Consideration and Approval of Grant:  Arizona Department of Transportation Intergovernmental Agreement/Joint Project Agreement for funding of the design and construction of the Fourth Street FUTS from Huntington Drive To Butler Avenue.  (FUTS Improvements on Fourth St.)

Approval of the IGA/JPA will authorize ADOT grant funds in the amount of $657,000 (94.3%) and City matching funds in the amount of $39,712 (5.7%) for design and construction (administered by ADOT) of approximately 2,800 linear feet of 10’ wide concrete FUTS improvements along the west side of Fourth Street, connecting existing FUTS segments to provide a contiguous paved trail from Route 66 to Butler Avenue.  City matching funds are from the Transportation Tax and the City is responsible for any project overruns.

This Council action will approve the funding for the design and construction phases of the project in the amount of $696,712.00, which includes $39,712 of required City of Flagstaff contribution (5.7% funding share).

 

No specific Council action has been issued with this agreement.

1) Approve the IGA/JPA funding to utilize Federal Transportation Enhancement funding and City of Flagstaff funding to complete this project.
2) Reject the IGA/JPA, which would forfeit the Transportation Enhancement funding and necessitate suspension or cancelation of the project.

The Fourth Street FUTS project is located in central Flagstaff and extends from Huntington Drive to Butler Avenue, for approximately 4,000 linear feet. There is approximately 1,200 linear feet of trail already completed in this area adjacent to new development and this project will infill the remainder to provide a complete FUTS trail section. This project will connect existing trail sections that end southeast of Butler Avenue and at Huntington Drive and will provide the community a complete connection between the north Fourth Street and Route 66 corridors and the Foxglenn and Country Club neighborhoods to the east.

Transportation Enhancement funding is provided by the Federal Highways Administration, through the State of Arizona. This funding will be provided for the project design and construction. The City of Flagstaff was granted self-administration for the design portion and ADOT will be administrating the construction phase. This IGA/JPA outlines the terms and conditions of this agreement as well as the responsibilities of the City and ADOT.

The total project has approved Transportation Enhancement funding in the amount of $657,000.00. The City will be responsible for paying a 5.7% match in the amount of $11,182.00 for design and $28,530.00 for construction, and will be obligated to pay for any construction overruns. Funding is budgeted in the fiscal year 2015 in the amount of $133,000 in the FUTS Fund account 045-05-111-3026-5 to cover internal project expenses and the City's 5.7% matching contribution. 

Although there has been some FUTS trail installation in conjunction with a multi-family residential development project, there are still several legs of uncompleted trail along Fourth Street and across the I-40 bridges. This funding allows the City to provide the community with a safe and aesthetically pleasing corridor for multi-modal transportation and reduces the City's cost in delivery of the project. 

This project is an element of the Flagstaff Urban Trails System Plan. Planned projects are presented and prioritized annually at the Flagstaff Bicycle Advisory Committee, Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Open Spaces Commission, and the Transportation Commission. The project has been programmed in the City Five Year Capital Plan.