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Home My WebLink About10-12-2023 Council Workshop MinutesMINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, October 12, 2023 Zoom and City Hall Council Chambers, 271 9th St NE, East Wenatchee, WA 10-12-2023 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 2 Present: Mayor Crawford, Councilmember Shayne Magdoff, Councilmember Harry Raab, Councilmember John Sterk, Mathew Hepner and Councilmember Christine Johnson. Staff present: Public Works Manager Garren Melton, Community Development Director Curtis Lillquist, Events Director/PIO Trina Elmes, and City Clerk Anna Laura Leon. WORKSHOP SESSION Councilmember Shayne Magdoff called the East Wenatchee City Council Workshop to order at 5:30 p.m. 1. WSDOT SR-28 STATUS REPORT Project Engineer and Design Lead, Ellen Guisfredi, representing the Washinton State Department of Transportation, provided an update on the planned East Wenatchee Corridor Improvements on State Route 28. The seventy-million-dollar Urban Mobility project will widen SR-28 from Hadley Street to 9th Street and will be eliminating some left turn ingress or egress maneuvers. Please see Attachment A for the complete presentation. Comments provided by all Councilmembers that were present. No action was taken by the Council. 2. ART DONATION (PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE) Public Works Manager, Garren Melton, shared the interest of a community member donating a dedicated art piece to the City of East Wenatchee to recognize the group of volunteers that advocated for the completion of the Apple Capital Loop Trail. Sample renderings of the dedication monument were shared and a tentative location for the installation was discussed. Comments provided by all Councilmembers that were present. No action was taken by the Council. 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / COMP PLAN UPDATE Community Development Director, Curtis Lillquist, shared a verbal update and provided data on the local housing market as composed by the organization, Our Valley Our Future. Mr. Lillquist continued to share information on the tentative timeline to update the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The plan provides a 20-year vision for how the City will grow and develop and has ten elements which provide vision, goals and policies that aid the City in pursuing the type of growth and development patterns that support and complement the community's quality of life. Mr. Lillquist shared the Public Participation Plan, describing the steps Staff will take to involve the community in decisions regarding this strategic plan. Comments provided by all Councilmembers that were present. No action was taken by the Council. 4. OPIOID ABATEMENT COUNCIL As part of the settlement with opioid manufacturers, the regional council was formed to help distribute the awarded State funds toward appropriate uses, including; drug treatment, recovery, prevention and education, and appropriate harm reduction programs. Mayor Crawford shared information on a presentation given by the Administrative Services Organization, Carelon Behavioral Health, and the services they provide in Washington State and the region. Mayor Crawford sought guidance from Councilmembers on where they would like the City’s appropriated funds to be allocated. Ellen Guisfredi, P.E., Project Design Lead October 12, 2023 SR 28 - East Wenatchee Corridor Improvements City of East Wenatchee City Council ATTACHMENT A SR 28 – East Wenatchee Corridor Improvements •SR 28: MP 1.46B to MP 3.67B •This $70 million I-1 Urban Mobility project will widen SR 28 from Hadley Street to 9th Street, to a multilane facility, while eliminating left turn ingress or egress maneuvers, except at designated intersections. –Stages 3 & 4 2006 EIS, Alternative 3B 2 Phase Timeline Budget Design: 2019-2028 $8.5 million ROW: 2024-2027 $28 million CN: 2028-2029 $33 million ATTACHMENT A 3 Project Elements: Typical Cross Section •Four 11’ driving lanes •Non-mountable median curb to restrict left-turns •5’ Outside shoulders to accommodate bikes •5’ sidewalks – East side: Valley Mall Pkwy to Hadley St – West side: 14 th St to Hadley St • 9 th St to 14th St: Widen to the east •14th St to Hadley: Widen to the west Looking North ATTACHMENT A 4 Project Elements: Intersections •Multi-lane roundabouts at: –Valley Mall Parkway –15th Street –19th Street –23rd Street •Other intersections: Left turns restricted via centerline curb Proposed RAB at Valley Mall Parkway ATTACHMENT A 5 Right Of Way Impacts Project requires significant purchase of Right of Way to accommodate new roadway footprint. Substantial design effort has been spent to minimize amount of right of way needed. Total parcels impacted: 111 •Total acquisitions: 14 •Partial acquisitions: 84 •Temporary impact only: 13 WSDOT Real Estate Services group will work with affected landowners to purchase necessary property at fair market value. ATTACHMENT A 6 Coordination with Local Projects •9th St. NE & Valley Mall Parkway I/S - complete •19th Street NW stormwater and reconstruction – 2024 construction –Coordinating roadway geometrics with design team •SR 28 Pedestrian Overcrossing –Coordination is planned as the project begins ATTACHMENT A 7 Stakeholder and Partner Coordination •Local stakeholders include: – City of East Wenatchee –City of Wenatchee –Douglas County –Chelan County – Chelan-Douglas Transportation Council •Regional Bicycle Advisory Committee –Link Transit –Eastmont School District – Emergency service providers –Douglas County PUD –Chelan County PUD – East Wenatchee Water District –Douglas County Sewer District • Stakeholder update meeting – February 2022 ATTACHMENT A 8 Community Outreach Community Engagement •Adjacent property owner meetings – Spring 2023 – Online informational meeting, open houses, one-on-one meetings –Work closely with target audience most affected by project • General population outreach – website update –Project introduction video and virtual renderings •Outreach effort timed to coincide with finalized RW decisions ATTACHMENT A 9 2 Year Look-Ahead Design Timeline • Right of Way acquisition – begin process Spring 2024 • Coordination with Utility agencies • Detailed design: roundabouts, stormwater facilities, retaining walls, fish passage crossing ATTACHMENT A 10 Questions and Contact Information Are there any questions from the Council? WSDOT Project Team Contact Information: Jeff Deal – Project Engineer – dealj@wsdot.wa.gov – 509.667.2882 Justin Hammond – Assistant PE – hammonj@wsdot.wa.gov – 509.667.2886 Ellen Guisfredi – Design Team Lead – guisfre@wsdot.wa.gov – 509.667.2830 Project Website: https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/sr-28-east-wenatchee-corridor- improvements ATTACHMENT A