoning and land use regulations pursuant to
state law, and City’s authority to regulate land use activity within its corporate limits, the City
has adopted land use regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has become aware of heightened interest of development
within the Island Crossing subarea; and
WHEREAS, particularly with parcels taking access from Highway 530, public safety issues
are raising additional concerns for future development; and
WHEREAS, the City is concerned about the proliferation of development and its impact
on traffic and safety, potential flooding, and additional issues associated with development in
this area; and
WHEREAS, a moratorium will provide the City with additional time to review and amend
its public health, safety and welfare requirements and zoning and land use regulations in the
Island Crossing subarea to preserve and protect land uses in the City and to assure orderly
development within the area; and
WHEREAS, Washington State law, including Sections 35A.63.220 and 36.70A.390 of the
Revised Code of Washington, (RCW) authorizes Washington cities to adopt moratoria and
provides for a process for a public hearing which must be held within sixty days of the dates of
the adoption of the moratorium; and
WHEREAS, the City previously adopted ordinance 2023-008 on June 12, 2023, which
scheduled a public hearing required by RCW 36.70A.390 on July 3, 2023, after which the public
hearing continued in effect; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the moratorium should be continued until the City
staff and consultants can complete their work; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts the foregoing as its findings of fact justifying the
adoption of this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, do
ordain as follows:
Ordinance No. 2023-xxx 2
Section 1. Findings. The recitals set forth above are hereby adopted as the Arlington City
Council's findings in support of the moratorium imposed by this ordinance.
Section 2. Moratorium Extended. A moratorium is extended for a period of six (6)
months on the issuance of any development regulations within the Island Crossing subarea, as
more particularly defined in section 4 of Ordinance 2023-008. No new building permits,
occupancy permits, business licenses, development permits or approval or any other city-issued
license or permit shall be issued for any of the properties within the Island Crossing Subarea;
provided, however, that this shall not prohibit the issuance of permits in the event of an
emergency, to enable an existing property owner or business to maintain their buildings and
appurtenances or stay in compliance with business licensing regulations, or to permit the
correction of code violations.
Section 3. Term of Moratorium. The moratorium imposed by this ordinance shall
become effective on the date hereof and shall continue in effect for six months, unless
repealed, extended or modified by the City Council after subsequent public hearing(s) and entry
of appropriate findings of fact, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390, provided that the moratorium
shall automatically expire upon the effective date of the adoption by the City Council of
additional public health, safety and welfare requirements and zoning and land use regulations
to address regulation of the Island Crossing subarea in the City of Arlington.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
should be held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 5. Declaration of Emergency. The City Council hereby declares that an
emergency exists necessitating that this ordinance take effect immediately upon passage by a
majority vote plus one of the whole membership of the Council, and that the same is not
subject to a referendum (RCW 35A.12.130). Without an immediate moratorium on the City’s
acceptance of development applications for the Smokey Point Subarea, said subarea could
locate and develop in a manner incompatible with the codes eventually adopted by the City.
Therefore, the moratorium must be imposed as an emergency measure to protect the public
health, safety, and welfare.
Section 6. Publication. This ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect
five days following its publication as provided by law; provided, however, that unless extended
by act of the City Council, this ordinance shall automatically expire six (6) months following its
adoption.
Ordinance No. 2023-xxx 3
APPROVED AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON December 5, 2023.
CITY OF ARLINGTON:
______________________________________
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Wendy Van Der Meersche, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________________
Steven J. Peiffle, City Attorney
City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill WS #5 Attachment November 27, 2023 Authority to purchase CXT precast concrete restroom/concession facility from WA State DES contract
Cost worksheet, floorplan, example photos
Community and Economic Development; Marc Hayes, Director EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: $410,028.00 BUDGET CATEGORY: BUDGETED AMOUNT: $ 4,000,000 LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION: and roof, making the buildings easy to maintain and able to withstand high wind, category E seismic loads, and the rigors of vandalism. The buildings are prefabricated and delivered complete and ready to use, including plumbing and electrical. CXT is under a Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) contract allowing purchase of the CXT building through use of this contract. The total cost of the restroom building is $410,028.00. The city already has several CXT buildings in use and is very satisfied with their quality and functionality. The building model is the Denali, which is the same model as the restroom at Haller Park. This version has 4 single-use restrooms and a concession area. We originally had the restroom in the park project contract, but it became apparent during the advertisement/pre-bid process, that including it in the bid package created some confusion and requests for additional construction time. By purchasing the building directly, we will receive 10% off the purchase price from CXT and receive a cost savings of at least an additional ALTERNATIVES: Remand to staff for additional information.
move to approve the purchase of the CXT restroom building through the WA State DES contract for the Smokey Point Community Park project.”
