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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/01/2014 - ITEMS RELATING TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WAgenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 1, 2014 City Council STAFF Kyle Lambrecht, Civil Engineer Dean Klingner, Engineer & Capital Project Manager SUBJECT Items Relating to an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Downtown Development Authority for the Willow Street Improvements Project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Resolution 2014-051 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Downtown Development Authority to Transfer Funding to the Willow Street Improvements Project. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 093, 2014, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Projects Fund for the Willow Street Improvements Project and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations from the Building on Basics Pedestrian Plan and ADA Improvements Project into the Willow Street Improvements Project. The purpose of this item is to authorize the Mayor to sign an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and to appropriate both DDA and local funds into the Willow Street Improvements Project. Previous planning efforts for the Downtown River District identified improvements along Willow Street as a top priority project within the River District. Engineering design is schedule to begin in summer of 2014. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Downtown River District (District) encompasses an area bordered by Jefferson Street and North College Avenue to the west, Lincoln Street to the southeast, and the Poudre River to the northeast. The District is a unique part of Fort Collins, encompassing the original Old Fort Site, the heart of the community’s beginnings. At the same time, the River District serves as a link to Old Town and the Poudre River for various housing, retail, and mixed use developments. Over the past several years, the City has partnered with the DDA, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and other interested stakeholders to establish a list of comprehensive improvements within the District to address both short-term and long-term needs. The overlying goal for the improvements was to create a new sense of place by making the area welcoming, visually pleasing, and ready for infill development. In addition, the City and the DDA developed a prioritization plan recommending high priority projects within the District as funding became available. The plan identified improvements along Willow Street as a high priority. Agenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 2 This Council Action will authorize the Mayor to sign an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the DDA to transfer remaining DDA funds from the recently constructed Linden Streetscape Improvements Project to the Willow Street Improvements Project. This Council Action will also appropriate $187,565 in DDA funds and $57,435 in Development Obligation funds to the Capital Projects fund to begin the engineering design of planned improvements along Willow Street. Goals for the roadway and streetscape improvements along Willow Street include designing: On-Street Parking On-Street Bike Lanes 10-foot and 20-foot Sidewalks Urban Design Features Culturally Significant Design Features Utility Upgrades and Improvements Roadway Improvements All of the planned improvements will be designed to be environmentally sensitive to the Poudre River and will be consistent with previous planning and construction efforts, including the Downtown River District Streetscape Improvements Project, the Fort Collins Downtown River District Preliminary Planset, and the Linden Streetscape Improvements Project. Improvements will also be designed to facilitate infill development and coordinate with development currently in the planning process or already under construction. Construction of designed improvements will occur as funding becomes available. FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS The following is a summary of the funding available to begin engineering design for Willow Street within the Downtown River District. Funds to be Appropriated per this Action Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Funds $187,565 Development Obligation Funds $57,435 Total to be Appropriated $245,000 The $187,565 consists of project savings associated with the DDA’s Linden Intersection Grant from the recently completed Linden Streetscape Improvements Project. These funds are currently being retained by the DDA. The City received obligation payments from developers of adjacent property which resulted in additional savings to the DDA’s Linden Intersection Grant of $57,435.00. The DDA intends for the Linden Intersection Grant savings totaling $245,000 to be redirected to the Willow Street Improvements Project. These funds will be used to begin designing improvements along Willow Street. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS The project will have a positive impact on long-term air and storm water quality. The addition of improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities, along with on-street parking, will increase the number of people walking and biking along Willow Street, resulting in air quality improvement. All of the planned improvements will be designed to be environmentally sensitive to the Poudre River. Staff anticipates the design of various utility improvements as part of this project, including a new storm sewer system. Once constructed, the new system will include a stormwater quality component to remove suspended solids and hydrocarbon contaminants from roadway drainage prior to discharge into receiving waters. One particular challenge associated with the project is the presence of a known Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site within the project limits. Staff must follow appropriate design and construction Agenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 3 procedures if any underground improvements are to be implemented. Staff is aware of the procedures and is planning to coordinate with interested stakeholders accordingly. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The project team has yet to present to any boards or commissions, but expects to provide regular updates to the City’s Transportation Board, the Landmark Preservation Commission, and others interested in the project. PUBLIC OUTREACH The project team plans significant public outreach throughout the project, including public open houses, individual meetings with property owners, and multimedia outreach, including a project website. In addition, the project team will work closely with the DDA to design a project meeting both the City’s and the DDA’s goals. