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City of Missoula, Montana Item to be Referred to City Council Committee Committee: Public Works Committee Item: Rattlesnake Creek/Broadway Crossing Grant Date: September 13, 2010 Prepared by: Steve King Initiated by: Steve King Action Required: Public Works Committee Chair, Jason Wiener, requests to suspend the rules to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Federal Highway Administration agreement for the Rattlesnake Creek/Broadway Crossing Project to receive $625,000.00. Recommended Motion: Suspend the rules to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Federal Highway Administration agreement for the Rattlesnake Creek/Broadway Crossing Project to receive $625,000.00. Timeline: Referral to committee: September 13, 2010 Committee discussion: September 13, 2010 Background and Alternatives Explored: A Congressional earmark funded engineering and construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over East Broadway Street in the vicinity of Rattlesnake Creek. However funding was not sufficient to build the new bridge over this arterial street. The earmark was modified to fund engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of pedestrian and bicycle access improvements from the lower Rattlesnake Valley to the existing Van Buren Street pedestrian and bicycle bridge. Financial Implications: Receipt of a $625,000 Federal Highway Administration Grant Attachments: FHWA Agency Agreement