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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/17/2012 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 050, 2012, APPROPRDATE: July 17, 2012 STAFF: Jay Rose, Owen Randall Jon Haukaas AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 8 SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 050, 2012, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Water and Wastewater Funds to Relocate Certain Utility Facilities to Accommodate the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Proposed Construction of a New Bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry Street. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is working with the City of Fort Collins Engineering Department to design and construct a new five or six lane bridge over the Poudre River on Mulberry Street. At this time construction on the bridge is scheduled to begin during the summer of 2013. As the bridge design progressed, it was discovered that the Fort Collins Utilities Department has a 42-inch sanitary sewer and a 12-inch water main that cross under the river parallel to and adjacent to the existing bridge. Both the sanitary sewer and the water main are in conflict with the alignment of the new proposed bridge. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 5, 2012, appropriates funds from existing water and sewer funds to relocate utility lines in conflict with the proposed new CDOT Bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry Street. CDOT will reimburse the Utilities Department based on actual design, construction, and project management costs. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary - June 5, 2012 (w/o attachments) COPY COPY COPY COPY ATTACHMENT 1 DATE: June 5, 2012 STAFF: Jay Rose, Owen Randall Jon Haukaas AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 14 SUBJECT Items Relating to the Water and Sewer Line Relocations Required to Facilitate the Construction of a New Bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry Street. A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 050, 2012, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Water and Wastewater Funds to Relocate Certain Utility Facilities to Accommodate the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Proposed Construction of a New Bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry Street. B. Resolution 2012-038 Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Grant Agreement with Colorado Department of Transportation for the Funding of Design, Construction, and Project Management for State Highway 14 (Mulberry) Bridge-Related Utility Relocations. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is working with the City of Fort Collins Engineering Department to design and construct a new five or six lane bridge over the Poudre River on Mulberry Street. At this time construction on the bridge is scheduled to begin during the summer of 2013. As the bridge design progressed, it was discovered that the Fort Collins Utilities Department has a 42-inch sanitary sewer and a 12-inch water main that cross under the river parallel to and adjacent to the existing bridge. Both the sanitary sewer and the water main are in conflict with the alignment of the new proposed bridge. This Ordinance appropriates funds from existing water and sewer funds to relocate utility lines in conflict with the proposed new CDOT Bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry Street. The Resolution allows the City Manager to enter into a Grant Agreement with CDOT who will reimburse the Utilities Department based on actual design, construction, and project management costs. Relocation work will not proceed until authorization of work is issued by the CDOT project manager. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION CDOT is replacing the Mulberry Bridge over the Poudre River due to its age and failing inspections. It has been declared to be both functionally obsolete and structurally deficient. The bridge was built in approximately 1950 at a time when design standards and projected loadings were vastly lower than today. CDOT has stated that this is one of its worst bridges and highest priorities for replacement in Region 4. The new bridge is planned to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians on both sides. The existing pedestrian bridge (which also serves bicycles) will be disassembled. It consists of two spans. One span will be reset nearby just to the east of the Lemay Bridge over the Poudre River. This will reroute the Poudre River Trail over the Poudre, eliminate the on-street, two-way crossing on Lemay Avenue. The other span will be moved to storage for a future yet–to-be determined trail project. Utilities staff was contacted by the CDOT project team and asked to relocate the 42-inch sewer and the 12-inch water main out of the way of the new bridge. CDOT has agreed to have the Utilities Department utilize its own engineering consultant to prepare the design drawings and meet the permitting requirements for the project. CDOT has also agreed to allow the use of the Utilities’ on-call contractor. The water and sewer line relocation design is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. The utility relocation construction will take place in February and March of 2013, well before the bridge construction. Under the terms of the Grant Agreement, CDOT has agreed to reimburse the Utilities Department for all design costs, project management costs, and construction costs. COPY COPY COPY COPY June 5, 2012 -2- ITEM 14 FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS This project facilitates the construction of a new bridge on Mulberry Street over the Poudre River which will enhance both public transportation and economic development opportunities in Fort Collins. In addition, the pedestrian trail system will be extended and improved in the vicinity of the bridge construction. Water and Wastewater Funds will be fully reimbursed for all design, construction, and project management costs. The estimate for design costs which was submitted to CDOT is $106,179, with 80% coming from the Wastewater Fund ($84,943) and 20% coming from the Water Fund ($21,236). The construction costs will be submitted to CDOT at the conclusion of the design phase and the original agreement will be amended to cover the reimbursement of the construction costs. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS There are no anticipated environmental impacts resulting from the relocation of the water and sewer mains. There will be no change in floodplain elevations and no fill will be placed in jurisdictional wetlands. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading and the Resolution. PUBLIC OUTREACH The utility relocation project will not result in any loss of utility services to the public. There is no traffic impact anticipated as a result of the utility relocation construction. There has been no public outreach in regards to the utility relocations. It is anticipated there will be considerable public outreach regarding the bridge design and construction as well as the trail system improvements. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location map 2. Existing water and sewer mains location map ORDINANCE NO. 050, 2012 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDS TO RELOCATE CERTAIN UTILITY FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BRIDGE OVER THE POUDRE RIVER AT MULBERRY STREET WHEREAS, Fort Collins Utilities currently has certain infrastructure (a 42-inch sanitary sewer and a 12-inch water main) that needs to be relocated to accommodate the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) proposed construction of a new bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry Street; and WHEREAS, the estimated total cost of the relocation is estimated to be $106,179, with 80% coming from the Wastewater Fund ($84,943) and 20% coming from the Water Fund ($21,236), which cost will be reimbursed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT); and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter authorizes 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 the fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the Water Fund the sum of EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY THREE DOLLARS ($84,943) to relocate utility facilities in conflict with the CDOT proposed construction of a new bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry street. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the Wastewater Fund the sum of TWENTY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS ($21,236) to relocate utility facilities in conflict with the CDOT proposed construction of a new bridge over the Poudre River at Mulberry street. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of June, A.D. 2012, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of July, A.D. 2012. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Interim City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of July, A.D. 2012. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk -2-