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
SUBJECT:Title
Approve the Appropriation of Additional Surface Transportation Program - Local (STPL) Funding in the Amount of $481,249 to the Strand Stairs Rehabilitation Project (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE APPROPRIATION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the appropriation of additional Surface Transportation Program - Local (STPL) funding in the amount of $481,249 to the Strand Stairs Rehabilitation Project.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
City receives approximately $100,000 each federal fiscal year in STPL funding. City's current available balance of STPL funding is $481,249. There is a local match requirement of 11.47%, however, staff has confirmed from Caltrans that State toll credits may be used as a local match for this project. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21) allows states to use certain toll revenues as a credit toward the non-federal local match of certain program. As a result, no City funds are required as a local match.
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. The improvements will provide safe access from the Strand to the beach and will comply with current ADA requirements.
The Strand Pedestrian Access Improvement Project was included as an earmark in the federal surface transportation bill in 2005. The SAFETEA-LU listed the Strand...
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