City of
Common
Council Report
Meeting
Date:
February 20, 2012
Item
No.:
Recommendation:
That the Common Council considers a motion to enter into an agreement
with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WDOT) to initiate the
construction of a new access road to the lakefront redevelopment sites. (4th
Aldermanic District)
Background:
The lakefront redevelopment sites situated along the east side of 5th
Avenue currently have access via 5th Avenue, Puetz
Road and Ryan Road, which are all two-lane rural roads primarily lined with
residential properties. The lakefront development
will require improved access that will accommodate vehicular, bicycle and
pedestrian traffic. A road extension
from the intersection of STH 100/STH 32 across the vacant land at 9648 S.
Chicago Road to an intersection of 5th Avenue/Ryan Road has long
been the plan. There is a future road
pattern on the Official Map.
While
redevelopment of the lakefront will take place over several years, it is
recommended that this road extension be constructed along with the initial
project phases to facilitate construction of later phases and provide a proper
gateway to the site and to Bender Park.
The goal is construction in 2014.
WDOT has
designated the proposed road extension a relocation/reconstruction of 5th
Avenue. This designation will allow the
project to be eligible for various state and federal funding sources, such as
STP-Urban funding, which is 80% (state)-20% (local.)
To maintain
eligibility for funding opportunities, the City must work under a State/Municipal
agreement to assure design in accordance with NEPA requirements (development of
an environmental document.) To that end,
WDOT’s municipal consultant must be involved with all aspects of the design
process and this agreement provides that the City will pay the associated costs,
which is estimated at $70,000 per the agreement.
Engineering
has already begun work on preliminary design and coordination with WDOT and the
property owner. Once the WDOT agreement
is in place, Engineering will select a design firm to continue on with the
design process, including right-of-way acquisition, coordination with WDOT and
the railroad, and funding applications.
Under this
agreement, project design, WDOT review, right-of-way acquisition and railroad
crossing costs are to be locally funded.
This will preserve Oak Creek’s STP funding allocation for use during the
construction phase and allow the design process to proceed as soon as possible.
Fiscal Impact:
There is $175,000 budgeted in 2012 for design of the road. This will allow for the City to proceed with
the design. The remaining funds for
completion of the design and right-of-way will have to be budgeted for in 2013.
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Prepared
by: Michael
C. Simmons, P.E. City
Engineer |
Respectfully
submitted: Gerald
Peterson, ICMA-CM City
Administrator |
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Fiscal
review by: Mark
D. Wyss Finance
Director |
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