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File #: 25-17    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/15/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/4/2025 Final action: 2/4/2025
Title: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO RAIL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR THE HINES HILL ROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT THROUGH THE OHIO GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM. Brief Description: The City was awarded a grant from the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) in the amount of $2,886,174.
Sponsors: Jeffrey L. Anzevino
Indexes: Engineering
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 25-17
Related files: 24-119, 24-107, 24-82

Title

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO RAIL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR THE HINES HILL ROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT THROUGH THE OHIO GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

Brief Description:  The City was awarded a grant from the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) in the amount of $2,886,174.

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Legislative History

Res No. 24-82 - Apply and Enter into Agreement with ORDC for FRA Grant; 7/16/2024
Res No. 24-107 - Amend 24-82 to Increase Grant Request; 9/17/2024
Res No. 24-119 - Enter into PS Agreement with GPD for Design; 10/1/2024

Purpose & Explanation

The Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program, administered by the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC), provides funding to assist local communities in eliminating hazardous railroad crossings.

In January 2024, the City of Hudson submitted an application to the ORDC and was awarded $2,886,174 for the Hines Hill Road Grade Separation Project.

The project's total cost is estimated at $19.5 million. Funding sources include the ORDC grant mentioned above, the Federal Rail Administration's Ohio Grade Separation Program, Norfolk Southern, and the City of Hudson.

The estimated project schedule anticipates design to begin in winter 2025. However, due to the complexity of the bridge design, the need for railroad coordination, environmental permitting, right-of-way acquisition, and potential utility relocation requirements, the project’s construction is anticipated to take place in 2029.

Legal Authority for Proposed Legislation                     

Pursuant to Charter Section 6.04:

                       Competitively bid and advertised for two consecutive weeks

                       Joint or Cooperative Purchase Program

                       Professional Services

                     X  Other

Fiscal Impact

                       Currently Budgeted

        Supplemental Appropriation Required

___  No Appropriation needed

Does this legislation require use of an emergency clause?    

                          Yes

  X      No

 

Recommendation

Suggested Action

The City Manager recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to accept funding from and to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Rail Development Commission for the Hines Hill Road Grade Separation Project.

Submitted by,

Thomas J. Sheridan, City Manager

Brian Griffith, Assistant City Manager

Bradley S. Kosco, PE, PS, City Engineer