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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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☐ 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) - Interstate-8 / Avenue 8½ E Traffic Interchange Design Concept Report (DCR).
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Authorize the City to apply for AZ SMART funds to develop a DCR for the Interstate-8 (I-8) / Avenue 8½ E traffic interchange. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) requires 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) (Dave Wostenberg)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
Authorization for the City to apply for AZ SMART funds meets the desired outcome of Safe and Prosperous, and Respected and Responsible by allowing the opportunity to develop a DCR to study alternatives to improve safety and traffic operations at the I-8 / Avenue 8½ E traffic interchange.
REPORT:
Clerk Note: Resolution R2024-069 and this corresponding CCR was amended by motion at the December 18, 2024, RCM to revise the total project cost from $600,000 to $1,500,000 and to remove all language referencing the 20% match funds from the City, as the total cost will be provided through the AZ Smart Funds grant if the City if successful with its application.
ADOT developed a DCR in March 2000 to investigate alternatives for a new traffic interchange at I-8 / Avenue 8½ E that would provide access to North Frontage Road and to 32nd Street. A tight diamond configuration was selected and the on and off-ramps were subsequently constructed. Due to fiscal constraints and that the North Frontage Road provides connectivity to 32nd Street at Avenue 8E, the proposed underpass on I-8 was not constructed. The partially constructed interchange has provided direct access to I-8 as an interim condition for over 20 years.
Significant development has occurred on both sides of I-8 resulting in traffic congestion in the vicinity of the I-8 / Avenue 8½ E traffic interchange since ADOT developed the DCR in March 2000. A new DCR is needed to evaluate alternatives to facilitate current and future travel demands.
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.
AZ SMART funds are proposed for the development of the DCR and require a 20% local match. The proposed total project cost is $600,000, with $480,000 to be funded from the AZ SMART fund and $120,000 of local matching funds from the City of Yuma. The City will be required to apply for a federal grant for design and construction within two years as a condition of receiving AZ SMART funds.
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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CITY FUNDS: |
$ 120,000 |
BUDGETED: |
$ 120,000 |
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STATE FUNDS: |
$ 480,000 |
AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER: |
$ 120,000 |
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FEDERAL FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
IN CONTINGENCY: |
$ 0.00 |
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OTHER SOURCES: |
$ 0.00 |
FUNDING: ACCOUNT/FUND #/CIP |
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TOTAL |
$ 600,000 |
Road Tax-102 |
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
This project will be using Road Tax funding in the amount of $120,000.00.
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: |
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Richard W. Files |
12/09/2024 |