STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: August 14, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 4
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the FY 2021 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant (Grant No. 693JJ32440109, Assistant Listing No. 20.933) in the amount of $900,000.00 to support planning, design, and engineering for projects surrounding the Southern Gateway Park from the effective date of award through September 30, 2027, which has an estimated total project cost of $1,375,000.00; (2) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $900,000.00 in the Connecting Communities in the Southern Gateway - RAISE Grant Fund; (3) the establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $900,000.00 in the Connecting Communities in the Southern Gateway - RAISE Grant Fund; (4) provide matching funds in the amount of $69,090.91 from General Funds; (5) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $388,636.37 from the Dallas Zoo in the Transportation Special Projects Fund; (6) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $17,272.72 from the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation in the Transportation Special Projects Fund; (7) the increase of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $405,909.09 in the Transportation Special Projects Fund; (8) execute the grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement; and (9) execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Dallas, the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation and the Dallas Zoo - Not to exceed $1,375,000.00- Financing: Connecting Communities in the Southern Gateway - RAISE Grant Fund ($900,000.00), General Fund ($69,090.91), and Transportation S...
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