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Infrastructure Reimbursement for Belk Greenway Connector Phase II
Action
Action:
Approve an Infrastructure Reimbursement Agreement with Lincoln Harris, LLC for the Belk Greenway Connector Phase II.
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Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Scott Correll, Transportation
Explanation
§ The Belk Greenway Connector is a proposed bicycle and pedestrian trail being built in three phases that will connect the Cross Charlotte Trail through Center City to the Irwin Creek Greenway (Council Districts 1 and 2).
§ The Belk Greenway Connector project was identified in the Uptown Connects Study completed in 2017 and supports the Center City 2020 Vision Plan.
- On May 14, 2018, Council approved a municipal agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to construct Phase I.
- Future phases II and III are unfunded and the City is preserving space to construct phases II and III as redevelopment occurs and as funding becomes available.
§ On September 25, 2017, City Council approved the sale of City-owned property on South Mint to South Church Street to Lincoln Harris.
- The sale included a donated easement for the Belk Greenway Connector from South Mint Street to South Church Street.
- The easement provides the necessary width to allow for the construction of a retaining wall and rough grading of the trail necessary for the future construction of the Belk Greenway Connector.
- This reimbursement agreement from the City in an amount not to exceed $250,000 is to assist in the construction of the retaining wall to preserve the future trail.
- The funding is provided through the sale of the parcel. The wall will be built adjacent to the I-277 ramp.
§ The developer is required to design and construct the retaining wall through a public contract pursuant to G.S. 143-128.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Community Investment Plan
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