HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5568-05-2022 A Resolution
NO. 5568-05-2022
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH'S COMMITMENT,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,AND SUPPORT FOR FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR FEDERAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL DOLLARS FOR FOUR REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS WITH THE
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS: EAST LANCASTER CORRIDOR
RECONSTRUCTION,TEXRAIL EXTENSION,TRINITY LAKES STATION AND
DEVELOPMENT,AND GUARANTEED TRANSIT PILOT.
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation considers funding requests from various
federal discretionary grant programs funded through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(IIJA) from the federal Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments program;
WHEREAS, federal discretionary grants are awarded competitively for a variety of transportation
projects of national or regional significance to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the
movement of freight and people in and across rural and urban areas;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), and
Texas Department of Transportation staff identified a need for federal funding assistance to reconstruct
the Texas State Highway 180 - East Lancaster Avenue Corridor;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth commits to working with TxDOT and NCTCOG in the funding,
planning, and reconstruction of East Lancaster Avenue as a multi-modal, context-sensitive, and
economically-vibrant smart corridor from Dottie Lynn Parkway to Downtown;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth expects TxDOT and NCTCOG to further advance and base the
East Lancaster Avenue reconstruction on a community driven vision and guiding principles;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth supports NCTCOG's efforts to pursue various federal
discretionary grant opportunities over the next several years made available through the IIJA to help fund the
reconstruction of East Lancaster Avenue;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth supports contributions from the Regional Transportation
Council and TxDOT in the amounts of$40 million and $10 million, respectively, in the reconstruction of
East Lancaster Avenue;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth will commit to an estimated $10,000,000 from the 2022 Bond
program and an additional $6,430,160 from other city sources in local match in support of the reconstruction
of East Lancaster Avenue;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth will commit an estimated $7,169,840 in local match, if needed,
in support of the 2.1 mile TEXRail Extension project from the T&P Terminal to a proposed Mistletoe
Heights Station on the Near Southside of the City;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth will commit to working with Trinity Metro in securing the
Baylor Scott and White property needed for the proposed Mistletoe Station valued at $1,568,160 in order to
complete the extension funding package;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth supports the removal of Regional Transportation Council
federal funds in the amount of$11,362,000 from the Katy Lofts project and those funds to be reallocated to
the construction of the TEXRail extension project;
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Worth supports the Regional Transportation Council's commitment of
$26,740,000 in federal funds, and 5,348,000 in Transportation Development Credits towards the Trinity
Lakes Station and Development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth supports the Regional Transportation Council's funding
commitment to a Guaranteed Transit Service Pilot Program, which will refund any customer's fare for a late
arrival at their destination using Trinity Metro's express bus service that utilizes the Interstate 35W managed
lanes between Downtown and the Alliance Corridor.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH,TEXAS,THAT:
1. The City Council acknowledges the funding plan for regional priorities identified by the Regional
Transportation Council; and
2. The City of Fort Worth supports North Central Texas Council of Government's future federal grant
program applications for East Lancaster Avenue.
3. The City Council commits to providing a local match for both the TEXRail Extension and the East
Lancaster Avenue reconstruction.
4. The City Council supports the removal of federal funds from the Katy Lofts project for reallocation
to the TEXRail Extension; and the advancement of the Katy Lofts project with other sources.
5. The City Council supports the funding plan and implementation of Trinity Lakes Station and
Development.
6. The City Council supports the Guaranteed Transit Pilot Program.
ADOPTED this 1&day of May 2022.
ATTEST: �, FORT
By: Jannette S.Goodall(May 11,202216:53 CDT)
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
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