STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: May 25, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program Grant (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-327, CFDA No. 20.205) in the amount of $325,661.00 as federal share in the total project cost of $342,743.37 (Federal share $325,661.00, Indirect State $14,121.87, and City of Dallas match for Direct State Participation $2,960.50 totaling $342,743.37) for costs related to the reconstruction and widening of the existing sidewalks to install ADA ramps, from Gaston Avenue to the Northwest, and North Prairie Avenue to the Northeast for installation of traffic calming improvements for crosswalks, signs, pedestrian signals and other Safe Routes to School Improvements; (2) establishment of appropriations in the amount of $325,661.00 in the Zaragoza Road Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Improvements Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $325,661.00 in the Zaragoza Road Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Improvements Fund; (4) disbursement of funds in the amount of $325,661.00 from the Zaragoza Road Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Improvements Fund; (5) disbursement of City of Dallas Direct State Participation funds in the amount of $1,480.25 to be issued as a warrant check to TxDOT for State construction costs and other State direct costs related to the project from the Bike Lane Fund; (6) disbursement of City of Dallas Direct State Participation funds in the amount of $1,480.25 to be issued as a warrant check to TxDOT for State construction costs and other State direct costs related to the project from the General Fund; and (7) execution of the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the grant agreement - Total amount of $328,621.50 - Financing: Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds ($325,661.00) Bike Lane Fund ($1,480.25) General Fund ($1,480.25)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas prepared and submitted to the State or Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) a project nomination package for Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TASA) funding contribution for costs related to the reconstruction and widening of the existing sidewalks to install ADA ramps, from Gaston Avenue to the Northwest, and North Prairie Avenue to the Northeast for installation of traffic calming improvements for crosswalks, signs, pedestrian signals and other Safe Routes to School Improvements.
The Texas Transportation Commission passed Minute Order Number 115814 dated August 27, 2020, awarding funding for TASA projects in the TASA Program Call of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, which included this project.
This action will authorize an Advanced Funding Agreement for costs related to the reconstruction and widening of the existing sidewalks to install ADA ramps, from Gaston Avenue to the Northwest, and North Prairie Avenue to the Northeast for installation of traffic calming improvements for crosswalks, signs, pedestrian signals and other Safe Routes to School Improvements.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
Began Design November 2021
Complete Design January 2023
Begin Construction June 2023
Complete Construction June 2025
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On May 27, 2020, City Council authorized the support of applications for funding for eleven candidate projects to the North Central Texas Council of Governments through the Transportation Alternatives Program for cost reimbursement in the Active Transportation and Safe Routes to School (SRTS) categories for the Zaragoza, Rosemont, and Elam SRTS improvements; Ross Avenue Shared Use Path, Southern Design District Mobility Connection Projects, Dallas Executive Airport Streetscape Enhancements Phase 1 (Ledbetter), Lemmon Avenue Streetscape Enhancements, Coombs Creek and Five Mile Creek Trails and the Uptown Pedestrian Link, Uptown Pedestrian Link, and Northaven Trail Phase 1B, by Resolution No. 20-0824.
On September 22, 2021, City Council authorized a professional engineering services contract to design a shared use path along Elam Road from Pemberton Hill Road and North Jim Miller Road and to design pedestrian improvements near the Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School to Criado & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $433,735.00 by Resolution No. 21-1540.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2022 |
FY 2023 |
Future Years |
|
Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds |
$0.00 |
$81,415.25 |
$244,245.75 |
|
Bike Lane Fund |
$1,480.25 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
General Fund |
$1,480.25 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Total |
$2,960.50 |
$81,415.25 |
$244,245.75 |
Federal Participation (TASA grant) $325,661.00
Indirect State Participation $ 14,121.87
City of Dallas match for Direct State Participation $ 2,960.50
Total Project Cost $342,743.37
Construction costs are planned for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023; FY 2024; and FY 2025.
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