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Agency Progress Report: 2019 Q4 Agency Progress Report Capital Programs U District Station 120th Ave. Station Northgate Link Ext. East Link Ext. Hilltop Tacoma Link Ext. OMF OMF East December | 2019 Prepared by Project Control & VE | Design, Engineering & Construction Management Editor’s Note Sound Transit’s Quarterly Agency Progress Report summarizes projects and major contracts status, risk, and performance for capital projects. Due to timing differences in the production of the APR and the ST financial statements, actual cost data presented in the APR may not match the quarterly financial statements. However, the actual cost data is reconciled to the financial statements on a monthly basis. We always appreciate any suggestions you might have for future refinements to this document. To be added to the distribu- tion list for this report or to make suggestions, please contact Aniekan Usoro at (206) 398-5000. The Agency Progress Report can also be found on the web at http://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/documents- reports/agency-progress-reports. SOUND TRANSIT Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Union Station 401 S. Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104-2826 Reception: (206) 398 5000 Facsimile: (206) 398 5499 CHAIR Agency Progress Report John Marchione Redmond Mayor TABLE of CONTENTS VICE CHAIRS Executive Summary 1 Kent Keel University Place Mayor Link Light Rail 5 Paul Roberts University Link Extension 11 Everett Councilmember Northgate Link Extension 15 Lynnwood Link Extension 35 BOARD MEMBERS Nancy Backus I-90 Two-way Transit/HOV Ops 51 Auburn Mayor East Link Extension 55 David Baker Kenmore Mayor Downtown Redmond Extension 79 Claudia Balducci West Seattle & Ballard Extension 83 King County Councilmember Dow Constantine Federal Way Link Extension 87 King County Executive Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension 97 Bruce Dammeier Pierce County Executive Tacoma Dome Link Extension 109 Jenny A Durkan Link Ops & Maint Facility East 115 Seattle Mayor LRV Fleet Expansion 123 Dave Earling Edmonds Mayor Link Staffing Report 128 Debora Juarez Seattle Councilmember Acronyms 130 Joe McDermott Sounder Commuter Rail 133 King County Councilmember Regional Express & Bus Rapid Transit 159 Roger Millar WSDOT Secretary of Transportation Capital Program Support 177 Kim Roscoe Grants 179 Fife Mayor Sustainability 181 Dave Somers Snohomish County Executive Staffing Summary 183 Dave Upthegrove King County Councilmember Peter von Reichbauer King County Councilmember Victoria Woodards Tacoma Mayor CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Peter M. Rogoff 0;o` // SOUND TRANSIT CURRENT SERVICE 0;o` // SOUND TRANSIT FUTURE SERVICE This page left blank intentionally. Executive Summary Sound Transit Capital Program Agency Activities and Monitored Issues Board Identifies Two Additional Alternatives for West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions In October, the Sound Transit Board identified two ad- ditional alternatives to study in the West Seattle Link Extension and Ballard Link Extension Draft Environ- mental Impact Statement (DEIS): the Yancy/Andover Elevated option and a SODO Partial Elevated option. These alternatives will be analyzed in the DEIS along with the options the Board approved for study in May. Those original selection can be found at https:// www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/west-seattle- ballard-link-extensions. Sound Transit will prepare the DEIS, followed by a pub- lic and agency comment period, in late 2020 and early 2021, respectively. FFGA Transmittal and TIFIA Final Installment In mid-December, the U.S. Department of Transporta- Top picture: Downtown Redmond Link Extension Groundbreaking tion notified Washington State’s federal delegation of Bottom picture: Early design images (from design build contrac- its intent to award the agency the $790 million Full tor) of future downtown Redmond Station Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) Sound Transit has been seeking for the Federal Way Link Extension pro- ject. Sound Transit Breaks Ground on Downtown Accordingly, the Federal Transit Administration trans- Redmond Link Extension mitted the $790 million FFGA to Congress, which In October, Sound Transit broke ground on Downtown started the formal 30-day notification period. Redmond Link Extension, which will add 3.4 miles and They also awarded the final installment under the $1.99 two stations, extending light rail from the Redmond billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Inno- Technology Station into southeast Redmond and down- vation Act (TIFIA) Master Credit Agreement that town Redmond. Upon opening in 2024 riders will enjoy Sound Transit signed with USDOT's Build America fast, frequent and reliable service between the Eastside Bureau in 2016. In addition to the FFGA dollars, this and Seattle, the University of Washington, Sea-Tac fourth TIFIA installment, totaling $629 million, will Airport and south Snohomish County. help fund the Federal Way Link Extension. December 2019 Page 1 of 183 Executive Summary Agency Activities and Monitored Issues (continued) Sound Transit