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RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-69: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, REQUESTING FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION URBANIZED AREA FUNDS (STP/UZA) FOR THE MCGEE DRIVE SIDEWALK PROJECT FOR 100% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST.
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BACKGROUND: The 2012 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) federal transportation funding bill allocates approximately $21 Million in Federal funds per year for the implementation of eligible transportation improvements in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Ten percent of this appropriation is used to fund safety projects at 100% of their construction cost.
Every year, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) coordinates a regional evaluation process that identifies transportation improvements eligible for federal funding. Individual projects are rated and compared to one another using a pre-established criterion. The process ends with the formulation of the region’s transportation improvement program and the decision to use federal funds to pay for a significant portion of the cost of the higher priority projects.
DISCUSSION: On December 15, 2012, staff will submit nine projects for consideration in the formulation of ACOG’s Two-Year Transportation Improvement Program update. One of the requirements for project consideration is that interested cities submit programming resolutions for each individual project. In years past, Council has adopted resolutions for seven of the nine projects.
The specific projects by federal fiscal year are:
Federal Fiscal Year 2014 (Total Federal Funds Requested - $11,847,535)
12th Avenue SE, from Cedar Lane Road to State Highway 9 (Bond Project)
The project will widen 12th Avenue SE, between Cedar Lane Road and State Highway 9, from the current two-lane roadway to a four-lane curb and gutter roadway with bicycle lanes, including intersection and traffic signal improvements at the State Highway 9 intersection. Estimated federal funds - $2,163,200
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