Agenda Item # 1
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
01/17/2006
Agenda Report # 87
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Riverwalk Construction
Between 12th Street to 13th Street
INITIATED BY: Rick Jones, AICP, Director of Planning
Recommendation: Approval is requested to enter into MOU with the
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to accept a Transportation
Enhancement grant in the amount of $2 million for the construction of the
Riverwalk from the River Club to 13th Street.
Background: The development of the River Walk behind Eagle and Phenix
Mill from the River Club to 13th Street has been a part of the Riverwalk Master
Plan. This area is between the river and the Eagle
and Phenix Mill property. Council under Resolution No. 314-05 approved the
initial construction of this phase of the Riverwalk earlier this year.
Analysis: To accelerate this effort, GDOT has authorized the moving of funds
from the 14th Street Bridge project ($1 million) and the Bibb Dam Riverwalk
project ($1 million) to this section of the Riverwalk. Signing the MOU will
require the City to comply with all applicable GDOT program requirements.
Financial Considerations: Funding for the matching funds are available in the
North Riverwalk project.
Legal Considerations: Council is the approving authority for all resolutions.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approval is requested for a resolution authorizing
the City Manager to enter into MOU with the Georgia Department of
Transportation (GDOT) to accept a Transportation Enhancement grant in the
amount of $2 million for the construction of the Riverwalk from the River Club
to 13th Street.
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