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RESOLUTION No.&
SERIES OF 2002
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR THE 2003-2008
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .
WHEREAS, in the Transportation Equity Act CfEA-2 1) Metropolitan Planning
Organizations have the responsibility to develop and approve the Transportation
Improvement Program CflP); and
WHEREAS, the TIP program identifies the highest priority projects s ubmitted by
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Regional Transit Di strict (RTD), and loca l
jurisdictions to be implemented over the next s ix years ; and
WHEREAS, additional funding is available for new projects in the 2003 to 2008 TIP;
and
WHEREAS, a minimum of twenty percent (20%) match is required by the local sponsor;
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WHEREAS, the passage of this Re solution will authorize the City of Englewood to submit
applications on behalf of the citizens of the City of Englewood for 2003-2008 Transportation
Improvement Program for the following project:
Big Dry Creek Truil Construction, Progress Park to Lebow Avenue ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT:
S!:i:tiwJ....1. The City of Englewood, Co lorado is hereby a uthorize d to file the application
for the 2003-2008 Trans portation Improvement Program.
~-The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign and attast the application for
and on be h alf of the City Council and the City of Englewood.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16'' day of September, 2002.
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LoucrishiaA.Ellrk
I, l,,ucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk foi;Jhe City ofEnglewood,
above is a tru e copy of Reso lu tio n No .~ Series of 200
Loucrishia A. Ellis
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Dale
Sep tember 16, 2002
INITIATED BY
Public W ork s
Agenda llem
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COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Subjecl
Reso lutio n auth o rizin g the appli ca tio n
for th e 2003 -2008 Transp ort atio n
lmerovement Proora m ITIPI
STAFF SOURCE
Ke n Ross, Di rec l or of Publi c Work s
Coun ci l p assed a reso lutio n auth o ri zin g app licati ons for th e :W03-2008 Transp ortatio n Improvem ent
Program (TIP ) in Feb ruary of 2002.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Th e Public W orks D epartm ent recommends that Counci l auth ori ze applica ti o ns on behalf of th e
c iti ze n s of th e City of Englewood for th e 2003-2008 :ransportati on Improvem ent Pro gram th e
fo ll o .vin g proj ec t:
Bi g D ry Cree k Tr ail-Progress Park to Lehow Ave nu e
And th at Ci ty Co unci l autho ri ze th e Mayor t o si gn th e applica tion and th e City Clerk to sea l th e
applica ti o ns and tu ce rti fy th at th e City of En glewood w ill co mmit th e required matching fund s for
any p roj ec ts th at are approved by DR COG and in corp o rated in th e 2003-2008 TIP.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
In th e Transportati o n Equi ty Ac t (TEA-2 1) M etropolitan Plannin g Orga ni za ti ons have th e
re spo nsibility to develop and approve th e TIP . Th e p rogr am id en tifies th e highe st pri ority proj ects
submitted by COOT, RTD , and local jurisdic t ions to b e im plemented ove r th e nex t six yea rs. A
m inimum 20 perce nt matc h is required by the loca l spo ns or, and in so me cases a greater matc h is
pro po sed in ord er to help th e p roj ect score, o r if th e project cos ts excee d th e limits es tablished b y
th e M PO. Th ere are over 50 jurisdic ti ons competin g fo r a,·~ila bl e fun din g.
D RCOG has in form ed us th at additional fun ding is avai lab:, '.:J r new proj ec ts in the 2003 to 2008
TIP . As a res ult th ey have crea ted a supp lem ental TI P pro;f v se lec ti on process H owever, th e o nl y
projects th at are eli gibl e for th e suppl emental TIP, are p ro j ec ts tha t ca n be des igned, neces sary ri ght-
of-way acquired, and adve rti se d fo r bid s by A ugusl 1, 2003 .
Th e So uth Suburban Tr ails Fo un da tion beli eves th e Big D ry Creek Trai l segment from Progres s Park
to Leh ow Ave nu e w ill m ee t th e supplemental TIP criteria, and have re ques ted th at the City of
Englewood submit a TIP ap pl ication fo r I.h is proj ect.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
'i here is potentia lly $13 1,200 of m atching funds being committ ed should th e app licatio n sco re hi gh eno ugh
to be included in th e 2003-2008 TIP . Eng lewood has p reviously provided S:iu th Subu rba n Tra il s
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Foundation $50,000 toward this match in 2002, and th e Foundation has reques ted that we pro'Ji de an •
additional $50,000 in 2003 . By agreement that will be the ex ten t of our match obligation for this project.
Projec t Total Cost Dollars Budgeted Required
Match
Big Dry Creek Trail-$656,000 City-$50,000 In 2002 $131,200
Progress Pa rk to South Suburban-$120,000
Leho w Avenue State Trai ls Grant-$195 000
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Resolution Authorizing the City of Englewood TIP Application
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