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 Cooperative Agreement with the City of Hawthorne for the Aviation-Marine Dual Left Turn Lanes Project and Accept Street Right-of-Way Dedication and Sidewalk Easement Dedications at 2301 N. Aviation Boulevard for the Aviation-Marine Dual Left Turn Lanes Project (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve a Cooperative Agreement with City of Hawthorne,
2. Adopt Resolution No. 14-0031 accepting a real property dedication and sidewalk easement dedications at 2301 N. Aviation Boulevard.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City of Manhattan Beach will fund the improvements within City limits using the Measure R Highway Program funds in the amount of $1,500,000, which were previously programmed by the South Bay Cities Coalition of Governments (SBCCOG) towards this project. There are no costs associated with the acceptance of the street right-of-way dedication and sidewalk easement dedications.
BACKGROUND:
In order to improve traffic circulation at the intersection of Aviation Boulevard and Marine Avenue, it is proposed to add a second left turn lane on southbound Aviation Boulevard onto eastbound Marine Avenue. During regular weekday commute hours and often on weekends, the existing single left turn lane frequently becomes filled beyond capacity, creating delays, congestion and unsafe conditions. A traffic study was generated as part of the 2003 Circulation Element that identified this intersection as significantly impacted, operating at a Level of Service (LOS) F. In 2005, LA County developed a project to widen Aviation Boulevard to 3 through lanes through Marine Avenue with dual left tur...
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