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Unless otherwise noted, the Public Works Committee meets at 4 p.m. on the first and third
Mondays of each month in the Kent City Hall, Council Chambers East, 220 Fourth Avenue
South, Kent, WA 98032.
For additional information please contact Public Works Administration at 253 -856-5500, or
email Cheryl Viseth at CViseth@KentWA.gov.
Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office at
253-856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call Washington Telecommunications Relay
Service at 7-1-1.
Public Works Committee
Agenda
Chair - Dennis Higgins
Brenda Fincher– Toni Troutner
Monday, July 15, 2019
4:00 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker Time
1. Call to Order Chair 01 MIN.
2. Roll Call Chair 01 MIN.
3. Changes to the Agenda Chair 01 MIN.
4. Approval of July 1, 2019 Minutes YES Chair 05 MIN.
5. King County Conservation
District WRIA Forum Grant
Acceptance Downey Farmstead
Restoration - Recommend
YES Melissa Dahl 05 MIN.
6. Information Only - Recycling Fee
Adjustment Update
NO Tony Donati 05 MIN.
7. Information Only - Plastic Bag
Ordinance Update
NO Tony Donati 05 MIN.
8. Information Only - Paving
Projects Update
NO Dave Brock 15 MIN.
9. Information Only - Quiet Zone
Update
NO Rob Brown 05 MIN.
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Pending Approval
Public Works Committee
CC PW Regular Meeting
Minutes
July 1, 2019
Date: July 1, 2019
Time: 4:02 p.m.
Place: Chambers East
Attending: Dennis Higgins, Chair
Brenda Fincher, Councilmember
Toni Troutner, Councilmember
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 4:02 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Dennis Higgins Chair Excused
Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present
Toni Troutner Councilmember Present
3. Changes to the Agenda
There were no changes to the agenda.
4. Approval of Minutes dated June 17, 2019
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated June 17, 2019
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember
SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Troutner
EXCUSED: Higgins
5. South 212th Street – Puget Sound Regional Council Grant - Authorize
Design Manager, Carla Maloney gave a brief description of the South 212th
Street Overlay to 72nd Avenue South project, noting that this is a very
positive budget impact in that it adds $1.4-million of federal grant funding to
the estimated $3.5-million project with the remaining amount coming from
the Business and Occupation Tax funds.
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign agreements with the
Washington State Department of Transportation to obligate $1.4
million of federal grant funds for expenditure on the South 212th
Street Overlay East Valley Highway to 72nd Avenue South project,
subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney
and the Public Works Director.
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RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 7/16/2019
7:00 PM
MOVER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember
SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Troutner
EXCUSED: Higgins
6. South 224th Street Phase II 2019-2021 House and Senate
Transportation Budget Grant - Authorize
Design Manager, Carla Maloney and Capital Projects Manager, Jason Bryant
updated the committee on the progress to date for the South 224th Street
Phase II project. They noted that the project will provide a continuous route
between Kent’s West Hill, Valley and East Hill and is currently under
construction and expected to open to traffic late 2019.
Grant funds will add $1.5-million to the project budget through the
reimbursement of eligible construction expenses.
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept and sign agreements with
the Washington State Department of Transportation to obligate $1.5
million of state capital funds for expenditure on the South 224th
Street Phase II Project, subject to final terms and conditions
acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director.
RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 7/16/2019
7:00 PM
MOVER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember
SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Troutner
EXCUSED: Higgins
7. Resolution Approving the King County 2019 Comprehensive Solid
Waste Management Plan - Adopt
Pat McLaughlin, Director of King County Solid Waste presented the 2019
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan and noted that Partnerships
among system participants are key to the successful implementation of this
Plan. In 2018, the final city signed the Amended and Restated Interlocal
Agreement, that Kent signed back in 2013, thereby securing participation of
all 37 partner cities through 2040. This milestone reaffirms the county’s
responsibility to provide disposal through 2040, allows costs and risks to be
shared across the large regional customer base, and strengthens
opportunities to work together to achieve environmental goals.
