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McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 14-54
Meeting Date March 27, 2014
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) VI Discretionary Grant application for downtown improvements
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Treasurer
/
Support
Community Development
Support
Police Department
Public Works
/
Support
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
$4 million (TBD); $15,000 Task Order for application preparation
Parks and Recreation
/
Support
FUNDING SOURCE:
TIGER funding- US Department of Transportation; City of McCall cash/labor match, additional match to be determined
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
Application due April 28, 2014
Design in FY16; Construction FY17/18
Information Systems
/
Support
Grant Coordinator
/
Originator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The US Department of Transportation has released its Notice of Funding Availability for the TIGER VI Discretionary Grant Program. A summary of the TIGER program is attached. The City
of McCall submitted a TIGER application in 2010 but was not awarded funding. Since that time, the City of McCall has adopted the McCall Area Pathways Master Plan, the McCall Downtown
Master Plan update, and is currently working on the McCall Capital Improvement Plan. The City Manager, CD Director, PW Director, PR Director, City Engineer, IS Manager, Communications
Coordinator, W/S Superintendent, Streets Superintendent and Grant Coordinator met on March 18 to review grant criteria and discuss the feasibility of submitting an application this
year. It was agreed that an application should be pursued.
Since the implementation of the Downtown Master Plan is a priority project identified through various planning documents, the design and construction of street and sidewalk improvements
in the downtown core is the recommended project for the TIGER application. The Manager and Staff ask for approval to move forward with application preparation. In order to submit a
competitive application, Horrocks Engineering will be tasked with preparing the scope, cost estimate, cost benefit analysis and other application requirements. Funding from the FY14
Council budget of $5,000 (Economic Development Support) is requested to assist the PW Department ($10,000 Streets/Sewer/Water) with the cost of the task order. The scope, estimated
cost, timeline, and matching funds request will be presented to Council at the April 10 meeting for consideration. Approval to submit the application will be presented to the Council
at the April 24 meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the development of a TIGER Discretionary Grant application and approve the expenditure of $5000 from the FY 14 City Council budget for Horrocks Engineering assistance with the
application.
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