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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT NO. K-1213-50: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY AND GARVER ENGINEERS INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $38,450 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $224,050 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES TO PREPARE A NEW UNIVERSITY NORTH PARK ADDITION TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: On November 13, 2012, City Council approved Contract No. K-1213-50 with Garver Engineers to analyze the Robinson Street corridor near Interstate 35 and recommend a preferred alternative that improves traffic flow on the west side of the interchange. The study evaluated the impacts of the University North Park Addition traffic and concluded that the capacity of Robinson Street will be insufficient to handle the projected traffic at full development.
The preferred alternative, which can only provide temporary relief until either the Robinson Street interchange is reconstructed or a new interchange at Rock Creek Road is built, relocates the intersection of North Interstate Drive with Robinson Street approximately 225 feet east of the current location and adds more traffic lanes on Robinson Street, between Crossroads Boulevard / Rambling Oaks Drive and North Interstate Drive (see Attachment No. 1). The study is currently being reviewed by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) because the preferred alternative impacts the Interstate 35 interchange at Robinson Street. If ODOT approves the conceptual design and funding is secured for the project, construction could begin in 2016.
In the early planning stages of the University North Park Addition, a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) was prepared to evaluate the surrounding transportation network and the improvements needed to mitigate the impacts of the development generated traffic. Attachment No. 2 depicts the boundaries of the study area.
The initial study made specific assumptions about land us...
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