Staff recommends adoption of the Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan
Resolution to approve the 2019 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management
Plan. The 2019 Plan cannot receive the ultimate final approval from the
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Washington State Department of Ecology unless cities representing at least
75 percent of the incorporated population of the cities that take action to
approve the Plan during the 120-day period.
MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. , approving the 2019
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan.
RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 7/16/2019
7:00 PM
MOVER: Brenda Fincher, Councilmember
SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember
AYES: Fincher, Troutner
EXCUSED: Higgins
8. Information Only Recycling Surcharge Update
Conservation Coordinator, Tony Donati noted that Republic Services, our
contracted garbage hauler, is requesting a Recycling Processing Surcharge be
added to customers’ bills to offset the loss in value of recyclables since China
shut its boarders to many foreign recyclable materials.
Staff continues to work with Republic Services to fully understand their costs
and contract ramifications.
9. Information Only - Quiet Zone Update
Transportation Manager, Rob Brown went over the latest timeline for the
Quiet Zone.
Cheryl Viseth
Committee Secretary
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Tim LaPorte, PE
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-5600
DATE: July 15, 2019
TO: Public Works Committee
SUBJECT: King County Conservation District WRIA Forum Grant
Acceptance Downey Farmstead Restoration - Recommend
MOTION: Move to recommend Council authorize the Mayor to sign a grant
agreement with the King Conservation District accepting the King
Conservation District WRIA Forum grant, in the amount of $98,575.00, to
help fund ongoing work at the Downey Farmstead Restoration site, subject
to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public
Works Director.
SUMMARY: The City of Kent is currently underway in constructing nearly 2,000 LF
of side channel tributary to the Green River to provide rearing and refuge habitat
for threatened Chinook and other salmon species. This grant agreement will fund
$98,575 earth excavation and associated work.
Due to the significant benefits of the project and the success of earlier construction
phases, the city continues to receive state and regional grant funds geared towards
salmon recovery efforts.
BUDGET IMPACT: The City will provide matching staff time with an estimated
value of $15,000 from the drainage utility fund in support of this grant. Previous
grants in the amount of $2,666,856 have been secured in support of multiple
phases of this project.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Thriving City
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 5 - Exhibit Kent WRIA AGREEMENT (PDF)
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AGREEMENT FOR AWARD OF
KING CONSERVATION DISTRICT WRIA FORUM GRANT
Green-Duwamish- Central Puget Sound Watershed Forum (WRIA 9) City of Kent
This Agreement is made between the King Conservation District Number 9, a municipal
corporation in King County, Washington, located at 800 SW 39th Street, Suite 150, Renton, WA
98057, Renton, WA 98057 (referred to herein as “District”), and the City of Kent, a municipal
corporation in King County, Washington, located at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-
5895 (referred to herein as “Recipient”), for the purposes set forth herein.
SECTION 1. RECITALS
1.1 Whereas, the District is a special purpose district organized and existing under
authority of Chapter 89.08 RCW which engages in certain activities and programs to conserve
natural resources, including soil and water, which activities are declared to protect and promote
the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the state of Washington; and
1.2 Whereas, pursuant to RCW 89.08.400 and/or RCW 89.08.405, King County has
authorized and imposed a system of assessments and/or a system of rates and charges to finance
the activities and programs of the District; and
1.3 Whereas, pursuant to RCW 89.08.220 and RCW 89.08.341 the District is
authorized to enter into agreements with municipal entities and agencies (governmental or
otherwise), or their designees, in order to carry out and facilitate the activities and programs of the
District to conserve natural resources; and
1.4 Whereas, certain Watershed Forums were established in King County and through
the voluntary association of agencies and entities situated within the particular watershed basins
or areas (i.e., Snoqualmie Watershed Forum; Cedar/Lake Washington/Sammamish Watershed
Forum; Green/Duwamish/Central Puget Sound Watershed Forum) for the purpose of addressing
and responding to environmental needs within their respective watershed basins and in the region
by cooperative efforts; and
1.5 Whereas, the Watershed Forums include representatives of jurisdictions that are
located within or have a major interest in the management of Water Resources Inventory Areas
(WRIA) 7, 8 and 9; and
1.6 Whereas, the District has reviewed the grant application submitted by Recipient
and has determined that the application meets the requirements of Chapter 89.08 RCW, the
District's policies and procedures for awarding grants; and
1.7 Whereas, the District and Recipient desire to enter into this Agreement for the
purpose of establishing the terms and conditions relating to the District's award of a grant to
Recipient.
