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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIowa Department of Transportation-6/16/2014CITY OF WATERLOO Council Communication City Council Meeting: June 16, 2014 Prepared: June 10, 2014 Dept. Head Signature: Eric Thorson, PE., City Engineer # of Attachments: SUBJECT: Extension of Highway 63 Recreational Trail Application For State Recreational Trail Funds Resolution Approving Application Submission To DOT Submitted by: Jeff Bales, Associate Engineer Recommended City Council Action: Staff recommends Council approve submission of application for State Recreational Trails Funding to Iowa Department of Transportation and also approve attached resolution and authorizes Mayor to sign attached signature page of application and said resolution document. Summary Statement Transmitted herewith is the signature page for the application for State Recreational Trails Funding and the resolution approving the application. The City will be responsible for adequately maintaining the trail for a minimum of 20 years. The maximum amount of grant that could be awarded is $750,000. A local match of 25 -percent is required plus anything over $1,000,000 in actual total project costs. It is estimated that this could reach a maximum amount of about $350,000 to $400,000. The resolution and signature page are available in the City Clerk's office if you wish to review it in its entirety. Expenditure Required Up to a maximum of $400,000. Source of Funds TAP - Funds $263,000 and Other Revenue Sources or General Obligation Bonds -$137,000 Policy Issue N/A Alternative N/A Background Information The new Highway 63 recreational trail is now being constructed from Donald Street to Parker Street along the west side of roadway. There is plan to extend this trail to the south to connect with Franklin Street. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, APPROVING APPLICATION TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR STATE RECREATIONAL TRAILS FUNDING AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF SAID APPLICATION BY THE WATERLOO CITY COUNCIL. WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo continues to develop and improve the recreational trail system within the community for pedestrians and bicyclists; and WHEREAS, U.S. 63 from Parker St. to Franklin St. represents a critical connection for pedestrians and bicyclists to move safely and efficiently through the community; and WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Transportation provides State Recreational Trails funds on a competitive basis for the development of recreational trails; and WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo will be responsible for adequately maintaining the trail for a minimum of twenty years; and WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo will provide the 25 percent local match as required. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Waterloo, Iowa, authorizes application to the Iowa Department of Transportation for State Recreational Trails funding. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments is hereby authorized to submit said application to the Iowa Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2014. Ernest G. Clark, Mayor ATTEST: Suzy Schares, City Clerk Exhibit A-2 Required Documentation and Narrative Information The following documents and narratives must be attached to this application. In the upper right-hand corner of each document or narrative write the corresponding letter shown below. [Zf A. A NARRATIVE assessing existing conditions, outlining the concept of the proposed project, and providing adequate project justification. The narrative must show that the concept is reasonable from a transportation engineering and/or recreational standpoint and is part of an area -wide, local, regional, or statewide plan. Q 13. A MAP identifying the location of the project — An optional mapping application tool is available for your use at the following website address: www.sysplan.dot.state.ia.ustfedstate_rectrails.htm © C. If applying under the Existing Historic Trail Bridge project type, DOCUMENTATION showing proof that the bridge is either already listed on the National Register of Historic Places or that it is eligible to be listed. ® D. A CROSS-SECTION of the proposed trail project. IS] E. A SKETCH -PLAN of the trail project. EI F. An ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN of the total project costs. © G. A TIME SCHEDULE for the•total project development. 1 H. An OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT of the trail proposal from the authority to be responsible for the maintenance and operation. The authority must provide written assurance that it will adequately maintain the trail for its intended use and maintain the total trail used to justify the project in public use for a minimum of 20 years following project completion. ® I. A NARRATIVE discussing the extent to which adjacent property owners have been informed of the proposed project and an assessment of their acceptance. © J. Completed Minority Impact Statement attached to application The award of State Recreational Trails funds; any subsequent funding or letting of contracts for design, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance; and the furnishing of materials for this project shall not involve direct or indirect interest of any state, county, or city official, elective or appointive. All of the above are prohibited by Iowa Code Sections 314.2, 362.5, or 331.342. Any award of funding or any letting of a contract in violation of the foregoing provisions shall invalidate the award of State Recreational Trails funding and authorize a complete recovery of any funds previously disbursed. Certification To the best of my knowledge and belief, all information included in this application is true and accurate, including the commitment of all physical and financial resources. This application has been duly authorized by the participating local authority. I understand the attached OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT(S) binds the participating local governments to assume responsibility for adequate maintenance of any new or improved trails. I understand that, although this information is sufficient to secure a commitment of funds, an executed contract between the applicant and the Department is required prior to the authorization of funds. Reinr-^ nting the City of Waterloo Signature Ernest G. Clark, Mayor Typed Name and Titre dct,t-LA. 141 20 (4.