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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08587ORDINANCE NO. 8587 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANT AGREEMENT, TAP M086-069 (19469) BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NO. TH PL1303 FOR THE EAST 4 STREET ENHANCEMENT PLANNING AND ENGINEERING PROJECT, TRANSFERRING $20,000 FROM CP0921 TO PL1303, BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING $100,000 FOR SAID PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME WHEREAS, the State of Colorado, Department of Transportation, has offered th funds through Contract TAP M086-069 (19469), East 4 Street Enhancement Planning and Engineering Project; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The Contract between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the State of Colorado, for the use and benefit of the State Department of Transportation for Transportation Enhancement Project TAP M086-069 (19469) (hereinafter referred to as the “Contract”), a copy of which is attached, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. Subject to encumbrances by the Colorado Department of Transportation, funds from TAP M086-069 (19469) in the amount of $80,000 and City local match of $20,000 th for a total of $100,000, are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the East 4 Street Enhancement Planning and Engineering Project, Project No. PL1303. SECTION 3. The local matching funds in the amount of $20,000 are transferred from CP0921, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design to Project Number PL1303. SECTION 4. The President of the City Council is authorized to execute and deliver said Grant Agreement in the name of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same. SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval. INTRODUCED: April 22, 2013 BY: Eva Montoya PASSED AND APPROVED: May 13, 2013 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE DATE: APRIL 22, 2013 AGENDA ITEM # R-4 DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JULIE ANN WOODS, AICP/ASLA, DIRECTOR TITLE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANT AGREEMENT, TAP M086-069 (19469) BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TH TRANSPORTATION, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NO. PL1303 FOR THE EAST 4 STREET ENHANCEMENT PLANNING AND ENGINEERING PROJECT, TRANSFERRING $20,000 FROM CP0921 TO PL1303, BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING $100,000 FOR SAID PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME ISSUE Should City Council approve a transportation enhancement grant agreement between the Colorado Department of Transportation and the City of Pueblo, establish Project th PL1303, the East 4 Street Enhancement, Planning, and Engineering Project, budget and appropriate funds in the amount of $100,000, and authorize the President of City Council to execute same? RECOMMENDATION Approve the Ordinance. BACKGROUND th The East 4 Street Enhancement, Planning, and Engineering Project is a multifaceted project that includes aesthetic improvements for the streetscape and increased safety measures for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. All improvements will be located within th the East 4 Street (State Highway 96) right-of-way extending east from Erie Avenue three blocks to Hudson Avenue. The Project includes the survey, design, and th completion of construction documents for the declining East 4 Street commercial corridor. Improvements contemplated by the Project include streetscape furnishings, pedestrian lighting, xeric landscaping, decorative cross-walks, and other traffic calming devices. Federal funds in the amount of $80,000 have been made available by a Transportation Enhancement Grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The local match in the amount of $20,000 comes from Project No. CP0921 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. The total Project budget is $100,000. The Project will be managed by the City of Pueblo. FINANCIAL IMPACT Funds in the amount of $20,000, required as local match, have been transferred from Project No. CP0921 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. Total funds in the th amount of $100,000 shall be budgeted and appropriated for the East 4 Enhancement Planning and Engineering Project, Project No. PL1303. The Agreement requires the City of Pueblo to provide the maintenance for the landscape and irrigation.