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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-086-06/17/1997-CDOT FUNDS IGA MULBERRY STREET RIVERSIDE AVENUE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION 97-86 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF $140,000 OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIVERSIDE AVENUE (STATE HIGHWAY 14) AND MULBERRY STREET WHEREAS,the City and the Colorado Department of Transportation have reviewed various intersections along the State Highway System in the City to identify hazardous locations and, as a result of said review,have determined that the intersection of Mulberry Street and Riverside Avenue (State Highway 14) had experienced a high accident rate and should be targeted for improvement; and WHEREAS, staff of the City and the Colorado Department of Transportation have determined that changes should be made to the traffic signal at the said intersection and that a curb cut should be eliminated on the southwest corner of the intersection; and WHEREAS, Federal Surface Transportation Program ("STM") funds have been made available by the Colorado Department of Transportation for the aforesaid intersection improvements and traffic signal installation at the said intersection in the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000); and WHEREAS, the total estimated cost of the work to be performed is One Hundred Forty-two Thousand Dollars ($142,000); and WHEREAS, the City has sufficient funds budgeted, appropriated and available to provide its share ($2,000) of the total cost; and WHEREAS,the Colorado Department of Transportation has prepared and presented to the City a contract for the design and construction of the intersection improvements aforesaid; and WHEREAS,under the authority of§ 29-1-203, C.R.S., and Article I, Section 4 and Article II, Section 16 of Charter of the City, the City has the requisite authority to enter into said contract; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that the contract for the aforesaid project be executed. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, that the Mayor be, and hereby is, authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the design and construction of intersection improvements and traffic signal reconstruction at the intersection of Riverside Avenue (State Highway 14) and Mulberry Street for a total cost of One Hundred Forty-two Thousand Dollars ($142,000), of which cost One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000) shall be funded by Federal Surface Transportation Funds and Two Thousand Dollars($2,000)of which shall be funded by City funds held in the Transportation Services Fund. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 17th day of June,A.D. 1997. Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: 14�LkL L Y� -�. City Clerk