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 Consultant Agreement with JMD to Prepare a Project Study Report for Intersection Improvements along Sepulveda Boulevard Corridor and Provide Technical Assistance for 2015 Metro Call for Projects in the Amount of $49,950 (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve consultant agreement with JMD to prepare a Project Study Report for intersection improvements along Sepulveda Boulevard and provide technical assistance on grant applications for the 2015 Metro Call for Projects in the amount of $49,950.
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute agreement.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) approved funding in FY 13/14 for the preparation of a Project Study Report (PSR) for improving seven intersections along Sepulveda Boulevard within the City of Manhattan Beach (see staff report number 14-0350 which is a funding agreement between the City and SBCCOG for this project).
BACKGROUND:
In July, 2009, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) commissioned Hatch Mott MacDonald to conduct a "User-Based Microanalysis of State Route 1, Pacific Coast Highway" (2009 PCH Study). In the 2009 PCH Study, 38 intersections along Sepulveda Boulevard were studied and different levels of improvements were recommended to relieve traffic congestion along the Sepulveda Corridor.
In the approved FY 13/14 South Bay Measure R Highway Program, $50,000 was allocated to the City of Manhattan Beach for the preparation of a PSR to further evaluate the possible implementation of the 2009 PCH Study Improv...
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