Bee Branch Creek 22nd Street Parking Lot Project Endorsement Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 13.
ITEM TITLE: Bee Branch Creek 22nd Street Parking Lot Project Endorsement
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of a resolution to establish the City
of Dubuque's support for the Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route Trailhead
parking lot at 22nd and Prince Streets Project.
RESOLUTION Providing the City's support for the Upper Bee Branch MRT
Route trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince Streets project and
assurance that the improvements will be maintained following completion
of the project
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ Bee Branch Creek MRT Route Trailhead Parking Lot-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ Staff Memo Staff Memo
❑ Resolution Resolutions
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route Trailhead Parking Lot at 22nd and Prince
Streets Project [DMATS TAP Funding Application & Assurances]
(CIP #7201654)
DATE: January 27, 2015
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos recommends City Council approval of a resolution to
establish the City of Dubuque's support for the Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route
Trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince Streets Project. The resolution also provides
assurance that the City will maintain the improvements for 20 years following
completion of the project. Adoption of the resolution is required in order to secure
$300,000.00 in Transportation Alternatives Program Funds for the improvements as
appropriated in the DMATS Fiscal Year 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement
Program.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Micliael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
DATE: January 26, 2015
SUBJECT: Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route Trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince
Streets Project [DMATS TAP Funding Application & Assurances]
(CIP# 7201654)
INTRODUCTION
The enclosed resolution establishes the City's support for the Upper Bee Branch: MRT
Route Trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince Streets Project. It also provides
assurance that the City will maintain the improvements for twenty (20) years following
completion of the project. Adoption of the attached resolution is required in order to
secure $300,000.00 in Transportation Alternatives Program Funds for the improvements
as appropriated in the DMATS Fiscal Year 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement
Program.
BACKGROUND
On October 4, 2010 the City Council passed Resolution 390-10 authorizing an
application for Vision Iowa River Enhancement Community Attraction and Tourism
(RECAT) grant funding for amenities associated with the Bee Branch Creek Restoration
Project. The RECAT grant application requested funding for a trailhead parking lot at
22nd Street and Prince Street.
The City's RECAT grant application was approved by the Vision Iowa Board and on
April 4, 2011 the City Council passed Resolution 114-11 approving and authorizing the
execution of the RECAT Grant Agreement. Per the Agreement, the City of Dubuque will
construct the Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route Trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince
Streets Project with the RECAT funding to cover up to 23% of the project cost.
At the request of the City of Dubuque, the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation
Study (DMATS) included Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding for the
Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route Trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince Streets Project
(Trailhead Parking Project) with the adoption of its Fiscal Year 2014-2017
Transportation Improvement Program. The DMATS TAP funds will provide up to 80% of
the cost to construct the Trailhead Parking Project.
DISCUSSION
The improvements associated with the proposed Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route
Trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince Streets Project (Trailhead Parking Project)
include a 39-stall parking lot and a trailhead plaza with plantings, an informational kiosk,
and seating areas. A rendering of the improvements is shown in Figure 1 below. The
Trailhead Parking Project will in effect replace the smaller trailhead parking lot located
at 22nd and Elm Street.
Fi ure 1. Rendering of the Trailhead Parking Project.
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In order to secure the use of the DMATS funding for the project, a Request for
Transportation Improvement Program Funds must be completed and submitted to the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources. In addition, the City must provide an official
endorsement of the project and written assurance that the improvements will be
maintained for at least twenty (20) years.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council adopt the attached resolution establishing the City's
support for the Trailhead Parking Project by authorizing the City Manager to sign and
submit a Request for Transportation Improvement Program Funds to the IDOT for the
use of DMATS funding for the project and providing written assurance that the
improvements will be adequately maintained for a minimum of twenty (20) years
following completion of the project.
BUDGET IMPACT
The current estimate for the Trailhead Parking Project is $400,000.00. Funding for the
improvements was established for the project with the adoption of the FY2015 CIP
Budget as part of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project (CIP#7201654). The
specific revenue source for the improvements will come from a combination of RECAT
funding (approximately 20%), DMATS TAP funding (approximately 75%), and
stormwater utility funding (approximately 5%).
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
I respectfully request that the City Council adopt the attached resolution establishing the
City's support for the, Trailhead Parking Project by authorizing the City Manager to sign
:and SUbmit a Request for Transportation Improvement Program Funds to the IDOT for
the use of DMATS funding for the; project and providing written assurance that the
improvements will be adequately maintained for a minimum of twenty (20) years
following completion of the project.
Attach.
Prepared by Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer II
cG: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer II
RESOLUTION NO. 33-15
RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR THE UPPER BEE
BRANCH MRT ROUTE TRAILHEAD PARKING LOT AT 22ND AND PRINCE
STREETS PROJECT AND ASSURANCE THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL
BE MAINTAINED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT
Whereas, the City of Dubuque requested Dubuque Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study (DMATS) funding for the Upper Bee Branch: MRT Route
Trailhead parking lot at 22nd and Prince Streets (Trailhead Parking Project); and
Whereas, $300,000.00 in DMATS funding was appropriated for the Trailhead
Parking Project as part of the DMATS Fiscal Year 2014-2017 Transportation
Improvement Program as a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) project,
project number STP -E -21000--8V-31; and
Whereas, the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) is requesting the
completion of a Request for Transportation Alternatives Program Funds; and
Whereas, the Request for TAP funding requires the City of Dubuque's official
endorsement of the project and the City's stated commitment to maintain the
improvements for the intended public use for a minimum of twenty (20) years
following project completion.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to sign and submit a Request for
Transportation Improvement Program Funds to the IDOT for the use of DMATS
funding for the Trailhead Parking Project.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby provides its written assurance that the
Trailhead Parking Project will be adequately maintained for its intended public
use for a minimum of twenty (20) years following completion of the project.
Passed, adopted and approved this 2nd day of February, 201
Attest:
Kevir(S. Firnstahl, CMC, ity Clerk
oy D. Buol, Mayor