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Committee reviews Capital Improvement Program covering trails, parks and water projects
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Summary
The committee heard a broad CIP presentation from Dylan Gamble outlining streets resurfacing, town-center trail work, Meadowbrook Bridge coordination, playground and park upgrades, riverfront acquisitions and multiple water-utility studies and improvements tied to long-term schedules and competitive grant cycles.
Dylan Gamble, the city’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project manager, presented an overview of transportation, parks, facilities and utility projects to the Parks and Public Works Committee on Feb. 3.
Gamble walked members through program-level priorities and several specific projects: streets resurfacing with integrated water, storm and sewer work; sidewalk replacements and ADA ramp upgrades; a major town-center multiuse trail (Town Center Phase 3) coupled with utility undergrounding; Meadowbrook Bridge revetment coordination with King County; playground replacements at Cottonwood and Hoff; bog-trail and dog-park work; and parks facilities investments including locks and vandalism-reduction measures.
On funding and schedules, Gamble said the town-center trail will rely on competitive PSRC (federal/state) funding cycles tied to the 2028 funding round and that applications are due this summer for those multi-year funds. For smaller park and trail efforts, he said staff will try to bundle work into larger street-resurfacing bids to reduce unit pricing.
Gamble provided updates on Sandy Cove (fully permitted with easement details remaining and a construction window roughly July 4–Oct. 30) and riverfront land acquisition/demolition efforts (two city-owned homes targeted for demolition in spring using grant funds). He described an Arboretum Trail concept from the Riverwalk master plan and said the city plans to pursue piecemeal construction for low-cost early improvements.
In utilities, Gamble covered pressure-zone conversion projects to improve water pressure and fire flow, and a study of the 599 pressure zone to assess interconnections and performance during high-demand or fire events. He described plans to add a pressure-reducing valve tie-in between the 705 and 599 zones and to convert some booster pumps to variable-frequency drives (VFDs) to improve pressure regulation and reduce pump wear. Gamble also discussed the Cane Springs source-supply pilot project (inject-pause-recover aquifer testing) and said field testing will start next month; he noted Cane Springs provides roughly 65% of the city's winter water supply.
Gamble identified ongoing urban-forestry work on Snoqualmie Ridge Phase 1 to replace street trees planted with inadequate soil and spacing, stormwater pond maintenance, and a Kimball Creek riparian restoration required by the Department of Ecology. He also confirmed two railroad-crossing locations (Parkway and King) are in design with the Northwest Railway Museum contracted to manage design and construction later this year.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about scheduling, procurement, DOC crew use for fencing and coordination with grant programs (WIROS 7). Gamble said some projects are contingent on outcomes from ongoing studies, permit timelines and grant success. The presentation concluded with staff inviting further questions and offering to provide detailed follow-ups by email.
The committee took no formal votes on CIP spending at the meeting; the session served as a programmatic update and to align near-term deliverables.
The committee adjourned after the presentation.
