ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request for the Following [Council District 1] (Ref. Items 16-220, 17-230, 19-341, 20-019, 20-033, 20-047):
A. REINSTATE the CAPITAL BUDGET for Fiscal Year 2020 for the WESTERN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT - ADAMS STREET to HOWETT STREET, in the Amount of $2,450,000.00.
B. APPROVE a Local Agency AGREEMENT for Federal Participation with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (IDOT) to Request 90% HSIP Federal Funding (not to exceed $2,353,423.00) for the WESTERN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT - ADAMS STREET to HOWETT STREET; and
C. APPROVE a RESOLUTION Authorizing the City's Estimated Minimum Local Agency Funding Match ($9,369.377.00), Subject to the Approval of IDOT, for the WESTERN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT - ADAMS STREET to HOWETT STREET; and
D. APPROVE an AGREEMENT for Reimbursement of Construction Costs to State Facilities with IDOT (not to exceed $431,200.00) for the WESTERN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT - ADAMS STREET to HOWETT STREET; and
E. APPROVE an AGREEMENT for Reimbursement of Water Main Construction Costs with ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER COMPANY (ILAWC) (not to exceed $780,045.00) for the WESTERN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT - ADAMS STREET to HOWETT STREET.
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BACKGROUND: The Western Avenue improvement, from Adams Street to Howett Street, was originally scheduled to begin construction in 2020. Due to the economic impact of COVID-19, the project was postponed. Staff has communicated with IDOT and other project partners, and the project can be bid in 2020 by approving the actions described herein.
This Council communication consists of five (5) items that must be approved to support the funding and move the project forward. By taking action before August 28, 2020 the project can be included in IDOT's November 2020 letting. Some of the utility preparatory work can occur in the summer/fall of 2020, and road construction could begin in early spring, 2021.
The design of Western Avenue follows Co...
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