City of Brighton - File #: ID-357-17

• File #: ID-357-17
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/4/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/17/2017
• Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO APPROVING A COMMITMENT IN PRINCIPLE OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000) IN SUPPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REBUILDING AMERICA (INFRA) -GRANT APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE STATED PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUCH DOCUMENTS AND UNDERTAKE SUCH TASKS AS NECESSARY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LETTER TO THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS REQUIRED FOR SAID APPLICATION; AND SETTING FORTH OTHER DETAILS RELATED THERETO

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Department of Streets and Fleet
Reference: INFRA Grant Support

To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Kimberly Dall, Director of Streets and Fleet
Date Prepared: October 4, 2017
PURPOSE
Consider approving a funding commitment in principle for transportation infrastructure grant opportunity.
BACKGROUND
Transportation infrastructure has lacked funding on all levels of government for the last several years. To stretch the dollars as far as possible states, counties, and local agencies are innovative with funding methods such as public private partnerships and other collaborative methods.
There is a grant opportunity today that may significantly advance transportation in Brighton. The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program advances a pre-existing grant program established in the FAST Act. It utilizes updated criteria to evaluate projects to align them with national and regional economic vitality goals and to leverage additional non-federal funding. The new program will increase the impact of projects through leveraging capital, allowing innovation in the project delivery and permitting processes, and promoting innovative safety solutions that will improve our transportation system. There are two INFRA application categories: large projects (costing more than $100 million) and small projects (less than $100,000). Approximately $1.56 billion of grant funding will be awarded through this program this fiscal year with 90% of that being awarded to the large project category.
The seven agencies of Weld County, Adams County, CDOT Region 1, CDOT Region 4, Commerce City, Thornton, and Union Pacific have partnered to create a project of improvements identified in the US 85 Access Control Plan and US 85 Planning and Environmental Linkage study. Project would have two primary elements: modifications to railroad crossing and US 85 highway access; and an inte...