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Resolution to Appropriate Funding from the Stormwater System ($232,115.00) and Water Supply System ($79,900.00) Funds for the Design of Nixon Road Corridor Improvements Project (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval, please find a resolution that appropriates necessary funding for the design of the Nixon Road Corridor Improvements Project.
The Nixon Road Corridor extends from Plymouth Road to the City's northern border. Planned construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Nixon, Green, and Dhu Varren, combined with public traffic concerns prompted the City to commission a transportation study, which could serve as a planning guide for future capital improvements in the Corridor.
OHM Advisors conducted the Nixon Road Corridor Study and completed it in March, 2017. OHM recommended, among other things, a conceptual corridor design that includes multiple roundabouts at key intersections, which will address the three issues on which public feedback focused:
1) excessive vehicle speeds;
2) difficulty turning onto Nixon from side streets due to lack of gaps in traffic; and,
3) lack of pedestrian and bicycle amenities.
See a2gov.org/Nixon
for more information about the corridor study.
At its May 1, 2017 meeting, City Council approved a budget amendment to add $1.2M to the FY18 capital budget for the Nixon Corridor Improvement Project design costs, with funding from the Street, Bridge, and Sidewalk Millage fund balances. Staff has since further evaluated the design project, and determined that water main and stormwater improvements should be included in the design, along with the road improvements upon which the $1.2M amount was based. To include these new features in the design, funding from appropriate sources needs to be appropriated to the existing project budget.
Budget/Fiscal Impact
Wade Trim, Inc., the City's design consultant, has provided a more detailed, itemized estimate of expe...
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