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FPRA Regular Meeting - 5:05 p.m.
- Meeting Date:
- 12/10/2024
- Re
- Funding Agreement with St. Lucie County for Delaware Ave/33rd St. Intersection
- Submitted For:
- Shyanne Harnage
SUBJECT:
Approval of Funding Agreement with St. Lucie County for the Delaware Avenue Intersection Improvement Project in the amount of $250,000
SUMMARY:
Through this funding agreement, the FPRA will contribute $250,000 in the form of a reimbursable grant toward the reconstruction of the existing signalized intersection at Delaware Avenue and 33rd Street. Grant funds shall only be used for costs to engineer, design, permit, inspect, and construct the project.
The reconstruction includes removing the adverse east/west vehicular roadway geometry and providing pedestrian facilities that meet current design standards within five hundred feet of the subject intersection. The project will also provide updated traffic signs, pavement markings, and traffic signal modifications to support additional pedestrian facilities on the southbound and eastbound approaches to the intersection, including proposed pedestrian signal poles, signal heads, detectors, conduit, and pull boxes. This intersection is located within the FPRA District and addresses several goals in the FPRA Plan related to pedestrian safety improvements and connectivity, including:
The reconstruction includes removing the adverse east/west vehicular roadway geometry and providing pedestrian facilities that meet current design standards within five hundred feet of the subject intersection. The project will also provide updated traffic signs, pavement markings, and traffic signal modifications to support additional pedestrian facilities on the southbound and eastbound approaches to the intersection, including proposed pedestrian signal poles, signal heads, detectors, conduit, and pull boxes. This intersection is located within the FPRA District and addresses several goals in the FPRA Plan related to pedestrian safety improvements and connectivity, including:
- GOAL 16 The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency shall evaluate and prioritize streetscaping and pedestrian safety improvement opportunities throughout the Community Redevelopment Area.
- 16.1 The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency shall coordinate with the City’s Public Works Department to prioritize pedestrian-related improvements located within the Redevelopment Area such as streetscape projects, trail connections, and sidewalk installations/expansions within the Community Redevelopment Plan and Annual Work Plan and Budget.
- 16.3 The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency shall, contingent on the availability of funding sources, include at least one streetscape, sidewalk or neighborhood connection improvement project in each year's Annual Work Plan and Budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of Funding Agreement with St. Lucie County for the Delaware Avenue Intersection Improvement Project
ALTERNATIVES:
Amend or deny Funding Agreement
RESPONSIBLE STAFF:
Shyanne Harnage, CRA Administrator
COORDINATED WITH:
Linda Cox, Acting City Manager/Acting FPRA Director
Sara Hedges, City Attorney
Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator, St. Lucie County
Christopher Lestrange, Public Works Department Assistant Director, St. Lucie County
Sara Hedges, City Attorney
Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator, St. Lucie County
Christopher Lestrange, Public Works Department Assistant Director, St. Lucie County
Fiscal Impact
- Budgeted Y/N:
- N
- Fiscal Year:
- FY2025
- Account:
- 1049400 563100
- Amount:
- $250,000
OTHER INFORMATION:
This reimbursable grant will be funded through FPRA Account Code 6310 - Other Improvements - Road & Bridge.