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Railroad Quiet Zone Study Recommendations Copyrighted May 20, 2024 City of Dubuque Action Items # 03. City Council Meeting ITEM TITLE: Railroad Quiet Zone Study Recommendations and RequestforApproval to Submit a Consolidated Rail I nfrastructure and Safety I mprovements Grant to the Federal Railroad Administration SUM MARY: City Manager recommending that the City submit a Consolidated Rail I nfrastructure and Safety I mprovements grant to the US Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration. RESOLUTION Authorizing the filing of a grant application with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration for a Consolidated Rail I nfrastructure and Safety I mprovements (C RI S I) Grant to assist with funding for proposed safety, efficiency, and reliability improvements to at-grade railroad crossings in the City of Dubuque SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File;Adopt Resolution(s) DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type MVM Memo City Manager Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo Resolution Resolutions E�ibits Supporting Documentation Dubuque THE CITY QF � All-Meriea Ciry DLT B E ; . � . � �� MaSt� Z�C� aYd t�Q Mt55ZSSZ Z zoa�•zoiz•�ai3 YP pp za��*zai� TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Railroad Quiet Zone Study Recommendations and Request for Approval to Submit a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant to the Federal Railroad Administration DATE: May 16, 2024 City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending that the City submit a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant to the US Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad Limited has provided estimated counts for the increased train traffic expected to be seen in Dubuque now that they have merged with the Kansas City Southern Railway. As a result of the merger, trains traveling through Dubuque will at least double. On any given day in Dubuque, the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad Limited mainline that runs between the Port of Dubuque and Lock and Dam 11 at Eagle Point Park sees approximately 6-9 trains per day, and that will increase to approximately 12-18 trains per day. In response to the growing inconvenience that additional train traffic will cause, the City of Dubuque has partnered with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, the City of Peosta, Dubuque County, and the City of East Dubuque to study the feasibility of establishing a railroad quiet zone within Dubuque's downtown area and each of the other municipality's jurisdictional areas. To complete the engineering analysis, Anderson-Bogert of Marion, lowa (AB) was hired. The Quiet Zone Study focused on the 11 downtown public roadway-rail at-grade crossings running north to south along the Mississippi River plus the at-grade crossing leading into the Mines of Spain from Marjo Hills Road. In recent years local residents have filed complaints about the noise caused by the locomotive train horns being sounded while passing through these at grade crossings. Current federal regulations require that locomotive horns begin sounding 15-20 seconds before entering public roadway-rail grade crossings or no greater than one-quarter mile in advance of the crossing. This federal requirement in combination with the number of public roadway-rail grade crossings in the downtown area creates a significant amount of noise that will continue to grow with the increasing number of trains predicted to be seen in Dubuque. As a way to mitigate the negative impacts of locomotive horns, the Federal Railroad Administration allows for communities to preserve or enhance the quality of life of their residents by establishing quiet zones. A quiet zone is a section of rail at least one-half mile in length that has one or more public roadway-rail grade crossings in which horns are not sounded when trains are approaching the crossings. Quiet Zone rules do not apply within a rail yard such as the rail yard owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad Limited adjacent to Garfield Avenue or the rail yard owned by Canadian Pacific located in the South Port. The minimum requirements for crossings to be eligible for inclusion in a quiet zone are summarized as follows: • A Quiet Zone must be a minimum length of '/2 mile along a rail line. • Separate Quiet Zones within a single political jurisdiction need to be separated by a minimum of 1 public crossing which routinely uses horns. • Existing Quiet Zones may be extended by "adding-on" additional crossings outside of the existing outermost public crossings. • Quiet Zones may extend across multiple political jurisdictions. • Public crossings within a Quiet Zone must at minimum contain a 2-quadrant gate system with flashing lights, bells, compliant signs, power-out indicators, and constant warning time devices unless constant warning time is impractical, and a Federal Railroad Association waiver is obtained. • All private or pedestrian crossings between outermost