From
Steve Plumer, Sr. Park Project Manager
Title
Ordinance amending the FY 2019/2020 Parks Capital Improvements Project Fund by $301,716 for plan review and inspection of the Northwest Trail Connection Regional Veloweb grant (CentrePort Trail Phase II)
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.
This item was presented to the Finance and Government Committee on July 14, 2020 for their recommendation to City Council.
Financial Consideration
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
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FY 2019/2020 PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING $301,716 FROM THE UNOBLIGATED FUND BALANCE IN THE PARK CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND (317193) TO THE GRANT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND (300596), WO #15019020 (NORTHWEST TRAIL CONNECTION)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT the FY 2019/2020 Parks Capital Improvement Projects Budget be amended by transferring and appropriating $301,716 from the unobligated fund balance in the Park Capital Projects Fund (317193) to the Grant Capital Projects Fund (300596), WO #15019020 (Northwest Trail Connection)
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, July 14, 2020.