For City Council Meeting [November 27, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Ahmad R. Ansari, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Request City Council to 1) Approve an Installation of Water Facilities Agreement with San Gabriel Valley Water Company 2) Approve an Abandonment of Water Facilities Agreement with San Gabriel Valley Water Company 3) Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to San Gabriel Valley Water Company in the Amount of $73,165 for Installation of Water Facilities and 4) Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to San Gabriel Valley Water Company in the amount of $214,384.30 for Abandonment of Existing Facilities for the Alder Avenue Widening Improvements, City Project No. 140801.
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BACKGROUND:
The Renaissance Specific Plan designates Alder Avenue as a Major Arterial oriented in a north/south alignment. Phase I of the Alder Avenue improvements is substantially complete and has provided partial improvement of Alder Avenue between Renaissance Parkway and Miro Way. Plans and specifications for Phase II of the Widening project are complete and ready for bidding. Phase II of the project includes widening the remaining portions of Alder Avenue between Baseline Road and Miro Way, resulting in a 4-lane divided arterial. The proposed improvements consist of installation of streetlights, concrete curb and gutter, added pavement, median improvements, median landscaping and traffic signal modifications.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
City staff has been coordinating with impacted utility companies for relocation of conflicting facilities. During discussions with San Gabriel Valley Water Company, the parties concluded that an existing 6-inch water line conflicts with the proposed street improvements due to its shallow depth. The parties further determined that because SGVWC installed a new water line along Alder Avenue, SGVWC is able to abandon the conflicting...
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