public crossings or within '/4 mile of the outermost public crossings must be part of the quiet zone. • All private and pedestrian crossings within a quiet zone must be treated in accordance with recommendations of a diagnostic review team. After discussion with the Federal Railroad Association representative for the project area, the following Federal Railroad Association interpretations have been stipulated for the project area: • Quiet zones shall be separated by operating railroad (i.e. Canadian National crossings and Canadian Pacific crossings shall not be allowed in the same quiet zone). • Quiet zones shall be split across state lines and Federal Railroad Association districts (i.e. lowa crossings and Illinois crossings shall not be allowed in the same quiet zone). • The exception to the horn rule applies to public crossings. It does not permit stand-alone private or pedestrian crossings to be included in a quiet zone, unless they meet the criteria listed above relating to spacing from public crossings. Only a public authority which is the governmental entity responsible for vehicle traffic control or law enforcement at a crossing is permitted to request the creation of quiet zones. The public authority that desires the quiet zone will be required to mitigate potential increased risks in order to keep the general public and local residents safe. 2 The quiet zone establishment process requires that a diagnostic team review all crossings that will be within the proposed quiet zone. The team that reviewed Dubuque's crossings consisted of representatives from Anderson Bogert, the Engineering Department, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad Limited and Canadian National Railroads, the lowa Department of Transportation and a grade crossing manager from Federal Railroad Association. To designate a legally enforceable quiet zone, the public entity must complete additional safety improvements within the quiet zone to offset the increased danger (safety risk) from silencing train horns. Every public crossing has a Federal Railroad Association- calculated "risk number" associated with it. The calculated risk is based on lane geometrics, vehicular traffic, train traffic, and safety/warning devices, and incident history in place at the crossing. Generally, the federal regulations allow public authorities to create railroad quiet zones by reducing risk below certain thresholds. Each crossing within the quiet zone has a minimum standard of safety which must be satisfied under all circumstances. Once consideration for the minimum requirements has been made, the public authority will likely need to complete additional safety improvements to reduce risk below the designated thresholds. Input from the public was solicited via direct mailings to property owners who immediately abutted the at-grade crossings where safety improvements are being recommended. Several contacts were received because of the mailings and representatives from AB followed up with each contact. In general, potentially affected property owners or businesses were interested in how the safety improvements may impact the flow of vehicle traffic in and out of their site. In the end, no entity expressed an opposition to the project. Input from the public was also solicited via social media postings distributed by the Public Information Office. The social media postings offered anyone living or working near the railroad tracks the opportunity to provide feedback via a short online survey. As summary of the survey results is as follows: Total Responses = 457 Does train noise bother you: Yes = 73.7% No = 26.3% Has train noise ever negatively impacted your quality of life: Yes = 67.6% No = 32.4% Do you believe train noise can devalue a home or property? Yes = 85.6% No = 14.4% 3 Do you support creating quiet zone(s) in the City of Dubuque? Yes = 88.2% No = 11.8% The diagnostic team collaborated on what safety measured would be necessary to effectively reduce the risk associated with silencing train horns based on localized conditions such as highway traffic volumes, train traffic volumes, the accident history and physical characteristics of the crossing, including existing safety measures. The Federal Railroad Administration Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant provides 80% funding of construction costs and requires 20% funding from local match. Total Quiet Zone improvement costs are $2,768,000. This grant is not expected to be awarded until Fall 2024. If the grant is awarded, city staff will submit an FY25 capital budget request to provide the required local match estimated to be $553,600. Currently the 15t" Street at-grade crossing is being studied for potential closure. At the June 3, 2024, City Council meeting, city staff will provide a formal recommendation for this crossing. