HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/02/2010 - ITEMS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HARMONY DATE: February 2, 2010 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
STAFF: Dean Klingner FORT COLLINSCOUNCIL
Items Relating to the Construction of the Harmony Road and College Avenue Intersection Project.
A. Resolution 2010-003 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter Into an Amendment Agreement with the Colorado
Department of Transportation to Add Funding for the Construction of the Harmony Road and College Avenue
Intersection Project.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 005,2010,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Projects Fund
for the Intersection Improvements Project for Harmony Road and College Avenue.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Resolution authorizes the City to amend a contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to
receive State and Federal Funds designated for the construction of improvements to the Harmony Road and College
Avenue intersection. The Ordinance appropriates those funds.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The intersection of Harmony Road and College Avenue is one of the highest volume intersections in the City. The
intersection currently operates at a Level of Service D (50 seconds average delay) and is forecast to be Level of
Service F (95 seconds average delay) in 20 years. It is constrained on all four corners by existing development, but
proposed improvements will reduce delay, improve the pavement surface, add urban design and landscaping
elements, and provide better facilities for bicycles and pedestrians.
In February 2008, Council approved the appropriation of State and Federal funds totaling$1,420,000 forthis Project.
This action enables Council to add additional Federal and State funds totaling $747,000. Two types of funding are
being added. Congestion Relief funding comprises$627,000 and Hazard Elimination funding comprises$120,000.
Staff is currently completing the final stages of design and right-of-way acquisition. Construction is planned to start
in the spring of 2010 and last into the fall.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Following is a summary of the College and Harmony Intersection Project funding. Sources in bold are authorized with
this Council action.
-Building on Basics BOB Intersection Improvements $1,480,000
State Transportation Plan STP Metro Funds Grant $1,420,000
-Congestion Relief Federal Funds Grant 627,000
Hazard Elimination & Safety HES Funds Kensington Median 120,000
Building on Basics BOB W. Harmon Road 800,000
-Harmony Maintenance Reserves $1,557,000
Total Funding revised with Council action 6 004 000
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SUSTAINABILITY: ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS
This Council action authorizes additional funding to be added to a project that is currently underway and planned to
be constructed in 2010. The economic,environmental and social impacts described below refer to the entire$6 million
project as a whole.
Economic Impact
The Project will provide an important long-term positive economic impact through a direct investment into improving
mobility through one of the City's busiest intersections and vital retail areas. A significant effort is also being made
to improve the look and feel of the area through landscaping and urban design improvements.
Staff acknowledges that there is a short-term impact to area businesses due to the disruption caused by construction
of a project of this size. The Project Team has implemented a strategy to minimize this impact by shortening the
duration of the project and maintaining traffic flow whenever possible. This process has included pavement design
that can be constructed quickly, performing tree and utility relocations prior to the main work, holding a day-long
constructability workshop with regional contractors, and providing monetary incentives to the contractor for early
completion.
Environmental Impact
The Project will have a positive impact on long-term air quality. The Design Team estimates that the improvements
will reduce congestion by about 20%based on the ten-year traffic projection. This means a reduction in the emissions
caused by idling vehicles will be reduced correspondingly.
The Project completes the last remaining gap in bicycle lanes on Harmony Road from east of Ziegler Road to Taft Hill
Road. The Project also improves the safety and convenience for pedestrians crossing the intersection.
The Project includes significant improvements to stormwater quality with the installation of facilities to remove
suspended solids and hydrocarbon contaminants from roadway drainage prior to discharge into receiving waters. The
Project will also be required to minimize sediment runoff during construction through the use of a Stormwater
Management Plan Permit.
The Project has been designed to minimize material usage and waste. For example, existing trees are being
transplanted where possible, existing road base material is being reused on site, and asphalt millings will be recycled
into road base.
Social Impact
The Project provides an improvement to the quality of life to the citizens of Fort Collins by reducing congestion and
increasing transportation choices. During the construction,there is a negative impact due to the inconvenience of the
construction. As mentioned above, the Design Team has taken steps to minimize this impact.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and of the Ordinance on First Reading.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The Design Team held a Public Open House in April 2009 and met with area property and business owners in
November 2009. The Design Team has met multiple times individually with property owners along the Project who
are affected by the right-of-way acquisition process. Staff attended the South College Business Association meeting
in January 2010. A project-specific web site has been maintained for the Project. A communication plan'to inform
the public of the construction has been designed.
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RESOLUTION 2010-003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO ADD FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
HARMONY ROAD/COLLEGE AVENUE INTERSECTION PROJECT
WHEREAS, in February 2008, the City Council approved the appropriation of state and
federal funds for the Harmony Road and College Avenue Intersection Project (the "Project") and
entered into a contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation("CDOT")regarding funding
and construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, City Council has heretofore determined that the Project is necessary and in the
best interests of the City because the intersection of Harmony Road and College Avenue is one of
the highest volume intersections in the City and is presently operating at a Level of Service D and
is anticipated to operate in the future at a Level of Service F and, accordingly, is in need of the
improvements proposed in the Project; and
WHEREAS, additional state and federal funds earmarked as (1) Congestion Relief Federal
Funds in the amount of$627,000,and (2) Hazard Elimination& Safety Funds, Kensington Median
in the amount of$120,000 (for a total of$747,000) have been made available to the City; and
WHEREAS, the addition of these funding sources requires an amendment to the City's
contract with CDOT for the Project; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the amendment is in the best interests of the
City and that the Mayor should be authorized to execute the proposed amendment agreement.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an amendment agreement to the contract
with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the purpose of adding funding in the amount
of SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($747,000) of state and federal
funds to be used for the construction of the Harmony Road and College Avenue Intersection Project.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 2nd
day of February, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 005, 2010
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL
PROJECTS FUND FOR THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
FOR HARMONY ROAD AND COLLEGE AVENUE
WHEREAS, the Harmony Road and College Avenue intersection is one of the highest
volume intersections in the City and it is projected that the volume will increase in the future; and
WHEREAS, these proposed improvements will reduce delay time, improve the pavement
surface, add urban design and landscaping elements, and provide better facilities for bicycles and
pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, approximately $5.3 million has already been appropriated for the Harmony
Road and College Avenue intersection project, consisting of$2,280,000 from Building on Basics
funds, $1,420,000 State Transportation Plan Metro Funds Grant, and $1,557,000 from the
Transportation Fund Harmony Maintenance Reserve; and
WHEREAS,the City has been awarded Congestion Relief funds in the amount of$627,000
and Hazard Elimination and Safety funds in the amount of$120,000 from the Colorado Department
of Transportation designated for the construction of improvements to the Harmony Road and
College Avenue intersection; and
WHEREAS, these sources will complete the funding required for the Harmony Road and
College Avenue Intersection project; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2010, City Council adopted Resolution 2010-003 authorizing
the Mayor to amend a contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation to add funding for
the construction of the Harmony Road and College Avenue Intersection 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 Projects Fund
the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($747,000) for
expenditure in the Capital Projects Fund - Building on Basics—Intersection Improvements Project
for Harmony Road and College Intersection Improvements.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
February,A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of February,A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of February, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk