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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Apply For And If Awarded, Accept The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (Broward MPO) Complete Streets And Other Localized Initiatives Program Award, In The Amount Of $1,500,000.00 To Implement A Complete Streets Project On Federal Highway From Taft Street To Sheridan Street For a Total Estimated Project Cost Of $2,295,339.00; And If Successfully Awarded Committing The City To Fund $795,339.00 Of The Total Project Cost Together With The Applicable Operating And Maintenance Costs Once Complete; Authorizing The Establishment Of Certain Accounts To Recognize And Appropriate The City Required Funding, If Awarded; And Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute Any And All Applicable Program Documents And Agreement(s).
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (Broward MPO) has adopted “Commitment 2040”, their “Long Range Transportation Plan” (LRTP) and has funding available from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This has set the stage for a new more streamlined program for funding local mobility projects. The Broward MPO has established the “Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program”. The mobility projects include complete streets projects.
The City of Hollywood and the CRA have been looking to fulfill a long term vision for the future of Federal Highway and a complete streets project would meet that vision. By breaking the corridor down into five (5) segments with five (5) separate applications (3 City Applications and 2 CRA Applications), the City can maximize the Federal funding available for the project. There is also a possibility that additional funding from FDOT may be identified.
The City of Hollywood intends to apply in January 2016 for the $1,500,000.00 award from the Broward MPO for a Complete Streets Project that is estimated to cost $2,295,339.00.The City would be required to fund the difference in the amount of $795,339.00. This “Complete Streets” Project would be on Federal Highway from Taft Street to Sheridan Street. The Broward MPO requests a Resolution of Support from the City of Hollywood in order for the City’s application in January 2016 for the Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program to be accepted and evaluated for ranking.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Wazir A. Ishmael, Ph.D, City Manager
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development
Sylvia Glazer, Director, Public Works
Jonathan Vogt, City Engineer/Deputy Director