To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Gini Pingenot, Director, Open Spaces
Prepared By:
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Elly Evans, Program and Project Administrator, Open Spaces
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Presenter: Elly Evans, Program and Project Administrator, Open Spaces
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Subject:
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1:15 PM *Traffic Signal Easement for City of Centennial
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
Open Spaces staff request that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approve an easement to be granted to the City of Centennial for construction of a traffic signal on Dove Valley Regional Park property at East Broncos Parkway and South Blackhawk Street. Staff also requests that the BOCC authorize the Open Spaces director to execute the agreement. The draft easement is attached.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Understand and respond to community needs, interests, and values.
Background and Discussion: The City of Centennial has approached the Open Spaces department and requested that we grant an easement for a traffic signal to be installed at East Broncos Parkway and South Blackhawk Street on Dove Valley Regional Park property. A new traffic signal will help with traffic flow and enhance pedestrian safety at this intersection, which is expected to see an increase in car and foot traffic with the opening of the nearby National Women’s Soccer League stadium this summer.
This is currently a three-way intersection. However, Open Spaces plans to construct another entrance to Dove Valley Regional Park at this location in the future, which will turn it into a four-way intersection. Therefore, granting this easement to the City of Centennial will benefit the County as well.
Open Spaces proposes granting the easement at no cost to the City, and the City will be responsible for operation and maintenance of the traffic signal (including construction, reconstruction, use, repair, replacement, and/or removal if necessary) and easement area (including restoration of disturbance to vegetation that may occur during construction). Open Spaces and the City have agreed to the terms of the easement, and we are in the process of developing an exhibit and legal description to be attached to the final agreement.
Alternatives: Approve, modify, or decline the proposed easement. If the County does not approve the easement, the traffic signal will not be built.
Fiscal Impact: None.
Alignment with Strategic Implementation Strategies: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the BOCC approve granting the proposed easement to the City of Centennial and authorize the Open Spaces director to execute the agreement.
Concurrence: The City of Centennial is in concurrence with the terms of the easement.