From
Steve Plumer, Sr. Park Project Manager
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with TXDOT for CentrePort Phase II Veloweb Trail from the termination of the Fort Worth Trail near CentrePort to Mike Lewis Park near Roy Orr Blvd
Presenter
Duane Strawn, Director of Parks, Arts and Recreation
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie is participating in the development of the Veloweb Trail System in DFW that will pass through portions of Grand Prairie. The creation and development of the Veloweb Trail System is supported by the mayors of Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, and Irving. Upon completion, the trail system will provide a continuous trail system from Dallas to Fort Worth. The segments of trail that are in Grand Prairie are identified below:
• Lone Star Trail, 3.8 miles; this trail connects Grand Prairie trial to the City of Irving’s Campion Trail (Completed 2009)
• Lone Star Trail Extension (Wildlife Commerce Trail), 1.7 miles TIFF funded connecting Lone Star Trail at Beltline to Wildlife Parkway at Hard Rock (In progress)
• Wildlife Parkway Roadway Improvements, .06 miles connecting Lone Star Trail Extension (Wildlife Commerce Trail) to existing Good Link Trail and funded through the Road Improvements Project (In Design)
• The Good Link Trail was funded through federal highway administration funds as mitigation for State Hwy 161. The trail connects CP Waggoner to Mike Lewis Park (Completed 2008)
• The CentrePort Phase II will extend from Mike Lewis Park to the Fort Worth city limits near CentrePort approximately 1.4 miles.
In April of 2018, an Interlocal Agreement was executed between the City of Fort Worth and Grand Prairie for Veloweb Trail design (CentrePort Trail Phase II) (90%). NCTCOG submitted the construction phases of the Grand Prairie and Fort Worth trail segments to the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) which approved funding in late 2018. The Grand Prairie segment of construction (1.4 miles) has a preliminary construction budget of $4,600,000 of which 80% ($3,680,000) would be federally funded and $920,000 would be Grand Prairie’s local share. Approval of the $4.6M was made by the RTC in October 2018. The City Of Grand Prairie will be responsible for costs increases for the portions of the trail that fall within the Grand Prairie city limits; there are no expected funding increases to the grant funded portion of the project.
The City of Grand Prairie is entering into an Advanced Funding Agreement (AFA) with TxDOT for CentrePort Phase II development that will connect the TRE train station in CentrePort to existing trails in Mike Lewis Park. This trail segment will be the final piece of the Regional Veloweb located in Grand Prairie (Estimated Completion of 2023 based on current timeline). Included in the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with TXDOT are amounts totaling $301,716 for plan review and inspection. These fees are above and beyond the 20% grant match requirement.
Financial Consideration
Funding for the grant match portion of the project in the amount of $920,000 is available in the Grant Capital Project Fund (300596) WO #15019020 (Northwest Trail Connection). Funding for the additional $301,716 for plan review and inspection is available by approving an ordinance transferring and appropriating from the unobligated balance in the Parks Capital Projects Fund (317193) to WO #15019020 (Northwest Trail Connection).
Body
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT (AFA) WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) FOR REGIONAL VELOWEB TRAIL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE FORT WORTH CITY LIMITS NEAR CENTREPORT TO MIKE LEWIS PARK NEAR ROY ORR BOULEVARD
Whereas, the City of Grand Prairie City Council approved an Interlocal Agreement on February 20, 2018 in the amount of $90,000 with the City of Fort Worth for joint engineering design and cost estimation services for the Northwest Trail Connection (CentrePort Trail Phase II)
Whereas, the City of Grand Prairie City Council approved an Ordinance on May 7, 2019 in the amount of $920,000 for grant match funding for the construction of the North West Trail Connection, a part of the Regional Veloweb (CentrePort Trail Phase II)
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Prairie City Council shall consider and approve $301,716 on July 14, 2020 for plan review and inspection as part of the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with TXDOT (Ref: Ordinance #20-xxxx)
WHEREAS, by approval of this resolution, the City of Grand Prairie will be responsible for $920,000 for construction and $301,716 for plan review and inspection of the North West Trail Connection, a part of the Regional Veloweb (CentrePort Trail Phase II)
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 an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with TXDOT on behalf of the City of Grand Prairie.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, JULY 14, 2020.