From
Anda Upchurch
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement (LPAFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to construct the remaining of four approved "Safe Routes to School" sidewalk segments that were submitted and approved for construction under the 2014 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Call for Projects
Presenter
Walter Shumac III, PE., Director of Transportation Services
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On February 13, 2014, the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approved approximately $28 million in federal funds for a program called Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). This funding is to help pay for transportation projects other than building roads. A Call for Projects was issued with a deadline date of May 30, 2014. One of the areas that this funding can be used for is to construct sidewalks designated as “Safe Routes to School”. The Safe Routes to School program identifies and provides sidewalks along the path that children and students could safely use to walk to and from school.
The City of Grand Prairie and the Grand Prairie Independent School District jointly submitted four (4) sidewalk segments in this Call for Projects with the City of Grand Prairie agreeing to be the public sponsor and point of contact for these projects. The Grand Prairie City Council passed resolution #4695-2014 on May 20, 2014 in support of submitting these projects for consideration in the Call for Projects. The funding agreement for three (3) sidewalk segments was approved at the June 7, 2016 City Council meeting. This resolution is to approve the funding agreement for the final segment along Interstate 20 between Lake Ridge Parkway and Robinson Road.
Unlike the three previously approved sidewalk segments, this segment will be handled completely by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This sidewalk segment will be included in the construction of frontage roads along Interstate 20. The City is not required to pay for the construction and then be reimbursed as with the other three segments that have been approved. In this case, TxDOT will take care of all payments and reimbursements.
This project, along with the other projects, was selected in the Call for Projects to receive federal funds. Whenever federal funds are used for construction of a project, TxDOT has to oversee the project. In order for TxDOT to oversee the project, they require that the parties execute a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement (LPAFA) to provide guidelines on specific projects. The action being requested is to pass a resolution to allow the City Manager to execute the LPAFA with TxDOT for the remaining project. TxDOT needs this agreement in order to accept the project as one of their projects to construct.
Financial Consideration
The federal funding allocated for this project will go directly to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the City will not have any financial responsibility for this project.
Body
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LOCAL PROJECT ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT (LPAFA) WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) TO CONSTRUCT A "SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL" SIDEWALK SEGMENT ALONG INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY AND ROBINSON ROAD THAT WAS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE 2014 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP) CALL FOR PROJECTS
Whereas, the Regional Transportation Council (RTC), comprised primarily of local elected officials, is the regional policy board associated with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and the regional forum for cooperative decisions of transportation; and
Whereas, the RTC approved approximately $28 million for the TAP Call for Projects on February 13, 2014; and
Whereas, the City of Grand Prairie and the Grand Prairie Independent School District co-submitted four (4) "Safe Routes to School" projects to the NCTCOG to include in the TAP prior to the May 30, 2014 deadline; and
Whereas, the City of Grand Prairie passed Resolution Number 4695-2014 on May 20, 2014 in support of submitting four (4) "Safe Routes to School" projects for consideration in the 2014 TAP Projects, in which the City agreed to serve as the public sponsor and lead project contact on these projects; and
Whereas, projects selected under this program must have oversight by the TxDOT, which requires a LPAFA between the parties to provide guidelines on specific projects;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas that:
Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to execute a LPAFA with the TxDOT on behalf of the City of Grand Prairie.
Section 2. The project included in the LPAFA is for the "Safe Routes to School" sidewalk segment along Interstate 20 between Lake Ridge Pkwy and Robinson Road.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to execute contract agreements on behalf of the City of Grand Prairie with the TxDOT for aid in the financing of construction projects.
Section 4. This project will provide much needed sidewalks for individuals, including children and students to walk safely to and from school.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2016.