RESOLUTION NO. _____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Approving The Plans And Specifications Of The Doyle Street Bicycle Improvements - Phase 3 Project, Authorizing The City Manager To Increase The Contract Amount And Approve A Change Order To Bay Cities Construction Up To An Amount Not To Exceed $400,000 To Construct Said Project, Appropriating $119,000 From Unallocated Fund 475 And $354,000 From Fund 254-ACTC PFA Grant Fund To The Project Budget, And Finding This Project To Be Exempt From Environmental Review Under State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(c) And 15061(b)(3) WHEREAS, during the summer of 2020, the City constructed improvements on Doyle Street between 61st Street and Ocean Avenue which, as a COVID-19 quickbuild response, converted the southbound vehicle lane to a safe distancing zone for bicycles and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, as a final phase of the project, it is proposed to carry the design theme one block further south, extending to 59th Street and improving the bicycle-pedestrian crossing of 59th Street. On July 17, 2024, the City entered into a Project Funding Agreement with ACTC to fund the project for a total amount of $473,000 based on a 75% (ACTC) and 25% (City) funding split as approved by City Council on April 16,2024; and WHEREAS, the design of the project creates a 2-way Class IV bicycle facility on Doyle Street between 59th Street and 61st Street by eliminating the southbound vehicle lane which results in a one-way northbound vehicular traffic configuration for vehicles and anticipated project benefits are a reduction of collision risk, improved bicycle-pedestrian visibility, traffic calming, and a reduction in cut-through vehicular traffic; and WHEREAS, it is also proposed to eliminate parking on the south side of 59th Street between the Greenway and Doyle Street to enable a 2-way Class IV bicycle facility there and the Bike Facility Design adheres to the requirements of Caltrans’ Design Information Bulletin 89-01 (DIB 89-01) “Class IV Bikeway Guidance”; and WHEREAS, the project concept was presented at the October 7, 2024 Transportation Committee where the loss of 7 parking spaces was approved by a 2-0 vote with the condition that a 40’ loading zone that would serve local businesses be located in the parking lanes on the east side of Doyle Street and the Transportation Committee further required, by a 2-0 vote, that the block of Doyle Street north of the project limits be reconfigured so that the pedestrian zone is located on the eastern half of the street and the bike lanes are on the western half; and
WHEREAS, the estimated net parking loss of 7 spaces is as follows: 6 spaces on the west side of Doyle Street, 3 spaces on the south side of 59th Street and a gain of 2 spaces on the east of Doyle Street upon relocation of the bikeshare station to the west side; and WHEREAS, staff discussed the project with the Emeryville Community Organic Garden group whose garden is adjacent to the project. Their input has led to the loading zone Docusign Envelope ID: E7DFFED9-F46C-4199-93B1-03E274D0353D Resolution No. _____
Doyle Street Bicycle Improvements – Phase 3
City Council Meeting | October 15, 2024
configuration as indicated on the plan which was supported by a 2-0 vote from the Transportation Committee; and
WHEREAS, the cost to design ($50,000), construct ($400,000), and manage ($23,000) the project is estimated at $473,000 and it is proposed that the City’s on-call consultant, MNS Engineering, perform the design and construction management of the project and to have Bay Cities Construction build the project as a contract change order to the 2024 Sustainable Streetscapes Project that is underway; and
WHEREAS, this project is exempt from environmental review under state CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), which applies to minor alterations of existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities; and the "general rule" exemption of Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposal may have a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the entire project cost is estimated to be a total of $473,000, 75% of which is eligible for grant funding thereby necessitating an appropriation of $119,000 from Unallocated Fund 475 to the project budget to enable the design and construction phases of project to move forward; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville approving the plans and specifications of the Doyle Street Bicycle Improvements - Phase 3 Project, authorizing the City Manager to increase the contract amount and to approve a change order to Bay Cities Construction up to an amount not to exceed $400,000 to construct said project, appropriating $119,000 from Unallocated Fund 475 and $354,000 from Fund 254-ACTC PFA Grant Fund to the project budget and finding this project to be exempt from environmental review under state CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(c) and 15061(b)(3).
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Doyle Street Bicycle Improvements – Phase 3
City Council Meeting | October 15, 2024
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, October 15, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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