Title
Resolution for Local Agency Program Agreement for the Downtown Connector Rail-Trail (B)
Explanation
The City of Gainesville is a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Certified local agency. This allows the City to enter into agreements with FDOT for the City to presently fund and implement projects and receive reimbursement when FDOT funding is scheduled. The City is requesting to enter into an agreement with FDOT for construction of the Gainesville to Hawthorne Rail-Trail from Boulware Springs Park to SE 2nd Street (Downtown Connector Rail-Trail).
The Public Works Department has ordered the required topographic survey and expects to conclude preliminary design, public hearings, advisory board review, final design, permitting, and construction by January 2003.
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the 2002 Bond Issue for the City to advance design and construction. The FDOT has programmed $480,000 in FY 2006 for reimbursement.
Recommendation
The City Commission approve the Resolution authorizing execution of a Local Agency Program Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation.