HomeMy WebLinkAbout11182RESOLUTION NO. 11182
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT AND
AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, goals of the City Council include improving the condition and quality of city
streets; and creating strong partnerships with other units of local government, including the school
district; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation is currently soliciting proposals for
City - School District jointly sponsored projects encouraging children to walk or bicycle to school
and improving the safety of pedestrian routes to school;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
The City Council hereby approves the submittal of a grant application to the Colorado
Department of Transportation for a Pueblo Safe Routes to School Grant. The grant will fund
pedestrian and bicycle improvements in the vicinity of Roncalli Middle School, along with the
implementation of an educational program on walking and bicycling to school to be delivered to
Roncalli Middle School students. The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute
the grant application in the name of the City.
INTRODUCED December 31, 2007
BY Randy Thurston
Councilperson
APPROVED: a
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ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
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Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
AGENDA ITEM #
DATE: DECEMBER 31, 2007
DEPARTMENT: JERRY M. PACHECO, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TITLE
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
GRANT AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE
SAME.
ISSUE
Should the City Council approve the submittal of a 2008 application for a Colorado
Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Grant?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of this Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The grant request is to construct a 4,650 feet by 10' wide pedestrian/bike path along the
south side of State Highway 78 (Northern Ave) from Thames Drive to Bandera Parkway.
The trail will be located within the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT)
right -of -way for State Highway 78 and a special use permit will be needed to be secured
from CDOT prior to undertaking the project. This trail will provide a safe route to
Roncalli Middle School and provide safe routes links between Roncalli Middle School,
Pitts Middle School, and Pueblo South High School. As part of the overall project an
educational program will be implemented on the benefits of walking and bicycling to
school for students at Roncalli Middle School. The City of Pueblo is the applicant, with
the grant would be administered through the City's Department of Planning, with
collaboration from the city transportation department, School District 60's safety officer
and staff of Roncalli Middle School.
The grant request amount is $243,000 with no cash match, and an in -kind match of
$2,000 for a total project amount of $245,000.
The principal benefits to the public of this project are to enable and encourage children
to walk and bicycle to school; as well as to improve safety, and reduce traffic, fuel
consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of Roncalli Middle School. The El Camino,
LaVista Hills, Starlite Hills, and Regency Ridge residential neighborhoods were chosen
because of the need to replace and upgrade the access to the school along the south
side of State Highway 78 (Northern Avenue) in light of the new signalized pedestrian
crossing immediately adjacent to the school at Kingsroyal Blvd and the additional bike
and trail improvements on the north side of State Highway 78 required as part of the
Regency Business Park Subdivision. The grant will require a strong partnership
between the City, School District #60, and school staff to carry out an educational
component of the project under a delegation agreement from the City.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No cash match is required for the grant. The City will be required to maintain the
striping and signage. District 60 in -kind contributions include conducting of the
educational program, and program evaluation, totaling $2,000.