It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to City Secretary Contract No. 38892, an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation, to update Equivalent Match Projects for the replacement of the West Seventh Street Bridge;

2. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to City Secretary Contract No. 39023, an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation, to update Equivalent Match Projects for the replacement of the Silver Creek Road Bridge over Silver Creek; and

3. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to City Secretary Contract No. 39024, an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation, to update Equivalent Match Projects for the replacement of the Silver Creek Road Bridge at Live Oak Creek.

The City as part of its ongoing bridge maintenance program, partners with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) whereby Federal monies are used to fund improvements and the local financial match for these bridge projects is provided through the City performing specific bridge improvements on different bridge structures and creating Equivalent Match Projects (EMP's) and Financial Credits. The City has entered into three Advanced Funding Agreements with TxDOT for three specific bridge improvement projects which created the need for local financial matching of $1,464,300.00. The following table lists these three projects and the corresponding needed Equivalent Match Funds.

TxDOT Bridge Project	Local Equivalent Match Funds
W. 7th Street Bridge over Trinity River – (M&C C-22828) CS No. 38892	$1,200,000.00
Silver Creek Rd Bridge over Silver Creek – (M&C C-23621) CS No. 39023	$163,500.00
Silver Creek Rd Bridge over Live Oak Creek – (M&C C-23622) CS No. 39024	$100,800.00
Total	$1,464,300.00

In providing the Local Equivalent Match Funds, the City identified three separate bridge improvement projects that would, together, cover the requirements for the three TxDOT bridge projects. The projects and the corresponding Financial Credits are listed in the following table.

Local Equivalent Match Projects	Financial Credits
S. Cravens Road Bridge over Wildcat Branch	$1,023,000.00
Vickery Boulevard Bridge removal over Henderson Street	$375,000.00
Nine Mile Bridge removal over Lake Worth Branch	$95,000.00
TOTAL	$1,493,000.00
Unallocated Financial Credits	$28,700.00

The S. Cravens Road bridge was reconstructed by the City and reopened to traffic in June 2015. The removal of the Vickery Boulevard and Nine Mile Bridges has not occurred at this time due to the unconventional structure type and other site complications. To comply with the local match requirements, the City has identified the West Lancaster Avenue bridge repair as an acceptable bridge improvements project to produce the needed Financial Credits and this substitute has been approved by TxDOT. Consequently, the Vickery Boulevard and Nine Mile Bridge removal projects will be removed from the Advanced Funding Agreements and the West Lancaster Avenue Bridge Project will replace them. This change will result in the City having $157,670.11 in unallocated Financial Credits that can be used on future TxDOT bridge replacement projects. The following table lists the Local Equivalent Match Projects and corresponding Financial Credits that are included in the amended Advanced Funding Agreements.  

Local Equivalent Match Projects	Financial Credits
S. Cravens Road Bridge over Wildcat Branch	$1,023,000.00
Vickery Boulevard Bridge removal over Henderson Street	Removed
Nine Mile Bridge removal over Lake Worth Branch	Removed
West Lancaster Avenue Bridge over Trinity River	$598,970.11
TOTAL	$1,621,970.11
Unallocated Financial Credits	$157,670.11

These projects are in COUNCIL DISTRICTS 3, 5, 7 and 9.

This contract will be with a governmental entity, state agency or public institution of higher education: (TXDOT).