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) 2. DDA staff memo for Willow Street IGA, June 12, 2014 (PDF) Poudre River Northside CommunitAyztlan Center N College Ave Jefferson St E Mountain Ave Lincoln Ave Linden St Willow St Poudre St Pine St Willow Street Improvements Project Location Map Printed: June 05, 2014 Path: \\efp\pdt\Engineering\Projects\Capital Projects\Maps\Downtown River District\Willow\AIS Exhibit.mxd Legend Parcels with Owners Willow Street Project Area Downtown River District Boundary ³Lines Railroad ATTACHMENT 1 ATTACHMENT 2 - 1 - RESOLUTION 2014-051 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDING TO THE WILLOW STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WHEREAS, the Willow Street Improvements Project (the “Project”) is located in the Downtown River District (the “District”), which encompasses an area bordered by Jefferson Street and North College Avenue to the west, Lincoln Street to the southeast, and the Poudre River to the northeast; and WHEREAS, the District is located in the heart of the origins of Fort Collins and serves as a link to Old Town and the Poudre River for various housing, retail and mixed-use development; and WHEREAS, the City has entered into partnership relationships with the Downtown Development Authority (the “DDA”) and the Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”) and others to establish a set of comprehensive improvements within the District for the purpose of creating a welcoming and visually pleasing area which is ready to receive infill development; and WHEREAS, the City and the DDA have established a prioritization plan which recommends that the Willow Street improvements between North College Avenue and Linden Street should be identified as a high priority; and WHEREAS, the Project has been designed to be sensitive to the Poudre River and to be consistent with the Downtown River District Streetscape Improvements Project and the Fort Collins Downtown River District Preliminary Plan set as well as the Linden Street Improvements Project; and WHEREAS, the Linden Streetscape Improvements Project has recently been completed and has project savings in the sum of $187,565 in funds of the DDA; and WHEREAS, the City has received obligation payments from developers in the adjacent area in the sum of $57,435, for a total amount of $245,000; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that the Mayor execute an intergovernmental agreement with the DDA to transfer funding in the amount of $245,000 to the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Downtown Development Authority for the purpose of transferring funds in the amount of $245,000, $187,565 of which is composed of project savings of the DDA and $57,435 of which is composed of development obligation funds of the DDA, for the purpose of - 2 - providing additional funding for the Willow Streets Improvements Project. The Intergovernmental Agreement shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, subject to such minor modifications as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, may determine to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City or to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 1st day of July, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 093, 2014 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THE WILLOW STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE BUILDING ON BASICS PEDESTRIAN PLAN & ADA IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT INTO THE WILLOW STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WHEREAS, the City has partnered with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the Colorado Department of Transportation, and other interested stakeholders to establish a list of comprehensive improvements within the Downtown River District to address short-term and long-term needs; and WHEREAS, the overarching goal is to create a new sense of place by making the Downtown River District welcoming, visually pleasing, and ready for infill development; and WHEREAS, Willow Street improvements have been identified as a high priority; and WHEREAS, the Willow Street Improvements Project will begin the engineering design of planning improvements including on-street parking, on-street bike lanes, 10 foot and 20 foot sidewalks, utility upgrades and improvements, roadway improvements, and urban and culturally significant design features; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2014-051, which approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the DDA will grant the City $187,565 for the Willow Street Improvements Project; and WHEREAS, in 2013, the City received $57,435 in Development Obligation Funds related to this project, of which $43,890 has already been appropriated, for a total of $245,000 to begin the design of the Willow Street Improvements; and WHEREAS, by the adoption of Ordinance 131, 2013, $43,890 of the Development Obligation Funds was appropriated last year into the BOB Pedestrian Plan and ADA Improvements project and will be transferred with this ordinance into the Willow Street Improvements Project; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City 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 current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the revenue as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Capital Projects Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal - 2 - year; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10, of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof from one fund (project) to another fund (project), provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged. 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 from the DDA in the Capital Projects Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($187,565) for expenditure in the Willow Street Improvements Project. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated Development revenue in the Capital Projects Fund the sum of THIRTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($13,545) for expenditure in the Willow Street Improvements Project. Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FORTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS ($43,890) of Development Obligation Funds in the Capital Projects Fund, Building on Basics Pedestrian Plan & ADA Improvements Project is hereby authorized for transfer to the Willow Street Improvements Project and appropriated therein. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of July, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of July, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk - 3 - Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of July, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk