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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/02/2020 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 071, 2020, MAKINGAgenda Item 2 Item # 2 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 2, 2020 City Council STAFF Tracy Dyer, Engineering Project Manager Claire Havelda, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 071, 2020, Making Supplemental Appropriations for the College Avenue- Trilby Road Intersection Improvements Project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This item meets the following COVID-19 emergency priorities for being on the Council agenda: • Priority 6 - Items that relate to funding, operation and business activities that the city must continue despite the current crisis. • Priority 7 - Items that are required to comply with federal or state legal or other requirements. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on May 19, 2020, appropriates state and federal funded grants: • from the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) for safety related improvements ($2,250,000), • Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvements (CMAQ) program ($387,371) and the • Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation & Economic Recovery (FASTER) ($1,500,000) for the College Avenue and Trilby Road Intersection Project. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, May 19, 2020 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 071, 2020 (PDF) Agenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY May 19, 2020 City Council STAFF Tracy Dyer, Engineering Project Manager Claire Havelda, Legal SUBJECT Items Relating to the College Avenue/Trilby Road Intersection Improvements Project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Resolution 2020-046 Approving the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for Road Intersection Improvements - College Avenue-Trilby Road. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 071, 2020, Making Supplemental Appropriations for the College Avenue- Trilby Road Intersection Improvements Project. This item meets the following COVID-19 emergency priorities for being on the Council agenda:  Priority 6 - Items that relate to funding, operation and business activities that the city must continue despite the current crisis.  Priority 7 - Items that are required to comply with federal or state legal or other requirements. The purpose of this item is to authorize the Mayor to sign an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the City and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to accept previously awarded federal grants needed for the design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of necessary improvements to the College Avenue and Trilby Road intersection. Ordinance No. 071, 2020 will appropriate the following state and federal funded grants:  Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) for safety related improvements ($2,250,000)  Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvements (CMAQ) program ($387,371)  Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation & Economic Recovery (FASTER) ($1,500,000) STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION College Avenue and Trilby Road intersection is currently the City’s highest priority intersection in terms of safety and operational efficiency, according to the Arterial Intersection Prioritization Study (AIPS). The initial 2010/11 AIPS identified the intersection as being a higher priority intersection at that time. With the completion of the intersections of higher priority in recent years, College Avenue and Trilby Road has now moved into the number one position. The intersection requires improvements to enhance safety and basic arterial/arterial road infrastructure which includes turn lanes, pedestrian facilities and adequate set-back of utilities. The Project will include multi-modal facility improvements in order to create a safer and more efficient intersection for all types of users. Single left turn lanes currently exist for northbound and southbound traffic. Additionally, the Project may ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 2 include right turn lanes, multi-modal improvements, median and landscaping improvements, and pedestrian improvements. The project is being viewed as a total reconstruction.  Improve safety for vehicles, bicycle, pedestrian and other multi-modal travel  Install standard lane configurations for all lane movements / directions of travel  Reduce congestion for vehicle travel  Upgrade the intersection to current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The following is a summary of the project funding: Prior Appropriated Funds Prior Appropriated TCEF Funds $598,680 Prior Appropriated Transportation Funds $1,320 Total Prior Appropriations $600,000 Funds to be Appropriated with this Action HSIP (Highway Safety Improvement Program) $2,250,000 FASTER (Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation & Economic Recovery) $1,500,000 CMAQ (Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvements Program) $387,371 Total this Appropriation $4,137,371 Future Funding Dedicated to Project Arterial Intersection CCIP Funds - 2021 $400,000 Arterial Intersection CCIP Funds - 2022 $400,000 Total Current Project Budget $5,537,371 Grant Award Amount Local Match Required (previously appropriated) HSIP $2,250,000 $0 FASTER $1,500,000 $0 CMAQ $387,371 $80,525 Total $4,137,371 $80,525 No additional local funds will be required for this appropriation. The prior appropriations serve as sufficient local match. All grant revenue and expenses will be added to the existing project budget within the Capital Projects fund. Prior appropriations included the required contributions for Art in Public Places under Fort Collins Municipal Code. The funds to be appropriated with this action may not be used for the Art in Public Places purpose, so no additional contribution is required in connection with this appropriation pursuant to the Fort Collins Municipal Code. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION As this project is currently getting underway, staff will provide updates and check-ins with applicable boards and commissions during the design and construction phases of the project. Agenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 3 PUBLIC OUTREACH For the reasons above, staff has scoped public meetings and proactive outreach with interested stakeholders, both immediate to the Project footprint and beyond. This effort is expected to occur during design as well as construction. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 071, 2020 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COLLEGE AVENUE-TRILBY ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WHEREAS, according to the Arterial Intersection Prioritization Study (AIPS), College and Trilby Road intersection (the “Intersection”) is currently Fort Collins’ highest priority intersection in terms of safety and operational efficiency; and WHEREAS, the Intersection requires modifications to enhance safety and install basic arterial road infrastructure; and WHEREAS, improvement of this intersection (the “Project”) will include multi-modal facility improvements for safety of vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians and other multi-modal travel; installation of standard lane configurations for all lane movements/directions of travel; reduction of congestion for vehicle travel; and upgrading of the intersection to current American with Disability Act Standards; and WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of increasing safety on City roads; and WHEREAS, the funding for the Project comes from the following unanticipated grant revenue: a) Highway Safety Improvement Program Funds ($2,250,000); b) Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvements Program Funds ($387,371); and c) Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation & Economic Recovery Funds ($1,500,000); and WHEREAS, no additional local funds will be required for this appropriation as prior appropriations (Transportation Capitol Expansion Fee Program funds of $598,680 and the Transportation Funds of $1,320), were sufficient to serve as the local match; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council, upon recommendation of the City Manager, 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, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Capital Projects Fund and 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 year; and WHEREAS, the project funds being appropriated here are ineligible for public art purposes, as Section 23-304 of the City Code otherwise requires, due to grant restriction on the use of the funds; and -2- WHEREAS, the project funds previously appropriated, $598,680 from the Transportation Capital Expansion Fee Fund and $1,320 from the Transportation Fund, included the required contribution to the Art in Public Places program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the Capital Projects Fund the sum of FOUR MILLION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE DOLLARS ($4,137,371) for expenditure from the Capital Projects Fund for the College Avenue-Trilby Road Intersection Improvements Project. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of May, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd day of June, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 2nd day of June, A.D. 2020 __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk