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Adopted Resolution No ~ 6 73
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR RECEIPT OF TRANSPORTATION
ENHANCEMENT FUNDS AND TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND
SYSTEM PRESERVATION FUNDS FOR BERRY STREET FROM EVANS
~~:~AVENUE 7T0 THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTE FE RAILROAD
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WHEREAS :the Transportation Equity Act for the 21St Century (TEA 21) established a
"~.~ _~ Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program to address transportation programs that
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,;: ; contribute toytheaivelihood of communities, the quality of our environment and the
~.`r,aesthetics of oroadways, and
'~'%~WHEREA_ Sion January 27 2000 the Texas Transportation Commission passed Minute
~Orde`r No 108065 awarding the fundmg'for projects m the 1999 Program Call of the
Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program, and
WHEREAS the Texas Transportation Commission awarded federal funding m the
amount of $892,080 00 for the construction of Berry Street from Evans Avenue to the
Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad and the City of Fort Worth s share of the cost is
estimated to be $382,320• and
WHEREAS the Federal Highway Administration awarded federal funding in the amount
of $600 000 under a Transportation and Community and System Preservation (TCSP)
grant for Berry Street; and
WHEREAS the scope of work for the Berry Street project from Evans Avenue to the
Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad consists of the following:
• Installation of landscaping and other scenic beautifications including irrigation
systems,
• Pedestrian hghtmg,
• Reconstruction of pedestrian crossings at 11 intersections,
• Gateway elements, markers and banners at the IH 35W intersection, and
• Elements to beautify a railroad structure crossing on Berry Street.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, that the City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute a
Local Transportation Project Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of
Transportation for receipt of Statewide Transportation Enhancement Funds and
Transportation and Comrnumty and System Preservation Funds for Berry Street from
Evans Avenue to the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad.
ADOPTED this ~ 9 day of ~~~e;r,~~, 2000
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Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Assistant ity Attorney
APPROVED
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