TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: A Resolution Approving an Agreement with Gateway Cities Council of Government for Telegraph Road Complete Street Study Implementation MEETING DATE: July 26, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the Agreement with the Gateway Cities Council of Government (COG) for the Telegraph Road Complete Street Study Implementation and authorize project management services by Transtech Engineers, Inc.
BACKGROUND
The Gateway Cities Strategic Transportation Plan includes a Master Plan for Arterial Highways chapter which incorporates the “Complete Streets” concept. Complete streets are designed to maximize the efficiency of not only automobile, truck, and bus traffic, but also bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
Telegraph Road is a high-priority, high-quality transit arterial within the Gateway Cities. It is a major east-west travel corridor through the Gateway Cities subregion, connecting the cities of La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Downey, Pico Rivera, Commerce, and Montebello, as well as unincorporated County of Los Angeles. Telegraph Road carries a significant amount of traffic, particularly in relieving heavy traffic volumes along the I-710, I-605, and I-5 freeways, which it crosses at varying points. The cities along the Telegraph Road Corridor (“Corridor”) are desirous of establishing a “Complete Streets” model on this major east/west arterial corridor, to relieve traffic congestion and to enhance active transportation opportunities in the neighboring communities. The development of a subregional arterial corridor plan such as Telegraph Road would position the City of Commerce and other participating agencies to apply for and receive federal, state, and regional funding for improvement of the Corridor.
ANALYSIS
Affected agencies recommend advancing the study of Telegraph Road as a “complete street” subject to local conditions and preferences. The study will be performed by the COG’s consultant engineers.
The study is anticipated to take one year and will include but not limited to Complete Streets Needs Analysis, Community and Stakeholder Outreach, Development of Conceptual Design Alternatives for Complete Streets Plan with Cost Estimates, Presentation to Committees and City Councils, Describing Quantified and Other Benefits, Finalize Conceptual Design of Complete Streets Master Plan with Needed Delivery Schedule for Preliminary Engineering, Design, and Construction.
Staff recommends adoption of the attached Resolution approving the agreement with the Gateway COG for the Telegraph Road Complete Street Study and authorize project management services by Transtech Engineers, Inc.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost of the study is estimated at $180,150 of which Metro will fund $135,000 with the remaining funded by the stakeholder agencies. Commerce’s share will be $13,120.19 which will be allocated from Measure AA funds through adoption of the attached Resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve recommendation
Reject recommendation
Provide staff with further direction
RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC GOALS:
This agenda item relates to the 2016 Strategic Plan - Goal #6:
Enhance Quality of Life Goal”; this project helps the City provide better, reliable, and more effective transportation services to the community, which improves the quality of life in Commerce.
Approved and Recommended by: Gina Nila, Acting Public Works Director Fiscal impact reviewed by: Vilko Domic, Assistant City Manager Approved as to form by: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Respectfully submitted by: Edger P. Cisneros, City Manager ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
Exhibit A - Agreement
CITY OF COMMERCE
AGENDA REPORT
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