City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill WS #6 Attachment
November 27, 2023 October 2023 Financial Report
Narrative General Fund Operating Statement Revenue Charts Other Fund Operating Statements ARPA Funds Status Update Smartsheet Active Project Report
Finance; Kristin Garcia – Finance Director 360-403-3431 EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: 0 BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A BUDGETED AMOUNT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION:
ALTERNATIVES:
ARPA Program Summary
October 2023
Updated Budget Amount Spent to Date:Completed By:
Laptops for remote work/field use $ 306 306$ Complete
Touchless entry lock systems for City $ 281,318 281,318$ Complete
Cold weather shelter $ 20,000 20,000$ 2022 Contract Complete
Tourism Event Funding $ 89,287 89,287$ Complete
Parklets $ 119,847 119,847$ Complete
Utility Credit program $ 40,036 40,036$ Complete
Smokey Point Park Land $ 964,837 964,837$ Complete
COVID Position $ 246,000 133,739$ Expenses thru 2024
COVID supplies $ 12,985 8,498$ ongoing thru 2024 as needed
Cyber security upgrades $ 180,000 112,462$ Thru 2024. 1 payment remaining.
Utility system security improvements $ 237,310 28,238$ Complete by 12/2023
Winter Festival $ 200,000 153,135$ Budget remaining for 2023 season
Communications $ 80,000 48,084$ Contract thru 12/2024
Arlington Community Resource Center $ 360,000 90,568$ Contract thru 12/2024
NW Innovation Center $ 25,000 13,975$ Contract thru 12/2024
Food distribution (food bank) $ 65,000 65,000$ Complete 4/2023
Cold weather shelter $ 40,000 20,000$ Developing contract thru 2024
Smokey Point Park Improvements $ 2,328,999 135,000$ In design (re-allocated $1 million from
Food Truck Court)
Design/build food truck court $ 366,625 73,859$ In design
After school program/childcare (Boys & Girls Club) $ 77,000 -$ Contract being drafted
TOTAL ARPA BUDGET 5,734,550$ 2,398,190$ 3,336,360$
Completed Projects
Projects under contract and will fully utilize budget
Active Projects - Council Report
Department Prime Contractor / Vendor Project Name Start Date Expiration Date Contract Amount Grant Amount Grant Funded Grant Name Health % Complete
1 Administration Carahsoft, Zencity at Carahsoft Zencity Carahsoft Agreement - Communications 04/01/23 12/31/23 $19,674.00 No 75%
2 Administration Stilly Valley Collective Records Storage StillCo 07/01/23 07/01/24 $450 / month No 0%
3 Administration Money Saver Mini Storage Records Storage Money Saver Mini Storage 07/13/23 08/01/24 $3,600.00 No 27%
4 Administration Port of Everett Port of Everett MOU 08/31/23 $0.00 No 0%
5 Administration None One Washington 12/31/37 $563,412.68 No 0%
6 Administration NW Innovation Resource Center
(NWIRC)NWRIC 01/30/23 12/30/23 $5,000.00 No 83%
7 Administration Portia Smith Meet Me in Arlington Communications Project 02/22/22 01/15/24 $48,000.00 $24,000.00 Yes ARPA 90%
8 Administration Will Ibershof Maintenance & Operations Division Analysis 07/25/23 09/25/23 $75 / hr, NTE 30 hrs No 76%
9 Administration TerraVista NW LLC Jensen Park Restroom site plan 06/20/23 12/30/23 $32,500.00 No 84%
10 Administration North County Regional Fire Authority Fire Suppression Services 08/01/21 Exchange for use of
Station 48 No 0%
11 Administration North County Regional Fire Authority Fire Marshal Investigation/Inspection Services 01/01/28 Per Exhibit B of Contract No 0%
12 Administration Snohomish County Emergency Management Services 12/31/21 Annual Service Charge No 0%
13 Administration Tom Boyce City Tree Planting Review 08/24/23 10/29/23 $90/hr NTE $900 No 0%
14 Administration Center for Justice Social Work Center for Justice Social Work, Internship Program 08/01/23 07/31/25 $750,000.00 $750,000.00 Yes Health Care Authority 17%
