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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 20, 2007
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Rick Richter
SUBJECT
Items Relating to an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation
for the Design and Construction of East Mountain Trolley Track Enhancements.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading and the Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total cost of this project is $134,500, which is being funded from the North Front Range
Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Enhancement Grant Program.
Federal funds (80%) $107,640
Local Match(20%) 26,910
Total project Cost $134,500
The local match will be covered by$10,000 from the Downtown Development Authority, $10,000
from the City's Pavement Management Program funds and $6,910 from Advance Planning
Department funds.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Resolution 2007-010 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement
with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Design and Construction of East
Mountain Trolley Track Enhancements.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 033, 2007, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
Transportation Services Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of Existing Appropriations in the
Transportation Services Fund and the General Fund to Be Used for the Design and
Construction of East Mountain Trolley Track Enhancements.
The City of Fort Collins received a grant from the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning
Organization Transportation Enhancement Grant Program to restore the brick roadbed surrounding
the exposed, abandoned, streetcar railway track so it will be an asset to the adjacent Old Town
National/State/Local Landmark District, and provide safe pedestrian/bicycle passage. This project
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will involve removal and salvage of the existing bricks and removal of the existing concrete
surrounding the existing tracks and replacement with both salvaged and new brick pavers.
BACKGROUND
This project will preserve and restore a portion of the brick roadbed that surrounds the exposed
abandoned streetcar railway track along East Mountain Avenue, between College Avenue and
Peterson Street in Fort Collins. The purpose is to preserve this architectural remnant of the streetcar
system, to enhance the historic ambiance of the plaza entrance to Historic Old Town Fort Collins,
and to provide safe passage for pedestrians and bicycles over the brick roadbed along this major
street. The scope of the project is to remove and relay the existing bricks, adding some new, and
replacing concrete pavement with bricks from east of College Avenue to Peterson Street on East
Mountain Avenue. Nine thousand square feet of pavement (bricks and concrete)will be restored,
and the existing light rail will remain intact for possible use in the future.
The streetcar operated in Fort Collins from 1907 to 1951, when the service was removed in favor
of modem buses. Although the historic trolley system has been restored on West Mountain Avenue,
because of the difficulty in crossing the BNSF railroad right-of-way, there are no plans at this time
to extend the line east across College Avenue. However,on East Mountain Avenue,several sections
of trolley brick and light rail are exposed. These sections are severely deteriorated, uneven, and
unsightly,filled with asphalt patches after almost 100 years in the street. Recent street rehabilitation
proposed demolishing the streetcar remnants in favor of a modern concrete roadbed, but the City
agreed to temporarily patch the areas until funding could be secured to restore the brick streetcar
roadbed.
One major intact section is critically located at the intersection of Remington Street, where
pedestrians cross from the City parking garage to the entrance of the Old Town Fort Collins Historic
District. Another long section extends from Remington to Mathews Streets. Portions are visible to
Peterson Street and for 150 feet east of Remington. The brick needs to be removed and reset using
infill replacement brick where needed. This will make the Remington intersection safe for
pedestrian and bicycle travel, and enhance this architectural remnant of the historic streetcar system
in Fort Collins.
This project would be constructed in conjunction with utility upgrades and a concrete street
maintenance project planned for 2007. The utility project is planned to begin in February 2007
(weather permitting) followed by the concrete street maintenance project and finally the brick
restoration. Any work not complete by the end of May will be postponed until fall to avoid
construction in the downtown area during the high traffic months of June, July and August.
