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Morgan Creek Greenway Supplemental Agreement & Capital Project Ordinance
PURPOSE: To request that the Town Council consider authorizing the Town Manager to execute a Supplemental Agreement with NCDOT and adopting a new capital project ordinance for Morgan Creek Greenway Phase 1 (EL-4828A) to reflect additional funding and update the project milestones.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Finance
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning & Transportation Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov; Bret Greene, Finance Director, 919-918-7439, bgreene@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
___ Race/Equity ____ Climate ____ Comprehensive Plan __X__Other
Council Direction Statement
This is an administrative step in the design process for Phase 1 of the Morgan Creek Greenway. The Morgan Creek Greenway is included in the Comprehensive Plan and Bicycle Plan as a priority project of advancing multimodal travel options which further the Town's efforts toward climate action and race/equity. Racial equity pocket questions are included as Attachment B.
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Information
INFORMATION: On May 2, 2023, the Town Council authorized staff to submit a request for an amendment to NCDOT's State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to allocate the Town's remaining $424,176 of local discretionary (federal STBG-DA) funds to Phase 1 of the Morgan Creek Greenway. Federal funds require a 20-percent local match: ($339,341 federal / $84,835 local match). The NCDOT Board of Transportation approved the STIP amendment on March 8, 2024. A supplemental agreement with NCDOT is required to formally allocate the additional funds to the project and to update the project schedule. A new Capital Improvement Ordinance has been prepared that reflects the specific federal funding source (STP-DA/TAP-DA/STBG-DA) and local match source. Approximately $200,000...
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