HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 21, 2001 F-03 PHAGENDA TITLE: Public Hearing for the Lodi Station Parking Structure's Environmental Assessment;
Certify the Environmental Assessment; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the
City Manager to Awardiog the Contract to F & H Construction ($6,661,000) Pending
Federal Funding Approval; and Appropriate $6,954,000 for the Project
MEETING DATE: February 21, 2001
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council conduct a Public Hearing for the Lodi Station
Parking Structure's Environmental Assessment; certify the Environmental
Assessment; adopt a resolution awarding the contract to
F & H Construction, of Stockton, in the amount of $6,661,000, pending
federal funding approval; and appropriate $6,954,000 for the project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: As part of the Federal Transit Administration application process for
the Lodi Station Parking Structure, a Public Hearing must be
conducted prior to certifying the Federal Environmental Assessment
(EA). This Public Hearing is similar to the Public Hearing that was
conducted as part of the California Negative Declaration. The only comment received at the previous
Public Hearing was a complaint about the removal of the trees near the Arch. The City previously
agreed to provide a redwood grove planting which is being proposed for Roget Park as mitigation for the
redwoods. The EA addresses the mitigation measures that the State Office of Historic Preservation
required in order to find no significant impact on the Lodi Arch: (1) Change the color of the terra cotta
brick on the fagade near the Arch to a sandy yellow color; (2) Move the structure another foot north, six
feet instead of five feet as the City proposed. This is a total of eleven feet from the property line as the
structure was moved five feet north as a result of our public meetings during the design phase; (3) Add a
large canopy tree to the plaza area between the Arch and the corner of the structure to soften the
corner; (4) Use columnar trees on the Pine Street frontage. After comments are received at the
Public Hearing, the City Council is requested to certify the Environmental Assessment.
The EA also identified, as a mitigation measure, installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of
Sacramento Street and Lockeford Street. This intersection is on the City's priority list (#6) and has been
a high accident location. Staff will add this design work (as a change order) to an existing contract we
have with Y & C Transportation Consultants, Inc., who are designing four other signals for the City.
Once the EA is certified, the Federal Transit Administration will determine eligibility of the project. The
federal portion of this project is $2,806,680. The reason the City Council is being asked to award the
contract pending federal funding is to avoid any future delays. Once FTA gives their authorization,
F & H Construction can begin work immediately. The construction contract is for $6,661,000.
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn -- City Manager
CPHEA Award 02!21101 10
Public Hearing for the Lodi Station Parking Structure's Environmental Assessment; Certify the
Environmental Assessment; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Awarding the Contract
to F & H Construction ($6,661,000) Pending Federal Funding Approval; and Appropriate $6,954,000 for
the Project
February 21, 2001
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FUNDING: FTA
$2,806,681
TDA
$501,874
Measure K Grant
$2,926,600
Air District
$317,000
PW/Water
$150,000
Electric Utility
$99,750
Measure K Street
$152,095
Total*
$6,954,000
Amount includes contract, construction management, contingencies, testing and inspection, and
Alternates 1 and 2, which are decorative metal work ($63,000) and removal of an 8 -inch water line
($10,000).
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
Prepared by Carlos Tobar, Transportation Manager
RCP/CT/pmf
cc: Randy Hays, City Attorney
Carlos Tobar, Transportation Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL CERTIFYING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AS ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENTATION FOR THE LODI STATION PARKING STRUCTURE
WHEREAS, the City Council at their meeting of February 7, 2001 established Wednesday,
February 21, 2001 as the date to hold the Public Hearing to consider the Environmental
Assessment for the Lodi Station Parking Structure; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Federal Transit Administration application process for the Lodi
Station Parking Structure, the Environmental Assessment and the Negative Declaration must be
certified by the City Council prior to contract award; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2001-30 on February 7, 2001
certifying the Negative Declaration as adequate environmental documentation for the Lodi Station
Parking Structure; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Assessment addresses the mitigation measures that the
State Office of Historic Preservation required in order to find no significant impact on the Lodi Arch,
and they are as follows:
(1) Change of color of the terra cotta brick on the fagade near the Arch to a sandy
yellow color;
(2) Move the structure another foot north — six feet instead of five feet as the City
proposed for a total of eleven feet from the property line;
(3) Add a large canopy tree to the plaza area between the Arch and the corner of the
structure to soften the corner; and
(4) Use columnar trees on the Pine Street frontage.
(5) Install traffic signal at the intersection of Sacramento Street and Lockeford Street,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council has reviewed all
documentation and hereby certifies the Environmental Assessment as adequate environmental
documentation for the Lodi Station Parking Structure.
Dated: February 21, 2001
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2001-46 was passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held February 21, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Pennino and Mayor
Nakanishi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLAC ON
City Clerk
2001-46
•. CITY OF LODI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Date: February 21, 2001
Carnegie Forum Time: 7:00 p.m.
305 West Pine Street, Lodi
For information regarding this notice please contact:
Susan J. Blackston
City Clerk
Telephone: (209) 333.6702
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard, the City of Lodi will conduct a Public Hearing at the Carnegie Forum,
305 West Pine Street, to consider the following matter:
a) the Environmental Assessment for the Lodi Station Parking Structure.
All interested persons are invited to present their views and comments on this matter. Written statements
may be filed with the City Clerk at any time prior to the hearing scheduled herein, and oral statements may
be made at said hearing.
If you challenge the subject matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone
else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City
Clerk, 221 West Pine Street, at or prior to the Public Hearing.
By Order of the Lodi City Council:
Susan J. Blacksto
City Clerk
Dated: February 7, 2001
Approved as to form:
Randall A. Hays
City Attorney
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