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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED: January 23. 2007
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-21
ADOPTED
January 23. 2007
A RESOLUTION:
AUTHORIZING A PLAN TO COMPLETE FUNDING OF THE
BATTLEFIELD P ARKW A Y FROM KINCAID BOULEVARD TO
ROUTE 7
WHEREAS, it is the Town Council's desire to construct Battlefield Parkway from Kincaid
Boulevard to Route 7 in the most expeditious way possible; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) assured the Town that if
adequate funding is available to construct the project under a VDOT -administered Design-Build
contract, construction of this section of Battlefield Parkway will be completed by autumn 2009;
and
WHEREAS, this schedule seems to be the most expeditious to construct this project; and
WHEREAS, VDOT has estimated $43 million as the total cost of this project that includes
monies already spent on design and environmental documentation, future design, construction,
inspections, construction management, right-of-way acquisition, wetland mitigation, utility
relocations, and all incidentals and contingencies necessary for a Design-Build contract; and
WHEREAS, a funding plan has been developed to provide the estimated $43 million
based on previous, current, and anticipated funds as follows:
$4,250,000 Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) (FY 1999-2007)
$2,000,000 RSTP (FY 2008-2009)
$1,620,344 RSTP (Loudoun County transfer FY 2007 and anticipated FY 2009)
$8,748,512 Urban Funds (previous years plus anticipated FY 2008-2010)
$6,956,600 FHW A Demonstration Funds previously procured by Congressman Wolf
$3,000,000 FHW A Public Land Highway Funds previously procured by Congressman Wolf
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A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING A PLAN TO COMPLETE FUNDING OF THE
BATTLEFIELD PARKWAY FROM KINCAID BOULEVARD TO
ROUTE 7
$1,704,712 FHW A Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Earmarks (previous and FY 2008-2010
appropriations)
$ 887,167 Developer Contributions and Proffers
$ 440,000 Transfer of unused VDOT funding from the East Market Street Widening project
completed under budget
$5,000,000 Bonds to be issued by the Town, payment for which by using 1/3 of the Town's
allocation from VDOT Urban Funds.
$5,000,000 VDOT Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund (TPOF) grant
$3,392,665 Transfer ofVDOT funds currently budgeted for the South King Street Widening
project
$43,000,000 Total
THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I: The Town Manager is hereby authorized and directed to apply for grant
funds from the VDOT TPOF program.
SECTION II: The Town Manager is hereby directed to transfer funds in the amount of
$3,392,665 of previously allocated VDOT funds from the South King Street Widening project if
necessary to complete funding of this project.
SECTION III: The Town Manager is hereby directed to transfer unused VDOT funds in
the amount of $440,000 from the completed East Market Street Widening project, if necessary to
complete funding of this project.
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A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING A PLAN TO COMPLETE FUNDING OF THE
BATTLEFIELD P ARKW A Y FROM KINCAID BOULEVARD TO
ROUTE 7
SECTION IV: The Town Manager is authorized to present to the Town Council for their
consideration a funding plan that would provide $5 million using VDOT Annual Urban
Allocations for debt service reimbursement, payment for which starting in FY 2011.
SECTION V: A total of$3,887,167 consisting of$2 million in future Town allocations of
RSTP, $1 million from future Loudoun County RSTP, and $887,167 from developer
contribution and proffers are committed to this project. Should this funding not become
available as anticipated, the Town will secure funding in the same amount from other sources.
SECTION VI: The Town Manager is hereby directed to continue coordination with
VDOT and other entities to identify additional sources of funding.
SECTION VII: The Town Council requests that, based on the identified funding sources,
VDOT immediately issue a Request for Proposals to pre-qualified Design-Build firms for the
design and construction of this project.
PASSED this 23rd day of January 2007.
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Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
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