HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/02/2001 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 140, 2001, APPROPR ITEM NUMBER: 8
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
DATE: October 6, 2001
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Kathleen Reavis
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 2001, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue and Prior
Year Reserves in the Transportation Services Fund to be Used to Complete Construction of a
Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Over the Poudre River, Completing the Bicycle/Pedestrian
Connection from Riverside to Lemay Along State Highway 14.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City has received a funding letter from Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
allowing for additional funding to be added to the State Highway 14 and Lemay Avenue
Intersection project. The bridge will be constructed over the Poudre River on the south side of
the Mulberry Street (SH14) vehicular bridge and the sidewalk will be extended from Lemay to
Riverside.
Design work has been completed and these funds would be added to the construction budget for
this project. In addition to the bridge, the City is also constructing sidewalk along the south side
of Mulberry Street in order to provide a safe and direct bicycle/pedestrian connection from
Riverside Avenue to Lemay Avenue. Ordinance No. 140, 2001, which was unanimously
adopted on First Reading on September 18, 2001, appropriates unanticipated revenue and prior
year reserve funds to complete the project.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 14 A-B
DATE: September 18, 2001
110 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Kathleen Reavis
SUBJECT:
Items Relating to the Mulberry Street(SH14) Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and the Ordinancein Errs .Reading
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Additional appropriations, totaling $385,730, are needed 1— h lete c
onsn of the bicycle/pedestrian bridge across
the Poudre River on the south side of Mulberry Street,-'and'iolecle/pedestrian connection from Riverside
Avenue to Lemay Avenue. The Colorado Departrnent of Tr tion figs approved a grant project of an additional
$210,000, including $173,859 in federal funds and a required lo6alijit Hof$36,141, for this project from its Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program.4Thgvfollowing rs a �Oof the federal and local portions for these
funds:
CMAQ funds/federal portion $1
Local match for CMAQ funds $ 36,14 _ X
Additional local funds $175,730 s=°
Total Appropriation $385,730
Transportation Services intends to use,Transportation Reserves to cover the local match portion of this project. The total
funds available for this project, including this additional $385,730 is$998,007.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Resolution 2001-110 Aut6onzL, the Mayor to Enter into a Contract with the Colorado
Department of Trans ortatirtrt.V.
p p rj"„lyartial Construction Funding of the Mulberry Street
Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Project.
B. "' :First Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 2001, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue and
Prior Year Reserves in ,the Transportation Services Fund to be Used to Complete
construction of a Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Over the Poudre River, Completing the
` edestnan Cection from Riverside to Lemay Along State Highway 14.
The City has received a funding letter from Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
allowing for additional funding to be added to the State Highway 14 and Lemay Avenue
Intersection project. The bridge will be constructed over the Poudre River on the south side of
the Mulberry Street (SH14) vehicular bridge and the sidewalk will be extended from Lemay to
Riverside.
Design work has been completed and these funds would be added to the construction budget for
this project. In addition to the bridge, the City is also constructing sidewalk along the south side
DATE: September 18,2001 2 ITEM NUMBER: 14 A-B
of Mulberry Street in order to provide a safe and direct bicycle/pedestrian connection from
Riverside Avenue to Lemay Avenue.
BACKGROUND:
This bicycle/pedestrian bridge and sidewalk project was originally part of the Mulberry/Lemay
intersection project and was funded by CMAQ funds as well as a contribution from the
Mulberry-Lemay Crossing. This bicycle/pedestrian project was part of development
approval process in order to provide connectivity from the neighborhoods o est side of the
Poudre River to the new Wal-Mart shopping center as well as to other to ons along the
Mulberry corridor. When the decision was made to proceed with the conventnal, signalized
intersection design, the developer's contractor(s)took over the intersection improvement project.
City staff retained the bicycle/pedestrian improvement pr90% along Mul rry and has
completed the design work for this project. The project is reatlyto ell"' t4=Gokjstruction and
will be completed by late 2001. f
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intersection improvements that are being constructs as par ,,,Pbf the Mulberry-Lemay Prossing
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