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RESOLUTION 2007-010
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EAST MOUNTAIN
TROLLEY TRACK ENHANCEMENTS
WHEREAS,the City operated a street car system along certain streets in Fort Collins from
1907 to 1951,and restored the street car service on certain portions of West Mountain Avenue where
the historic trolley presently operates; and
WHEREAS,because of the difficulty of crossing the Burlington Northern-Sante Fe Railroad
tracks,there are no plans to extend the historic trolley line east across College Avenue even though
on East Mountain Avenue there are several sections of trolley brick and light rail exposed to view;
and
WHEREAS, these sections are severely deteriorated, uneven, unsightly and patched with
asphalt after almost 100 years in the street; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has determined that the rehabilitation ofthese sections of street
car track along East Mountain Avenue between College Avenue and Peterson Street would be
beneficial to the City by preserving this architectural remnant of the street car system and by
enhancing the historic ambiance of the plaza entrance to historic Old Town; and
WHEREAS, the Council further believes that such rehabilitation of the brick roadbed and
light rail tracks along East Mountain Avenue would result in safer passage for pedestrians and
bicycles over the road bed; and
WHEREAS,the City has received a grant from the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning
Organization Transportation Enhancement Grant Program in the amount of $107,640 and has
received a pledge of funding from the Downtown Development Authority in the amount of$10,000,
and has funds available in the City's pavement management program in the amount of$10,000 and
in the City's Advance Planning Department funds in the amount of$6,910 for a total project cost
of$134,500; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the City should enter into an
intergovernmental agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the design and
construction of the East Mountain Trolley Track Enhancements.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the
Colorado Department of Transportation for the design and construction ofthe East Mountain Trolley
Track Enhancements for a total project cost of$134,500, with such funding to be apportioned as
provided above.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 20th
day of February, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 033, 2007
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EXISTING
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND AND
THE GENERAL FUND TO BE USED FOR THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF EAST MOUNTAIN TROLLEY TRACK ENHANCEMENTS
WHEREAS,the City's history of public transportation dates back to 1907 when the Denver
and Interurban Railroad, a subsidiary of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, built the City's first
streetcar line; and
WHEREAS, the City operated its streetcar lines,which fanned out from the intersection of
College and Mountain Avenues, from 1907 to 1951 and removed them from service in favor of
modern buses; and
WHEREAS,the City's historic trolley system has been restored on West Mountain Avenue
but no plans have been made to restore the line east across College Avenue because of the difficulty
in crossing Burlington Northern & Santa Fe railroad right-of-way; and
WHEREAS,there are several sections of trolley brick and light rail exposed to view east of
College Avenue that are severely deteriorated, uneven and unsightly after almost 100 years in the
street; and
WHEREAS, the City has applied for and received a grant from the North Front Range
Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Enhancement Grant Program in the amount of
$107,640 to restore the brick roadbed surrounding the streetcar railway track along East Mountain
Avenue, between College Avenue and Peterson Street(the"Project"); and
WHEREAS, preservation of this architectural remnant of the City's streetcar system will
enhance the historic ambiance of the plaza entrance to Historic Old Town Fort Collins and provide
safe passage for pedestrians and bicycles over the brick roadbed along Mountain Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the scope of the Project includes removing and reinstalling existing brick,
adding some new brick, and replacing concrete pavement with bricks east of College Avenue to
Peterson Street on Mountain Avenue; and
WHEREAS,the estimated cost ofthe Project is$134,550,and requires local matching funds,
totaling$26,910; and
WHEREAS, the source of matching funds are identified as follows:
Downtown Development Authority- Existing Appropriations $10,000
Transportation Services Fund- Existing Appropriations $10,000
General Fund - Existing Appropriations 6,910
Total $ 26,910
WHEREAS,on February 20,2007,City Council adopted Resolution 2007- authorizing the
Mayor to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation
for the design and construction of enhancements to the trolley tracks on East Mountain Avenue;and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins(the"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 North Front Range
Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Enhancement Grant Program grant funds will
not cause the total amount appropriated in the Transportation Services Fund-East Mountain Avenue
Trolley Track Enhancements project to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital
project to another fund or capital project,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds
are to be expended remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS,it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$107,640 in North Front
Range Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Enhancement Grant Program grant funds
and$10,000 in the form of a payment from the Downtown Development Authority, and authorize
the transfer of appropriations, totaling $10,000, from the Transportation Services Fund 2007
operating budget and $6,910 from the General Fund to the Transportation Services Fund - East
Mountain Avenue Trolley Track Enhancements project for preservation of the trolley tracks along
East Mountain Avenue, between College Avenue and Peterson Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in
the Transportation Services Fund-East Mountain Avenue Trolley Track Enhancement project,the
sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($107,640)
representing grant proceeds from the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization
Transportation Enhancement Grant Program, to be used for the preservation of the trolley tracks
along East Mountain Avenue, between College Avenue and Peterson Street.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in
the Transportation Services Fund-East Mountain Avenue Trolley Track Enhancement project,the
sum of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000), representing a payment from the Downtown
Development Authority, to be used for the preservation of the trolley tracks along East Mountain
Avenue,between College Avenue and Peterson Street.
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Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($10,000) is hereby authorized for transfer from the Transportation Services Fund 2007 operating
budget to the Transportation Services Fund - East Mountain Avenue Trolley Track Enhancement
project to be used for the preservation of the trolley tracks along East Mountain Avenue, between
College Avenue and Peterson Street.
Section 4. That the unexpended appropriated amount of SIX THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS($6,910)is hereby authorized for transfer from the General Fund 2007
operating budget to the Transportation Services Fund - East Mountain Avenue Trolley Track
Enhancement project to be used for the preservation of the trolley tracks along East Mountain
Avenue, between College Avenue and Peterson Street .
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
February, A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of March, A.D. 2007.
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of March, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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