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MEMO TO CITY COUNCIL
Request to Include Topic on the City Council Agenda
From: Kim Warren, Pathways Project Manager Meeting Date: March 26, 2024
Presenter: Kim Warren Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Topic: Rail with Trail Pathway Update and Funding
Background:
Staff has been working on a multi-use pathway that would parallel the rail corridor from NW 3rd
Street to NW 8th Street and connect to Broadway Ave. Planned future segments of this pathway
will complete a pedestrian connection between Meridian Road and Linder Road.
In 2018,the City purchased a lot on NW 3rd Street to obtain Right of Way (ROW) for the first phase
of the pathway. The City planned to trade a portion of the property to Friends of Children and
Families (FOCAF) in exchange for the land behind their fence line, which would complete the full
ROW for the pathway and allow the project to move forward.
FOCAF had expressed a willingness to trade, but the trade could not be executed until an existing
bond on the property matured at the end of 2023. After the bond matured staff entered into the
due diligence phase of the process, which required title reports for the properties involved in the
land trade. In the course of reviewing these reports, it was discovered that a strip of land
immediately south of the FOCAF property was owned by Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District
(NMID).
Under the terms of the City's Master Pathway Agreement with NMID, all that is needed to
construct the pathway across this property is a simple license agreement. A land trade is no
longer necessary at this time.
Next Steps:
Due to rising costs over time, additional piping, and a possible trailhead at this location, our
current Federal Grant of$540,000 is insufficient to complete the project.We are proposing to
request additional TAP-TMA funding in the amount of$500,000 to cover the total cost of project
engineering and construction. The City is obligated to pay 7.34% of the total project cost as
defined in the State/Local agreement previously approved by Council. Our Current budget for this
project is sufficient to cover the additional match amount.
This request for additional funding amount has been vetted with the City's Grants Committee. If
the additional funding request is approved we will begin project engineering, with the goal of
starting construction after the irrigation season of 2025.
Recommended Council Action:
Authorize the Mayor to sign the attached authorization to apply for additional funding.
Mayor Robert E. Simison
City Council Members:
E Joe Borten, President
IDIAN'11:7-4� Liz Strader,Vice President
Doug Taylor
John Overton
Anne Little Roberts
Luke Cavener
March 26, 2024
Matt Stoll, Executive Director
COMPASS
700 NE 2"d Street, Suite 200
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Re: KN 13918- Rail With Trail Pathway
Dear Mr. Stoll,
The City of Meridian respectfully submits this letter requesting additional funds for the Rail with Trail
Pathway project (KN 13918). This project was initially awarded TAP-TMA funding in 2016. Due to delays in
securing right-of-way, construction was eventually delayed to FY2025. Design and design oversight were
obligated in FY2022 as advanced construction (Local) ($120,000) and $493,000 is currently programmed for
construction in FY2025.
In the years the City has been working to assemble complete right-of-way for the pathway, costs for design
and construction have risen significantly. As a result, we are requesting an additional $500k in order to
complete the project.
Phase Total Current Needs Total Adjusted
FY2025 Funds FY2025 Funds
Construction Engineering $1,000 $0 $1,000
(ITD)
Construction Engineering $10,000 $0 $10,000
(LHTAC)
Construction Engineering $36,000 $144,000 $180,000
(Consultant)
Construction $493,000 $356,000 $849,000
Total $540,000 $500,000 $1,040,000
The City recognizes that the required match will also increase with these additional federal funds and is
willing to match accordingly.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. We appreciate the continued support of COMPASS for this
project as we work to implement the local Rail With Trail Pathway. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact me at (208)489-0529.
Sincerely,
Robert Simison, Mayor
City of Meridian