HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/20/1999 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 44, 1999, APPROPRI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 8
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: April 20, 1999
STAFF:
Matt Baker
SUBJECT :
Second Reading of Ordinance No.44, 1999,Appropriating Prior Year Reserves and Unanticipated
Revenue in the Street Oversizing Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations from the
Street Oversizing Fund to the Capital Projects Fund for the South Timberline Road Improvement
Project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ordinance No. 44, 1999, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 16, 1999 and
appropriates funds into the Capital Projects fund to construct arterial roadway improvements for the
Timberline Road at Willow Springs Improvement Project.
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 16
DATE: March 16, 1999
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Matt Baker
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 44,1999, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves and Unanticipated
Revenue in the Street Oversizing Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations from the
Street Oversizing Fund to the Capital Projects Fund for the South Timberline Road Improvement
Project.
RECOMMENDATION: J,
Staff recommends adoption of,Pe Ordinance o&l7irst Readingr
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Ordinance will appropriate $1,119,718 into the Capital Projects fund to construct arterial
roadway improvements for the Timberline Road at Willow Springs Improvement Project. This
project will go to bid as soon as funds are available. Funds have been received and will be
appropriated as follows- 11. "
Willow Springs Development �Co tribufgnutd) $127,536
Street Oversizing Fund l -9s $863,747
Ft Collins/Loveland Water District $128,435
(In Anticipation of Funds)
This will not affect the Street Oversizing Fund's ability to meet its other construction obligations
in 1999.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Arterial street improvements are planned for Timberline Road at Willow Springs from Battle Creek
Drive to the Mail Creek Ditch. These improvements include curb and gutter, detached sidewalks,
bike lanes,right turn lanes,and rein latiomr f artew ixteen-inch 16")water main. The project
is predominantly funded by a StreetQversizg rogyram, , t'includes a Development portion
contributed in the form of Contribn ion 1 as wel as a contribution from the Fort
Collins/Loveland Water Distric .. e' Oort ail s veland ter District portion will cover costs
of extending the District's water line to meet future needs. Staff is requesting funds to be
appropriated from the Street Oversizing Fund to the Capital Projects Fund for the purpose of starting
these arterial road improvements in May of 1999. Staff believes this project needs to start in the
spring of 1999 in order to avoid severe traffic delays and congestion in the area. Arterial
improvements on Timberline Road at Willow Springs are also necessary in 1999 to keep
construction impacts on city residents to a minimum.
ACKGROUND:
Over the past year staff has completed the design of the Timberline Road Widening at Willow
Springs project. The improvements will span from Battle Creek Drive,south to the city limits at the
Mail Creek Ditch. The project will include reconstruction of the roadway, including curb, gutter,
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sidewalks, and bike lanes. Additional upgrades to the project will include the installation of a new
sixteen-inch(16") City water main. The project will also include the installation of a new sixteen-
inch (16") Fort Collins/Loveland Water District water main to meet future needs for the District.
This joint effort between the City and District has been formed in order to take economic advantage
of the project's timing and to benefit both parties now and in the future. Staff has designed the
project to save 16 existing large cottonwood trees and several other existing tree species. The project
is planned to begin construction in May of 1999, with final completion in the fall of 1999.
Funding for the project is through the Street Oversizing Program and developer contributions. Street
Oversizing will contribute $863,747, and developer contributions (Contributions in Aid)will total
$127,536.
The Fort Collins/Loveland Water,Distri t will mstalll new sixty n-inch(16")water main for future
capacity in conjunction with this p oject.Al costs for the extension will be paid for with funds
received from the Fort Collins/Loveland Water District. This coordinated effort between the City
and the District will allow this infrastructure to be built more cost effectively due to the economy
of scale of the combined project. It will also reduce future inconvenience to the traveling public by
having all utilities completed prior to roadway construction.
Due to current and future development in the area,this section of Timberline Road has a declining
Level Of Service(LOS). The improvements for Timberline Road at Willow Springs will require that
Timberline Road be closed to the traveling public fhe Dili ez�ent of#he project. Although this will
be an inconvenience for the local area f affic, a'cceS , loca residents will be maintained with
signed alternate routes. Theser alternate`routes wtll 7e indicategw to the public using high intensity
orange construction zone signs. Staff has bn wor7ting wittfie local residents both in the city
limits and in the County to minimize the impacts of this large project.
In order to take this project to bid and to start construction in May, all funds for the project must be
appropriated into the Capital Project fund. The developers have already provided their funds for the
improvements, and Street Oversizing funds are budgeted and appropriated for the remaining share
of the improvements. Funds from the Fort Collins/Loveland Water District will be collected prior
to bid opening.
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