10 - Grant Project Closeout for the Dickson Orange Street Improvements

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Item No. 10 TO: City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Carla Easton, PE, City Engineer SUBJI.-."'CT: GRANT PROJECT CLOSEOUT FOR TUE '11 1 xCDBG DICKSON & ORANGE ST IMPROVEMENTS DATE: June 1, 2018 BACKGROUND: In 2015, the City applied for a grant through the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program — Community Development Fund (TxCDBG - CD), administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture fir the replacement of water lines, sewer lines and street repair oil Dickson Street from 9'h NW to 11"' NW, and also a sewer line replacement along Orange St. The City was awarded this grant for the 2016-17 budget year, providing $275,000 toward plan development and construction of the proposed improvements. Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter completed the construction drawings for the project, and B. Bray Construction completed the work. STATUS OF ISSUE: All work under this grant pro'lect is complete. Council accepted the improvement,,, in May 2018, and we are now ready to proceed with grant closeout. As, part of the TxCDBG closeout process, a public bearing is required to receive input fi-orn interested pat -ties. BUDGET: This project was funded from'I'xCDBG Community Development Fund, RECOMMENDATION: Conduct a public hearing to receive input regarding the "f'xCDBG Dickson & Orange St Improvement project, and authorize the City Manager to execute necessary documents for grant closeout.