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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 03/03/2009 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 022, 2009, APPROPR e ITEM NUMBER: 8 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: March 3, Zoos FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Kathleen Bracke Jennifer Petrik SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 022, 2009, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Capital Project Fund for the Building on Basics Pedestrian Plan Project, Linden Street Streetscape Project, Phase I. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of this Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City has entered into an agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to receive the Transportation Enhancement funding for improvements to the Linden Street Streetscape project. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 17, 2009, appropriates this funding from CDOT to be used for any or all of the following phases of the project: design: engineering,right-of-way,and construction for the segment of Linden Street from Jefferson Street/SH14 north to the Poudre River bridge. The City's matching funds are being provided by existing Building on Basics Pedestrian Plan funds. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary - February 17, 2009. (w/o original attachments) ATTACHMENT 1 ITEM NUMBER: 11 A-B AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 17, 2009 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Kathleen Bracke Jennifer Petrik SUBJECT Items Relating to the Contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Downtown River District Streetscape Improvement Project, Phase I - Linden Street, Jefferson/SH 14 to the Poudre River. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT frN 7� 7 CDOT has awarded the City of-Fort Collins a Transportation Enhancement Program funding grant of$250,000 for streetscape improvements along Linden Street from Jeffereson/SH14 to the Poudre River. The City is providing $250,000 in local matching funds from the City's Building on Basics (BOB) Pedestrian Plan program. In addition to the City and CDOT funding, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board of Directors have approved $500,000 in funding to add to this project to help the project achieve the improvements envisioned in the Downtown River District Project (2008). The DDA and City staff will be submitting a separate Intergovernmental Agreement to the City Council in March to appropriate the DDA funding into the Linden Street project fund. This combined funding from CDOT, City, and the DDA will total $1,000,000 and is intended to cover the cost of design, engineering, right of way, and construction for Phase I of the Linden Street streetscape project. 0"" 1'P y EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Resolution 2009-013 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation to Enable the City to Receive Enhancement Funding for the Linden Street Streetscape Project. February 17, 2009 -2- Item No. 11 A-B B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 022, 2009, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Capital Project Fund for the Building on Basics Pedestrian Plan Project, Linden Street Streetscape Project, Phase I. This Resolution authorizes the/Clity to ente�t agagreleMent ith the Colorado Department of I'! "I I I \� Transportation (CDOT) to receive the Transportation Enhancement funding for improvements to the Linden Street streetscape p ojestlThis-funding-from CDOT may be used for any or all of the following phases of the project: design: engineering, right-of-way, and construction for the segment of Linden Street from Jefferson Street/SH14 north to the Poudre River bridge. The City's matching funds are being provided by existing Building on Basics Pedestrian Plan funds. In addition, the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors has approved $500,000 in funding for this project to help the Project achieve the improvements envisioned in the Downtown River District Project approved by the City and DDA in 2008. BACKGROUND Linden Street is the link between the Old Town Square and the area known locally as the "Downtown River District," which includes existing and future residential areas, cultural and arts venues, commercial/retail centers, and industrial businesses. The portion of Linden Street between Walnut Street and Jefferson Street was improved several p �.�. \1 . � rl t,1 years ago and serves as an invitiinnggeextensiionn,of Downtown whether one is driving, walking, or bicycling. However, north of Jefferson Street/SH14, Linden Street is a busy commercial street serving localized automobile traffic as well as large truck traffic accessing the existing industrial/commercial businesses in the project area, including Ranchway Feeds, New Belgium Brewery, Schrader Oil Company, and several others. Linden Street also provides a vital connection to/from Downtown and the emerging residences, recreational facilities, and cultural venues within the Downtown River District and to/from the surrounding neighborhoods. The current levels of automobile and truck traffic, coupled with the lack of continuous sidewalks, bike lanes, and streetscape and landscape features, make daily trips along this portion of Linden Street uninviting and hazardous. In accordance with the vision and goals of the Downtown River District Project report that was adopted by the City and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in 2008, City and DDA � *__I 1 r-� S staff set out to find resources to begin implementation of the/proposed improvements in the Downtown River District. Specifically,. to help address the existing conditions along Linden Street, City staff applied for