TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff T. Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Rob Stone, P.E. Director of Public Services
Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: May 14, 2018
RE:
Title
Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Condemnation of Easement, and Capital Project Ordinance Amendments 2018-54 and 2018-55 to Transfer Funding for the Owen Drive Sidewalk Project
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2, 5
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Objective 3: To improve mobility and connectivity by investing in traffic flow strategies, sidewalks, trails and bike lanes.
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to adopt a resolution to authorize the condemnation of a 3 foot by 30 foot strip of property to provide a required easement for the installation of sidewalk on Owen Drive. In addition, Council is asked to adopt Capital Project Ordinance Amendments (CPOAs) 2018-54 and 2018-55 to allow for the transfer of $20,000 previously appropriated from the General Fund for the project to install landscaping and irrigation on Legion Road to the Owen Drive sidewalk project. The additional funding is needed to accommodate condemnation costs that were not anticipated in the original Owen Drive sidewalk project plans.
Background:
On March 14, 2016, Council authorized a capital project to construct sidewalk and bus stop pads along the east side of Owen Drive from Eastern Boulevard to Walter Reed Road/Old Owen Drive. The project is being funded through a Federal Highway Administration Surface Transportation Grant, passed through the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and local funds. The City is responsible to acquire required easements as a part of its contributions for the project.
In April of 2017, Real Estate staff was tasked with acquiring identified easements for the project. Staff performed necessary research and prepared the required documentati...
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