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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIowa Department of Transportation-9/26/2011Form 240003wd 01-06 frilk Iowa Department of Transportation `4411REQUEST FOR STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT FUNDS General information Applicant Agency: City of Waterloo e -Mail: noel.anderson@waterloo- ia.org Contact Person (Name & Title): Noel Anderson, Community Planning and Development Director Complete Mailing Address: 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo City IA State Street Address and/or Box No. 50703 (319) 235-0311 Zip Daytime Phone If more than one agency or organization is involved in this project, please state the name, contact person, mailing address, and telephone number of the second agency. (Attach an additional page if more than two agencies are involved.) Applicant Agency: e -Mail: Contact Person (Name & Title): Complete Mailing Address: Street Address and/or Box No. City Project Information State Zip Daytime Phone Project Title: U.S. I-Iighway 63 Enhancements -Newell Street to Franklin Street. Project Description (including length, if applicable) required: Encompassing 0.656 miles, the enhancements will include brick pavers at median ends and intersection corners, shade trees and evergreen trees, pedestrian lighting, decorative roadway Iighing, benches, trash recepticles, neighborhood monuments and enhancements to the Canadian National Railway bridge. If this project includes land acquisition, how many acres? Project Category - Check all boxes that apply and indicate the project grouping (1, 2, or 3) you wish your project to be scored in. O Trails and Bicycle Grouping ® Facilities for Pedestrians and Bicycles ❑ Preservation of Abandoned Railway Corridors ❑ Safety and Educational Activities for Pedestrians and Bicyclists © Scenic and Natural Resources Grouping ❑ Scenic Highway Programs including Tourist and Welcome Centers ❑ Acquisition of Scenic Easements and Scenic Sites ® Landscaping and other Scenic Beautification ❑ Control and Removal of Outdoor Advertising ❑ Mitigation of Water Pollution due to Highway Runoff, including Projects that Reduce Vehicle - Caused Wildlife Mortality, while Maintaining Habitat Connectivity. © Historic and Archaeological Grouping ❑ Historic Highway Programs, including Tourist and Welcome Centers ❑ Historic Preservation ❑ Rehabilitation and Operation of Historic Transportation Buildings, Structures, or Facilities ❑ Archaeological Planning and Research ❑ Establishment of Transportation Museums 2 Project Group you wish your project scored in 1 of 3 Project Costs (An itemized breakdown must be included on an attached sheet): 1. 2. 3. Total Cost Enhancement Fund Request Applicant Match (30% Minimum) $ 918,500.00 $ 642,950.00 $ 275,550.00 Match Source Amount Assured or Anticipated (Date Anticipated) City of Waterloo $275,550.00 Assured Are any state funds involved in this project? ® Yes 0 No If yes, please explain the source and conditions The Iowa DOT has programmed funds for the recosntrcution of the roadway. Are any other federal funds involved in this project? ® Yes 0 No If yes, please explain the source and conditions The City of Waterloo has used demonstration funds for the environmental phase and a portion of the design. Estimated Project Development Schedule: Design Start Date January 1, 2013 Completion Date July 1, 2013 Land Acquisition Start Date Completion Date Construction Start Date September 30, 2013 Completion Date November 30, 2014 Has any part of this project been started? ❑ Yes 0 No If yes, explain Will this project be open to the public? ® Yes 0 No Do you intend to charge a fee to users? 0 Yes ® No If yes, how much? $ What will it be used for? Required Documentation and Narrative Information 2 of 3 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. ® A. A NARRATIVE assessing existing conditions, outlining the concept of the proposed project, and providing adequate project justification. Transportation enhancements must have a direct relationship to the intermodal transportation system, either as if exists or as it is planned. Assess your project in regard to the transportation system relative to its functional relationship, proximity, or impact to an existing or planned transportation facility. Assess the value of this project from a statewide perspective and how it will be a functional addition to the transportation system and the state as a whole if no additional development funds are received. ® B. C. A MAP identifying the location of the project. A SKETCH -PLAN of the project, including cross-section for bicycle or pedestrian facilities. ® D. An ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN of the total project costs. ® E. A TIME SCHEDULE for the total project development. Funding for projects which fail to make satisfactory progress may be rescheduled or removed from the program by the lowa Department of Transportation. ® F. An OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT of the project from the authority to be responsible for its maintenance and operation. The authority must provide written assurance that it will adequately maintain the completed project for its intended public use for a minimum of 20 years following project completion. G. A NARRATIVE discussing the public input process that was followed and the extent to which adjacent property owners and others have been informed of the proposed project and an assessment of their acceptance. El H. Completed Minority Impact Statement attached to application. The award of Statewide Transportation Enhancement (STE) 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 Federal Statewide Transportation Enhancement 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 facilities. l 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. Representi e City of Waterloo, Iowa Sig' ."ure Ernest G. Clark, Mayor Typed Name and Title 094001 Date September 26, 2011 Date Iowa Department of Transportation Form 105101 (03-09) MINORITY IMPACT STATEMENT 3 of 3 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. ® 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. This segment of the U.S. Highway 63 corridor dissects an area with a significant minority population. According to the 2010 Census, the average percent minority by census block impacted by the improvements is 64.81 percent. The enhancements, in conjunction with the highway improvements, are designed to make the corridor more aesthetically pleasing while providing bicycle and pedestrian accommodation and improved access to transit services. Indicate which group is impacted: ® Women El Persons with a disability ® Blacks 0 Latinos ❑ Asians ❑ Pacific Islanders ❑ American Indians ❑ Alaskan Native Americans 0 Other El 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: ❑ Women ❑ Persons with a disability D Blacks ❑ Latinos ❑ Asians ❑ Pacific Islanders ❑ American Indians ❑ 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 inform Name: Ernest G. Clark Title: Ma rm is complete and accurate, to the best of my knowledge: Definitions "Minority Persons," as defined in lowa 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.