Kenmore Sound

Infrastructure · Occurred · Outcome pending · Sep 28, 2026

Kenmore to weigh WSDOT cost-share for federal culvert grant application

Kenmore's council is scheduled to consider a cost-share agreement with WSDOT to support a joint federal culvert grant application at its September 28 meeting. 1

What the records say

The Kenmore City Council is scheduled to consider Agreement GCC 1437 with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) on the consent agenda at its September 28, 2026, 7:00 PM regular meeting. 1 The agreement would authorize the City Manager to sign a 50/50 cost-share for a joint application to the federal Culvert Aquatic Organism Passage grant program, administered by the Federal Highway Administration. 1 The City and WSDOT entered a similar agreement in 2024 for the same grant; awards were not announced that round, the opportunity was reissued in June 2026, and the parties revised and resubmitted their prior application in June and July. 1

  • The council is scheduled to consider Agreement GCC 1437 with WSDOT on the consent agenda at its September 28, 2026 meeting, and, if approved, authorize the City Manager to sign it. 1
  • The agreement covers a 50/50 cost-share for a joint application to FHWA's National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration (Culvert AOP) grant program; WSDOT's share of the estimated $22,226 application cost is $11,113, with a contingency up to a maximum payment of $13,891. 1
  • If awarded, the grant would provide $5 million for the City's culvert replacement at NE 175th Street and $10 million for WSDOT's adjacent SR 522 culvert project on Cat Whisker Creek. 1
  • A similar cost-share agreement was executed in 2024 for the same grant; no awards were announced that round, and the funding opportunity was reissued in June 2026 with a six-week reapplication window. 1

Why it matters

If awarded, the grant would provide $5 million toward the City's planned stream culvert replacement project at NE 175th Street and $10 million toward WSDOT's adjacent culvert project on SR 522, both on Cat Whisker Creek. 1 The agreement would have WSDOT reimburse Kenmore half of the estimated $22,226 application cost — about $11,113 — rather than the City paying the full amount alone. 1

What changed / what's next

  • The September 28, 2026 consent agenda adds a proposed approval of Agreement GCC 1437 with WSDOT for a federal culvert grant application cost-share. 1
  • The council's action on Agreement GCC 1437 at the September 28, 2026 meeting; the packet is pre-meeting evidence and does not establish the outcome. 1
  • Whether the joint application is awarded in the reissued grant round. 1
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.