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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/20/2004 - ITEMS RELATING TO THE NORTH COLLEGE IMPROVEMENTS 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 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 is to appropriate these funds into the Building Community Choices Capital Project Fund. These most recent funds are Federal Surface Transportation 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 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract Funding Increase Approval Letter with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Construction of the North College Avenue Corridor Improvements, Phase I. 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 Scooe• The first phase of the North College Improvement project is funded by the City's Building Community Choices 1/4 cent sales tax. The ballot language describing 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 the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) along with consulting team of Felsburg Holt & Ullevig finalized the engineering phase of the North College Improvement Project in June of 2003. The project is currently under construction. This project includes the portion of North College Avenue (US287) 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 business/property owners. The project includes the following elements: 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 round 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: CONTRACT CONTRACT Additional New Fundine 2002 CMAO 2003 Resurfacine Funding Letter Letter 2003 CMAO 2003 STP Federal/State $142,270 $2,500,000 $223,453 $200,143 Local Match $34,730 $ 0 $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 based upon the BCC, Federal and State funding, is summarized as follows: Building Community Choices 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 RESOLUTION 2004-007 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FUNDING INCREASE APPROVAL LETTER WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH COLLEGE AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE I WHEREAS, the 'Building Community Choices" 1/4 cent sales tax (BCC) approved in the April 8, 1997 election provides funding for,among other things,the first phase of the North College Avenue Improvement Project (the 'Project"); and WHEREAS,the first phase of the Project includes the portion of North College Avenue from the Jefferson Street/Maple Street intersection to Vine Drive and has been developed in accordance with the North College Avenue/US 287 Access Management Plan; and WHEREAS,pursuant to the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century of 1998,certain funds have been allocated for highway projects, under the Surface Transportation Program (STP) program, that have been proposed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and approved by the Federal Highway Administration; and WHEREAS, by Resolution 2002-023 the City Council authorized the execution of a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality("CMAQ")contract with CDOT for the purpose of providing funding for the bicycle/pedestrian improvements in the first phase of the Project, the total cost of which additional improvements was estimated to be $177,000, to be funded with federal participating funds in the amount of$142,270 and with City participating funds in the amount of $34,730; and WHEREAS, CDOT later presented to the City for execution an additional CMAQ contract funding increase approval letter for the purpose of providing additional funding for the first phase of the design and construction of the Project, in the amount of$278,000; and WHEREAS, CDOT has now presented to the City for execution an additional contract funding increase approval letter for the purpose of providing additional STP funding for the Project; and WHEREAS, the amount of additional funding to be made available to the City through the foregoing STP grant is $200,143, which amount will be conditioned upon the City providing matching funds in the amount of$48,857; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that the proposed STP contract funding increase approval letter as described above be entered into between the City and CDOT. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a STP contract funding increase approval letter between the City and the Colorado Department of Transportation for the purpose of providing additional funding for the improvements in the first phase of the North College Avenue Corridor Improvement project, with said contract to provide federal participating STP funds in the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY THREE DOLLARS ($200,143) and City participating funds in the sum of FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS ($48,857)for a total amount of TWO HUNDRED FORTY NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($249,000). Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 20th day of January, A.D. 2004. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 009, 2004 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLL NS 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. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of February, A.D. 2004. 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