Title
Accept State and Federal Funding for Sugar Creek Corridors of Opportunity
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute a Municipal Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to accept Transportation Alternatives Program funds in the amount of $2,425,000 for Sugar Creek Corridors of Opportunity projects,
B. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute a Municipal Agreement with the Federal Highway Administration to accept FY 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Discretionary Grant funds in the amount of $12,000,000 for Sugar Creek Corridors of Opportunity projects,
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $2,425,000 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and $12,000,000 from the Federal Highway Administration to the General Capital Projects Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Tracy Dodson, City Manager’s Office
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, & Development
Jennifer Smith, General Services
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Explanation
§ Corridors of Opportunity is a city investment initiative that is designed to meet the growing needs of our community in the areas of affordable housing, community safety, infrastructure, transportation, workforce and business development and urban design.
§ This funding will support projects identified in the Sugar Creek Corridors of Opportunity Playbook, and provide improvements to increase safety, sustainability, mobility, quality of life, and promote economic development in the corridor.
§ These projects will be implemented in Council Districts 1, 2, and 4.
Action A
§ North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Transportation Alternatives (TAP) funds will be used for the Sugar Creek Road Pedestrian Safety and Connectivity Project to design and construct the following improvements:
- Providing a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon at the intersection of Sugar Creek Road and Sofley Road, and
- Completing sidewalk gaps along Sugar Creek Road.
§ The Sugar Creek Road Pedestrian Safety & Connectivity Project will receive $2,425,000 in TAP funds from NCDOT and will require a local match of $1,985,000; funded through the Corridors of Opportunity Program.
§ This format is consistent with past municipal agreements between the city and NCDOT.
Action B
§ The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FY 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Discretionary Grant funds will be used to design and construct the following improvements:
- A shared-use path on Sugar Creek Road,
- Sidewalk to connect the Sugar Creek Park Community Center,
- Pedestrian improvements at the intersection of N Tryon Street and Sugar Creek Road, and
- Three CATS mobility hubs to provide convenient connections between bus and rail transit, rideshare programs, bicycles, micromobility, and other modes of travel.
§ The Sugar Creek Mobility Corridor will receive $12,000,000 in RAISE FY 2023 Discretionary Grant funds and will require a local match of $4,548,500 per grant guidelines.
Charlotte Business INClusion
These are Municipal Agreements and are exempt from the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: NCDOT Funding, FHWA Funding, General Capital Investment Plan
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Map
Resolutions
Budget Ordinance