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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEBT 2 <br /> a.. <br /> t <br /> PcOJECT TITLE: Briefing COUNCIL BILL# i7(D~IQa <br /> An Ordinance closing a special <br /> improvement project entitled, Proposed Action Originating Department Public Works <br /> Consent Contact Person Dave Davis <br /> "Bond Street Railroad Phone Number 425-257-8913 <br /> Crossing,"Fund 303,Program Action <br /> 056 as established by First Reading FOR AGENDA OF December 20,2017 <br /> Ordinance No. 3034-07 Second Reading <br /> Third Reading <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Budget Advisory Initialed by: <br /> Department Head <br /> CAA <br /> Council President do <br /> Location Preceding Action <br /> Attachments Department(s) Approval <br /> Bond Street Ordinance No. 3034-07 Proposed Ordinance Public Works <br /> Amount Budgeted $255,000 <br /> Expenditure Required $153,243 AccountNumber(s):PW 3033 <br /> Budget Remaining $101,757 <br /> Additional Required $0 -- — <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> The City received a grant for constructing an improved pedestrian crossing t Bond Street. <br /> r let. C tyrtheorengineering . <br /> staff designed and negotiated easements with.Burlington NorthernFe(BNSF)in the vicinity.Upon ss <br /> The project was postponed to avoid work conflict with significant utility projects <br /> e- <br /> engaging BNSF, additional requirements for the crossing produced a cost estimate that quintupled the <br /> original costs. With no external funds available for construction,the project was abandoned.BNSF later <br /> closed the access to the crossing. <br /> • <br /> Federal grant funds require that a project advance to construction within <br /> expenses hia in t certain ordinance or ant the y federal <br /> funds used for preliminary engineering must be repaid.The final Stateae reflect <br /> Department of <br /> repayment of$64,815 of preliminary engineering costs by City and Washington <br /> Transportation staff financed by federal grant funds. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(Exact action requested of Council): <br /> Adopt an ordinance closing a special improvement project entitled, "Bond Street Railroad Crossing,"Fund <br /> 303,Program 056, as established by Ordinance No. 3034-07. <br /> 3 <br />