HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/19/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 169, 2000, APPROPR AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 10
DATE: December 19, 2000
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Kathleen Reavis
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 169, 2000,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Transportation
Services Fund, Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations to be Used for Extending the Scope of
Improvements Associated with the Construction of Phase III of the Harmony Road Bikeway Project, and
Approving the Related Amendment of the Contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Fort Collins has been provided with additional Enhancement funding from the Colorado
Department of Transportation (CDOT) to extend the scope of the Harmony Road Bikelanes Phase
III project. This additional funding will cover the costs associated with extending the project to
include bikelane improvements along Harmony Road from Ziegler Road(County Road 9)to Strauss
Cabin Road (County Road 7). The original funding for the Harmony Road Bikelanes —Phase III
was$456,485. These funds have been used to complete the final design plans for the entire project
corridor as well as construct the bikelanes along Harmony from Boardwalk to Timberline.
Ordinance No. 169, 2000, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 21, 2000.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 17
DATE: November 21, 2000
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Kathleen Reavis
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SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No.169, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Transportation
Services Fund, Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations to be Used for Extending the Scope of
Improvements Associated with the Construction of Phase III of the Harmony Road Bikeway Project, and
Approving the Related Amendment of the Contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation.
RECOMMENDATION:
if Yn
Staff recommends adoption o CeOrdi ce o i eading
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City of Fort Collins has been provided with additional Enhancement funding from the Colorado
Department of Transportation(CDOT)to extend the scope of work for the Harmony Road Bikelanes
Phase III project. The City will receive an additional$154,000 of funding for this project,$123,200
in federal funds from CDOT Cntyrawnc
8 o m ds m Transportation Planning. In
addition, Hewlett-Packard coi e co 'b i 7, o the City for the re-construction
of the islands in front of its si
The original funding for the Harmony Road Bikelanes — Phase III was $456,485. The additional
funds will bring the CDOT funding level to$610,485,plus the$7,800 from Hewlett-Packard for an
' overall project total of$618,285.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Fort Collins has been vi ed w' additional Enhance cut funding from the Colorado
Department of Transportation O exte t sc h armony Road Bikelanes Phase
III project. This additional f ding wi cover a asso ed with extending the project to
include bikelane improvement on on o from Zie r Road(County Road 9)to Strauss
Cabin Road (County Road 7). a origina unding or the armony Road Bikelanes —Phase III
was $456,485. These funds have been used to complete the final design plans for the entire project
corridor as well as construct the bikelanes along Harmony from Boardwalk to Timberline.
BACKGROUND:
The Harmony Road Bikelane Project has come forward as a critical bikeway improvement project
based upon the City of Fort Collins Bicycle Program Plan (1995) and the Harmony Road Bicycle
10 Project: Concept Plan (1996). Both of these citizen-based planning efforts were very effective in
identifying needs and bikeway design issues for commuter cyclists along this major east/west
corridor of the city.
DATE: November 21, 2000 2 ITEM NUMBER: 17
Since the Harmony Road Bicycle Project: Concept Plan was approved in 1996, the City's
Transportation Planning department has continued to pursue funding to carry out the planning,
design, and construction phases for the bikeway project along the Harmony corridor.
The primary funding source for the Harmony Road bikelanes has been federal Enhancement funds
from the Colorado Department of Transportation through the North Front Range Transportation&
Air Quality Planning Council. Over the past 4V2 years, the City has received approximately
$750,000 in total grant funding for this project.
The last remaining phase of the bikelane project is this "Harmony Road Bikelane Project—Phase
III Extension" which includes ion 54, s and$7,800 in private funds
from Hewlett-Packard. This ding ' allo h it c sary funds to expand the scope
of the original phase III projec order t ons t ontoad bikelanes from Ziegler Road
(formerly County Road 9)to S f erly Coty Road 7). The additional funds
available for the Phase III extension project,bring the total funding for the project to approximately
$900,000.
After completion of the Phase III extension project, the bikelanes on Harmony will be continuous
from South College Avenue to I-25. Thus accomplishing the goals set forth in the Harmony Road
Bicycle Project: Concept Plan to improve safety and accessibility for cyclists along this important
commercial and employment corridor. There will still be a few small stretches of the Harmony
corridor that will not have bikelanes until the adjacent development is completed or a major roadway
widening project is undertaken Optylike'ly
given the rapid growth rate
along the Harmony Road c dor, be constructed by new
development in the very near