AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE NW 54 AVENUE AND NW 40 STREET ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BY THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) RELATING TO THE TRANSPORTATION SURTAX ("PENNY FOR TRANSPORTATION" PROGRAM) APPLICATION ASSIGNED TO THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO NW 54 AVENUE AND NW 40 STREET IN THE MAINSTREET PROJECT AREA.
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BACKGROUND:
On November 6, 2018, the residents of Broward County approved the referendum for the Transportation Surtax ("Penny for Transportation" Program). This program has been rebranded as the Mobility Advancement Program, or MAP Broward, and has established funding along with an application process for eligible transportation projects. The City is pursuing the Surtax funding to aid with financing and budgeting for the completion of the NW 54 Avenue and NW 40 Street Roundabout Construction Project. The limits of the proposed improvements extend from about 250-feet south and north of the subject intersection in the general MainStreet Project Area (MSPA).
The Transportation System Surtax Interlocal Agreement (ILA) provided for a cooperative and organized process for municipalities, such as Coconut Creek, to submit projects for evaluation and potential funding with Surtax proceeds. Moving forward, the City may need to fund upfront Surtax projects' design and Construction, Engineering and Inspection (CEI) costs; however, reimbursement is now eligible for each of those costs. The City may still be required to budget a contingency fund for these projects.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Surtax ILA, the City is required to provide a resolution of support to the MPO for the NW 54 Avenue and NW 40 Street Roundabout Construction Project application. Within this roadway's project limits, is the intersection of NW 54 Avenue and NW 40 Street, which provides for a traffic calming feature to be part of the infrastructure improvement project. The project is intended to aid an...
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