HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Iowa Department of Transportation Agreement for MPO/STBG-TAP Grant Funding RESOLUTION NO. 19-390
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AGREEMENT FOR MPO/STBG-TAP GRANT FUNDING FOR THE 2018/19 SHARED
USE PATH SYSTEM EXPANSION- TRAIL CONNECTION SOUTH OF LINCOLN
WAY (BEEDLE DRIVE TO INTERMODAL FACILITY)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Grant Agreement will provide for the construction of shared-use paths on
street right-of-ways, adjacent to streets, and through greenbelts; and,
WHEREAS,the Long Range Transportation Plan(LRTP)identifies those paths that separate
bicycle traffic from higher-speed automobile traffic, and this project is identified as OFF 5 in the
LRTP; and,
WHEREAS,the planning,land acquisition,and engineering for this project are shown in the
2017/18 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) with funding in the amount of $180,000 from Local
Option Sales Tax; and,
WHEREAS,the construction of this project is shown in the 2018/19 CIP with funding in the
amount of$241,000 from Local Option Sales Tax and $159,000 from MPO/STBG-TAP funds,
which is provided through this agreement, and will bring the total project budget to $580,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Iowa Department of Transportation Agreement for MPO/STBG-TAP funding for the
2018/19 Shared Use Path System Expansion-Trail Connection South of Lincoln Way(Beedle Drive
to Intermodal Facility) is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of August, 2019.
Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: Beatty-Hansen
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13tb day of August, 2019.