Title
A resolution authorizing the acquisition of property utilizing the use of possession and use agreements, for the West Colorado Avenue Reconstruction Project (Westside Avenue Action Plan)
Presenter:
Mike Chaves, Engineering Programs Manager
Body
Summary:
City Engineering staff requests City Council approval of a resolution authorizing the acquisition of property utilizing possession and use agreements, for the West Colorado Avenue Reconstruction Project (Westside Avenue Action Plan).
Previous Council Action:
On June 13, 2017, City Council approved a resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire real property owned by Francisco Serna needed for the West Colorado Avenue Reconstruction, 31st Street to U.S. Highway 24, project.
Background:
The City of Colorado Springs ("City"), along with other participating governments, is working to complete the West Colorado Avenue Reconstruction, 31st Street to U.S. Highway 24 Project ("Project"). The Project consists of capital improvements to transportation and other systems and ways within and through the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Colorado Springs, the City of Manitou Springs, and El Paso County, essential for the public health, safety and welfare of those communities. The Project was identified by the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority ("PPRTA") as a Priority "A" Regional Collaborative Project, and the PPRTA committed funding for engineering and construction of the Project on January 1, 2015. The project was phased into three parts for construction, a western section in Manitou Springs, center section encompassing the Colorado Ave. bridge over Fountain Creek, and eastern section in Colorado Springs. Work began on the western section as fewer ROW parcels were needed and the ROW acquisition was further along in this area. The contractor is finishing up the western section and making significant progress in the center section, with a completion target of May 2018 ...
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