HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 05 & 06 - CDBGMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: MARCH 5, 2019
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 45TH YEAR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to conduct a Public Hearing to receive public input relative to
the proposed 45th Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program street reconstruction project and authorize staff to proceed with
the application submittal to Tarrant County and take any necessary action.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the Capital Project Street Fund 178 in the
estimated amount of $230,750.
BACKGROUND: The scope of the project is the reconstruction of the 600 block of South
Dooley Street (from College to Hudgins Streets) including paving, gutters,
sidewalks on both sides of the road, handicap ramps and driveway
approaches to Dooley Court and sidewalk only from Dooley Street to
Hudgins Street.
The roadway reconstruction project is located in the Original Town of
Grapevine, CDBG Target Area designated as census tract 1137.05 Block
Group 4, in the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Low/Moderate
Income Survey Data (LMISD).
These improvements will contribute to the upgrade of the area by
providing an improved travel surface for motorists and pedestrians in the
neighborhood.
The construction cost estimate for this project including engineering is
$442,750 of which approximately $212,000 is expected to be provided by
Tarrant County. The City's match is expected to be $230,750. The
application process requires that the following statement be included in
the memo.
"The City shall be responsible for all costs of the 45th Year CDBG project
that exceeds the amount of the grant fund."
Staff recommends approval
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