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Request for Approval of Grant Submission - DPS/ENG Support for the submission of an application for the Oakland County Access to Transit Program for Walton Blvd. Access
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Whereas, voters passed the Oakland County Public Transportation Millage in November 2022; and
Whereas, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners appropriated $2.5 million of Oakland County Public Transportation Millage to create the Oakland County 2027 Access to Transit Program (the “Program”); and
Whereas, the Program seeks to assist eligible applicants in Oakland County to further the enhancement and expansion of public transit services by providing limited matching funds to support their efforts in making transit stops easier and safer to get to and more comfortable to wait at; and
Whereas, the City of Rochester Hills (the “Applicant”) desires to submit a Program application for Walton Blvd Non-Motorized Crossing to provide a path connection along E. Oakland Dr from Meadow Brook Rd to the north side of Walton Blvd, installation a traffic signal at Walton Blvd and E. Oakland Dr, modernization of the traffic signal at Walton Blvd and Firewood Dr, and provide bus stop pads on Walton Blvd east of E. Oakland Dr and Walton Blvd west of Firewood Dr; and
Whereas, the proposed application is supported by the 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Plan; and
Whereas, the City of Rochester Hills has prepared a Program application in the amount of $880,000.00, based on a total project cost of $1,100,000.00, to fund Preliminary Engineering, Bidding/Construction, and Construction Engineering for the desired and proposed improvements; and
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Rochester Hills City Council hereby approves the submission of an application to 2027 Access to Transit Program in the amount of $880,000.00 based on a total project cost of $1,100,000.00.
Be It Further Resolved, that if the project is approved, the City of Rochester Hills will enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Oakland...
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