October 2024
Engineering Department Activity Report
Mario Landeros, Interim City Engineer
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Toni Bertolero, Interim Engineering Director
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Noteworthy Information:
1. AmeriCorps Trail Project. The biological resource evaluation has been completed and currently waiting on Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) determination/confirmation the project will stay out of ACOE jurisdiction. The project remains on track for construction to be completed in Fall 2025, dependent on weather conditions.
2. SR 116 Enhanced Crossings at Burnett, Keating, Hutchins, Walker. The Caltrans encroachment permit application has been submitted and is under review. Caltrans is updating the State-Local Agency Maintenance Agreement for incorporating the new safety enhancement improvements, and the updated agreement will be brought to the Council for ratification at a future date.
3. SR 116 Curb Ramps and Crosswalk Safety Improvements at Bodega/Florence and Bodega/Robinson. Final reimbursement amounts have been approved and sent to the City. The grants cover 100% of the construction contract which is $456,869.29 (federal grant-Quick Strike) and $59,192.27 (state grant-TDA3).
4. Pavement Management Program (PMP). Citywide streets pavement inspections have been completed and a quality assurance (QA) report is in progress and will be ready for staff review in November. The draft pavement management report is anticipated to be ready for staff review in December and the public draft will be presented to Council in April 2025.
5. Huntly Square subdivision development. The grading/improvement plans and final map have been completed and accepted at staff level. Staff anticipates bringing an item to City Council in January 2025 to approve an improvement agreement and filing the final map.
6. Water Master Plan. A draft RFP for the preparation of the master plan is nearly complete and staff anticipates releasing the RFP in late November.