HomeMy WebLinkAbout10860 City Clerk's Office Item # R1 Background Paper for Proposed Ordinance COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 9, 2024 TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Heather Graham VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Scott Hobson, Acting Director Planning and Community Development SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2024-2025 PUEBLO URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROJECT AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $918,285.43 IN 2025 FOR SAID PROJECT SUMMARY: The proposed Ordinance would amend the establish FY2024-2025 Urban Transportation Planning Project, and budget and appropriate $918,285.43 in FY2025 for the Project comprised of $380,732.00 in FY2025 Federal Highway Administration Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG) funds and estimated carryover funds from FY2024 FHWA CPG Funds in the amount of $537,553.43 that are identified for expenditure in the 2025 Pueblo Area Council of Governments (PACOG) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) budget approved by the PACOG Board on August 22,2024, Resolution No. 2024-026. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: The establishment of the Project and budgeting of funds has been approved by the City Council on an annual basis once the purchase order is issued by the State of Colorado to PACOG. BACKGROUND: The PACOG board approved a Consolidated Planning Grant contract for FY2024- FY2025 with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) at their August 22,2024 meeting. The contract provides funds in the amount of $380,732.00 along with estimated carryover funds from the FY2024 CPG contract in the amount of $537,553.43 that will be available for eligible reimbursable expenses. The City and PACOG annually enter into a Delegation Agreement that authorizes the City to complete the transportation planning tasks on behalf of PACOG and be reimbursed for eligible expenses to complete the tasks identified in the FY 2024-2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) adopted by PACOG Resolution 2024-026 on August 22,2024. This Ordinance budgets and appropriates the FY 2024-2025 Urban Transportation Planning Project, and budgets and appropriates funds in the amount of $918,285.43 allocated for the City to complete urban transportation services in compliance with federal and state requirements for the use of CPG grant funds. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Funds up to the amount of $887,478.62 will be reimbursed to the City by CDOT which includes $380,732 from the FY2025 FHWA CPG Funds and remaining federal and city contribution carryover funds from previous years totaling an estimated $506,716.62. It is estimated that approximately $2,168 in staff time from the Finance and Legal departments will be spent on the Project. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The FY 2024 -FY 2025 funds are included in the FY2024 -FY 2025 PACOG MPO Unified Planning Work Program budget, and the Urban Planning Work Program that have been previously approved by the PACOG Board on August 22,2024. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: The Consolidated Planning Grant funds, approved by CDOT and the Federal Highway Administration, are identified in the Urban Planning Work Program (UPWP) by task with associated budget amounts. The UPWP is reviewed at public meetings by the PACOG Transportation Advisory Committee and approved by the PACOG Board. ALTERNATIVES: None. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Ordinance. ATTACHMENTS: 1. CDOT Subaward Agreement & P.O. 2. PACOG Resolution 24.026 ORDINANCE NO. 10860 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2024-2025 PUEBLO URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROJECT AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $918,285.43 IN 2025 FOR SAID PROJECT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The FY2024-2025 Pueblo Urban Transportation Planning Project is hereby established. SECTION 2. Funds in the amount of $918,285.43 comprised of $380,732 in FY2025 FHWA CPG Funds and estimated carryover funds from FY2024 FHWA CPG in the amount of $537,553.43 are hereby budgeted and appropriated into the FY2024-25 Urban Transportation Planning Project. SECTION 3. The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to effectuate the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 4. 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 December 09, 2024. Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on December 23, 2024. ____________________________ President of City Council Action by the Mayor: Approved on _______________. 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 _____________ ____________________________ President of City Council ATTEST ________________________________ Deputy City Clerk