Town Board agenda packet — March 4, 2026

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TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK
ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
PROGRAM (TAP) GRANT APPLICATION AND COMMITTING LOCAL MATCH

WHEREAS,  the Town of Orchard Park proposes to construct a multi-use pedestrian and
bicycle corridor and related safety improvements connecting the area surrounding
Highmark Stadium to Brush Mountain Park, the Orchard Park Community Activity Center,
and adjacent residential neighborhoods (the “Project”); and

WHEREAS, the Project is intended to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety, improve
multimodal connectivity, reduce vehicle-pedestrian conflicts, and support year-round
community mobility and recreation; and

WHEREAS, the Town desires to submit an application for funding through the
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) administered by the New York State Department
of Transportation; and

WHEREAS, the total estimated cost of the Project is $2,934,494; and

WHEREAS, the TAP program requires a minimum  local match of twenty percent (20%) of
the total eligible project cost, which for this Project amounts to $787,750; and

WHEREAS,  the Town of Orchard Park is prepared to provide the required local match
through a combination of in-kind services, reserve funds, and/or bond proceeds as
necessary; and

WHEREAS, the Town has retained J. O’Connell & Associates as its grant consultants and
desires to authorize said firm to prepare and submit the TAP grant application on behalf of
the Town;

NOW, THEREFORE,  BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Orchard Park
hereby supports the proposed shared-use path and pedestrian safety improvement
Project; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes J. O’Connell & Associates, the
Town’s grants consultants, to prepare and submit a Transportation Alternatives Program
grant application to the New York State Department of Transportation on behalf of the Town
of Orchard Park; and