Title
Resolution - Public Hearing and Resolution Approving and Endorsing the 2024 (50th year) Community Development Block Grant Project for Downtown Neighborhood Sidewalks (Southwest Quadrant)
Requested Action
Approval of the Resolution endorsing the 2024 Community Development Block Grant Project.
Recommendation
Approval of 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 construction of public sidewalks in the southwest quadrant of downtown bounded by W. Broad St., S. 1st Ave., W. Kimball St. and S. 4th Ave. The project will add approximately 10,000 linear feet of 5-ft wide concrete sidewalks on both sides of the streets except where a sidewalk is existing or is not feasible to construct due to existing grades. It will also include sidewalk ramps where necessary at all street intersections as well as the reconstruction of existing drive approaches as necessary.
Construction of the 47th & 48th Year CDBG project (Pond Street from Broad St. to Lake St.) is complete.
Justification
The City of Mansfield has participated in the Consortium since its inception in 1975 and has received over four million dollars in grant funds. The program is an excellent way to rehabilitate and improve the targeted areas of the city.
Funding Source
The opinion of cost for the project including engineering fees is $1,339,632.00 with approximately $200,000 funded from the CDBG Grant and the remainder from the Street Bond Fund.
Prepared By
Raymond Coffman, Director of Engineering Services, 817-276-4238