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A RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CDOT) FOR THE DESIGN AND RE-CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE FOLLOWING INTERSECTIONS: FLORIDA AVENUE/KIPLING PARKWAY, WADSWORTH BOULEVARD/MORRISON ROAD, WADSWORTH BOULEVARD/5TH AVENUE, GARRISON STREET/ALAMEDA AVENUE AND SIMMS STREET/COLFAX AVENUE AND MEDIAN CONSTRUCTION AT THE KIPLING STREET/COLFAX AVENUE INTERSECTION.

WHEREAS, the six signalized intersections listed above are high-accident locations and need to be improved; and,

WHEREAS, federal safety funds of $1,690,000 are available to re-construct the traffic signals and construct a median with the City's contribution estimated at $5,000; and,

WHEREAS, administration of the project will be coordinated through the Colorado Department of Transportation and requires the City enter into an intergovernmental agreement for design and construction of the traffic signals and median.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Lakewood, Colorado, that:

SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, an agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), in form approved by the City Attorney, for design and construction of the project. The City of Lakewood's contribution shall not exceed Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000).

SECTION 2. The City Treasurer is hereby authorized to make payment to the Colorado Department of Transportation in accordance with said contract.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by a vote of 11 for and 0 against at a regular meeting of the City Council on May 2, 2005, at 7 o'clock p.m. at Lakewood Civic Center South, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk