RESOLUTION 5132: AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG PARADISE LANE BETWEEN 55TH AND 59TH 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 the north side of Paradise Lane between 55th and 59th Avenues.
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Background
Paradise Lane is a half-mile collector street that connects 55th and 59th avenues. While there is sidewalk, curb, and gutter on the south side of Paradise Lane between 55th and 59th avenues, the north side only has curb and gutter. Installation of a sidewalk and associated Americans with Disabilities (ADA) approved curb ramps will allow for enhanced access for school children and other pedestrians to an adjacent school and residential area as well as a nearby park.
Analysis
Glendale standards for 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 2019.
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 $58,000, of which $54,694 is available through federal funding. The required city ma...
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