COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR RESOLUTION NO. 090716
Supporting the Citys and the
Mid-America Regional Councils single application for the U.S. Department of
Transportations Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)
call for submission of projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) for consideration of competitive grant funding through the TIGER
program.
WHEREAS, the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed in February, 2009 called for
$1,500,000,000 in nationwide TIGER grants to fund projects including, but not
limited to, interstate rehabilitation, improvements to the rural collector
road system, the reconstruction of overpasses and interchanges, bridge
replacements, seismic retrofit projects for bridges, and road realignments;
public transportation projects eligible under Chapter 53 of Title 49 in the
United States Code, including investments in projects participating in the New
Starts or Small Starts programs that will expedite the completion of those
projects and their entry into revenue service; passenger and freight rail
transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments, including
projects that connect ports to other modes of transportation and improve the
efficiency of freight movement; and
WHEREAS, the
ARRA sets each applications minimum amount at $20,000,000, with no state being
able to be awarded more than $300,000,000, meaning that at best there will be
approximately 35-40 awards nationwide; and
WHEREAS, the
U.S. Department of Transportation has set a deadline of September 15, 2009, for
submission of applications to the Department; and
WHEREAS,
interested parties from Kansas City and our Congressional staffs have been
meeting to come up with projects that fit the federal guidelines and provide
for a cohesive application for Kansas City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor
and Council direct the City Manager to work with the Mid-America Regional
Council and other parties to submit a single Kansas City application that
builds on the momentum created by the Green Impact Zone in President Barack
Obamas Administration and to include the following projects, in the
approximate amounts listed, inside the TIGER application:
Green Impact Zone
($26,100,000) Amount
- Troost Bridge (additional to
existing project money) $ 8,000,000
- Green Zone Infrastructure
(resurfacing, sidewalks, signals) $11,900,000
- Street Resurfacing with
pervious materials $ 5,000,000
- Transit Facilities $
1,200,000
Regional Transit
($27,500,000)
- Downtown Streetcar (River to Crown Center ) $ 6,000,000
- North Oak Bus Rapid Transit $
3,000,000
- Eastern Corridor Bus Rapid
Transit $ 2,000,000
- Metcalf Avenue Bus Rapid
Transit $ 6,500,000
- State Avenue Bus Rapid Transit $10,000,000
Bicycle / Pedestrian
($17,300,000)
BRT Pedestrian Improvements $
5,200,000
Shared Use Trails $
4,800,000
On-Road Bike Facilities $
2,000,000
Pedestrian Improvements $
3,300,000
Education $
2,000,000
Freight/Economic
Development ($21,800,000)
- KC Terminal North/South
Corridor $18,200,000
- West Front Street Interchange $
3,600,000
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED THAT the City intends to work cooperatively and in full partnership
with other governmental agencies, as appropriate, to administer and implement
any grant awards.
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