Enhannccement`g ant�fu ding froTCDOT and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization. This Enhancement funding, in partnership with the City's local matching funds and the DDA funds, will provide for the first phase of implementation of the Linden Street improvements as envisioned in the Downtown River District report. The pedestrian, bicycle, roadway and streetscape improvements along Linden Street will include attractive and functional sidewalks, bikelanes, landscaping, street trees, and designated on-street parking areas. The design of the proposed improvements will complement the existing attractive streetscape along Linden Street, south of the Project area from Jefferson to Walnut, in order to February 17, 2009 -3- Item No. 11 A-B provide a continuous and inviting connection from the Poudre River bridge to heart of Downtown Fort Collins and Old Town Square. These improvements are extremely necessary to create a safe and inviting environment for people of all ages and abilities and will help connect the Downtown River District to the-surrounding areas In addition, Linden Street is located near the original Old Fort site, which was the heart of the community's beginnings almost-' 5.0,yearsta o�Man. opportunities exist to celebrate the unique tYY g Y pP q historical context and heritage of the Fort Collins community with this Project. The proposed improvements allow unique opportunities to celebrate the past by incorporating the history of the Old Fort area as a theme with the streetscape improvements. All of the planned improvements along Linden Street will be designed and constructed to be environmentally sensitive to the Poudre River and will be consistent with the City's Poudre River Enhancement Project. This newly emerging Downtown River District is coming about through successful public and private partnerships and economic development opportunities, celebrating the Downtown River District's unique past, present, and future. It is important for the local infrastructure with the District to be designed and implemented in a high-quality fashion to support existing land uses as well as the new infill and redevelopment that will take place over time. Throughout the development of t�indeen'Street'project.C\itynd DDA staff will continue to work together in partnership In addition, the Pro ect team will offer an extensive public outreach and engagement process�witNthe�many_ projecturea stakeholders to ensure the pedestrian, bicycle, and streetscape improvements meet the immediate needs of the area as well as serve the long-range vision of the Downtown River District. Timeline • 2009 Design and Engineering for Linden Street Improvements • 2010 Construction of Phase I Improvements ATTACHMENTS 1. Map of the Linden Street Project area. ORDINANCE NO. 022, 2009 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND FOR THE BUILDING ON BASICS PEDESTRIAN PLAN PROJECT, LINDEN STREET STREETSCAPE PROJECT, PHASE I WHEREAS, Linden Street is the link between the Old Town Square and the area known locally as the "Downtown River District" which includes existing and future residential areas, cultural and arts venues, commercial and retail centers, and industrial businesses; and WHEREAS,Linden Street between Walnut Street and Jefferson Street was improved several years ago and serves as an inviting extension of Old Town Square for driving,walking,or bicycling; and WHEREAS, the section of Linden Street north of Jefferson Street/State Highway 14, is uninviting and hazardous, primarily because of the current levels of automobile and truck traffic coupled with the lack of continuous sidewalks, bike lanes, and streetscape and landscape features; and WHEREAS,the proposed pedestrian,bicycle,roadway and streetscape improvements along Linden Street will include attractive and functional sidewalks, bikelanes, landscaping, street trees, and designated on-street parking areas (the "Project"); and WHEREAS,in accordance with the vision and goals of the Downtown River District Project report that was adopted by the City and the Downtown Development Authority(the"DDA")in 2008, the City and DDA staff set out to find resources to begin implementation of the proposed improvements in the Downtown River District; and WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT") has awarded the City a Transportation Enhancement Program grant of $250,000 for streetscape improvements along Linden Street from Jefferson/SH14 to the Poudre River; and WHEREAS,the City will provide$250,000 in local matching funds from the City's existing Building on Basics Pedestrian Plan project; and WHEREAS, the DDA Board of Directors approved $500,000 for this Project; and WHEREAS,the DDA and City staff will submit an intergovernmental agreement to the City Council in March to define the parties' agreement concerning the Project and to appropriate the DDA funding for the Project; and WHEREAS, the combined funding from CDOT, City, and the DDA totals $1,000,000 and is intended to cover the cost of design,engineering, right of way,and construction for Phase I of the Project; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City 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 the revenue as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Capital Projects Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the Capital Project Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) for the Building on Basics - Pedestrian Plan Project, Linden Street Streetscape, Phase I. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of February, A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final passage on th rd day of March, A.D. 2009. M yo ATTEST: Atli City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of March, A.D. 2009. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk