DATE: October 23, 2018
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Paul Holzen, City Engineer/Director of Engineering
Jonathan Marston, Assistant Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
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*Consideration of Resolution 2018-95, "A Resolution Providing Direction Regarding the Final Design of the Franklin Road Corridor Improvements Project".
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning recent neighborhood input on the Franklin Road Corridor Improvements Project.
Discussion
On June 19, 2007, the BOMA approved Amendment #6 to EG&G's Franklin Corridor & Connector Streets Economic Development Project - Segment One professional services agreement (PSA) for the preliminary design of Franklin Road, from the Harpeth River Bridge to Harpeth Industrial Court (Approx. 3,200 L.F.), in the amount of $195,250. On September 9, 2008, the BOMA approved Amendment #9 to EG&G's Segment One PSA for the final design of Franklin Road in the amount of $420,000. The final construction plans and specifications were never completed due to the economic downturn of 2008 and were shelved until recently.
On March 13, 2014, BOMA approved Resolution 2014-13, A Resolution to Adopt the Funding Plan for the FY 2014-2018 CIP (Capital Investment Plan). Included in this resolution was funding approval for the final design of Franklin Road, Harpeth Bridge to Harpeth Industrial Court, totaling $150,000. The Franklin Road Project Priority Ranking moved up to #3. On October 25, 2016, BOMA approved Resolution 2016-69, adopting the project list for Phase I of the FY 2017-2026 Capital Investment Program. Franklin Road was included on the list of approved projects. Since that time, the project team has been working to finalize the construction plans.
On March 20, 2018, City staff held a formal public meeting to initiate the right-of-way acquisition process for this projec...
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