STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: November 13, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 10, 13
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
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 Federal Highway Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-376, Assistance Listing No. 20.205) in the amount of $350,000.00 as Federal share in the total project cost of $466,778.00, which includes $343,000.00 in Federal reimbursement, $7,000.00 as Federal participation for direct state costs, $20,528.00 as State participation for indirect state cost, and $96,250.00 ($85,750.00 for construction costs and $10,500.00 for direct state costs paid to TxDOT prior to construction) plus any cost overruns as local participation for costs to implement bike lanes along Fair Oaks Avenue from Ridgecrest Road to Walnut Hill Lane; (2) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $343,000.00 in the TxDOT CMAQ Fair Oaks Bike Lanes Fund; (3) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $343,000.00 in the TxDOT CMAQ Fair Oaks Bike Lanes Fund; (4) a required local match in the amount of $96,250.00; and (5) execution of the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the grant agreement - Total amount of $439,250.00 - Financing: TxDOT CMAQ Fair Oaks Bike Lanes Fund ($343,000.00) and Bike Lane Fund ($96,250.00)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas desires to enter into an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with TxDOT to accept federal funding through the CMAQ Improvement Program to implement bike lanes along Fair Oaks Avenue from Ridgecrest Road to Walnut Hill Lane ("Project").
The Project is being funded with 80% federal sources and 20% local pa...
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