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R22-IA RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant - Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Project Development: Recommend Approval of Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1City of Dubuque City Council CONSENT ITEMS # 10. Copyrighted April 7, 2025 ITEM TITLE: R22-IA RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant - Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Project Development: Recommend Approval of Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement between the City, the Iowa DOT, and the FHWA for the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the 132E2 project. RESOLUTION Approving Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 With The U.S. Department Of Transportation For The Awarded RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s) DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: 1. MVM Memo 2. 132E2 (705) RAISE Planning Grant Design - Approve Amendment 1 - Council Staff MEMO 3. B2E2 (705) RAISE Planning Grant Design - Approve Amendment 1 - Council RESOLUTION 4. FHWA - Iowa DOT (705) R22-IA RAISE Plan Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 - For Execution Page 138 of 386 Dubuque THE CITY OF uFA�a9a av DuBE 13 Masterpiece on the Mississippi zoo�•*o rP PP 2017202019 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: R22-IA RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Project Development Recommend Approval of Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 Iowa DOT Project No. EDP-2100 (705)--7Y-31 DATE: April 2, 2025 Assistant City Engineer Robert Schiesl is recommending City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement between the City, the Iowa DOT, and the FHWA for the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the B2E2 project. The original Planning Grant project completion date of July 31, 2025, was based upon an assumed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Classification of a Categorical Exclusion. After review, it has been determined that an Environmental Assessment is the most likely outcome due to the potential impacts to the historical district within the project limits. Due to this, the Planning Grant project completion deadline is being extended to December 31, 2028, to complete NEPA requirements. There are no anticipated budgetary impacts because of the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Amendment No. 1. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. /-� -� k�4 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 Page 139 of 386 THE CITY OF Dubuque DUB E All-Ameriea City ' - 1f 11118 Masterpiece on the Mississippi �"p pp z°°'�° 13 Zoi7*20*zoi9 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer SUBJECT: R22-IA RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Project Development Recommend Approval of Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 Iowa DOT Project No. EDP-2100 (705)--7Y-31 DATE: March 31, 2025 INTRODUCTION The enclosed resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute an Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement between the City, the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B2E2)" BACKGROUND The City was awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant which will provide for the planning and design of a multimodal transportation corridor project for proposed improvements to the Elm Street corridor, the 16th Street corridor, the Kerper Blvd. corridor, Chaplain Schmitt Island corridor, and the proposed 14th Street Railroad (vehicular and pedestrian) Overpass bridge project. In June 2024, the City was awarded a USDOT $25 million RAISE Capital Grant to implement construction phases to complete the proposed 14th Street Railroad Overpass bridge and the multimodal transportation corridor improvements. DISCUSSION Through collaborative discussions with the Iowa DOT and FHWA staff, it was determined that an amendment to the RAISE Planning Grant Agreement was necessary to revise the Planning Grant project development schedule to align with the RAISE Capital Grant. The original Planning Grant project completion date of July 31, 2025, was based upon an assumed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Classification of a Categorical Exclusion. After review, it has been determined that an Environmental Assessment is the most likely outcome due to the potential impacts to the historical district within the project limits. Due to this, the Planning Grant project completion deadline is being extended to December 31, 2028, to complete NEPA requirements. Page 140 of 386 Milestone Original Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 Planned Project Completion Date: July 31. 2025 December 31, 2028 RECOMMENDATION I recommend that the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement between the City, the Iowa DOT, and the FHWA for the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the B2E2 project. BUDGETIMPACT There are no anticipated budgetary impacts because of the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Amendment No. 1. ACTION TO BE TAKEN I respectfully request the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement between the City, the Iowa DOT, and the FHWA for the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the B2E2 project. cc: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Teri Goodmann, Hawks Goodman & Associates Nathan Kelleher, Grant, Budget/Financial Analyst Jacob Page, Dillon Feldmann, Iowa DOT Andrew Zimmerman, FHWA Chandra Ravada, ECIA F:\PROJECTS\RAISE Planning Grant 