RESOLUTION NUMBER: 6524-2023
CITY OF SEBASTOPOL
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL AUTHORIZING A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR SUNSET AVENUE/TAFT STREET PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ENHANCEMENTS
AT ANALY HIGH SHCOOL
(CIP PROJECT #0133-23.10)
WHEREAS, the Sebastopol School District (District) requested pedestrian crossing improvements at Sunset Avenue and Taft Street to improve safety crossings for their students at this intersection in July 2022; and WHEREAS, this intersection and improvements were identified in the City’s 2019 Safe Routes to School Report; and
WHEREAS, the City’s ad-hoc traffic safety group met in August 2022 to review the District’s request and recommended that the intersection improvements be included in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); and
WHEREAS, in response to an informal call for projects in October 2022 from Sonoma County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins Office, District 5, the City submitted a letter dated November 22, 2022, requesting funding for six priority projects in the vicinity of Analy High School; and WHEREAS, in March 2023, the City was notified by Supervisor Hopkins office that the City would be receiving $200,000 in infrastructure funding; and
WHEREAS, this funding will be sufficient to partially fund the first priority project in the November 22, 2022 letter for pedestrian safety enhancements generally described as pedestrian crossing upgrades at Sunset Avenue/Taft Street, striping improvements at Taft Street to Edie Lane, crosswalks and ramps at Sunset Avenue/Johnson Street (“Project”);
WHEREAS, this project is not in the current 2022-23 CIP budget and staff recommends commencing with design efforts as quickly as possible to potentially construct the improvements as early as summer 2023 to avoid conflicts with students while school is in session; and WHEREAS, the proposed budget for the Project is $290,000.00 for project management, design, construction, and inspection; and
WHEREAS, the proposed funding sources are summarized in the table below.
Table 1 Proposed Funding Sources and Budget Amounts for Project at Sunset Avenue/Taft Street Fund No. Funding Source Budget Amount
002 Grant - other $200,000.00
103 Bldg/Fac/Infr. Reserve 90,000.00
Total $290,000.00
WHEREAS, this new CIP project will be scheduled for the next available Planning Commission meeting to make a finding of General Plan consistency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Sebastopol does hereby approve a budget amendment for the Sunset Avenue/Taft Street Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements (CIP #0133-23.10) for $200,000 from Fund 002 Grant (other) and $90,000 from Fund 103 (Building/Facilities/Infrastructure Reserve), pending a finding of General Plan consistency by the Planning Commission.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 4th day of April 2023.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City of Sebastopol City Council by the following vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Maurer, McLewis, Zollman, Vice Mayor Rich and Mayor Hinton Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
ATTEST: ______________________________
Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry McLaughlin, City Attorney