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval to submit the grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration for a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant to assist with funding for proposed safety, efficiency, and reliability improvements to at-grade railroad crossings within the City of Dubuque. � Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:sv Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer Steve Sampson Brown, Project Manager Barry Lindahl, Senior Counsel Teri Goodmann, Director of Strategic Partnerships 4 Dubuque THE CITY OF �+ All•p�edea Ci� Du B E �v��a��1� � � � � �� Maste 12CE 01Z t�1e M1S81BS1 1 zoo�•zoiz*zois rP pp zoi�*zot9 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer Steve Sampson Brown, Project Manager SUBJECT: Railroad Quiet Zone Study Recommendations and Request for Approval to Submit a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant to the Federal Railroad Administration DATE: May 16, 2024 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to provide details of safety improvements that will be required at specific at-grade rail crossings within the City of Dubuque as a precursor to implementing a railroad quiet zone in the downtown area. In addition, permission is being requested to submit a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant to the US Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration. BACKGROUND On March 15, 2023, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, et al. (CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway et al. (KCS) merger request was approved by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) creating North America's first transnational railroad, the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad (CPKC). CPKC's service area covers a vast amount of North America. CP was one of Canada's two major railroads, extending across the country and connecting east and west coast ports. In the U.S., CP connected to Buffalo and Albany, New York and Searsport, Maine. CP also ran south into the U.S. Midwest and connected with KCS in Kansas City, Missouri. KCS was a Class I railroad that extended from Kansas City, Missouri to the Gulf Coast and into Mexico, operating across 10 states in the Midwest and Southeast. CPKC now provides rail service for a variety of industries, including agriculture and minerals, military, automotive, chemical and petroleum, energy, industrial, and consumer products. The combination of these two railroads creates an `end-to-end' merger because the CP and KCS railroad networks do not overlap. CPKC has provided estimated counts for the increased train traffic expected to be seen in Dubuque. As a result of the merger, trains traveling through Dubuque will at least double. The following table shows the expected train growth on Dubuque. On any given day in Page 1 of 7 Dubuque, the CPKC mainline that runs between the Port of Dubuque and Lock and Dam 11 at Eagle Point Park sees approximately 6-9 trains per day. Estimated Current Daily Train Count 6 - 9 Post-merger Estimated Daily Train Count 12 - 18 The graphic below indicates two locations to the north and south of Dubuque where CPKC has calculated that the number of Trains Per Day (TPD) in 2027 will average 18.0 trains per day as a result of the merger. The expected growth in TPD CPKC attributes to the elimination of the boundary between the two railroad companies which will allow trains to move longer distances without being re-worked in yards. This makes for a more efficient rail network. Because the combined CPKC network will be more efficient, it will attract traffic that does not currently move on either railroad. New traffic will include truck-to-rail diversions, diversions from other rail carriers, and new market development opportunities. The 2027 TPD number accounts for these traffic changes and takes into account the estimated pre-transaction organic growth in the two separate railroads. ��,,►, Canadian Paclfic Acquisition of I<ansas City Southern �e e�+a ya•d,ezceeded threshold � . �egTEn+.c�capitallmprovementareatu �y;� �om tc-eat location within the map � Mad SelectYard ,-'=°"^t= '£'-�" "' 4 z=-z p a � 'EN`EN'vi��Eva�c SABULA,IA-MARQUETTE,IA X � CE-F.DI-C�NTAINERTERh91N.",_ SABULA,IA-MARQUETTE,IA SCtiI__ERFA2KYARC 44'YLIE MARQIJETTE Subdivisian o�� y-�e C-MARQ-03 Select Exceeded Threshald Segment MP Start O.d Frcr:p;n • Nane MP End 98.6 TP� GTP�1s -�- �-'�� 2027 Wlthout Merger ".5b?3.d2 ;edareap��ds 2027 Wlth Merger '7.97 L•4.90 y � Transaction Related Growth�� s�E��,� -__ _ Redbackgro_ircnotesexceededMresl�ocs ► Green cackarou�d note�thre:�olds not exceeded io""a C't� -rairs Per Day(TP�i � _ �_ u.:• -- � hAillions of.4nn.ial GrossTon hlilee f.C-hAaj --`��rE.r: r., Sulect Capital ImprorementAr�a iw:, • Nan� In response to the growing inconvenience that additional train traffic will cause, the City of Dubuque has partnered with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, the City of Peosta, Dubuque County, and the City of East Dubuque to study the feasibility of establishing a railroad quiet zone within Dubuque's downtown area and each of the other municipality's jurisdictional areas. To complete the engineering analysis, Anderson- Bogert of Marion, lowa (AB) was hired. Page 2 of 7 The Quiet Zone Study conducted by AB focused