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City seeks $3 million TIB grant for Bethel Phase 1; staff lays out funding plan
Summary
Public works is applying for a $3 million Transportation Improvement Board grant to fund the Bethel Phase 1 intersections; staff said the full project is roughly $15.3 million, with right-of-way work in 2027 and construction targeted in 2028–2029, and outlined contingencies if the grant is not awarded.
Public Works and finance staff told the committee they will apply to the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) for a $3,000,000 grant to help fund Bethel Phase 1 (the Salmonberry and Blueberry intersections). Noah Crocker walked the committee through the project schedule and the funding mix and said the city has been accumulating the 0.1% TBD sales-tax revenue since 2023 for the project.
Crocker described the plan and timeline: the project has been in design since 2022, right-of-way acquisitions are expected to complete in 2027, and construction is targeted for 2028–2029. He characterized the entire project as "about 15, $3,000,000 project" in the meeting transcript; staff clarified this as approximately $15.3 million in total project cost and said the number includes design and right-of-way phases.
Council members pressed staff on contingency and inflation assumptions. Crocker said the plan includes a 10% contingency and that construction-phase costs and funding splits will be refined as bidding and right-of-way work proceed. He noted a potential cash-flow pinch in 2029 if the TIB grant is not awarded and described options such as reauthorizing the 0.1% TBD sales tax for a longer term or issuing a small amount of debt to cover any gap.
The committee did not vote; staff asked for support to sign a funding-commitment letter for the TIB application, and members indicated they were comfortable proceeding under the assumptions outlined.
