Placement: Resolutions
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 24-R57, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter and Execute a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant with the Federal Highway Administration Concerning the Design of Roadway Improvements for Village Green Drive from U.S. Highway #1 to Tiffany Avenue; Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability; Providing an Effective Date.
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Submitted By: Frank Knott, CRA Project Manager & Thomas Salvador, PW CIP Manager.
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Frank Knott, Project Manager, Community Redevelopment Agency.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
3. Purpose: To enter into a RAISE Grant Agreement for Village Green Drive Design Services.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: Project to be complete on or before June 30, 2027.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: Complete Streets and roundabouts are demonstrated transportation safety features that reduce surface transportation-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Complete Street elements including sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, improved transit facilities, and street-level lighting will reduce areas of conflict for pedestrians, bicyclists, and bus riders.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): $500,000 ($2,500,000 grant includes a 20% match from local funds).
Presentation Information: Staff will be available to answer any questions.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the RAISE Grant Agreement.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the agreement.
2. Move that the Council not approve the agreement and provide staff direction.
Background: In 2018, Village Green Drive was selected by the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization as the #1 corridor (out of 137) in need of Complete Street improvements. The city subsequently launched a master planning process to develop a Complete Street on Village Green Drive. In 2021, the Village Green Drive Master Plan was completed by MARLIN Engineering. Following extensive community engagement (including surveys, virtual meetings, door-to-door canvassing of businesses along the corridor, and an in-person open house), the master plan recommended a conceptual design that includes roundabouts, intersection improvements, traffic calming features, 5’ separated bike lanes, 6’ to 10’ sidewalks, the addition of a median between SE Walton Road and SE Tiffany Avenue, and an enhanced/relocated Wood Stork Trail. Additional recommendations include access management strategies, streetscape improvements, enhanced landscaping, and the introduction of green infrastructure.
Issues/Analysis: The Resolution authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into the RAISE Grant Agreement with FHWA together with City Staff taking necessary actions to implement the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Financial Information: The estimated cost of the design project is $2,500,000.00. The RAISE Grant totals $2,000,000.00 with the remaining $500,000.00 contributed by local funds.
Special Consideration: N/A.
Location of Project: Village Green Drive is located between U.S. Highway #1 and Tiffany Avenue.
Attachments:
1. Resolution,
2. Exhibit “A” Raise Grant Agreement,
3. Location Map.
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 24134-01.
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Russell Ward, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, City Attorney.