Has a New Deputy CEO Sound Transit Board Appointed a New Board Chair The agency named Mary Cummings as a new Deputy CEO and Chief Administrative Officer. She will work Sound Transit Board appointed current Board member alongside Deputy CEO and Chief System Officer Kim- and Vice Chair Kent Keel as the new Board Chair be- berly Farley. ginning Jan.1, 2020. Keel, the former University Place Mayor and current University Place Council Member, Cummings held a number of executive roles at Verizon joined the Sound Transit Board in 2017 and is one of during the company's major startup and growth periods. four Pierce County representatives in the 18-member She then transitioned to higher education, working at body. He succeeds outgoing Chair and retiring Board Carnegie Mellon University and Waynesburg Universi- Member John Marchione, the outgoing Redmond ty near Pittsburgh. She held several vice president and mayor, one of 10 King County representatives on the senior vice president roles at the university, and she Board. also served as interim CFO. Sound Transit Introduced On-demand Bike Sound Transit Prepares for Connect 2020 Lockers Sound Transit spent much of Q4 2019 focused on rider To accommodate the growing number of cyclists using outreach in preparation for Connect 2020. This con- our system, Sound Transit introduced on-demand bike struction project, which ties the future East Link tracks lockers in December at UW Link Station and added to the current tracks at International District/Chinatown them at SODO and Rainier Beach stations as well. Station, requires 10 weeks of single-track service and Sound Transit had previously leased key-access bike causes a major service disruption for riders. Connect lockers to riders at SODO and Rainier Beach, and has 2020 starts January 4, 2020 now replaced those with electronic card-access BikeLink lockers. In the lead-up to Connect 2020, Sound Transit executed a complex communications strategy to encourage riders This more than doubles the secure bike parking options to plan ahead and to explain the impending service at those two stations; locker spaces at SODO increased changes, including a mandatory transfer at Pioneer from 13 to 32, and at Rainier Beach from 16 to 34. UW Square Station across a temporary center platform. Station was built with 286 rack spaces; the new instal- lation added 60 BikeLink locker spaces and a retained Sound Transit also began early construction prep work a total of 234 rack spaces. for Connect 2020. The advance work required closing These new bike lockers will be available by the hour on service between Capitol Hill and SODO stations during a first-come, first-served basis, in contrast to Sound two weekends, Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 26-27. During this Transit's existing bike lockers, which are leased annu- time, free shuttle buses were provided between the sta- ally. Sound Transit contracted with BikeLink to install tions, and ST staff served as Ambassadors in the field to and operate the lockers, which cost 5 cents per hour. A assist riders. BikeLink access card costs $20 and comes with $20 in credit. December 2019 Page 2 of 183 Executive Summary Agency Activities and Monitored Issues (continued) I-976 Update At its Nov. 21 meeting, the Sound Transit Board discussed I-976, the statewide ballot initiative that passed in the Nov. 5 election. I-976, which seeks to limit one of Sound Transit’s revenue streams, car tabs, to $30, and calls the agency to retire all its bonds, could conceivably cost Sound Transit $7.2 billion in MVET and rental car tax revenue through 2041. I- 976 would simultaneously increase project costs with project delays. Presenting to the Board, Sound Transit General Counsel Desmond Brown and Sound Transit CFO Tracy Butler out- lined potential legal and financial scenarios. Brown noted that state law, as clarified by past Supreme Court decisions and reflected in the initiative itself as well as voter pamphlet language produced by the Attorney General, requires continued collection of Sound Transit’s MVET until the retirement of bonds that the agency has promised to pay back with MVET revenues. Butler elaborated on the ramifications of I-976’s cost pressures, presenting several hypothetical project delays to note that inflation and increased interest costs would require the collection of an additional $25 billion in taxes from local taxpayers. She estimated that existing Sound Transit taxes would have to be extended approximately 12 years. After the meeting, Sound Transit Board Chair John Marchione issued the following statement: "While I-976 passed statewide, it failed within the Sound Transit District. The current estimate of 53 percent opposi- tion is almost identical to the 54 percent who adopted the Sound Transit 3 program in 2016. For the second time in just three years, the district voters who actually pay Sound Transit’s motor vehicle excise tax have endorsed its con- tinuation to finance the transit expansions our region so desperately needs. The initiative and the Attorney General’s voter pamphlet summary both make clear that state law requires the MVET to be collected until Sound Transit’s bonds are repaid.
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