- Date 5L Date (p , 2-o C t Date OJOWADOT Form 105101 (03-09) MINORITY IMPACT STATEMENT Pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts, HF 2393, Iowa Code Section 8.11, all grant applications submitted to the state of Iowa that are due beginning January 1, 2009 shall include a Minority Impact Statement. This is the state's mechanism for requiring grant applicants to consider the potential impact of the grant project's proposed programs or policies on minority groups. Please choose the statement(s) that pertains to this grant application. Complete all the information requested for the chosen statement(s). Submit additional pages as necessary. J The proposed grant project programs or policies could have a disproportionate or unique positive impact on minority persons. Describe the positive impact expected from this project. See Attachment I Indicate which group is impacted: ❑ Women ® Persons with a disability ® Blacks ® Latinos ❑ Asians ❑ Pacific Islanders 0 American Indians ❑ Alaskan Native Americans ® Other ❑ The proposed grant project programs or policies could have a disproportionate or unique negative impact on minority persons. Describe the negative impact expected from this project. Present the rationale for the existence of the proposed program or policy. Provide evidence of consultation with representatives of the minority groups impacted. Indicate which group is impacted: 0 Women ❑ Persons with a disability ❑ Blacks ❑ Latinos D Asians 0 Pacific Islanders ❑ American Indians 0 Alaskan Native Americans ❑ Other ❑ The proposed grant project programs or policies are not expected to have a disproportionate or unique impact on minority persons. Present the rationale for determining no impact. I hereby certify that the infor oft on t ii Name: Ernest G. Clark Title: Mayor, City Of Waterloo ete and accurate, to the best of my knowledge: Definitions "Minority Persons," as defined in Iowa Code Section 8.11, means individuals who are women, persons with a disability, Blacks, Latinos, Asians or Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaskan Native Americans. "Disability," as defined in Iowa Code Section 15.102, subsection 7, paragraph "b," subparagraph (1): b. As used in this subsection: (1) "Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, a record of physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, or being regarded as an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual. "Disability" does not include any of the following: (a) Homosexuality or bisexuality. (b) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments or other sexual behavior disorders. (c) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania. (d) Psychoactive substance abuse disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs. "State Agency," as defined in Iowa Code Section 8.11, means a department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency or authority of the state of Iowa. Attachment I Page 1 Minority Impact Statement US -63 Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations Persons with Disabilities This project involves the construction of a new trail along US Highway 63 where no bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure currently exists. To this extent, the project will not only make it quicker and safer for all pedestrians in the area, it also has a unique positive impact on persons with disabilities whose mobility is particularly compromised where pedestrian infrastructure does not exist. In addition, the project also provides access to two bus routes, Route 3 and Route 4, which operate along US Highway 63 just north of this project location. These two bus routes connect the immediate neighborhood to the rest of east Waterloo including the Allen Hospital, downtown Waterloo businesses, MET Central Transfer, schools, parks, and grocery stores. Racial and Ethnic Minorities FnLD \Ll_EN P 2.(N4 r. HC`SPI7 ,�T yo� DoruD 51. �yt,„r ■ • lit Carumr_l.t� m 5-• Housius i1 m`� � An dem! ST. Panrana Sr im 42, i 1"'—_Rn?n_Fr. n Project Location The largest minority group impacted by this project is Blacks or African Americans. There are five Census Block Groups within a half -mile of this project where over 50% of the population is Black or African . so . 4 , ! . a a American. Currently, these neighborhoods are Percent of Popu on Blk or negatively impacted by the absence of any merican by us i3 ck Group pedestrian facilities along US Highway 63. With this connection, residents will have greater access African Legend Data rtalews Pe -sons 0.0.12.4 12.5.24.9 25.0.37.4 37.5 - 49.9 50.0 - 89.6 Boundaries 0 State 10 County Features -- Major Road Street SbemrL'Waterbody Items In T'•: text are not visible at this Zbbrr Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Summary File 1, Tables P8 and P9 State average (2010): 29% to businesses and services including the Allen Hospital and the Hyvee grocery store less than a mile north of this project. This connection also provides a direct connection to downtown Waterloo to the south. Other minority groups positively affected by this project include Hispanics as well as persons who identify as "some other race" on the U.S. Census. 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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-504 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, APPROVING APPLICATION TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR STATE RECREATIONAL TRAILS FUNDING AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF SAID APPLICATION BY MAYOR. WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo continues to develop and improve the recreational trail system within the community for pedestrians and bicyclists; and WHEREAS, U.S. 63 from Parker Street to Franklin Street represents a critical connection for pedestrians and bicyclists to move safely and efficiently through the community; and WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Transportation provides State Recreational Trails funds on a competitive basis for the development of recreational trails; and WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo will be responsible for adequately maintaining the trail for a minimum of twenty years; and WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo will provide the 25 percent local match as required. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, that they support the submission of the application to the Iowa Department of Transportation for State Recreational Trails funding. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments is hereby authorized to submit said application to the Iowa Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 2014. A / Ernest G. Clark, Mayor ATTEST: y Sc f:r-s, CMC City Cler