1997-02-24 Regular Meeting of City Council

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. REQUEt FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 1'& Agenda Date Requested: Februarv 24. 1997 Requested By: Guv Rankin Department: Planning Report Resolution x Ordinance Exhibits: 1. 2. 3. 4. Ordinance Letters from TXDOT and Williams Brothers Construction Advanced Funding Agreement Area Map SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The FY '96-'97 Budget includes $66,000 to install three (3) utility casings. The first phase is the SH 146/225 Interchange Project. This project includes two casings for a water line and a sewer line crossing SH 146 at the northern limits of the SH 146/225 Interchange. These utility lines will ultimately provide water and sewer service to approximately 40 acres within La Porte and approximately 200 acres within our extra-territorial juriSdiction northwest of the interchange. (Both areas are currently undeveloped and unserved.) The second phase, which will be addressed at a later date, will include a casing project at Madison Street for an existing water line crossing SH 146. After some investigation, staff recommends utilizing TXDOT's highway contractor, Williams Brothers Construction, for the installation of the two utility lines. The costs provided by Williams Brothers are $35,630.46 and $32,132.68 for water and sewer respectively. The preliminary design for budgeting purposes showed both lines being 545 feet in length. The current design requires that the water line be 640 feet and the sewer 620 feet. The additional length has created a budget deficit of $1,763.14 in addition to the costs for the Madison Street project which will be constructed at a later date. Additional funding for this current project would come from the Capital Improvement Contingency Fund (Acct. No. 003-9890-700-9150), which currently has a balance of $75,000. Other options would be for the City to disannex the area or provide for utilities after construction of the interchange at a cost much greater than the amount we are currently requesting. Council may recall that in 1990 they made a policy decision to install utility casings across SH 146/225 to provide for future utility service. Staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement for Advanced Fundi"ng with the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $67,763.14 for the installation of casings and utility lines by Williams Brothers Construction.