15 Administration Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Education Series 03/06/23 12/31/23 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Yes ARPA 58%
16 Administration Shiela Arnold Art Shiela Arnold Mural- Cemetery phase 2 05/01/23 07/30/23 $8,625.00 No 100%
17 Administration Shiela Arnold Art Shiela Arnold Mural- B&G Club 06/08/23 08/30/23 $4,500.00 No 100%
18 Administration Harry Engstrom Northlight Painting
and Murals Art Harry Engstrom Mural - water tower 08/16/23 11/30/23 $40,000.00 No 100%
19 Administration Erica Knapp Art + Design Art Erica Knapp mural 2023 05/01/23 09/30/23 $15,000.00 No 100%
20 Administration Brady Black Art Brady Black Mural 2023 08/07/23 05/30/24 $20,000.00 No 75%
21 Administration Karla Matzke Art 172nd/ 43rd Roundabout Karla Matzke 12/15/22 12/30/23 $25,000.00 No 100%
22 Administration Western Governors University Peter Barrett Master's Degree Tuition 11/01/23 11/01/24 $9,910.00 No 48%
23 Administration Mandy Kruger Mandy Kruger Bachelor's Degree Tuition 06/07/23 10/16/23 $3,889.00 No 100%
24 Administration Rainier Asphalt & Concrete Trail Bollard Improvement Project 12/31/23 $51,978.63 No 0%
25 Administration GMP Consultants LLC HR Director Recruitment 08/02/23 07/26/24 $18,000.00 No 126%
26 Administration Sound Cleaning Resources Inc.Holiday Lighting Decorating Installation Legion Park 11/21/23 $7,213.44 << Grant Amount >>No <<Grant Name>>0%
27 Airport Dowl Rwy 16/34 Mill and Overlay Project 04/19/21 12/31/24 $2,917,379.41 $291,261.00 Yes Rwy 16/34 Mill & Overlay 93%
28 Airport Dowl Dowl Engineering Professional Services Agreement 01/31/23 01/31/28 TBD by project No 0%
29 Airport Airside Solutions Airside Solutions PSA Project 10/08/19 10/31/23 Not to exceed $50,000.00
annually No 91%
30 Airport Action Cleaning Services Airport Janitorial Contract 01/30/23 12/31/23 $1,350.34/mo 2023 No 92%
31 Airport NPR Commercial Construction, Inc Airport Fire Emergency Entrance Gate Project 06/21/23 08/15/23 $27,535.95 No 100%
32 Airport Airside Solutions Airfield Lighting Maintenance Project 11/01/26 $8,000.00 No 0%
33 Airport Avalos Cleaning Services LLC Arlington Municipal Airport Janitorial Services 12/31/24 2,379.24 / monthly No 0%
34 Airport Veregy RFQ-Energy Savings Contract Services/ Airport Admin Office Building
Solar Project 09/30/24 $667,970.00 $250,000.00 Yes Arlington Airport Administration
Office Building Solar Project 0%
35 Community and Economic
Development
Rock Project Management Services,
LLC Smokey Point Community Park 04/17/23 04/17/24 $818,680.00 $1,013,723.00 Yes ARPA Funding 64%
36 Community and Economic
Development Island Crossing Subarea Plan $0.00 No 0%
37 Community and Economic
Development
Financial Consulting Solutions Group,
Inc.Housing Action Plan Implementation (HAPI) Grant 08/01/22 06/15/23 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 Yes Housing Action Plan
Implementation (HAPI) Grant 100%
38 Community and Economic
Development Otak, Inc.Food Truck Court 10/19/22 12/27/23 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 Yes ARPA 62%
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Department Prime Contractor / Vendor Project Name Start Date Expiration Date Contract Amount Grant Amount Grant Funded Grant Name Health % Complete
39 Community and Economic
Development
Action Cleaning Services (Division of
Parker Corp. Services Inc.)CED Janitorial Services 02/07/22 N/A $548.53/month No 91%
40 Community and Economic
Development
Washington State Department of
Revenue Business Licensing Services Agreement None No 0%
41 Community and Economic
Development FCS Group Arlington Tax Increment Area / Food Truck Financial Feasibility Analysis 07/10/23 04/26/24 Hourly varies, NTE
$9,999 No 55%
42 Community and Economic
Development Otak Inc.2024 Comprehensive Plan Update 08/15/23 05/01/24 $390,000.00 No 64%
43 Finance WebCheck Inc.WebCheck Access Agreement 12/15/22 N/A
