CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #C1
DATE: January 14, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ernesto Marquez, City Manager
BY: Neema Ghanbari, M.S., P.E., Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION:
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZE
THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND SEEK PUBLIC BIDS FOR THE FY 2024-25 ARTERIAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 116 (CDBG Project No. 602798-25)
SUMMARY
On May 08, 2024, the City Council approved two (2) street segments for the FY 2024-25 Arterial Street Improvements, Project 116 (CDBG Project No. 602798-25) as follows:
Item Street Beginning End
1. Carson Street Pioneer Boulevard Norwalk Boulevard
2. Pioneer Boulevard Carson Street 221st Street
The project’s scope of work includes grinding existing asphalt concrete; overlaying the full street width with Asphalt Rubber Hot Mix (ARHM); crack sealing; removing and replacing damaged curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and driveway approaches; installing new ADA compliant curb ramps; Refreshing and replacing traffic striping and markings and replacing vehicle detector loops; and installing Class II Bicycle Lanes on Carson Street, from Pioneer Boulevard to Norwalk Boulevard.
On August 13, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 023-2025, approving the Citywide Bicycle Master Plan. As part of the Citywide Bicycle Master Plan, Carson Street was identified as a feasible bike route with bike lanes. The study identified that further study was required to assess the street corridor to establish the limits and type of bike lanes to be installed. The City’s engineering team has recently worked with the City Traffic Engineer to identify Class II Bicycle Lanes on Carson Street, from Pioneer Boulevard to Norwalk Boulevard as a viable option for bicyclists to travel through the City.
Staff determined that parking impacts along this segment will be minimal, as there is currently limited on-street parking on Carson Street between Pioneer Boulevard and Agenda Item #C1
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Norwalk Boulevard. This is largely due to extensive red curb areas and existing no-parking restrictions, as documented in the Parking Management Plan and Red Curb Analysis prepared by Willdan Engineering in July 2025. Within this segment, approximately six (6) eastbound and fourteen (14) westbound on-street parking stalls are expected to be removed. However, it is noted that there is sufficient off-street parking located within the various businesses to accommodate the loss of these spaces.
As a result, Carson Street between Pioneer Boulevard and Norwalk Boulevard can accommodate Class II bicycle lanes in both directions. The proposed design includes 6- foot bike lanes on each side of the street, with a 2-foot buffer separating bicyclists from vehicular traffic to enhance safety. In areas where this configuration cannot be achieved, shared lane markings (sharrows) will be installed to alert motorists to share the roadway with bicyclists.
This Project includes HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and is subject to Section 3 requirements. The Section 3 Program includes bid preferences for a bidder who is a qualified “Section 3 Business Concern”.
The plans have been reviewed and approved by the City Engineer, and the project is now ready to be advertised for competitive bids. The Project plans and specifications are available for review in the City Clerk’s office.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City Council has appropriated $1,459,719 in the fiscal year 2024-25 budget for the FY 2024-25 Arterial Street Improvement, Project 116. The fund breakdown is shown below:
Item Fund Budget
1. CDBG $137,068
2. Measure M $540,000
3. Measure R $100,000
4. SB-1 $333,000
5. General Fund MOE/SB1 $224,819
6. STPL/Prop C $124,832
Total $1,459,719
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve Recommendation.
ATTACHMENT(S)
A. Project Location Map