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Home My WebLink AboutC_SRM_Waive_120-day_Review_210224.pdfFrom: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 1:21 PM To: Matthew Herrera Cc: Jim Rivard Subject: RE: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Thank you for that clarification on the scope, Matt. Yes, SRMRenton will waive the 120-day review clock and will pay staff expenses for undertaking this additional traffic analysis. They will work on remitting the invoice ASAP. Ray Liaw | Partner Van Ness Feldman LLP Main: (206) 623-9372 | hrl@vnf.com Direct: (206) 802-3842 From: Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 12:02 PM To: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Cc: Jim Rivard <jim@srmdevelopment.com> Subject: RE: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Caution: External Email. Good Morning Ray, Please find the attached scope and budget along with invoice for the City’s Traffic Impact Analysis. The scope assumes modeling of Phases 1-3 combined and is treating the project based on the trip generation of all phases being completed by 2024. We had also spoken before about waiving the 120-day review period and reimbursing staff costs based on the additional work that is required in lieu of a determination of significance. An email acknowledgement of these two items and payment of the invoice will be needed prior to authorizing Transpo to begin their work. Let me know if you have questions. -Matt Matt Herrera, AICP Senior Planner City of Renton 425.430.6593 CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. From: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 10:34 PM To: Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> Cc: Jim Rivard <jim@srmdevelopment.com> Subject: RE: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Hi Matt, Thanks for those clarifications. We think we’re on the same page and don’t want to slow down the process. However, can you do this: 1. Prepare the invoice for SRM. 2. Confirm via email that Transpo will be modeling the entire project (all phases) in the 2024 horizon year. Thanks much. Ray Liaw | Partner Van Ness Feldman LLP Main: (206) 623-9372 | hrl@vnf.com Direct: (206) 802-3842 From: Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 5:02 PM To: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Cc: Jim Rivard <jim@srmdevelopment.com> Subject: RE: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Caution: External Email. Hi Ray, Yes thank you! I have attached the revised scope per our discussion last week. If this looks good I will prepare an invoice. Once paid, I will authorize Transpo to begin. -Matt Matt Herrera, AICP Senior Planner City of Renton 425.430.6593 CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. From: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 10:21 AM To: Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> Cc: Jim Rivard <jim@srmdevelopment.com> Subject: RE: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Hi Matt, I hope you had a good couple days off last week. Could you provide an update on status today? Thanks much. Ray Liaw | Partner Van Ness Feldman LLP Main: (206) 623-9372 | hrl@vnf.com Direct: (206) 802-3842 From: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 10:59 AM To: Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> Cc: Jim Rivard <jim@srmdevelopment.com> Subject: RE: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Hi Matt, Just checking in. SRM is eager to see this work get started. Feel free to give me a call if there are substantive issues holding up the clarified scope. Thanks. Ray Liaw | Partner Van Ness Feldman LLP Main: (206) 623-9372 | hrl@vnf.com Direct: (206) 802-3842 From: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 2:02 PM To: Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Cc: Jim Rivard <jim@srmdevelopment.com> Subject: RE: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Hi Matt, Just following up on the specifics of our call today. We understand you will work with John Pascal to clarify two set of issues in Transpo’s Final Scope: 1. Key Assumptions (last bullet point concerning revisions to traffic operations for the TIA). It is clear that Transpo will remove the I-405 ramp meter and include dual westbound turn-lanes. It is unclear whether the HOV lane will be removed from the analysis as well. 2. Key Assumptions/Task 3 (bullets pertaining to 2024 horizon year) – Per the revised construction schedule we shared, the earliest Phase I will now be constructed is 2024, and the earliest Phase II will be constructed is 2025. Phase III (the office building) would not be constructed until 2026. Occupancy on all phases is not anticipated for one full year thereafter. This is due to the passage of time since initial completion of the TIA. However, we understand Transpo will model the complete project (all three phases) in 2024. Provided Key Assumptions related to traffic operations include removal of ramp metering, inclusion of dual westbound turn lanes, and removal of HOV lane (which are in place now or otherwise anticipated by construction of Phase I and II), we support using a 2024 horizon year to model the full scope of all three phases of this project. Other minor comments we had on the scope concerned Background, specifically related to the timeline of construction and TIAs completed to date. This sentence jumped out as confusing: “Completion of the I-405 ETL improvements by WSDOT are not expected to occur until 2025, a few years after the original project proposal was to be completed.” It would be less confusing to say that 2025 is a few years after the initial TIA anticipated the project to be complete; however, project completion is now expected to occur around the same time as the I-405 ETL improvements given the passage of time since the TIA was initially prepared. We don’t think this sentence necessarily needs to be revised in the scope. But we would appreciate you forwarding these clarifications to Transpo for their report: · The original TIA anticipated completion of the Cedar River Apartment Project in 2023. · Given the current stage of entitlement permitting for the Project, construction of all three phases of the Project is no longer anticipated to be complete until 2026 (Phase I in 2024, Phase II in 2025, and Phase III in 2026). Finally, while not included in Transpo’s scope, we understand that we will be afforded the opportunity to comment on Transpo’s written report before the report is forwarded to the ERC. We appreciate being included as attendees during interim meetings between Transpo and staff as well. Will look forward to reviewing the revised scope so we can get this going. Ray Liaw | Partner Van Ness Feldman LLP Main: (206) 623-9372 | hrl@vnf.com Direct: (206) 802-3842 From: Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> Sent: Monday, February 8, 2021 5:36 PM To: Ray Liaw <hrl@vnf.com> Subject: Cedar River Apartments Final TIA Scope Caution: External Email. Hi Ray, Please find the attached final scope and budget. The document has revised the horizon year to 2024 based on the Phase 1 completion date and provides additional detail on the cut-through analysis. Also, the applicant team would be invited to attend one meeting prior to finalizing the TIA. I will follow up with an invoice for Transpo’s costs identified in the scope and budget after receiving acknowledgement from the applicant team they are amenable to waiving the 120-day review period for the master plan application and will pay overtime staff fees for the extended period the City has reviewed the project. The acknowledgement does not need to be as formal as the document we are working for the building permit and can instead be an email. Following payment and the acknowledgement I will authorize Transpo to begin. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks! -Matt Matt Herrera, AICP - Senior Planner City of Renton Community & Economic Development 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98057-3232 425.430.6593