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Submittal Date: <br />10/16/12 <br />Council Date: <br />10/22/12 <br />CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Originating Department: <br />Engineering, Planning <br />& Development <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Presented By: <br />Shawn Napier, P.E. Director of <br />Engineering, Planning & <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />17. <br />Approve an application to the Texas Department of Transportation's statewide transportation <br />enhancement program for funding of a two mile addition to the Trail de Paris and authorize the City <br />Manager to acquire two parcels of land for the project should the City of Paris be awarded the grant.. <br />POLICY ISSUE�S�: <br />Grant application <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City of Paris has an opportunity to expand the Trail de Paris in parts of West Paris. The project is <br />proposing to provide a transportation corridor between Heritage Park, the Justice Elementary Safe <br />Routes to School project, Leon Williams Park, the Boys & Girls Club, Red River Valley Fairgrounds <br />and T.G. Givens school. This project is part of the overall master plan for the Trail de Paris. <br />The Texas Department of Transportation announced the call for nominations in September this year for <br />communities to apply for federal highway funding assistance made available through the Transportation <br />Enhancement Program. The project has an estimated cost of $533,259.72. It requires at least a 20% <br />match. The City match portion is estimated at $106,651.94, this match would not be required until the <br />2013-2014 budget year. <br />The City of Paris owns the majority of the Right-of-Way (ROW) for the proposed project. The City of <br />Paris will need to try to acquire ROW or easements from two property owners just north of Bonham St. <br />BOARD�COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Resolution with project map and cost estimate <br />ACTION: <br />❑ Financial Report <br />❑ Department Report <br />❑ Presentation <br />❑ Public Hearing <br />FisCai. NoTES: <br />City of Paris <br />❑ Minute Order <br />� Resolution <br />❑ Ordinance <br />❑ Other <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />YTD Actual <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />105 <br />2013-2014 Budget <br />$106,651.94 + ROW/easement cost <br />$ <br />$ <br />Revised 2/04/08 <br />