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TO: |
Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
David Hancock, Chief Capital Services Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Patti Garver, Manager of Environmental & Sustainability |
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TITLE:
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Contract: Critical Connections Study Funding Agreement (UDOT)
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Non-Procurement Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the Executive Director to execute a funding agreement and associated disbursements between UTA and the Utah Department of Transportation in the amount of $500,000 for critical connections study.
BACKGROUND:
The USDOT published a notice of funding opportunity for the Reconnecting Communities Grant Program on June 30, 2022. This planning grant program funds planning projects that reconnect communities by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including to mobility, access, or economic development. Salt Lake City submitted a grant application in September 2022 for the Project. Salt Lake City was selected on February 28, 2023, to receive funding under this program. Salt Lake City is not an eligible recipient of USDOT funds. Therefore, the funds will be awarded to UDOT as an eligible recipient; however, the Project will be managed by Salt Lake City. The agreement will allow transfer of UTA’s match of $500,000 to UDOT for the Project.
A previous version of this agreement (#23-P00309) was approved by the UTA Board of Trustees on December 20, 2023. The signatories on the previous version included the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City (RDA), UDOT, and UTA. However, upon further review, UDOT requested a new agreement to only include UDOT and UTA. A separate agreement would be completed between the RDA, Salt Lake City, and UDOT. Therefore, the December 20, 2023, agreement is rescinded and replaced by this agreement.
DISCUSSION:
The USDOT selected Salt Lake City to receive an award amount of $1,970,000 for the Critical Connections: Healing Salt Lake City’s East-West Divide project on February 28, 2023.
The aim of the Project is to better understand the nature of the East-West transportation divide and then co-create an infrastructure solution or program of solutions for further consideration and/or implementation by the Project Partners.
UTA will pay $500,000 to UDOT for costs authorized under the agreement.
CONTRACT SUMMARY:
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Contractor Name: |
UDOT |
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Contract Number: |
24-P00396 |
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Base Contract Effective Dates: |
10/09/2024 |
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Extended Contract Dates: |
N/A |
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Existing Contract Value: |
N/A |
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Amendment Amount: |
N/A |
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New/Total Contract Value: |
$500,000 |
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Procurement Method: |
Non-procurement |
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Budget Authority: |
Approved 2024 Capital Budget |
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ALTERNATIVES:
If this funding agreement is not executed, it may delay planning solutions to overcome transportation barriers to community connections.
FISCAL IMPACT:
UTA’s 5-year capital plan includes the Reconnecting Communities Study for $500,000 in MSP248-Planning and Environmental Analysis.
2024 Approved Capital Budget: $1,150,000
ATTACHMENTS:
Critical Connections Study Funding Agreement