$15.00/transaction
Contract amount
averaged by year
No 0%
44 Finance
Volunteers of Western Washington
Arlington Community Resource
Center
Volunteers of Western Washington Arlington Community Resource Center 02/01/23 12/31/23 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Yes HB1406 - State sales tax credit 72%
45 Finance Stillaguamish Senior Center dba Stilly
Valley Center Capacity Funding 04/03/23 12/31/24 $50,000.00 No 23%
46 Finance Banner Bank Banking Services 09/01/24 Per fee schedule No 0%
47 IT - Information Services StoneShare, Inc SharePoint Modernization 03/01/23 07/01/23 $58,500.00 No 100%
48 IT - Information Services Far West Technologies Park Restroom Secuity 07/26/23 10/01/23 $14,787.20 No 100%
49 IT - Information Services Park Place Technologies LLC Nutanix Extended Support 06/01/23 06/30/25 $5,755.19 No 100%
50 IT - Information Services Far West Technologies IT Office Security Door Add 09/01/23 09/01/23 $1,527.11 No 100%
51 IT - Information Services Snohomish County Information Technology Services 01/15/26 $50,000.00 No 0%
52 IT - Information Services Cannon Construction Fiber Backbone and Vault Upgrade 12/01/23 $147,555.00 No 0%
53 IT - Information Services Matt Donoghue Employment Contract - Matt Donoghue 06/26/23 12/31/23 $50/hr No 0%
54 IT - Information Services Dimensional Communications Council Sound Upgrade 09/30/23 $21,048.99 No 0%
55 IT - Information Services Dapper Plumbing Heating & Electric City Hall 2nd Floor IT Offices - Electrical Remodel 06/01/23 06/14/23 $18,228.66 No 100%
56 IT - Information Services Timeless Designs, Inc City Hall 2nd Floor IT Offices 04/26/23 07/26/23 $74,974.34 No 100%
57 IT - Information Services Comcast Cable Communications Cable Service Franchise Agreement 03/25/31 5% of gross revenues No 0%
58 IT - Information Services Medina Fiber LLC Broadband Feasibility Study 02/21/23 12/31/23 $68,847.00 No 98%
59 IT - Information Services Far West Technologies Arlington Police Department Door Adds 04/24/23 06/01/23 $13,936.84 No 100%
60 IT - Information Services RingCentral Inc RingCentral Professional Services 12/01/22 05/25/23 $3,991.50 No 100%
61 IT - Information Services Far West Technologies Arlington Airport Gates 12/31/25 $74,613.65 No 0%
62 IT - Information Services Far West Technologies Arlington Parks Access Control 10/27/23 $23,206.58 No 0%
63 IT - Information Services Critical Insight WA SCGLP SME Grant Advisor 07/05/23 11/01/23 $1,222.00 No 100%
64 IT - Information Services FarWest Technologies Arlington Airport - Thor's Hanger Cameras 12/31/23 $6,938.00 No 0%
65 Maintenance & Operations Out on a Limb Tree Service Sidewalk Program - Tree Removal 07/18/23 07/31/23 $34,784.73 No 100%
66 Maintenance & Operations All Around Fence Company Haller Splash Pad Vault Fence 08/23/23 10/31/23 $4,344.68 No 0%
67 Maintenance & Operations Northwest Security & Sound LLC City of Arlington Monitoring & Security 03/06/23 12/31/25 $4197.12 / yr.No 29%
68 Maintenance & Operations Air Care Systems City Hall HVAC Repair 08/07/23 07/31/23 $4,809.20 No 100%
69 Maintenance & Operations Environmental Abatement Services,
Inc.City Hall Boiler Abatement and Removal 09/06/23 09/29/23 $6,131.73 No 100%
70 Maintenance & Operations Specialized Pavement Marking, LLC 2022 Thermoplastic Program 07/18/22 08/31/22 $112,708.10 No 100%
71 Maintenance & Operations Specialized Pavement Marking LLC 2023 Thermoplastic Program 10/12/23 09/30/23 $89,975.00 No 0%
72 Maintenance & Operations Environmental Abatement Services,
Inc Rudy York House Asbestos Abatement 01/31/24 $13,823.17 No 0%
73 Police Arlington School District School Resource Officer 06/20/23 06/30/24 100% of SRO salary and
benefits, excluding OT No 0%
74 Police Feldman & Lee, P. S.Public Defender Grant Program - COA/Lake Stevens/Feldman & Lee 01/01/22 12/31/23 $16,560.00 Yes Public Defense Social
