Impact
WARD: 1,2,3,6
COMMITTEE:
$ IMPACT: $25,000
Title
Approval to accept a Livable Centers Initiative Grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission(ARC) in the amount of $100,000 and authorize the Mayor to execute the Grant Agreement and related documents on behalf of the City of Smyrna.
Body
ISSUE:
Approval of Acceptance of Livable Centers Initiative Supplemental Grant Award from the ARC in the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of conducting a study that assesses land use and transportation impacts along the 2.4 mile Spring Road Corridor from Cobb Parkway to Atlanta Road.
BACKGROUND: The original Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study for the Smyrna Town Center was completed and adopted by the Mayor and Council in 2003. As required by the ARC, five (5) year updates to that original study were completed, submitted and approved in 2008 and 2013. The ARC issued a call for applications for a subsequent round of LCI funding in October 2015. The City of Smyrna, with City Council authorization, submitted an application to ARC in December 2015. The application requested a grant of $120,000 with the City providing a 20% match of $30,000. Funding awards were announced in April 2016. The grant awarded was $100,000, $20,000 less than requested). This reduced the City's required match amount from $30,000 to $25,000.($125,000 x .20 = $25000). The $25,000 match is a CIP budget item in the Community Development Department FY2017 budget request.
The purpose of the LCI Supplemental Study Grant is to fund a study that will provide an analysis, a plan and a strategy for addressing the future transportation and land use issues and opportunities being created along the Spring Road Corridor corridor by significant developments such as the Atlanta Braves Stadium Complex and the Jonquil Village Mixed Use development.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued for the purpose of selecting a consultant to conduct the study. The RFP will be advertised in May 2016 an...
Click here for full text