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SECTION 2. AGREEMENT
2.1 The District agrees to award Recipient a grant in the total amount of Ninety-Eight
Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($98,575.00) from Returned, 2006 and 2009 KCD-
WRIA 9 Funds. Grant funds shall be used by Recipient solely for the performance of the work
described in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The
District shall pay the grant funds to Recipient in accordance with the District’s policies and
procedures, including but not limited to, the policies and procedures contained in the applicable
grant program guidelines, provided that such funds have been collected and received by the
District.
2.2 Recipient represents and warrants that it will only use the grant funds for the work
described in Exhibit A, which may be amended by the parties pursuant to Paragraph 3.3 of the
Agreement. Recipient shall be required to refund to the District that portion of any grant funds
which are used for unauthorized work. Further, Recipient agrees to return to the District any grant
funds that are not expended or remain after completion of the work covered by this Agreement.
2.3 Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the grant funds may only be expended on
work which shall be entirely within the District's jurisdictional boundaries. The following
municipal entities are not within the District's jurisdictional boundaries: Enumclaw, Federal Way,
Milton, Pacific, and Skykomish. Recipient shall be required to refund to the District that portion
of any grant funds which are used for work performed outside the District's jurisdictional
boundaries.
2.4 In the event the scope of work authorized by this Agreement includes the use of
grant funds to purchase houses located on real property within a flood hazard area, Recipient
acknowledges and agrees that grant funds may only be used for such purposes if the houses to be
purchased were constructed before floodplain mapping or sensitive areas regulations were in place
for that area. Recipient shall be required to refund to the District that portion of any grant funds
which are used for unauthorized purposes.
2.5 Recipient shall be required to provide the District with regular financial and project
progress reports for the duration of the project. Grant funds are remitted to the Recipient on a
reimbursement payment basis. Project progress reports must be submitted with each
reimbursement request. Project progress and financial reports, along with the final narrative and
financial summary reports shall be submitted through the District’s online grant portal. The
Recipient shall be required to submit to the District a final report which documents the Recipient’s
completion of the work in conformance with this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the
completion of the work. The final report shall, among other things, summarize the project’s
successes and shall address the regional benefits accomplished by the work. The final report shall
also identify any obstacles or challenges which were encountered during the work, along with
general recommendations regarding ways to avoid such obstacles or challenges in the future. If
requested, Recipient agrees to provide the District with additional financial or progress reports
from time to time, at reasonable intervals.
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2.6 Recipient's expenditures of grant funds shall be separately identified in the
Recipient's accounting records. If requested, Recipient shall comply with other reasonable
requests made by the District with respect to the manner in which project expenditures are tracked
and accounted for in Recipient's accounting books and records. Recipient shall maintain such
records of expenditures as may be necessary to conform to generally accepted accounting
principals and to meet the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws.
2.7 If the Recipient is a Washington municipal agency, Recipient shall be required to
track project expenses using the Budget Accounting and Reporting System for the State of
Washington ("BARS").
2.8 The District or its representative shall have the right from time to time, at reasonable
intervals, to audit the Recipient's books and records in order to verify compliance with the terms
of this Agreement. Recipient shall cooperate with the District in any such audit.
2.9 Recipient shall retain all accounting records and project files relating to this
Agreement in accordance with criteria established in the Revised Code of Washington and the
Washington State Archivist.
2.10 Recipient shall ensure that all work performed by Recipient or its employees,
agents, contractors or subcontractors is performed in a manner which protects and safeguards the
environment and natural resources and which is in compliance with local, state and federal laws
and regulations. Recipient shall implement an appropriate monitoring system or program to ensure
compliance with this provision.
2.11 Recipient agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the District, its elected or
appointed officials, employees and agents, from all claims, alleged liability, damages, losses to or
death of person or damage to property allegedly resulting from the negligent or intentional acts of
the Recipient or any of its employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors in connection with this
Agreement.