2022\Grant Agreement - FHWA\Amendment No. 1 Page 141 of 386 Prepared by Robert Schiesl City of Dubuque Engineering 50 W. 13`h St. Dubuque IA 52001 (563) 589-4270 Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder City Clerk City of Dubuque, 50 W. 1311 St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589-4100 RESOLUTION NO. 110 - 25 RESOLUTION APPROVING GRANT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE AWARDED RAISE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING GRANT WHEREAS, the City was awarded $2.28 million in U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE Planning Grant funds to assist with the planning and design of multimodal transportation corridors for the project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B2E2)"; and WHEREAS, the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant was awarded and fully executed on November 11, 2023, between the City, the Iowa Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration; and WHEREAS, in June 2024, the City was awarded a RAISE Capital Grant to implement construction phases to complete the proposed 14th Street Railroad Overpass bridge and the multimodal transportation corridor improvements; and WHEREAS, it was determined that an amendment to the RAISE Planning Grant Agreement was necessary to revise the Planning Grant project development schedule to align with the RAISE Capital Grant; and WHEREAS, through Amendment No. 1, the Planning Grant project completion deadline is being extended to December 31, 2028, to complete NEPA requirements. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, THAT: SECTION 1. That said RAISE Planning Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 with the U.S. Department of Transportation is hereby approved. SECTION 2. That the Mayor be authorized and directed to execute the RAISE Planning Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 with the U.S. Department of Transportation. Passed, approved and adopted this 7tn Attest: Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk day of April 2025. .• 9 .•Mayor U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED GRANT AGREEMENT UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 RAISE GRANT PROGRAM This agreement is between the United States Department of Transportation (the "USDOT") and the Iowa Department of Transportation (the "Recipient"). This agreement reflects the selection of the Recipient to receive a RAISE Grant for the Rebuilding Bridges to Employment and Equity project. The USDOT and Recipient executed a grant agreement on November 7, 2023 ("the Original Grant Agreement"). This agreement amends and restates in its entirety and replaces the Original Grant Agreement. If schedule A to this agreement identifies a Designated Subrecipient, that Designated Subrecipient is also a party to this agreement, and the parties want the Designated Subrecipient to carry out the project with the Recipient's assistance and oversight. The parties therefore agree to amend and restate the grant agreement to read in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE 1 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 1.1 General Terms and Conditions. (a) In this agreement, "General Terms and Conditions" means the content of the document titled "General Terms and Conditions Under the Fiscal Year 2022 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program: FHWA Projects," dated October 18, 2022, which is available at hops://www.transportation.gov/policy- initiatives/raise/raise- rg ant -agreements. The General Terms and Conditions reference the information contained in the schedules to this agreement. The General Terms and Conditions are part of this agreement. (b) The Recipient states that it has knowledge of the General Terms and Conditions. (c) The Recipient acknowledges that the General Terms and Conditions impose obligations on the Recipient and that the Recipient's non-compliance with the General Terms and Conditions may result in remedial action, terminating of the RAISE Grant, disallowing costs incurred for the Project, requiring the Recipient to refund to the USDOT the RAISE Grant, and reporting the non-compliance in the Federal -government -wide integrity and performance system. 1 of 21 Page 143 of 386 ARTICLE 2 SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. There are no special terms for this award. 2 of 21 Page 144 of 386 SCHEDULE A ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 1. Application. Application Title: Building Bridges to Employment and Equity Project Application Date: April 14, 2022 2. Recipient's Unique Entity Identifier. See section 23.3 of the General Terms and Conditions. 3. Recipient Contact(s). Jacob Page, P.E. Competitive Grant & Earmark Engineer Iowa Department of Transportation 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010 515-233-7808 Jacob.Page(a),iowadot.us 4. Recipient Key Personnel. None. 5. USDOT Project Contact(s). Andrew Zimmerman P.E. Transportation Engineer FHWA Iowa Division 105 6th Street, Ames, IA 50010 515-233-7334 adrew. zimmermangdot. gov 6. Payment System. USDOT Payment System: FMIS 7. Office for Subaward and Contract Authorization. USDOT Office for Subaward and Contract Authorization: FHWA Division 8. Federal Award Identification Number. See section 23.2 of the General Terms and Conditions. 3 of 21 Page 145 of 386 9. Designated Subrecipient. Designated Subrecipient: City of Dubuque, Iowa Designated Subrecipient Project Contacts: Robert Schiesl, P.E. Assistant City Engineer City of Dubuque, Iowa City Hall, 50 W 13th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 563-589-4270 bschiesIkci . ofdubuque.org 4 of 21 Page 146 of 386 SCHEDULE B PROJECT ACTIVITIES 1. General Project Description. This project will design and engineer a vehicular/pedestrian overpass at the 14th Street railroad grade crossing, with complete street enhancements for an approximate 3,044-foot section of the 16th Street corridor and an approximate 2,880-foot section of the Elm Street corridor, and a new pedestrian/bike shared -use path to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park and Chaplain Schmitt Island. 2. Statement of Work. • Preliminary Engineering • Comprehensive Public Engagement and Input Process • NEPA Studies including Environmental Analysis (EA) and associated Document Preparation • Final Design Engineering • Full Construction Plans 5 of 21 Page 147 of 386 SCHEDULE C AWARD DATES AND PROJECT SCHEDULE 1. Award Dates. Budget Period End Date: Period of Performance End Date: 2. Estimated Project Schedule. Milestone Planned Project Completion Date: 3. Special Milestone Deadlines. None. 12/31/2029 See section 4.5 of the General Terms and Conditions Schedule Date 12/31/2028 6 of 21 Page 148 of 386 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SCHEDULED AWARD AND PROJECT FINANCIAL INFORMATION Award Amount. RAISE Grant Amount: $2,280,000 Federal Obligation Information. Federal Obligation Type: Single Approved Project Budget. Eligible Proiect Costs Total RAISE Funds: $ 2,280,000 Other Federal Funds: $ 0 Non -Federal Funds: $ 2,100,000 Total: $ 4,380,000 Cost Classification Table Reserved. Approved Pre -award Costs On November 29, 2022, Iowa Department of Transportation sent a written request to the FHWA Iowa Division for advance construction (23 U.S.C. 115) authorization to begin planning/preliminary engineering. Iowa Department of Transportation requested advance construction for $4,380,000 in RAISE Grant funds. The Division authorized advance construction on December 1, 2022. Activities under that authorization are approved pre -award costs under 2 C.F.R. 200.458. 7 of 21 Page 149 of 386 SCHEDULE E CHANGES FROM ORIGNAL GRANT AGREEMENT Scope: The Environmental scope assumed NEPA Classification of Categorical Exclusion. After review, it has been determined that an Environmental Assessment is the most likely outcome due to the adverse impacts to the historical district within the project limits. Schedule: The original planned project completion date of July 31, 2025, was based upon an assumed NEPA Classification of Categorical Exclusion. After review, it has been determined that an Environmental Assessment is the most likely outcome due to the adverse impacts to the historical district within the project limits. Due to this, the planned project completion deadline is being extended by 41 months. This roughly equates to the difference in five-year average of length of time between a Categorical Exclusion and Environmental Analysis. The table below compares the Project milestone dates. Milestone Grant Agreement Amendment #1 Planned Project Completion Date: 7/31/2025 12/31/2028 Budget: No changes. Other: N/A. CHANGES FROM APPLCIATION Scope: None Schedule: Planned Project Completion Date moved from 6/30/2025 to 7/31/2025 to allow for additional time to complete the consultant procurement process through the Iowa DOT. Budget: None Other: None 8 of 21 Page 150 of 386 SCHEDULE F RAISE PROGRAM DESIGNATIONS 1. Urban or Rural Designation. Urban -Rural Designation: Rural 2. Capital or Planning Designation. Capital -Planning Designation: Planning 3. Historically Disadvantaged Community or Area of Persistent Poverty Designation. HDC or APP Designation: Yes 4. Funding Act. Funding Act: FY2022 9 of 21 Page 151 of 386 Reserved. SCHEDULE G RAISE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION 10 of 21 Page 152 of 386 SCHEDULE H CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACTS 1. Consideration of Climate Change and Environmental Justice Impacts. The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table are accurate: X The Project directly supports a Local/Regional/State Climate Action Plan that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. (Identify the plan in the supporting narrative below) The Project directly supports a Local/Regional/State Equitable Development Plan that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. (Identify the plan in the supporting narrative below.) The Project directly supports a Local/Regional/State Energy Baseline Study that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. (Identify the plan in the supporting narrative below) X The Recipient or a project partner used environmental justice tools, such as the EJSCREEN, to minimize adverse impacts of the Project on environmental justice communities. (Identify the tool(s) in the supporting narrative below.) X The Project supports a modal shift in freight or passenger movement to reduce emissions or reduce induced travel demand. (Describe that shift in the supporting narrative below) The Project utilizes demand management strategies to reduce congestion, induced travel demand, and greenhouse gas emissions. (Describe those strategies in the supporting narrative below) The Project incorporates electrification infrastructure, zero -emission vehicle infrastructure, or both. (Describe the incorporated infrastructure in the supporting narrative below.) The Project supports the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. (Describe that support in the supporting narrative below) The Project promotes energy efficiency. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below) The Project serves the renewable energy supply chain. