File #: RES-16:015    Version: 1 Name: Agreement with AHTD for 2015 TAP for the Craighead Forest Park Trailway
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/2/2016 In control: Finance & Administration Council Committee
On agenda: Final action: 3/1/2016
Title: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (AHTD) FOR THE FY 2015 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (TAP) - CRAIGHEAD FOREST PARK TRAILWAY
Sponsors: Grants, Parks & Recreation, Engineering
Indexes: Contract
Attachments: 1. Craighead Forest Trailway Phase 2 Agreement, 2. Certification for Craighead Forest Trailway Phase 2, 3. Craighead Forest Trailway (Phase 2) Budget Amendment, 4. Designated Employee Letter for Craighead Forest Trail (Phase 2)
Related files: CON-788

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (AHTD) FOR THE FY 2015 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (TAP) - CRAIGHEAD FOREST PARK TRAILWAY

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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro was awarded the FY 2015 Transportation Alternative Program Grant in the amount of $377,545 of which $302,036 are Federal-aid funds (80%); and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro will match the Federal-aid funds with $75,509 in local funds of said trail; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro will accept all accounting, reporting, and project responsibilities for said grant; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro will use said funds for the construction of  of the Craighead Forest Park Trailway Phase 2 as part of the Greenway Trailway, a master trail system that would provide pedestrian and bicycle accessibility to the recreational complexes throughout the City.

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:

 

SECTION 1: The City of Jonesboro will enter into agreement with the Arkansas State Highways and Transportation Department to accept the 2015 TAP - Craighead Forest Park Trail (Phase 2) Grant in the amount of $377,545; and

 

SECTION 2: The Mayor, City Clerk, and the City Attorney are hereby authorized by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this contractual agreement.

 

PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of March, 2016.