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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A Highway Maintenance Memorandum Of Agreement With The Florida Department Of Transportation Associated With The Delivery Of Transit Improvements For Certain Projects Identified In The Five-Year Adopted Work Program Which Fall Within The City Of Hollywood's Limits, More Specifically The Broward County Transit Improvements Along US 1 (Specifically, The Bus Shelter At Northbound US 1 And Coolidge Street). Financial Management Project No. 429575-2-52-01.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City of Hollywood continues to strive to fulfill its long-term vision to significantly enhance safety, mobility, comfort and to provide transportation options for its citizens and visitors throughout the City, and has determined that a transit improvement project to facilitate the provision of bus shelters would meet that vision. The City has coordinated closely with the Florida Department of Transportation, which actively supports local governments in implementing transit improvement projects structured to enhance mobility for non-motorized road users.
FDOT has secured funding in the amount of $1,807,008 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to design and construct such a project along the aforementioned corridor on behalf of Broward County Transit and the Cities. The Florida Department of Transportation requires that the City execute a Highway Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement to formally express its support and to assume full responsibility for all ongoing maintenance related activities in order to move forward with this project, which must be sanctioned by means of a Resolution of Support from the City of Hollywood. There is no annual maintenance cost, as the bus bench advertising vendor will be responsible for maintenance. The City is responsible for replacement in case ...
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