DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
FROM: DAVID JACOBS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
BY: ANDREW EASTERLING, TRAFFIC ENGINEER
JONATHAN HERNANDEZ, JUNIOR ENGINEER
TITLE: 2022-2023 PRIORITIZATION OF RESTRIPING PROJECTS RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to approve a resolution approving the 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects.
RECOMMENDATION:
Several requests to restripe roads have been received. The number of restriping requests exceed the City’s budgeted resources, and there is therefore a need to prioritize restriping requests. City staff recommendations the approval of the 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects.
BACKGROUND:
Most thermoplastic pavement markings have an upper limit life expectancy of six (6) to nine (9) years. Historically, the City replaced pavement markings whenever a road was resurfaced, which traditionally occurred at a similar frequency. However, the City has not been able to perform pavement maintenance on all of its streets within this timeframe and some streets now have faded pavement markings. Service requests have been reported to the City which exceed the City’s budgeted resources. There is therefore a need to prioritize restriping requests.
The City’s crews can perform minor restriping work, but for larger projects the City cannot restripe entire streets using its own forces and must contract the work out. On October 22, 2019 the City awarded an On-Call Services for Traffic Control Devices Contract to Chrisp Company through Resolution No. 21722 (Attachment 1). Unit prices for restriping work were competitively bid and using this contract the estimated cost to restripe a road can vary between roughly $6 to $28 per foot depending on the number of lanes and legends on any given roadway.
As of June 30, 2022, service requests for thirteen (13) road segments have been submitted to the City. Based on the On-Call Services Contract pricing, staff estimates the total costs to restripe all thirteen of these facilities is roughly $627,000. The City’s available restriping budget (CIP 9081-66.4000) is $150,000. Staff estimates the City can restripe at least three (3) segments within the existing budget depending on the length and complexity of the individual restriping projects. Additionally, staff recommends retaining at least $30,000 in the account, so that the City has resources to respond to smaller service requests, such as crosswalks, through the end of the fiscal year.
The City has no established prioritization policy for restriping projects and staff’s recommendation for 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects is based on staffs’ opinion of needs and budgetary constraints. Additionally, the report includes pictures of the current conditions of these roads and their pavement markings (Attachment 1) for the Council to consider. Table 1 below lists staff’s recommendation for 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects. Table 2 also provides some relevant traffic data for the Commission to consider. Once the first three (3) projects are completed and final costs are known, and if remaining resources are available excluding the reserve balance, staff will work on the next highest scoring project until the budget is depleted. If the next highest priority project cannot be completed with remaining funds, but lower priority projects can be completed with the remaining funds then staff recommends treating the lower priority project to maximize the use of available funds.
Table 1: 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects Recommended Priority Ranking
Segment
Limits
Length (LF)
Total Estimate
Notes
1 Abbott Street
Harkins Road to Easterly City Limits
6731
$60,439
Four service requests on file
2 Hansen Street
Airport Boulevard to Harkins Road
1050
$45,582
3 Natividad Road at E Laurel Drive
Northbound Approach
400
$9,176
Request is for northbound approach only
4 Boronda Road
N Main Street to San Juan Grade Road
1680
$34,071
Three service requests on file
5 W Rossi Street
N Davis Road to N Main Street
5900
$88,500
Three service requests on file
6 Harkins Road
Hansen Street to Southerly City Limits
5260
$78,900
7 N Main Street
Boronda Road to Russell Road
4690
$140,700
8 El Dorado Drive
Harden Parkway to E Alvin Drive
2050
$46,002
9 Independence Boulevard
E Boronda Road to Nantucket Boulevard
1875
$56,250
10 Terven Avenue
Sanborn Place to Airport Boulevard
2064
$23,282
11 W Romie Lane
S Main Street to Padre Drive
1071
$16,065
12 Rider Avenue
Mimbrera Way to Del Monte Avenue
1550
$23,250
Two service requests on file; Centerline not warranted per MUTCD 13 Towt Street
E Alisal Street to E Market Street
1609
$4,152
Centerline not warranted per MUTCD
Subtotal (1-3)
$115,197
Estimated Remaining Balances (Reserves)
$34,803
Subtotal (4-13)
$511,172
Total Requests
$626,369
Staff recommends retaining roughly $30,000 in the CIP account to be able to respond to smaller service requests, such as crosswalks, through the end of the fiscal year. Once the allotted budget has been depleted, the backlogged restriping service requests will be held until resources become available or until the next re-prioritization recommendation.
Table 2: Relevant Traffic Data
Segment
Limits
ADT
Fatal + Injury Collisions (2020-2021)
Collision Rate (Fatal + Injury per million vehicle miles) Pavement Condition Index (2020)
Abbott Street
Harkins Rd to Easterly City Limits
13,040
3 0.49
48 Hansen Street
Airport Boulevard to Harkins Road
17,697
1 0.78
38 Natividad Road at Laurel Drive
Northbound Approach
13,246
12 21.84
76-80
Harkins Road
Hansen Street to Southerly City Limits
14,923
2 0.37
40-59
W Rossi Street
N Davis Road to N Main Street
17,009
10 1.44
40-50
N Main Street
Boronda Road to Russell Road
20,790*
18 2.67
74 Boronda Road
N Main Street to San Juan Grade Road
19,370*
5 2.22
46 El Dorado Drive
Harden Parkway to E Alvin Drive
5,620*
3 3.77
31 Independence Boulevard
E Boronda Road to Nantucket Boulevard
7,464
2 2.07
35-37
Terven Avenue
Sanborn Place to Airport Boulevard
7,589
0 0.00
53 W Romie Lane
S Main Street to Padre Drive
N/A
2 N/A
35 Rider Avenue
Mimbrera Way to Del Monte Avenue
3,871
0 0.00
25 Towt Street
E Alisal Street to E Market Street
4,040*
1 2.23
80 *ADT approximated from peak hour count, and K=0.10
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORATION COMMISION:
The 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects was presented to the Traffic and Transportation Commission at its August 11, 2022 meeting. The Commission voted 6-0 for to recommend the City restripe the top three (3) locations and to recommend to City Council to approve a resolution approving the 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project. The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). In addition, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 includes the general rule that CEQA applies only to activities which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Because the proposed action and this matter have no potential to cause any effect on the environment, or because it falls within a category of activities excluded as projects pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378, this matter is not a project. Because the matter does not cause a direct or foreseeable indirect physical change on or in the environment, this matter is not a project. Any subsequent discretionary projects resulting from this action will be assessed for CEQA applicability.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
The 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects supports the Council’s goals of Infrastructure and Environmental Sustainability and Public Safety.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
The City’s Public Works Department is responsible for responding to restriping service requests.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund. The City’s available restriping budget (CIP 9081-66.4000) is just less than $150,000, which is comprised of SB1 Maintenance and Rehab funds.
The 2022-2023 Prioritization of Restriping Projects establishes the priority ranking of projects only. Once the first projects are completed and final costs are known, and if remaining resources are available, staff will work on the next highest scoring project until the budget is depleted. If the next highest priority project cannot be completed with remaining funds, but lower priority projects can be completed within the remaining budget, staff recommends treating the lower priority project in order to maximize the use of available funds.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
Attachment 1: Resolution No. 21722
Attachment 2: Current Conditions Photos
Attachment 3: 2020 Pavement Management System Update
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