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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09666ORDINANCE NO. 9666 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROJECT PL2003 FOR NORTHERN AVENUE STREETSCAPE / TRAIL PHASE III PROJECT, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, TAP M086-082 (22971) BETWEEN PUEBLO, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND THE STATE OF COLORADO, THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSFERRING $125,000 FROM PROJECT HU1601 TO PROJECT PL2003, BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $625,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The Northern Avenue Streetscape / Trail Phase III Project, PL2003, is hereby established. SECTION 2. The Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) between Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and State of Colorado for the use and benefit of the Transportation Alternative Program, Department of Transportation for TAP M086-082 (22971), a copy of which is attached, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved. SECTION 3. Subject to encumbrances by the Colorado State Department of Transportation, funds from TAP M086-082 (22971) in the amount of $500,000 are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the Northern Avenue Streetscape / Trail Phase III Project, No. PL2003. SECTION 4. Funds in the amount of $125,000 are hereby transferred from the Traffic Signal Northern & Prairie Project, HU1601 to the Northern Avenue Streetscape / Trail Phase III Project, PL2003 and budgeted and appropriated. SECTION 5. The Mayor is authorized to execute and deliver the IGA in the name of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same. SECTION 6. The officers and staff of the City are authorized and directed to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of the Ordinance and IGA to implement the policies and procedures described therein. SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City Council. Action by City Council: Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on February 10, 2020. Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on February 24, 2020. President of City Council Action by the Mayor: ☒ Approved on February 26, 2020 . ☐ Disapproved on based on the following objections: Mayor Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor: ☐ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto. ☐ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on ☐ Council action on __________________failed to override the Mayor’s veto. President of City Council ATTEST City Clerk City Clerk’s Office Item # R-4 BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PROPOSED ORDINANCE COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 10, 2020 TO: President Dennis E. Flores and Members of City Council CC: Nicholas A. Gradisar, Mayor VIA: Brenda Armijo, City Clerk FROM: Scott Hobson, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROJECT PL2003 FOR NORTHERN AVENUE STREETSCAPE / TRAIL PHASE III PROJECT, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, TAP M086-082 (22971) BETWEEN PUEBLO, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND THE STATE OF COLORADO, THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSFERRING $125,000 FROM PROJECT HU1601 TO PROJECT PL2003, BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $625,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME SUMMARY: This Ordinance creates Planning Project No. PL2003 for Northern Avenue Streetscape / Trail Phase III Project, approves an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) between Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation (“City”) and the State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”) relating to the Northern Avenue Streetscape / Trail Phase III Project, transfers funds in the amount of $125,000 from Project HU1601 to PL2003 and budgets and appropriates funds totaling $625,000 for the Northern Avenue Streetscape / Trail Phase III Project. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: Ordinance 9600 dated November 25, 2019 transferred funds in the amount of $125,000 from the 2019 Highway User Tax Fund (“HUTF”) balance to Project HU1601 and budgeted and appropriated $125,000 for the Traffic Signal Northern and Prairie Project. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance establishes the Northern Avenue Streetscape/Trail Phase III Project, PL2003. Funds in the amount of $125,000 from the existing Traffic Signal Northern & Prairie Project HU1601 are being transferred, budgeted, and appropriated into the new Project, PL2003, along with the $500,000 in funds from the CDOT Transportation Alternatives (“TAP”) grant award. The signal replacement will be a part of the new project in addition to the trail construction along Northern and Prairie Avenues. The $125,000 signal replacement funds are being used as the eligible local matching funds for the TAP grant. The Ordinance also approves the grant agreement between the City and CDOT (TAP M086-082) for the $500,000 in Transportation Alternative Funds. The overall $625,000 project will continue the trail/shared use path along the north side of Northern Avenue between Cambridge Avenue and Prairie Avenue and upgrade the signal at Northern and Prairie Avenue. Over the last eight years the City has redeveloped the trail system and constructed the landscaped center medians along Northern Avenue between Pueblo Boulevard (State Highway 45) east to Cambridge Avenue. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The matching funds in the amount of $125,000 are being transferred from Project HU1601 to Project PL2003. Funds in the amount of $625,000 shall be budgeted and appropriated for the Project, PL2003. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: None. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: None. ALTERNATIVES: Currently, there are no alternatives for completing the improvements without the funding from the State of Colorado CDOT TAP grant. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Ordinance. Attachments: City-State of Colorado IGA for the Northern Avenue Streetscape / Trail, Phase III Project Grant Certification