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H2. Res. 6116, Multi-Use Path Grant SupportCITY OF KALISPELL Report To: Doug Russell, City Manager Development Services 201 1st Avenue East - Kalispell, Montana 5991 Phone (406) 758-7940 From: Jarod Nygren, Development Services Director Subject: Resolution of Support of City submission of a grant application for a multi- use path connection for Four Mile Drive at the Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex Meeting Date: February 6, 2023 BACKGROUND: The Montana Department of Transportation's (MDT) Transportation Alternatives grant program provides for design -build projects to local governments for "Construction, planning, and design of on -road and off -road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non -motorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other safety -related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990." The City has successfully applied to this program in the past for trail segments along Highway 93. The City's current grant proposal is to build a multi -use path connection on the north side of Four Mile Drive at the west end of the Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex (KYAC), commonly referred to as Kidsports. The City submitted the same project in 2021 and was not awarded the funding to proceed. The path would connect the existing trail system on the east side of the Bypass along the Bloomstone site where users are dumped on to the road at the crest of the hill to the trail system within KYAC. Additionally, a marked and lighted pedestrian crossing would be installed at Meadow Vista Loop to provide a safe crossing location. Preliminarily, the path is estimated at 815' to be built in the MDT right of way (requiring no cash match), but from the east side of Parkway Drive the path would be built within the Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex to connect with an existing trail. The latter portion is expected to require matching funds. Given the timing of Bloomstone's development, an agreement has been made for a payment in lieu from Bloomstone that will be used as the match for the portion on KYAC. Public Works has developed an engineering and design plan with detailed cost estimates. If selected, MDT would finalize those plans and construct the project using their own staff or contractors. No funding for the project would come from MDT to the City. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Council approve Resolution 6116, recommending the City of Kalispell submit to MDT a grant application for a multi -use path for Four Mile Drive at the Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex. ALTERNATIVES: Council can elect to not pass the Resolution. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution 6116 RESOLUTION NO. 6116 A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF KALISPELL TO THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A GRANT TO FUND A MULTI -USE PATH CONNECTION FOR FOUR MILE DRIVE AT THE KALISPELL YOUTH ATHLETIC COMPLEX. WHEREAS, the Montana Department of Transportation's (MDT) Transportation Alternatives grant program provides funding to local governments to support transportation projects for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non -motorized forms of transportation in order to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell proposes to construct a multi -use path connection extending a distance of 815 feet beginning on the north side of Four Mile Drive at the west end of the Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex (KYAC), to connect the existing trail system on the east side of the Bypass alongside the Bloomstone site; and WHEREAS, the Youth Athletic Complex is utilized by up to 75,000 to 90,000 participants and spectators annually and the adjacent housing development provides housing for hundreds of residents and this project would be the final connector for pedestrians and bicyclists creating a safe and complete system of the area; and WHEREAS, the proposed improvements are identified as a priority project within the adopted MOVE 2040 Transportation Plan; and WHEREAS, since the project meets all criteria of the MDT Transportation Alternatives grant application for such funding it should have the support of the City of Kalispell. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. The Kalispell City Council approves and fully supports the application of the City of Kalispell for an MDT Transportation Alternatives funding grant to construct a multi -use path connection. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023. ATTEST: Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC City Clerk Mark Johnson Mayor