HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0031) RESOLUTION-CSJ-196-R01.PDFA Resolution
NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ADVANCED FUNDING
AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,646,085.00, OF WHICH CITY OF FORT WORTH
PARTICIPATION IS $374,357.00 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ON -STREET
BICYCLE FACILITY, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, PAVEMENT
MARKING AND BUFFER FOR BICYCLE LANES ON EAST 4TH STREET
FROM IH-35W TO EAST 1ST STREET.
WHEREAS, federal law establishes federally funded programs for transportation
improvements to implement its public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code, Section 201.103 establishes that the
State shall design, construct and operate a system of highways and roads in cooperation
with local governments, and Section 222.052 authorizes the Texas Department of
Transportation Commission to accept contributions from political subdivisions for
development and construction of public roads within political subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, a Master Agreement between the City of Fort Worth ("Local
Government") and the State of Texas acting through the Texas Department of Transportation
("State") has been adopted and states the general terms and conditions for transportation
projects developed through this Advance Funding Agreement (AFA); and
WHEREAS, on March 02, 2020, the North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) opened the 2020 Transportation Alternatives Set -Aside (TA Set -Aside) Program
- Call for Projects. The TA Set -Aside program provides funding for programs and projects
defined as transportation alternatives; and
WHEREAS, in May 2020, the City of Fort Worth prepared and submitted to the
NCTCOG a project proposal package for TA Set -Aside (TASA) funding consideration
including East 4th Street -East 1st Street On -Street Bike lane project (CPN102601); and
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Commission (Commission) passed Minute
Order Number 115814 (MO) dated August 27, 2020 awarding funding for TASA projects in
the TASA Program Call of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, including the
Project, and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth desires to enter into an Advance Funding
Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $1,646,085.00, of
which $1,202,900.00 is federal participation, $68,828.00 is State participation, $374,357.00
is the required City participation for construction of On- Street Bicycle Facility, Intersection
Improvements, Pavement Marking, and Buffer for Bicycle Lanes on East 4th Street From
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IH-35W to East 1st Street.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, THAT:
The City Manager is authorized to execute an Advance Funding Agreement with the
Texas Department of Transportation in the total estimated amount of $1,646,085.00 with
City participation in the estimated amount of $374,357.00 for the purpose of construction
of On- Street Bicycle Facility, Intersection Improvements, Pavement Marking, and Buffer
for Bicycle Lanes on East 41h Street From IH-35W to East 1st Street.
Adopted this ____day of ___2021.
ATTEST
Ronald P. Gonzales
Acting City Secretary
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