ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request for the Following: (Council District 4)
A. APPROVE a Local Agency AGREEMENT for Federal Participation with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to Request 70% STU Federal Funding (not to exceed $6,475,000.00) and 80% ITEP Federal Funding (not to exceed $55,431.00) for the NORTHMOOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT - ALLEN ROAD to UNIVERSITY STREET; and
B. APPROVE a RESOLUTION Authorizing the City’s Estimated Minimum Local Agency Funding Match ($4,769,569.00), Subject to the Approval of the Illinois Department of Transportation, for the NORTHMOOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT - ALLEN ROAD to UNIVERSITY STREET.
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BACKGROUND: This agreement relates to the fourth phase of the Northmoor Road Improvements, for the section of Northmoor Road from Allen Road to approximately 400 feet west of University Street. (Refer to 05-609, 08-052, 09-153, 09-154, 10-101, 10-327, 11-509, 12-220, 13-147.) The purpose of the agreement is to accept the grant conditions and authorize the matching funds. The grant funds in the not-to-exceed amount of $6,475,000 for general roadway work are obtained through the competitive Peoria Pekin Urban Transportation Study (PPUATS) federal funding application process. The grant funds in the not-to-exceed amount of $55,341 for the bike/walk trail construction are obtained through the competitive Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) application funding process.
The improvement of Northmoor Road includes reconstructing Northmoor Road to a nominal, three-lane section with storm sewer and curb and gutter, a pervious pavement bike/walk trail on the south side, a sidewalk on the north side, and intersection improvements at Allen Road, Imperial Drive, and Rosemead Drive, including combined accesses for Northmoor Grade School, Exposition Gardens, and the Peoria Public Schools Transportation Facility. Other Complete Streets/Green Infrastructure features include pedestrian-scale streetlights, raised (table-top) pedestrian crossings at Northmoor Grade School and Richwoods High School, street trees, and bioswales.
The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids for this project on June 16, 2017. Construction begins in early August, 2017.
Attachments to this communication include the agreement, the accompanying resolution, and a location map.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Based on the estimated $11.3 million construction cost, the grant funds will support 58% of the construction cost. The city’s matching, motor fuel tax (MFT) funds for this project come from the current and future budgets for Community Investment Project Northmoor Road Improvement-Allen Road to University Street, Project M14302.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Councilman Montelongo held neighborhood meetings about the project on January 23, 2017 and March 23, 2017. City Staff met with Exposition Gardens representatives and Peoria Public Schools staff multiple times to coordinate the roadwork features. City Staff also met with St. Vincent de Paul School staff, representatives of churches, and other property owners over the past two years.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The City will receive total grant funds in the not to exceed amount of $6,530,431 for the project.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The City will not receive these grant funds for the project.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
2. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
3. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Invest in our infrastructure and transportation.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
3. Keep taxes and fees competitive.
DEPARTMENT: Public Works