AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 9/19/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration to increase revenue estimates and appropriate $480,585 in the Public Works Transportation Grants/Agreements Fund to a new Capital Improvement Project titled “Traffic Signal at Bedford Canyon and Georgetown Project, No. 2017-08.”
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Increase revenue estimates and appropriate $480,585 in the Public Works Transportation Grants/Agreements Fund, received by the New Home Company, to fund a new traffic signal at Bedford Canyon and Georgetown and create a new Capital Improvement Project titled “Traffic Signal at Bedford Canyon and Georgetown Project, No. 2017-08.”
2. Authorize the Assistant City Manager/Administrative Services Director to approve additional budgetary adjustments required to complete the project, with no net impact to the fund balance in the Public Works Transportation Grants/Agreements Fund.
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ANALYSIS:
As part of the development agreement with the New Home Company for the Arantine Hills Development, a new traffic signal is required to be funded entirely by the developer prior to the issuance of the first production building permit. The City has received $480,585 from the New Home Company, which was deposited into the Public Works Transportation Grants/Agreements Fund 243. This Council Action will appropriate this money into a new capital improvement project. The new traffic signal at Bedford Canyon and Georgetown will help improve traffic circulation in the area by replacing the existing all-way stop signs. This traffic signal was included as a traffic mitigation measure for the Arantine Hills Development to improve traffic flow and traffic safety to the region. The project will include the construction of a new traffic signal, improvements to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) facilities in the area, rehabilitation of necessary pavement and roadway striping within the project limits and connection to the City’s Advanced Traffic Management System.
The traffic signal will be designed and managed by staff. The project will include close coordination with the County of Riverside and the Fire Department. Upon City Council approval of this action, design efforts will begin immediately. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the 2019 calendar year.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Not applicable.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item supports the City’s Strategic Plan Goal 5: Improve Circulation and Reduce Traffic. The installation of the traffic signal will improve traffic circulation and improve traffic safety for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated cost of the project is $480,585. The cost of the project is being funded entirely by the developer, the New Home Company. The City will increase estimated revenue and appropriate $480,585 in the Public Works Transportation Grants/Agreements Fund 243 through approval of the recommended actions.
Fund Balance Impacts:
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action has no impact on the environment and is considered a categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
PREPARED BY: DENNIS RALLS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: NELSON D. NELSON, P.E., PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: KIM SITTON, FINANCE MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: KERRY D. EDEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: MICHELE NISSEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: DARRELL TALBERT, CITY MANAGER