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DATE: January 21, 2003
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM
• Kathleen Reavis
! SUBJECT :
Items Relating to the North College Avenue Improvement Project, Phase 1.
RECOMMENDATION:
I Staff recommends adoption of the Resolutions and the Ordinance on First Reading.
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jFINANCIAL IMPACT:
I The North College Improvement Project, Phase 1, is funded by a combination of Building
Community Choices 1/4 cent sales tax funds and funds from the Colorado Department of
Transportation (CDOT). CDOT is providing two types of funding for the North College project,
including Federal Highway Administration Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) grant
funds and state roadway maintenance funds.
In 2002,CDOT awarded the City$166,844 in CMAQ funds for the North Avenue project and now
they are providing an additional$278,000 in CMAQ funding for 2003.The additional CMAQ funds
need to be appropriated into the BCC project fund. The total CMAQ funding for the North College
Avenue project is $444,844. The CMAQ funds are intended to assist with funding the bicycle and
pedestrian improvements associated with the Building Community Choices (BCC) project along
North College Avenue/US 287 between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive.
2003 CMAQ
Federal $223,453
Local Agency(participating) $ 46,450
Local Agency (non-participating) 8,097
i Total: $278,000
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The local matching funds will be provided from the North College Corridor Building Community
Choices project fund.
I� In addition, CDOT is providing $2,500,000 in maintenance funds to the project, and with this new
11II funding the project boundaries and scope will be expanded to include an asphalt mill and overlay
of the roadway along Jefferson and Riverside (SH14) from North College Avenue (US 287) to
Mulberry Street (SH14). The intersections of North College Avenue and Jefferson as well as
! Riverside and Mulberry will be replaced with concrete pavement.
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The Building Community Choices(BCC)funds have previously been appropriated into the project
budget. Available BCC funds include$335,000(2002)for final design and right-of-way acquisition
and $2,016,854 (2003) for construction.
The total available budget for this project based upon both the BCC, CMAQ and CDOT funding,
is $5,216,854.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Resolution 2003-005 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract Funding Increase
Approval Letter with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Design and
Construction of the North College Avenue Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements.
B. Resolution 2003-006 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract with the Colorado
Department of Transportation for the Design and Construction of the State Highway 14
Roadway Maintenance Improvements.
C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 010, 2003, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor Project to be
used for Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements and Roadway Improvements along North
College Avenue.
BACKGROUND:
The first phase of the North College Avenue Improvement project is funded by the City's Building
Community Choices 1/4 cent sales tax. The ballot language describing the project reads as follows:
"This is a four phase project to improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicles on
North College Avenue. Phase I will focus on the 114 to 112 mile north of Jefferson
Street. Anticipated improvements may include: (1) drainage improvements; (2)
widening roadway to provide better and safer facilities for bicycles and pedestrians;
(3) constructing medians for access control; and/or (4) improving to full arterial
streetstandards including curb,gutter,and sidewalk. Planning,design, right-of-way
acquisition and other project costs may also be included."
The City of Fort Collins and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) along with
consulting team of Felsburg Holt&Ullevig have been working to finalize the engineering phase of
the North College Avenue Improvement Project. This project includes the portion of North College
Avenue (US287) from the Jefferson Street (SH14)/Maple Street intersection on the south to Vine
Drive on the north. In addition, CDOT has added maintenance funding to the project so that
roadway maintenance can be completed along Jefferson and Riverside (SH14)from North College
Avenue(US287)to Mulberry(SH14).The roadway maintenance improvements include asphalt mill
and overlay of the roadway and concrete improvements in the intersections. The design has been
developed in accordance with the US 287/SH14 Access Management Plan.
The design is based upon input from the community gathered from public open house events as well
as individual meetings with local business/property owners over the last several months. The design
was also presented to the City Council at a study session, and the project has been discussed with
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the Downtown Development Authority and the Downtown Business Association Boards of Directors.
