HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 Resolution No. 042RESOLUTION oo.d.2:_
SERI ES OF 1985
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO '!'HE FUBLIC
llrl LITI ES cet<t11SSION AND '!'HE U.S. <DVERll1Et(I' FOR APPROVAL OF AND
FUNDING FOR REVIS ING OF THE SIGNALS, INSTALLATI ON OF GATES AND
IMPROV™EITT OF WEST QUINCY AVENUE AND WEST KENYO N AVENUE AT '!'HE
CROSS ING OF THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD ca-1PANY AND
'!'HE ATCHISON, 'll'.JPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWIIY ro1PANY .
WH EREAS , the crossings of West O.,incy Avenue and west Kenyon
Av e nue with the t r acks of the Denver and Rio Grande Wes tern
Railroad canpany and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Coolpany have involved train-car accident s a nd traffic delays and
congestion; and
WHEREAS , it is the desire of I.he City of Englewood to
improve said crossi ngs, to revi se :.he s i g nal s and install the
gates ; and
WHEREAS , said improvenents will greatly benefit the citizens
of the City of Englewood and surrounding mun ic ipalities ; and
WHEREAS , the City of Englewood is e ligible to apply to the
U.S. Government for partial funding of said improvement and wishes
to do so ; and
WHERF.AS , the City of Engle,,,'ood intends to contribute to the
funding of sa id improvements in ~ sum t o be determ ined by the
fed P.Lal contribution ;
·:ow , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE cr•ry COUNCIL OF THE
Cl TY OF ENGLEl«JOD , COLORADO, AS t'OLLOWS:
'lnat the City of Englewood sha ll apply to the Colo ,~do
Public Ut i litie s canm ission and to the feder a l goverrvne nt for
permission arxl funding to revise the signals , install gates and
im prove the crossings a t West OJi ncy Avenue and West ¥.enyon
Avenue.
AOOPTED AND APPROVED this 4th day of NoveTiber , 1985 .
At test :
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._ex off i c i o Gi y Clerk-T _asurer
I, Gary R, Higbee , ex o ffic\o City Cl.e rk-Treasurer o f the
City of El:lglewood , Colorado, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true, accurate and canplete copy of lliesol ution
No.~, Series of 1985.
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CO UNCIL C O M M U N I C A T I O N
DAT E Oc t o ber J l, I AGENDA ITEM I SUBJECT Pu blic Uti l ities Commission
1985 I Io.. Application -Kenyon & Qu incy
Signalization
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INITI ATED BY tiel ls h'11gge:ne [ '2i z::~ctor o f Public Wo rk s
ACT I ON PROPOS ED~val o f r esolution au t horizing submittal of an appl i cation t o
the Public Uti l ities Comm ission for signalizat ion imp:-ovemcn ts at the ra ilroad cross-
inn c of Kenvon ;rnd~'l.-'Fl°'v'-'e""ne,u.,,_e,,_s.,_. -----------------------~
BRCKGROUHD
Englewood has been diecu::ssing '-'1th Sherida n solutions to keep the
railroad crossing at Kenyon Avenue open to the public until t h e
Sla te Highway OepartMent has coMplet e d the iMproue Ment s to South
Santa fe Oriue . One alternaltue is for the City of [nglewood to
i n 5 lall cro ssi ng gales to provide e dded protection for the
traff.1 c .
Qu i ncy Avenu e has a l s o be en di s cu ssed . and a lthough Sheridan ha s
not propo s ed clo sure. cro ssing gates et the Qu incy cro ssi ng uould
add addit i onal protection fo r the traveling public .
DI SC US S IOH
The Public Utilitie s CuMni e i s on controls the installation of
inp r oveMenls relating t o r a ilroud c rossi~J s. Ther e ere red~ral
fund s available lo cove r a naj ority of the co s t s. Applica tion s
to th e P. U. C . ha ve to b e subni tted in order lo ·:>btain the se:
fund s. Th e ap pli ca tion s ere in the p roce:ss; 1.t~ .• Ma ps and
exhibits are being prepa red a nd s hould be rea dy f o r subn i t ta l
uilhin tuo weeks.
[IHAH CI RL IMP LICA TIONS
rund1ng is reque s t e d und e r a rederal pr o gra n uhich obligates the
Ci ty for lOX of the eignaliza lion costs. This is e s tina t ed et
S 25.000 for each cro ss ing. or a tota l of s s □.000.
Add i t i ona l cost s uould be associated uith roaduay t"prou e n e nt s
and uould be born e totally by the City . The s e costs uill b e
e 5li n a t ed uhen au -de s ign i s conpleted.
Rf.COMM[ AllOH
It 1 s r e cor,n en d ed tha t th e Clty Cou ncil authorize by r cso luli o n
thf"' s ubn1ttal of the appli celiu r, fur-cro s !li n g inpr-o veM e nl s t.o t he
• C. or Ken 1111 a nd Quin e A vc rw c~.