resolution 5133: AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG 67TH avenue BETWEEN glendale AND orangewood AVENUES and along orangewood avenue between 67TH and grand avenues
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for the design and construction of a sidewalk along 67th Avenue between Glendale and Orangewood Avenues, and Orangewood Avenue between 67th and Grand Avenues.
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Background
The 67th Avenue is an arterial street that connects Glendale and Orangewood Avenues. There are multiple locations with missing curb, gutter, sidewalk, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) approved curb ramps between Glendale and Orangewood avenues.
Orangewood Avenue is a half-mile collector street that connects 67th and Grand Avenues. There are multiple locations with missing curb, gutter, sidewalk, and ADA approved curb ramps between 67th and Grand Avenues.
Installation of curb, gutter, sidewalks, and ADA approved curb ramps on these two sections of city streets will allow for enhanced access for school children and other pedestrians to an adjacent commercial and residential area as well as other nearby destinations.
Analysis
Glendale standards for arterial and collector streets include pedestrian facilities along both sides of the roadway. Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds for design and construction of these needed improvements were secured during the last Maricopa Association of Governments programming cycle. Design funds were programmed for federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 and construction funds are included in federal FY 2020.
Under the terms of the IGA, ADOT will advertise, bid, award, and administer the scoping, design, and construction of the project. The city will be required to provide a 5.7% match of the capped federal funding and 100% of all costs that exceed the cap.
The total estimated design cost of the project is $195,000 of which $183,885 is available through federal funding. The required city match of $11,115 is available in the city’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 Capital Improvement Plan Sidewalk and Curb Improvements project budget.
The total estimated construction cost of the project is $1,244,300 of which a capped amount of $1,097,275 is available through federal funding. The required city match of $147,025 is available in the FY 2019-20 Capital Improvement Plan Sidewalk and Curb Improvements project budget, contingent upon Council Budget approval.
Community Benefit/Public Involvement
Access to alternative modes of transportation is a direct quality-of-life benefit. Adding a sidewalk along 67th and Orangewood Avenues will provide connectivity between numerous homes, schools, businesses, and other nearby destinations. Providing options for all modes of transportation including convenient, continuous sidewalks helps to promote alternative transportation usage, which can lead to decreased traffic congestion and contribute to cleaner air.
The Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee at their January 4, 2016 meeting and the Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission at their January 7, 2016 meeting were informed of and approve of this project.
Budget and Financial Impacts
Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2016-17 and FY 2019-20 Capital Improvement Plan budget. City expenditures with ADOT are estimated at $158,140, contingent upon Council Budget approval.
While staff does not anticipate additional project costs, should this project exceed the estimate outlined in the IGA, the City will be responsible for the additional costs. Since the funds listed in the IGA are estimates, staff requests flexibility in spending up to 10 percent of the total project cost in additional funds for design and construction cost overruns. Budgeting of future ongoing maintenance would occur for the year of anticipated operation through the typical budget process.
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Cost |
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$158,140 |
2210-65101-551200, Sidewalk and Curb Improvements |
Capital Expense? Yes
Budgeted? Yes
Requesting Budget or Appropriation Transfer? No
If yes, where will the transfer be taken from?