TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Joe Parco, City Engineer
Edward Kao, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Approve Funding Agreement Between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and City of Manhattan Beach to Formalize the Terms and Conditions of Use for the Previously Awarded Measure R Funds for the Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvements in the Amount of $1,500,000 (Public Works Director Olmos).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve Measure R Funding Agreement between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority (LACMTA) and City of Manhattan Beach for reimbursement of costs for design, plans, specifications and estimates, project development, right-of-way, and construction of the Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project in the amount of $1,500,000.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Measure R Funding Agreement.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The LACMTA Measure R Funds will be used for costs associated with design, plans, specifications and estimates, project development, right-of-way, and construction of the Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project through funds allocated in the South Bay Measure R Highway Program (SBHP). The City is not required to provide a local match for these funds.
BACKGROUND:
On January 18, 2011, City Council approved Resolution No. 6290 indicating support for the South Bay Measure R Highway Program Early Action Project List. As the result, the City was awarded $1,500,000 from LACMTA for the Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project through the SBHP.
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) in partnership with LACMTA and the South Bay Cities fund transportation projects that improve mobility, safety, and sustainability along transportation corridors in the South Bay. The SBCCOG serves as the program manager through its Measure R Oversight Committee to help develop and oversee the SBHP projects.
Funding allocations for the SBHP are recommended for approval by the SBCCOG Board to the LACMTA Board in five to seven year increments and are updated annually. SBHP projects are delivered by South Bay Cities under funding agreements with LACMTA. A funding agreement is required to formally document the terms and conditions for the funding.
DISCUSSION:
Due to the lack of lane capacity, the southbound to westbound right-turn movement at Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard is congested. This project will widen and restripe the northwest corner of the intersection to provide an additional southbound to westbound right-turn lane. The scope of work for this project includes: construction of retaining wall, reconstruction of landscaping planter and curb & gutter, driveways and sidewalk, relocation of an SCE power pole and street light, relocation of storm drain and catch basin, resurfacing of the existing asphalt in the intersection, traffic signal modification and traffic signal pole relocation, and minor acquisition of a strip of right-of-way necessary for the right-hand turn lane.
The LACMTA Board, at its October 23, 2014 meeting, programmed $1,500,000 in Measure R Funds to City of Manhattan Beach for reimbursement of costs for design, plans, specifications and estimates, project development, right-of-way, and construction of the Aviation Boulevard at Artesia Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Funding Agreement.
SBCCOG is to provide project oversight in conjunction with LACMTA. The City needs to provide proper supporting documents for Monthly and Quarterly Reports to LACMTA and SBCCOG. The City also needs to follow and update the Expenditure Plan (Attachment B and B-1 of the Funding Agreement) annually.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that that City Council approves said Measure R Funding Agreement in the amount of $1,500,000 and authorize the City Manager to execute the funding agreement.
Attachment:
1. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Measure R Funding Agreement