HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/04/2003 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 010, 2003, APPROPR AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 9
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 4, 2003
FROM: Kathleen Reavis
SUBJECT :
Second 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.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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. The roadway maintenance improvements include asphalt mill and overlay of the
roadway and concrete improvements in the intersections.
Ordinance No. 010, 2003, which was unanimously adopted by a 5-0 vote (Mayor Martinez and
Councilmember Bertschy absent), on January 21, 2003, appropriates the funds necessary for the
improvements.
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FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: January 21, 2003
FROM: Kathleen Reavis
SUBJECT :
Items Relating to the North College Avenue Improvement Project, Phase 1.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolutions and the Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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 287etwecn fferspe�e_ ni �in�. rive.
2003 CMAQ
Federal $223
Local Agency (participating) $ 46,450
Local Agency(non-participating) 8 097
Total: $278,000
The local matching funds will be provided from the North College Corridor Building Community
Choices project fund.
In addition, CDOT is providing $2,500,000 in maintenance funds to the project, and with this new
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.
XECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Resolution 2003-005 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract Funding Increase
Approval Letter with the,Colorado Department of;'fransportation for the Design and
Construction of the North College Avenue Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements.
B. Resolution 2003-006 Authorizing the Mayo 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.
ACKGROUND:
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
street standards including curb,gutter,and sidewalk. Planning,design, right-of-way
acquisition and other pillhe
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The City of Fort Collins and Co 6 ado D oflansportation (CDOT) along with
consulting team of Felsburg Hol[&Ullevig'h`ve brking'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 s0lb 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 Cheny"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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