HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-112-10/21/2003-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRAN RESOLUTION 2003-112
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BIKE LANES ON COLLEGE AVENUE
(US 287) FROM HARMONY ROAD TO CARPENTER ROAD
WHEREAS, the primary route between Fort Collins and Loveland has been identified
through the public planning process of the City and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning
Organization as being College Avenue ( US 287) and is a critical link in the local and regional
bicycle lane system; and
WHEREAS, new commuter bike lane facilities along College Avenue between Harmony
Road and Carpenter Road will greatly improve safety and connectivity for local, as well as regional
commuter cyclists; and
WHEREAS, both the City of Fort Collins Bicycle Program Plan and the North Front Range
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan indicate the need for the construction of said bike lanes along College
Avenue from Harmony Road to Carpenter Road; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Enhancement Grant
Program has awarded the City of Fort Collins a grant in the amount of $228,000 to design and
construct said bike lanes; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes it to be in the best interest of the City that the Mayor
execute an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT for the purpose of enhancing bicycle safety and
connectivity along College Avenue from Harmony Road to Carpenter Road by the construction of
bike lanes on said portion of College Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement
between the City and CDOT regarding the design and construction of bike lanes on College Avenue
from Harmony Road to Carpenter Road,to be funded by CDOT in the amount of TWO HUNDRED
TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND ($228,000) DOLLARS; and with City matching funds in the
amount of FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($57,000).
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 21st day of October,
A.D. 2003. —�
Mayor
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City Clerk