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Council authorizes CDOT intergovernmental agreement to fund ADA sidewalk upgrades
Summary
Council approved Resolution 25‑021 authorizing an IGA with CDOT and a budget amendment to accept TIP funding for ADA improvements on Fortman Avenue and Medicine Bow Avenue; project budget roughly $159,707 with local match funded by prior cost savings.
The City Council on June 17 approved Resolution 25‑021, authorizing the city to enter an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to receive Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) funds for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sidewalk and pedestrian‑ramp upgrades on Fortman Avenue and Medicine Bow Avenue.
Deputy City Engineer Abba Dovari presented the project and the funding plan, saying the project’s total value comes to about "$159,707,100" in the slides and that the local match of roughly 17% (about $27,492) would be covered from prior CDOT cost savings that had flowed back into the general fund. Dovari explained the work will remove and replace sidewalk and bring pedestrian ramps into ADA compliance along the identified corridors.
Why it matters: the project aims to improve walkability and pedestrian safety on corridors that serve neighborhoods and local traffic. The funding uses regional TIP dollars administered by CDOT and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG), with a local match required to release federal funds.
Council action: Council member Estes moved to approve Resolution 25‑021 and Council member Herzberg seconded. The clerk recorded a 6‑yes vote and the motion carried. The council vote also approved the related budget amendment to apply prior cost savings to the local match requirement.
Discussion vs. decision: the council’s vote was a formal authorization to execute the IGA and amend the fiscal‑year 2025 budget; staff reported no changes to the scope at the hearing. Dovari provided additional context that leftover funds from a completed CDOT project (Carson 85) were being reallocated under city financial policy to cover the match.
Ending: With the IGA authorized, staff may request CDOT disperse federal TIP funds and proceed to design and construction procurement consistent with the agreement and city procurement policy.
