HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/18/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 78, 2000, AUTHORIZ AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13
DATE: July 18, 2000
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Thomas L. Frazier
Jack Gianola
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 78, 2000, Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations from
the Transit Fund to the Capital Projects Fund to be used for the Final Design and Construction of
the Downtown Transit Center.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Downtown Transit Center will be constructed on the site of the historic railroad freight
depot located on the northeast corner of Mason Street and Laporte Avenue and will serve as the
northern hub for Transfort/Dial-A-Ride. With these transit center improvements, in conjunction
with the Mason Street Transportation Corridor conceptual design, this facility will become a
premier multi-modal operation serving the civic center and the entire downtown. Ordinance No.
78, 2000, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 20, 2000.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 23
DATE: June 20, 2000
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF Thomas L. Frazier
Jack Gianola
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 78, 2000, Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations from the
Transit Fund to the Capital Projects Fund to be used for the Final Design and Construction of the
Downtown Transit Center.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption o CeOrdi4ince ofFi ML
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item authorizes the transfer of existing appropriations, totaling $1,698,400, from the Transit
Services Fund to the Capital Projects Fund for construction of the downtown transit center. The
sources of funds for the tran e p p io er ransit Administration grants.
The estimated cost for fi design d c c ' o transit center is $2,652,200.
Currently, there is $953,800 reve u from a 'vic cent financing package in the Capital
Project Fund for this project. s tr xpedit financial management of this
project from one capital fmd.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Downtown Transit Center will be constructed on the site of the historic railroad freight
depot located on the northeast corner of Mason Street and Laporte Avenue and will serve as the
northern hub for Transfort/Dial- - e. thPoce
' ent r ' provements, in conjunction
with the Mason Street Trans rtati rri e this facility will become a
premier multi-modal operati serving a civ and entire downtown. The City has
verbally committed to rent bus s pace t the transit center to the Texas,
New Mexico, Oklahoma Coaches. nc. ( & ts over-the-road bus operations. It will
also provide public waiting areas for all passengers and office space for the Fort Collins
SMARTTrips staff. The freight depot's architectural features will be maintained to exemplify
the historical nature of this facility and site improvements will be added to match the current
civic center architectural theme. The project is scheduled to go to bid in September 2000, to
start construction in November, and to open for operation in June 2001.
BACKGROUND:
In late 1998, the City completed a feasibility study for a downtown transit center, and the old
freight depot site was selected as the right location for transit operations. In conjunction with the
other facilities proposed in the Civic Center Plan and the Mason Street Transportation Corridor
Plan, this transit facility will provide an important multi-modal transportation center for the
DATE: June 20, 2
ITEM NUMBER: 23
Civic Center and the entire downtown area. Funds were initially appropriated in 1998 to begin
site review and preliminary design.
The City removed the asbestos from the depot and stabilized the building with a state historic
grant. The transit center site has been used for temporary and displaced parking caused by
construction of the Civic Center Parking Structure and the County Justice Center. The
temporary parking will end on the site when construction begins, in compliance with the
conditions applied by the Planning and Zoning Board.
The Federal Transit Administration has reviewed the project and its recommendations are
included in the project scope.COPY