Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution of Support Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Apply for the FY 2022 National Infrastructure Investments Discretionary Grant (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Grant Program) for Various Street Improvements in East McKinney, and Accepting Funding if Awarded
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2B: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: April 5, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Nick Ataie, CIP Engineering Manager
Gary Graham, Director of Engineering
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution provides City Council support and approval of a Resolution to apply for a submittal for the FY 2022 National Infrastructure Investments Discretionary RAISE Grant Program and accepts funding, if awarded, from the U.S. Department of Transportation ("USDOT").
* The proposed project submittal for the FY 2022 National Infrastructure Investments Discretionary RAISE Grant Program includes planning, design, and construction of (a) Seneca Boulevard from Throckmorton Street to Airport Drive, (b) an unnamed roadway from Seneca Boulevard to US 380, and (c) Washington Avenue from East Virginia Street to Seneca Boulevard in accordance with the East McKinney Mobility & Transportation Alignment Study Project (CIP Project ST2107).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 ("Bipartisan Infrastructure Law," or "BIL") authorized and appropriated $1.5 billion to be awarded by the USDOT for Local and Regional Project Assistance Program Grants under National Infrastructure Investments.
* A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has been solicited by the USDOT for project applications to funded under the Local and Regional Project Assistance Program, known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainabili...
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