CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
Department(s):
Public Works
CEQA:
File No. ER21-065,
Supplemental
Environmental Impact
Statement and
Subsequent
Environmental Impact
Report for the Santa
Clara Valley
Transportation
Authority’s BART
Silicon Valley Phase II
Extension Project.
Coordination:
City Attorney's Office,
City Manager’s Budget
Office, and the
Department of
Transportation.
Dept. Approval:
/s/ Matt Loesch
Council District(s):
6 CMO Approval:
8/1/23
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT PACKAGE 2 SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR WEST PORTAL EARLY WORKS
RECOMMENDATION:
a) Approve Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s First Amendment to Contract Package 2 Construction Transportation Management Plan for West Portal Early Works. b) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to negotiate and execute minor amendments to the Construction Transportation Management Plan to include minor but substantive edits, annual updates, and supplemental plans including but not limited to Event Management, Trucker Management, and Traffic Contingency plans.
BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the First Amendment to Contract Package 2 Construction Transportation Management Plan for West Portal Early Works1 will enable the tunneling and trackwork contractor to begin early construction activities at the site in preparation for major construction and ultimately passenger service. Authorizing the Director of Public Works to negotiate and execute minor amendments to Construction Transportation Management Plans will support Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in meeting significant project milestones while implementing appropriate mitigation measures to avoid or lessen potential impacts arising from the construction. Minor amendments will include minor plan edits, annual updates to the plan, and supplemental plans to the Construction Transportation Management Plan. If the approach of the plan is dramatically altered, such as extended work hours, hauling hours, or a road closure, the Construction Transportation Management Plan will be brought back to City Council for approval as a major amendment.
The First Amendment includes updates to the traffic analysis in Section 3.0 - traffic methodology for the City of Santa Clara intersections as well as the addition of 33% of the staff and craft workers traffic volumes into the PM peak traffic analysis. These updates were implemented after the initial City Council approval on May 23, 2023
2. It is projected that there will be no significant impacts to the project area’s signalized intersections in the City of San José, except at Coleman Avenue and Newhall Drive, which is projected to degrade from Traffic Level of Service B to Level of Service E/F in the PM peak hour based on analyses of early construction traffic. Since this is a temporary condition due to construction, physical improvements to the intersection are not recommended. During construction and if required, City and Santa Clara Valley
1 https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showdocument?id=100137&t=638259544720275422 2 https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11982929&GUID=29BF1551- BDDB-4B85-AACD- 166477C166BB
COUNCIL AGENDA: 8/15/23
FILE: 23-1028
ITEM: 2.17
Transportation Authority staff can review this location and implement temporary signal timing changes to improve the flow of vehicles through the intersection.
Commission Recommendation/Input: No commission recommendation or input is associated with this action.
COST AND FUNDING SOURCE:
City staff costs incurred for direct support of the project will be reimbursed by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The total budget for this project is $990,000 in the Construction Excise Tax Fund.
The 2023-2024 allocation for this project is $300,000.
Fund #
Appn #
Appn Name
Total Appn
2023-2024 Proposed
Capital Budget Page*
Last Budget Action
(Date, Ord. No)
465 427P
BART Design and Construction
Phase 2 $300,000 741
06/20/2023,
30933
*2023-2024 Adopted Capital Budget and the 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program were approved on June 13, 2023 and adopted on June 20, 2023 by the City Council.
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT: J. Guevara, Deputy Director of Public Works, at (408) 807-1801.