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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR2008-002S:\Out Documents\Resnlntions\08\Resolulion (or FY 2009 Congressional Priority Projects (Peb. 200R).dnc RESOLUTION NO./~~,~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE CITY OF DENTON'S FISCAL YEAR 2009 CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 110"` CONGRESS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Second Session of the 110`" Congressional Session convened on January 3, 2008; and WHEREAS, the Congressionatdelegation has made a request for Congressional Priority Projects which are projects that are eligible for Federal funding; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve the City of Denton's fiscal year 2009 Congressional Priority Projects, attached as Exhibit "1 "; NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES: SECTION 1. The City of Denton's fiscal year 2009 Congressional Priority Projects for Second Session of the 110"' Congressional Session are approved as set forth in Exhibit "l," incorporated herein and made a part of this Resolution for all purposes. SECTION 2. The Mayor and City Council, City Manager, and the City Attorney, or their designees shall communicate the items included in the fiscal year 2009 Congressional Priority Projects to members of the Second Session of 110`h Congressional delegation. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY: ~-om~, ~~ ~ h~~ o.~~ APPRcC)VED AS'TO LEGAL FORM: EDWIN M. SNY - E ,CITY ATTORNEY R. McNETLL, MAYOR BY. city ®fficials Mayor Perry McNeill Mayor Pro Tem Pete Kamp Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Joe Mulroy Councilmember Charlye Heggins Councilmember Jack Thomson i Councilmember Chris Watts Councilmember Bob Montgomery 4 i CITY STAFF City Manager George Campbell Assistant City Manager Howard Martin Assistant City Manager Jon Fortune Assistant City Manager Fred Greene For more information please contact: John Cabrales Public Information/Intergovernmental Relations Officer 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, TX 76201 940-349-8509 john.cabrales@cityofdenton.com a~ e .-:.... Denton Municipal Airport [DTOI Safety and Security Enhancements The City of Denton appreciates the delegation's support for this priority and fully re- spectfully request continued support for this priority project. DTO plays. an important role in the regional economy, serving as a general aviation hub for North Texas. As a result of substantial capital investments by the City of Denton and TxDOTAviation, the Denton Airport has increased the number of private developments on the field. These developments have in turn increased the airfield employment base by more than 40 percent and the development pace is projected to continue to grow. The Denton Airport is requesting $990,000 in discretionary funding for security enhancements. These improvements include security fencing and controlled access points to increase airport security and wildlife control. This project is recognized in the current Airport Master Plan. FAA personnel have identified the lack of security fencing as a weakness that needs to be addressed. The installation of the security fencing will further facilitate the current growth trend on the facility as more and more corporate aircraft operators will only utilize secured facilities. Ecn~ ~ ~" r 0 DENTQN FY 2009 Denton Airport has approximately 240 based aircraft and experiences more than 100,000 operations per year with a large amount of corporate jet and a steady increase in air cargo activity. The airport attracts aircraft operations from all over i the world due to its major maintenance facilities as well as its location and. con- venience. The addition of the newly aligned primary taxiway has increased the j safety and capacity of the airport for airport users. Completed projects over the past year at the airport include: Completion of a new terminal and administration building. Completion of a new parallel taxiway which can serve as an emergency landing surface should the runway be closed or unusable.. Future planned projects at the airport include: The extension of the runway to 7,000 feet. The design and construction of a new taxiway from the runway to the southeast side of the airport to improve development opportunities. For more information please contact: Airport Mark Nelson Transportation Director 5000 Airport Road Denton, TX 76207 940-349-7702 mark nelson@cityofdenton.com The Hickory Street Corridor Project will link Downtown Denton's historic square (on the Na- tional Register of Historic Places) to the future Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) rail station and the Multimodal Transit Facility on the east and to the University of North Texas UNT) to the west. This connectivity is critical to the City of Denton as we work to improve mobility to and through our Downtown Square. Also, a major catalyst project that will create more than 430 new residential units and:over 50,000 square feet of new office. and retail space is in the planning stages. The project is located on the southeast corner of the Downtown Square. New, wider, safer and accessible sidewalks are needed