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☒ Safe & Prosperous |
☐ Motion |
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Engineering |
☐ Active & Appealing |
☒ Resolution |
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☒ Respected & Responsible |
☐ Ordinance - Introduction |
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Division: |
☐ Connected & Engaged |
☐ Ordinance - Adoption |
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Engineering |
☐ Unique & Creative |
☐ Public Hearing |
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Grant Application: Arizona State Match Advantage for Rural Transportation (AZ SMART) Fund - 40th Street Construction from Avenue 6E to Fortuna Road
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Authorize the City to apply for an AZ SMART grant to serve as a portion of the required local match of the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG). The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has requested applicants for AZ SMART Funds to have jurisdictional approval prior to submitting an application, thereby committing to a minimum 20% local match if the grant is awarded. Approval of this action also authorizes the City Administrator to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with ADOT for the AZ SMART funding. (Engineering) (David Wostenberg)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
Authorization of the City to apply for an AZ SMART Fund meets the desired outcome of Safe and Prosperous by allowing the opportunity to construct the 40th Street Corridor which will improve traffic safety operations on 32nd Street. It also meets the Respected and Responsible outcome by utilizing AZ SMART funds as a portion of the City’s local match for the MPDG grant.
REPORT:
The City has been working on a Design Concept Report (DCR) for building a 40th Street Corridor to help reduce the amount of traffic that utilizes 32nd Street to across town in the east and west directions. During the creation of the DCR, the City has applied for a $60 million MPDG opportunity with a 20% local match of $15 million. If the City is to receive the MPDG opportunity it will apply for $10 million of AZ SMART funding to help offset the fiscal impact associated with the $15 million local match. The remaining $5 million will be split between Yuma County and the City at $1 million and $4 million respectively, pursuant to the Intergovernmental Agreement with Yuma County for this project.
The AZ SMART Fund was established by the Arizona Legislature in 2022 to help cities, towns, counties and ADOT to compete more effectively at the national level for Federal Grants established in 2021 Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA). AZ SMART Fund awards are limited to federal discretionary grants, which are awarded at the discretion of the federal agency and are not funded or distributed by formula or allocation.
Significant development has occurred on the east side of Yuma as well as the Foothills community, causing a strain on current roadway infrastructure along the two east-west Corridors of I-8 and 32nd Street. The 40th Street Corridor is expected to be a vital east-west throughfare that will connect the developing communities to the east of SR 195 with much of the City to the west. The 40th Street corridor is expected to operate as a four-lane, minor arterial roadway. The project will improve safety, traffic, and emergency operations by providing a safer-east west connection for local traffic to cross the SR-195 corridor.
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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CITY FUNDS: |
$ 4,000,000.00 |
BUDGETED: |
$ 500,000.00 |
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STATE FUNDS: |
$ 10,000,000.00 |
AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER: |
$ 0.00 |
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FEDERAL FUNDS: |
$ 60,000,000.00 |
IN CONTINGENCY: |
$ 0.00 |
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OTHER SOURCES: |
$ 1,000,000.00 |
FUNDING: ACCOUNT/FUND #/CIP |
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TOTAL |
$75,000,000.00 |
102-Road Tax |
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
This project will utilize Road Tax funding for the $4,000,000 local match requirement.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☒ Department
☐ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
12/09/2024 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
Date: |
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Richard W. Files |
12/09/2024 |