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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/03/2004 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 009, 2004, APPROPR ITEM NUMBER: 10 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February3, 2004 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: John Lang SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No.009,2004,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Avenue Corridor Improvements,Phase I. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The North College Avenue Corridor Improvement project covers an area on Riverside/Jefferson from Mulberry to College and on North College Avenue from Jefferson to north of Cherry Street. The project is managed by City of Fort Collins Transportation Services and is funded by a combination of sources including the City's 1997 Building Community Choices funds, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) resurfacing funds, Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds, and Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds. Ordinance No. 009, 2004, was adopted 6-0 (Mayor Martinez was absent) on First Reading on January 20, 2004. ORDINANCE NO. 009, 2004 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE BUILDING COMMUNITY CHOICES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND - NORTH COLLEGE AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE I WHEREAS,on April 8, 1997, the voters of the City approved Ordinance No. 30, 1997 (the "Ordinance"), authorizing the imposition of a quarter cent sales and use tax for the purpose of generating revenues to construct certain transportation projects described in the 'Building Community Choices" ('BCC') capital improvement program; and WHEREAS, one such project approved for funding by the voters was the North College Avenue Corridor Improvements, Phase I (the 'Project"); and WHEREAS, the scope of the Project as outlined in the Ordinance calls for the phased construction of improvements to improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicles on North College Avenue focusing on the 1/4 to 1/2 mile north of Jefferson Street; and WHEREAS, the project improvements may include: (1) drainage improvements; (2) widening the roadway to provide better and safer facilities for bicycles and pedestrians; (3) constructing medians for access control; and/or (4) improving to full arterial street standards including curb, gutter, and sidewalk; and WHEREAS,on March 5,2002,City Council adopted Ordinance No.38,2002,appropriating $142,270 in Congestion Mitigation&Air Quality("CMAQ")funds from the Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT") and $34,730 in City matching funds to be used for design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements associated with the Project; and WHEREAS, on February 4, 2003, Council adopted Ordinance No. 10, 2003, appropriating an additional $223,453 in CMAQ funds, from CDOT, and $54,547 in local matching funds to be used for the same Project purposes, plus an additional $2,500,000 in highwa y resurfacing funds from CDOT for other road improvements in the immediate area of the Project, including asphalt milling and overlaying along Jefferson and Riverside, and intersection improvements at the North College/Jefferson, and Mulberry/Riverside intersections; and WHEREAS, CDOT has recently awarded the City of Fort Collins another$200,143, in the form of Surface Transportation Program ("STP") funds, to be used to construct additional improvements associated with the Project; and WHEREAS,local matching funds needed,totaling$48,857,have been identified in the form of existing appropriations in the Building Community Choices-North College Corridor Project;and WHEREAS,the aforementioned STP funds($200,143)from CDOT will be used along with previously appropriated, dedicated sales and use tax funds (Building Community Choices) and federal funds, totaling $5,463,222, in the Project, resulting in a total available appropriation of $5,663,365; and WHEREAS, on January 20, 2004, the City Council adopted Resolution 2004-007, authorizing the Mayor to sign a contract funding increase approval letter with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the construction of the North College Avenue Corridor Improvements and the receipt of the foregoing $200,143 in STP funds; and WHEREAS, the scope of improvements as described herein for the Project has been developed in accordance with the North College Avenue/US 287 Access Management Plan; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins (the "Charter") permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year,provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS,City staff has determined that the appropriation of STP funds ($200,143)from the Colorado Department of Transportation, as described herein, will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund - North College Corridor Project to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS,it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$200,143,in STP funds, in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund - North College Avenue Corridor Improvements project to be used with existing appropriations for the construction of improvements along North College Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Avenue Corridor Improvements project,the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE DOLLARS ($200,143)from Colorado Department of Transportation STP funds,to be used for the construction of improvements along North College Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive. Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 20th day of January, A.D. 2004, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of February, A.D. 2004. L,ja�-, Mayorp, t,�,. q ATTEST: u w YM Q G City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of February, A.D. 2004. Mayor ATTEST: • City Clerk ITEM NUMBER: 17 A-B AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January 20, 2004 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: John Lang SUBJECT Items Relating to the North College Improvements. RECOMMENDATION Fti Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT The purpose of this Resolution is to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract funding letter for an additional piece of federal funding for the North College Avenue Corridor Improvements project. The purpose of the Ordinance i to-appro at h fu sl*.,to thy+-Building Community Choices Capital Project Fund. , d .o These most recent funds are ederal S"urfasg Tr sportatiol-Program (STP) funds and total $249,000. This is in the form of$200,143 of Federal Funds and$48,857 in Local Agency Matching Funds. The matching funds will come from the existing Building Community Choices funds for the North College Improvements Project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Resolution 2004-007 Apth`or4in a 4Efflp i _. a Contract Funding Increase P„ � �e-. Approval Letter with t " Colorad9, Depa''Vent oftraAg ation for the Construction of the North College Avenu omdornprov�tn its, Phase B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 009, 2004, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund- North College Avenue Corridor Improvements, Phase I. The North College Avenue Corridor Improvement project covers an area on Riverside/Jefferson from Mulberry to College and on North College Avenue from Jefferson to north of Cherry Street. The project is managed by City of Fort Collins Transportation Services and is funded by a combination of sources including the City's 1997 Building Community Choices funds, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) resurfacing funds, Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds, and Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds. January 20, 2004 -2- Item No. 17 A-B The goals of the project include the addition of pedestrian and bicycle facilities, installation of drainage, access and landscaping improvements, and reconstruction of the roadway surface with concrete paving on North College Avenue between Jefferson and Cherry Street. Also incorporated in the project are roadway resurfacing improvements on Jefferson/Riverside between College Avenue and Mulberry Street, including the Riverside/Mulberry intersection. This proposed Resolution will authorize the Mayor to finalize the agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for this component of the federal funding. Project Design and Scone: �` �" ,' � R The first phase of the NorthCollegempront�apPojec 's` funded by the City's Building Community Choices 1/4 cents s tax, te bal ' t 1 ' guage de bing the project reads as follows: "This is a four phase project to improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicles on North College Avenue. Phase I will focus on the 114 to 1/2 mile north of Jefferson Street. Anticipated improvements may include:(1)drainage improvements;(2)widening roadway to provide betterand safer facilities for bicycles and pedestrians; (3)constructing medians for access control;and/or(4) improving to full arterial street standards including curb, gutter, and sidewalk. Planning, design, right-of-way acquisition and other project costs may also be included." The City of Fort Collins and e•CorloR pa o Tra portation (CDOT) along with consulting team of Felsburg t & l tg fin V en nng phase of the North College Improvement Project in June 2003. he pr' rrent under construction. This project includes the portion of North ollege A nu ( from, the Jefferson Street (SH14)/Maple Street intersection on the south to Vine Drive on the north. In addition,CDOT has added resurfacing funding to the project so that roadway maintenance can be completed along Jefferson and Riverside (SH14)from North College(US287)to Mulberry(SH14).The roadway maintenance improvements include asphalt mill and overlay of the roadway and concrete improvements in the intersections.The design has been developed in accordance with the US 287/SH14 Access Management Plan. The design is based upon input from the community gathered from public open house events as well as individual meetings with local tipsiness erty owners. a, . The project includes the follo'�'ng ele ts: } t, 1. Single southbound left turn lane from North College to Jefferson; 2. Free flow right turn lane from westbound Jefferson to northbound College; 3. Raised, landscaped medians along the North College corridor; 4. Future removal of the northbound left turn from College to Cherry street, however this change can be phased in over time as traffic conditions warrant—it is not needed with the first phase of this project; 5. Double left turn lanes eastbound at the Cherry Street/North College intersection; 6. Extensive bicycle and pedestrian improvements,including enhanced crosswalks,on and off- street bikeways. January 20, 2004 -3. Item No. 17 A-B Budget Back rg ound The City has previously approved two contracts and one additional funding letter with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for this project. These include two Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality(CMAQ)appropriations and a Resurfacing Funds appropriation. The Federal funds are intended to assist with the construction of the improvements associated with the Building Community Choices (BCC)project along North College Avenue/US 287 between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive and the Resurfacing funds are intended to improve Jefferson and Riverside between College and Mulberry. The State and Federal funds for this project are summarized as follows: CONTR CONTR CT ' ' ddi8nal New Funding 2002 2 3 Res F`undinii Letter Letter 20&3 CMAO 2003 STP *.: Federal/State $142,270 $2,560; 0 $ ;453 $200,143 Local Match $34,730 S0 $54,547 $48,857 Total: $177,000 $2,500,000 $278,000 $249,000 Besides the Federal and State Funds, the Building Community Choices (BCC) funds have been previously appropriated into the project. The Building Community Choices (BCC) funds total $2,562,769. The total budget for this project efifupo ,thq BCC,4deral and,_State funding, is summarized as follows: Building CorargUnitykhoices Funds �;.. $2,562,769 CMAQ Federal Funds $400,453 CDOT Resurfacing Funds $2,500,000 STP Federal Funds $200,143 Total $5,663,365 ATTACHMENTS Project Area Map f r'