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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Funding Agreement for 2007/08 Shared-Use Path System - Skunk River Trail Extension RESOLUTION NO. 14-218 RESOLUTION APPROVING IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR 2007/08 SHARED-USE PATH SYSTEM- SKUNK RIVER TRAIL EXTENSION (ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE PARK TO BLOOMINGTON ROAD) 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, WHEREAS,the Transportation Plan identifies those paths that separate bicycle traffic from higher-speed automobile traffic; and, WHEREAS, the 2007/08 program location is the Skunk River Trail Extension from Ada Hayden Heritage Park to Bloomington Road,and the project is programmed utilizing Transportation Enhancement funding with remaining funds coming from local funding; and, WHEREAS,it is anticipated that the project will have a September 2014 letting through the Iowa Department of Transportation(IDOT)with construction planned for summer 2015; and, WHEREAS, funding for this program has been identified as follows: $223,661 from Local Option Sales Taxes, and$250,000 from MPO/STP funds; and, WHEREAS, staff has also contacted the Iowa DOT Office of Design (Roadside Development) on the availability of a planting grant to assist in funding the restoration areas disturbed by the project; and, WHEREAS,there is funding available,but IDOT staffhas requested that City staffnot apply until the full extent of the disturbance is known and estimated costs are calculated; and, WHEREAS, staff will make application for this funding as soon as those items are defined and will come back to Council with a separate funding agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Iowa Department of Transportation Enhancement Funding agreement for the 2007/08 Shared-Use Path System Skunk River Trail Extension(Ada Hayden Heritage Park to Bloomington Road) is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13th day of May, 2014. • 144A.0 tll Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13`h day of May, 2014.