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22-IA RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 Copyrighted May 18, 2026 City of Dubuque CONSENT ITEMS # 13. City Council ITEM TITLE: 22-IA RAISE Infrastructure Planning 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 lowa 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. 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; Approve DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: 1. MVM Memo R22-IA RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Agreement Amendment No 1 2. B2E2 (705) RAISE Planning Grant Design - Approve Amendment 1 - Council Staff MEMO 3. B2E2 (705) RAISE Planning Grant Design - Approve Amendment 1 - Council RESOLUTION 4. R22_IA_Rebuilding Bridges to Employment_Amend 1_For Execution Page 432 of 890 Dubuque THE CITY OF � uhA�eMa cin DuB E ; . � , I � � I. Maste iece on the Mississi t 2oo�•zoiz•zois �P Pp zoi�*zoi9 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 lowa DOT Project No. EDP-2100 (705) --7Y-31 DATE: May 12, 2026 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 lowa 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. 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. v 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 Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Nathan Kelleher, Grant, Budget/Financial Analyst Jacob Page, Dillon Feldmann, lowa DOT Andrew Zimmerman, FHWA Chandra Ravada, ECIA Page 433 of 890 Dubuque THE CITY OF � All•A�erica Cil� DuB E �.�,.,� n� �:�a�: , � ��� � � Maste iece on the Mississi i zoo��zo1z+2013 �P pp zoi��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 lowa DOT Project No. EDP-2100 (705) --7Y-31 DATE: May 12, 2026 INTRODUCTION The enclosed resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute an Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement between the City, the lowa Department of Transportation (lowa 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 Elevate Employment" (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 lowa 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. In April 2025, per Resolution No. 110 - 25, the City Council approved the original RAISE Planning Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1, which was executed and submitted to the USDOT. Following the submittal, the Office of Secretary of Transportation (OST) notified FHWA Divisions that all grant agreement development and amendments were on hold until grant funding programs could be reviewed for compliance with new administrative polices. Page 434 of 890 Following guidance from OST, the City worked with FHWA lowa Division staff to revise the Amendment Agreement. In August 2025, the updated Amendment No. 1 document was resubmitted to FHWA Headquarters. In Aril 2026, the City and lowa DOT were notified that OST has approved the revised RAISE Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1 for execution. 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. 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 lowa 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. BUDGET IMPACT 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 lowa 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 Nathan Kelleher, Grant, Budget/Financial Analyst Jacob Page, Dillon Feldmann, lowa DOT Andrew Zimmerman, FHWA Chandra Ravada, ECIA F:\PROJECTS\RAISE Planning Grant 2022\Grant Agreement- FHWAWmendment No. 1 Page 435 of 890 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. 13th St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)589-4100 RESOLUTION NO. 182-26 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 18th day of May 2026. bra . Cavanagh, Mayor Attest: Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk 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 Building Bridges to Elevate Employmentproject. 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 USDOT and Recipient executed a grant agreement on November 7, 2023 ("the Original Grant Agreement"). The parties want to replace the Original Grant Agreement with this First Amended and Restated Grant Agreement. 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 November 4, 2025, which is available at https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants/grant-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 16 Page 437 of 890 ARTICLE 2 SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. There are no special terms for this award. 2of16 Page 438 of 890 SCHEDULE A ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 1. Application. Application Title: Building Bridges to Elevate Employment "OR" Amended Title:Building Bridges to Elevate Employment 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 andrew.zimmerman(a�dot.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. 3of16 Page 439 of 890 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 bschiesl(a�citvofdubuque.org 4of16 Page 440 of 890 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 and Document Preparation • Final Design Engineering • Full Construction Plans Sof16 Page 441 of 890 SCHEDULE C AWARD DATES AND PROJECT SCHEDULE 1. Award Dates. Budget Period End Date: 12/31/2029 Period of Performance End Date: See section 4.5 of the General Terms and Conditions 2. Estimated Project Schedule. Milestone Schedule Date Planned Project Completion Date: 12/31/2028 ' 3. Special Milestone Deadlines. None. 6of16 Page 442 of 890 SCHEDULE D AWARD AND PROJECT FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1. Award Amount. RAISE Grant Amount: $2,280,000 2. Federal Obligation Information. Federal Obligation Type: Single 3. Approved Project Budget. Eligible Project Costs Total RAISE Funds: $ 2,280,000 Other Federal Funds: $ 0 Non-Federal Funds: $ 2,100,000 Total: $ 4,380,000 4. Cost Classification Table Reserved. 5. 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 $2,280,000 in RAISE Grant funds. The Division authorized advance construction on December 1, 2022. Activities under that authorization are approved pre-award costs under 2 CFR 200.458. 