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Supplemental Agreement with NCDOT and Amended Project Ordinance for Homestead Road-Chapel Hill High School Multiuse Path Project
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council authorize the Town Manager to execute a Supplemental Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to add $201,116 of additional funds to the Homestead Road-Chapel Hill High School Multiuse Path (TIP# U-4726-DE) and to amend the project ordinance.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning, Zoning, and Inspections; Finance; Public Works
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Tina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325; Langston Ramseur, Interim Finance Director, 919-918-7345; Ben Schmadeke, Capital Projects Manager, 919-918-7424
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Completion of the Homestead Road-Chapel Hill High School Multiuse path (Homestead-CHHS-MUP) has been a long-standing goal of the Town. The path has been in use since 2018, connecting the community with a safe route to school. The Town has committed to improving walkability and bikeability through adding greenways as detailed in the Comprehensive Plan. Pocket questions are provided as Attachment B.
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Information
INFORMATION: On June 26, 2018, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen authorized staff to submit a TIP amendment to allocate $194,660 of local discretionary (Federal STBG-DA funds) to the Homestead Road-CHHS MUP; the amount included the required 20-percent local match of $38,932 (Town of Carrboro - Meeting of Board of Aldermen on 6/26/2018 at 7:30 PM (legistar.com)). The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) Board approved the amendment on August 8, 2018. Funding was allocated to TIP# U-4726 which is a group project number but was not allocated specifically to U-4726-DE the project number for the Homestead-CHHS MUP. Staff has been working...
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