For City Council Meeting [January 23, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with KOA Corporation and Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order in the Amount of $34,197.98 for Engineering Design Services for Bike Lanes on Merrill Avenue and South Riverside Avenue Pursuant to a Highway Safety Improvement Program (Cycle 7) Grant.
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BACKGROUND:
Merrill Avenue is a Secondary Arterial traversing the City from the eastern City limits to the western City limits. Between Maple Avenue and Cactus Avenue, Merrill Avenue has one travel lane in each direction and a posted speed limit of 45 MPH and between Cactus Avenue and Eucalyptus Avenue, Merrill Avenue has two travel lanes in each direction with a posted speed limit of 40 MPH between. The bike lane design will address parking along Merrill Avenue to retain existing parking. Preliminarily, staff has evaluated the existing conditions and concluded that Class II Bike Lanes are feasible between Lilac Avenue and Maple Avenue without affecting existing parking on Merrill Avenue; however, between Eucalyptus Avenue and Lilac Avenue, the design will be a Class III Bike Route (signs and sharrows only) to avoid adverse parking impacts in that segment.
South Riverside Avenue is a modified Arterial I between Slover Avenue and Agua Mansa Road, with two lanes in each direction. The posted speed limit on Riverside Avenue is 50 MPH between Slover Avenue and Santa Ana Avenue, and 55 MPH between Santa Ana Avenue and Agua Mansa Road. The Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volume on Merrill Avenue is approximately 10,000 vehicles per day and the ADT on Riverside Avenue is approximately 30,000 vehicles per day. During the period between January 2005 and December of 2012, there were six (6) bicycle and pedestrian collisions on the two subject r...
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