Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2011-12-transportation enhancement project — reading text

RESOLUTION 2011 -12 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICIESOF THE OKALOOSA WALTON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Intent Walking helps meet the goals of Chapter 339. 175 Florida Statutes - Metropolitan Planning Organization — to serve the mobility needs of people while minimizing transportation related fuel consumption and air pollution. The Center for Disease Control CDC) encourages people to walk for fitness, transportation and fun. Congress created the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act — A Legacy for Users in 2005 to address growing concerns about air quality, open space, and traffic congestion. The Transportation Enhancement ( TE) Program strengthens the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of the Nation' s intermodal transportation system. The projects described in Exhibit A are consistent with the Okaloosa- Walton Transportation Planning Organization ( TPO), FDOT, CDC, and SAFETEA -LU policies supporting alternative means of transportation. Section 2. Authority Therefore, the City Manager, on behalf of the City of Fort Walton Beach, is authorized to re- submit applications to the Okaloosa- Walton Transportation Organization ( TPO) for funding through the Transportation Enhancement funds, for the following project: a. CROSSWALKS AT MOONEY ROAD AND LEWIS TURNER BOULEVARD- Provision of crosswalk facilities to include pedestrian activated signals and striping at all three crossings. Section 3. Execution. Upon approval of the applications for those projects, the City Manager is further authorized to enter into project agreements with the Florida Department of Transportation to implement the approved projects. Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval by City Council and signature of the Mayor. Adopted , 2011 POW-12, 3150M WEIM- 1111 Mayor Attes legal sufficiency: Helen Spencer, Cit Clerk City Attorney  RE- SUBMITTAL APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED AND FOUND TO BE ELIGIBLE Date of Original Application: May 9, 1995 Date of Re- submittal: May 12, 2011 Project Sponsor: City of Fort Walton Beach Project Name: Crosswalk at Mooney Rd. and Lewis Turner Blvd. Project Description: The signalized intersection at Mooney Rd. and Lewis Turner Blvd. currently contains no pedestrian accommodations The intersection needs crosswalks and 4 pedestrian activated signals Estimated cost is approximately $27, 178. Contact: Michael Beedie, P. E. Title: Engineering and Utility Services Director Address: 105 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW Fort Walton Beach FL 32548 Phone: ( 850) 833 -9612 Fax: ( 850) 833 -9926 E -mail: mbeediena,fwb.org Choose 1 alternative: Please continue to rank this project and include the project in the TPO' s Draft FRI Transportation Improvement Program ( TIP). Please do not continue to rank this project and do not include the project in the TPO' s Draft Transportation Improvement Program ( TIP). Are you willing to administer all phases of above project through Local Agency Program (LAP) process? X yes _ no IMPORTANT: Any re- submittal not received by the May 16, 2011 deadline will be dropped from consideration for Enhancement funds. Please inform TPO staff if your project is being constructed through another funding source. Signatur Date: , 5`- zel //  A City of Fort Walton Beach America' s Most Beautiful Beaches 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 850) 833 -9500 * Fax ( 850) 833 -9640 Helen Spencer TDD 850- 833 -9925 City Clerk Tel 850- 833 -9509 hspencer @fwb. org May 18, 2011 TE Projects West Florida Regional Planning Council 4081 E. Olive Road Suite A Pensacola, FL 32514 Attn: Aeries Little Enclosed please find Resolution 2011 -12, adopted by the Fort Walton Beach City Council on May 10, 2011, authorizing application to continue to support a Transportation Enhancement Project consistent with the polices of the Okaloosa Walton Transportation Planning Organization. Also enclosed is the re- submittal application. The project is the crosswalk at Mooney Road and Lewis Turner Blvd. in Fort Walton Beach. Sincerely, 4 ' ar */M Helen Spencer City Clerk