TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
John Jalili, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Edward Kao, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Strand Pedestrian Access Improvement Project - Alternatives for Introducing Aesthetic Enhancement Elements into the Project (Public Works Director Olmos).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Review the proposed aesthetically enhanced alternatives and direct staff to incorporate selected features into the project's design plans.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for the project was appropriated by City Council as indicated in Attachment 1. There is approximately $1.5 million available for construction. The aesthetically enhanced alternatives will require additional funds. The required additional amount is dependent on the selected features.
BACKGROUND:
There are currently two major recreational features located along the City's entire two-mile coastline, a pedestrian walkway (Strand) owned and maintained by the City and a bike path (Marvin Braude Bike Path) owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works. The bike path is situated to the west of the Strand and is separated from the Strand by a vegetated slope of varying widths and grade. Connecting the Strand and the bike path are thirty-six pedestrian access points. Twenty-seven of these access ways have stairs of varying designs and conditions. In addition to stairs, there are three handicap accessible ramps; two leading from the Strand to the El Porto parking lots at 41st and 43rd Streets and a third leading from the parking lot to the bike path at 42nd Street.
The City identified the need to remove and/or replace stairs at twenty locations as shown on Attachment 2. The improvements will provide safe access from the Strand to the beac...
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