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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Apply For And If Awarded, Accept The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Complete Streets And Other Localized Initiatives Program Grant, To Implement Transportation Projects Relating To Traffic Calming, Bicycle Facilities, Pedestrian Level Lighting, Drainage And Other Pedestrian Safety Improvements Specifically For The Following Areas: 1) Tyler Street From Young Circle To North 21 Avenue; And 2) Multiple Traffic Calming Devices And Roundabouts In Various City Locations Identified By The City’s Traffic Calming Master Plan In An Amount Not To Exceed $3,000,000.00 For Each Project, And If Successfully Awarded Committing Matching Funds Estimated At 25% Of Total Costs For Each Project, Together With The Applicable Operating And Maintenance Costs Once The Projects Are Completed; Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Applicable Program Documents And Agreement(s); Acknowledging That The Projects Will Be Delivered As A Local Agency Program Project.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (Broward MPO) has adopted Commitment 2045, their Metropolitan Transportation Plan (“MTP”) and has funding available from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This has set the stage for a streamlined program to fund local mobility projects where the Broward MPO has established the Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP).
Under the CSLIP, the City of Hollywood intends to submit two grant applications in November 2021 for two projects that are within the Program’s construction limit of $3,000,000.00 for each project. Upon completion of the projects, the City will be responsible for operating and maintenance costs.
The Broward MPO requires a Resolution of Support from the City of Hollywood in order for a grant application to be accepted and evaluated for ranking. The ranking by the City to be used by the MPO when selecting from multiple projects from one applicant shall be as follows:
(1) Tyler Street Traffic Flow Modification and Safety Improvements: Tyler Street between Young Circle and North 21 Avenue
(2) Various traffic calming devices and roundabouts as identified below and in the 2021 Traffic Calming Master Plan.
a) Harrison Street from S. 13th Ave. to Intracoastal Waterway
b) Johnson Street from N. 9th Ave. to N. 14th Ave.
c) N. 40th Avenue from W. Park Rd. to Sheridan St.
d) N. 33rd Avenue from Sheridan St. to Sterling Rd.
e) Arthur Street from N. 64th Ave. to N. 76th Ave.
f) N. 64th Avenue from Taft St. to Sheridan St.
g) S. 61st Avenue from Pembroke Rd. Washington St.
h) S. 63rd Avenue from Pembroke Rd. Washington St.
i) Van Buren Street from S. 35th Ave. to S. 56th Ave.
If successfully awarded, the City and CRA will be required to fund the upfront costs for design, Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services, and construction to then be reimbursed as per the LAP agreement. The City will also be required to provide matching funds in an estimated amount of 25% of total costs for the Traffic calming devices and roundabouts at time of grant funding award, which is anticipated in FY 2026. The Tyler Street Project local match will be provided through CRA funding sources. In addition, as part of this approval, the City acknowledges that the projects will be delivered as a Local Agency Program (LAP) projects.
Fiscal Impact:
The City’s portion of the grant funding match, approximately $750,000, is not currently contemplated in the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan. If the program is approved and accepted by the Broward MPO, then funding will be requested as part of the Capital Improvement Plan subject to the approval of the City Commission.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Azita Behmardi, PE, City Engineer
Shiv Newaldass, Director, Development Services
Gus Zambrano, AICP, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development