MEMO TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Carol Helland, Planning and Community Development Director
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Update on the North-South Corridor Study
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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This staff report provides a high-level summary of the purpose, progress to date, next steps in this project. The update is for information only in advance of a Council Study Session on June 23, 2020.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Carol Helland, Director 425-556-2107
Donald Cairns, P.E., Transportation Planning and Engineering Manager 425-556-2834
Tam Kutzmark, Senior Planner 425-556-2870
Max Miller, Transportation Engineer 425-556-2498
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III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
The North-South Corridors Study (NSCS) meets the general guidance from the State Attorney General regarding Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, consistent with the Governor's Proclamation 20-05 that requires that Council action be both "necessary and routine":
* Necessary: this update is "necessary" so that the North-South Corridor Study can proceed on schedule; the Study cannot wait as waiting would delay the project and have a potential financial consequence for not taking action.
* Routine: this update is "routine" as it is a regular procedure typical of City project studies and is not considered to be unusual, special, or controversial.
Under the Governor's Stay Home/Stay Healthy Proclamation, residents are required to stay home except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors. Under this order, the NSCS is considered planning for critical infrastructure projects, and work continues on the study.
Purpose
The City anticipates substantial population growth and increasing pressure on its transportation facilities in the next 10-15 years. To help plan for this change, the City is conducting a travel study of Redmond's key north-sou...
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