Services Program 29%
75 Police Snohomish County Human Services Law Enforcement Embedded Social Worker 01/01/23 12/31/23 $188,748.31 No 53%
76 Police Snohomish County Jail Services 12/31/23 n/a No 0%
77 Police Northwest Incident Support Hope Unlimited Chaplain Support Services 05/03/21 N/A $5,000.00/yr No 100%
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Department Prime Contractor / Vendor Project Name Start Date Expiration Date Contract Amount Grant Amount Grant Funded Grant Name Health % Complete
78 Police City of Everett City of Everett In-Service Training 01/01/22 12/31/26 $800.00 No 100%
79 Police Barbara Davis Arlington Police Department Strategic Planning 05/30/23 08/15/23 $2,500.00 No 88%
80 Police Found Therapy Services PLLC Arlington PD Wellness Services 06/23/23 12/31/23 $7,500.00 No 62%
81 Public Works RH2 Water Model Hydraulic Analysis & Coordination 08/04/23 12/31/23 $57,183.00 No 84%
82 Public Works Blue Marble Environmental, LLC Waste Reduction & Recycling Program 07/15/21 07/31/23 $27,468.00 $20,601.00 Yes
Snohomish County
Comprehensive Solid and
Hazardous Waste
Management Plan, 2013
89%
83 Public Works WSB Excavation & Utilities WA Trucking Water Main Replacement 06/01/22 02/17/23 $125,931.09 No 93%
84 Public Works SCJ Alliance SR530 and Smokey Point Blvd Intersection Improvement Project 12/17/19 07/31/24 $268,025.00 No 9%
85 Public Works Cascade Columbia Distribution Co.Sodium Hypochlorite Drum Delivery 02/05/21 12/31/23 $5,924.16 No 115%
86 Public Works Univar Solutions USA, Inc Sodium Hypochlorite Bulk Delivery 07/13/23 12/31/25 $10,220.00 No 134%
87 Public Works Univar Solutions USA, Inc Sodium Hydroxide Bulk Delivery 02/03/21 12/31/23 $23,760.00 No 119%
88 Public Works Perteet Smokey Point Corridor 08/06/20 06/30/24 $1,575,650.00 $959,788.00 Yes STP 55%
89 Public Works SkyCorp LTD Silo Demo & Lime Removal 02/17/23 03/30/23 $39,894.50 No 91%
90 Public Works RH2 Sewer Model Hydraulic Analysis & Coordination 08/04/22 12/31/23 $71,400.00 No 81%
91 Public Works Olson Brothers Pro-Vac LLC Sanitary Sewer Inflow & Infiltration Control 10/18/22 10/18/24 $253,930.00 No 17%
92 Public Works SkyCorp LTD Roundhouse Demolition 03/14/23 $21,700.00 No 189%
93 Public Works KLJ Financial Consulting Public Works Financial Consulting 03/28/23 03/31/25 $65,460.00 No 19%
94 Public Works Consor North America (formerly
Murraysmith, Inc)Prairie Creek Drainage Improvements Phase 2B 12/07/21 12/31/24 $303.453.00 No 0%
95 Public Works Hokkaido Drilling, Inc Potable Water Production Well installation 10/19/21 $528,465.50 No 38%
96 Public Works Buell Calibration & Controls, LLC Liquid Flow Meter Calibration Services 06/17/21 06/17/24 $17,735.03 No 0%
97 Public Works Legion Hall Water Main Replacement 10/31/23 $28,285.75 No 0%
98 Public Works Confluence Law, PLLC Hammer Water Rights Legal Services $5,000.00 No 0%
99 Public Works Mott MacDonald, LLC (Pacific
Groundwater Group)Haller Wellfield Improvements 01/04/22 12/31/23 $136,228.00 No 15%
100 Public Works DN Tanks Gleneagle Reservoir Roof Replacement Project 03/08/23 09/20/23 $454,760.00 No 88%
101 Public Works Generator Services Northwest, LLC Emergency Generator Maintenance Services 11/15/21 11/15/24 $37,604.06 No 37%
102 Public Works LDC, Inc.Division/Broadway Restoration Project 03/08/23 12/31/23 $69,779.54 $360,555.00 Yes NHS 76%
103 Public Works Tenelco, Inc.Biosolids Hauling and Beneficial Use 03/27/23 03/28/26 Unit priced No 0%
104 Public Works Transpo Group Arlington Transportation Master Plan 07/05/22 12/31/23 $154,700.00 No 65%
105 Public Works Transpo Group Arlington Traffic Calming Program 01/20/23 12/31/23 $45,000.00 No 23%
106 Public Works Terra Vista NW, LLC Arlington Parking Lots 03/03/23 12/31/23 $10,500.00 No 100%
