HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - March 1, 2000 E-08CITY OF I,ODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Authorize City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement for Design
Services for Elm Street Improvements, School Street to Sacramento Street ($35,000)
MEETING DATE: March 1, 2000
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
professional services agreement for design services for Elm Street
improvements, School Street to Sacramento Street, and appropriate
funds in accordance with the recommendation shown below.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: As part of the Capital Improvement Program, funds have been
budgeted for "Downtown Streets Improvements" (see attached).
These funds were intended to provide for street improvements to be
done with adjacent projects. Staff is currently working on two major
projects—one private (the Downtown Theater) the other public (the Lodi Station Parking Structure).
Each will incorporate street improvements along their frontages. However, the intervening block of
Elm Street between School and Sacramento streets is also in need of major repairs.
Staff proposes to prepare final designs for the concept plan, presented to the Council July 27, 1999, for
a reconstructed Elm Street using paving stones, decorative lighting and street furniture to create a
shared walking/driving corridor. The corridor would provide two-way travel with some diagonal parking
between trees, lights and other street furniture, but would be built without curbs. This provides an
enhanced pedestrian environment both when vehicles are permitted and during closures for various
events. The firm of Worthington and Associates created this design concept and staff wishes to utilize
their services to refine the design (see attached concept sketches). The overall design will be a
collaborative effort between Worthington and City staff. Worthington's work is estimated to cost
approximately $28,000 and the balance of $7,000 is for testing expenses and contingencies.
FUNDING: Street Fund $35,000
Funding Available: U W
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Richard C. Prima, Jr.
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Attachments
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Lew VanBuskirk, DLBP
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn -- City
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02/23/00
1999-2001 Financial Plan and Budget Request
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET REQUEST
ACTIVITY: Transportation
REQUEST TITLE: Downtown Streets Improvements
Project Description
This project consists of repair and enhancements of Downtown streets adjacent to the renovated section of
School Street. The work includes street, sidewalk, and curb and gutter repairs, as appropriate; installation of street
lighting using the same green poles and globes as used on School Street; installation of trees with an irrigation system;
and, placement of the same type benches and trash receptacles as used on School Street.
Project Objectives
The objective of this project is to:
• Rehabilitate the aging streets in the Downtown;
• Provide pedestrian amenities as identified in the Downtown Revitalization Program;
• Continue the incentive for Downtown property owners to renovate their buildings;
Existing Situation
The existing Downtown streets and sidewalks consist of a mixture of design types and ages. While the Downtown
Revitalization catalyst project on School Street included some work on the adjacent blocks of Pine and Oak streets,
there is a need for sidewalk improvements on these blocks, and other adjacent streets were untouched by the project.
In the normal course of street maintenance, these streets would receive various pavement and drainage
improvements; however, these would not normally be done in a manner that would provide the enhancements called
for in the Downtown Revitalization Program. This project, if approved, would set the standard at this higher level.
Project Work Completed
Based on the Downtown Revitalization Program, budget estimates, including the items in the project description, have
been prepared by City staff. Community Development Block Grant funds for FY 99/00 have been approved for some
of the landscaping and streetscape enhancements. The transfer of street lighting to the Electric Utility Fund will provide
funding for the streetlight portion of the program. The program would be implemented at blocks adjacent to major
public or private projects, such as the Downtown theater or park-and-ride structure. Thus, the first year of the program
includes two blocks on Elm Street, plus Sacramento Street between Pine and Elm streets, on the assumption that both
those projects will occur in that year.
Schedule and Project Costs
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002/03
beyond 02/03
Project
Total
Street Improvements $225,000
$126,000
$ 61,000
$119,000
$314,000
$ 845,000
Street Lighting $282,000
$ 78,000
$ 96,000
$ 85,000
$271,000
$ 812,000
Landscaping/Pedestrian Amenities $200,000
$ 71,000
$ 71,000
$ 46,000
$116,000
$ 504,000
Total $707,000 $275,000 $228,000 $250,000 $701,000 $2,161,000
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Project Effect on Operating Budget
Some increase due to additional electrical and water usage.
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CITY COUNCIL
STEPHEN J. MANN, Mayor
ALAN S. NAKANISHI
Mayor Pro Tempore
SUSAN HITCHCOCK
KEITH LAND
PHILLIP A. PENNINO
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
P.O. BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209) 333-6706
FAX (209) 333-6710
EMAIL pwclept@lodi.gov
February 23, 2000
Mr. Lew VanBuskirk
Downtown Lodi Business Partnership
P.O. Box 1565
Lodi, CA 95241
H. DIXON FLYNN
City Manager
ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk
RANDALL A. HAYS
City Attorney
SUBJECT: Authorize City manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement for
Design Services for Elm Street Improvements, School Street to
Sacramento Street ($35,000)
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of
Wednesday, March 1, 2000. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the
City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street.
This item is on the consent calendar and is usually not discussed unless a
Council Member requests discussion. The public is given an opportunity to address
items on the consent calendar at the appropriate time.
If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council,
City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the
mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street.
If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's
card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and
give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the
Council, please contact Alice Reimche, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item itself, please call me at (209) 333-6759.
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
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Enclosure
cc: City Clerk
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