HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 08/17/1999 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 132, 1999, APPROPR AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 12
DATE: August 17, 1999
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF
Mike Herzig
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 132, 1999,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital
Projects Fund Minor Streets Capital Project to Be Used to Install New Crossing Warning Devices
at the Larimer County Road 32 And Union Pacific Railroad Crossing.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On August 3, 1999, Council unanimously adopted Resolution 99-96 authorizing the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation(CDOT),and the Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), is for installation of crossing warning devices at the Larimer
County Road 32 and UPRR crossing. Also on August 3, 1999, Council unanimously adopted
Ordinance No. 132, 1999,appropriating Federal Funds budgeted towards the project in to the City's
Minor Streets Capital Project in the Capital Projects Fund.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER:
20 A-B
DATE: August 3, 1999
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Mike Herzig
SUBJECT:
Items Relating to Installation of New Crossing Warning Devices.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption ofithe Resolution and of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Federal "ISTEA" funds will pay for 100% of the cost for the new crossing warning devices.
$134,258 in Federal Funds has been budgeted towards this project and is being appropriated into the
City's Minor Streets Capital Fuh1. 'The,City is required to ay-for the Colorado Department of
Transportation's costs for adrmnistering' he project.. These coats;estimated at$2,242,will be paid
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with existing Minor Streets Capital Funds.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A
A. Resolution 99-96 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with the
Colorado Department of Transportation, and the Union Pacific Railroad Company for
Installing New CrossingJWarnmg Devices atthe.Larimer County Road 32 and Union Pacific
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Railroad Crossing.
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B. First Reading of Ordinance-No. 132,4T999 Appropri"` g Unanticipated Revenue in the
Capital Projects Fund Minor Streets Capital Project to Be Used to Install New Crossing
Warning Devices at the Larimer County Road 32 And Union Pacific Railroad Crossing.
The agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the Union Pacific
Railroad Company (UPRR), is for installation of crossing warning devices at the Latimer County
Road 32 and UPRR crossing as shown on the attached map. The project consists of replacing the
existing stop sign controlled crossing with a signal system and gates to improve safety at the
crossing. In addition,the signal system will improve the function of the street by requiring vehicles
to stop only for trains. This installation will work well with the traffic signal planned for installation
at Latimer County Road 32 at Timberline Road (700 feet to the east of the crossing).
DATE: August 3, 1999 2 ITEM NUMBER: 20 A-B
The City applied for and received Federal ISTEA Funds to pay for 100%of the cost to upgrade the
crossing warning devices. Ordinance No. 132, 1999, appropriates the $134,258 in Federal Funds
budgeted towards the project in to the City's Minor Streets Capital Project in the Capital Projects
Fund. The UPRR's estimated cost for the upgrade is $126,758. The City is required to pay for
CDOT's costs for administering the project, because the federal funds may not be used for this
purpose. These costs, estimated at $2,242, will be paid for with existing Minor Streets Capital
Funds.
This project is planned to be done in coordination with another project under separate agreement
between the City and the UPRR to replace and widen the crossing material to provide width for the
two travel lanes and two bicycle lanes/shoulders.
Construction of the improvements is sch6duled to be done in tie fall of this year.