HomeMy WebLinkAbout10543RESOLUTION NO. 10543
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION
FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER TRAIL PROJECT TO THE COLORADO STATE PARKS TRAILS
PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, City Council supports and authorizes the submittal of a grant application for the
Arkansas River Trail Project for the purpose of reconstructing the Arkansas River Trail between 4th
Street and Santa Fe Avenue and constructing a handicapped accessible trailhead from Pearl
Street to the Arkansas River Trail; and
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1
The grant application requesting $150,000 dollars from Colorado State Parks Trails
Program for the reconstruction of the Arkansas River Trail between 4th Street and Santa Fe
Avenue and a handicapped accessible trailhead from Pearl Street to the Arkansas River Trail is
hereby approved. If the grant is awarded, the City will appropriate and budget the funds for the
overall project in the estimated amount of $664,100 dollars prior to the approval of the grant
agreement with Colorado State Parks and the any other grant sources.
SECTION 2
The President of the City Council is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the grant
application in the name of and on behalf of the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the
City Clerk shall affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same.
SECTION 3.
A copy of the grant application is attached hereto and is on file at the City of Pueblo's
Department of Planning.
INTRODUCED October 24, 2005
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BY Randy Thurston
Councilperson
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Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2005
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DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /JIM MUNCH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT /JIM MUNCH
TITLE
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT A GRANT
APPLICATION FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER TRAIL PROJECT TO THE COLORADO
STATE PARKS TRAILS PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
ISSUE
Should the City Council agree to submit a grant application to the Colorado State Parks
Trails Program to assist in funding the Arkansas River Trail Project?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
A grant application for the Arkansas River Trail Project has been prepared by the City of
Pueblo requesting $150,000 in grant funds to assist in constructing the Arkansas River
Trail Project. The total project is estimated to cost $530,000 and includes the re-
construction of one mile of the Arkansas River Trail between 4"' Street and Santa Fe
Avenue, along with the construction of a handicapped accessible access trail from Pearl
Street to the Arkansas River Trail. The project will also improve access for fishing and
kayaking at the Pueblo Whitewater Park that was opened in May 2005.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Arkansas River Trail improvements identified in the Colorado State Parks Trails
Program grant application are estimated to cost $530,000. The following is a
breakdown for the proposed use of Colorado State Parks Trails Program funds:
CDOT $ 300,000 (out of $350,000 grant))
Arkansas River Legacy (AL0202) $ 80,000
State Parks Trails Program $ 150.000 (estimated award amount)
TOTAL $ 530,000
The City will appropriate and budget the funds for the overall project prior to the
approval of the grant agreement with Colorado State Parks and the any other grant
sources including funding from CDOT. The City will be required to maintain the trail and
trailhead to the Arkansas River trail following completion of the trail reconstruction for 25
years following construction of the project.
GRANT REQUEST
Amount Requested (round off figure to nearest $100):
Total project cost $ 530,000
Grant request $ 150,000
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT REQUEST: Describe the overall goal of the project
and only use the space provided.
Small, Mid, and Large Grants: include the miles of the trail, the water bars, rock wall, signs,
drainage structures, bridges, etc. being constructed or maintained and the use of staff and
equipment.
Planning or Special Projects: describe in detail the steps to be accomplished.
Equipment Grants: describe the specifications of the equipment and the miles of trail to be
maintained.
The Arkansas River Trail Project includes the reconstruction of a section of the 25 -year old trail
covering a 5,200' long by 10' wide concrete multi -use recreational trail from the 4th Street
Bridge to the railroad bridge across the river levee north of Santa Fe Avenue. The project also
includes the construction of a river trail access with handicapped parking from Pearl Street
located immediately southeast of 4 th Street (SH 96). The trail access will include a 1,000' long
by 20' wide access road to a handicapped accessible parking area. The Pearl Street access
includes the improvement of a public trail parking area, as well as an access road to allow for
handicapped parking closer to the multi -use recrational trail. The trail access also provides a
direct connection for paddlers to the Pueblo Whitewater Park, a 1/2 -mile, eight drop structure
whitewater park, as well as paddlers using the river from below Pueblo Dam and the Greenway
and Nature Center. Due to the steep bluff along the south side of the river, it will be necessary to
construct retaining walls along sections of the Arkansas River Trail, as well as along sections of
the access road to the handicapped parking area. The Arkansas River Trail is part of the 24 -mile
section of the Front Range Trail that passes through the City of Pueblo and Lake Pueblo State
Park. The Pearl Street Trailhead provides a key trail connection near the center of Pueblo that
links with 35 miles of the Regional River Trail System that connects from Colorado State
University - Pueblo, along Fountain Creek, and connecting along the Arkansas River through
Lake Pueblo State Park. The trail improvements will provide improved access and parking to
complement the $6 million river habitat improvements to improve fishing and the riparian
habitat along the Arkansas River from below Pueblo Dam through the City.
Submitted By Signature:
Printed Name: Robert D. Sc Iling, Jr.
Printed Title: City Council President
Approved by State Parks:
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