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Council adopts six-year transportation plan list required by state; hearing ends with resolution 4012 passed
Summary
The Moses Lake City Council held a public hearing on the six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) required by Washington state law, closed public testimony with none offered, and approved Resolution 4012 to submit the planning list; staff clarified the TIP is a planning document, not a funding commitment.
The Moses Lake City Council closed a public hearing on the city’s six‑year Transportation Improvement Program and approved Resolution 4012 to submit the TIP list required by Washington state law.
"This is a planning document. It's not your programming document," said Lee (staff), explaining the TIP lists projects the city may pursue and is used to qualify for state grants; actual funding and project sequencing are determined later through a capital improvement process.
Why it matters: The TIP gives the city an approved list to provide to state grant programs and to plan long‑range transportation work. Approval does not allocate city funds; staff said grant applications and a separate six‑year capital improvement plan (CIP) will follow and give council the opportunity to prioritize projects for funding.
Questions from council addressed technical detail. Council asked whether traffic models were in use; staff said the city maintains a travel demand model and that the TIP includes more detailed, intersection‑level studies to design safety and throughput solutions. Council members asked about sidewalk repair and a possible sidewalk repair/replacement program; staff said a sidewalk program is under discussion but not finalized. The gravel-road conversion and pavement condition inventory were discussed; staff confirmed they are integrating recent Veil AI data and StreetSaver PCI ratings to produce a ranked list of road priorities.
Action: Council member Madewell moved to approve Resolution 4012; the motion passed unanimously. Staff will return in coming months with a separate six‑year CIP for funding decisions and with further detail on sidewalk and pavement prioritization.
Ending: Resolution 4012 authorizes the city to submit the TIP list to the state and preserve eligibility for grant opportunities; council retained final funding prioritization for a later CIP process.
