To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Rosalba Ramirez, Senior Civil Engineer
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Soscol Avenue at Old Soscol Way Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution approving an increase to both the revenue and expenditure budgets of the Capital Improvement Fund of $1,100,000, as documented in Budget Adjustment No. BE2109503 for the design and construction work related to the Soscol Avenue at Old Soscol Way Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements project from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities grant fund; adding the Soscol Avenue at Old Soscol Way Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements to the City’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Program and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
On February 5, 2019, Council adopted a resolution authorizing the Public Works Director to execute the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Implementation, Indemnity and Cooperative Agreement with Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA), to facilitate an application for grant funding from the California Strategic Growth Council and the Department of Housing and Community Development in an amount up to $1,100,000 to reimburse the City’s costs of constructing Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Improvements as part of the Manzanita Family Apartments development proposed by SAHA.
On July 8, 2019, the State Department of Housing and Community Development notified SAHA that they were awarded the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant. This grant includes funds allotted to the City for projects within the vicinity of the Manzanita Family Apartments development that align with the AHSC Program goals. Improvements include a traffic signal at the intersection of Soscol Avenue/Old Soscol Way; crossing improvements along the Vine Trail between California Boulevard and Vallejo Street including the installation of five Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) systems; and crossing improvements along Pueblo Avenue between Crocker Street and Azalea Street including ADA curb ramps and a RRFB system.
Public Work’s staff will prepare the plans, specifications and estimate, and publicly bid the Soscol Avenue at Old Soscol Way Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements. The award of the publicly bid contract will return to the City Council for approval.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
The Capital Improvement Fund’s revenue and expenditure budgets will both increase by $1,100,000. This request will add a project to the City’s 5-year Capital Improvement Program, wherein all related expenditures will be reimbursed by the approved AHSC grant in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000.
CEQA:
City staff recommends that the City Council determine that the Recommended Action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), which exempts the repair or minor alteration of existing streets, sidewalks, gutters, and bicycle and pedestrian trails.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
ATCH 1 - Resolution
EX A - Budget Adjustment No. BE2109503
NOTIFICATION:
None.