AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Resolution 2021-54R, approving a pedestrian underpass agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for department of Transportation Project No 97547H at Milepost 209.39; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: March 16, 2021
Department: Parks and Recreation
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $111,631.00
Account Number: 50036945-70200
Funds Available: $206,500.00
Account Name: C713-General
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Background Information:
This is for the permit to construct the last portion of the San Marcos River Shared Use Path, formerly known as the Crosstown Pathway Project, on Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) right-of-way. The final 250 feet will complete the TxDOT project that will allow ADA access along the San Marcos River from City Park to Ramon Lucio Park. This section connects Children's Park with Rio Vista Park by a path under the railroad bridge, belonging to Union Pacific, that crosses the San Marcos river between the parks.
The funding source for the UPRR Agreement was previously identified in the CIP as the ADA Ramp project with available unencumbered funds of $206,000. During construction of the S...
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