ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Regarding the ADAMS AND JEFFERSON SIGNAL UPGRADE / ONE-WAY TO TWO-WAY CONVERSION PROJECT (ADAMS STREET from WILLIAM KUMPF BOULEVARD TO HAMILTON BOULEVARD, and JEFFERSON AVENUE from WILLIAM KUMPF BOULEVARD to FAYETTE STREET), with a Request for the Following: (Council District 2)
A. APPROVE a LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT for Federal Participation with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (IDOT) to Request 90% HSIP Federal Funding, in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,804,551.00; and,
B. APPROVE a RESOLUTION Authorizing the City's Estimated Minimum Local Agency Funding Match ($9,195,449.00), Subject to IDOT Approval; and,
C. APPROVE a STATE MOTOR FUEL TAX RESOLUTION, in the Amount of $3,200,000.00 for Construction Costs; and,
D. APPROVE an AGREEMENT for Reimbursement of Construction Costs to State Facilities with IDOT, in an Amount Not to Exceed $47,679.00.
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BACKGROUND: Adams Street and Jefferson Avenue through downtown have been one-way for a long time. The one-way couple is efficient for moving vehicles through the area but is not business or pedestrian friendly. This project includes traffic signal conversations as well as complete streets concepts including curb bump-outs to improve pedestrian safety.
The total construction cost is estimated at $11 million, and the cost is supported by approximately $1.8 million in federal funding.
Item A of this communication is the Local Agency Agreement with IDOT that provides Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal funding in the amount not to exceed $1,804,551.00 and a City contribution of $9,195,449.00. The construction contract must be let by IDOT by August 2023 to guarantee the $1,804,551.00 in federal funding.
Item B is a Resolution required by IDOT, pledging the City's share in the amount of $9,195,449.00 or as much as may be needed to match the required funding to complete the improvements, as stated in Item B....
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