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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY B
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: January 21, 2003
FROM: Kathleen Reavis
SUBJECT :
Items Relating to the Mason Transportation Corridor.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City of Fort Collins has received additional federal funding from the Colorado Department of
Transportation (CDOT) for the Mason Transportation Corridor (MTC) Bicycle/Pedestrian Trail
project.
This additional funding is $292,000, which is being funded from the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) program:
Federal funds (82.79%) $234,706
City's Local Match (17.21% Participating) $ 48,789
(100% Non-participating) 8,505
Total project: $292,000
CDOT requires $8,505 to cover its administrative expenses associated with contract management
so that leaves$283,495 for project expenses.The contract language is written to reflect the$292,000
for actual project costs; however, the City is still responsible for the full local match of$57,294.
MTC Building Community Choices project funds will be used to cover the local match portion of
this project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
.A. Resolution 2003-004 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract with the Colorado
Department of Transportation for the Design and Construction of the Mason Transportation
Corridor Bicycle/Pedestrian Trail Project, First Phase.
DATE: nuary 21, 2003
ITEM NUMBER:
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 009, 2003, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund,Mason Transportation Corridor Project,
to be used for Design and Construction of Improvements to the Mason Transportation
Corridor Project South of Harmony Road to the Future Fossil Creek Trail.
The City has received a funding letter from Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) that
will allow work to proceed on the design and initial construction for the bicycle and pedestrian trail
for the Mason Transportation Corridor,south of Harmony Road to the future Fossil Creek regional
trail. This will be the first design and construction phase for the Mason Corridor's bicycle and
pedestrian system. This funding letter is in addition to the$330,000 in Congestion Mitigation&Air
Quality(CMAQ)funding that the City received last year from the CDOT,bringing the total CMAQ
funding for the MTC project to $622,000.
BACKGROUND:
Current Project Status
The City of Fort Collins is proceeding with implementation of the Council-approved Mason
Transportation Corridor (MTC) Master Plan, beginning with the Preliminary Engineering &
Environmental Analysis phase (PE/EA)of the project as presented at the Council study session in
November. This work effort is being done in accordance with CDOT and the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) project requirements.
Over the next year,the agencies will be working on the design for the bicycle/pedestrian trail as well
as the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system from Cherry Street to south of Harmony Road. Staff will
be working closely with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, Colorado State
University, and other property/business owners adjacent to the corridor as design alternatives are
developed for the corridor. Staff welcome suggestions and comments from the community
throughout this process.There is a public Open House event scheduled for Wednesday,January 21
from 4-7 p.m. at the Lincoln Center.
Next Steps
The PE/EA phase will be completed by fall 2003. Final design/engineering and right-of-way(ROW)
acquisition including an agreement with the BNSF on shared ROW use will begin on the
bicycle/pedestrian trail system in late 2003 and carry through 2004. In mid-2004, construction on
the bicycle/pedestrian trail will begin south of Harmony Road, with a connection to the future City
Fossil Creek Trail, and will continue northward to Prospect Road. The entire MTC
bicycle/pedestrian trail system will be completed in 2005-2006. Construction of the BRT system
along the MTC will be done in accordance with FTA federal funding levels and schedules.
In October 2000, the City Council approved the overall Master Plan for the Mason Transportation
Corridor, including the Bus Rapid Transit alternative and the bicycle/pedestrian improvements.
The MTC is a 5.5-mile north-south byway within the city of Fort Collins which extends from Cherry
Street on the north to approximately 1/2 mile south of Harmony Road. The majority of the length
of the MTC is situated within the BNSF ROW and is centered along the railway tracks,located a few
hundred feet west of College Avenue (US287).
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The MTC is envisioned as a transportation corridor that will enhance opportunities for pedestrians,
bicyclists, and transit riders. It will also encourage infill development and provide economic
opportunities.
The MTC Project is funded in part by the City's Building Community Choices 1/4 cent sales tax.
In addition,the MTC project has received grant funding from CDOT CMAQ funds. The total funds
available for this PE/EA work effort as well as final design and construction of the pedestrian/bicycle
trail system along the MTC is$7.7 million. The City of Fort Collins is also seeking Federal Transit
Administration "New Starts Program" grant funds to cover the costs associated with the Bus Rapid
Transit component of the MTC project.
