STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: August 12, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 10
DEPARTMENT: Park & Recreation Department
EXECUTIVE: John D. Jenkins
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-273, CFDA No. 20.205) for design and construction of the KCS Trail in the amount of approximately $4,177,184.00 of which the Federal portion is $4,000,000.00, the State's indirect cost portion is $177,184.00, and the City of Dallas' local match, covered by the use of Transportation Development Credits is $800,000.00; (2) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $4,000,000.00 in the KCS Trail Connector Grant Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Funds in the amount of $4,000,000.00 in the KCS Trail Connector Grant Fund; (4) the reimbursement of $3,920,000.00 from the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program; (5) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $80,000.00 in Park and Recreation Facilities Fund for TxDOT project administration costs; and (6) execution of the grant agreement including all terms, conditions and documents required by the grant agreement - Total amount $4,177,184.00 - Financing: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Funds ($3,920,000.00), Texas Department of Transportation Funds ($177,184.00), and Park and Recreation Facilities Fund (2006 General Obligation Bond Funds) ($80,000.00)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas was awarded Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program funding from the North Central Texas Council of Governments, in the amount of $4,000,000.00, for design and construction of a 12-foot-wide trail from the LBJ/Skillman DART Station to the Richardson City Limits at Buckingham Road. The project will be managed by the Park and Recreation Department through the d...
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