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RESOLUTION NO. 14240
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO
SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE 2019
CONNECT INITIATIVE FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER
LEVEE TRAIL PROJECT TO THE STATE BOARD OF THE
GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, City Council supports and authorizes the City of Pueblo to submit a
grant application for the Arkansas River Levee Trail Connect Initiative for the purposes of
constructing a trail on top of the Arkansas River Levee and multiple neighborhood
connections to the new Levee Trail; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the grant application for the
Arkansas River Levee Trail Connect Initiative on behalf of the City of Pueblo, to the State
Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, and the City Clerk shall affix the seal
of the City thereto and attest same.
SECTION 2.
The City of Pueblo is requesting a total of $2,000,000 in Great Outdoors Colorado
funds for the Arkansas River Levee Trail Project. The City will be providing $375,000 in
Conservation Trust Funds and $500,000 of Colorado Department of Transportation,
Transportation Alternative funds for the project. The City will apply to the Department of
Local Affairs Energy and Mineral Impact Fund for the remaining $444,700.00. Pueblo
Conservancy District will provide $2,074,600 in-kind matching funds for the Project. The
total project cost for the Arkansas River Levee Trail Connect Initiative is $5,394,300.
SECTION 3.
A copy of the grant will be on file at the City of Pueblo’s Department of Planning
and Community Development.
SECTION 4.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized and directed to perform any and
all acts consistent with the intent of this Resolution to implement the policies and
procedures described herein.
SECTION 5.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval.
INTRODUCED July 8, 2019
BY: Ed Brown
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
City Clerk’s Office Item # M-3
BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PROPOSED
RESOLUTION
COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
July 8, 2019
TO: President Dennis E. Flores and Members of City Council
CC: Nicholas A. Gradisar, Mayor
VIA: Brenda Armijo, City Clerk
FROM: Steven Meier, Director of Planning and Community Development
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT A
GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE 2019 CONNECT INITIATIVE FOR THE
ARKANSAS RIVER LEVEE TRAIL PROJECT TO THE STATE BOARD OF
THE GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME
SUMMARY:
This Grant will fund the construction of a soft and hard surface trail on top of the Arkansas
River Levee, Levee Trail connections to the Lower Westside, Grove, and Blocks
neighborhoods. The Connect Initiative will also assist in funding pedestrian and bicycle
bridges located south of the Fourth Street Bridge and north of the Main Street Bridge. The
bridges will span the Arkansas River connecting the existing Arkansas River Trail to the
newly constructed Arkansas Levee Trail.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
The Pueblo City Council established the Pueblo Arkansas River Flood Levee Master Plan
Project PL1703, by Ordinance No. 9130, dated May 22, 2017.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Pueblo is applying for a $2 million grant through the Great Outdoors Colorado
.
(GOCO) Connect Initiative for the Arkansas River Levee Trail ProjectThe Arkansas River
Levee Trail Project is a new trail project that was developed in conjunction with the Pueblo
Conservancy District’s Arkansas River Levee Rehabilitation Project. The Arkansas River
Levee was constructed in 1925 following Pueblo’s devastating flood in 1921. In the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers has required the
certification of older flood levees. In order to certify the 90-year old levee, considerable
reconstruction efforts are required. Reconstruction efforts include lowering the two-and-
a-half-mile levee by 12 feet, creating a 40-foot wide platform on top of the levee,
compaction and resurfacing the face of the levee. With news of the reconstruction efforts,
citizens and local recreation groups rallied the City of Pueblo and the Pueblo
Conservancy District to make provisions for a trail on top of the levee. This will provide
access from the existing Arkansas River Trail to the levee and neighborhood connections.
Trail construction will focus on creating neighborhood connections from the Westside,
Grove and Blocks neighborhoods to the new Arkansas River Levee Trail. Construction
will also include the addition of site amenities consisting of river access from the Levee,
seating, lighting and shade structures adjacent to the Whitewater Park. Two new
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pedestrian bridges south of the 4 Street Bridge and Main Street Bridge will connect the
existing Arkansas River Trail to the new Levee Trail. The proposed Levee Trail will be an
addition to the 25-mile Pueblo River Trails System and the Colorado Front Range Trail
corridor, which were identified by Governor Hickenlooper as a priority trail corridor.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The GOCO Board will award Connect Initiative Funds on September 27, 2019. Funds for
the Connect Initiative Project will be budgeted and appropriated by the City before
entering into a grant contract. The City will make $875,000 available during the term of
the grant between 2020 and 2021. A grant request to the Department of Local Affairs
(DOLA) Energy and Mineral Impact Fund for $444,700 will be submitted August 1, 2019.
Total cost for the Arkansas River Levee Project is $5,394,300. The following is a funding
breakdown of the Arkansas River Initiative:
GOCO Connect Initiative Funds $ 2,000,000.00
City of Pueblo Conservation Trust $ 375,000.00
CDOT Transportation Alternatives $ 500,000.00
DOLA Energy and Mineral Impact $ 444,700.00
Pueblo Conservancy District In-Kind Match $ 2,074,600.00
TOTAL $ 5,394,300.00
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
No previous board or commission actions.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
Denial of this Resolution will result in the delay of the Project.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval of the Resolution.
Attachments:
Proposed Resolution
Grant Application
®GOO SUMMARY FORM
CONNECT INITIATIVE
APPLICANT INFORMATION (ELIGIBLE ENTITY)
Contact Name: Beritt Odom Title: Sr. Planner
Organization Name: City of Pueblo
(Address: 211 E. D Street City: Pueblo !Zip: 81003
Telephone: 719-553-2339 'Email: bodom@pueblo.us
PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION(IF APPLICABLE)
Primary contact person for this proposal (if different from applicant, above)
Contact Name: Title:
[Organization Name:
Address: City: !Zip:
'Telephone: :Email:
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Title: Arkansas River Levee Trail Project
Grant Request: $ 2,000,000 Total Project Cost: $ 5,394,300
Requested Storytelling Amount (if applicable):
County or Counties: Pueblo City or Cities: Pueblo
!Brief Project Description (300 words or less, in the space provided, below):
!The Arkansas River Levee Trail Project proposes to create a 2.4 mile, 12-foot wide, soft surface trail and
hard surface trail along the newly reconstructed Arkansas River Levee platform.Two pedestrian bridges
will create a loop trail and connect the existing Arkansas River Trail to the Levee Trail; and trail
connections from the Westside and Grove neighborhoods to the Levee Trail. This project is a unique
opportunity to partner with the Pueblo Conservancy District as part of the reconstruction of the 90-
;year-old Arkansas River Levee. It will provide recreational opportunities that did not previously exist
!and the opportunity to recreate on an important piece of Pueblo's history.
I certify that I am authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant and that if awarded a Great Outdoors Colorado
grant for this project,the applicant will comply with GOCO's requirements for grant administration,including
matching,financial reporting,and general requirements.I certify that the applicant owns,leases,or otherwise
has control over the property on which this project will occur(collectively,"Control")(or is applying on behalf
of an entity that has such Control).Applicant has evidence of its Control of the property and will provide such
documentation to GOCO upon request.
Date: 9.-/P '020/7
An authorized person must s here,such as t e applicant's executive
director, county commission chair, or city council choir.
Printed Name: Nicholas A. Gradisar Title: Mayor