HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-032-04/16/2013-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRAN RESOLUTION 2013-032
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO USE FEDERAL CONGESTION MITIGATION AIR QUALITY (CMAQ) FUNDS
FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRAFFIC-RESPONSIVE
TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AT SIGNALS ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD
TRACKS IN THE VICINITY OF COLLEGE AVENUE, LEMAY AVENUE,
RIVERSIDE AVENUE, AND MULBERRY STREET
WHEREAS,in regulating the flow oftraffic on City streets,the City uses traffic signal timing
plans which change automatically by the time of day to account for the normal,predictable variations
in traffic that occur throughout a typical day; and
WHEREAS, the traffic signal timing plans of the City can be disrupted by unpredictable
traffic patterns which are caused primarily by railroad activity and truck activity; and
WHEREAS,the impact of truck activity is most notably found along North College Avenue
(US Highway 287)and Riverside Avenue(State Highway 14), while the disruption caused by train
activity occurs not only in those locations but also along Lemay Avenue and Mulberry Street(State
Highway 14); and
WHEREAS,City staff has recommended to the City Council that a project be undertaken for
the design and implementation of traffic responsive signal timing adjacent to critical railroad
crossings and along the US Highway 287/State Highway 14 truck route,and at railroad intersections
at those locations, as well as Lemay Avenue and Mulberry Street; and
WHEREAS,City staff believes that the project would be beneficial to the City because such
a system has the potential for reductions in traffic delay, congestion, and air pollution in locations
that have highly variable traffic patterns; and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded a Federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
(CMAQ) grant in the amount of$248,370 to design, procure equipment, and implement a traffic
responsive traffic signal system; and
WHEREAS, the City has sufficient local matching funds in the amount of $51,630 to
complete the project, which is estimated to cost $300,000; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has determined that the design,purchase and implementation
of a traffic responsive traffic signal system at the foregoing locations is in the best interests of the
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement between
the City and the Colorado Department of Transportation to use Federal Congestion Mitigation Air
Quality(CMAQ)funds in the amount of$248,370,in combination with local matching funds in the
amount of$51,630, to design and implement a traffic responsive traffic signal system at signals
adjacent to the railroad tracks and along the truck route in the vicinity of College Avenue, Lemay
Avenue, Riverside Avenue, and Mulberry Street.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 16th
day of April A.D. 2013.
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