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Council approves DOT reimbursement and debates RISE grant projects and 16th Street roundabout funding
Summary
Council authorized reimbursement to the Iowa DOT for turn‑lane work (~$353,000) and discussed a $6 million RISE grant for Rail Park improvements and a $500,000 roundabout award at 16th Street (project total ~$1.4 million, leaving an estimated $900,000 local share); staff said final budget and bid approval would return to council.
The Clinton City Council on April 14 adopted a resolution approving city payment and subsequent reimbursement related to turn‑lane construction at Highway 30 and South 54th Street, and held an extended discussion about RISE grant‑funded Rail Park improvements and a 16th Street roundabout grant.
Councilmember Kerns introduced the reimbursement resolution, noting the city will pay approximately $353,000 for work completed by the Iowa Department of Transportation and be reimbursed per the development agreement. City Engineer Jason Craft told the council the city received a $6 million RISE grant to fund Rail Park improvements (including a new bridge and pavement), that the project was split into two phases for separate developers (Atlas and HOBO), and that Atlas had paid its share while HOBO remained pending.
Craft said DOT paving of eastbound Highway 30 presented economies of scale and reduced local costs compared with separate city construction, and recommended moving forward with the reimbursement. Council approved the DOT reimbursement resolution by roll call.
Council then discussed a $500,000 award for a 16th Street roundabout with an estimated total project cost of $1.4 million, which would leave roughly $900,000 in local funding to be determined. Craft advised the council the award could be approved now without committing final budget dollars, that final design and contract approvals would return to council during the budget and bidding process, and that the city could decline later if needed (though the grant might be reallocated). Council members raised concerns about the local share amid current capital improvement planning; the transcript records that council approved the related agreement/motion to proceed with the grant acceptance and to return with detailed budget and bid actions later.
