TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Assistant Public Works Director
THROUGH: George Gretsas, City Manager
DATE: March 3, 2020
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 52-20 APPROVING THE LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING RECEIPT OF GRANT FUNDS FOR THE LOWSON BOULEVARD PROJECT FROM DOVER ROAD TO US-1/SE 5TH AVENUE; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO EFFECTUATE SAME; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve Resolution No. 52-20 to approve the Local Agency Program agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation regarding receipt of grant funds for the Lowson Boulevard Project from Dover Road to US-1/SE 5th Avenue in the amount of $4,463,000.
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Background:
The Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) administers competitive grant application processes annually for the funding of projects located within Palm Beach County. The grant application process typically commences in January, when the Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) posts online application materials. The Long-Range Transportation Plan Directions 2040 carved out future allocations of TPA Surface Transportation funds to be used at the TPA's discretion. As a result, the Local Initiatives (LI) program was created as an annual application process to identify and evaluate potential funding for lower-cost, non-regionally significant transportation projects identified by local communities. Approximately $18 million was then allocated annually to fund projects under the Local Initiatives (LI) Program. This is a cost reimbursement program where projects are selected by the TPA but administered by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
The program funds on and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities; infrastructure for improving non-driver access to public ...
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