CC MEETING: January 23, 2024
DATE: January 16, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Wheat, P.E., Director of Engineering
Marc Guy, Assistant City Manager
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Amended Subrecipient Interlocal Agreement With Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) For The Downtown Carrollton Multi-Modal Transit Hub Federal Transit Administration Grant.
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BACKGROUND:
On August 21, 2007, City Council authorized a subrecipient agreement to receive Federal funds for the Downtown Carrollton Multi-Modal Transit Hub (DART Green Line Station). This resulted in an executed interlocal agreement with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Due to the date of the original agreement, an amendment was executed on March 27, 2023, in order to retain available funding and identify an eligible project for the remaining funds in the Downtown Carrollton Station area.
FTA, DART and the City of Carrollton have identified a project to meet pedestrian needs within the guidelines of the original grant. The original grant award specifies that the funds can only be used for pedestrian and bicycle facilities directly serving the Downtown Carrollton DART Station. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is sponsoring a final design project for the Cotton Belt Regional Hike and Bike Trail between Plano and DFW Airport, and DART has started construction on the Silver Line Commuter Rail Station in Downtown Carrollton. The station includes a trail segment with rail crossing safety equipment for the Cotton Belt Trail and trail connections to Downtown Carrollton from the DART Station, which qualify for FTA funding.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The amended interlocal agreement will allow for construction of a portion of the Cotton Belt Trail and connection into Downtown Carrollton using available Federal funding. The local match for the Federal grant will be $359,808.25. Funds for the local match are available through the Parks Consolidated Fund.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
This project will support the City Council’s strategic objectives and vision of building a community that families and businesses want to call home by:
• Extending the proposed Cotton Belt Hike and Bike Trail through the Downtown Carrollton Station area.
• Increasing community and regional connectivity and accessibility to the Silver Line Station, Downtown Carrollton and the City’s trail system.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends City Council approval of a resolution authorizing an amended interlocal agreement with DART for the Downtown Carrollton Multi-Modal Transit Hub FTA Grant.