AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HILLSBORO BOULEVARD (STATE ROAD 810) ASSOCIATED WITH THE HILLSBORO BOULEVARD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND:
The City was awarded grant funding through the Broward County Housing Finance and Community Redevelopment Division for public improvements along a segment of Hillsboro Boulevard associated with the Hillsboro Boulevard Redevelopment Project, which improvements consist of: 1,420 linear feet of pedestrian amenities (shared-use pathway), landscaping, irrigation, street furniture, and two (2) bus rider shelters.
The City entered into an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Broward County in May of 2020 to receive said funding for these improvements, and subsequently entered into a work authorization with Carnahan, Proctor, and Cross, Inc. in October 2023 for professional engineering services necessary to construct the improvements.
DISCUSSION:
The City desires to provide first class amenities to the users of the Hillsboro Boulevard corridor. The proposed improvements are generally located within the Hillsboro Boulevard right-of-way and/or land owned by Broward County. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has right-of-way jurisdiction over Hillsboro Boulevard. The design elements proposed as part of this public improvement project are featured items that are above those that are typical FDOT products.
FDOT requires that the City enter into a Construction Agreement to construct the improvements and, by separate instrument also on this agenda for consideration, the District Four Highway Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement (MMOA) to designate perpetual maintenance of the subject improvements to the City of Coconut Creek. Carnahan, Proctor and Cross have completed the design phase...
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