• The final design has also been revised due to financial constraints, given the project's available
budget. The "Fiscally Constrained Plan" includes the following elements:
1. Single southbound left turn lane from North College Avenue to Jefferson;
2. Free flow right turn lane from westbound Jefferson to northbound College Avenue;
3. Raised, landscaped medians along the length of the North College Avenue corridor;
4. Future removal of the northbound left turn from College Avenue to Cherry Street, however
this change can be phased in over time as traffic conditions warrant—it is not needed with
the first phase of this project;
5. Double left turn lanes eastbound at the Cherry Street/North College Avenue intersection;
6. Extensive bicycle and pedestrian improvements,including enhanced crosswalks,on and off-
street bikeways, 90' crossings of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific
railroad tracks, direct access to the Poudre River Trail, and
7. Gateway enhancements along the corridor including hardscape and landscape features.
Staff is finalizing the engineering design work for the project in early 2003,and begin right-of-way
acquisition in the spring and construction will begin in summer 2003.
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RESOLUTION 2003-005
isOF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FUNDING
INCREASE APPROVAL LETTER WITH THE COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH COLLEGE AVENUE
BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS,the"Building Community Choices" 1/4 cent sales tax(BCC)approved by ballot
in the April 8, 1997 election provides funding for, among other things, the first phase of the North
College Avenue Improvement Project(the "Project"); and
WHEREAS,the first phase of the Project includes the portion of North College Avenue from
the Jefferson Street/Maple Street intersection to Vine Drive and has been developed in accordance
with the North College Avenue/US 287 Access Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Transportation Equity Act of the 21 st 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" as 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 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 Project for the
design and construction of bicycle/pedestrian improvements within said phase; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 2002-023 the City Council authorized the execution of a
congestion mitigation and air quality contract with CDOT for the purpose of providing funding for
the bicycle/pedestrian improvements in the first phase of the Project,the total cost of which project
is estimated to be$177,000 to be funded with federal participating funds in the amount of$142,270
and with City participating funds in the amount of$34,730; and
WHEREAS, CDOT has presented to the City for execution an additional mitigation and air
quality contract funding increase approval letter for the purpose of providing additional funding for
the first phase of the design and construction of the North College Avenue Bicycle/Pedestrian
Improvement Project,the total cost of which project additional funding is estimated to be$278,000,
to be funded with federal participating funds in the amount of$223,453 and with City participating
funds in the amount of$54,547; 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 funding increase approval letter as above-
described be entered into between the City and CDOT.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a congestion mitigation and air quality
contract funding increase approval letter between the City and the Colorado Department of
Transportation for the purpose of providing funding for the pedestrian bicycle improvements in the
first phase of the North College Avenue Improvement Project for the design and construction of the
same, with said contract to provide federal participating funds in the sum of TWO HUNDRED
TWENTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS ($223,453) and
City participating funds in the sum of FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-
SEVEN DOLLARS ($53,547) for a total amount of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($278,000).
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 21st day of January,
A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
RESOLUTION 2003-006
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 STATE HIGHWAY 14 ROADWAY
MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, State Highway 14 joins north College Avenue at the intersection of North
College Avenue and Jefferson Street,which intersection is in need of re-design and reconstruction;
and
WHEREAS, the section of State Highway 14 from the aforesaid intersection to the
intersection of Riverside Avenue and Mulberry Street is in disrepair and in need of reconstruction;
and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)is willing to provide the
City the sum of$2,500,000 in maintenance funds for an asphalt mill and overlay of the roadway
along Jefferson Street and Riverside Avenue from the intersection of Jefferson Street and North
College Avenue to the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Mulberry Street,which funds shall also
be used for the design and construction of the necessary improvements at the aforesaid intersections;
and
WHEREAS, CDOT has presented to the City for the aforesaid purposes a contract under
contract encumbrance number 14148 and the Council has determined that it is in the best interests
of the City that said contract 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 contract with the Colorado Department
of Transportation under contract encumbrance number 14148 for the purpose of providing funding
for the installation of asphalt mill and overlay of the roadway along Jefferson Street and Riverside
Avenue from the intersection of North College Avenue and Jefferson Street to the intersection of
Riverside Avenue and Mulberry Street and for the purpose of designing and constructing
improvements at the intersection of North College Avenue and Jefferson Street and for the
