HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Grant application for 2007/08 Shared Use Path System RESOLUTION NO. 06-247
RESOLUTION APPROVING STATE RECREATIONAL TRAIL GRANT
APPLICATION FOR 2007/08 SHARED USE PATH SYSTEM
(ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE PARK TO BLOOMINGTON ROAD)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, included in the 2007/08 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is a project for the
construction of the Skunk River Trail Extension(Ada Hayden Heritage Park to Bloomington Road);
and,
WHEREAS,this project will include constructing an asphalt path from the southeastern edge
of Ada Hayden Park through a newly built shelter area south of Dotson Drive,then south along U. S.
Highway 69(U.S.69)to an existing shared use path on the west side of Grand Avenue that terminates
on the south side of Bloomington Road; and,
WHEREAS, due to the topography of the area along U. S. 69, this project will require
additional grading/earthwork, storm sewer/drainage, and landscaping; and,
WHEREAS,a State Recreational Trail Grant is being prepared,and as part of that application,
the Iowa Department of Transportation requires that the jurisdictional authority responsible for the
maintenance and operation of the path formally endorse the project through written assurance; and,
WHEREAS, $25,000 in funding will come from the Recreational Trail Grant; $80,00, from
Metropolitan Planning Organization funding; and, $30,000, from Local Option Sales Tax.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of Ames,Iowa,that
the State Recreational Trail Grant application for the 2007/08 Shared Use Path System(Ada Hayden
Heritage Park to Bloomington Road) is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 271h day of June, 2006.
CA
-Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodhue
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodhue, Goodman, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: Mahayni
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27t'day of June, 2006.