Kenmore City Council scheduled to consider 2026-2031 transportation improvement program

What the records say

The May 19, 2025 City Council agenda listed Resolution No. 25-428, the 2026-2031 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), in two places: a public hearing item and, later on the same agenda, a business item for adoption, both presented by Engineering Director John Vicente ¹. The record packet includes the agenda bill, the resolution text, the presentation slides, and the full project and funding tables for the six-year program ¹. The TIP carries over 20 projects from the prior 2025-2030 program, adds two new projects — the 80th Ave NE Ped/Bike Project (NE 185th–NE 192nd) and the 66th Ave NE/NE 196th Slope Stability Project — and removes the 80th Ave Corridor Project (192nd–City Limits) ¹. The draft resolution directs that the adopted program be filed with the Washington State Department of Transportation within 30 days of adoption ¹. The pre-meeting packet does not record the meeting's outcome ¹.

• The May 19, 2025 agenda scheduled a public hearing on Resolution No. 25-428 and, later in the same agenda, an adoption vote; both items were presented by Engineering Director John Vicente ¹.
• The packet includes the resolution text, agenda bill, presentation slides, and the TIP project-and-funding tables, so the proposed projects and dollar amounts are in the record ¹.
• The 2026-2031 TIP carries over 20 projects, adds two new projects (80th Ave NE Ped/Bike NE 185th–NE 192nd; 66th Ave NE/NE 196th Slope Stability), and removes the 80th Ave Corridor Project (192nd–City Limits) ¹.
• The materials state the TIP is not fiscally restrained and note that unfunded projects can be pushed to subsequent years ¹.

Why it matters

Under RCW 35.77.010, Kenmore must review and adopt a six-year transportation improvement program annually, and the TIP must show how the city proposes to use funds for transportation-related projects over the next six years, consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan ¹. In practice this is the working list of which corridors residents can expect work on — repaving, sidewalk gap-filling, bike lanes, and bridge or slope repairs (analysis). One caveat in the materials: the TIP is a planning document that is not fiscally restrained, so projects without secured funding can be pushed to later years as staff pursue grants ¹. The packet lets residents see the specific projects and per-project funding, but it does not show whether the council actually adopted the program ¹.

What changed / what's next

• Adoption of Resolution No. 25-428 would establish the 2026-2031 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, adding two new projects and removing the 80th Ave Corridor Project (192nd–City Limits) ¹.
• The pre-meeting materials do not record whether the council adopted Resolution No. 25-428 at the May 19, 2025 meeting ¹.
• The resolution text directs filing the adopted TIP with the state Department of Transportation within 30 days of adoption ¹.
• Several listed projects carry unsecured funding, so their timing could shift as grants are pursued (analysis) ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.