HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-072-12/07/2010-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION 2010-072
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT
WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO ADD FUNDING FOR THE LINDEN STREET STREETSCAPE PROJECT
WHEREAS, Linden Street is the link between the Old Town Square and the area known as
the"Downtown River District"which includes existing and future residential areas,cultural and arts
venues, commercial and retail centers, and industrial businesses; and
WHEREAS, as Linden Street is extended northeast of its intersection with Jefferson Street,
it serves a variety of industrial and commercial uses and is also located near the vicinity of the
original "Fort Collins" military encampment; and
WHEREAS, the roadway in this vicinity is in need of attractive and functional sidewalks,
bike lanes, landscaping, street trees and on-street parking areas; and
WHEREAS, the Linden Street Streetscape Project (the "Project") will add curb, gutter,
sidewalk, on-street parking, bike lanes, urban design,historic interpretive features and landscaping
to Linden Street between Jefferson Street and the Poudre River; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously appropriated the sum of$1,000,000 for the
Project, $250,000 of which was provided to the City through a grant from the Colorado Department
of Transportation("CDOT"),pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between CDOT and the
City dated March 5, 2009, (the "Original CDOT IGA"), which grant was made possible by an
appropriation of federal funds to CDOT under the "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users" (SAFETEA-LU); and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Authority has offered additional funding in the
amount of$500,000 for the Project and CDOT has also offered a Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality grant in the amount of$580,000 to the City for a total increase in funding of$1,080,000 to
support the Project; and
WHEREAS,under the new CDOT grant,the matching funds that were provided by the City
under the Original CDOT IGA,in the amount of$250,000 of"Building on Basics"tax revenue,will
also satisfy the matching funds requirement for the additional CDOT grant; and
WHEREAS, all of the planned improvements along Linden Street will be designed and
constructed to be environmentally sensitive to the Poudre River and will be consistent with the City's
Poudre River Enhancement Project, and the improvements should also have a positive impact on
long-term air quality and should result in increases in property value and taxable sales in the vicinity
of the improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City to
amend the original CDOT IGA and accept the additional CDOT funding for the Project; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the original CDOT IGA
to add $500,000 in funding from the Downtown Development Authority and $580,000 in the form
of CMAQ federal funds in the support of the Linden Street Streetscape Project.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of December A.D. 2010.
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