107 Public Works Buell Calibration & Controls, LLC Air Flow Meter Calibration Service 06/17/21 06/17/24 $23,859.17 No 57%
108 Public Works Dapper Plumbing, Heating & Electric 816 N West Ave - WTP HVAC 06/02/23 07/14/23 $28,538.93 No 100%
109 Public Works Toole Design Group 74th Ave Trail 08/06/21 12/31/24 $104,282.19 $63,528.00 Yes STP - Non-Motorized 45%
110 Public Works RH2 67th Ave Sewer 05/17/22 12/31/23 $120,011.00 No 91%
111 Public Works Blueline Group 59th Ave Sidewalk Project 04/05/23 12/31/23 $20,110.00 No 7%
112 Public Works SCJ Alliance 211th Place Corridor Improvements 05/08/23 12/31/24 $318,778.70 $230,000.00 Yes Fuel Taz Grant 23%
113 Public Works Reid Middleton 204th St & 74th Ave Intersection Improvements 04/10/23 12/31/23 $12,500.00 No 1%
114 Public Works RH2 2023-2026 On-Call Water & Sewer System Engineering Support 12/29/22 12/29/23 $40,000.00 No 0%
115 Public Works Parametrix 2023 Utility Improvement & Pavement Preservation 11/15/22 07/31/23 $190,239.71 No 29%
116 Public Works Reece Construction 2022 Utility Improvement and Pavement Preservation 12/09/21 08/01/23 $2,919.092.37 N/A No N/A 87%
117 Public Works Always Active Services, LLC 174th Pl NE Stormwater Improvement 10/31/23 $16,121.75 No 86%
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Department Prime Contractor / Vendor Project Name Start Date Expiration Date Contract Amount Grant Amount Grant Funded Grant Name Health % Complete
118 Public Works SCJ Alliance 169th St Connecting Segment 04/25/22 12/31/23 $51,129.00 No 99%
119 Public Works Pacific Facility Solutions 108 W Haller St - WRF HVAC 08/22/23 10/31/23 $14,668.28 No 100%
120 Public Works BHC Consultants WRF Membrane Replacement, Optimization, & Services During
Construction 12/31/23 $82,886.00 No 0%
121 Public Works Process Solutions System Platform Upgrade 06/30/24 $210,000.00 No 0%
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City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill WS #7 Attachment November 27, 2023 Community and Economic Development Quarterly Report
Fourth Quarter Report
Community and Economic Development; Marc Hayes, Director EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: 0 BUDGET CATEGORY: BUDGETED AMOUNT: 0 LEGAL REVIEW: DESCRIPTION:
To review current development projects and work being conducted by the CED department and address any questions that Council may have.
ALTERNATIVES: Information only.
Community and Economic Development
Quarterly Status Report Reporting Period: Q4 2023
Staffing Report:
• Staffing continues to be a challenge. We are still in search of a viable candidate
to fill the Development Services Manager position.
Update on Current Contracts/Grants:
• CED continues to meet bi-weekly with Otak, the prime consultant for the 2024
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update. Goals and policies are currently being
reviewed by Planning Commission and after revisions will be presented to
Council for review.
• FCS Group is fine tuning the Tax Increment Area (TIA) program after
receiving the State Treasurers review/comments of the draft report. The
revised report is still on track to be presented to Council in December.
• Otak has stated that they cannot complete the engineering work for the Food
Truck Court at the agreed upon contract price. Work has come to a standstill
until this issue gets resolved. A letter from the City Attorney has been sent to
Otak addressing the issue.
• WA Department of Commerce re-imbursement of 2nd half funds expended in
the periodic update of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan. Submitted to Commerce
for review.
• Rock Project Management Services, project management/construction
management consultant for the Smokey Point Community Park project.
Project is currently out to bid, and the bid opening is scheduled for December
1st.
