For City Council Meeting [December 12, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael E. Story, City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Award a Professional Services Agreement to KOA Corporation and Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order in the amount of $83,130 for Engineering Design of the Etiwanda Corridor Active Transportation Program Improvements Project, City Project No. 160805.
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BACKGROUND:
The Etiwanda Corridor project is an Active Transportation Program (ATP) project that will upgrade existing and add new pedestrian and bicycle facilities along Etiwanda Avenue and several parallel and intersecting streets between Maple Avenue and Pepper Avenue. There are seven elementary schools, one middle school, and a high school within the Etiwanda Corridor project area. On July 11, 2017, the City Council accepted an Active Transportation Program- Cycle 2 grant in the amount of $629,098 and a Transportation Development Act Article 3 matching grant in the amount of $136,021. These grant funds are intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the project area.
The proposed improvements will connect to community destinations where an increase in non-motorized, "active" transportation modes can be realized. The installation of Class II Bike lanes and Class III Bike Routes along the primary east-west and north-south roadways will provide bicycle connections between the Etiwanda Corridor project area and the neighboring communities. The proposed bicycle facilities are all included in the San Bernardino County Non-Motorized Transportation Plan (NMTP) adopted by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) and the proposed project supports several goals and policies of NMTP. Attachment 3 provides an overview of the proposed improvements.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
On July 11, 2017, the City Council authorized the release of Request for...
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