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Redmond council to place Eastside Transportation Partnership interlocal agreement on May 20 consent agenda
Summary
Council members reviewed an updated Eastside Transportation Partnership (ETP) operating agreement and, by unanimous consent, agreed to place Redmond’s interlocal agreement on the May 20 consent agenda to preserve the city’s seat in the regional forum.
Redmond City Council members reviewed an updated operating agreement for the Eastside Transportation Partnership and agreed to place the city’s interlocal agreement (ILA) on the May 20 consent agenda by unanimous consent.
The Eastside Transportation Partnership is “the forum established for elected officials within the East Side Of Lake Washington to provide input on decisions and recommendations to King County Metro, Sound Transit, Puget Sound Regional Council, and other regional agencies,” Francesca Liberti, senior transportation planner, told the council. Liberti said the ETP approved an updated operating agreement and that “all participating member agencies, the City of Redmond being 1, approve the interlocal agreement prior to adoption by the lead agency or King County Metro.”
Council President Kritzker, who chairs the ETP, said the updated agreement was reviewed across multiple ETP meetings and was drafted to mirror agreements used by other transportation boards in King County. “We did make a few changes, and ... Redmond was well represented in terms of kind of the updating of this agreement,” she said, urging approval to “support the work that we’re doing at ETP.”
Kritzker described efforts to make ETP meetings more productive as light rail arrives to Eastside communities, including more breakout discussions among jurisdictions and more in-person meetings hosted by member cities. She said the group is considering forming subcommittees to examine issues such as federal funding and “first last mile” connections to new rail service.
After the presentation and brief council questions, Presiding Officer Stewart asked if there were objections to placing the ILA on the May 20 consent agenda. “Seeing none, we’ll have this back,” Stewart said.
The council did not take a final vote on the ILA at the May 13 meeting; staff requested placement on the May 20 consent agenda so that the council can adopt the interlocal agreement before the lead agency executes it.
For residents, city staff said that failing to approve the ILA would forfeit Redmond’s opportunity to continue participating in the ETP and the regional advocacy and coordination that the forum provides.
