City of Norman, OK - File #: K-1718-56

• File #: K-1718-56
• Version: 1
• Name: Maintenance Agreement with ODOT - SH9 Multimodal Path - Phase 1
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/29/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/12/2017
• Final action: 9/12/2017
• Title: CONTRACT K-1718-56: A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 FOR THE CITY'S 20% SHARE FOR FEDERAL-AID PROJECT STP-114E(258)EH, STATE JOB 26879(04) FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY 9 MULTIMODAL PATH, PHASE 1, THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1718-31

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/12/2017	1	City Council

Title
CONTRACT K-1718-56: A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 FOR THE CITY'S 20% SHARE FOR FEDERAL-AID PROJECT STP-114E(258)EH, STATE JOB 26879(04) FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY 9 MULTIMODAL PATH, PHASE 1, THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1718-31

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BACKGROUND: The 2005 - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) allocated Federal funds for the implementation of eligible transportation enhancement projects in the state of Oklahoma.

Growing concerns about air quality, open space, and traffic congestion led Congress to create several programs through legislation in the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). These programs broaden the federal focus on transportation from building highways to funding projects tied to smarter planning requirements that help ensure communities are more livable. At the center of new focus about transportation, growth, and quality of life is the Transportation Enhancement Program.

With the passage of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), and its successor, the Safe, Efficient, Flexible, Effective Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for the User (SAFETEA-LU), Congress continues to reaffirm its commitment to the original concepts established under ISTEA. Like its predecessors, the new legislation continues to provide a catalyst for stimulating activities which go beyond traditional transportation projects.

Transportation Enhancements (TE) activities offer communities funding opportunities to help expand transportation choices, such as safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities, scenic routes, beautification, and other investments that increase recreation opportunity and access. Communities may also use TE funds to contribute toward the revitalization of local and regional economies by restoring historic building...