Councilors Shannon

1 2 Councilors Shannon, 3 Bushor, Knodell: Bd. of Finance 4 5 6 7AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT #4 TO 8COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF VERMONT 9FOR THE CHAMPLAIN PARKWAY PROJECT 10 11 12 13 14In the year Two Thousand Thirteen……………………………………………………………… 15Resolved by the City Council of the City of Burlington, as follows: 16 17That WHEREAS, the Southern Connector/Champlain Parkway/ MEGC-M5000 (1)/108 has 18been listed in the City’s Municipal Plan and Transportation Plan as a project to be completed and 19provides public benefit through the reduction of commuter and truck traffic in neighborhoods 20along the southern section of Pine Street and provides continuous access to the Waterfront from 21the south; and 22 WHEREAS, a portion of the project has been constructed and is currently unusable 23because it lacks a northern terminus; and 24 WHEREAS, a considerable amount of time, effort and funds have been expended in 25determining the best and most feasible course of action; and 26 WHEREAS, the City of Burlington is responsible for developing and maintaining all 27public infrastructure and facilities necessary for the continued success and development of its 28downtown, including the waterfront; and 29 WHEREAS, the funding equation for the Champlain Parkway is 95% Federal, 3% State 30and 2% Local and the local share for this design and permitting phase of the project is budgeted 31for in the Annual Street and Sidewalk Capital Improvement Program; and 32 WHEREAS, the City Council authorized the Mayor to execute the Cooperative 33Agreement in 1998; and 34 WHEREAS, the City Council authorized the Mayor to execute Amendments to the 35Cooperative Agreement in 2004, 2010 and 2012; and 36 WHEREAS, the original spending limits of the Cooperative Agreement and Amendment 37No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 have been expended due to the complexity of the project; and 38 2

39 40 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT # 4 TO 41 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF 42 VERMONT FOR THE CHAMPLAIN PARKWAY PROJECT 43 44 WHEREAS, on May 13, 2013, the Board of Finance unanimously approved and recommended 45that City Council authorize the amendment of the agreement with the Vermont Agency of Transportation 46for the Champlain Parkway project in the total project amount of $8,750,000; 47 WHEREAS, acknowledging the importance of how these amendments are to be reflected in actual 48expenses predicted for the current and future fiscal years, DPW staff is submitting revised capital budgets 49for the Champlain Parkway for FY 13 and FY 14, resulting thereby in a FY 13 capital budget total of 50$700,000, with a local match obligation predicted to be 2% of the total valued at $14,000 and has 51prepared a FY 14 capital budget total of $941,500, with a local match obligation of 2% of the total valued 52at $18,830; 53 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Mayor Miro Weinberger is authorized to execute 54an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with Vermont Agency of Transportation for the Champlain 55Parkway as attached hereto, subject to prior review and approval by the City Attorney; and 56 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Administrator’s Office is hereby authorized to 57amend the FY 13 capital budget for the Champlain Parkway in accordance with the above provisions. 58 59

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