2.12 Recipient agrees to acknowledge the District as a source of funding for this project
on all literature, signage or press releases related to said project.
2.13 Recipient shall notify the District if Recipient intends to sell, salvage, or otherwise
dispose of any equipment purchased with grant funds. The proceeds received by Recipient from
any sale, salvage or disposition, or the value of the equipment if proceeds were not received from
any such action, must be: (a) re-invested back into the originally awarded project; (b) invested in
a similar project with District approval; or (c) returned to the District.
SECTION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns.
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Suzanna Smith King County
Printed On: 8 May 2019 WRIA Grants 1
Downey Farmstead Side Channel Restoration Phase II
WRIA Grants
King County
Maureen Dahlstrom
201 S Jackson St, Ste 600
Seattle, WA 98104
O: 206-477-4687
Suzanna Smith
susmith@kingcounty.gov
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Printed On: 8 May 2019 WRIA Grants 2
Application Form
Summary Information
Project Title*
Downey Farmstead Side Channel Restoration Phase II
Select the WRIA where this project will occur*
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Amount of KCD Funding Requested
Below you will find a link to the budget form to be uploaded. Please fill in the amount requested here and make
sure the amount requested and total project cost amounts you list here match the amounts in the uploaded
budget document.
$98,575.00
Upload Budget Form
Upload the WRIA grant application project budget form emailed to you.
Copy of KCDWRIA_Application_Budget_Form_to_Upload_Downey_041719.xlsx
Total Project Cost
$5,307,492.00
Project Start Date
05/01/2019
Project End Date
01/01/2021
Project Location
Address, Parcel #, OR L&L Points, for site specific projects only.
If more than two locations, state “multiple” and explain.
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Printed On: 8 May 2019 WRIA Grants 3
24955 Frager Road South, Kent, WA 98032-5895 Parcel #2322049029, 2322049028, 2322049020, &
2322049049
Downey Farmstead consists of 4 parcels totaling 22-acres purchased and owned by City of Kent for this
project. The site is bound by the Green River to the north and Highway 516 to the south
Close Date
Historical Latitude
Historical Longitude
State Legislative District #
Click here to find it on the web.
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King County District #
Click here to find it on the web
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Project Description
WRIA Project Description*
Provide a brief description of the project that summarizes what you will do, how you will do it, and why you will do
it. Consider the following in the answer to this question: what pressing need will be addressed by the project or
what promising opportunity will be capitalized on? Who or what will benefit or be positively and negatively
affected?
City of Kent will restore juvenile salmon habitat by constructing a side channel and reconnecting
floodplain on the left bank of the Green River between river mile (RM) 21.5 and RM 22.3 on property
acquired by the city in 2008. The downstream edge of the site coincides with the confluence of Mullen Slough
with the Green River, in unincorporated King County. When restoration is complete, side-channel rearing and
refuge habitat will be available to juvenile salmon throughout most of the year, particularly juvenile Chinook
salmon that inhabit the Green River. Additional fish resources present at the site and expected to utilize the
project area are bull trout, chum, coho, cutthroat, pink, winter steelhead, pacific lamprey and river lamprey.
Enhancing habitat for improved juvenile salmonid rearing, lifestage diversity, and productivity is a priority in
the Green River watershed. A secondary goal of the project is to create additional flood storage and to help
alleviate flood damages in urban and agricultural areas in the project vicinity. SRFB funding has been secured
to fund Phase II of restoration (15-1240) to relocate Frager Road Right of Way and utilities away from the
river's edge to maximize the site for the side channel network and expanded floodplain. Clearing and
grubbing, utility relocation and partial excavation of the site (55,000 CY out of a total of 210,000 CY) was
completed in 2018.
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Printed On: 8 May 2019 WRIA Grants 4
The final project phase (Phase III) will create over 1,875 linear feet of side-channel and 6.34-acres of
intermittently inundated aquatic habitat (below the current ordinary high water mark) accessible to salmon
most of the year adjacent to the Green River near the SR 516 bridge (River Mile 22.1). The project will
connect the mainstem with a portion of the floodplain and will create additional floodplain storage to help
alleviate flood risk and damage to nearby urban and agricultural areas. By removing over 210,000 CY of
material from the floodplain for creation of the side-channel network, the project will provide 130 acre-feet of
additional floodplain storage and lower peak flood levels by up to six inches. A total of 50 large-wood
structures will be placed as well as thousands of native shrubs, trees and groundcover plantings to provide
off-channel habitat for fish and other wildlife.
The lack of rearing habitat in the Lower Green River (between RM 32 and 11) and the estuary is the
critical factor for the productivity of fry migrants, and this project is important for filling that need.
Specifically, the limiting factor is the lack of suitable nursery habitat for migrating fry to reach parr-size
before ocean entry. The certainty of the lack of rearing habitat being a primary limiting factor of population
growth was recently verified by Anderson and Topping 2018. This project is one of five recently completed or
active projects located within a five mile reach of the Lower Green River that are planned that address this
limiting factor. This five mile reach also includes three of the relatively few accessible creeks (no flap gates on
the mouth) in the Lower Green where juvenile Chinook are known to rear. Viewed individually, these projects
all provide important Chinook benefits, but collectively, the benefits are much greater – perhaps enough to
substantially improve the survival of the fry life history type that relies on the Lower Green for rearing.
The City of Kent will provide stewardship and maintenance of this property which is under city
ownership after contracted construction obligations are fulfilled. The city’s storm and vegetation crews will
maintain the project site and the county will maintain the relocated Frager Road. Once the restoration phase
is completed, city staff qualified in stream and wetland restoration and maintenance will monitor and
maintain the properties following the guidelines and requirements for critical areas. As-builts will be created
and baseline monitoring and photographic documentation will be conducted immediately after construction
and include a site inventory of the vegetation, topography, soils, hydrology, stream conditions, and wildlife
species. This information will be collected for at least 10 years after construction and used to compare with
goals and objectives. Adaptive management measures will be employed if monitoring reveals substantial
deviation from original goals and objectives. Interpretive signage and wildlife passable fencing will be
installed along property lines (as appropriate), to provide educational opportunities for the public, yet limit
access to the sites. Site access will be maintained for Muckleshoot Tribal treaty-protected fishing activities.
Natural Resource Improvement Actions- Criteria Checklist
Migration Category - Internal
Direct Improvement of Natural Resource Conditions*
To improve landscape and natural resource conditions as a result of direct action that enhances water quality,
protects and conserves soils, implements ecosystem restoration and preservation projects (examples include
supporting private property owners with land stewardship, water quality, aquatic and wildlife habitat resources,
removal of invasive weeds, stewardship on public land)
Does your project directly address this issue?
Yes
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Education and Outreach*
To raise awareness, deepen knowledge, and change behaviors of residents, landowners, and other land managers
and organizations to practice exemplary stewardship of natural resources (examples include education about
stormwater management; the value of farmland, local farms and food systems, shorelines, salmon habitat, forests
and other ecosystems)
Does your project directly address this issue?
No
Pilot and Demonstration Projects*
To test and/or improve concepts and/or approaches in natural resource management that can be replicated by
others (examples include low impact development or green infrastructure demonstration projects, development of
new best management practices, distribution of local farm products, urban agriculture (e.g. farmers markets and
backyard food production to promote or support social economic independence and healthy living); technological
innovation for natural resource conservation)
Does your project directly address this issue?
No
Capacity Building*
To enhance the ability of organizations, agencies, residential landowners and other land owners and managers to
have knowledge, skills, tools, support systems and technical resources to implement exemplary best management
practices and deliver natural resource management actions on the ground (examples include urban agriculture
development, assistance to and inclusion of private property owners, preservation, restoration, and/or expansion of
urban and/or rural agricultural lands, rural and urban forest lands, riparian restoration and stewardship on private
and public lands)
Does your project directly address this issue?
No
Acquisition
No
Research/Study
No
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Project Type*
Shorelines, Urban
Do project outcomes meet natural resource priorites?*
Natural Resource Improvement Actions – describe how the project will address a minimum of one of the natural
resource improvement actions described above. Consider the following in your answer to this question: What
natural resources will be improved? What are the known needs, gaps or deficits that will be addressed? What are
the known benefits to soil, water, air, plants, fish and wildlife, landowners?
