BAY TRAIL / VINE TRAIL
GAP CLOSURE PROJECT
Dan Sequeira, PE
Assistant Public Works Director / City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution approving the project plans and
specifications for the Bay Trail/Vine Trail Gap Closure Project:
• Find the Project exempt from environmental review
pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301(c); and
• Authorize the City Manager to award a construction
contract in the amount of $10,497,660.40 to Azul
Works, Inc.
PROJECT INFORMATION
• The project is part of the Solano Active
Transportation Program (ATP) that enhances
Vallejo's infrastructure by constructing pedestrian
and bicycling facility gaps between the Vallejo Ferry
Terminal and the City of American Canyon.
• These multi-use regional trails through the City of
Vallejo will provide a low-stress, convenient, and
family-friendly transportation facility.
BACKGROUND
The San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail) is a planned 500- mile-long trail, linking the shorelines of forty-seven cities and nine counties. Thus far, 338 miles of the Bay Trail are complete.
The Napa Valley Vine Trail (Vine Trail) is a 47-mile multi- use trail administered by the Napa Valley Vine Trail
Coalition that connects the City of Vallejo to the City of Calistoga.
BAY TRAIL
500 Miles Long
338 Miles Completed
VALLEJO
BAY TRAIL &
VINE TRAIL
VINE TRAIL
BAY TRAIL
PROJECT ADVERTISEMENT AND BIDS
• Plans and Specifications were advertised for eight
weeks (April and May 2023). Four bids received.
• Selection of low bidder based on total of Base Bid
and Additive Alternate Bid No. 1.
• Staff determined that Azul Works, Inc. is the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder pursuant to
Public Contract Code 2000 (responsible bidder) and
Vallejo Municipal Code Section 3.20.200 (responsive
bidder).
• Staff recommends awarding a construction contract
to Azul Works, Inc. for the Base Bid and Additive
Alternate Bid No. 1 in the amount of $10,497,660.40.
SUMMARY OF PROJECT FUNDING
Planning, Design and Construction
Local Match is 7.08% of total project cost.
Project funding has been allocated and adopted
by the City Council in prior years.
Fund Amount
Local Match $1,052,196
Grants (Ten grants) $7,989,456
Senate Bill 1 (SB1) $4,650,000
Highway Users Tax Act (HUTA) $1,175,543
TOTAL: $14,867,195
PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS
Grantor Amount
Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition $800,000
Bay Area Metro (ABAG) $36,976
Transportation Development Act (TDA) (MTC) $200,000
Active Transportation Program (ATP)(CTC) $4,216,000
Urban Greening (CA Natural Resources Agency) $410,180
Bay Area Air Quality Mgmt District (BAAQMD) $700,000
Bay Trail Prop 68 (CA Natural Resources Agency) $400,000 Clean California Grant (Caltrans) $1,000,000
Solano Transportation Authority $16,300
Caltrans Highway 37 Relinquishment Grant $210,000
TOTAL: $7,989,456
CONTACT(S)
Dan Sequeira, PE
Assistant Public Works Director /
City Engineer
Commission on
Culture & the Arts
Work Plan/2023 Goals
Andrea Hernandez, Chair
Dalia Vidor, Commissioner
Commission on Culture &
the Arts
• VMC 2.32 Purpose
– Official voice for the Arts in the
Community
– Promotion of visual and performing
arts
– Coordination, cooperation, referrals
of community groups
– Advise City Council on public arts
projects
• On November 16, 2022, the Commission
unanimously adopted the ten goals
before you this evening.
• Staff believes the goals are feasible in
light of staffing and financial resources
and align with Council goals
Grants and Giving
• Allocation of funds through
grants and other funding
sources
• Funding strategy
COMMISSION ON CULTURE & THE ARTS
ARPA NONPROFIT ARTS/CULTURE ART
GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS 2022
7 Generations Intertribal Council
Mira Theatre Guild
Solano AIDS Coalition
Vallejo Center for the Arts
Vallejo Project (VASA Educational
Services)
Vallejo Teaching Artists Inc.
