HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Funding Agreement for U-STEP for East 13th Street/I-35 North-Bound Off-Ramp Traffic Signal Project RESOLUTION NO. 16-316
RESOLUTION APPROVING FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR U-STEP
FOR EAST 13TH STREET AND INTERSTATE 35 NORTH-BOUND OFF-RAMP
(2016/17 TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROGRAM)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Capital Improvement Plan's (CIP) Traffic Signal Program provides for
replacing older traffic signals and for constructing new traffic signals in the City,and program goals
include improved traffic flow and safety, as well as improved visibility, reliability, and signal
aesthetics; and,
WHEREAS,this specific project is for installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection
of University Boulevard and the Highway 30 West-Bound Off-Ramp, and the need for this project
was identified in a traffic impact study for the ISU Research Park Phase III expansion; and,
WHEREAS, currently, the 2015/16 CIP includes Road Use Tax funding of$125,000 and
Iowa State University(ISU) funding of$125,000 for this project, bringing total project funding to
$250,000; and,
WHEREAS, recently, City staff has received word that the Iowa Department of
Transportation (IDOT) desires to provide U-STEP funding to replace the City's portion of this
project; and,
WHEREAS, in turn, the IDOT would like those same Road Use Tax dollars to instead be
used as matching funds for a signal project it has identified as high-priority at the North-Bound I-35
Off-Ramp at East 13t1i Street (the MOT determined that the off-ramp was in need of signalization
after conducting its annual count program for calendar year 2015); and,
WHEREAS,under its proposal,the IDOT would use U-STEP funding to pay for 50%of the
overall University Boulevard/Highway 30 signal costs and 55% of the North-Bound I-35 Off-
Ramp/East 13t1i Street signal construction and right-of-way costs; and,
WHEREAS,both projects can be fully funded by moving the City's funding to the I-35/13th
Street traffic signal and supplementing each project with U-STEP funds;it should be noted that this
will not require additional funding from either ISU or the City of Ames.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Urban Statewide Traffic Engineering Program (U-STEP) Agreement with the Iowa
Department of Transportation for the 2017/18 Traffic Signal Program(East 131h Street and Interstate
35 North-Bound Off-Ramp) is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24t''day of May, 2016.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Orazem
Seconded by: Nelson
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24"'day of May, 2016.