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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the W. Rancier Avenue Project.
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DATE: March 5, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to enter into an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the W. Rancier Avenue Project.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
On August 12, 2020, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held a statewide call for safety improvement projects on and off the state highway system and encouraged the participation of cities and counties. The purpose of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is to provide funds for eligible construction costs for the road safety projects in an effort to facilitate a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and incapacitating injuries on all public roads.
On October 30, 2020, the City of Killeen Engineering Division of the Development Services Department applied for Transportation Choices and Livability funding by proposing a project along W. Rancier Avenue between SH 195 and W.S. Young Dr. In 2021, KTMPO selected this project for funding and for inclusion in the regional Transportation Improvement Plan. The project originally consisted of a scope to construct a 6' wide sidewalk along one side of the roadway. Pedestrian signals and ADA Ramps are also included.
To proceed with the current grant, TxDOT is requesting that the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) be completed. The AFA is based on the initial submission for the grant that was accepted in 2020. Since the overall project scope and timeline has changed since the initial submission, those changes will be coordinated with TxDOT and through KTMPO and will be reflected after the AFA has been executed.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
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Which alternative is recommended? Why?
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