HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Funding Agreement for 2011/12 Shared Use Path System Extension RESOLUTION NO. 12-196
RESOLUTION APPROVING FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR
2011/12 SHARED USE PATH SYSTEM EXTENSION (SKUNK RIVER TRAIL
EXTENSION- HYSC TO SOUTHEAST 16TH STREET)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, this program provides for construction of shared use paths on street rights-of-
way, adjacent to streets,and through greenbelts,and the Long Range Transportation Plan identifies
those paths that separate bicycle traffic from higher-speed automobile traffic; and,
WHEREAS, this program supports one of the Council's priorities - "connecting our
community;" and,
WHEREAS,the 2011/12 program location is identified as the Skunk River Trail Extension,
Hunziker Youth Sports Complex (HYSC) to Southeast 16th Street; and,
WHEREAS, an agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation(IDOT)is required
in order to utilize federal enhancement funds for this project,and staff has been in conversations with
the IDOT,which indicated that the earliest possible bid letting date is August 2012; and,
WHEREAS, this schedule would allow a contractor to begin construction in fall 2012, in
order to avoid roosting dates for the Indiana Bat; and,
WHEREAS, this species of bat has not been identified in this area,but provision must be
made to avoid construction during the roosting dates since the habitat is correct for this species;and,
WHEREAS, the program is identified in the 2011/12 CIP in the amount of$350,000 from
Local Option Sales Tax and $86,000 from Metropolitan Planning Organization/Surface
Transportation Program(STP) funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for STP funding for the 2011/12
Shared Use Path System Expansion (Skunk River Trail - Hunziker Youth Sports Complex to
Southeast 16t' Street) is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24t' day of April, 2012.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24t'day of April, 2012.