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 202...
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