Title
Resolution - Public Hearing and Resolution Approving and Endorsing the 2021 (47th year) Community Development Block Grant Project for Pond Street (East Broad Street to Lake Street)
Requested Action
Approve the Resolution endorsing the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Project.
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution.
Description/History
Each year the City of Mansfield participates in a consortium with 29 other cities through Tarrant County to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. CDBG projects must fall within areas of the City that meet specific criteria based on income level. The targeted areas represent the low to moderate-income sections of the City according to the Census.
This year, Staff recommends the reconstruction of Pond St. from East Broad Street to Lake Street. Pond Street is an asphalt street with a short section of existing sidewalk that has deteriorated. The existing 6" water line along Pond St. is 33-year old PVC and the existing 15" sanitary sewer line is 41-year old PVC. The neighborhood on the east side of Pond Branch has been connected to the downtown area through a pedestrian bridge that connects to Kimball St. Currently, pedestrian access stops at Pond Street and will be connected to the sidewalk system that will be constructed in the neighborhood with this project.
The current status of the City’s CDBG program is as follows:
Construction of the 46th Year CDBG project (Lake Street) will start construction this spring.
Justification
The City of Mansfield has participated in the Consortium since its inception in 1975 and has received over three million dollars in grant funds. The program is an excellent way to rehabilitate the targeted areas of the City without impacting the local tax rate.
Funding Source
The opinion of cost for the project including engineering fees is $876,567.38 with approximately $430,000 funded from the CDBG Grants (47th & 48th Years) and the remainder from the Street Bond ...
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