Agenda Item Description
Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-371, CFDA No. 20.205) as Federal share in the total project cost of $1,531,713.00 which includes $1,136,800.00 in Federal reimbursement for construction, $23,200.00 as Federal participation for direct state costs, $67,213.00 as State participation for indirect state costs, and $304,500.00 ($284,200.00 for construction and $20,300.00 for direct state costs paid to TxDOT prior to construction) as local participation for costs related to the construction of sidewalks along Preston Road from West Northwest Highway to Walnut Hill Lane and Douglas Avenue from Colgate Avenue to Northwest Highway in the City of Dallas; (2) receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $1,136,800.00 in the Preston Rd Pedestrian Improvements CMAQ Grant Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in the amount of $1,136,800.00 in the Preston Rd Pedestrian Improvements CMAQ Grant Fund; (4) disbursement of funds in the amount of $1,136,800.00 from the Preston Rd Pedestrian Improvements CMAQ Grant Fund; (5) a required local match in the amount of $304,500.00; (6) disbursement of a portion of local match funds in the amount of $20,300.00 as initial payment to TxDOT prior to construction from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund; (7) disbursement of the remaining portion of local match funds in the amount of $284,200.00 from the Street and Transportation (A) Fund, Transportation Special Projects Fund and Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund; and (8) execution of the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the grant agreement - Total amount of $1,441,300.00 - Financing: Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds ($1,136,800.00), Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($35,722.00), Transportation Special Projects Fund ($148,478.00), and Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ($120,300.00)