City of Smyrna - File #: RES2022-09

• File #: RES2022-09
• Version: 1
• Name: RAISE Grant Resolution
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 2/27/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 3/7/2022
• Final action: 3/7/2022
• Title: Approval of Resolution RES2022-09 in support of the Cumberland CID (CCID) and Cobb County’s submission of a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the construction of the Cumberland Sweep planning project and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Ward 1 / Councilmember Pickens

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2022	1	City Council	Approved	Pass

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WARD / COUNCILMEMBER:  Ward 1 / Councilmember Pickens

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Approval of Resolution RES2022-09 in support of the Cumberland CID (CCID) and Cobb County’s submission of a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the construction of the Cumberland Sweep planning project and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Ward 1 / Councilmember Pickens

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ISSUE AND BACKGROUND: 

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced a Fiscal Year 2022 call for projects on January 28, 2022, for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. Applications are due April 14, 2022, and will be competitively selected for award based on merit criteria that includes safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life, mobility and community connectivity, economic competitiveness, state of good repair, partnership and collaboration, and innovation. Project selections will be announced no later than August 12, 2022.

The Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID) seeks a RAISE “planning project” grant to advance innovative transportation initiatives in the Cumberland core area. The proposed “planning project” grant, also known as the Cumberland Sweep, is a consolidated initiative of enhancing various transportation modes and innovative technology that would advance preliminary engineering for the various segments of the Cumberland Sweep (Segments A, B, D, E & F) and for the Cobb Parkway (US41) Pedestrian Bridge North (a joint project with the City of Smyrna) as well as th...