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Item 1.I.
 
City Council Regular
Date: 02/27/2023
Title: Donation from Billings TrailNet for WO 23-09 5th Avenue Corridor Phase I Preliminary Design
Presented by: Jennifer Duray
Department: Public Works
Presentation: No
Legal Review Not Applicable

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council accept a $10,000 donation from Billings TrailNet for WO 23-09 5th Avenue Corridor Phase I Preliminary Design.

BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)

The City of Billings has received a $10,000 donation from Billings TrailNet for the 5th Avenue Corridor project. The project will complete the preliminary design of a multi-modal trail within the 5th Avenue corridor from the YMCA to the Yellowstone Art Museum. The corridor does not contain any roadway improvements. Council previously approved the professional services agreement for design in December 2022 in the amount of $104,427.

ALTERNATIVES

City Council may:
  • Approve the donation; or,
  • Not approve the donation.  If the donation is not accepted, other funds will be necessary to fund the full scope of design work.

FISCAL EFFECTS

This donation will be used to fund a portion of the WO 23-09, 5th Avenue Corridor Phase I (YMCA to Yellowstone Art Museum) engineering design which is budgeted in FY23 to use Tax Increment Financing funds. The total contract is $104,427.