Central City Line Kick-off and Tour Phase C Preliminary Engineering, Environmental Documentation and Small Starts Submittal Kickoff Meeting Agenda Time Item 1:00 PM Welcome, Introductions and Agenda Review 1:10 PM Overarching Goals and Objectives 1:20 PM PE Scope Overview 1:30 PM Relationship of PE Task and Strategic Overlay Plan 1:40 PM Overview of Project Timeline 1:45 PM Project Critical Decisions and Drivers 2:00 PM Questions and Comments 2:10 PM Next Steps 2:20 PM Break 2:30 PM 4:30 PM Tour of the Alignment 1
Over-Arching Goal Develop CCL project definition and environmental documentation to support a competitive Small Starts Grant Application, and build stakeholder and community support for the project. Key Objectives 1. Form and engage a and City-Council approved steering committee to provide timely input to the PD process. 2. Finalize mode selection based on viable vehicle and vehicle power solutions that are acceptable to stakeholders. 3. Partner with FTA to develop NEPA environmental documentation supporting of and resulting in a Categorical Exclusion finding. 4. Engage key stakeholders and public with purposeful touch points and access to information throughout the process. 2
Key Objectives 5. Determine station and stop designs consistent with approved HPT guidelines. 6. Partner with the City of Spokane to identify policies that support successful implementation of the CCL by encouraging redevelopment and increasing ridership 7. Identify and coordinate potential cost saving and sharing solutions to align with shared opportunities and benefits Scope Overview 1. Project Management and Quality Control 2. Project Communications and Outreach 3. Planning and Conceptual Design 4. FTA Small Starts Grant Agreement Application 5. Ridership Forecasting / Operations Analysis 6. Traffic Operational Modeling 7. Surveying and Mapping 8. Preliminary Geotechnical Data Review 9. Environmental Documentation 10. Preliminary Engineering Roadway and Station Areas 11. Urban and Architectural Design 12. Develop Cost Estimates 13. Preliminary Engineering 14. Right-of-Way 3
Relationship of PE and Strategic Overlay Plan Central City Line Project Timeline CCL Public Hearing on LPA Amendment (July 2014) LPA Amendment (July 2014) Approval STA Moving Forward Plan (December 2014) State Funding For Project Development (May 2015) State Funding Match For Construction (July 2015) Submit Small Starts Request Packet (July 2016) Recommend for Federal Funding (February 2017) Request to Enter Project Development (September 2014) Approval to Enter into Project Development (June 2015) Authorization to Begin PE (July 2015) Environmental Approvals (Summer 2016) Complete PE (30%) (December 2016)* Federal Funding Decision by Congress (2017) Decisions/Actions by STA Decisions/Actions by FTA/Congress Complete 60% Engineering (Mid 2017) Other Milestones Washington State Legislative Actions Open for Service (2020) Begin Construction (Mid 2018) Finish Design & Engineering/Begin Procurement (Early 2018) Small Starts Grant Agreement (FY 2018) 4
CCL Project Development Phase Timeline Authorization to begin Project Development September 2015 2015 Aug Oct Dec 2016 Apr Jun Aug 2016 Today STA Decision Vehicle and Power January 2016 Refine Station and Stop Locations March 2016 Conceptual Design Complete March 2016 STA/City Decision on Downtown Alignment January 2016 Preliminary Engineering Design and Estimates July 2016 Section 106 Agency Concurrence Summer 2016 FTA NEPA Determination July 2016 FTA Small Starts Grant Agreement Application Submitted August 2016 STA SEPA Determination Fall 2016 Planning and Conceptual Design Preliminary Engineering FTA Small Starts Grant Agreement Application NEPA Documentation Strategic Overlay Plan CCL Project Critical Decisions and Drivers Key Decisions Establish Project Steering Committee Date Pre PE (ASAP) Key Decision Making Stakeholders Spokane City Council Touch Points / Outreach Key Drivers / Linkages Group Established in time to vet subsequent decisions Notes In Progress. and City Council have passed a joint resolution to establish membership and responsibilities. Agreement on Downtown Alignment December 2015 /January 2016 City of Spokane CCL Steering Committee Neighborhoods / Community Stakeholders Plan Commission Downtown Spokane Partnership Prerequisite for beginning NEPA Prerequisite for Small Starts application Finalize Station / Stop Locations February/March 2016 City of Spokane CCL Steering Committee Neighborhoods / Community Stakeholders Prerequisite for Beginning NEPA 5
CCL Project Critical Decisions and Drivers Key Decisions Finalize Vehicle/Power selection Date January/February 2016 Key Decision Making Stakeholders CCL Steering Committee FTA Touch Points / Outreach Key Drivers / Linkages Prerequisite for beginning NEPA analysis Prerequisite for Small Starts application Notes Maintenance Facility location. How big, cost, what is CCL portion? February/March 2016 FTA Prerequisite to Small Starts application Potential prerequisite to NEPA STA Conducting Location/Design as part of Facilities Plan NEPA Discussion with FTA Type and location of street improvements April/May 2016 City of Spokane Gonzaga Best to include more early: i.e. construction staging areas, charging infrastructure MOU to be developed? Infrastructure Co Investment Opportunities Ongoing City of Spokane Colleges Prerequisite to Small Starts application (finance plan) Questions & Comments 6
Next Steps Initiate Steering Committee Project Critical Decisions and Drivers o Formalize Critical Decision Processes o Formalize Decision Making Criteria Initiate Planning and Conceptual Design Initiate Ridership Forecasting / Operational Analysis Initiate Traffic Modelling Break Tour will begin at 2:30 Please board the bus on the south side of Boone 7
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