HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Funding Agreement with Iowa Department of Transporation for the 2020/21 Shared Use Path System Expansion - Vet Med Trail RESOLUTION NO. 21-062
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM
(TAP) FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR 2020/21 SHARED USE PATH SYSTEM EXPANSION-VET
MED TRAIL (S. 16TH STREET TO S. GRAND AVENUE)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,this program provides for the construction of shared use paths on street rights-
of-way, 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,
WHEREAS,this project will pave the existing granular Vet Med Trail from S. 16t" Street to
a connection with S. Grand Avenue shared use path; and,
WHEREAS,the construction of this project is shown in the 2020/21 Capital Improvements
Plan with $461,000 in Local Option Sales Tax and$159,000 in MPO Transportation Alternatives
Program(TAP) funds; and,
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the project will have a Fall 2021 letting through the Iowa
DOT with construction possible in late 2021,but most likely in 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Transportation Alternatives Program(TAP)Funding Agreement with the Iowa Department
of Transportation for the 2020/21 Shared Use path System Expansion-Vet Med Trail(S. 16th Street
to S. Grand Avenue) is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9th day of February, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Junck
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9tn day of February, 2021.