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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - TSIP Agreement for widening of Mortensen Road RESOLUTION NO. 14-086 RESOLUTION APPROVING TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TSIP) GRANT FOR MORTENSEN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, this project is shown in the 2014/15 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), and the work will include the widening of Mortensen Road between South Dakota Avenue and Dotson Drive to accommodate turn lanes, a bus acceleration lane, and consolidation of redundant bus stop; and, WHEREAS, this section of roadway has experienced increasing traffic congestion due to on- street Cy-Ride stops in the area,commuter traffic from Iowa State University employees and students, ingress/egress traffic to the Ames Middle School,and increased traffic due to additional housing being constructed in the west Ames area; and, WHEREAS, congestion will continue to increase as Dotson Drive is eventually extended northward to Lincoln Way unless improvements are made; and, WHEREAS, a development agreement for the Middle School specifies that the Dotson Drive extension will be completed by the Ames Community School District within two years after the South Fork section of Dotson Drive is constructed,and it is unknown at this time when the South Fork section will be constructed; and, WHEREAS,the City submitted a Traffic Safety Improvement Program(TSIP)grant application in 2013 to help cover the cost of materials for this project, which equates to $391,334; and, WHEREAS,after reviewing the grant application,Iowa Department of Transportation officials have approved the request and submitted the funding agreement; and, WHEREAS,the TSIP grant requires a local match of 20 percent,which is shown in the 2014/15 CIP through funding in the amount of $110,000 from Road Use Tax, bringing the total program funding to $501,334. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the TSIP Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation in the amount of$391,334 for the widening of Mortensen Road between South Dakota Avenue and Dotson Drive is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25th day of February, 2014. 0� V. C-�5U AWO J Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor If Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Nelson Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25"day of February, 2014.