To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Rosa Corona, Assistant Engineer
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Main Street Exchange - Pedestrian Bridge Replacement
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Public Works Director to award and execute a construction contract with Valentine Corporation for the Main Street Exchange - Pedestrian Bridge Replacement in the bid amount of $287,369, authorizing the Public Works Director to approve contract amendments and charges for project services up to a total amount not to exceed $351,000, authorizing a budget appropriation in the amount of $42,000, and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
As part of the Urban Redevelopment for the Parkway Plaza Redevelopment Project, the former Napa Community Redevelopment Agency ("NCRA") issued the 2003 Parkway Plaza Tax Allocation Bonds, Series A ("Bonds") for capital improvement projects in the Parkway Plaza Redevelopment Project Area. The bonds were issued to fund four main categories of projects: 1) infrastructure upgrades; 2) mixed-use and residential infill development; 3) parking management; and 4) projects identified in the Napa River Downtown Reach Urban Design Plan. The Main Street Exchange Pedestrian Bridge Replacement Project ("Project") was identified as a category 4 priority capital improvement project with an approved budget of $225,000.
The existing pedestrian bridge was constructed in 1981 after NCRA and Main Street Investors ("MSI") entered an agreement giving MSI permission to construct a pedestrian bridge across Napa Creek. The existing 81 ft. long and 7 ft. wide bridge connects an existing parking lot with the Main Street Exchange Building, and now Opera House Plaza Park. The existing bridge is a glued laminated timber structure with concrete decking, with a combination of metal and timber railings and three o...
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