on the 11 downtown public roadway-rail at-grade crossings running north to south along the Mississippi River plus the at-grade crossing leading into the Mines of Spain from Marjo Hills Road. In recent years local residents have filed complaints about the noise caused by the locomotive train horns being sounded while passing through these at grade crossings. Current federal regulations require that locomotive horns begin sounding 15-20 seconds before entering public roadway-rail grade crossings or no greater than one-quarter mile in advance of the crossing. This federal requirement in combination with the number of public roadway-rail grade crossings in the downtown area creates a significant amount of noise that will continue to grow with the increasing number of trains predicted to be seen in Dubuque. As a way to mitigate the negative impacts of locomotive horns, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) allows for communities to preserve or enhance the quality of life of their residents by establishing quiet zones. A quiet zone is a section of rail at least one- half mile in length that has one or more public roadway-rail grade crossings in which horns are not sounded when trains are approaching the crossings. Within a quiet zone, train engineers have no legal duty to sound the train horn but do have discretion to use the horn during emergency situations including the presence of a vehicle or a person on the tracks. They may also sound the train horn to comply with other railroad or FRA regulations such as to warn railroad maintenance employees or contractors working on the tracks. Quiet Zone rules do not apply within a rail yard such as the rail yard owned by CPKC adjacent to GarField Avenue or the rail yard owned by Canadian Pacific located in the South Port. The minimum requirements for crossings to be eligible for inclusion in a quiet zone are summarized as follows: • A Quiet Zone must be a minimum length of '/2 mile along a rail line. • Separate Quiet Zones within a single political jurisdiction need to be separated by a minimum of 1 public crossing which routinely uses horns. • Existing Quiet Zones may be extended by "adding-on" additional crossings outside of the existing outermost public crossings. • Quiet Zones may extend across multiple political jurisdictions. • Public crossings within a Quiet Zone must at minimum contain a 2-quadrant gate system with flashing lights, bells, MUTCD compliant signs, power-out indicators, and constant warning time devices unless constant warning time is impractical, and an FRA waiver is obtained. • All private or pedestrian crossings between outermost public crossings or within '/4 mile of the outermost public crossings must be part of the quiet zone. • All private and pedestrian crossings within a quiet zone must be treated in accordance with recommendations of a diagnostic review team. • Partial Quiet Zones (only in effect for a portion of the day) are allowed. Page 3 of 7 After discussion with the FRA representative for the project area, the following FRA interpretations have been stipulated for the project area: • Quiet zones shall be separated by operating railroad (i.e. CN crossings and CP crossings shall not be allowed in the same quiet zone). • Quiet zones shall be split across state lines and FRA districts (i.e. lowa crossings and Illinois crossings shall not be allowed in the same quiet zone). • The exception to the horn rule applies to public crossings. It does not permit stand- alone private or pedestrian crossings to be included in a quiet zone, unless they meet the criteria listed above relating to spacing from public crossings. Only a public authority which is the governmental entity responsible for vehicle traffic control or law enforcement at a crossing is permitted to request the creation of quiet zones. The public authority that desires the quiet zone will be required to mitigate potential increased risks in order to keep the general public and local residents safe. The quiet zone establishment process requires that a diagnostic team review all crossings that will be within the proposed quiet zone. The team that reviewed Dubuque's crossings consisted of representatives from Anderson Bogert, the Engineering Department, CPKC and Canadian National Railroads, the lowa Department of Transportation and a grade crossing manager from FRA. Reducinq Risk Throuqh Safety Improvements: To designate a legally enforceable quiet zone, the public entity must complete additional safety improvements within the quiet zone to offset the increased danger (safety risk) from silencing train horns. Every public crossing has an FRA-calculated "risk number" associated with it. The calculated risk is based on lane geometrics, vehicular traffic, train traffic, and safety/warning devices, and incident history in place at the crossing. Generally, the federal regulations allow public authorities to create railroad quiet zones be reducing risk below certain thresholds. Key "risk numbers" and thresholds identified in the train horn rule: • Quiet Zone Risk Index (QZRI) — The average