The main outcomes of this project are: 1) Create over 1,875 LF of side-channel habitat for juvenile
Chinook salmon accessible during the primary outmigration period (January – June) – flow-through
conditions are expected to occur approximately 150 days each year during this Jan – July timeframe (75% of
the outmigration period) with planned excavation quantities and depths; 2) Provide quality rearing habitat
for all salmonids throughout most of the year by excavating channels to appropriate levels (backwater
portions of the downstream end of the channel are expected to be wetted at least 9-months each year); 3)
Provide over 18 acres of native riparian and upland vegetation providing refuge and rearing habitat for
salmonids, habitat for wildlife and improved water quality; 4) Create 130 acre-feet of additional floodplain
storage; and 5) Install 50 large wood habitat structures within the floodplain and side channel to create
complex salmon habitat, maintain hydraulic connectivity and limit sediment retention.
Overall project goals, as identified in the WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan, are to restore habitat along the
Lower Green River by: creating rearing and flood refuge habitat for juvenile salmon; reconnecting mainstem
and tributaries with portions of the floodplain; installing anchored large woody debris; and controlling
invasive plant species and planting with native plants. While the project is focused on juvenile Chinook
salmon needs, the project also addresses the limiting factors and habitat needs of steelhead and coho. It will
also provide over one-half mile of south bank shade over an extremely temperature-impaired river segment.
These goals will be met once the restoration phase of the project is constructed.
Activities, Deliverables & Timelines
Activities, Deliverables and Timelines*
List specific project activities to be completed, the deliverables associated with those activities, and the timetable
for the activities. Consider the following in your answer to this question: What actions, interventions, programs,
services will be deployed?
This restoration phase of the project is the final phase of the project and will restore river processes by
constructing a side channel network and reconnecting and expanding floodplain on the left bank of the Green
River between river mile (RM) 21.5 and RM 22.3. The relocated road and trail will provide a greater
buffer/setback from the river. Note that this final phase of construction is currently scheduled for 2020.
The project tasks include:
1. February 2020 – City bids construction project;
2. March 2020 – City awards construction contract;
3. June 2020 – August 2021 – Project construction:
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a) Contractor will mobilize - Clearing and grubbing of interior of site and road relocation (away from the
bank of the river) will have already occurred during 2018 and 2019. Erosion control along the bank of the
river will be installed and clearing and grubbing riverward of the existing Frager Road will be completed.
b) Contractor will excavate the expanded floodplain and construct the side channel network (to the
extent possible with available funding).
c) Contractor will install habitat structures in the constructed side channel and floodplain.
d) Contractor will install soil amendments, seed, mulch and native riparian and upland vegetation.
f) City will provide project management throughout the duration of construction.
g) City will design and install interpretive signage.
Project deliverables result in benefits to water temperature, fish and other wildlife, and the public. Full
project deliverables include:
1. Installation of erosion control along Green River and clearing and grubbing of remaining invasive
vegetation along river-bank.
2. Creation of over 1,875 linear feet of side-channel network and 130 acre-feet of additional floodplain
storage.
3. Installation of 50 large woody debris and engineered log jams to create complex salmon habitat and
maintain hydraulic connectivity.
4. Installation of 5,400 square yards of fabric and planting of thousands of live stakes and other native
plants.
5. Site restored with thousands of native trees (10-12’ o.c. average spacing), shrubs, willows and native
emergent plugs over 18 acres providing refuge and rearing habitat for salmonids and habitat for wildlife.
6. Project management of the construction project will ensure safety for construction workers and the
public, keep the project on schedule and provide quality assurance.
7. Two interpretive signs will provide educational opportunities for the public on the value and benefits
of the restoration project.
King Conservation District Funding Acknowledgement*
Please describe how you will acknowledge the KCD-WRIA funding as part of your project activities. Examples
include using the KCD logo on all materials and signs related to the project or holding a press conference with KCD
to promote the project.
