HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 08 - 2022 - Amend CDOT Wadsworth ProjectCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 08
Series of 2022
TITLE: A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE IMPROVE WADSWORTH
PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to provide for the improvement of
Wadsworth Boulevard from 35th Avenue to Interstate 70; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded a federal transportation grant in 2015 by the
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to improve Wadsworth Boulevard
between 35th and 48th Avenues; and
WHEREAS, the City approved an Agreement on October 12, 2015 with the
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), DRCOG’s funding steward, for the
original funding of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City was allocated additional State Safety funds by CDOT to
replace the traffic signal at 38th Avenue and to improve the streetscape on the west side
of Wadsworth Boulevard between 38th Avenue and 41st Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded a third federal transportation grant using
COVID funds by DRCOG for the Project; and
WHEREAS, DRCOG approved the transfer of funding awarded for an
environmental assessment for a grade separation project at the Ward Road BNSF
crossing to this Project; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded a Revitalizing MainStreets grant using ARPA
funds by CDOT to improve the streetscape on the east side of Wadsworth Boulevard
between 35th Avenue and 41st Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City staff has negotiated Amendment #2 to the amended
Agreement with CDOT to add the four additional funding sources to the Project for the
construction phase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, that:
Section 1. Amendment Approved. Amendment #2 between the City and the
Colorado Department of Transportation for Project No. NHPP 1211-086, SA
21006: Wadsworth Boulevard Widening from 35th Avenue to Interstate 70, is
hereby approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to
execute the same.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 28th day of February 2022.
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Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk