Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Department of Transportation to continue to study the Wilson Street corridor for future improvements. No appropriation is required at this time as staff in the Department of Transportation will work on recommendations as part of their budgeted work duties as part of the funded salaries in the adopted 2019 operating budget. The adopted 2019 CIP reflects the Wilson Street reconstruction project from Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to King Street as planned for construction in 2022 with unidentified TIF funding. Recommendations from the Department of Transportation will provide guidelines for the future plans of the project.
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Adopting the Interim Recommendations for South Broom Street and the 300 block of West Wilson Street, contingent on a successful pilot in the spring of 2019.
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WHEREAS, water main breaks continue to occur on the 300 block of West Wilson Street, disrupting service for area residents; and,
WHEREAS, pavement conditions on both Wilson and Broom Streets have deteriorated to a point where reconstruction is needed; and,
WHEREAS, both Wilson Street and Broom Street provide important access to downtown and the University for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, in the resolution authorizing the reconstruction of the 10 and 100 blocks of West Wilson Street, a provision was made for the City to develop a plan for a bike friendly corridor on Wilson St by the time the Judge Doyle Square Project is complete; and,
WHEREAS, the City’s Department of Transportation has authored an Interim Recommendation Report, that provides recommendations for the geometry for the 300 block of West Wilson Street and the first three blocks of Broom Street; and,
WHEREAS, reconstruction of Wilson Street is included in the City’s 2019 Capital Budget,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City adopt the Interim Recommendations for South Broom Street and the 300 block of West Wilson Street, contingent...
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