Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Department of Public Works

 

TO:

Dave Corliss, Debbie Van Saun

FROM:

Terese Gorman

CC:

Chuck Soules

Date:

August 15, 2006

RE:

Project No. 32-AC1-604(BD)

23rd Street, Iowa to Louisiana

Access Management Improvements

August 22, 2006 Agenda Item

 

Please include the following item on the City Commission consent agenda for consideration at the August 22, 2006 meeting:

Project Description.  This project was funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) in 2004 as an Economic Development project on 23rd Street between Iowa and Louisiana.  The project reconstructs access drives to individual businesses to shared access locations which minimize conflicts for traffic along 23rd Street and improves safety for the traveling public.

Project History.  A consultant, HNTB Corporation, was hired in October 2004 to design the proposed improvements, using the 23rd Street Corridor Study as a guide.  Initial meetings were held with individual property owners in May 2005 to discuss possible access modifications.  Greater detail in design was undertaken for those property owners who were receptive to the potential improvements and the access modifications.

Project Status.  Ten locations have been selected for access modifications which impacts 16 property owners.  The final meeting with each of these properties will occur at the end of August to discuss the details of the access improvements and execution of public access easements for the affected properties.  This project is scheduled to be bid by the State in January 2007.

 

Project Funding.  This project was funded by KDOT as an Economic Development project with a maximum State participation of 75% of construction costs up to a maximum of $500,000.  The City is responsible for the design and the remaining construction costs in excess of $500,000.  The estimated construction cost, property acquisition, and utility relocation  is $720,000 so the State would pay $500,000 and the City would be responsible for the remaining $220,000.

 

Resolution No. 6568 in the amount of $550,000 was adopted on October 5, 2004 to fund this project.  The design contract with HNTB in the amount of $150,000 plus the City share of construction ($220,000) totals $370,000.  It is not anticipated that there will be property acquisition costs or utility relocation costs so Resolution No. 6568 adequately funds this project.

 

Action Request.  Adopt Resolution No. 6673 authorizing the Mayor to execute Economic Development Project Agreement No. 126-06 with the Kansas Department of Transportation, and authorize the Mayor to execute Agreement No. 126-06.