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County Administrator's Report 12. 32.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	04/09/2015
Issue: County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) – SR 295 (Navy Boulevard)
From:	Joy D. Blackmon, P.E.
Department:	Public Works
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the County Incentive Grant Program - State Road 295 (Navy Boulevard) - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) - State Road (SR) 295 (Navy Boulevard):

A. Authorize the County Administrator, or his designee, to sign and submit a request for CIGP Funds to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to request Grant funding for the Navy Boulevard Access Management and Corridor Beautification Project; and

B. Authorize the Chairman and/or the County Administrator, or designee, to sign any other documents related to the request for CIGP Funds, subject to Legal sign-off, and without further action of the Board, if applicable.

[Funding: The Grant requires a 50% match, $825,000, which the County already has allocated in Fund 352, LOST III, Cost Center 220102]

BACKGROUND:

A project application for the County Incentive Grant Program is being submitted by Escambia County for the Navy Boulevard Access Management and Corridor Beautification Project. This program allows the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to make grants to counties for the improvement of transportation facilities on the State Highway System (SHS). CIGP Funds may be awarded for local transportation facilities off the SHS, but such a project would need to relieve traffic congestion on the SHS.

If a project off the SHS is selected for the FDOT 5-Year Work Program, the County will need to enter into a Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) with FDOT in the fiscal year that the project is funded. If the project selected is on the SHS, FDOT will manage the project and no JPA will be required.

The CIGP Grant Program requires a 50% local match. The County has these matching funds already allocated through LOST III. The total allocation for FDOT District Three for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020 combined is $5.4 million.

County staff has completed multiple public involvement phases to date: Navy Boulevard Corridor Vision Plan and Design Guidelines Manual, Navy Boulevard Corridor Management Plan, and Navy Boulevard Public Involvement Plan. The project is currently scheduled to begin the Project Development and Environment Study (PD&E) phase in Summer 2015 (cost estimated at $1.51M, to be funded through LOST III), and the Professional Engineering Design phase in Summer 2017 per the FDOT 5-Year Work Program (cost estimated at $1.65M). County staff is seeking $825,000 of CIGP Funds, which would fund 50% of the design cost. County staff is anticipating construction of the project to begin FY 2019/2020.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

The grant requires a 50% match, $825,000, which the County already has allocated in Fund 352 LOST III, Funding Source 220102.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

County, FDOT, West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC) staff, and local stakeholders will coordinate efforts.

Attachments
County Incentive Grant Program App
Project Concept
Secretary Barfield Email