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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 CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON WADSWORTH BOULEVARD AT OHIO AVENUE.

WHEREAS, Wadsworth Boulevard can be enhanced by adding a right turn deceleration lane on northbound Wadsworth Boulevard at Ohio Street; and

WHEREAS, federal funds of $369,000 are available to complete the project with the City's contribution estimated at $158,000 including staff time; and

WHEREAS, Lakewood administration of the project will be coordinated through CDOT and requires that the City enter into an intergovernmental agreement for the City to design and construct the project.

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 CDOT, in form approved by the City Attorney, for design and construction of the project. The City of Lakewood's contribution shall not exceed One Hundred Fifty-eight Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($158,000).

SECTION 2. The City Treasurer is hereby authorized to make payment to the CDOT 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 November 28, 2005, at 7 o'clock p.m. at Lakewood Civic Center, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk