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Council briefed on final payment and closeout items for Tiger Grant downtown project
Summary
Staff requested final acceptance and authorization for final payment of $52,000 and release of $30,000 in retention for the Tiger Grant downtown street project, noting $11 million in federal Tiger funds and ongoing federal reporting and environmental monitoring requirements through 2027.
City staff presented a final-acceptance item for the Tiger Grant downtown street skate project, asking council to authorize a final payment of $52,000 and release $30,000 in retention funds.
Staff said the federal Tiger Grant component of the project amounted to $11 million and noted additional funding sources including GEO bonds and local sewer funds used during construction. The presenter described a remaining set of federal performance- and environmental-monitoring obligations; for example, mussel surveys tied to riverfront work will continue into 2027 and certain pedestrian and tourism counts remain as required performance measures.
A staff member said approximately $2.2 million in geo-bonded funds that were not expended for the project will be redistributed to other capital projects such as sewer separation and road work. Council discussed the administrative closeout steps, documentation and remaining visible counting tasks such as pedestrian counters on Main and Jefferson Streets.
The item was framed as a second closeout (the riverfront portion closed previously) and staff said the final federal paperwork remains to be completed but no further substantial construction is expected on this component.
