City of Norman, OK - File #: K-1213-50 AMD #2

• File #: K-1213-50 AMD #2
• Version: 1
• Name: Amendment No. 2 to Contract for the Final Design of the Robinson Street Interchange, West Side of Interstate 35
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/23/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 3/14/2017
• Final action: 3/14/2017
• Title: AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO CONTRACT K-1213-50: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY AND GARVER, L.L.C., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $394,225 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $678,075 TO ADD THE FINAL DESIGN OF THE ROBINSON STREET INTERCHANGE, WEST SIDE OF INTERSTATE 35, TO THE ROBINSON STREET AND I-35 WEST ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS AND FUNCTIONAL PLAN.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/14/2017	1	City Council

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AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO CONTRACT K-1213-50: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY AND GARVER, L.L.C., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $394,225 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $678,075 TO ADD THE FINAL DESIGN OF THE ROBINSON STREET INTERCHANGE, WEST SIDE OF INTERSTATE 35, TO THE ROBINSON STREET AND I-35 WEST ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS AND FUNCTIONAL PLAN.

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BACKGROUND: Traffic flow and safety in the vicinity of Robinson Street, immediately west of Interstate 35, has been a concern of the City and Norman drivers for more than two decades. The high traffic volume on this segment of roadway, combined with the two closely-spaced signalized intersections at North Interstate Drive and Crossroads Boulevard/Rambling Oaks Drive, and the commercial driveways in close proximity to the signalized intersections, make this area one of the most congested in the City (see the attached Project Area Map).

Development of the University North Park (UNP) area, which is bordered by Robinson Street on the south, Tecumseh Road on the north, Interstate Highway 35 on the west, and the Max Westheimer Airport on the east has added and will continue to add traffic to this already-congested segment of roadway.

To help resolve the additional congestion from UNP, on August 22, 2006, City Council approved Contract K-0607-45 by and between the City of Norman and the University Town Center L.L.C., regarding Development Agreement No. 1 for the initial project activities associated with the traffic improvements needed to mitigate the additional traffic generated by the University North Park (UNP) development. The agreement stipulated that the improvements would be funded by the UNP Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District, with a TIF cost limit of $11,550,000 (including a $1,110,583 allocation for improvements to the Robinson at West I-35 Frontage Road/Crossroads Boulevard intersection). One of the related improvements associated with the projects listed in Exhibit "A" (see a...