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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving contract renewal with GHD Services Inc., of Niagara Falls, NY, for Regulatory Compliance Monitoring at the Ash PondRESOLUTION NO. 26-589 RESOLUTION APPROVING IOWA DOT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP) FUNDING FOR THE 2025/26 SHARED USE PATH SYSTEM EXPANSION – SOUTH DAYTON AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, this program provides for construction of shared use paths on street rights-of-way, adjacent to streets, and through greenbelts. The City's Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) identifies those paths that separate bicycle traffic from higher- speed automobile traffic. This project includes construction of a path along the east side of S. Dayton Avenue to connect E. Lincoln Way to SE 16th Street; and, WHEREAS, this project is budgeted in FY 2025/26 of the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) with funding in the amount of $335,000 in Local Option Sales Tax and an Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) grant from the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) in the amount of $676,000; 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 DOT Funding Agreement for TAP funding of $676,000 for the 2025/26 Shared Use Path System Expansion - South Dayton Avenue is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of September, 2026. _______________________________ _________________________________ Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck Voting nay: None Absent: Rollins Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of September, 2026.