21-155721-1557
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, A TEXAS HOME -RULE MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$70,553.00 TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) IN
ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF $29,562.00, FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AT THE
INTERSECTIONS OF LOOP 288 AT KINGS ROW, LOOP 288 AT US 380, AND LOOP 288
AT E. MCKINNEY STREET.
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation ("TxDOT") owns and maintains
on -system roadways, including Loop 288 and US 380; and
WHEREAS, TxDOT is funding the construction cost of traffic signal upgrades at the
intersections of Loop 288 at Kings Row, Loop 288 at US 380, and Loop 288 at E. McKinney
Street as part of the Highway Safety Improvement Program ("HSIP") funding (the "Project");
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted in Ordinance No. 18-331, the City
previously entered into three separate agreements for engineering related professional services,
one for each intersection of the Project, City -contract numbers 6590-069, 6590-071, and 6590-
072, respectively, totaling $88,250.00; and
WHEREAS, through Ordinance No. 20-2134, Council approved an Advanced Funding
Agreement ("AFA") with TxDOT for the Project on December 1, 2020, with the City's
estimated contribution amount of $29,562.00, which anticipated a May 2021 letting date; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.E of the AFA, City of Denton is responsible for any
and all cost overruns associated with the Project; and
WHEREAS, TxDOT bid the project in May of 2021, which included a modified project
scope with minor upgrades to the electronics, pedestrian crossings, and cost adjustments for
inflation, resulting in an additional $70,553.00 being owed by the City of Denton to TxDOT; and
WHEREAS, the additional cost of this Project will bring the City's total investment to
$188,365.00, representing 25% of the total project cost; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, having considered the AFA entered into with TxDOT and
the importance of the Project to the public interest and safety, desires to approve the additional
expenditure for the cost overrun; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance
are incorporated herein by reference as true and as if fully set forth in the body of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. In compliance with the AFA, the Interim City Manager, or her designee, is
authorized to expend additional funds in the amount of seventy thousand, five hundred fifty-three
and no/100 dollars {$70,553.00} for the additional work on the Project.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by e�SS e �..r; S _ and
seconded by� ; p,,n Y� P_ Glk' , the ordinance was passed and approved by
the following vote F - 0 1:
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor:
Vicki Byrd, District 1:
Brian Beck, District 2: w%
Jesse Davis, District 3:
Alison Maguire, District 4: ✓
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5: .�
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6: ✓
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of �cx►yS- , 2021.
Gerard Hudspeth, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
By:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CATHERINE CLIFTON, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
By:
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