SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Amendment 1 to Local Agency Program (LAP) Agreement between Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the City of Clearwater to increase federal funding by $67,981 for the construction of Druid Trail Phase IV, extend the agreement to October 31, 2018, authorize the appropriate officials to execute same and adopt Resolution 17-18.
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SUMMARY:
January 19, 2017, City Council approved a Local Agency Program (LAP) agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and authorized the City to build the final section of the Druid Trail which will tie into the terminus of Druid Trail Phase III. Druid Trail Phase IV is an eight foot wide multiuse asphalt trail on Druid Road from Evergreen Avenue (Glen Oaks Park) to the Duke Energy Trail.
Upon completion of design estimated costs were higher than anticipated. In order to rectify this FDOT has agreed to cover the increase of $67,981. City funds will remain at $687,807. FDOT federal funding will be increased from $2,223,803 to $2,291,784. The overall project value increases from $2,911,610 to $2,979,591.
The LAP agreement is expected to go into effect in May 2017 and the project is to be completed by October 31, 2018. Maintenance of the facilities for the trail will be the responsibility of the Parks and Recreation Department and Traffic Operations Division of the Engineering Department.
City staff recommends approval of the LAP agreement and adoption of Resolution 17-18.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
0315-92146-334411-000-000-0000 $67,981
A midyear budget amendment will increase budget only of Grant Revenue in Capital Improvement project 0315-92146, Druid Road Improvement.