This project has previously received funding from the King Conservation District for project design and
acquisition and construction (2007 & 2012 demolition, clean-up and design funding). The City of Kent and
WRIA 9 staff will acknowledge the King Conservation District for all past and future funding support in all
communication and outreach materials developed as part of the project. The KCD logo will be part of the
signage posted for the project upon completion. Additionally, the District will be acknowledged as a key
funding partner for this project when engaging in outreach efforts to mobilize additional funding sources.
Funding Year and Reports
Funding Year
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File Attachment Summary
Applicant File Uploads
• Copy of KCDWRIA_Application_Budget_Form_to_Upload_Downey_041719.xlsx
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Existing Conditions
SR 516
GREEN RIVER
DOWNEY FARMSTEAD SIDE-
CHANNEL CREATION PROJECT AREA
Aerial Photo taken March 30, 2011
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EXISTING FRAGER ROAD
(To be relocated)
MEEKER STREET
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Project Name
Applicant
Contact
Mailing Address
E-mail Project Start Date: 6/1/2019
Phone Project End Date: 12/31/2019
Budget Item KCD Funds Other Funds Other Funds Total
(identify source and status
of matching funds here)
(identify source and status
of matching funds here)
Salaries & Benefits $15,000 $15,000
Travel/ Meals/ Mileage
(for - volunteers, staff)
$0
Office Supplies $0
Field Supplies $0
Contracted/
Professional Services
$83,575 $15,000 $98,575
Permits $0
Other: (specify)$0
Other: (specify)$0
Other: (specify)$0
Other: (specify)$0
Other: (specify)$0
TOTAL $98,575 $15,000 $0 $113,575
Total Project Cost $113,575
Total Match $15,000
Please provide detailed budget information below. Itemize categories such as supplies, contracted services with
footnotes and detailed descriptions below
Downey Farmstead Side Channel Restoration
City of Kent
Melissa Dahl
400 West Gowe, Kent, WA 98032
Mdahl@Kentwa.gov
253-856-6511
WRIA Grant Program
Grant Application Project Budget Form
Promoting sustainable uses of natural resources through
responsible stewardship
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Requested $98,575
Match Percentage 13%
Footnotes: Match funds amount were chosen to match the funds that the grant would be spending on City salaries. This fund will be
paid for by the City's drainage fund.
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After Side Channel Creation
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RELOCATED FRAGER ROAD
4 NEW INLETS (ONE HIGH
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Tim LaPorte, PE
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-5600
DATE: July 15, 2019
TO: Public Works Committee
SUBJECT: Information Only - Recycling Fee Adjustment Update
SUMMARY: Staff will give an update on the status of this item.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Sustainable Services
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Tim LaPorte, PE
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-5600
DATE: July 15, 2019
TO: Public Works Committee
SUBJECT: Information Only - Plastic Bag Ordinance Update
SUMMARY: Staff will give an update on the status of this item.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Community, Sustainable Services
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Tim LaPorte, PE
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-5600
DATE: July 15, 2019
TO: Public Works Committee
SUBJECT: Information Only - Paving Projects Update
SUMMARY: Staff will present an update on this season’s paving and other
projects.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Thriving City
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Tim LaPorte, PE
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-5600
DATE: July 15, 2019
TO: Public Works Committee
SUBJECT: Information Only - Quiet Zone Update
SUMMARY:
Union Pacific Railroad
We have been working with WSDOT on a maintenance agreement for the crossing
after the approval of which WSDOT will provide the Utilities and Transportation
Commission (UTC) a letter of “no objection to” the quiet zone.
We are also working with WSDOT to change the access control from limited access
to managed access which would give the City ownership of the roadway at the
crossing. WSDOT estimates this process will be completed by the end of January
2020.
BNSF Railway
The application to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to establish a quiet
zone on the BNSF mainline was submitted on April 3, 2019. The 60-day comment
period has ended. We are awaiting FRA’s response to our application to establish a
quiet zone. The city of La Grande, OR submitted the same application to the FRA for
approval to establish a quiet zone using Supplemental Safety Measures (SSMs) and
Alternative Safety Measures (ASMs). The FRA first contacted them four months
after they submitted their application. They received their approval from the FRA
eight months after submitting their application. We have contacted FRA for current
status and are awaiting their reply.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Thriving City, Sustainable Services
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