improvement of the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Mulberry Street, which contract which
shall provide to the City funds in the amount of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($2,500,000) for said purposes.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 21st day of January,
A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
• ORDINANCE NO. 010, 2003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
IN THE BUILDING COMMUNITY CHOICES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND -
NORTH COLLEGE CORRIDOR PROJECT
TO BE USED FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AND ROADWAY
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG NORTH COLLEGE AVENUE
WHEREAS, on April 8, 1997,the voters of the City approved Ordinance No. 30, 1997 (the
"Ordinance"), 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 North College
Corridor transportation project (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS,the scope of the Project as outlined in the Ordinance calls for the construction
of improvements,in four phases,to improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicles on North College
Avenue focusing on the 1/4 to 1/2 mile north of Jefferson Street; and
• WHEREAS, the improvements may include: (1) drainage improvements; (2) widening the
roadway to provide better and safer facilities for bicycles and pedestrians; (3)constructing medians
for access control; and/or(4) improving to full arterial street standards including curb, gutter, and
sidewalk; and
WHEREAS,on March 5,2002,City Council adopted Ordinance No.38,2002,appropriating
$142,270 in Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) funds from the Colorado Department
of Transportation (CDOT) and $34,730 in City matching funds to be used for design and
construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along North College Avenue, between
Jefferson Street and Vine Avenue ("Phase I improvements"); and
WHEREAS, CDOT has made available to the City of Fort Collins an additional $223,453
in CMAQ funds to be used for the design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements
along North College Avenue,between Jefferson Street and Vine Avenue; and
WHEREAS,local matching funds needed,totaling$54,547,have been identified in the form
of existing appropriations in the Building Community Choices - North College Corridor capital
project; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the CMAQ funds, CDOT is awarding the City of Fort Collins
with up to$2,500,000 in maintenance funds to be used to expand the North College Corridor project
boundaries and scope to include an asphalt mill and overlay of the roadway along Jefferson and
Riverside (SH14) from North College (US 287) to Mulberry Street (SH 14), and replacing the
intersections of North College and Jefferson as well as Riverside and Mulberry with concrete; and
WHEREAS,the aforementioned maintenance funds($2,500,000)from CDOT will be used
along with previously appropriated, dedicated sales and use tax funds (Building Community
Choices), totaling $2,562,769, in the North College Corridor project, resulting in a total available
appropriation of$5,062,769 ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2003-005, on January 21, 2003,
authorizing the Mayor to sign a Contract Funding Increase Approval Letter with the Colorado
Department of Transportation for the design and construction of the North College Avenue Bicycle
and Pedestrian Improvements; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the Council adopted Resolution 2003-006, on January 21, 2003,
authorizing the City to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT for the receipt of up
to $2,500,000 in highway maintenance funds to be used to construct improvements within the
boundaries of the Building Community Choices - North College Corridor project; and
WHEREAS, the conceptual design and the scope of improvements as described herein for
the North College Corridor project have been developed in accordance with the North College
Avenue/US 287 Access Management Plan; 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 CMAQ funds($223,453)and
highway maintenance funds (up to $2,500,000) from the Colorado Department of Transportation,
as described herein,will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Building Community Choices
Capital Projects Fund-North College 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$223,453 in CDOT
CMAQ funds, and $2,500,000 in Colorado Department of Transportation highway maintenance
funds, in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor project
to be used with existing appropriations for the design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian
improvements along North College Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive, and for
asphalt milling and overlaying of the roadway along Jefferson and Riverside (SH14) from North
College(US 287)to Mulberry Street(SH 14),and replacing the intersections of North College and
Jefferson as well as Riverside and Mulberry with concrete.
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 Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor project(Phase
1), the sum of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-
THREE DOLLARS($223,453)from Colorado Department of Transportation Congestion Mitigation
&Air Quality funds,to be used for design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements
along North College Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue
in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor project,the sum
of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000) from Colorado
Department of Transportation highway maintenance funds, to be used for asphalt milling and
overlaying of the roadway along Jefferson and Riverside (SH14) from North College (US 287) to
Mulberry Street(SH 14), and replacing the intersections of North College and Jefferson as well as
Riverside and Mulberry with concrete.
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