TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
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Planning and Community Development |
Carol Helland |
425-556-2107 |
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
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Planning and Community Development |
Seraphie Allen |
Deputy Director |
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Planning and Community Development |
Vangie Garcia |
Manager, Transportation Planning and Engineering |
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Planning and Community Development |
Josh Mueller |
Senior Transportation Strategist |
TITLE:
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Approval of the Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond (BKR) - Interlocal Agreement Amendment
OVERVIEW STATEMENT
Since 2004, the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond (BKR) have had an interlocal agreement to coordinate the management of the BKR transportation forecast model platform. The model has recently been upgraded from being focused on auto-trip generation to an activity-based model, which better represents a multi-modal network. The 2004 agreement contains language that is not consistent with current technology and security standards and needs to be amended to reflect standard operating procedures as well as the updated model.
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☐ Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
☐ Receive Information ☐ Provide Direction ☒ Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
• Relevant Plans/Policies:
1) Comprehensive Plan - establishes the vision and policy direction for how the City will grow and develop
2) Transportation Master Plan (TMP) - an element of the Comprehensive Plan that guides the City’s transportation investments and activities
• Required:
Council approval is required for interlocal agreements.
• Council Request:
Approval
• Other Key Facts:
The original BKR Model was developed for the purpose of sharing, developing, and managing a four-step transportation forecast model platform, to support transportation planning and development efforts at the local and sub-regional level. The older BKR Model is limited for non-auto trip generation and is recommended to be retired. The model has recently been upgraded to an activity-based model, known as BKRCast, which incorporates secured employment data from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) and requires detailed land use and traffic count data from each of the participating jurisdictions.
As per the interlocal agreement, Bellevue is the lead agency that administers, develops and maintains both the current BKR Model and BKRCast. Due to the security requirements of ESD, the City of Kirkland and the City of Redmond are both restricted from accessing BKRCast and working with Bellevue.
Kirkland and Redmond are actively trying to reach data sharing agreements with ESD for access to restricted data and to work with Bellevue and the BKRCast. This amendment documents the data sharing permissions needed for the City of Redmond. Bellevue and Kirkland are also requesting a similar amendment for their jurisdictions.
OUTCOMES:
Continued partnership with Bellevue and Kirkland on a sub-regional transportation forecasting model results with more accurate transportation forecasting results. The forecasting model supports the Comprehensive Plans Growth Alternatives, Concurrency, Transportation Impact Fee’s, and decision making on transportation projects.
COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT:
• Timeline (previous or planned):
N/A
• Outreach Methods and Results:
N/A
• Feedback Summary:
N/A
BUDGET IMPACT:
Total Cost:
No associated cost
Approved in current biennial budget: ☒ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A
Budget Offer Number:
0000034 - Mobility of People and Goods
Budget Priority:
Vibrant and Connected
Other budget impacts or additional costs: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☒ N/A
If yes, explain:
N/A
Funding source(s):
General Funds
Budget/Funding Constraints:
N/A
☐ Additional budget details attached
COUNCIL REVIEW:
Previous Contact(s)
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Date |
Meeting |
Requested Action |
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3/7/2023 |
Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works |
Received Information |
Proposed Upcoming Contact(s)
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Date |
Meeting |
Requested Action |
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N/A |
None proposed at this time |
N/A |
Time Constraints:
All three cities are presenting this Interlocal Agreement to their respective approval authority. All three cities are updating their Comprehensive Plans and Redmond is also updating its Transportation Master Plan. Coordination for approval is recommended for this amendment.
ANTICIPATED RESULT IF NOT APPROVED:
Not approving would result in the City no longer participating in the BKR model, which would limit the City’s transportation modeling capabilities and complicate joint planning efforts.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: BKR Transportation Forecast Model Interlocal Agreement Amendment - draft
Attachment B: BKR Transportation Forecast Model Interlocal Agreement 4568_1