TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Caryn Gardner-Young, Acting Public Works Director
THROUGH: Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: May 7, 2019
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RESOLUTION NO. 82-19 TO APPROVE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM (LAP) SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 6 (TIME EXTENSION REQUEST) FOR THE NE 2ND AVE. / SEACREST BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT PHASE 0.
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve Resolution No. 82-19 to approve FDOT LAP Supplemental Agreement No. 6 for a time extension to the completion date of the original LAP agreement for NE 2nd Ave / Seacrest Beautification project Phase 0 (PN 11-067).
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Background:
The NE 2nd Ave / Seacrest Boulevard 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 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 recommends the provision of bicycle facilities along the NE 2nd Avenue (Seacrest) corridor. As a result, the Seacrest Beautification project will provide for 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 for these infrastructure improvements. Phase 0 limits are from Lake Ida Road to NE 8th Street / George Bush ...
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