of all individual crossing "risk numbers" within the proposed quiet zone. • Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold (NSRT) — The "risk number" of an average crossing with 2quadrant gates, lights, constant warning time, and where train horns are used in the USA. • Risk Index With Horns (RIWH) — The "risk number" associated with the existing quiet zone where train horns are used at all crossings within the quiet zone. Each crossing within the quiet zone has a minimum standard of safety which must be satisfied under all circumstances. The minimum standards for all crossings within a quiet zone are: • Public Crossings — Flashing Lights, 2-Quadrant Gates, constant warning time (or FRA-approved waiver), MUTCD Signage Page 4 of 7 • Private and Non-Vehicular Crossings—MUTCD Signage, and any additional safety improvements deemed necessary through a quiet zone diagnostic review. Once consideration for the minimum requirements has been made, the public authority will likely need to complete additional safety improvements to reduce risk below the designated thresholds. Quiet zone safety improvements are generally categorized as Supplemental Safety Measures (SSMs) or Alternative Safety Measures (ASMs). SSMs are pre-approved safety improvements which include: • Temporary Closure of a Crossing (for a quiet zone which is only in effect for portions of the day) • Four-Quadrant Gate System • 2-Quadrant Gate System with medians or channelization devices • One-way Street with Gates covering the entire approach • Permanent Closure or grade separation Public Involvement: Input from the public was solicited via direct mailings to property owners who immediately abutted the at-grade crossings where safety improvements are being recommended. Several contacts were received because of the mailings and representatives from AB followed up with each contact. In general, potentially affected property owners or businesses were interested in how the safety improvements may impact the flow of vehicle traffic in and out of their site. In the end, no entity expressed an opposition to the project. Input from the public was also solicited via social media postings distributed by the Public Information Office. The social media postings offered anyone living or working near the railroad tracks the opportunity to provide feedback via a short online survey. As summary of the survey results is as follows: Total Responses = 457 People who live or work within the city limits = 96.5% People who live or work near railroad tracks = 75.5% Years living or working near railroad tracks: More than 5 years = 42.5% 1-5 years = 25.2% Less than 1 year = 8% Did not answer = 24.5% Does train noise bother you: Yes = 73.7% No = 26.3% Has train noise ever negatively impacted your quality of life: Yes = 67.6% No = 32.4% Page 5 of 7 Do you believe train noise can devalue a home or property? Yes = 85.6% No = 14.4% Do you support creating quiet zone(s) in the City of Dubuque? Yes = 88.2% No = 11.8% Recommended Safety Improvements: The diagnostic team collaborated on what safety measured would be necessary to effectively reduce the risk associated with silencing train horns based on localized conditions such as highway traffic volumes, train traffic volumes, the accident history and physical characteristics of the crossing, including existing safety measures. The recommended safety improvements being recommended at each at-grade crossing are detailed on the attached plan sheets. Cost of Recommended Safety Improvements: The FRA CRISI Grant provides 80% funding of construction costs and requires 20% funding from local match. The estimated cost of the rail safety improvements that are needed to implement a quiet zone is as follows: ., - - . - , .- .�, � 7his aossing is nat essential 4orthe eslatilishment 3 Ivlines of Spain City of�uCuque Signs 2-Quad �400.OUG :f ChJ-2 Primarify industrial buildings immediately �;;acent�a crossing but residentfal neighborhoods are�,vdhin heann dfstance ofthe train horn. 2-0uad,S[hedule6 �onfi€r?t C1M1? n -an(irm wi4h City of Dubuque it�heywant�o upgratle 6 Jones Streei Citg o#6ubuque for C'.kT Upgrade ��G7rade andlor S2.D0{� N �o a_Quatl system.4 Quad not necessaryfor risk FRA G�:�TS"raiver adudion, 7 CN Yar� C[ry�of Du�uque None �igns,Per g�000 Dia nostic 13 E 5th Street CiN of Du�u ue 2-Quad.C�";7 hrleCians 570.OUi� TOYAL 474.000 1a E?th StreeE Citv of Duau ue 2-Quad No C:":7 2-Quad with C:"+T 5440.uD- 'I5 E91hStreet Cit�ofDubuque 2-Qua�.CLNT d-Quatl �550.Oti�_ ='��ff�rientwithexisting2-Quad�ut4Quadiurther ��uces the risk in the future aftertri lin ofhains. 1E E 11th Street Citti of Du^u ue 2-Quad_C1":7 h,la�;ians 570 OO�i 17 E 12th Street Cit�o#�ubu ue Li hts 2-Quatl with CS'VT �dp0.6-0: 1 S E 1lth Stree3 Cifr af Duau ue Li hts Gra�e Se aratfon ost oein (und9n se aratela. 19 E 15th Street Ci �of puCu ue Li hts Closure $12QAti�� y 20 E1nthStreei Citv'ofDu�u ue Li hts 1-Quad �730.00-= ;, 21 CP Yard Ciry of Dub�que None None_Per �Q Dia nostic 22 Hawthome Street Cit.v'of�ubuque 2-Quad_C1"e7 Sfgns $2.000 "=.