HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving IDOT for Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program Funding & Carbon Reduction for ITS ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 26-218
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(IDOT) FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR IOWA CLEAN AIR ATTAINMENT PROGRAM
FUNDING AND CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM FUNDING
FOR THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM (PHASE 5)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Program is a project that
will implement real-time optimization of traffic and pedestrian flow at signalized
intersections. The FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) includes
the design and construction of Phase 5 of the City's ITS Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, Phase 5 is the final phase of the ITS Network and completes the
northwest, southeast, and eastern portions of Ames; and,
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded two grants from the Iowa Department of
Transportation (DOT) for the project. Both grants have been combined into one
agreement. The two specific grant programs are the Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program
(ICAAP) the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) in the respective amounts of $1,213,760
and $940,000 for the Phase 5 project; and,
WHEREAS, project design is anticipated to be completed in Winter 2026 with a
Spring 2027 bid date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) Funding Agreement for the Iowa
Clean Air Attainment Program funding for $400,000 and the Carbon Reduction Program
funding of $940,000 for the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program (Phase 5) is
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14th day of April, 2026.
_______________________________ _________________________________
Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Junck, Gartin, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of April, 2026.