HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/01/2003 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 094, 2003, AUTHORI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 11
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: July 1, 2003
STAFF:
Matt Baker
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 094, 2003, Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriated Amounts to
be Used to Construct Interim Roadway Improvements on County Road 11 and Douglas Road.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Ordinance transfers existing appropriations from the Lemay Avenue Project into the North
East Area Overlay Project, Phase 2 to construct interim roadway improvements on County Road
11 and Douglas Road. Existing appropriations from the Lemay Avenue Project represent project
savings.
The project savings transferred will be used as a contingency reserve in order to bid the project
under City purchasing requirements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Northeast Area Overlay Project was intended to improve roads in the Mountain Vista Sub
Area. Several different developments, as well as currently undeveloped parcels of land, are
included in the project area. The objective of the City is to collect the developers' portion of the
cost of the improvements in advance of the work, combining the individual developments into
one cohesive project. The project is funded by "contributions in aid" from local developments,
as well as the Street Oversizing Program. These "contributions in aid" are cash payments from
the developers which meet the developers' responsibility under the Land Use Code to pay the
cost of constructing the local street portion of the street improvements adjacent to their
developments.
This project is being completed in phases as the revenues are collected from developers. Phase 1
from International Boulevard to County Road 52 was completed in the summer of 2000.
Increased development in the area indicates Phase 2 of the project is needed.
Phase 2 of this project overlays, widens and repairs County Road 9 and County Road 11, from
International to Douglas Road, as well as Douglas Road, from County Road 11 to County Road
13. This overlay project will be an interim improvement project and will provide two travel
lanes and two bike lanes, allowing new development in the area to begin construction. This
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Ordinance will transfer funds deposited with the City from the developments for construction of
Phase 2 of the overlay project. County Road 11 from County Road 52 to Douglas Road: and
Douglas Road from County Road 11 to County Road 13 will be widened and overlaid with this
project.
BACKGROUND:
The roadway system in the northeast area of Fort Collins between Douglas Road and
International Boulevard consists of existing County roads that do not meet City standards.
Although full development of the area would require that the roadway system be brought into
compliance with City standards in order to maintain an adequate level of service, the current
level of development is limited and spotty and does not necessitate full roadway improvements
at this time. An interim roadway will maintain adequate levels of service at this time. The
development in the area must pay for these interim improvements.
It is in the best interest of the City as well as development to construct the proposed
improvements as a single project, rather than a patchwork of individual projects. The City has
been collecting Street Oversizing Fees and Contributions In Aid from development to fund the
project. Each development has been charged a Contribution in Aid, which was calculated by the
amount of frontage the development has in relation to the project, as well as some additional
segments that will specifically benefit the development, but which may not be directly attached
to the development. These payments will be used to build interim roadway improvements,
which will serve the area until final improvements are built. Combining the improvements will
allow a more efficient construction project, realize cost savings due to economies of scale,
reduce the disruption to the traveling public by only having one construction project, and
upgrade a significant section of older County roadway
The initial Northeast Area Overlay Project, Phase 1, was an interim 36 foot wide roadway
improvement that was funded from the Contributions In Aid collected from phase 1
development. It improved County Road 9 and Mountain Vista Drive from International to
County Road 11. The project was completed in the 2000 construction season in conjunction
with a City 24" waterline project.
Phase 2 of the Northeast Area Overlay Project will include widening the roadway to 36 feet
wide, an asphalt overlay and street repair where necessary along Country Road 11 and Douglas
Road. This will provide two travel lanes and two bicycle lanes and will bring the automobile
and bicycle levels of service in the area up to an acceptable level, allowing new development in
the area to begin construction.
Once development in the area reaches a critical level, the City will make final improvements to
the roadway system, which will include installing curb and gutter, sidewalks, and bringing the
streets up to City standards.
These proposed interim road improvements will allow some growth in the area to continue,
while maintaining an adequate level of service for the citizens of Fort Collins and Larimer
County.
ORDINANCE NO. 094, 2003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS
TO BE USED TO CONSTRUCT INTERIM ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS
ON COUNTY ROAD 11 AND DOUGLAS ROAD
WHEREAS, the roadway system in the northeast area of Fort Collins between Douglas
Road and International Boulevard consists of existing County roads that currently do not meet
City standards; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2003, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 62, 2003,
appropriating $1,129,182, representing contributions from developers within the Mountain Vista
Sub Area and Street Oversizing fees, to be used to construct interim roadway improvements
including overlaying, widening, and repairs to County Road 11 from County Road 52 to Douglas
Road; and Douglas Road from County Road 11 to County Road 13; providing two travel lanes
and two bicycle lanes, thus allowing new development in the area to begin construction (the
"Northeast Area Overlay Project'); and
WHEREAS, final roadway improvements in the area, including installing curb and gutter,
sidewalks, and bringing the streets up to City standards will be constructed by the City once
development in the area has reached a critical level; and
WHEREAS, through a pre-construction review of the Northeast Area Overlay Project,
staff has identified additional costs, totaling $300,000; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the bid process, the Northeast Area Overlay Project has
been rescheduled to begin in July 2003, with final completion scheduled for September 2003;
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 proposed transfer is from a
fund or capital project account in which the amount appropriated exceeds the amount needed to
accomplish the purposed specified in the appropriation ordinance; and
WHEREAS, staff has identified project savings in the Lemay Avenue Widening project,
totaling $300,000, appropriated by City Council by adoption of Ordinance No. 011, 2003, on
February 4, 2003, and the City Manager has recommended that said project savings be
transferred to the Capital Projects Fund - Northeast Area Overlay Project and earmarked for
expenditure therein; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to authorize the transfer of existing appropriations,
totaling $300,000, in the Capital Projects Fund -Lemay Avenue Widening project to the Capital
Projects Fund- Northeast Area Overlay Project, for appropriation therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the unexpended appropriated amount of THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000) is hereby authorized for transfer from the Capital Projects -
Lemay Avenue Widening project to the Capital Projects Fund - Northeast Overlay Project to
used for expenditures associated with the proposed Northeast Area Overlay Project.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 1st day of
July, A.D. 2003, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of July, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of July, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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