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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 15744Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500,000.00 FROM INCREASED REVENUES FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING A CONTRACT WITH TURNER, COLLIE & BRADEN FOR THE NINTH STREET PEDESTRIAN AND STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2003- 2004 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $1,500,400.00 from increase revenues for the purpose of funding a contract with Turner, Collie & Braden for the Ninth Street Pedestrian and Streetscape Enhancement project. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 15636 and all other ordinances 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FARM AND LEGALITY: ~PT~ i ~ ,"~~1C' f r~~~E ..'i~"L_ ~ify of Fort 1lVorfh, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCE~ ACTION: Approved ort 111111201J3 - t~rdinance No. 15744 HATE: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 LOG NAME: 229THSTREETTCB REFERENCE NO.: **G-19847 SUBJECT: Transfer of Funds, Appropriation Ordinance, and Authorization to Enter into a Planning, Design, and Engineering Contract with Turner Collie & Braden, lnc. for the Ninth Street Pedestrian and Streetscape Enhancement Project RECCJMMENDATICJN: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Authorize the transfer of the 25 percent local match for the Ninth Street Pedestrian and Streetscape Enhancement project in the amount of $375,000 from the Critical Projects Improvements Fund to the Grants Fund; and 2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $1,500,000 from increased revenues resulting from a Local Transportation Project Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation {75°lo TxDOT, 25°l0 local); and 3. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a planning, design, and engineering contract with Turner Collie & Braden, Inc. {TCB} for an amount not to exceed $332,000. DISCUSSION: The City of Fart Worth and the Fart Worth Transportation Authority {the T} are working together to transform Ninth Street into an attractive pedestrian gateway for visitors entering Downtown Fort Worth from the Intermodal Transportation Center {ITC} at Ninth and Jones Streets. Pedestrian and streetscape improvements to the Ninth Street corridor were originally recommended in 1999 by the consultants studying the design and location of the ITC. The consultant team emphasized the need to create a comfortable. safe, and attractive streetscape along Ninth Street between Jones and Houston Streets. or i-~nfi,iPO^ the (T~ and a ~71'~,"OSe~~ t~'an sl', plaza cat N~~i"~e ~d'k ~~~?~ r~at~d F~` ~' 6: -~+ (.^~ ~~P of T~: 'y a' ~ __ ~, i t ~ t.~~ ~}~n'h ~ _-t N _ I-a, ~~, ti~ _ irk, c~niS T'l~ ,rEV ~ ~.~ ~~~. ~ r,G~~6 ~~~ a'~ ~ 1~~.2i .~ ~i f_1 ~~ `,i ~~~ G., r ~a.~, , a r, :, coy st ~~a~~~r ~~ t"~e amcurt o` ti ~~~,~.GG on Mach 1~. ?002 (M&C G 355 ' ;- ~n NovE ' _ ,~~ %G~~ (M&C C-1~u~E~3) the City Council T nariama• ?`7Q'T'T-~cT'RG~TTf't~ *Adopted an appropriation ordinance accepting the T's share of local matching funds in the amount of $187,500; and *Authorized the City Manager to issue a Request for Proposals {RFP) for the design of pedestrian and streetscape improvements to Ninth Street. ©n June 3, 2003, the City Council received an update on the Ninth Street design consultant selection process as part of a more comprehensive presentation on the various initiatives of the Lancaster Corridor Redevelopment Project. The consultant selection process is now complete, and City staff is prepared to enter into a contract for the design of Ninth Street improvements with the preferred design team led by local firm TCB. The contract's scope of services will result in final construction drawings for pedestrian and streetscape improvements to Ninth Street between Houston and Jones Streets. Design elements could include sidewalk and crosswalk improvements, benches, street trees, grates, landscape planting, and pedestrian lighting. The design team is an interdisciplinary group with extensive experience in the design of urban streetscapes. Antonio Di Mambro will serve as lead urban designer, local architect Karl Komatsu will serve as lead architect, and Ann Kovich and Steve James of TCB will serve as project manager and lead engineer, respectively. The Hyde Park and Ninth Street Consultant Selection Committee, appointed by former Mayor Kenneth Barr and chaired by Councilmember Wendy Qavis, selected the TCB team from among a group of four finalists. The design fee represents 11 °lo of total project costs. This percentage is consistent with design costs for similar capital improvement projects that involve a combination of planning, urban design, and engineering tasks. Staff has determined the fee to be fair and reasonable. The design and construction budget is listed in the table below. Status Source/Grant Grantee Purpose Federal CP_yt The T TdTAL Secured TxD{OT City Design/ $1,125,000 $187,500 $187,5(}0 $1,500,000 {STEP} Phase 1 improvements Unsecured To be City Phase 2 To be To be To be 1,750,000 determined improvements determined determined determined -~ ~. .~und s arts ~ ;,._ ,; ~ ~ j i`'~e I In a related Mayor and Council Communication staff is requesting authorization fo enter into a se~a~~ate ~~r~~ -~"' ~.~~'.` Y(;~ inr thr r;aS ~. C'f !~, N :!~ P.-3~G T-ar ;r I ,~ 3 ~` ~~ ' , ~~. ~~ p ~~?t . ,~,~~ -Tti. ~~ ~ ~?, c. L~e~~nanle~ '~q~~TNfiTT2~'.FTTC'R ,~ ., r ri Turner Gallia & Braden, Inc. is in compliance with the City's DBE Qrdinance by committing to 32°lo DBE participation. The City's DBE goal an this project is 25°l0. This project is located in COUNCIL RESTRICT 9. FISCAL INFQRMATIC?NICERTIFlCATlON: The Finance Director certifies that upon the approval of the above recammendatians and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund. T4 FundlAccount/Centers FRAM FundlAccountlCenters GR76 451942 022302891000 1 125,OOOAO C116 538070 022116021220 $375.000.00 GR76 472116 022302891000 $375.000.00 GR76 5 VA{ RIOUS} 022302891010 $1,500,000.00 Submitted fior City Manager`s Office b~ Richard Zavala {Acting} (6183) Originating Department Nead: Fernando Costa {8042) Additional Information Contact: Mike Brennan {8011) Lo~name~ 2?9TNfiTRF.~.TTC`R