HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 23-254 TAP grant for Wooley Ave PathwayMcCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 23-254
Meeting Date December 28, 2023
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Request approval to submit Transportation Alternatives Program grant applications for Wooley Avenue Pathway connection
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police Department
Public Works
/
Supporter
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
$1,073,400
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
TAP Grants: $1,000,000
Streets LOT (FY25-26): $73,400 (7.34%)
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
Grant application deadline: January 18, 2024
Information Systems
Economic Development
Originator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), in conjunction with the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC). administers federal grant funding through the Transportation Alternatives
Program (TAP). The TAP program provides grants up to $500,000 for the construction of pedestrian facilities that improve non-driver access to public transportation, schools and/or business
centers. A single applicant may submit up to two TAP applications for consideration, for a total request of $1,000,000. A local cash match of 7.34% ($73,400) is required.
City staff have met with LHTAC staff and have been encouraged to submit two TAP requests in the coming application round to support design and construction of a bicycle/pedestrian pathway
along Wooley Avenue that would connect the existing pathway network terminus at the intersection of Davis Avenue east to the Wooley Boardwalk and the greater pathway system along Spring
Mountain Blvd. To access the full $1,000,000 of TAP funding availability, the project would be proposed in two phases that could be designed and constructed simultaneously: a West Phase
between Davis Ave. and Ponderosa St. and an East Phase from the Ponderosa St. intersection to the existing Wooley Boardwalk. If awarded, project design and construction would occur
between FY25-FY27.
More information about the TAP grant program is available at: https://lhtac.org/programs/tap/
Attached is an exhibit showing the project location and phases.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve submittal of two Transportation Alternative Program grants to design and construct the Wooley Avenue Pathway connection and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.
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