City of Tacoma Notice of Public Hearing November 13, 2013 On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the City Council will conduct a public hearing by the City Council on the proposed 2015-2020 Six-Year Comprehensive Transportation Improvement Program and proposed amendments to the 2013-2014 program. For additional details, please see the reverse side of this notice. This hearing will take place in the City Council Chambers on the first floor of the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, Tacoma, Washington. All persons will have an opportunity to present their oral comments at the meeting. Those wishing to submit written comments may do so at the public hearing, or may submit them to the City Clerk's Office at 747 Market Street, Room 220, Tacoma, WA 98402, by 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Resolution No. 38770, which set the public hearing date, can be viewed in its entirety on the City's website at www.cityoftacoma.org/recentlegis by clicking on the link for November 12, 2013, or by requesting a copy from the City Clerk's Office at (253) 5915505. For more information, please contact Ms. Jennifer Kammerzell, Public Works Engineer at (253) 591-5511. Doris Sorum City Clerk On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, the City Council will conduct a public hearing on the Six-Year Comprehensive Transportation Improvement Program Amended 2013-2014 & 20152020. Section 35.77.010 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) provides that each city shall annually update its Six-Year Comprehensive Transportation Program and file a copy of the adopted Program with the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) by July 1 of each year. The Program is necessary to allow cities and counties to obtain state and federal funding. For a project to obtain funding from the state, it must appear in the agency's current program. Since the state also disperses federal highway funds, this requirement applies to federally-funded projects as well. The Six-Year Comprehensive Transportation Program lists planned transportation projects for the remainder of 2013 and 2014 and the years 20152020. The program includes roadways, bridges, non-motorized facilities, sidewalks and other capital related transportation projects. The program is based upon anticipated revenues versus desirable projects. There are always more projects than available revenues. It is also important to note that the adoption of the program does not irreversibly commit the City of Tacoma to construct the projects. A project may be canceled at any time during the course of study or design. The program may at any time be revised by a majority of the City Council, but only after a public hearing. The Six-Year Comprehensive Transportation Improvement Program Amended 2013-2014 & 2015-2020 was approved by the Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability Committee to forward to City Council for adoption on October 9, 2013. For more information, please contact Jennifer Kammerzell at (253) 591-5511 or jkammerzell@cityoftacoma.org. November 15