��ent propefty owrler Opposed to medlan and ,ri�;ewar'closure due to access concems. 23 Lfncoln Avenue Cit of Dunu ue 2-Quad.CSNT 5i ns $2,OOLi TOTAL 2 294 000 Total Ouiet Zone Cost 2.768 Ofl0.00 This grant is not expected to be awarded until Fall 2024. If the grant is awarded, city staff will submit an FY25 capital budget request to provide the required local match estimated to be $553,600. Page 6 of 7 15th Street At-Grade Crossinq: Currently the 15t" Street at-grade crossing is being studied for potential closure. At the June 3, 2024, City Council meeting, city staff will provide a formal recommendation for this crossing. ACTION TO BE TAKEN I respectFully request the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the filing of a grant application with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration for a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant to assist with funding for proposed safety, efficiency, and reliability improvements to at-grade railroad crossings within the City of Dubuque. SSB/ssb Attachments cc: Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Crenna Burmwell, City Attorney Barry Lindahl, Senior Counsel Teri Goodman, Director of Strategic Partnerships F:\Railroads\RR-Canadian Pacific\CP-KSC Merger 12.2021\CP Merger Council Memo 12.28.2021.docx Page 7 of 7 Prepared by: Robert Schiesl, City of Dubuque Engineering, 50 W. 131h Street, Dubuque IA 52001 (563) 589-4270 Return to: Adreinne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50W 13'" Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589-4100 RESOLUTION NO. 154-24 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION FOR A CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS (CRISI) GRANT TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING FOR PROPOSED SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, AND RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO AT -GRADE RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE WHEREAS, the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program is designed to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail where at -grade railroad crossing improvements are one of the eligible projects; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration provides CRISI grants on a competitive basis; and WHEREAS, the federal funding share for CRISI projects is 80% of the proposed cost of eligible at -grade railroad crossing improvements; and WHEREAS, the City's funding share for CRISI projects is 20% of the proposed cost of eligible at -grade railroad crossing improvements; and WHEREAS, the impending increase in train traffic due to the recent merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern (CPKC) railroads will negatively impact our region with the number of trains passing daily through the downtown urban core of the City doubling, from 9 trains per day to 18 trains per day by 2027; and WHEREAS, this increase in daily Class I railroad traffic through the city will lead to significant delays at 13 existing at -grade rail crossings and will hinder the efficient movement of people and goods, significantly impacting vulnerable neighborhoods, emergency response, and key employment centers; and WHEREAS, improving safety for all users is a key goal of the CRISI Grant; and WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque believes that improving railroad at -grade crossings will help the City achieve its long-term objective of improving safety, and reducing transportation related injuries and deaths; and WHEREAS, the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (DMATS) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Dubuque Urban and Metropolitan Areas, and will be the lead applicant with support from the City of Dubuque and the City of East Dubuque for the CRISI grant, and WHEREAS, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF), Canadian National Railway (CN), and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad (CPKC) will be Partners on the CRISI grant; and WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque is seeking the necessary CRISI grant funding for the implementation of safety improvements to existing at -grade rail crossings , and upon completion, in cooperation with Canadian National Railway (CN), and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad (CPKC), be responsible for adequately maintaining and operating the improvements for railroad and public use and benefit during the project's useful life. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQE, IOWA, THAT: SECTION 1. The City of Dubuque is hereby authorized to file the grant application with the United States Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration for a CRISI Grant to assist with funding for proposed safety, efficiency, and reliability improvements to at -grade railroad crossing improvements. SECTION 2. The City of Dubuque hereby agrees to provide the required 20% local matching funds for the CRISI grant. Passed, approved, and adopted this 20th day of May 2024 V Attest: Adreinne N. 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