TO:
Honorable Mayor Powell and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Director of Community Development
Nhung Madrid, Management Analyst
Jack Rydell, Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT: Title
A Proposed Scope of Work to Evaluate and Determine the Feasibility to Install Roundabouts on Valley Drive/Ardmore Avenue at the Intersections of 15th Street and Manhattan Beach Boulevard.
APPROVE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Request for Proposal and Scope of Work for the Roundabout Analysis and Feasibility Study.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City was recently notified that the grant that was requested for this project was not approved, therefore staff is moving forward with the Request for Proposal using funds that were allocated in the budget for this purpose. With input from the Public Works Department, the Traffic Engineer has prepared the Scope of Work for the Roundabout Analysis and Feasibility Study as shown in Attachment A. $80,000 has been allocated in the 2012-2013 Capital Improvement Budget for this specific project. $100,000 has also been allocated in the 2012-2013 Capital Improvement Budget for enhancing non-motorized transportation projects.
BACKGROUND:
This project is consistent with the City’s Strategic Plan Goal: “Maintain and enhance city facilities, programs and the infrastructure”. It is being addressed as an outgrowth of a previously identified work plan project: “Valley/Ardmore Realignment”, and also the Healthways/Blue Zones Vitality City initiative. Healthways/Blue Zones Vitality City initiative is a community-wide, well-being improvement program to create healthier, happier, and more productive citizens using evidence-based environmental and policy changes to motivate residents to adopt and maintain healthier lifestyles. As part of Vitality City’s engagement with the Cities of Hermosa, R...
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