DATE: October 28, 2014
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
David Parker, City Engineer/CIP Executive
Paul Holzen, Director of Engineering
Jonathan Marston, Staff Engineer III
SUBJECT:
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Consideration of Resolution No. 2014-79 to be entitled: "A Resolution to Submit an Application to the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the 2015 Safe Routes to School Program" (11/12/14 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) with information to consider Resolution 2014-79 to authorize the submission of application materials for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) 2015 Safe Routes to School Grant Program.
Background
In early 2014, the City of Franklin completed construction of sidewalk and multiuse path along New Highway 96 West (SR-96W) as a part of the Carlisle Lane Intersection Improvements project. On March 13, 2014, the BOMA approved Resolution No. 2014-13, which provided funding for the FY 2014-2018 Capital Investment Program (CIP), including $108,220.00 for the construction of sidewalk from Downs Boulevard to Freedom Middle School. This project, if constructed as originally requested, would have created a gap in sidewalk/multiuse path, from Vintage Grove Lane to Downs Boulevard, a length of approximately 0.3 miles. Therefore, staff reviewed the project in closer detail and recommended a more compatible multiuse path from Vintage Grove Lane (e.g. the end of the existing multiuse path) to Freedom Middle School. Unfortunately, this larger scale project would also result in increased costs.
On May 13, 2014, the BOMA approved a contract for survey of the proposed multiuse path route. Upon receipt of this survey data, preliminary engineering drawings were produced in-house by Paul Holzen, the Director of Engineering. In September 2014, City staff was made aware of the upcoming 2015 Safe Routes to School Grant...
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