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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to finalize and execute an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for up to $4,697,745 in Federal financial assistance for preliminary engineering, final design, and environmental clearance of the Capital Metro North Lamar Boulevard / Airport Boulevard - MetroRail Grade Separation project.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this item is available in the FY2022 Capital Contingency.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
? 1. Internal/External Customer Service Excellence ? 2. Stakeholder Engagement
? 3. Financial and Environmental Sustainability ? 4. Staff Development ? 5. Agency Growth Management
Strategic Objectives:
? 1.1 Safety & Risk ?1.2 Continuous improvement ? 1.3 Dynamic Change
?1.4 Culture of Innovation ?2.1 Be an Employer of Choice ?2.2 Organization Development
?2.3 Organization Culture ?3.1 Resource optimization ?3.2 Safety Culture
?3.3 Environmental Leadership ?4.1 Educate & Call to Action ?4.2 Build Partnerships
?4.3 Value of Transit ?4.4 Project Connect
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: Grade separating the MetroRail Red Line and North Lamar Boulevard would contribute to a high quality customer experience by making public transit services safer by reducing traffic conflicts and more reliable by eliminating restriction of vehicle movement through the intersection.
BUSINESS CASE: Identified as a Project Connect priority enhancement, this project increases efficiency of the existing transportation system by grade separating MetroRail Red Line and North Lamar Boulevard to avoid congestion that occurs when passing trains restrict vehicle movement through the intersection, which also affects 12 MetroRapid and 14 MetroBus buses during peak hours.
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