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Council approves amendment to fully fund Braddock'Dunn intersection work, waiving local 20% mobility cap to let FDOT add scope
Summary
The Finance Committee approved an amendment raising the city transfer to $4.4 million and increasing the appropriation to $9.4 million for the Braddock and Dunn Avenue intersection improvement so FDOT can include the work in its resurfacing project; the committee waived the 20% mobility-zone intersection cap to do so and re-referred the bill as amended.
The Finance Committee approved an amendment on Jan. 6 to increase funding and authorize a waiver so the Florida Department of Transportation can add the Braddock and Dunn Avenue intersection improvements to a planned Dunn Avenue resurfacing project.
Nina Sickler of Public Works described the change: "The purpose of the amendment is to increase the funding for the Braddock And Dunn Avenue intersection improvement project, to fully fund the project," and explained the city previously planned to phase out funding under a 20% mobility-zone rule that limits the proportion of mobility-zone funds applied to intersections.
The amendment would (1) increase the overall appropriation (described in committee as $9.4 million), (2) waive section 655.505'the 20% mobility-zone limit for this project'and (3) add authority for the mayor to sign the local funding agreement with FDOT. The auditors and staff confirmed approximately $14.3 million was available in Zone 4 and that roughly $4.9 million would remain in the zone after this appropriation.
Councilmember Gaffney and others supported the amendment as a way to fully fund needed safety and mobility improvements. Public Works and counsel told the committee there is a time constraint: FDOT requires a deposit by early March, and staff indicated a two-week re-referral to second reading would not overly burden the project timeline.
The committee carried the amendment, then voted to re-refer the amended bill; recorded committee tallies on the amendment and re-referral were unanimous where recorded.
Why it matters: The change leverages mobility-zone developer fees to address a safety-critical intersection and expedites delivery by folding the work into an FDOT resurfacing contract, at the cost of reducing Zone 4 reserves available for other projects.
