The City of Billings submitted a Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Community Transportation Enhancement Project (CTEP) grant application for the following project: Hope Church Path – this project consists of the design and construction of approximately 1,200 lineal feet of hard-surfaced bicycle and pedestrian path. The project will be located in west Billings along the perimeter of the Hope Church grounds at 56th Street West and Grand Avenue. The church has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Engineering Division to administer the project. As part of this project, the church will dedicate right of way (ROW) along Grand Avenue and 56th Street West for this path development. In addition, the portion of sidewalk to be constructed on the south side of the church property will be built within a public easement that will be granted to the City of Billings. This project was approved through the local CTEP project selection process involving the City Council, Board of County Commissioners, Planning Board, and the Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC). The PCC approved this project at its regular meeting on February 26, 2013. The project was also approved by MDT. The Project Specific Agreement represents the formal agreement between the City and MDT for the project scope, funding, and federal aid compliance. Council must authorize the Mayor to execute the Project Specific Agreement for the project to begin development.

The City Council may:
• Approve the CTEP Project Specific Agreement and authorize the Mayor to sign it, or
• Not approve the CTEP Project Specific Agreement. This would result in the loss of CTEP funding for this project.

The funding breakdown for this project is as follows:

CTEP Grant	$84,197
City of Billings	$13,051
Total Funds Available	$97,248

Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Mayor to execute the CTEP Project Specific Agreement for the Hope Church Path.