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below.) The Project improves disaster preparedness and resiliency (Describe how in the supporting narrative below.) 11 of 21 Page 153 of 386 The Project avoids adverse environmental impacts to air or water quality, wetlands, and endangered species, such as through reduction in Clean Air Act criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases, improved stormwater management, or improved habitat connectivity. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below) The Project repairs existing dilapidated or idle infrastructure that is currently causing environmental harm. (Describe that infrastructure in the supporting narrative below) The Project supports or incorporates the construction of energy- and location - efficient buildings. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below) The Project includes recycling of materials, use of materials known to reduce or reverse carbon emissions, or both. (Describe the materials in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has taken other actions to consider climate change and environmental justice impacts of the Project. (Describe those actions in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has not yet taken actions to consider climate change and environmental justice impacts of the Project but, before beginning construction of the Project, will take relevant actions described in schedule B. (Identify the relevant actions from schedule B in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has not taken actions to consider climate change and environmental justice impacts of the Project and will not take those actions under this award. 2. Supporting Narrative. The Project directly supports a Local/Regional/State Climate Action Plan that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. (Identify the plan in the supporting narrative below.) o RAISE investment will help Dubuque make significant progress toward achieving its climate change mitigation goals as outlined in the City's 2020 Climate Action Plan. The project aligns with the plan's goal to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by 10% by 2030. To help achieve this goal, the plan calls for transforming 25% of local roads into Complete Streets and increasing public transit ridership. Complete Streets and a connected system of transit, bike, and pedestrian infrastructure will also contribute to Dubuque's goal of a 34% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. 12 of 21 Page 154 of 386 The Project supports a modal shift in freight or passenger movement to reduce emissions or reduce induced travel demand. (Describe that shift in the supporting narrative below.) o The proposed RAISE project will improve multimodal circulation, enhance pedestrian and biking opportunities, decrease VMT, reduce crashes, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and provide equitable transportation access to minority and low-income residents. o The 141h Street, 16th Street and Elm Street corridors will be redesigned to expand walking, biking, and transit facilities. Key environmental benefits will include less idling through the new railroad overpass which will reduce train -related delays and through roundabouts; and decreased VMT, transportation -related air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions by making sidewalks and streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians, thereby increasing the number of residents who use non -vehicular modes for travel. The Recipient or a project partner used environmental justice tools, such as the EJSCREEN, to minimize adverse impacts of the Project on environmental justice communities. (Identify the tool(s) in the supporting narrative below.) o Dubuque's North End, Point, and Washington neighborhoods are identified as environmental justice areas of concern. According to the EPA's EJSCREEN tool, this area ranges between the 88th and 92nd percentiles for Iowa environmental indicators, and between the 61 st and 72nd percentiles nationally, associated with vehicle -generated pollution. The project directly supports residents living in the North End, Point and Washington neighborhoods by providing safe streets, sidewalks, and bike lanes for travel. 13 of 21 Page 155 of 386 SCHEDULE I RACIAL EQUITY AND BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY 1. Efforts to Improve Racial Equity and Reduce Barriers to Opportunity. The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table are accurate: X A racial equity impact analysis has been completed for the Project. (Identify a report on that analysis or, if no report was produced, describe the analysis and its results in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient or a project partner has adopted an equity and inclusion program/plan or has otherwise instituted equity -focused policies related to project procurement, material sourcing, construction, inspection, hiring, or other activities designed to ensure racial equity in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project. (Identify the relevant programs, plans, or policies in the supporting narrative below) The Project includes physical -barrier -mitigating land bridges, caps, lids, linear parks, and multimodal mobility investments that either redress past barriers to opportunity or that proactively create new connections and opportunities for underserved communities that are underserved by transportation. (Identify the relevant investments in the supporting narrative below.) The Project includes new or improved walking, biking, and rolling access for individuals with