Meeting Notes

Highway 2 Safety Coalition Coordinating Committee

Feb. 14, 2005 Corridor Workgroup Meeting

 

Attendees: 

 

  • H2SC Chairman Fred Walser
  • Monroe Mayor Donnetta Walser
  • Kamuron Gurol, WSDOT, Urban Planning, Corridor Planning Mgr.
  • John Dewhurst, Snohomish County
  • Hiller West, Community Development Director, City of Monroe
  • Jerry Schutz, Stevens Pass Greenway
  • M. Booth, Perteet, Inc. H2SC RDP Consultant Engineer (attending for Loren Sand)

 

1.         Last Friday’s ICC Meeting (Peter Hahn, Chair) explained grant awareness.  Loren Sand offered a history behind the fact sheets given to parties intending on submitting applications for funding.  Decisions on applications have been deferred until the March 11th ICC meting, at which time they will have their Steering Committee forward with their recommendations.  Stanwood has a capital project and Granite Falls a planning project.  Hiller West discussed the H2SC’s plan and application.  These are on the March 23rd SCT (Snohomish County Tomorrow) agenda.

 

2.         King County has a separate system:

 

a)         Kamuron Gurol stated the best we’ll be able to achieve is a letter of endorsement from King Co. DOT.

b)         Hiller asked how King Cushman (PSRC) feels about this; will check and get to Kamuron for help.

c)         Kamuron will get Cathy Lambert (King County Council) to write a letter of support (if it is really necessary) and send it to SCT; get a $,5000 King. Co. match.  (The letter was written and sent to Cathy Lambert for her signature; have Skykomish mayor call Lambert regarding status of the letter.  Hiller will email letter to Fred to forward to Skykomish mayor.)

 

3.         Jerry Schutz, Greenway:  All ready to have a Route Development Plan.  Federal Greenway funds will apply to SR 2 only from east of Monroe to Peshastin, and are included in their plan.

 

4.         Kamuron Gurol stated three main ideas:

 

a)         RDP – First $500,000 we have, DOT will take the lead.

b)         Can supplement first plan and seek more funds to add onto original plan.  Gateway plan monies.

c)         Overlap with Greenway plans.  Do they meet PSRC criteria?  They could.  Should do joint proposal.

 

Need to scope major components of the RDP so we’re not duplicating effort.  DOT first phase:

           

            a)         “In-hand” $500,000:  will pay a ˝ FTE 12-18 months

            b)         Add to that in-house technical experts of $60,000 to $120,000

            c)         Balance to hire consultant plus public outreach project.

            d)         DOT-funded traffic counts $3,000-5,000.

 

5.         Gateway Funding of $250,000 (PSRC grant?)

 

            For each city – planning monies.  Traffic-calming issue – reducing speed limits in towns.

           

            Jerry Schutz – take Gateway component and hire a consultant to determine a unified theme for all communities in order to have continuity of awareness as each city is entered.

            Skykomish and WSDOT have been working over a year on their gateway effect.  We should see where they’re at.  Sherry suggested four components:  ITS, Traffic calming, gateways and rail.  Kamuron:  Do PSRC component pieces; each stage in the entire package.  Ask for a circuit rider staff to help coordinate.  Options in PSRC plan – for March 11th for King Cushman, “Can money be used for consultant to coordinate?”

 

6.         Mike Booth – volunteered to help put together our PSRC application.  This is an important element to go after for the overall project.

 

7.         A Decision was made not to apply to the PSRC at this time.  The committee is applying to Senator Murray for an additional $500,000, which would be applied to the RDP effort.

 

Next Meeting:  Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, 3:00 PM, Monroe City Hall

(Notes authored by F. Walser)