AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Resolution 2023-89R, supporting the City's application for the Purgatory Creek Improvements - Trails project to the Texas Department of Transportation's 2023 Transportation Alternatives Set-aside (TA) call for projects; and declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: May 16, 2023
Department: Engineering & CIP
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Funds Required: NA
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Funds Available: NA
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Prior Council Action: NA
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Background Information:
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) administers Transportation Alternatives Set-aside (TA) funds for locally sponsored bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects in communities across the state. In December of 2022, TxDOT's TA program issued a call for up to 3 projects that meet the program criteria. City staff submitted the Purgatory Creek Improvements - Trails project as one of the three applications.
The TxDOT review process is a two-step process. In step 1, TxDOT received a total of 465 preliminary applications from 304 unique entities, totaling more than $1.7 billion dollars in funding requests. It is anticipat...
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