HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-006-02/06/2024-SUPPORTING GRANT APPLICATION FOR LOCAL MATCH FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE MIDTOWN CENTRAL CORRIDOR PROJRESOLUTION 2024-006
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 Avenue in Midtown,between Drake Road and Boardwalk Drive,as a unique
corridor that is accessible and safe for all,including pedestrians,cyclists,and vehicles,
while also allowing for adjacent neighborhoods to easily access all the amenities and
services in the corridor.
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
2027 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 is pursuing
planning funds under the non4ederal match requirement included in the Department of
Transportation’s FY2024 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and
Equity (RAISE)discretionary grant program.
G.The FY2024 RAISE federal funding opportunity requires the City to
contribute at least 20%of total project costs.Although the City has committed funds,
combined with a cash contribution from Midtown BID,there is a funding gap in meeting
the match requirement for the proposed planning project.
H.Colorado’s Department of Local Affairs (DOLA)has funding from the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA,also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law)Local Match grant program (LOMA)that provides funding to support local
governments in meeting the match requirement under IIJA grant programs.The RAISE
grant program is an IIJA funded program.
I.To support meeting the funding gap for the City’s required match for the
proposed planning project under the FY2024 RAISE grant program,the Engineering
Department intends to apply for grant funds under this DOLA LOMA grant program to
cover the needed matching funds.
J.Support of the Engineering Department in applying to this DOLA LOMA
grant program does not impact City finances.If the grant is awarded,the City will seek
appropriation of the grant funds from City Council.
K.The City Council finds and determines that the adoption of this resolution
advances the public’s health,safety,and welfare by facilitating further design and
improvement of the City’s transportation safety and infrastructure and by facilitating cost-
sharing among local,state,and federal entities.
In light of the foregoing recitals,which the Council hereby makes and adopts as
determinations and findings,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1.The City Council approves and supports the application for further
funding for the Midtown Central Corridor Project and intends to provide required matching
funds or other contributions required for the Project.
Section 2.The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute agreements
related to grant money for funding for the Midtown Central Corridor Project,with terms
and conditions as the City Manager,in consultation with the City Attorney,determines to
be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City and to effectuate the
purposes of this resolution,provided that all required matching funds have been
appropriated before execution.
Section 3.The City Council supports the continuation of the Midtown Central
Corridor Project.
Passed and adopted on February 6,2024.
ATTEST:
AWL A.
Interim City Clerk
Effective Date:February 6,2024
Approving Attorney:Heather N.Jarvis
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