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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17354-01-2007Ordinance No. 17354-01-2007 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE CRITICAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $10€},000 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING A CONTRACT WITH WiLBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES TO ADD FOUR STUDY CORRIDORS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERAB[LITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments fnr Fiscal Year 2006- 2007 in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Critical Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $100,000 from available funds for the purpose of amending a contract with Wilbur Smith Associates to add four study corridors. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section ar part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void far any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, ar parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in foil force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 17142 and all other ordinanaes and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4 This ordinance all take effect upon adoption. APPR ED ~~~TO F ANDS ~A~/L{ITY: Assistant ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: January 92007 Cif ®f F~ UV'~h, Texas ~' "1 i ~ COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 119/2007 -Ordinance No. 17353-01-2007 & 17354-01-2007 DATE: Tuesday, January 09, Zao~ LOG NAME: 20MAQAMEND REFERENCE NO.: ~`~C-219'19 SUBJECT: Authorize Amendment Na. 1 to the Engineering Agreement with Wilbur Smith Associates to Conduct Phase II of the Mobility and Air Quality Plan far the City of Fart Worth and Adapt Appropriation Ordinances RECOMMENDATI®N: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adapt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Assessments Fund in the amount of $100,000 from available funds; 2. Authorize the transfer of $100,000 from the Special Assessments Fund to the Critical Capital Projects Fund for the purpose of addressing capital needs; 3. Adapt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Critical Capital Projects Fund in the amount afi $100,000 from available funds; and 4. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the i ngineering Agreement with Wilbur Smith Associates in the amount of $100,000 in order to add four study corridors to the original Agreement as directed by City Council at the August 15, 2006 Pre-Council meeting for a total cost of $770,000. ©ISCIJSSION. The City Council approved the award of a contract in the amount ofi $670,000.00 with ~Ibur Smith Associates on May 17, 2005 (M&C C-20733} to conduct Phase II of the Mobility and Air Quality (MAQ} Plan. Phase 11 of the MAQ Plan will identify, analyze, and recommend transportation alternatives, and programs for improving mobility and air quality far the City ofi Fork Worth. Improving mobility and air quality was adopted as one of the City Council`s Seven Strategic goals for 2003- 2007. City Council has received two technical briefings an the MAQ Plan. The first briefing was on February 14, 2006 when the Guiding Principles were presented and endorsed by Council. The second briefing was held on August 15, 2006, when the proposed corridors slated for further analysis were presented. Ten corridors were initially recommended by staff for advancement to the next phase of the project, however, City Council directed staff to add two additional east-west corridors. As a result, this M&C is a request far $100,000 to cover these new corridors as the original work scope only included a total of eight. The following is a list of the twelve corridors selected for further analysis: 1) Wes#ISauthwest Fort Worth; 2) Cotton Belt SW; 3} South Fort Worth; 4) Southeast Fort Worth; 5) East Fort Worth; Logname: 20MAQAMEND Pale 1 of 3 6} Cotton Belt NE; 7} North [-35W; s) North Fort Worth; 9) Northwest Fort Worth; 1 D) Central Care; 11) Alliance-DFW; 12) South Tarrant; With the identification of corridors complete, staff has tamed their attention to developing the range of transportation alternatives that will be modeled and evaluated utilizing the guiding principles previously endorsed by City Council. Upon completion of the evaluation process, the best package of transportation alternatives will be identified and then prioritized in terms of reducing critical congestion, enhancing transit, and improving air quality. The types of aiternatives to be examined include: 1) Roadway Improvements (i.e., arterials, HOVlmanaged lanes, freewaysltollways}; 2) Transit Improvements (Rail and Bus); 3) Land Use Alternative (Alternative distribution of population & employment demographics focused an rail lines and infill development areas); 4) Operational Impravernents (e.g. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and traffic signalization improvements); 5) Non_motorized ]mprovements (e.g. pedestrian and bicycle improvements); 6) Transportation Demand Management (TDM) [mprovements (e.g. ride sharing, vanpooling}; The next steps in the Mobility and Air Quality Planning process will be: 1) November 2006 to March 2007 -Evaluate each of the alternatives in terms of performance relative to the Guiding Principles and perform a corridor-lave! analysis to measure "before and after" effects of transportation alternatives; 2) April 2007 -Public Meeting on evacuation results and obtain feedback on what preferred plan should be; 3) May/June 2007_- Presentation to Council including evaluation results, public comments, and staff recommendations. Feedback from Counci[ will be used to assemble preferred plan of transportation projects and policies including identification of priority projects; 4) June 2007 - Prepare a preliminary implementation and financial plan for the preferred plan; 5} July 2007 -Public Meeting to establish/confirm project priorities; 6) August 2007 -Council consideration of preliminary implementation and financial plan and adoption of Mobility and Air Quality Plan; Wilbur Smith Associates is in compliance with the City's M/WBE Ordinance by cnmmifting to an additional 14 percent M/WBE participation on this amendment. The City's goof on this Amendment No. 1 is 14 percent. FISCAL INFORiVIATIONICERTIFICATION: The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current capital budget, as appropriated, of the Critical Capital Projects fund. T© FunctlAccmuntlCenters GS94 488D32 D20940099050 GS94 541200 D2D940099050 FRONT FwndlAcco~ntlCente~s $'f0Q000.00 ~GS94 538070 02Q94Q099050 ~OO.D00.00 4 C9 36 531200 02D't 16021226 ~~ Do.DOaDD ~ DD ooo_ao Logname: 20MAQAMEND Page 2 a~ 3 2&3~_C116 472094 0201'}6(329226 $1DD.ODD.OD ~C116 472094 020'1 1 6021 226 $10D,ODO.DD Submitted for City Manager"s Office by: Marc Ott (8478) Ori inatin ®e artmerwt Head: Rabert Gaode {78D4) Additional Information Contact: Jim W. Walker {8944} Mark Rauscher (2446} Lognazx~e: 20MAQAMEND Page 3 of 3