TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Helen Shi, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Preliminary Design Concept for the Manhattan Beach Boulevard at Pacific Avenue Improvements Project; and a Determination of Exemption Pursuant to Section 15301 (Class 1) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Public Works Director Lee).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Preliminary Design Concept for the Manhattan Beach Boulevard at Pacific Avenue Improvements Project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
In September 2022, the City was awarded a $1.2 million Measure M grant from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to cover the cost of engineering design, environmental clearance, and construction for the Manhattan Beach Boulevard (MBB) at Pacific Avenue Improvements Project. The project budget was approved as part of the City's Capital Improvement Plan with expenditures and matching revenues of $880,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 and $320,000 in FY 2024-2025 within the Measure M Fund. There are no additional fiscal implications for the project at this time.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2022, LACMTA granted the Measure M funding of $1,200,000 to South Bay Measure M Multi-Year Sub-Regional Programs - Transportation System & Mobility Improvements Program for the project.
On May 2, 2023, the City Council approved the funding agreement and appropriation of $1,200,000 for the MBB at Pacific Avenue Improvements Project. On May 10, 2023, LACMTA staff executed the final funding agreement.
Currently, MBB provides two westbound travel lanes east of Pacific Avenue. West of Pacific Avenue, two MBB westbound travel lanes merge into one through travel lane. The merging length is only abou...
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