TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Dale S. Sugerman, PhD., Assistant City Manager
THROUGH: Chief Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: June 20, 2017
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APPROVAL OF THE LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 (TIME EXTENSION REQUEST) WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR NE 2ND AVENUE / SEACREST BOULEVARD BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT PHASE 0
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Local Agency Program (LAP) Supplemental Agreement No. 2 for an extension to the construction completion date of the original LAP agreement for NE 2nd Avenue / Seacrest Boulevard Beautification Project Phase 0.
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Background:
The Seacrest Boulevard (NE 2nd Avenue) Beautification project was initiated in response to the requests from the Del Ida Park Neighborhood Community for a more aesthetically pleasing streetscape that addressed pedestrian and bicyclist safety along a main corridor leading directly into downtown Delray Beach. The City of Delray Beach and Delray Beach CRA have acknowledged the need for beautification and other necessary improvements through the development of the Seacrest/Del-Ida Park Neighborhood Plan which was adopted by the City Commission on March 3, 1998. The City’s Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan as well as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Master Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan also recommends the provision for bicycle facilities along the NE 2nd Avenue (Seacrest) corridor. As a result, the Seacrest Beautification project will provide for and/or increase the use of pedestrian and bicycle facilities, while creating an appropriately improved streetscape within a highly visible neighborhood.
The Seacrest Beautification project is federally funded through the FDOT Local Agency Program. The project was planned for implementation in four phases to maximize the amount of federal funding that could be made available fo...
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