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RESOLUTION 2024-149
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING GRANT APPLICATION FOR LOCAL MATCH FUNDING
IN SUPPORT OF THE MIDTOWN CENTRAL CORRIDOR PROJECT
A.The Midtown Central Corridor Project (the "Project") aims to reimagine
South College Ayenue in Midtown, between Drake Road and Boardwalk Drive, as a
unique corridor that is ijccessible and safe for all, including pedestrians, cyclists, and
vehicles, while also alloWin'g for adjacent neighborhoods to easily access all the amenities
and services in the corridor. I •
B.Planning of several possible improvements for the Project has been
underway for more than a decade and includes the 2013 Midtown Master Plan and the
2014 Midtown in Motion Study that were developed with input from businesses along the
corridor and the wider community and also includes the establishment in 2017 of the
Midtown Business Improvement District ("BID").
C.The current stage of the Project will finalize plans for future construction in
2028 of the 1.33-mile corridor of College Avenue from Boardwalk Drive to, and including,
the West Drake Road intersection. The scope of the design covers infrastructure updates
for the corridor to improve safety for all modes of travel, business access, Americans with
Disabilities Act access and compliance, active modes infrastructure, access to the
adjacent bus rapid transit line and regional Mason trail, and stormwater drainage.
D.The Midtown BID and the City have committed support for conceptual
design for the Project, including having contributed funding (see Ordinance No. 037, 2022
and Resolution 2022-053), and the City's Planning Development and Transportation
("PDT") Engineering Department is working to secure additional funding including state
and federal grants to support implementation.
E.Under Municipal Code Section 22-44, the City may accept grants in aid of
the construction of any local public improvements.
F.In support of the Project, PDT's Engineering Department pursued planning
funds under the non-federal match requirement included in the Department of
Transportation's FY2024 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and
Equity ("RAISE") discretionary grant program (see Resolution 2024-006). The City was
unsuccessful in the request for funds under the RY2024 RAISE grant program.
G.In further support of the Project, PDT's Engineering Department is pursuing
additional planning funds under the non-federal match requirement included in the
Department of Transportation's FY2025 RAISE discretionary grant program.
H.The FY2025 RAISE federal funding opportunity requires the City to
contribute at least 20% of total project costs. Although the City has committed funds,
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