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 incl...
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