to facilitate pedestrian and bicycle traffic generated by new commercial development and the transit station in the Downtown area. Downtown Denton Development Improvements In the Summer of 2007, the City selected a site for the $3.1 million Downtown Denton Multimodal Transit Facility that will compliment the proposed DCTA commuter rail station off of E. Hickory Street and Railroad Street. The Hickory Street Corridor will be the critical link from the Downtown Denton Multimodal Transit Facility to historic Downtown area and to the Univer- sity of North Texas. The City greatly appreciates the federal funding the delegation obtained for this important project. Denton Downtown Development Improvements: Hickory Street CorridorProiect FY 2009 Cedar Street Capital Improvement Project On August 20, 2007, work began on the Cedar Street Capital Improvement Project; we anticipate that it will be completed by March 2008. The Cedar Street Improvements will mirror the look of the square improvements, which were completed in 2001. The Cedar Street Project will replace all water and sewer lines, many of which are over 50 years old. The project will also widen sidewalks, making it ADA accessible for the first time in history. Street trees, benches, bike racks and pedestrian amenities will also be added. The estimated cost for this project is $1.2 million; more than $800,000 of it comes from CDBG Economic Development Initiative and Neighborhood Initiative funds. This project will help enhance mobility and aesthetics as well as upgrade utility lines on the west side of the Downtown Square. please contact: Downtown Development Linda Ratliff Director of Economic Development 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, TX 76201 940-349-7774 linda. ratliff@cityofdenton.com Denton Regional Public Safety Training.Facility The City of Denton appreciates the FY 2008 funding provided for this project, is requesting 4.1 million in discretionary funding for technology uses associated with the planked con- struction of astate-of-the-art joint police and fire regional public safety training facility: The new facility presents the City of Denton an opportunity to become a leader in setting higher standards for quality emergency service training; which adds to homeland security pre- paredness and improved community safety. The City expects to exceed both. the academic and technical requirements for emergency responders as well as responders from the entire region. Partnerships with area, colleges, as well as other area public safety agencies, . are already being developed. In November 2004, the City purchased an 88-acre site for the building of this regional train- ing facility at a cost of $2.03 million. In July 2005, the City hired Kirkpatrick Architectural Studio for $205,500 to work on the master plan for the facility. Several meetings have been held with stakeholders of the training center, such as North Central Texas College (tJCTC), to establish their needs and criteria for this regional facility. In Ju1y2007, the City Council approved almost $12.6 million for the construction of this regional training facility that will include: atwo-story residence burn building, outdoor class room, high rise burn building, an Urban Search and Rescue structural collapse area, a trench rescue site, a confined space rescue site, a 10-lane shooting range and a shoot house. There will also be a 20;500 square foot classroom that will allow public safety personnel from around the region to meet and exceed ongoing day-to-day training requirements from basic academies to advanced programs through our partnership with NCTC. This regional training will also improve mu- tual aid and interjurisdictional relationships. Our hope is to open the regional public safety training facility sometime in early 2009. FY 2009 Fire Station #7 The first phase of the regional public safety training facility began on April 30, 2007, with the opening of fire station #7 on a portion of this 88 acre site. This fire station was awarded a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).rating from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). This is only the second fire station in the nation to receive this rat- ing. This building was designed and built using LEED standards to provide a state of the art fire station and incorporate the concepts of sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, environmentally "friendly' materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. The facility received 42 LEED. points, 39 points are required for a Gold rating. The building serves as an educational tool that can be used to demonstrate the benefits of LEED and Green Build- ing designs. 1 classroom multimedia technology. For more information please contact: Public Safety Fred Greene Assistant City Manager 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, TX 76201 940-349-8354 fred.greene@cityofdenton.com The $4.1 million discretionary funding request will be used to fund the advanced. technical needs of this regional public safety training facility. Specific technology requests include 3.5 million to fund Use of Force and Driving simulators and $600,000 to fund administrative/