Filipino Community of Solano
On The Fringe Visual & Performing
Arts
Solano County Arts Council
Vallejo Choral Society
Vallejo Symphony Association
Support and Partnerships
• Activities and events
• Resources and recognition
Collaboration with other
Commissions
Community Engagement
Include/activate
neglected districts
Outreach to BIPOC
(Black, Indigenous,
People of Color) artists
and cultural leaders
Indigenous recognition
Policy
Long Term Funding and
Loan & Gift Policy
Pursue Designated Arts
& Cultural District
Granting more
authority to
Commission
Propel Vallejo – General Plan
2040
Funding
• Economic
Development
Division support
Annual National
Endowment for the
Arts (NEA) and
California Art
Council (CAC)
Grants
City’s General Fund
• Bloomberg
Philanthropies’
Public Art
Challenge
THANK YOU FROM THE
COMMISSION ON CULTURE &
THE ARTS AND ALL OF OUR
GRANT RECIPIENTS AND
PARTNERS!
Capitol Stairs Accommodation
CONTACT(S)
Annette Taylor
[email protected]
707-649-3510
Council Policies
Natalie Peterson, Assistant to
the City Manager
Proposed City Council
Policies
• Honorary Street Sign Designation
• Policy and Procedure for Issuance
of Ceremonial Documents
• Policy and Procedure for Issuance
of Key to the City
Purpose
• The City of Vallejo does not
currently have policies to govern
criteria for Honorary Street Sign
Designation, issuance of
Ceremonial Documents or for
providing a Key to the City
• These policies will set criteria for
how to process requests
submitted to the City
Honorary Street Sign
Designation
• Differs from Naming of Facility
policy – allows for honoree to be
living or posthumous & does not
change the official street name
• Only applicable for City Streets
• Requests submitted to City
Manager’s Office
• Signage for up to 10 years (can
request extension)
• Limits up to 4 honorary name
designations per year
Honorary Street Sign
Designation cont…
• Financial sponsors for request
• Individual or group being
recognized must have resided or
worked in Vallejo during their
lifetime and made a significant &
long-term contribution through
cultural, humanitarian, historic,
military or professional
achievement
• Signs will have “Honorary” on the
bottom line & be placed under
official street sign
Policy and Procedure for
Issuance of Ceremonial
Documents
• Ceremonial Documents include:
– Proclamations
– Letters of Welcome or
Greeting
– Letters of Congratulations,
Letters of Condolence,
Certificate of Achievement,
Certificate of Recognition, and
Certificate of Appreciations
Policy and Procedure for
Issuance of Ceremonial
Documents cont…
• Requests made to the Mayor’s
Office
• The Office of the Mayor/City has
the right to determine which type
of document will be issued
Policy and Procedure for
Issuance of Key to the City
• Key to the City is a prestigious
award to bestow honor upon
distinguished persons or
honored guests of the City of
Vallejo and to recognize
exceptional contribution and/or
achievement
• Requests made to the Mayors
Office or City Clerk’s Office
Policy and Procedure for
Issuance of Key to the City
cont…
• Key to the City will be presented
by the Mayor or Vice-Mayor at a
civic ceremony to:
1. Welcome dignitaries; or
2. Acknowledge the outstanding
contributions of an individual
or organization to the City or
public
• Keys will not be issued in
recognition of ideological,
political, or religious beliefs
Policies
• All requests will be processed
and brought to the City Council
for approval
• All requests must be made by a
City of Vallejo resident or
employee of a nonprofit
organization or another agency
providing services in the City
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution adopting 3 City
Council Policies that:
1. Establishes a set of criteria for
processing Honorary Street Sign
Designation of City Streets in the
City of Vallejo
2. Establishes a standard set of
criteria for issuance of
Ceremonial Documents in the
City of Vallejo
3. Establishes a standard set of
criteria for providing Key to the
City in the City of Vallejo
CONTACT(S)
Natalie Peterson, Assistant to the
City Manager
[email protected]