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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - CyRide Bus Turnaround construction at Storm Street and Welch Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 17490 RESOLUTION APPROVING CITY CONTRIBUTION TO CONSTRUCTION OF CYRIDE BUS TURNAROUND FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the Ames Transit Agency's Transit Board of Trustees approved the concept of a turnaround for CyRide's new Gold Route as part of the System Redesign Plan; and, WHEREAS, the turnaround will be located south of Storm Street at Welch Avenue on Iowa State University property, this turnaround will be the end point of this route, allowing the bus to turn around and operate back to campus and areas north; and, WHEREAS, the turnaround concept was developed as a result of discussions with the South Campus Area Neighborhood (SCAN) around and near the Wallace/Wilson Residence Halls served by this new Gold Route; and, WHEREAS, the original proposal was to operate this new route to the two residence halls and then utilize Hayward Avenue between Stone and Knapp to turn the bus around and return to Campus and north to Schilletter Village; and, WHEREAS, residents indicated that this service change would impact the amount of traffic and noise on their street and neighborhood, with buses operating on the route every 10 minutes Monday through Friday; and, WHEREAS, as a result, they requested that Transit Board members and CyRide staff develop an alternative that would not increase transit impacts to their neighborhood; the bus turnaround on ISU property was the resolution to this challenge and allows for the route to operate efficiently and effectively while reducing current and proposed transit impacts on the SCAN neighborhood; and, WHEREAS, CyRide staff has worked with ISU Facilities Planning and Management staff to develop a final construction cost estimate for the turnaround, and this cost is estimated to be $185,000, which includes design, construction and minimal landscaping costs; and, WHEREAS, ISU Facilities and Planning will be responsible for construction of the bus turnaround, and is ready to proceed with bids and construction once funding is approved; and, WHEREAS, at its June 28, 2017, Transit Board meeting, Board members approved CyRide's finding commitment and tentatively agreed to a cost-sharing approach to fund this project (subject to final approval by each of the fiinding partners); and, WHEREAS, the proposal requires CyRide to find 50% of the construction cost from its operating closing balance, and each of the three funding partners (City of Ames, Iowa State University, and ISU Student Government) to contribute the remaining 50%, divided into three equal shares of$30,833 each as a one-time capital cost; and, WHEREAS, it should be noted that the requested City contribution is in addition to the City's annual contribution to CyRide from the City's Transit levy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the one-time capital outlay of $30,833 for this Bus Turnaround project is hereby approved, contingent upon approval by Iowa State University and ISU's Student Government to both provide $30,833 towards construction of the Bus Turnaround at Storm Street and Welch Avenue. ADOPTED THIS 8" day of August, 2017. Diane R Voss, City Cleric Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8" day of August, 2017.