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Approve a resolution authorizing negotiation and execution of an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the use of federal earmark funding from Congressman Gregorio Casar's Office in the amount of $4,116,279, as construction reimbursement for the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project, for a total estimated project cost of $6,185,729, with the City's share of the cost estimated to be $2,053,262 plus any cost overruns. Funding: $4,116,279 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works; $2,053,262 for the City's share of the cost is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works from the 2018 and 2020 Mobility Bonds.
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Lead Department
Austin Transportation and Public Works
Fiscal Note
Funding: $4,116,279 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works; $2,053,262 for the City's share of the cost is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works from the 2018 and 2020 Mobility Bonds.
Prior Council Action:
December 8, 2022 - Resolution No. 20221208-061 directing the City Manager to conduct a high-level staff review assessing the feasibility of providing trail connections north of the Colorado River from Pleasant Valley Road to the Colorado River Trailhead was approved on an 11-0 vote.
For More Information:
Richard Mendoza, Director, 512-974-2488; Amica Bose Assistant Director, 512-974-6447; John Eastman Division Manager; 512-974-7025; Gilda Powers, Quality Consultant, 512-974-7092.
Additional Backup Information:
The City of Austin received a letter from the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), allocating $4,116,279 for Community Project Funding (CPF)/Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Earmark for the construction of multimodal improvements along Cesar Chavez Street (Pleasant Valley Road to Red Bluff Road) an...
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