Consideration and Approval of Grant:  Arizona Department of Transportation Intergovernmental Agreement for the Pine Knoll Safe Routes to School Project.

Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)/Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the City will allow the project to move forward with on-street bike lanes and off-street trail improvements for the Pine Knoll Drive Safe Routes to School Project. Endorsement of the IGA/JPA authorizes ADOT to execute the work for the project including management and delivery of design, procurement and construction.


Subsidiary Decisions Points: No subsidiary decision points.

The current total estimated cost for the project is $400,128 and is detailed as follows:

           Design          Construction             Total
          111,485              288,643              400,128

The Safe Routes to School grant is capped at a maximum of $400,128.  The City is responsible for costs above the $400,128 cap and any project overruns.

Maintain and deliver quality, reliable infrastructure.

No specific Council action has been issued with respect to the Safe Routes to School grant. 

Approve the IGA/JPA to provide $400,128 in Safe Routes to School grant funding.

Reject the IGA/JPA which would forfeit $400,128 in Safe Routes to School grant funding and necessitate the suspension or cancellation of the project.

In 2010, the FMPO and Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) resumed coordination of the project in an effort to receive a Safe Routes To School grant.  On May 13, 2010 the FUSD formally committed to allow the project to cross FUSD property.  On May 31, 2011 the Arizona Department of Transportation notified the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization that the Safe Routes to School grant had been awarded in the amount of $400,128.

The $400,128 Safe Routes to School grant was awarded through the State of Arizona and will be applied to the project's design and construction.  ADOT will administer the design and construction of the project.  The IGA/JPA outlines the terms and requirements of the grant and the City and ADOT's respective responsibilities.

The project is funded in the amount of $80,000 in FY13 (account number 051-7580-632) to cover work order charges for internal staff time (Engineering Project Management) and project incidentals.

Pine Knoll Drive between Lone Tree Road and San Francisco Street has been identified by the Flagstaff MPO and FUSD as a high use connector for students attending Kinsey School.  This segment of Pine Knoll has no existing sidewalk or on street bike path.  Additionally there is a missing segment of the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS) between the existing FUTS trails to the west along San Francisco Street on the Northern Arizona University (NAU) campus and to the east along Lone Tree Road.  As a result, approximately 50 students from the South Campus Family Housing at NAU do not have a safe place to walk or bike in the last block leading up to Kinsey School.  Kinsey School currently has a bicycle and pedestrian education program for students in grades 3 through 5 and encourages students to bike or walk when possible.

Pine Knoll in this area has a speed limit of 25 MPH and average daily traffic volume of 4,350 vehicles.  The street is not well lit, and curves in the road create poor sight distances and visibility problems for pedestrians and bicyclists.   There are no curbs or barriers along Pine Knoll Drive to separate vehicular traffic from pedestrians and bicyclists.

Approval of the IGA/JPA will start the process for design and construction of the on-street bike lanes, off-street bike/pedestrian path and edge improvements on the north side to mitigate potential safety issues along Pine Knoll Drive and to provide continuity between the San Francisco Street and Lone Tree Road multi-purpose paths.

There has been no specific community involvement directly related to this Intergovernmental Agreement.

Approved by CC 02/05/2013 - EAB