7of16 Page 443 of 890 SCHEDULE E CHANGES FROM ORIGINAL GRANT AGREEMENT Scope: No change. Schedule: The planned project completion date of July 3 l, 2025 from the original grant agreement 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 potential adverse impacts to the historical district within the project limits. Due to this, the planned project completion deadline is being extended by 41 months (December 31, 2028). This roughly equates to the difference in five-year average of length of time between a Categorical Exclusion and Environmental Analysis. Additionally, through collaborative discussions with the Iowa DOT and Iowa FHWA staff, it was determined that the RAISE Planning Grant(RAIS-22- 0027-IA)project development schedule should be revised to align with the RAISE Capital Grant (RAIS-24-0034-IA). Original Grant Milestone A reement Schedule C Planned Project Completion Date: 7/31/2025 12/31/2028 Budget: No changes Other: N/A. 8of16 Page 444 of 890 CHANGES FROM APPLICATION 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 9of16 Page 445 of 890 OTHER: NONESCHEDULE 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 10 of 16 Page 446 of 890 SCHEDULE G RAISE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION Reserved. 11 of 16 Page 447 of 890 SCHEDULE H 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 promotes robust job creation by supporting X good-paying jobs directly related to the project with free and fair choice to join a union. (Describe robust job creation and identify the good paying jobs in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner will invest in high-quality workforce training programs such as registered apprenticeship programs to recruit, train, and retain skilled workers, and implement policies such as targeted hiring preferences. (Describe the training programs in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a proj ect partner will partner with high-quality workforce development programs with supportive services to help train, place, and retain workers in good-paying jobs or registered apprenticeships including through the use of local and economic hiring preferences, linkage agreements with workforce programs, and proactive plans to prevent harassment. (Describe the supportive services provided to trainees and employees,preferences, and policies in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner will partner and engage with local unions or other worker-based organizations in the development and lifecycle of the project, including through evidence of project labor agreements and/ar community benefit agreements. (Desc�ibe the partnership or engagement with unions and/or other worker-based organizations and agreements in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner will partner with communities or community groups to develop workforce strategies. (Describe the partnership and workforce strategies in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner 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 naNrative below.) The Recipient or a proj ect partner 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 na�rative below.) 12 of 16 Page 448 of 890 The Recipient or a proj ect partner has not taken actions related to the Proj ect to improve 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 promotes robust job creation by supporting good-paying jobs directly related to the project with free and fair choice to join a union. The City of Dubuque is a longstanding member of the Dubuque Area Labar-Management Council (DALMC) which was established in 1988. The City, along with local business and labor leaders joined together to invest their time and resources in establishing DALMC, which was created to promote and maintain a constructive labor-management environment through workforce development, educational training, retention and new business attraction. DALMC provides a forum to improve and expand labor-management collaboration in the private and public sector within the tri-state area. The DALMC full plan can be reached at the following link: https://www.dalmc.com/ This RAISE Planning Grant is for the preliminary design, final design, and preparing construction plans for a future bid capital project. The City is developing the Building Bridges to Elevate Employment (B2E2)project to include four(4) separate construction packages which will each bid separately through the Iowa DOT. The four(4) construction bid packages will provide the greatest opportunity for a larger number of local contractors to bid on the projects. In Iowa, workers have the right to bargain collectively through a labor union. Iowa's state code declares, "No person shall be deprived of the right to work at a chosen occupation because of inembership, affiliation, withdrawal/expulsion, or refusal to join any labor union." All construction projects will be bid through the Iowa DOT and the lowest responsive, responsible bidder will be awarded the contract, and local contractors will have an opportunity to bid on the project US DOT investment will support efforts to create local employment opportunities, provide good-paying jobs, and grow Dubuque's and the regional economy. 13 of 16 Page 449 of 890 RECIPIENT SIGNATURE PAGE The Recipient, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that party's signature. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: Date Signature of Recipient's Authorized Representative Jacob Page, P.E. Name Competitive Grant & Earmark Engineer Title 14 of 16 Page 450 of 890 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 I By: Date Signature of Desig recipient's Authorized Representative Brad M. Cavanagh Name Mayor Title 15 of 16 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 By: Date Signature of Designated Subrecipient's Authorized Representative Brad M. Cavanagh Name Mayor Title 15 of 16 Page 451 of 890 USDOT SIGNATURE PAGE The USDOT, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that party's signature. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: Date Signature of USDOT's Authorized Representative Timothy C. Marshall, P.E Name FHWA Iowa Division Administrator Title 16 of 16 Page 452 of 890