• Staff interviewed and selected MAKERS Architecture and Urban Design LLP
to conduct the planning work for the Island Crossing Subarea. The
moratorium will need to be extended for an additional six months to allow the
subarea planning work to be completed.
• RFQ for Hearing Examiner services. Five firms responded and staff selected
two for interviews. Following interviews staff selected Alexander Sidles (Sidles
Law) to provide the City’s Hearing Examiner services. In the process of
executing the PSA to begin services.
• Continuing to review/permit the backlog of projects, currently in the que, as time
allows.
Opportunities:
• The Food Truck Pilot Program is winding down for the winter. The data
gathered through the pilot program will provide additional supportive
information in the development of the Proforma for the permanent Food Truck
Court. The trucks that operated here during the pilot period loved the location
and are looking forward to starting up again in the Spring.
•
New Programs/General Information Meetings:
• CED met with an architect proposing a new veterinary clinic/imaging center
to be located on 166th Pl. lot 17.
• CED met with property owners looking to short plat 2 existing lots located at
301 and 315 S French Ave.
• CED met with representatives looking to purchase the parcel at the SE corner
of SR9/204th (formerly Chaffee/Luciana clinic) proposing a tunnel style car
wash and Quick Service Restaurant.
• CED met with representatives from the Vermeer Corporation to site their
business on the former Halterman’s RV property, located at 16520 Smokey
Point Blvd. Vermeer Corporation sells agricultural and industrial equipment.
• CED met with an individual that is looking at the feasibility to site his roofing
business at 168XX 51st Ave. NE.
• CED meets monthly with SnoCo PUD to discuss the Battery Energy Storage
System (BESS) proposed to be sited at 17601 59th Ave. NE
Challenges:
• Met with Reece Construction who is proposing to site a construction debris
recycling facility on their current site located at 5802 Cemetery Rd.
Items of Concern:
• Seattle Galvanizing has purchased the old HCI building located at 18520 67th
Ave. NE. in order to expand their galvanizing operations. This operation uses
a multi-step process that includes a caustic hot alkali bath, then into an acid
pickling tank, into a flux tank and then into a molten zinc dip tank. This entire
process creates both vapor and fumes that we believe shouldn’t be in close
proximity to a residential neighborhood (Gleneagle). Awaiting application for
the business. Once the application is accepted notice will be sent out to residents
within a five-hundred-foot radius, with a comment period to follow, and the
opportunity to submit your concerns.
Items for Discussion:
Yes, these are repeat items, but I believe they are extremely important as we move
into 2024 and I want to keep them fresh in your minds, and at the forefront of work
product to be accomplished by CED in 2024.
CED recommends that an effort be made in the upcoming legislative session, utilizing
our lobbyist to represent Arlington in both creating and supporting a bill that would
create a Parks Benefit District, allowing a created district to impose a sales and use
tax, equaling 1/10 of 1 percent of the selling price, in the case of a sales tax, or value
of the article used, in the case of a use tax. Monies collected must be used for the
purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, and funding park
maintenance and improvement within the taxing area. This would provide Arlington
with a long-term, sustainable funding source for park creation, improvements and
maintenance. Creation and implementation of this taxing district would be similar to
the city’s Transportation Benefit District.
Another item for discussion is the creation of an Open Space mitigation “bank”. In
2023 CED revised AMC Title 20 to require all new residential development to provide
for 10% of open space related to the proposed project, a 100% increase from the
previous 5% requirement. Providing 10% is not always achievable on all sites, and
the development community desires an alternative “in lieu” payment when all open
space requirements cannot be achieved. In this scenario, the project would provide
5% open space on site, and pay into the Open Space “bank” for the remaining 5%
requirement. With these funds the city would have a funding source to identify and
purchase available property in order to build a more efficient/usable recreation
facility, or functional open space to serve a larger population in the area that
development is occurring, and the funds are being collected from. This will allow for
larger public facilities within walking distance of residential centers, instead of the
small private areas created for each individual project.
Upcoming Planning Commission Items:
1. November 21st- review of AMC Chapter 20.98
2. Ongoing review of Comp Plan materials.
Upcoming Council Items:
1. November 20th-Request to waive permit fees related to the Smokey
Point Community Park.
2. November 27th- Review of ordinance to extend the Island Crossing
moratorium.
3. Request to purchase CXT restroom building through WA DES contract.
4. December 4th- Public Hearing for Island Crossing moratorium.