RESOLUTION NO. 24-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO EASTERN AVENUE’S TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND STRIPING WHEREAS, in October 2020, the City Council adopted the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan and staff began incorporating bike facilities into projects beginning with the Eastern Avenue Transit Hub Project; and WHEREAS, on January 12, 2021, the City Council approved the Commerce in Motion Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) service plan recommendations to address the community's unmet transportation needs such as more frequent service, expanded weekend service, and route extensions including designing and building a transit hub; and WHEREAS, on April 20, 2021, the City Council approved the Concept Design for the Eastern Avenue Transit Hub located on Eastern Avenue at Harbor Street and on June 1, 2021, the City Council approved the plans and specifications for the Eastern Avenue Transit Hub Project and authorized staff to advertise the project for bids and subsequently awarded a construction contract to CEM; and WHEREAS, the work was completed and on June 27, 2023, the City Council accepted the work as completed and authorized staff to file the “Notice of Completion” with the County Recorder’s Office for the project and authorized the release of Contractor’s 5% retention per contract provisions; and WHEREAS, on August 8, 2023, staff provided the City Council a report with five alternatives to the narrowing of two lanes to one on Eastern Avenue and the addition of the City’s first bike lanes; and WHEREAS, staff recommends City Council authorize implementation of Alternative 3 as a revised striping plan for Eastern Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Authorize staff to proceed with restricting movement on Jilson Street at Eastern Avenue to Right Turn only in both directions in lieu of a traffic signal; and Section 2. Authorize Alternative 3 as a revised striping plan for Eastern Avenue and include the revised striping with the next Pavement Management Rehabilitation Project; and Section 3. Approve an appropriation of $291,000 from Measure AA for the restriping.
Section 4. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of January 2024.
Hugo A. Argumedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk