RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR EXTRA WORK FOR THE PROJECT APPROVAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT PHASE OF THE WILLIAMS ROAD SAFE STREET CORRIDOR PROJECT AND INCREASE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION BY $39,500 FOR A NOT TO EXCEED OF AMOUNT OF $418,365 WHEREAS, on December 20, 2023, the City received notification that it was awarded $16,000,000 of Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal grant funds; and WHEREAS, Kimley-Horn Associates assisted the City with the grant application; and WHEREAS, prior to development of design documents, a Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA/ED) is required to be processed through Caltrans, and WHEREAS, on April, 9, 2024 City Council approved an agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for the PA&ED for the Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project for a total of not to exceed amount of $378,865 (Resolution No. 22937); and WHEREAS, in June 2024 through Resolution No. 23000, the Council gave authorization to staff apply for and enter into agreements for the Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 Grant Program; and WHEREAS, Kimley-Horn Associates once again assisted the City with the grant application for the ATP Cycle 7 grant. The application included improvements to John Street and Williams Road; and WHEREAS, on December 5, 2024, the California Transportation Commission, through Resolution G-24-76, adopted the 2025 Active Transportation Program which listed Salinas’ John Street/Williams Road Safe Routes to School Project and Programming as highest rated and awarding $7.954 million in ATP grant funding for the project; and WHEREAS, during Caltrans review of the Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) form for the Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project, Caltrans recommended to amend the PES to include both the SS4A and ATP Cycle 7 improvements in a single environmental study facilitating review and reporting; and WHEREAS, additional services are required to amend and modify the Project Approval and Environment Document (PA/ED); and WHEREAS, 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) and the environmental impacts from the proposed improvement will be analyzed by Kimley-Horn for CEQA and NEPA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute Amendment No.1 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for extra work for the Project Approval and Environmental Document Phase of the Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project and increase the total compensation by $39,500 for a revised not to exceed amount of $418,365.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of January 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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