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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 13580~:. Ordinance No. JG'~b AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $345,500 00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING AN AMENDED AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CLEARFORK/BENBROOK BIKE TRAIL, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL 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 the Fiscal Year 1997-98 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 $345,500 00 from available funds for the purpose of funding an amended agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for improvements to the ClearforklBenbrook Bike Trail. SECTION 2: 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. 13111 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 and be in full force and effect and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Assistant ity Attorney 9/~/~~ Date ~~s~~~ Adopted l /S,g~ Effective City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1/~Ayar And Caunc~l ammun~cAt~an C Date Reference Number Log Name Page 9/15!98 C-16995 80BIKE 1 of 3 ~uo~ect AMEND AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CLEARFORK/BENBROOK BIKE TRAIL AND ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION FROM STREAMS AND VALLEYS, INC AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment in the amount of $345,500 to the agreement with Texas Department of Transportation for improvements to the Clearfork/Benbrook Bike Trail with a revised project cost of $1,033,000, and 2 Accept a donation of $159,550 from Streams and Valleys, Inc. to fund the local share of the estimated engineering construction and state administrative costs for the Clearfork/Benbrook Bike Trail Project; and 3 Authorize the City Manager to transfer funds in the amount of $34,550 from the Special Trust Fund to the Grants Fund, and 4 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations by $345,500 in the Grants Fund from available revenues DISCUSSION On July 21,1992 (M&C G-9738), the City Council approved the 1993 Transportation Improvement Program (T I P) which included a number of bikeway projects This approval made these projects eligible for funding under the Intermodel Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) In late 1992, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) accepted the Clearfork/Benbrook Bike Trail Project as a funded project under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program of ISTEA. The total project cost estimated at that time was $687,500 The local share of 20% was committed by Streams and Valleys, Inc. On February 21, 1995 (M&C C-14702), the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with TxDOT for improvements to the Cleartork/Benbrook Bike Trail in the amount of $687,500 Part of the approval included acceptance of a donation of $12,500 from Streams and Valleys, Inc. to fund the local share of the estimated engineering costs and state administrative costs for the trail projects On December 17, 1996 (M&C C-15829), the City Council authorized the execution of an engineering agreement with Halff Associates, Inc. to prepare plans, specifications and cost estimates for the Clearfork/Benbrook Bike Trail City of Fort ~'ortla, Texacs MJAyar And ~'auncil CammunlcAtion 9/15/98 C-16995 80BlKE 2of3 5un~ect AMEND AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CLEARFORK/BENBROOK BIKE TRAIL AND ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION FROM STREAMS AND VALLEYS, INC AND APPROPRIATION ORDNANCE On August 4, 1998, the TxDOT -Austin office received construction bids for the development of the 3 6 mile (5 752 kilometer) Clearfork/Benbrook Bike Trai( The low bid was submitted by Linder-Stahl Construction Company, Inc. of Fort Worth in the amount of $838,176 90 Utilizing this construction cost figure, the revised project budget is as follows Engineering Cost (Halff) $ 82,250 00 TxDOT's Preliminary Engineering, Administration 30,133 45 TxDOT's Indirect Cost 2,712.01 Construction Cost 838,176 90 TxDOT's Construction Management and Inspection Cost 79.626.81 Total $1,032,899 17 The revised project cost exceeds the original Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) authorization of $687,500 by $345,500 The MPO has agreed to increase the authorization of CMAQ funds and modify the TIP With this revision, the City of Fort Worth and/or Streams and Valleys, Inc. is responsible to meet the increase in the focal share of 20% of the project cost. The total local share now becomes $206,600 To address the overrun of the local share, it is proposed that the City appropriated a total of $34,550 toward the project. These funds were appropriated from the 1997 Mayfest appropriations to the City, approved for this use by the City Council on September 1, 1998, (M&C G-12318) The following outlines the funding of the local share.. City Contribution $ 34,,550 00 Streams and Valleys, Inc. donation for engineering 12,500 00 (received February 1995) Streams and Valleys, Inc. donation for construction and administration $159.550.00 Total Local Share $206,600 00 With the additional appropriations from the MPO and local share increase, the project is scheduled to begin construction in October,1998 It is estimated that the construction phase will take approximately seven months and the trail would be open for public use in May, 1999 This project will have an annual operational impact on the General Fund budget beginning in FY 1998- 99 in the amount of $ 4,800 The portion of the Clearkfork/Benbrook Trail, which is within the City of Fort Worth, is in COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 City of'Fort Worth, Texas n/~Ayar And ~aunc;l ~,ar~tAt~n~cAttian Date 9/15/98 Reference Number C-16995 Log Name 80BIKE Page 3 of 3 Subject AMEND AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CLEARFORK/BENBROOK BIKE TRAIL AND ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION FROM STREAMS AND VALLEYS, INC AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon approval and execution of all of the above recommendations arld adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund LW j Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) 4) GR76 451942 080302279000 $151,400.00 A~~~~~U~~. Libby Watson 6183 3) 4) GR76 488767 080302279000 $ 34,550.00 ~` y =~ ~; ~^; ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ Originating Department Head: 2) 4) GR76 488767 080302279000 $159,550.00 4 ~' ~' `~ 4) GR76 539120 080302279010 $345,500.00 ~~P ~ Richard Zavala 5704 (from) `~ 3) FE72 538070 080502110030 $ 34,550.00 ti ; Additional Information Contact: ~~ l~~'~~~1 Cii'f* Sv~crc~iary of tits C d f Richard Zavala 5704 . ty of art Worth, Teas