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2006-36

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 THREE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE FOLLOWING INTERSECTIONS: GIRTON DRIVE/KIPLING PARKWAY, 20TH AVENUE/KIPLING STREET, AND COLFAX AVENUE/NEWLAND STREET AND ROADWAY REALIGNMENT AT THE COLFAX AVENUE AND YOUNGFIELD STREET INTERSECTION

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

WHEREAS, federal safety funds of $1,600,000 are available to re-construct the traffic signals and realign the intersection roadway 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 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 22, 2006 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