disabilities, especially access that reverses the disproportional impacts of crashes on people of color and mitigates neighborhood bifurcation. (Identify the new or improved access in the supporting narrative below.) The Project includes new or improved freight access to underserved communities to increase access to goods and job opportunities for those underserved communities. (Identify the new or improved access in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has taken other actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity. (Describe those actions in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient has not yet taken actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity but, before beginning construction of the Project, will take relevant actions described in schedule B. (Identify the relevant actions from schedule B in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has not taken actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity and will not take those actions under this award. 14 of 21 Page 156 of 386 2. Supporting Narrative. A racial equity impact analysis has been completed for the Project. (Identify a report on that analysis or, if no report was produced, describe the analysis and its results in the supporting narrative below.) o RAISE investment in Dubuque's transportation infrastructure will build on efforts already undertaken to improve equity and reduce barriers to opportunity for minority residents, particularly those living in and adjacent to the project area. Based on U.S. Census data, the 2021 Dubuque Equitable Poverty Reduction and Prevention Plan notes that a staggering 56.1% of Black residents live in poverty, compared to 13.2% for White residents, and experience unemployment at a rate four times higher than Whites. The highest median household income among Black Dubuque's is found in Census Tract 5 with a value of only $22,059, followed by Census Tract 1 with a value of $21,382. o RAISE investment will help ameliorate these inequities by reducing obstacles that systematically and structurally block individuals from equal access to economic opportunities. The project's interconnected Complete Streets components will enhance safe access to key job centers and critical community resources, including the Crescent Community Health Center and the nearest grocery store on Elm Street, and reduce the negative impacts of automobile dependency for minority residents living in and around the project area. Potential new development may also provide a second grocery option for the neighborhood. 15 of 21 Page 157 of 386 SCHEDULE J LABOR AND WORK 1. Efforts to Support Good -Paying Jobs and Strong Labor Standards The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table are accurate: The Recipient or a project partner has adopted the use of project labor agreements in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project. (Identify the relevant agreements and describe the scope of activities they cover in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner has adopted the use of local and economic hiring preferences in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project, subject to all applicable State and local laws, policies, and procedures. (Describe the relevant provisions in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner has adopted the use of registered apprenticeships in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project. (Describe the use of registered apprenticeship in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient or a project partner will provide training and placement programs for underrepresented workers in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project. (Describe the training programs in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner will support free and fair choice to join a union in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project by investing in workforce development services offered by labor-management training partnerships or setting expectations for contractors to develop labor-management training programs. (Describe the workforce development services offered by labor-management training partnerships in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner will provide supportive services and cash assistance to address systemic barriers to employment to be able to participate and thrive in training and employment, including childcare, emergency cash assistance for items such as tools, work clothing, application fees and other costs of apprenticeship or required pre -employment training, transportation and travel to training and work sites, and services aimed at helping to retain underrepresented groups like mentoring, support groups, and peer networking. (Describe the supportive services and/or cash assistance provided to trainees and employees in the supporting narrative below) 16 of 21 Page 158 of 386 The Recipient or a project partner has documented agreements or ordinances in place to hire from certain workforce programs that serve underrepresented groups. (Identify the relevant agreements and describe the scope of activities they cover in the supporting narrative below. The Recipient or a project partner participates in a State/Regional/Local comprehensive plan to promote equal opportunity, including removing barriers to hire and preventing harassment on work sites, and that plan demonstrates action to create an inclusive environment with a commitment to equal opportunity, including: a. affirmative efforts to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity above and beyond complying with Federal law; b. proactive partnerships with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to promote compliance with EO 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity requirements; X c. no discriminatory use of criminal background screens and affirmative steps to recruit and include those with former justice involvement, in accordance with the Fair Chance Act and equal opportunity requirements; d. efforts to prevent harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin; e. training on anti -harassment and third -party reporting procedures covering employees and contractors; and f. maintaining robust anti -retaliation measures covering employees and contractors. (Describe the equal opportunity plan in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has taken other actions related to the Project to create good - paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and incorporate strong labor standards. (Describe those actions in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has not yet taken actions related to the Project to create good - paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and incorporate strong labor standards but, before beginning construction of the Project, will take relevant actions described in schedule B. (Identify the relevant actions from schedule B in the supporting narrative below) The Recipient has not taken actions related to the Project to improving good - paying jobs and strong labor standards and will not take those actions under this award. 2. Supporting Narrative. The Recipient or a project partner participates in a State/Regional/Local comprehensive plan to promote equal opportunity, including removing barriers to hire and preventing harassment on work sites, and that plan demonstrates action to create an inclusive environment with a commitment to equal opportunity, including: 17 of 21 Page 159 of 386 a. affirmative efforts to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity above and beyond complying with Federal law; b. proactive partnerships with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to promote compliance with EO 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity requirements; c. no discriminatory use of criminal background screens and affirmative steps to recruit and include those with former justice involvement, in accordance with the Fair Chance Act and equal opportunity requirements; d. efforts to prevent harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin; e. training on anti -harassment and third -party reporting procedures covering employees and contractors; and f. maintaining robust anti -retaliation measures covering employees and contractors. (Describe the equal opportunity plan in the supporting narrative below.) The City of Dubuque is a member of the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (DMATS), which has a comprehensive Title VI plan to promote equal opportunity employment. The Iowa Department of Transportation, as lead oversees of the DMATS transportation planning process, required a separate and standardized Title VI Plan for the agency. As part of their grant agreements, DMATS agrees to Federal certifications and assurances, which include the Title VI program. The Recipient will ensure the City will conduct or facilitate training programs on Title VI issues and regulations for employees, and facilitate Title VI training for appropriate staff, contractors, and subrecipients. A summary of the training conducted will be documented. The Recipient will also ensure public service announcements or notices are posted of proposed planning related hearings, meetings, or the formation of public advisory boards in newspapers or other media reaching the affected community. The Recipient will further ensure the full utilization of available minority publications or media; and, where appropriate, provide written or verbal information in languages other than English. Title VI text will be included in all Request for Proposals and Contracts. The DMATS full plan can be reached at the following link: DMATS Title VI Plan DMATS FY 2024 Transportation Planning Work In March 2023, the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) Civil Rights Division performed a compliance audit of the City of Dubuque Title VI Sub -Recipient program. The City's Title VI procedures and processes meet the Iowa DOT and FHWA requirements and are being carried out in accordance with governing regulations, policies, and procedures as they relate to transportation activities. The City's Transportation Title VI Program can be reached at the following link: City of Dubuque Transportation Title VI Program am 18 of 21 Page 160 of 386 RECIPIENT SIGNATURE PAGE The Recipient, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that parry's signature. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: Date Signature of Recipient's Authorized Representative Sarah Okerlund, P.E Name Acting Director, Local Systems Bureau Title 19 of 21 Page 161 of 386 DESIGNATED SUBRECIPIENT SIGNATURE PAGE The Designated Subrecipient, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that party's signature. CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA Ape; 7, By: Date Signature of Des' at Subrecipient's Authorized Representative Brad M. Cavanagh Name Mayor Title 20 of 21 USDOT SIGNATURE PAGE The USDOT, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that parry's signature. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF By: Date TRANSPORTATION Signature of USDOT's Authorized Representative Timothy C. Marshall, P.E Name FHWA Iowa Division Administrator Title 21 of 21 Page 163 of 386