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• RESOLUTION 2003-004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH
THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASON TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN TRAIL PROJECT, FIRST PHASE
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2000, the City Council approved the Mason Transportation
Corridor (MTC) Master Plan, including the 'Bus Rapid Transit Alternative" and the bicycle and
pedestrian improvements; and
WHEREAS, the MTC is 5.5-mile north/south byway within the City which extends from
Cherry Street on the north to south of Harmony Road and is centered along the Burlington Northern
Santa Fe railroad track; and
WHEREAS, the first phase of the MTC bicycle/pedestrian trail project extends from
Harmony Road south to the future Fossil Creek Regional Trail; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century of 1998,certain
funds have been allocated for highway projects, under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
(CMAQ)program,that have been proposed by the Colorado Department of Transportation(CDOT)
and approved by the Federal Highway Administration; and
WHEREAS, certain CMAQ Project funds are made available only for eligible "congestion
mitigation and air quality improvement" and those activities are defined in §23 U.S.C. 101(a); and
WHEREAS, the City has requested of CDOT that the first phase of the MTC
bicycle/pedestrian trail project be funded as part of the CMAQ program,as a congestion mitigation
and air quality activity; and
WHEREAS, federal funds have been made available for the first phase of the MTC
bicycle/pedestrian trail project for the design and construction of said bicycle/pedestrian trail; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 2001-109, the City Council authorized the execution of a
congestion mitigation and air quality contract with CDOT for the purpose of providing funding for
the first phase of the MTC bicycle/pedestrian trail project,the total cost of which project is estimated
to be$330,000 to be funded with federal participating funds in the amount of$265,250 and with City
participating funds in the amount of$64,750; and
WHEREAS, CDOT has presented to the City for execution an additional congestion
mitigation and air quality contract for the purpose of providing additional funding for the first phase
of the MTC bicycle/pedestrian trail project, the total cost of which project additional funding is
• estimated to be $292,000 to be funded with federal participating funds in the Amount of$234,706
and with City participating funds in the amount of$57,294; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that the
proposed congestion mitigation and air quality contract as above-described be entered into between
the City and CDOT.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a congestion mitigation and air quality
contract between the City and the Colorado Department of Transportation for the purpose of
providing additional funding for the first phase of the MTC bicycle/pedestrian trail project for the
design and construction of the Project,with said contract to provide additional federal participating
funds in the sum of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIX
DOLLARS ( $234,706) and City participating funds in the sum of FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED NINETY FOUR DOLLARS ($57,294)for a total amount of TWO HUNDRED
NINETY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($292,000).
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 21st day of January, !
A.D. 2003.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 009, 2003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
IN THE BUILDING COMMUNITY CHOICES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND,
MASON TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR PROJECT,
TO BE USED FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
MASON TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR PROJECT
SOUTH OF HARMONY ROAD TO THE FUTURE FOSSIL CREEK TRAIL
WHEREAS, on April 8, 1997, the voters of the City approved Ordinance No. 30, 1997,
authorizing the imposition of a quarter cent sales and use tax for the purpose of generating revenues
to construct certain transportation projects described in the"Building Community Choices"("BCC')
capital improvement program; and
WHEREAS, one such project approved for funding by the voters was the Mason
Transportation Corridor project, Phases 1 and 2; and
WHEREAS,on October 3,2000,City Council adopted Resolution 2000-124,approving the
Mason Transportation Corridor Master Plan, including the design, cost and scheduling contained
therein, and extending the southern boundary of the Mason Transportation Corridor project from
Harmony Road to the Fossil Creek Trail,provided that revenues are available for said extension;and
WHEREAS,the Transportation Board,Planning and Zoning Board and Air Quality Advisory
Board also recommended adoption of the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, September 18, 2001, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 138, 2001,
appropriating $265,250 in Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality funds from the Colorado
Department of Transportation(CDOT)and$64,750 in City matching funds to be used for the design
and initial construction of improvements to the Mason Transportation Corridor project, from
Harmony Road south to the Fossil Creek Trail; and
WHEREAS, CDOT has made available to the City of Fort Collins an additional $234,706
in Congestion Mitigation&Air Quality funds to be used for design and construction of bicycle and
pedestrian trail improvements, south of Harmony Road to the Fossil Creek Trail, as part of the
Mason Transportation Corridor project; and
WHEREAS,local matching funds needed,totaling$57,294,have been identified in the form
of existing appropriations in the Building Community Choices - Mason Transportation Corridor
capital project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2003-004, on January 21, 2003,
authorizing the City to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT for the receipt of
Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality funds to be used for design and initial construction of
improvements to the Mason Transportation Corridor project,from Harmony Road south to the Fossil
Creek Trail; 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 then current estimate of actual
and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,City staff has determined that the appropriation of Congestion Mitigation&Air
Quality funds from CDOT as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the
Capital Projects Fund-Mason Transportation Corridor project to exceed the then current estimate
of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$234,706 in CDOT
Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality funds, to be used with existing appropriations, totaling
$57,294, representing the City's local match to be used for the design and construction of
improvements to the Mason Transportation Corridor project,from Harmony Road south to the Fossil
Creek Trail.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the
Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund- Mason Transportation Corridor project, the
sum of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS
($234,706) from Colorado Department of Transportation Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality
funds,to be used for design and construction of improvements to the Mason Transportation Corridor
project, from Harmony Road south to the Fossil Creek Trail.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 21 st day of
January, A.D. 2003, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of February, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of February, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk