Watsonville City Council
February 11, 2025

Reso No. (CM)
Reference: Reso No’s 70-24, 179-24
Meeting Date: 021125
2 contract amount not to exceed $841,608.17.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Corralitos Creek Water Intake and Fish Ladder Emergency Repairs Project, including the actions authorized by this resolution, is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Public Resources Code Chapter 2.6 21080 (b)(3) since the project is undertaken, carried out, and approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, restore, demolish, or replace property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in a disaster-stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor.

2. That the Contract Change Order No. 2 between the City of Watsonville and ETIC Inc., a corporation, a copy of which Change Order, is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby approved.

3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Change Order for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville, with minor revisions that may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.
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CITY OF WATSONVILLE
Public Works and Utilities Department
CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER No. 2 Contract No. 3191
Project Name: Corralitos Creek Intake and Fish Passage Repairs City Project No. N/A Contractor: ETIC
Description of Work:
$188,926.79
Scope Modifications to CCO 1 (Add Alternates A & B) ($124,504.77) Delete 18 ea from Bid Item 1.7 Live Stakes ($2,020.32)
Total Amount of Change Order: $62,401.70
Accepted By Contractor:

ETIC Date
City Approval:

Project Manager Date Director Public Works & Utilities Date If Cumulative Change Order Percentage is Greater Than 15% the Following Signatures are also required:

Director of Administrative Service Date City Manager Date Contract Summary:

The Original Contract Sum:

Net Change by Previously Authorized Change Orders
The Contract Sum Prior to this Change Order:

Amount of this Change Order:

The New Contract Sum Including this Change Order:

Cumulative Change Order Percentage Increase 78%
$779,206.47
$62,401.70
$841,608.17
This change order constitutes full and complete compensation for all labor, equipment, materials, overhead, profit, any and all indirect costs and time adjustment required to perform the above described change. All work shall be completed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Contract Documents.

Completion of FEMA and the appropriate permitting agency environmental review delayed the commencement of the emergency repairs from taking place. This resulted in increased equipment standby costs and added pumping and labor acceleration costs to complete the repair work prior to the wet weather season. To offset these added costs, some of the CCO 1 scope was modified to help minimize the cost impact to the project while completing the necessary repairs to prevent further damage to City facilities over the winter in accordance with FEMA requirements. The total modifications are as follows:

Delay, Acceleration, and Added Pumping Costs
By reason of this order the time of completion will be adjusted as follows: N/A $472,525.16
$306,681.31
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Corralitos Creek - Summary of Changes
Original Contract $ 472,525.16 Original Contract $ 472,525.16 Change Order 1 $ 306,681.31 CCO 1 $ 306,681.31
Change Order 2: Alt B descope $ (158,784.72) CCO2 $ 62,401.70 Change Order 2: Alt B redesign $ 106,967.99 Total Contract $ 841,608.17 Change Order 2: PCO #2 - delay $ 32,928.24
Change Order 2: PCO #3 - acceleration $ 82,235.16
Change Order 2: PCO #4 - higher creek flow - additional dewatering $ 73,763.40 Change Order 2: PCO #5 - relocate downstream diversion outlet $ 18,858.89 Change Order 2: PCO #6 - rebar adjustment $ 561.51
Change Order 2: PCO #7 - Weir and ESM Placement $ 7,053.37 Changer Order 2: Deduct remaining quantity of Bid Item 1.7 $ (2,020.32) Change Order 2: Deduct Bid Item 2.1 $ (14,676.60)
Change Order 2: Partial charge Bid Item 2.2 (Engineered Streambed) $ (14,317.26) Change Order 2: Partial Charge Bid Item 2.3 (Reconstruct weirs) $ (70,167.96) Descope Bid Item 2
Revised Total Contract Amount $ 841,608.17
CCO 2 Amount Requested: $ 62,401.70
Docusign Envelope ID: 5013AB31-B826-4BA5-892E-7A405A55E3EE

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MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR GREEN
SUBJECT: APPROVE FIRST CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH UPSTREAM H2O TO ADD SEWER COLLECTIONS AND WATER OPERATIONS

TO THE VMMS ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
IMPLEMENTATION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000;
EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT TO JUNE 30, 2026;

AND APPROVING
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution approving a First Amendment to the contract with Upstream H20 to add sewer collections and water operations to the VMMS (Visual Maintenance Management System) asset management software implementation, increasing the amount of compensation in an amount no to exceed $150,000; extending the term of the contract to June 30, 2026; approving a budget transfer within the Water Enterprise Fund; and authorizing and directing City Manager to execute said amendment.

BACKGROUND:

In 2024 the City implemented VMMS Facility In-Sight asset management software for the Wastewater and Recycled Water Treatment Facilities successfully and with a high rate of staff adoption. Staff is requesting adding the City’s additional sewer and water vertical assets (pump stations, wells, generators, etc.) to the Upstream H2O system, requiring Council action.

DISCUSSION:

Public Works and IT staff have been collaborating over the past year to develop an asset management implementation plan for the City’s various assets with the intent of utilizing Cityworks or other similar enterprise-level asset management software. This continues to be an ongoing project for the City’s various “horizontal” assets, such as water mains, sewer and storm sewer gravity mains, roadways, striping, parks, street lights, parking lots, etc.

While developing the implementation plan, it was determined that the Wastewater Treatment Facility equipment assets are complex with many layers, sub-parts, and components that may require tracking, maintenance, and replacement on a routine basis. While it is possible to

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Upstream H2O’s VMMS Facility In-Sight software was determined to be an easy-to-implement and user-friendly asset management tool specifically developed for the unique needs of water and wastewater equipment assets.

In May 2024, the city manager executed a contract with Upstream H2O, in an amount not to exceed $99,500 for the implementation of the Facility In-Sight software for the Wastewater and Recycled Water Treatment Facility equipment assets. Implementation was completed in October 2024, and since then, operations and maintenance staff have embraced the asset management system, resulting in improved tracking of equipment needs and efficient completion of preventative maintenance, work orders, and daily operations rounds documentation.

Given the success of the Wastewater Treatment implementation, staff recommends moving forward with integrating water operations and sewer collections assets into the same system.

Given the success of the Wastewater Treatment implementation, the staff recommends moving forward with integrating water operations and sewer collection assets into the same system. Staff requested a quote from Upstream H2O for the implementation costs of adding these two divisions to Facility In-Sight. The not-to-exceed estimate provided is $150,000. This will increase the total contract amount to $249,500, above the Council approval threshold. It is therefore recommended that the First Amendment to the software consulting contract with Upstream H2O be approved so that the City’s utility asset management software implementation work can continue.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

This action is consistent with the Strategic Plan goals:
2-Infrastructure & Environment
7-Efficient and Well-performing Government
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

This $150,000 amendment will be funded as follows:

Sewer Enterprise Fund: $62,500 from budget account 530-7307 Water Enterprise Fund: $87,500 from budget account 596-7307 The Sewer Enterprise Fund account above has a sufficient budget, but the Water Enterprise Fund will require a budget transfer of $50,000 from budget account 913-7855-15131 to 913- 596-7307.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

No reasonable alternatives are known at this time.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any):

None.

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ PWU ______
1 RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE AND UPSTREAM H2O, LLC,

A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR VMMS (VISUAL MAINTENANCE

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES; AMENDING THE SCOPE OF WORK,
ADDING TO THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT BY $150,000 AND
EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT FROM DECEMBER 31,
2024 TO JUNE 30, 2026; DIRECTING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAME; AND APPROVING A BUDGET TRANSFER WITHIN THE WATER

ENTERPRISE FUND
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2022, the City Manager executed a contract with Upstream H2O to provide VMMS (Visual Maintenance Management System) Facility InSight asset management software and implementation for the Wastewater and Recycled Water Treatment Facilities in an amount not to exceed $99,500 with an expiration date of December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, § 3-5.170 of the Municipal Code provides that amendments to contracts that reasonably relate to the scope of the original contact, are based on postaward information that requires modifications of the contract based on unforeseen conditions and were originally approved by Council shall be approved by Council; and WHEREAS, this First Amendment to Contract will add to the scope of work to add sewer collections and water operations assets to the Facility In-Sight system, increase the contract amount by $150,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $249,500 and extend the term of completion to June 30, 2026.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the action constitutes organizational or administrative

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125
2 activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal.

Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment.

2. That the First Amendment to Contract between the City of Watsonville and Upstream H2O, LLC., a copy of which First Amendment is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby approved.

3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute said First Amendment for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville, with minor revisions that may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.

4. That the budget transfer in the amount of $50,000 within the Water Enterprise Fund from budget account 913-7855-15131 to budget account 913-596-7307 is hereby approved.
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1 FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSULTANT SERVICES CONTRACT

BETWEEN THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE
AND UPSTREAMH20 LLC.

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT for consultant services is entered into by and between the City of Watsonville ("City") and UpstreamH20 LLC (“Consultant”) this day of __________________. The City and Consultant agree as follows:

RECITALS
WHEREAS, City and Consultant have previously executed a Consultant Services Contract to revise visual maintenance management system (VMMS) Implementation dated June 11, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the original contract was in the amount of $99,500 with an expiration date of December 31, 2024;
WHEREAS, UpstreamH20 LLC, provided the City with a proposal. City staff reviewed it on April 22, 2024. UpstreamH20’s VMMS is proprietary and unique.

Subdivision ( c ) § of 3-5.210 of the Municipal Code exempts from competitive bidding equipment that is unique and available only from one source; and WHEREAS, the City has added additional tasks to the work program of the Consultant causing additional cost and time to the project completion; and WHEREAS, the First Amendment of the Contract for Consultant Services is in the best interest of the City of Watsonville.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the Consultant agree that the Contract shall be amended as follows:

Section 1 is hereby amended to add the following:

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2 “Section 1. Scope of Services. In addition to the performance of those services specified in detail in Exhibit "A" of the Contract, Consultant shall perform the additional services specified in detail in Exhibit "1," entitled FIRST AMENDMENT TO SCOPE OF SERVICES, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein."
Section 2 is hereby amended to extend the following:
“Section 2. Term of Contract. The term of the Contract shall be extended to June 30, 2026”
Section 4 is hereby amended to read:
"Section 4 and Exhibit "C" both entitled "Compensation" of the Contract, are hereby amended to provide an additional amount of compensation of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) for professional services.

All other terms and conditions of the Contract dated June 11, 2024, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to Consultant Services Contract the day and year first hereinabove written.

CITY OF WATSONVILLE UPSTREAMH20
By___________________________ By______________________________ Tamara Vides, City Manager Mike Tooley, CEO

ATTEST:

By___________________________
Irwin I. Ortiz, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By____________________________
Samantha W. Zutler, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "1"

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SCOPE OF SERVICES
The scope of services is as follows:

First amendment for the implementation of the visual maintenance management system (“VMMS”) titled “Facility-InSight” for the City of Watsonville wastewater treatment facilities, as follows for additions to the scope of work for Sewer Lift Stations & Water Pump Stations.
• Attachment: Exhibit “1” Scope of Services
Docusign Envelope ID: 9FD53121-420C-4D24-9141-3F68F4FA6CCD

UpstreamH2O Facility-InSight VMMS
Recommendations for Additions to Scope of Work
Sewer Lift Stations & Water Pump Stations

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONS
• Develop and Integrate Sewer Pump Station Database, and Recommend Data Exchange Protocol Between Facility-InSight and Watsonville’s SQL or CMMS Database. • Create Sewer Pump Station O&M Workflow for Immediate Use and as a Template for Water Pump Stations to Minimize Redundant Database Design Work. • Geographic Mapping: Integrate map containers for Sewer Lift-Stations and other dispersed assets.
• GIS Integration for Vertical Water Assets: Collaborate mid-year to integrate SQL database connectivity and either embed GIS or link Facility-InSight with Watsonville’s GIS platform, if Water Pump Stations are incorporated into the Facility-InSight workflow.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND COSTS

1. Sewer Lift Stations: (No Change)
• Start Date: February 2025
• Scope defined in the existing proposal.

Price: Not to Exceed: $50,000 (Proposal 12-19-25) – Annual Hosting Fee remains at $2,500/yr.

2. Database Modification and Field Rationalization, API Database Connection Protocols & SDK • Start Date: Concurrent with lift station work in February 2025. • Design work specifically focused on incorporating Watsonville’s Sewer Lift-Station operations into established Facility-InSight workflows, supporting the connection of Sewer Lift Station data with the existing SQL database, as well as API/SDK design and mapping development.

Price: We anticipate that items 2, and 3 below will together total $25,000.

3. Water Pump-Station Database, Application Connectivity, Workflow, Vertical Assets, and Design Effort Concurrent with Sewer Lift Stations:
• Start Date: Draft design concurrent with Sewer Lift-Station effort. Final construction & implementation to align with Charles Haley’s availability. • Design work specifically meant to support the connection of Water Pump-Station data with existing SQL database and incorporating Watsonville specific workflow needs into established Facility-InSight workflows
Price: Included in Database Modification work (above), or can break out separately if needed

4. Water Pump-Station Asset Scan and Data Integration:
• Start Date: Scheduled concurrently with database connectivity. • Water Lift Station Scan with Lidar, and photogrammetry for asset identification • Integration of asset fields with geographic map placement, Lat & Long • Searchable assets by customer identified fields, and connection to O&M workflow • Integrate rotating assets (like pumps) that are tracked by both location, duration of use at specific PS sites
Price: $50,000-$75,000 depending on amount applied from item #2 above, annual hosting- $7.500 Exhibit "1" Scope of Services
Docusign Envelope ID: 9FD53121-420C-4D24-9141-3F68F4FA6CCD

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Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE GREGORIO
SUBJECT: AMEND CONTRACT WITH WATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH,

EXTEND CONTRACT AND ADD TO SCOPE OF WORK, AND
MAINTAIN THE CONTRACT AMOUNT AT $543,080.00
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Approve a resolution to amend the contract with Watsonville Wetlands Watch, revising the scope of work, extending the contract duration to March 31, 2025, and maintaining the contract amount at $543,080.00 for the Ocean Protection Council Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project Implementation.

BACKGROUND:

On December 13, 2022, the Watsonville City Council adopted Resolution No. 249-22 awarding a contract to Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW) for work associated with the Ocean Protection Council Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project Implementation. The grant funds will be used to implement a multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed restoration project that improves water quality, habitat, and regional resilience to climate change and enhances public access.

DISCUSSION:

The City, in partnership with WWW, applied for an Ocean Protection Council Proposition 1 Coastal Environmental Justice Grant. The City and WWW went through a competitive process to receive grant funds and was one of six awarded projects in this funding cycle.

This project is a multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed restoration project that improves water quality, native habitat, and regional resilience to climate change. The proposed project will implement watershed restoration and habitat protection measures that will address habitat loss and environmental degradation within the Watsonville Slough System through the enhancement of a 1,800-foot linear wetland and riparian corridor and restoration and enhancement of approximately 5 acres of wetland, grassland, woodland, and riparian habitat. The proposed activity will also provide many additional co-benefits, such as flood attenuation, increased resiliency to climate change and atmospheric greenhouse gas capture, improved access to nature, parks, and trails for residents, and

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provide extensive environmental education, nature experiences, and green jobs training.

The project is designed to address wetland and water quality impairments. In order to address water quality impairment, this project will construct two sediment capture and treatment basins at culvert outfalls which currently deliver untreated urban run-off to the downstream wetlands. The proposed sediment capture and treatment basins are designed to remove the fine and large particulates and the pollutants of concern, such as E. coli and fecal coliform bacteria that are known to adhere to the sediment. Removal of sediments will be the proxy for the removal of the pollutants of concern listed on the 303(d) list of impaired waterbodies.

Implementation of this project will have direct benefits to the community and address the need for high quality environmental benefits and access to nature. The project proposes to construct a new boardwalk through the restored and enhanced wetland area, providing immersive experience for Watsonville residents and trail users to learn about the importance of good water quality and restored habitat areas. It will also provide extensive environmental education and paid green jobs training experiences for Watsonville youth, as described in the project’s community engagement plan.

Project Partnership WWW is a local non-profit that is committed to the protection, enhancement, and restoration of the Watsonville Slough system. The organization also leads a robust community engagement program with local youth through the Climate Corps Leadership Institute. The City’s Environmental Sustainability Division partnered with WWW to apply for the Ocean Protection Council Proposition 1 Grant opportunity, given their local expertise and leadership in Watsonville. The project, as proposed, could not be implemented without WWW's knowledge of environmental permitting in the wetlands, community engagement, volunteer days for habitat restoration, and ultimately, monitoring the water quality through volunteer-led citizen-based science monitoring in the wetlands.

Through the Ocean Protection Council Proposition 1 grant, WWW will provide the following support for the Middle Struve Slough project: project management and support for grant administration, support for finalizing the construction designs and securing environmental permits to enable construction, oversite, and implementation of habitat restoration activities and water quality treatment features, community engagement, and environmental monitoring and reporting.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

This project supports Strategic Plan Priority:
2-Infrastructure & Environment
6-Community Engagement & Well-being

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FINANCIAL IMPACT:

This contract will be funded from account 0260-338-7361-11101, which is the grant account for the Ocean Protection Council grant.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

The City Council could have staff prepare a Request for Proposals for this project’s implementation and go through a competitive process. However, WWW brings local expertise and knowledge that does not exist in other non-profits or firms.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any):

1. Executed Ocean Protection Council Grant Agreement P01-4-04

State of California Natural Resources Agency
California Ocean Protection Council
California Ocean Protection Trust Fund of 2006
AMENDMENT #1 TO GRANT AGREEMENT NO. P01-4-04
GRANTEE NAME: City of Watsonville
PROJECT TITLE: Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project This amendment is hereby made and agreed upon by the State of California, (“State”) acting through the Natural Resources Agency, on behalf of the Ocean Protection Council, and by the City of Wastonville with respect to the above-identified project. The State and Grantee, in mutual consideration of the promises made herein and in the agreement, of which this is an amendment, agree to the following:

Time only extension changes the completion date from December 31, 2024, to March 31, 2025. No funds added.

In all other respects, the agreement and the terms and conditions if relevant thereto, shall remain in full force and effect. In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this amendment as of the date entered below.

CITY OF WATSONVILLE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY
By By
Tamara Vides
Title City Manager Pro Tempore
Jenn Eckerle
Title Deputy Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy
Date Date

CERTIFICATION OF FUNDING

AMOUNT OF ESTIMATE

FUNDING

AGREEMENT NUMBER FUND
$1,192,523 P01-4-04 6083 – Water Quality, Supply and
Infrastructure Improvement Local Assistance
(Prop 1)
ADJ. INCREASING

ENCUMBRANCE
$
ADJ. DECREASING

ENCUMBRANCE

FUNCTION
$ Local Assistance

UNENCUMBERED

BALANCE
Ref Number Fund Enactment
Year (ENY)
Account
Number
Alt Account
$ 101 608300003 2020 5432000 543200000
Program PCBU Project Activity RPTG
Structure
SVC
Loc
Agency
Use
Budget Period
0320 0540 0540P01404 23104 05403001 23104 B6122 2022
I hereby certify upon my personal knowledge that budgeted funds are available for this encumbrance __________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF ACCOUNTING OFFICER _______________________ DATE
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P01-4-04
City of Watsonville
Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project

State of California Natural Resources Agency
Ocean Protection Council
Grantee Name:

Project Title:

Agreement Number
Term of Agreement:

Exhibit A
City of Watsonville
Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat
Improvement Project
P01-4-04
Upon Approval through December 31, 2024 March 3 , 2025
Project Summary:

The Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement project is located in the City of Watsonville (City) in Southern Santa Cruz County in the Pájaro River Watershed. This project will provide a large suite of environmental and social benefits for the Watsonville community. It is located within a branch of the Watsonville Slough System, an approximately 800-acre wetland complex, which includes one of the State’s largest remaining contiguous freshwater coastal wetlands. This wetland complex supports over 270 resident and migratory bird species, and 23 native plants and animals that are State and federally listed as threatened, endangered, or species of special concern. The Slough system underlies the City of Watsonville and drains to the Pájaro River mouth at its confluence with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

This project is a multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed restoration project that improves water quality, native habitat, and regional resilience to climate change. The project will implement watershed restoration and habitat protection measures that will address habitat loss and environmental degradation within the Watsonville Slough System through the enhancement of an 1,800-foot linear wetland and riparian corridor and restoration and enhancement of approximately 5 acres of wetland, grassland, woodland and riparian habitat. Project activity will also provide many additional cobenefits, such as flood attenuation, increased resiliency to climate change, and atmospheric greenhouse gas capture, improved access to nature, parks, and trails for Watsonville residents, and provide extensive environmental education, nature experiences, and green jobs training for Watsonville residents.

Objective:

This project will implement California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) strategic targets in Goals 1, 2 and 3, within Objective 1.1 Build Resiliency to Sea-Level Rise, Coastal Storms, Erosion, and Flooding; Objective 2.2: Enhance Engagement with Underserved Attachment 1

P01-4-04
City of Watsonville
Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project

Communities; Objective 3.1: Protect and Restore Coastal and Marine Ecosystems; and Objective 3.4: Improve Coastal and Ocean Water Quality.

This project advances Goal 3, Objective 3.4, Target 3.4.1: Improve Coastal and Ocean Water Quality by improving water quality within Struve Slough a branch of the Watsonville Slough system identified within Coastal Critical Area #37, as described in the OPC Grant Guidelines. The Watsonville Slough system drains to the Pájaro River just before entering the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. In particular, this project will target load reductions in E. coli, sediment and turbidity which will have meaningful benefit for both the Pájaro River and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

The project location, Struve Slough, is 303(d) listed as impaired by pH, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll-a, toxicity, turbidity, E. coli bacteria, and fecal coliform bacteria. The project design concept focuses on measures that will reduce sediment in stormwater and lead to significant reductions in E. Coli concentrations through construction of two sediment capture and treatment basins at culvert outfalls which currently deliver untreated urban run-off to the downstream wetlands. The sediment capture and treatment basin design emphasize measures to increase residence time and allow sediment and pathogens and constituents bound to the sediment, to settle out and remain in the basins. Basins will be maintained on a regular and ongoing basis, keeping sediment and pollutants out of the wetlands. In doing so, the project will improve water quality in on site wetlands as well as downstream wetlands, and the Pájaro River and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary into which these wetlands drain.

This project aligns with Goal 1, Objective 1.1: Build Resiliency to Sea-Level Rise, Coastal Storms, Erosion, and Flooding and Goal 3, Objective 3.1: Protect and Restore Coastal and Marine Ecosystems. The City has collaborated with Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW) staff who have led the project conceptual design process with the strong support of City Public Works and Engineering Staff. In addition to site specific public input, project design elements have reflected public input into many past and recent environmental planning efforts led by the City and WWW. These include the Watsonville Slough System Conservation and Enhancement Plan (2003), the City’s Urban Greening Plan (2012), the Watsonville Climate Action Plan (2013 and update currently in development) and the City’s Green Infrastructure Plan (currently in development).

This project additionally aligns with Goal 2, Objective 2.2, Target 2.2.2: Enhance Engagement with Underserved Communities that targets climate and biodiversity. The project is located centrally within the City of Watsonville which is a State recognized disadvantaged community. Through the City’s update to the Environmental Justice Element of the General Plan, the City has actively been receiving input from the Community Advisory Committee that more resources need to be focused on environmental restoration and recreational access. Through a Department of Water Resources Disadvantaged Community Involvement Planning grant, the City was able to involve the WWW Climate Corps Leadership Institute to provide stakeholder feedback on what project would be successful and have the most impact in this part of the community. The City along with their partner agencies are actively working to support the OPC’s goal of enhancing engagement with underserved communities through multiple initiatives, such as the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan efforts.

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City of Watsonville
Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project

This project will provide benefits to local youth through their participation during in school and after school field trips to help with the restoration efforts. Additionally, local youth participants in the Climate Corps Leadership Institute will serve in a leadership role for this project, while learning job skills and career and technical education and receiving a stipend for each semester they work in the program. Pájaro Valley Unified School District students served through these efforts are from low-income schools, where 90% of the students are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch and 65% are English Language Learners. Additional workforce benefits include participation by young adults in the California Conservation Corps.

Goal #1: Water Quality Improvement: The project will restore and enhance wetlands and construct 2 sediment basins that are approximately 0.25 acres in total to decrease sediment loadings by approximately 800 lbs/yr within Middle Struve Slough and downstream wetlands and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The two detention basins will have as-builts and operation and maintenance plans that will be produced for records and ongoing maintenance of the basins.

Goal #2: Wetland and Habitat Enhancement, Improved Ecosystem Function and Climate Change Resiliency: This project will restore needed wetland and watershed habitat in Middle Struve Slough throughout an approximately 5-acre area and along an 1,800 linear foot riparian corridor. Invasive species will be replaced with diverse native habitat and wetlands be enhanced through grading work designed to increase topographical and habitat complexity. Invasive plant species removal will utilize hand removal and mechanical control to reduce invasive plant cover. Mechanical control will include repeated mowing of invasive plant species and in some cases shallow rototilling or scraping of the root zone to remove invasive plant roots. Following this, biodegradable and weed free wood chip mulch will be utilized to reduce re-sprouting invasive plants prior to planting these areas with diverse native plants grown from watershed specific plant material. Hand removal will entail hand digging and removal of invasive plants prior to application of woodchip mulch and following mulching where invasive plants re-sprout. In so doing, this project will serve as a demonstration for multibenefit projects throughout the Slough System that will improve resiliency to climate change for wildlife species, such as a large suite of coastal wetland dependent species. Approximately 20 native trees will be planted to provide a buffer from the adjacent roadway for the habitat area which will sequester atmospheric carbon.

Goal #3: Community Engagement and Benefit: The project design will provide paid job training opportunities and educational field trips for Watsonville youth as Climate Corps Leadership Institute interns, along with a large number of community engagement planting and restoration days for Watsonville families. While student interns in the Climate Corps Leadership Institute will receive pay for their participation in the job training program, no monetary compensation will be provided to other students, youth, families, or volunteers. Community engagement will also include participation by community volunteers in bimonthly water quality sampling as a part of Attachment 1

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Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project

Watsonville Wetlands Watch’s broader community science monitoring programs that will help to inform lessons learn and the project effectiveness in treated water quality.

The project incorporates key public access features in a coastal wetland by creating a new boardwalk over the enhanced wetland area. The project will produce as-builts for the boardwalk and will record community engagement, volunteer contributions, and educational experiences for Watsonville youth and families. Bilingual interpretive signage and materials will be developed to support the community engagement goals.

Project Tasks and Deliverables:

Task 1: Project Management
Coordination with the City’s Environmental Sustainability Division to oversee contracts and implementation of the grant, contract procurement and coordination with Watsonville Wetlands Watch for the habitat restoration.

Deliverable: Quarterly Reporting
Task 2: Environmental Review and Permitting
Securing 401, 404 and 1600 permits and a Stormwater Management Plan as required.

Grading and erosion control permits will be issued by the City and managed by the Environmental Sustainability Division.

Deliverables:

Final Environmental Permits: Clean Water Act Section 401, 404, and 1600 permits, Stormwater Management Plan, Grading and Erosion Control Permits Task 3: Construction, Water Quality Treatment Basins, Wetland Restoration, and Boardwalk Trail
Construction of this project will address lost native habitat and wetland function by restoring and enhancing coastal wetlands and watershed habitat throughout the approximately 5-acre project site. This task will include construction of water quality treatment basins, wetland restoration, and public access features. Work will also include creation of a technical specification package for grading work, environmentally appropriate erosion control measures and biological monitoring as required by project permits.

Deliverables:

Construction Request For Proposal (RFP)
Construction Contract
As-Built Drawings
Task 4: Native Habitat Restoration
Attachment 1

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Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project

Removal of invasive plant species to be completed in coordination with the Task 3 Construction activities. Propagation of native plants, installation of native plants, and site stewardship and maintenance to create self-sustaining and high-quality native habitat.

Deliverables:

Final Habitat Restoration Plan
Native Plant Installation List
As-Built Drawings for Habitat Restoration Project
Task 5: Community Engagement
Youth and community member volunteer days and bi-lingual (Spanish/English) educational field trips and work projects. Participation of the Climate Corps Leadership Institute youth interns throughout the process. At least 32 Climate Corps Leadership Institute interns will receive a stipend and serve in a leadership capacity during public engagement and public volunteer events, assist with invasive plant removal, native planting, plant propagation, and water quality and vegetation monitoring. The complete Community Engagement Plan is provided as Attachment 1 to this Work Plan.

Implementation of the Community Engagement Plan will be overseen by Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW) with the support of the City’s community outreach team and a suite of close project partners consistent with the Community Engagement Plan.

Deliverables:

A Community Engagement Report that details the total number of youth interns in the Climate Corps Leadership Institute, total number of hours and events worked by the Climate Corps Leadership Institute interns, public volunteer days and volunteer hours, numbers of field trips, number of project partners engaged, and youth education participation evaluation data. The report shall include records of fieldtrips and hiring, including photographs taken during field trips and special events. Youth education programs include a pre- and post- project evaluation of project impact on knowledge and behavior, with the final report providing lessons-learned to support community engagement and citizen science.

Semi-annual reports will additionally be provided that summarize ongoing tracking of volunteer support by WWW, as well as ongoing water quality and habitat monitoring that is done by the City and WWW through the annual wetland and water quality community science water quality monitoring program, called Project Tierra.

Attachment 1

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Task 6: Project Effectiveness Monitoring
Implementation of monitoring in accordance with the project's adaptive management and monitoring plan, including pre-restoration and post-restoration monitoring.

Deliverables:

California Rapid Assessment Method for wetlands and riparian areas (CRAM) evaluation
Pre-restoration and post-restoration monitoring
Native cover quantification report for habitat restoration areas Wildlife monitoring report
Project Timeline:

Task Name
2022 2023 2024 2025
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
1 Project Management

1.1 Project administration and
management
2 Environmental Review,
Permitting, and Design

2.1 Environmental Review &
Permitting

2.2 CRAM pre-assessment

2.3 Technical Specifications
and Design Revisions
3 Construction

3.1 Site Preparation

3.2 Construct water quality
treatment basins, wetland
restoration

3.3 Construct boardwalk trail
4 Native Habitat Restoration

4.1 Site preparation

4.2 Propagation of native
plants, installation of plants,
site stewardship and
maintenance of plantings
5 Community Outreach

5.1 Community Participatory
Water Quality Monitoring

5.2 Volunteer Restoration Days
& Youth Field Trips
6 Monitoring

6.1 Effectiveness Monitoring
and Project Reporting
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Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project

Budget:

Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Task 6 Total
Subcontractor(s) $16,900 $76,318 $613,125 $379,380 $75,000 $23,800 $1,184,523 Materials* $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,000 $5,000 $8,000
Overhead (0%) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Task Total $16,900 $76,318 $613,125 $379,380 $78,000 $28,800 $1,192,523 Agreement Total: $1,192,523
*Note 1: Materials are included within the subcontractor line item and will include:
supplies for temporary erosion control and wildlife exclusion during construction, engineered fill and rock for rock lined channels for the stormwater best management practices, materials for the boardwalk and trail, water quality monitoring equipment, and materials for habitat restoration that includes but is not limited to approximately 2,000 cubic yards of biodegradable wood chip mulch approximately 8,000 native plants.

Personnel Breakdown:

Not applicable, project will be implemented by subcontractor(s).

Agreement Contacts:

Grantee: City of Watsonville
Contact Name: Jackie McCloud Christopher Gregorio
Contact Number: (831) 768-3172 (831) 768-3170
Contact Address: 275 Main St. Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
Contact Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
California Natural Resources: Ocean Protection Council
Contact Name: Kaitlyn Kalua Christine Sur
Contact Number: (707) 483-2868
Contact Address: 715 P Street, 20th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Contact Email: [email protected] [email protected] Attachment 1

Attachment: Community Engagement Plan
Defining the Community and Community-informed needs
The Middle Watsonville Slough Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project is a neighborhood scale project within the City of Watsonville. The project is located along an existing wetland recreational trail, just below a pocket park in a residential neighborhood with surrounding commercial shopping areas and schools. Primary stakeholders include City residents and local NGO and community groups that are concerned about environmental and community health.

The project design process has been a strong collaboration between the City and its long-time partner, Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW), under a grant from the Department of Water Resources. Public input helped to guide project designs and included an emphasis on participation of local youth and traditionally under-represented community members. Project elements incorporated from this input included: ensuring a feeling of safety for trail users, enhanced connectivity with parks and trails, use of bilingual interpretive materials, and improved buffers for wildlife from roadways.

WWW will oversee implementation of the project’s community engagement plan with the support of the City’s community outreach team and a suite of close project partners that includes, but is not limited to: Regeneracion Pajaro Valley Climate Action, a local environmental justice climate focused community group will support public outreach and education and community engagement; Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County’s Watsonville Works Program, a program that supports local unhoused individuals in helping with environmental cleanup; Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT) and Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council (PVOIC), two active local Native American groups that currently work with WWW and the City on wetland stewardship projects will support implementation and community engagement and education.

In the event that project partners change, WWW will provide an explanation and summary of the project partners in semi-annual and final Community Engagement Report.

Community Engagement & Outreach (short-term actions)
Community engagement will emphasize meaningful participation by a broad and inclusive group of local youth, families, and community members throughout project implementation.

Watsonville Area Youth, will receive paid stipends to work on this project, through their participation in WWW’s Climate Corps Leadership Institute (CCLI), a high school job training program. At least 32 CCLI interns will serve in a leadership capacity on public engagement and volunteer events, assist with invasive plant removal, native planting, plant propagation, and water quality and vegetation monitoring. Participating CCC members will gain valuable watershed restoration skills. At least 600 middle and elementary school students will participate in watershed restoration work through their participation in WWW’s after-school education programs.

Attachment 1

Watsonville Community Members, will be active participants in ongoing volunteer events. Volunteer events will include regular weekend workdays and special event days, such as World Wetlands Day hosted in February each year. Events will be family friendly and emphasize fun and culturally engaging education and activities. Community volunteers will also assist with weekly native plant nursery propagation at WWW’s Fitz Wetlands Center. Based on past experience with these types of volunteer efforts, WWW estimates at least 1,000 volunteers will contribute at least 2,000 hours, which is a conservative estimate based current volunteer participation. Volunteer hours tracking will be monitored through sign in-sheets.

Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement, will be done to ensure broad and inclusive engagement of a diverse set of stakeholders. Bilingual (Spanish/English) outreach for volunteers and community members will include use of social media, print media, radio, television, and flyers. Current partners in local restoration work, PVOIC and AMLT will support integration of native and traditional cultural information in interpretive materials.

The project’s Community Engagement Budget (Task 5), includes $78,000 of requested funds and $64,000 of matching funds. Grant funds are requested to support costs associated with onsite student educational field trips, such as bus transportation, materials and staff time, advertising for volunteer events and event supplies, and 20% (proportional to participation) of the total cost to pay high school teen CCLI interns, who earn $500 per semester, to support their participation in leadership activities on the project. Additional grant funds will support community partners in outreach and education efforts. Matching funds will come from secured private foundation grants to WWW to support outdoor education, youth education, and CCLI stipends.

Measuring Successful Participation will be reported in a Final Community Engagement Report and includes the number of volunteer days and volunteer hours, numbers of field trips, number of project partners engaged, and youth education participation evaluation data. Youth education programs include a pre and post project evaluation of project impact on knowledge and behavior.

Ensuring Sense of Ownership in the Community (long-term actions and benefits) By including the community in the design for this project and by partnering closely with WWW and other partners to lead community engagement efforts, the City has begun the process of supporting long-term ownership by the community. This project is a part of the City and WWW’s long-term strategy for community stewardship of local wetlands and managed trails. In our experience, these long-term volunteer programs provide an important pathway to ensure stewardship and on-going benefits to the environment and community. The City is fully committed to maintaining the project, financially and operationally, following the grant.

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Project implementation emphasizes leadership opportunities for local youth that will support them in gaining job readiness skills, future job placement, and prepare them for future academic pathways in ways that support their growth and advancement. Similarly, in engaging the local unhoused population, and diverse participation by youth and other community members, the project provides many entry points for participation and engagement in long-term stewardship.

Long-term monitoring data will be collected for both environmental and community benefits. This includes on-going tracking of volunteer support by WWW, as well as ongoing water quality and habitat monitoring that is done by the City and WWW through an annual wetland and water quality community science water quality monitoring program, called Project Tierra. This work produces a semi-annual water quality and habitat report card for the slough system that helps to measure effectiveness of restoration projects, wetland and water quality health, and share this information to the public in Spanish and English. These on-going monitoring efforts and public information sharing tools are designed to foster the long-term engagement and participation needed for effective wetland stewardship on this site and throughout the watershed.

Attachment 1

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ PWU ______
1 RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT

BETWEEN THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE AND WATSONVILLE

WETLANDS WATCH, A CORPORATION, FOR THE OCEAN

PROTECTION COUNCIL MIDDLE STRUVE SLOUGH WATER QUALITY

AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, REVISING THE SCOPE OF
WORK, EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT TO MARCH 31,
2025, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO

EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 249- 22 (CM) approving a Contract for Consultant Services between the City and Watsonville Wetlands Watch for work associated with the Ocean Protection Council Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project Implementation; and WHEREAS, this amendment will extend the term of the contract from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025, and add an additional task to the contract and maintain the contract amount.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that adopting a Resolution approving an amendment to Contract with Watsonville Wetlands Watch does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment.

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125
2 2. That the First Amendment to contract between the City of Watsonville and Watsonville Wetlands Watch, a corporation, a copy of which First Amendment is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby approved.

3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Amendment for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville with minor revisions that may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.
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1 FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSULTANT SERVICES CONTRACT

BETWEEN THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

AND WATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT for consultant services is entered into by and between the City of Watsonville ("City") and Watsonville Wetlands Watch (“Consultant”) this day of __________________, 20 The City and Consultant agree as follows:

RECITALS
WHEREAS, City and Consultant have previously executed a Consultant Services Contract to revise for Watsonville Wetlands Watch to support and implement Ocean Protection Council Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project dated January 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the original contract was in the amount of $543,080 with an expiration date of December 31, 2024;
WHEREAS, City staff in partnership with Watsonville Wetlands Watch, applied for the Ocean Protection Council Grant for the implementation of a multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed restoration project that improve water quality, habitat, regional resilience to climate change and enhance public access; and
WHEREAS, the City has added additional tasks within the work program of the Consultant; and
WHEREAS, the First Amendment of the Contract for Consultant Services is in the best interest of the City of Watsonville.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the Consultant agree that the Contract shall be amended as follows:

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2 Section 1 is hereby amended to add the following:
"Section 1. Scope of Services. In addition to the performance of those services specified in detail in Exhibit "A" of the Contract, Consultant shall perform the additional services specified in detail in Exhibit "1," entitled FIRST AMENDMENT TO SCOPE OF SERVICES, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein."
Section 2 is hereby amended to add the following:
"Section 2. Term of Contract. The term of the Contract shall be extended to March 31, 2025”
All other terms and conditions of the Contract dated January 13, 2023, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to Consultant Services Contract the day and year first hereinabove written.

CITY OF WATSONVILLE WATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH
By___________________________ By______________________________ Tamara Vides, City Manager Jonathan Pitch, Executive Director

ATTEST:

By___________________________
Irwin I. Ortiz, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By____________________________
Samantha W. Zutler, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "1"

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SCOPE OF SERVICES
The scope of services is as follows: Watsonville Wetlands Watch is spitting the construction task into work being performed before and after grading. For the Middle Struve Slough Habitat and Water Quality Improvement Project. • Attachment: Revised Scope of Work Title “EXHIBIT “A” Scope of Services Docusign Envelope ID: ADC268FB-8BAD-48B0-87BD-6BD3C625F8F3

EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES
Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project Scope of Work
Under the direction of the City of Watsonville Public Works and Utilities Department, Watsonville Wetlands Watch (BL 8113) proposes to implement the Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project, funded by the California Ocean Protection Council. The proposed scope of work includes project management and support for grant administration, support for finalizing the construction designs and securing environmental permits to enable construction, oversite and implementation of habitat restoration activities and water quality treatment features, community engagement, and environmental monitoring and reporting.

Project Overview
The City of Watsonville and the non-profit organization Watsonville Wetlands Watch have partnered to develop and propose the Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project. The project is a multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed restoration project with the purpose of improving water quality through stormwater capture and infiltration, habitat restoration and enhancement, and wetland and watershed protection measures. Project designs were completed under a grant from the Department of Water Resources Disadvantaged Communities Engagement Program administered by the Regional Water Management Foundation. It is located within the Struve Slough watershed area bound by Pennsylvania Avenue to the east and Main Street to the south, within the area below the City’s Hope Park.

The project supports the overall goal of the City to develop habitat and water quality improvement projects within the Struve Slough watershed, which is listed as an impaired waterbody by the State of California due to water quality concerns. Additionally the project aligns with the City’s Climate Change Resiliency Measures and Climate Action Plan and provides for environmental education and green jobs training, as a par of the youthtraining program led by Watsonville Wetlands Watch, the Climate Corps Leadership Institute.

The project will benefit the water quality and habitat within Middle Struve Slough by installing three wetland detention ponds and two stormwater detention basis and by restoring and enhancing surrounding native habitat areas. In so doing, the project will enhance wetland and watershed functions, reduce sediment and nutrient inputs into Struve Slough, build regional resiliency to sea-level rise and enhance coastal watershed resources so as to support regional climate adaptation measures for coastal wetlands and wildlife.

Task 1. Project Administration and Environmental Permitting Objective: The objective of this task is to support the City in grant administration and reporting during the life of the project, provide input into final construction document preparation, and to secure environmental permits to enable construction activities to occur within the defined project timeline.

Scope of Work: Project administration work will entail providing information for quarterly reporting and any additional administrative tasks needed to support grant administration during the life of the project.

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specifications for construction documents, geotechnical analysis and final design related to any needed design modifications of the stormwater treatment basins. Contracting of construction designs will be completed by the City.

Environmental permitting will entail submitting project planning document to environmental regulatory permitting agencies, as required by the project’s related environmental regulations. A biological assessment and completion of the CEAQ process was completed during the prior design phase of the project. To complete environmental permitting, Watsonville Wetlands Watch will oversee the preparation of environmental permits by a permitting specialist and work with the City and respective permitting agencies to secure all permits required to begin construction. If needed, due to the permitting review process, Watsonville Wetlands Watch will modify the habitat restoration planning documents and ensure conformance between project designs and permitting conditions and requirements.

Deliverables: Deliverables will include final environmental permits, anticipated to include permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers and California Regional Water Quality Control Board.

Task 2. Site Stewardship, Volunteer Coordination, and Upland Vegetation Maintenance Objective: The objective of this task is to provide volunteer coordination, stewardship and maintenance of the habitat areas outside of the footprint and scope of the wetland restoration and stormwater improvement project. All work related to the wetland restoration and stormwater improvement project is described below under habitat restoration and enhancement task below.

Scope of Work: Work within this task will include coordination of volunteers, local students, interns, and job training program trainees, such as the California Conservation Corps, to steward and maintain project areas outside of the wetland restoration and stormwater improvement project. This work may include maintenance of vegetation through mulching with biodegradable materials to reduce invasive plants from re-growing, hand removal of invasive plants, and related methods to remove invasive plants or reduce invasive plant cover. In some areas where non-native, invasive plants will be removed, Watsonville Wetlands Watch will coordinate and oversee planting of native plants by local students and community volunteers, so as to reduce non-native plant cover over time. Following this, Watsonville Wetlands Watch will coordinate students and community volunteers to maintain any native plants planted by removing non-native plants and watering plants if needed. To support this task, Watsonville Wetlands Watch will collect native plants and seed and grow them at our native plant nursery at the Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center at Pajaro Valley High School. In preparation of student and community volunteer programs or to preserve the viability of the native plants, Watsonville Wetlands Watch will conduct site maintenance to support site conditions for student and volunteer projects where needed.

Deliverables: Quarterly progress reports submitted to the City that detail volunteer coordination and site maintenance and stewardship actions.

Task 3. Wetland Habitat Restoration and Stormwater Improvement Project Implementation Objective: The objective of this task is to implement the environmental restoration and work that supports improved stormwater associated with project permits for wetland restoration and stormwater infrastructure enhancement.

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Scope of Work: Watsonville Wetlands Watch will oversee the implementation of habitat restoration work, maintenance and adaptive management of the wetland habitat restoration process in accordance with the project’s approved permits and related permit conditions. Following construction of new wetlands and stormwater control features, Watsonville Wetlands Watch will seed the wetlands areas, including the newly graded areas, implement erosion control measures, and plant native plants and re-establish native habitat throughout the project site. Erosion control measures will include installation of a biodegradable erosion control blanket at the vegetated swale below the storm drain outlet on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Associated maintenance and adaptive management, will include invasive plant management following planting and other maintenance practices, such as irrigation, to ensure successful establishment of native plant material and conformance with the projects success criteria. Irrigation will be performed by hand watering native plants as needed throughout the project performance period.

Deliverables: Deliverables include the final habitat restoration plan, a native plant installation list, and an as-built drawing for habitat restoration work completed.

Task 4. Community Engagement
Objective: The objective of the community engagement task is to provide job skills training for youth from the Watsonville community and provide opportunities for community members to meaningfully engage in all aspects of the project, including the habitat restoration and environmental monitoring process.

Scope of Work: Watsonville Wetlands Watch will implement the Community Engagement Plan that was included within the work plan for the California Ocean Protection Council’s Middle Struve Slough Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project grant agreement. The Community Engagement Plan includes opportunities for community partners to meaningfully participate in the project, funding for paid youth stipends to work on the project, and the requirement to provide many and diverse opportunities for local families and community members to volunteer both in the restoration process and the environmental monitoring process. Objectives listed within the Community Engagement Plan include, involvement of at least 32 youth in the Climate Corps Leadership Institute acting in a leadership capacity for the project, involvement of at least 600 middle and elementary school students during after school field trips conducting watershed restoration work, and 1,000 volunteers contributing 2,000 hours of volunteer work toward the project objectives over the life of the project.

Deliverables: Per the community engagement plan, a semi-annual and final community engagement report will be provided. The community engagement report will detail the total number of youth interns in the Climate Corps Leadership Institute, total number of hours and events worked by the Climate Corps Leadership Institute interns, public volunteer days, and volunteer hours, numbers of field trips, number of project partners engaged, and youth education participation evaluation data. The report will include records of field trips and hiring, including photographs taken during field trips and special events. The report will also include data from the pre and post field trip program evaluation that helps to draw a connection between participation in the project on knowledge and behavior, with the final report providing lessons-learned to support community engagement and community science.

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Task 5. Environmental Monitoring
Objective: The objective of environmental monitoring is to establish pre-construction baseline conditions and post-construction monitoring to evaluate project effectiveness and demonstrate project impacts.

Scope of Work: Environmental monitoring will include photo point monitoring, vegetation surveys post construction, and year-round water quality monitoring. Vegetation surveys will conform to the project’s habitat restoration plan which lists the following performance criteria:

Table 1. Performance metrics for vegetation and ground surface Habitat Type Native Cover Species Richness Invasive Plants Bare Ground Performance
Metric
Performance
Metric
Performance
Metric
Performance
Metric
Wetland 50% 1 or greater <25% N/A
Wet Meadow 50% 7 <25% <25%
Riparian 50% 7 <25% <25%
Oak
Woodland
50% 7 <25% <25%
Grassland 15% 3 or greater <25% <25%
CRAM surveys may be used to document the overall habitat condition if determined to be useful. The method assesses the wetland based on four categories called Attributes, which are scored independently and combined into an overall Index score. The following are the listed performance metrics for the CRAM assessment.

Table 2. Performance metrics for CRAM surveys
CRAM Category Performance Metric
Index Score Increase by more than 10 points
Buffer and Landscape Increase by more than 5 points
Hydrology N/A
Physical Structure Increase by more than 10 points
Biotic Structure Increase by more than 11 points
Performance monitoring criteria is subject to change during the environmental permitting process.

Deliverables: Deliverables for the environmental monitoring task will include annual and final monitoring reports that detail the work performed, and monitoring results in accordance with the project ‘s habitat restoration plan, grant agreement objectives, and environmental permits and any applicable wildlife monitoring data.

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EXHIBIT "B" SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
Services shall commence immediately upon execution of this Contract. All services performed under the provisions of this Contract shall be completed by March 31 2025.

Task Name 2022 2023 2024 2025
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
1 Project
Administration
and Environmental
Permitting
2 Site
Stewardship,
Volunteer
Coordination,
and Upland
Vegetation
Maintenance
3 Wetland Habitat
Restoration and
Stormwater
Improvement
Implementation
4 Community
Engagement
5 Environmental
Monitoring
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EXHIBIT “C” COMPENSATION
a. Total Compensation. The total obligation of City under this Contract shall not exceed $543,080 as detailed in the yearly breakdown below
b. Basis for Payment. Payment(s) to Consultant for services performed under this contract shall be made as follows and shall [not] include payment for reimbursable expenses:
c. Payment Request. Consultant shall submit a request for payment for services on a monthly or quaterly basis by letter to Director, or said Director's designated representative. Such request for payment shall cover the preceding monthly period (or quarterly period as applicable) during the term hereof, shall note the City's purchase order number for this contract, shall contain a detailed listing of the total number of items or tasks or hours for which payment is requested, the individual dates on which such services were rendered, and invoices for reimbursable expenses, if any. Upon receipt in the Office of Director of said payment request, Director shall cause payment to be initiated to Consultant for appropriate compensation.

Table 3. Cost Breakdown by Project Performance Area
Matching funds listed are those committed by Watsonville Wetlands Watch toward project implementation.

Task Number Task Name
OPC Funds Requested to
Complete Task
Matching Funds
(includes in-kind)
1 Project Management, Environmental Review, Permitting, and Support for Construction Designs $ 61,900.00 $ -
2 Site Stewardship, Volunteer Coordination, and Upland
Vegetation Maintenance $ 205,629.54 $ 20,000.00
3 Native Habitat Restoration and Enhancement $ 176,750.46 $ 20,000.00 4 Community Engagement, Youth, and Volunteer Events $ 78,000.00 $ 64,000.00 5 Project Effectiveness Monitoring $ 20,800.00 $ -
Subtotal $ 543,080.00 $ 104,000.00
$ 543,080.00 $ 104,000.00
Attachment: EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES
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MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR FONTES

ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE CHRISTOPHER GREGORIO
SUBJECT: AWARD CONTRACT TO J. JOHNSON & COMPANY, INC. FOR THE 2024-2025 CITYWIDE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $229,550.00 AND TRANSFER FUNDS TO FINANCE

THE PROJECT
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

It is recommended that City Council adopt a resolution awarding a contract to the lowest responsive bidder, J. Johnson & Company, Inc., for the 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project in the amount of $229,550.00 and transfer funds to finance the project.

DISCUSSION:

The 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project consists of demolishing and replacing concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalks per City of Watsonville Improvement Plans including, but not limited to, the following locations (as marked):
 South side of Maple Street between Main Street and Union Street;  West side of Union Street between Maple Street and Peck Street;  Vista Montana Drive, Arce Street. and Roble Street, between Bridge Street and Franich Drive, Marcela Drive, Cereze Street, Secoya Street, between Marcela Drive and Bridge Street.

In addition to the concrete work, fire hydrant pads, curb drains, utility boxes, storm drain inlet modifications will be included in this contract.

The call for bids for the 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project was issued on November 7, 2024, with all bids due by December 3, 2024. The City received six bids in total. Although one bid was the lowest, it was determined it did not meet the required experience and qualifications outlined in the project conditions. As a result, the City decided to award the contract to the next lowest qualified bidder.

This project is new and was not included in the FY 2024-2025 Budget. Staff propose to transfer funds from various projects within the current budget to finance the project.

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\19121417988\19121417988,,,Report - 2024-2025 City Wide Sidewalk Repair Project.docx The project qualifies as Categorically Exempt under CEQA in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, CE Class 1, maintenance of existing streets involving no expansion of capacity.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

The project qualifies as Categorically Exempt under CEQA in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, CE Class 1, maintenance of existing streets involving no expansion of capacity.
2-Infrastructure & Environment
5-Public Safety
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

The 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project contract amount will be $229,550.00.

The total of the transferred funds will be sufficient to pay for the proposed contract and additional costs that may be incurred.

Funding for this project shall be transferred from the following accounts to a new account to be assigned to this project.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

The Council could elect not to award the construction contract. Sidewalks and ramps maintained by the City will continue to deteriorate and the cost of replacement in the future will continue to increase.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any):

1. Project Map
From Account Amount To Account
0306-924-7837-14838 $146,628 0306-924-7837-new project # 0312-972-7837-14319 $14,511 0312-972-7837-new project # 0312-972-7837-14861 $71,493 0312-972-7837-new project # $232,632

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Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ PW ______
1 RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATSONVILLE AWARDING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO J.

JOHNSON & COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION, FOR THE 2024-2025

CITYWIDE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $229,550; AUTHORIZING A BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE
AMOUNT OF $232,632; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE

CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 14 (Public Works Bid Requirements) of Title 7 (Public Works) of the Watsonville Municipal Code, the City issued a notice inviting bids and bids were received for the 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project; and WHEREAS, the engineer’s estimate of probable construction cost was $100,000; and
WHEREAS, bids that were submitted by the deadline, were publicly opened in the “Old City Council Chambers”, City Hall, 250 Main Street, Watsonville, California, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 10:00 A.M., and later tabulated by the Purchasing Officer for the consideration of the City Manager and submission to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended that the bid from J. Johnson & Company, Inc., a corporation, [Contractor License #794964], for the 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project, in the amount of $229,550.00, be accepted as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for the project.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. The project is determined to be categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, CE Class 1, maintenance of existing streets involving no expansion of capacity.

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125
2 2. That the construction contract is hereby awarded to J. Johnson & Company, Inc., a California corporation, for the 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project, in the amount of $229,550.00, in the form on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

3. The Council awards a contract to J. Johnson & Company, Inc., a corporation, for the 2024-2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project, in an amount not to exceed $229,550.

4. That the budget transfers, $146,628 from budget account 0306-924-7837- 14838, $14,511 from budget account 0312-972-7837-14319 and $71,493 from budget account 0312-972-7837-14861, to a new project created by the Finance Department, is hereby approved.

5. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute said construction contract for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville with minor revisions that may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. **************************************

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Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

WATER DIVISION MANAGER KAYSER
SUBJECT: APPROVE CONTRACT WITH SAN BENITO SUPPLY FOR

MATERIAL SUPPLIES FOR WATER SERVICES
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving the contract with San Benito Supply to provide material supplies for Water Services.

BACKGROUND:

Water Services is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the City’s water distribution system; this includes ongoing water main line replacement projects, road resurfacing repairs, hydrant knock down repairs, and other related projects.

DISCUSSION:

At the November 12, 2024, City Council meeting, an RFP requesting proposals from qualified vendors to provide 2 sack sand slurry and 5 sack ¾” concrete was approved and subsequently issued (Resolution No. 238-24).

After reviewing the three proposals that were submitted, the lowest, qualified vendor is San Benito Supply.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

This project is consistent with the following strategic plan goal:
2-Infrastructure & Environment
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

The cost of the contract is $150,000. There are sufficient funds in the Water Enterprise Fund in CIP budget accounts 0720-913-7831-14833 and 0720-913-7831-14834.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

Council can choose not to approve the contract.

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ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any):

None.

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ PWU ______
1 RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE AWARDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT

TO SAN BENITO SUPPLY, FOR MATERIAL SUPPLY FOR WATER
SERVICES, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000; AND

AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
SAME
WHEREAS, § 3-5.500 of the Municipal code provides that an RFP or RFQ process is found to be an effective and efficient way to procure professional services and procurement of professional services shall be based on proposals solicited from capable professionals and be evaluated based on a combination of factors including education, training, experience and demonstrated competence and professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required; and WHEREAS, § 3-5.540 of the Municipal Code provides that contracts for professional services estimated to cost more than One Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($100,000.00) Dollars must be awarded by the Council, and that the selection will be based on demonstrated competence and on the education, training and experience and professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required, that cost will not be the only basis for selection, use a qualifications-based selection process as described in subdivision (a) of § 45271 of the California Government Code and negotiated as described in § 4528; and WHEREAS, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was issued on November 13, 2024 asking for qualified consultants to assist the City for Material Supply for Water Services; and

1 All references to section numbers will be to the California Government Code

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125
2 WHEREAS, the deadline for submittal of Request for Statement of Qualifications was December 4, 2024; and
WHEREAS, a total of three firms submitted qualification statements; these statements were reviewed by City staff and a list was developed; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended that the proposal from San Benito Supply, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, be accepted as the best response.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that awarding a contract to San Benito Supply for the Material Supply for Water Services does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment.

2. The Council awards a contract to San Benito Supply, for Material Supply for Water Services, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.

3. That the Contract for Consultant Services between the City of Watsonville and San Benito Supply, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved.

4. Consultant shall file FPPC form 700s and 805s pursuant to section 19 of the Contract.

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125
3 5. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute said contract for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville with minor revisions that may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.
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CONTRACT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES BETWEEN

THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE AND SAN BENITO SUPPLY
THIS CONTRACT, is made and entered into this , by and
between the City of Watsonville, a municipal corporation, hereinafter called "City," and San Benito Supply, hereinafter called "Consultant."

WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the City needs to obtain certain professional, technical and/or specialized services of an independent contractor to assist the City in the most economical manner; and
WHEREAS, Consultant has represented that consultant has appropriate skill, training, qualifications, and experience to render such services called for under this Contract to City.

THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. Consultant shall perform those services described in detail in Exhibit “A,” entitled “SCOPE OF SERVICES” which exhibit is attached hereto and incorporated herein.

SECTION 2. TERM OF CONTRACT. The term of this Contract shall be from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, inclusive.

SECTION 3. SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE. The services of Consultant are to be completed according to the schedule set out in Exhibit “B,” entitled “SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE,” which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. Consultant will diligently proceed with the agreed Scope of Services and will provide such services in a timely manner in accordance with the “SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE.” SECTION 4. COMPENSATION. The compensation to be paid to Consultant including both payment for professional services and reimbursable expenses as well as the rate and schedule of payment are set out in Exhibit “C” entitled “COMPENSATION,” which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. This amount shall not exceed $150,000.

SECTION 5. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Except as otherwise provided in Exhibit “C,” each month, Consultant shall furnish to the City a statement describing the work performed for compensation during the preceding month. Such statement shall also include a detailed record of the month's actual reimbursable expenditures.

SECTION 6. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. It is understood and agreed that Consultant, in the performance of the work and services agreed to be performed by Consultant, shall act as and be an independent Consultant and not an agent or Docusign Envelope ID: 5AB4D025-8E6D-4EF4-853E-05B3FF447BA4

employee of City, and as an independent Consultant, shall obtain no rights to retirement benefits or other benefits which accrue to City's employees, and Consultant hereby expressly waives any claim it may have to any such rights.

SECTION 7. ASSIGNABILITY. Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Contract nor the performance of any of Consultant's obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of City, and any attempt by Consultant to so assign this Contract or any rights, duties or obligations arising hereunder shall be void and of no effect.

SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION. Consultant represents that Consultant has the expertise and experience necessary to perform the services and duties agreed to be performed by Consultant under this Contract, and City is relying upon the skill and knowledge of Consultant to perform said services and duties. Consultant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless City, its officers, agents, and employees, against any loss or liability arising out of or resulting in any way from work performed by or on behalf of Consultant under this Contract or the errors or omissions by Consultant.

SECTION 9. INSURANCE.

A. Auto and Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall also maintain in full force and effect for the term of this Contract, automobile insurance and commercial general liability insurance with an insurance carrier satisfactory to City, which insurance shall include protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and damage to property resulting from any actual occurrence arising out of the performance of this Contract. The amounts of insurance shall not be less than the following:
(1) Commercial general liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence. If such insurance contains a general aggregate limit, such limit shall apply separately to each project Consultant performs for City. Such insurance shall (a) name City, its appointed and elected officials, and its employees as insureds; and (b) be primary with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by City and (c) contain standard separation of insured's provisions.
(2) Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired and non-owned automobiles.

B. Workers’ Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, Consultant shall be insured against liability for Workers’ Compensation or undertake self-insurance. Consultant agrees to comply with such provisions before commencing performance of any work under this Contract.

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C. Proof of Insurance to City before Notice to Proceed to Work. Consultant shall satisfactorily provide certificates and endorsements of insurance to the City Clerk before Notice to Proceed to Work of this Contract will be issued. Certificates and policies shall state that the policy shall not be canceled or reduced in coverage without thirty (30) days written notice to City. Approval of insurance by City shall not relieve or decrease the extent to which Consultant may be held responsible for payment of damages resulting from services or operations performed pursuant to this Contract.

Consultant shall not perform any work under this Contract until Consultant has obtained the required insurance and until the required certificates have been submitted to the City and approved by the City Attorney. If Consultant fails or refuses to produce or maintain the insurance required by these provisions, or fails or refuses to furnish City required proof that insurance has been procured and is in force and paid for, City shall have the right at City's election to forthwith terminate this Contract immediately without any financial or contractual obligation to the City. As a result of such termination, the City reserves the right to employ another consultant to complete the project.

D. Written notice. Contractor shall provide immediate written notice if (1) any insurance policy required by this Contract is terminated; (2) any policy limit is reduced; (3) or any deductible or self insured retention is increased.

SECTION 10. NON-DISCRIMINATION. Consultant shall not discriminate, in any way, against any person on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, national origin, or disability in connection with or related to the performance of this Contract.

SECTION 11. TERMINATION.

A. City and Consultant shall have the right to terminate this Contract, without cause, by giving not less than ten (10) days written notice of termination.

B. If Consultant fails to perform any of its material obligations under this Contract, in addition to all other remedies provided by law, City may terminate this Contract immediately upon written notice.

C. The City Manager is empowered to terminate this Contract on behalf of City.

D. In the event of termination, Consultant shall deliver to City copies of all work papers, schedules, reports and other work performed by Consultant and upon receipt thereof, Consultant shall be paid in full for services performed and reimbursable expenses incurred to the date of termination.

SECTION 12. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes and regulations of the federal, state and local governments. Consultant shall obtain and maintain a City of Watsonville business license during the term of this Contract.

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SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW. City and Consultant agree that the law governing this Contract shall be that of the State of California. Any suit brought by either party against the other arising out of the performance of this Contract shall be filed and maintained in the Courts of the County of Santa Cruz.

SECTION 14. PRIOR CONTRACTS AND AMENDMENTS. This Contract represents the entire understanding of the parties as to those matters contained herein.

No prior oral or written understanding shall be of any force or effect with respect to those matters covered hereunder. This Contract may only be modified by a written amendment.

SECTION 15. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Except as may be required by law, all data, documents, discussions, or other information developed or received by or for Consultant in performance of this Contract are confidential and not to be disclosed to any person except as authorized by the City Manager.

SECTION 16. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS. All reports, documents or other materials developed or received by Consultant or any other person engaged directly by Consultant to perform the services required hereunder shall be and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon their use.

SECTION 17. COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES. The Consultant covenants that Consultant has not employed or retained any company or person to solicit or secure the Contract, and that Consultant has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, any fees, commissions, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or any other consideration contingent on or resulting from the award or making of this Contract.

For breach or violation of this covenant, the City shall have the right to annul this Contract without liability, or in its discretion, to deduct from the contract price or consideration or otherwise recover, the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage fee, gift, or contingency.

SECTION 18. WAIVER. Consultant agrees that waiver by City or any one or more of the conditions of performance under this Contract shall not be construed as waiver of any other condition of performance under this Contract.

SECTION 19. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

A. A Consultant shall avoid all conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest in performance of this Contract. Consultant shall file a FPPC Form 700 disclosure statement, which form shall be filed with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days from the effective date of this Contract as applicable.

B. No member, officer, or employee of the City, during their tenure, or for one (1) year thereafter, shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this Contract or the Docusign Envelope ID: 5AB4D025-8E6D-4EF4-853E-05B3FF447BA4

proceeds thereof and Consultant agrees not to allow, permit, grant, transfer, or otherwise do anything which will result in such member, officer, or employee of the City from having such interest.

SECTION 20. AUDIT BOOKS AND RECORDS. Consultant shall make available to City, its authorized agents, officers and employees, for examination any and all ledgers and books of account, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks and other records or documents evidencing or related to the expenditures and disbursements charged to the City, and shall furnish to City, its authorized agents and employees, such other evidence or information as City may require with respect to any such expense or disbursement charged by Consultant.

SECTION 21. NOTICES. All notices shall be personally served or mailed, postage prepaid, to the following addresses, or to such other address as may be designated by written notice by the parties:

CITY
City Clerk’s Office
275 Main Street, Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 768-3040

CONSULTANT
San Benito Supply
1060 Nash Road
Hollister, CA 95023
(831) 207-5226
SECTION 22. EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A: Scope of Services
Exhibit B: Schedule of Performance
Exhibit C: Compensation
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WITNESS THE EXECUTION HEREOF, on the day and year first hereinabove written.

CITY

CITY OF WATSONVILLE
BY ______________________________
Tamara Vides, City Manager
ATTEST:

BY ______________________________
Irwin I. Ortiz, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BY ______________________________
Samantha W. Zutler, City Attorney

CONSULTANT
BY_________________________________
Mason Otta, Ready-Mix Territory Sales
Manager
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EXHIBIT "A"

SCOPE OF SERVICES
The scope of work is as follows:

As described on material quote from San Benito Supply for the purchase of material supply of sacks of sand slurry and concrete.
• See attachment labeled Exhibit “A”
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EXHIBIT "B"

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
Services shall commence immediately upon execution of this Contract. All services performed under the provisions of this Contract shall be completed in accordance with the following schedule: January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.

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EXHIBIT "C"

COMPENSATION
a. Total Compensation. The total obligation of City under this Contract shall not exceed ____$150,000_______________________.
b. Basis for Payment. Payment(s) to Consultant for services performed under this contract shall be made as follows and shall [not] include payment for reimbursable expenses:
c. Payment Request. Consultant shall submit a request for payment for services on a monthly basis by letter to Director, or said Director's designated representative. Such request for payment shall cover the preceding monthly period during the term hereof, shall note the City's purchase order number for this contract, shall contain a detailed listing of the total number of items or tasks or hours for which payment is requested, the individual dates on which such services were rendered, and invoices for reimbursable expenses, if any. Upon receipt in the Office of Director of said payment request, Director shall cause payment to be initiated to Consultant for appropriate compensation.

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\13581367383\13581367383,,,Report - Freeway Maintenance Agreement w Caltrans .docx Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER THERIOT
SUBJECT: APPROVE FREEWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH

CALTRANS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HARKINS SLOUGH RD
OVERCROSSING AT HIGHWAY1
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that Council adopt a resolution approving a Freeway Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans for maintenance of roadway improvements at Harkins Slough Rd. overcrossing at Highway 1.

BACKGROUND:

On June 4, 1965, the City and the State (Caltrans) executed a Freeway Maintenance Agreement, wherein the parties consented to certain adjustments of the local street and road system required for the development of a certain portion of Highway 1, declared a freeway. On October 3, 1967, the City and the State executed a Freeway Maintenance Agreement whereby the parties clarified the division of maintenance responsibility as to separation structures and city streets and landscaped areas. This Freeway Maintenance Agreement does not replace or supersede the agreements mentioned, but updates the responsibilities to reflect the proposed overpass widening project.

DISCUSSION:

Through the Freeway Maintenance Agreement, the State and City clarify the division of maintenance at the interface between the State highway right-of-way and City right-of-way.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

The project is consistent with Strategic Plan
2-Infrastructure & Environment
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

There is no financial impact regarding approval of the Freeway Maintenance Agreement.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

None
ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any):

None

Reso No. (CM)
Reference: Reso No’s 96-65, 179-67 (C-M)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ PWU ______
1 RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE APPROVING FREEWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
(SCR-1-2.25 HARKINS SLOUGH ROAD OC) BETWEEN THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF

ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT HARKINS SLOUGH ROAD CROSSING
OF STATE ROUTE 1; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY

MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1965, the City and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) executed a Freeway Maintenance Agreement, wherein the parties consented to certain adjustments of the local street and road system required for the development of a certain portion of Highway (SR) 1, declared a freeway; and WHEREAS, on October 3, 1967, the City and Caltrans executed a Freeway Maintenance Agreement whereby the parties clarified the division of maintenance responsibility as to separation structures and city streets or portions thereof, and landscaped areas, within Highway (SR) 1; and
WHEREAS, this Freeway Maintenance Agreement is not meant to replace or supersede the agreements; and
WHEREAS, through this Freeway Maintenance Agreement, the City and Caltrans identify the maintenance responsibilities at the interface between the State highway rightof-way and the City right-of-way for the proposed overpass widening project.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that executing a Freeway Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in

Reso No. (CM)
Reference: Reso No’s 96-65, 179-67 (C-M)
Meeting Date: 021125
2 either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment.

2. That the Freeway Maintenance Agreement between the City of Watsonville and Caltrans, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved.

3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville with minor revisions that may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.
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January 14, 2025
SCR-1-2.25 Harkins Slough Road OC
4873-5766-4760 v1 1

FREEWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
WITH

CITY OF WATSONVILLE
THIS AGREEMENT is effective this ______ day of ____________, 20__ (“Effective Date”), by and between the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as “STATE” and the CITY of Watsonville, hereinafter referred to as “CITY,” and collectively referred to as “PARTIES”.

SECTION I

RECITALS

1. On June 4, 1965, CITY and STATE executed a Freeway Maintenance Agreement (“1965 Agreement”, attached hereto as Exhibit C), wherein the PARTIES consented to certain adjustments of the local street and road system required for the development of a certain portion of STATE Highway Route (SR) 1, declared a freeway, within the jurisdictional limits of the CITY. In the 1965 Agreement, the CITY and State agreed to the construction of two freeway overcrossings.

2. There is an existing Freeway Maintenance Agreement, with COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ dated October 18, 1966. This Agreement is not meant to replace or supersede the earlier agreement.

3. On October 3, 1967, the STATE and CITY executed a Freeway Maintenance Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit D) whereby the PARTIES clarified the division of maintenance responsibility as to separation structures and city streets or portions thereof, and landscaped areas, within SR 1 (“1967 Agreement”). This Agreement is not meant to replace or supersede the 1967 Agreement.

4. Recent adjustments to SR 1 have now been completed, or are nearing completion, and the PARTIES mutually desire to identify the maintenance responsibilities of the CITY for areas lying within those portions of property within the jurisdictional limits of the CITY that have been modified due to construction of SR 1 and the aforementioned freeway overcrossings.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS AGREED:

SECTION II

AGREEMENT

1. PARTIES agree this Agreement shall supersede in its entirety the Freeway Maintenance Agreement executed by PARTIES on October 18, 1966.

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2. Pursuant to Section 3 of the June 4, 1965 Freeway Agreement, CITY has resumed or will resume control and maintenance over each of the relocated or reconstructed CITY roads, frontage roads, and other STATE constructed local roads, except for any portion that is adopted by STATE as a part of the freeway proper.

3. The extent of maintenance work to be performed by CITY, and the standards governing such performance, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 27 of the Streets and Highways Code and the edition of the State Maintenance Manual in effect at the time the work is performed.

4. CITY agrees to continue its control and maintenance of each of the affected relocated or reconstructed CITY streets and roads as shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein .

5. When another planned future improvement has been constructed and/or a minor revision has been effected within the limits of the freeway herein described that will affect the PARTIES’ maintenance responsibilities as described herein, and there is mutual agreement on a change in the maintenance responsibilities between PARTIES, the PARTIES can revise Exhibit A or B by mutual written agreement.

6. CITY must obtain the necessary Encroachment Permits from STATE’s District 5 Encroachment Permit Office prior to entering STATE right of way to perform CITY maintenance responsibilities. STATE agrees that any Encroachment Permits required for CITY to perform work required by this or related Agreements will be issued at no cost to CITY.

7. VEHICULAR OVERCROSSINGS

7.1.CITY will maintain, at CITY expense, the deck wearing surface and structural drainage system (and shall perform such work as may be necessary to ensure an impervious and/or otherwise suitable surface) and all portions of the structure above the bridge deck, including, but without limitation, lighting installations, drainage installations, as well as all traffic service facilities (sidewalks, signs, pavement markings, bridge rails, etc.) that may be required for the benefit or control of traffic using any overcrossing constructed pursuant to this or any related Agreement.

7.2.As directed by section 92.6 of the Streets and Highways Code, at locations determined by STATE, STATE will place screening on STATE freeway overpasses on which pedestrians are allowed. All screens installed under this program will be maintained by STATE, at STATE expense.

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8. WALLS, SOUNDWALLS, AND COLUMNS – CITY is responsible for debris removal, cleaning, and painting to keep CITY's side of any wall structure or column free of debris, dirt, and graffiti.

9. ENCAMPMENTS REMOVAL - CITY shall remove Persons Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) and any structures, personal property, debris, and/or other items related to the encampment from CITY’s areas of responsibility shown on Exhibit A, subject to applicable State and Federal Law.

Nothing in this Agreement modifies any rights or responsibilities of California Highway Patrol (CHP) and other law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over any encampment located within the CITY’s areas of responsibility shown on Exhibit A.

10.Graffiti Removal- CITY, at CITY’s sole cost and expense, shall remove all graffiti from the CITY’s areas of responsibility shown on Exhibit A. CITY is solely responsible for ensuring that any graffiti that in any way resembles a mural, artwork, paintings, or other similar elements shall not be removed without the written authorization of STATE. Graffiti removal must protect air and water quality as required by law. CITY shall conform to the terms stated in STATE’s Maintenance Manual, Volume 1, Family D Chapter, D1.06.

11.CITY shall control weeds at a level acceptable to the STATE. Any weed control performed by chemical weed sprays (herbicides) shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations established by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. All chemical spray operations shall be reported quarterly (Form LA17) to the STATE to: District 5 Maintenance at 50 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

12.LANDSCAPED AREAS CITY is responsible for the maintenance of any plantings or other types of roadside improvements lying outside of the fenced area restricting walk-on access to the freeway.

13.INTERCHANGE OPERATION - It is STATE’s responsibility to provide efficient operation of freeway interchanges, including ramp connections to local streets and roads.

14.ELECTRICALLY OPERATED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
CITY shall be responsible for all maintenance and electricity costs associated with all electrical devices shown in Exhibit A.

15.BICYCLE PATHS, LANES, AND CYCLE TRACKS
CITY is solely responsible for all improvements, including but not limited to the delineation, fencing, guard railing, drainage facilities, slope and structural adequacy. CITY will maintain, at CITY expense, a safe facility for bicycle travel

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along the entire length of the path/lane/cycle track by providing sweeping and debris removal when necessary; and all signing and striping, and pavement markings required for the direction and operation of that non-motorized facility.

16.LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

16.1. Nothing within the provisions of this Agreement is intended to create duties or obligations to or rights in third parties not PARTIES to this Agreement or to affect the legal liability of a PARTY to the Agreement by imposing any standard of care with respect to the operation and maintenance of STATE highways and local facilities different from the standard of care imposed by law.

16.2. Neither CITY nor any officer or employee thereof is responsible for any injury, damage or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by STATE, under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction conferred upon STATE arising under this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that STATE shall fully defend, indemnify and save harmless CITY and their officers and employees from all claims, suits or actions of every name, kind and description brought forth under, including, but not limited to, tortuous, contractual, inverse condemnation and other theories or assertions of liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by STATE under this Agreement.

16.3. Neither STATE nor any officer or employee thereof is responsible for any injury, damage or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by CITY under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction conferred upon CITY and arising under this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that CITY shall fully defend, indemnify and save harmless STATE and all of its officers and employees from all claims, suits or actions of every name, kind and description brought forth under, including, but not limited to, tortuous, contractual, inverse condemnation or other theories or assertions of liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by CITY under this Agreement.

17.PREVAILING WAGES:

17.1. Labor Code Compliance- If the work performed under this Agreement is done under contract and falls within the Labor Code section 1720(a)(1) definition of a "public work" in that it is construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair; or maintenance work under Labor Code section 1771.

CITY must conform to the provisions of Labor Code sections 1720 through 1815, and all applicable provisions of California Code of Regulations found in Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 3, Articles 1-7. CITY agrees to include prevailing

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wage requirements in its contracts for public works. Work performed by CITY’s own workforce is exempt from the Labor Code's Prevailing Wage requirements.

17.2. Requirements in Subcontracts - CITY shall require its contractors to include prevailing wage requirements in all subcontracts when the work to be performed by the subcontractor under this Agreement is a "public work" as defined in Labor Code Section 1720(a)(1) and Labor Code Section 1771.

Subcontracts shall include all prevailing wage requirements set forth in CITY contracts.

18.INSURANCE1 - CITY and its contractors shall maintain in force, during the term of this agreement, a policy of general liability insurance, including coverage of bodily injury liability and property damage liability, naming the STATE, its officers, agents and employees as the additional insured in an amount of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in aggregate and $5 million in excess. Coverage shall be evidenced by a certificate of insurance in a form satisfactory to the STATE that shall be delivered to the STATE with a signed copy of this Agreement.

18.1. SELF-INSURED2 - CITY is self-insured. CITY agrees to deliver evidence of self-insured coverage providing general liability insurance, coverage of bodily injury liability and property damage liability, naming STATE, its officers, agents and employees as the additional insured in an amount of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in aggregate and $5 million in excess. Coverage shall be evidenced by a certification of self-insurance letter (“Letter of SelfInsurance”), satisfactory to STATE, certifying that CITY meets the coverage requirements of this section. This Letter of Self-Insurance shall also identify the location as depicted in EXHIBIT A. CITY shall deliver to STATE the Letter of SelfInsurance with a signed copy of this AGREEMENT. A copy of the executed Letter of Self-Insurance shall be attached hereto and incorporate as Exhibit B.

18.2. SELF-INSURED3 using Contractor - If the work performed under this AGREEMENT is done by CITY‘s contractor(s), CITY shall require its contractor(s) to maintain in force, during the term of this AGREEMENT, a policy of general liability insurance, including coverage of bodily injury liability and property damage liability, naming STATE, its officers, agents and employees as the additional insured in an amount of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in aggregate and $5 million in excess. Coverage shall be evidenced by a certificate of insurance in a form satisfactory to the STATE that shall be delivered to the STATE with a signed copy of this Agreement. 1 Delete if self-insured
2 Delete if not self-insured
3 Delete if not self-insured

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19. TERMINATION - This Agreement may be terminated by timely mutual written consent by PARTIES, and CITY failure to comply with the provisions of this Agreement may be grounds for a Notice of Termination by STATE.

20.TERM OF AGREEMENT - This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date stated herein and shall remain in full force and effect until amended or terminated at any time upon mutual consent of the PARTIES or until terminated by STATE for cause.

PARTIES are empowered by Streets and Highways Code Section 114 and 130 to enter into this Agreement and have delegated to the undersigned the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the respective agencies and covenants to have followed all the necessary legal requirements to validly execute this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PARTIES hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By: __________________________
Mayor
Initiated and Approved
By: ___________________________
City Manager
By: ___________________________
Deputy District Director
Maintenance District 5
ATTEST:

By: __________________________
City Clerk
By: __________________________
City Attorney

Exhibit A

Exhibit A

EXHIBIT B

LETTER OF CERTIFICATE OF CITY OF WATSONVILLE STATEMENT OF SELF INSURANCE 4873-5766-4760 v1 Page 1 of 1
Caltrans - District 5 ________________________20__
ATTN: Victor Devens
City of Watsonville
Department of Finance
RE: Statement of Self Insurance for City of Watsonville Related to Freeway Maintenance Agreement with State of California Department of Transportation (“STATE”) for the Improvements along Highway 1 at PM 2.25 at the Harkins Slough Drive OC.

Dear Victor:

The purpose of this letter is to certify that the CITY is self-insured and self-funded covering third-party claims arising out of its general operations (for example, commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance). Further the CITY is self-insured covering workers’ compensation claims and has received the consent of the State Department of Industrial Relations to do so.

Each fiscal year, as a part of its budgetary process, the CITY appropriates funds specifically to satisfy valid third-party claims and workers’ compensation claims, which may be brought against the CITY.

The CITY certifies its self-insured, general liability coverage for bodily injury liability and property damage liability, meets the required coverage amounts in section 18 (INSURANCE) of the Maintenance Agreement, specifically general liability insurance, coverage of bodily injury liability and property damage liability in an amount of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in aggregate and $5 million in excess. The CITY further represents that regarding any claims made in connection with the Maintenance Agreement by the STATE, the STATE will be first-in-line regarding the reserved, self-insured amounts.

If you need any additional information regarding this letter, please direct those inquires through my office.

Sincerely,

FINANCE MANAGER

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\19264894485\19264894485,,,Report - Rental for Sale Housing Agrmt 221 Airport Blvd .docx Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MEEK

HOUSING MANAGER LANDAVERRY
SUBJECT: AFFORDABLE RENTAL/FOR SALE HOUSING AGREEMENT FOR THE KAMILAH DEYN TOWNHOMES DEVELOPMENT AT 221

AIRPORT BOULEVARD
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Affordable Rental/For Sale Housing Agreement with Kamilah Deyn Development, LLC, a Limited Liability Corporation (“Developer”), to regulate the development, rental and/or sale of affordable homes in the Kamilah Deyn Townhomes Development located at 221 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076 (APN: 015-461-01 through 015-461-50 inclusive).

DISCUSSION:

Watsonville’s Affordable Housing Ordinance (Chapter 14-46 of the Watsonville Municipal Code) requires that 15% of the homes in a for-sale development that have between 7and 50 units be affordable to households that earn between the City median and above-moderate income limits.

The City has approved the for-sale development of 49, 3-bedroom townhouse units in the Kamilah Deyn Townhomes subdivision. These units may be occupied pending the developer’s payment of impact fees, the City’s acceptance of improvements, the City and developer’s execution of an Affordable Housing Agreement, and the City’s issuance of a certificate of occupancy. However, the Developer has decided to rent the units for a period of time before selling them.

Pursuant to the Affordable Housing Ordinance, the Developer is required to restrict 7 of the units to affordable rent and sale prices to eligible households based on Watsonville’s income limits as approved periodically by the City Council. In addition, the affordable units must be substantially similar in terms of design and proportionately distributed by number of bedrooms in the same ratio as the market rate units (WMC §14-46.060).

Therefore, pursuant to the Affordable Housing Ordinance and based on the above-mentioned bedroom mix and ratios, Staff recommends restricting the units as indicated below. The Developer has agreed to maintain and operate the affordable units as specified in the tables

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\19264894485\19264894485,,,Report - Rental for Sale Housing Agrmt 221 Airport Blvd .docx until such time that they are sold under the terms and conditions as indicated in the Affordable Rental/For Sale Housing Agreement and the Affordable Housing Ordinance.

DISTRIBUTION OF AFFORDABLE UNITS
Rental Stage
Number of Units by Income Category
# of Bedrooms Approx. Size
(sq.ft.)
Very Low Low Median Total Affordable
Units
3 1,381 3 2 2 7
TOTAL 3 2 2 7

DISTRIBUTION OF AFFORDABLE UNITS
For Sale Stage
Number of Units by Income Category
# of Bedrooms Approx. Size
(sq.ft.)
Median Moderate Above
Moderate
Total Affordable
Units
3 1,381 3 2 2 7
TOTAL 3 2 2 7
STRATEGIC PLAN:

Approval of the Affordable Rental/For Sale Housing Agreement is consistent with the goals in the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan, related to increasing housing opportunities for low to above-moderate income households. It is also consistent with the following priorities in the City’s Strategic Plan:
1-Economic Development
3-Housing
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

None
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

Council could choose not to approve the Affordable Rental/For Sale Housing Agreement as proposed, which would delay the development until a new Agreement has been reached ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES:

None

1 Reso No. ______ (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125
RESOLUTION NO. ____________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE APPROVING AN AFFORDABLE RENTAL/FOR SALE

HOUSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

AND KAMILAH DEYN DEVELOPMENT, LLC, TO REGULATE THE

DEVELOPMENT, RENTAL AND/OR SALE OF AFFORDABLE UNITS IN

THE KAMILAH DEYN TOWNHOMES DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT
221 AIRPORT BOULEVARD, WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND

AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
SAME
[APN: 015-461-01 through 015-461-50 inclusive]

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. That the Affordable Rental/For Sale Housing Agreement, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, is fair and equitable and is hereby ratified and approved between the City of Watsonville and Kamilah Deyn Development, LLC, to regulate the development, rental and/or sale of affordable homes in the Kamilah Deyn Townhomes Development located at 221 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, California.

2. That the City Manager be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville, with minor revisions that may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.

3. That the City Clerk is hereby instructed to record the Affordable Rental/For Sale Housing Agreement in the Office of the Recorder of the County of Santa Cruz. ********************************

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\12465736327\12465736327,,,Civic Plaza Chill Towers Purchase.docx Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

BUILDING & FACILITY MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR ADAMS
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH DAIKIN
APPLIED FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) DAIKIN

TRAILBLAZER AIR-COOLED SCROLL CHILLERS IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $330,500
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase of two (2) 175-ton chill tower units from Daikin Applied, a member of OMNIA Partners, Region 4 ESC Contract #R200401, for the Civic Plaza Building in the amount not to exceed $330,500
BACKGROUND:

The Civic Plaza Building’s current chill towers have reached their 15-year lifespan, and replacement equipment is needed. The chill towers cool the entire building, including the Library, the Council Chambers, and the County courts. Failure to replace the chill towers can result in overheating in the Civic Plaza facilities, potentially disrupting services.

DISCUSSION:

The Public Owners Association (POA), the joint-member body that manages the maintenance and repairs to the Civic Plaza, has determined and agreed that the chill towers have reached their lifespan, and are in need to be replaced. The POA has put aside funds in their budget for the purchase of the replacement units and directed staff to seek quotes.

Staff researched chill tower vendors and worked with State purchasing agencies for pricing and compliance with local and state bidding requirements. Staff obtained a quote to purchase two (2) 175-ton chill towers from the low bidder, Daikin Applied, who was awarded the contract from the competitively bid process vendor OMNIA Partners.

OMNIA Partners simplifies procurement for State and Local Governments through a cooperative purchasing approach focusing on efficiency, compliance, and value. The contract is Region 4 ESC Contract #R200401.

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\12465736327\12465736327,,,Civic Plaza Chill Towers Purchase.docx Staff, therefore, recommend that the City Council authorize the purchase from Daikin Applied for an amount not to exceed $330,500. This amount will cover the quoted cost for the two (2) chill towers, plus contingency for adjustments to freight or tax at the time of shipping.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

This purchase is consistent with strategic plan goal:
2-Infrastructure & Environment
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

This purchase is funded by the POA and its members.The City’s portion is available in budget accounts 0246-906-7855-15075 and 0246-906-7855-15076, which have sufficient funds.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

No reasonable alternatives are known at this time.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any):
1) Quote from Daikin Applied

Daikin Applied, OMNIA PUBLIC
Quote for (2) Daikin Trailblazer
Air-Cooled Scroll Chillers ssembly, A rena, & R ecreation Data Center
City of Watsonville, Provide (2) Trailblazer Air-Cooled Scroll Chillers

CITY OF WATSONVILLE
250 MAIN ST
Watsonville, CA 95076
Quote #: Q-55690
Certified Proposal Number: R200401-CA-333350
OMNIA Membership Id:4001844
Prepared for:

Grant Adams
Facilities & Maintenance Supervisor

CITY OF WATSONVILLE
Quote Document Date: 1/2/25
Prepared by:

Franklin Ohlinger
Account Representative
Phone: (510) 846-0324 Mobile:

E-mail: [email protected]
Daikin Applied Americas, Inc.

Attachment 1

Equipment Quote 2 ©2024 Daikin Applied
QUOTE # Q-55690
Proposal Details
Daikin Applied Americas Inc. is pleased to offer the following Equipment Quote for your consideration. Thank you for selecting Daikin Applied Service Group to care for your building’s system. Our service personnel have the knowledge and experience to deliver the best support available. Daikin is pleased to offer this Quote for your consideration.

Scope of Work
Background:

Existing equipment: (2) McQuay 175 Ton AGS chillers.

Scope of Work:

Provide equipment and documentation from Daikin for the following equipment:
• (2) Daikin AGZ010F Trailblazer Packaged Air Cooled Scroll Chiller Warranty information
• 2-year entire unit warranty, unit parts and unit labor • 1-year refrigerant warranty
Clarifications and exclusions:
• Freight to local storage yard included.
• Installation services are not included.
• Please see equipment documentation for detailed technical information.

Emergency Service Response
Emergency service is available on a 7-day, 24 hour basis. For scheduled service and repairs covered under this agreement and performed at the Customer’s request outside of normal working hours, the Customer agrees to pay the difference between the prevailing standard billing rate and the prevailing overtime rate.

Attachment 1

Equipment Quote 3 ©2024 Daikin Applied
QUOTE # Q-55690
OMNIA Pricing and Acceptance
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding the information contained in this Equipment Only Quote. If you would like us to proceed with the solution presented above, sign the acceptance line below (including PO# if applicable) and return a copy so that we can begin to mobilize our efforts to complete services as quickly as possible. We appreciate the opportunity to provide you with this solution and look forward to working with you on this and servicing your needs in the future.

Investment Amount and Billing Terms:

Investment required to implement the proposed solution
$293,350.00 (Two Hundred Ninety Three Thousand, Three Hundred Fifty dollars and Zero cents) *Price does not include applicable sales tax
Quote, inclusive of the pricing, is provided in accordance with Region 4 ESC Contract # R200401, available via OMNIA Partners, including the terms and conditions contained therein (https://www.omniapartners.com/suppliers/daikin-applied/public-sector/contract-documents#contract-375) shall govern this Quote and the corresponding scope of work as described herein which are hereby incorporated by this reference. Pricing and acceptance are subject to Daikin Applied’s final credit approval.

Billing/Payment Terms*: Billed in full upon completion
*All billings are due immediately upon Receipt
Milestone billing
Payments shown below shall be made per the following Milestone billing amounts. Each amount shall be invoiced at the completion of each milestone and shall constitute Customer's acceptance of the Work. All payments are due upon receipt.

This includes the scope of work provided by Daikin Applied as defined in this Quote and per the terms and conditions provided under separate cover.

Billing Milestone Name Milestone Amount
30% Down Payment 88,005.00
70% Equipment Arrival Payment 205,345.00
Attachment 1

Equipment Quote 4 ©2024 Daikin Applied
QUOTE # Q-55690
This Quote will be honored by Daikin Applied for 30 days from the date on the front of the Quote. After 30 days, Daikin Applied reserves the right to evaluate cost changes (both increases and decreases) from the Quote.

Grant Adams Site Address:

CITY OF WATSONVILLE
250 MAIN ST
Watsonville, California 95076

CITY OF WATSONVILLE
250 MAIN ST
Watsonville, CA 95076
Accepted by: Approved by:
/DAAName1/ /DAAName2/
(Print Full Legal Name of Customer) (Print Full Legal Name of Daikin Applied Representative) /DAASig1/ /DAASig2/
(Signature) (Signature)
/DAATitle1/ /DAATitle2/
(Title) (Title)
/DAADate1/ /DAADate2/
Date: Date:
/DAAPONumber1/
Note: This Agreement is subject to final credit approval by Daikin Applied.

Attachment 1

Equipment Quote 5
©2024 Daikin Applied
QUOTE # Q-55690
Attachment 1

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ PWU ______
1 RESOLUTION NO. __________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR TWO (2) DAIKIN

TRAILBLAZER AIR-COOLED SCROLL CHILLERS FROM DAIKIN APPLIED

THROUGH THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY OF OMNIA PARTNERS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $330,500; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY

MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PURCHASE ORDER
WHEREAS, competitive bidding requirements for the purchase of supplies, equipment and non-personal contractual services and the sale of personal property are set forth in Chapter 5 of Title 3 of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, subdivision (e) of § 3-5.210 exempts purchases made cooperatively with one (1) or more units of government through cooperative purchasing programs substantially the same as the City of Watsonville’s; and WHEREAS, the City received a quote from Daikin Applied, a member of OMNIA Partners through purchasing agreement Region 3 ESC Contract #R200401, for the purchase of two (2) Daiken Trailblazer Air-Cooled Scroll Chillers, in an amount of $293,350; and
WHEREAS, City staff has evaluated the bid process used by OMNIA Partners and determined that its bid process is similar to that of the City of Watsonville.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that purchasing two (2) Daiken Trailblazer Air-Cooled Scroll Chillers does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect

Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 2
physical change in the environment, and because the action constitutes organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment.

2. This purchase is exempt from the purchasing procedures of Chapter 5 of Title 3 of the Municipal Code as a purchase made cooperatively with one (1) or more units of government under subdivision (e) of § 3-5.210 of the Municipal Code.

3. That the Council hereby authorizes the purchase of two (2) Daiken Trailblazer Air-Cooled Scroll Chillers from Daikin Applied, through the purchasing authority of OMNIA Partners, in an amount not to exceed $330,500.

4. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute said purchase order for and on behalf of the City of Watsonville, including any extensions or amendments thereof in order to implement this purchase. ********************************

1 Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ CC ______
RESOLUTION NO. _______ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

APPOINTING DANIEL DODGE TO THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PLANNING COMMISSION
[DISTRICT 1]
WHEREAS, Section 906 of the City Charter established a seven member Planning Commission with specific powers and duties; and
WHEREAS, Section 902 of the Charter of the City of Watsonville authorizes each member of the Council to appoint one member to each Commission subject to approval by resolution of the Council adopted by at least four (4) affirmative votes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. Adopting a Resolution appointing a member to the Planning Commission does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

2. That Council Member Montesino hereby nominates Daniel Dodge for appointment to the Planning Commission (expires December 2028), representing District

1. 3. That the Council approves such appointment.

4. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the newly appointed member and to the Secretary of the Planning Commission. ********************************

























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RESOLUTION NO. _______ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

APPOINTING BRANDO SENCION TO THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PLANNING COMMISSION
[DISTRICT 2]
WHEREAS, Section 906 of the City Charter established a seven member Planning Commission with specific powers and duties; and
WHEREAS, Section 902 of the Charter of the City of Watsonville authorizes each member of the Council to appoint one member to each Commission subject to approval by resolution of the Council adopted by at least four (4) affirmative votes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. Adopting a Resolution appointing a member to the Planning Commission does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

2. That Council Member Quiroz-Carter hereby nominates Brando Sencion for appointment to the Planning Commission (expires December 2028), representing District

2. 3. That the Council approves such appointment.

4. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the newly appointed member and to the Secretary of the Planning Commission. ********************************

























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1 Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ CC ______
RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

APPOINTING ALICIA DANNA TO THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PERSONNEL COMMISSION
[DISTRICT 6]
WHEREAS, Section 908 of the City Charter established a seven member Personnel Commission with specific powers and duties; and WHEREAS, Section 902 of the Charter of the City of Watsonville authorizes each member of the Council to appoint one member to each Commission subject to approval by resolution of the Council adopted by at least four (4) affirmative votes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. Adopting a Resolution appointing a member to the Personnel Commission does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

2. That Council Member Dutra hereby nominates Alicia Danna for appointment to the Personnel Commission (expires December 2028), representing District 6.

3. That the Council approves such appointment.

4. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the newly appointed member and to the Secretary of the Personnel Commission. ********************************

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Statement of Qualification I am eager to give back to my community and thrive in collaborative environments. Having been raised in Watsonville, I returned after college and have since developed a deep commitment to our community's growth and well-being. I am confident that my unique perspectives and innovative ideas would make a valuable contribution to this committee, helping us to address the needs of our community. I look forward to the opportunity to work together to create a positive impact.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

I understand that this application is a public document, its contents will be disclosed upon request, and any misrepresentation or deliberate omission of a material fact in this application may be justification for refusal or termination of appointment.

If appointed, I agree to:

1. Attend meetings regularly and devote the time necessary to fulfill my duties as a member. I understand that 3 consecutive absences could lead to my removal from the Commission.

2. Comply with conflict-of-interest laws of the State of California and submit the Form 700, “Statement of Economic Interests,” within 30 days of assuming office, annually thereafter, and upon the completion of a member's term of office. More information is available at http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html CERTIFICATION Declaration
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1 Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ CC ______
RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

APPOINTING AURELIO GONZALEZ TO THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PERSONNEL COMMISSION
[DISTRICT 3]
WHEREAS, Section 908 of the City Charter established a seven member Personnel Commission with specific powers and duties; and WHEREAS, Section 902 of the Charter of the City of Watsonville authorizes each member of the Council to appoint one member to each City board or commission subject to approval by resolution of the Council adopted by at least four (4) affirmative votes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. Adopting a Resolution appointing a member to the City’s Personnel Commission does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

2. That Mayor Orozco hereby nominates Aurelio Gonzalez for appointment to the Personnel Commission (expires December 2026), representing District 3.

3. That the Council hereby approves such appointment.

4. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the newly appointed member and to the Secretary of the Personnel Commission. ********************************

1 Reso No. ______ (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125 SWZ ______ TV ______ CC ______
RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE

APPOINTING KIRBY HARRIS AS A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, ZONE 7, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District – Zone 7, was established to provide funding for the local share of proposed Army Corps of Engineers flood control projects on the Pajaro River, Salsipuedes Creek, and Corralitos Creek. The District is governed by a seven-member board consisting of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, and additional members representing jurisdictions within the Zone; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, Council adopted Resolution No. 32-22 (CM) appointing Kirby Harris as a non-voting member of the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, Board of Directors, coinciding with the term for County Supervisorial District 2 (expires 2024); and
WHEREAS, Kirby Harris has expressed interest in reappointment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. Adopting a Resolution appointing a member to the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone, 7, Board of Directors, does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

2 Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 021125

1. That Kirby Harris is hereby appointed as a non-voting member of the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, Board of Directors, coinciding with the term for County Supervisor District 2 (expires 2028).

2. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the County of Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7 Board of Directors.
********************************

City of Watsonville
Coastal Rail Trail
Segment 18
Update
February 11,2025

City of Watsonville Coastal Rail Trail
Segment 18 Update
 Background: City of Watsonville Coastal Rail Trail
development
 Prior Progress: Segment 18 Phase 1
 Current Progress:
 Define Segment 18 project alignment
 Initiate preliminary design for Segment 18

City of Watsonville Coastal Rail Trail
Next Steps
 Alternate Coastal Rail Trail alignment outside of rail right-of-way
 Three concepts Beach Street alignments (outside of
rail right-of-way)
 Terminus (north/west and south/east) for Segment 18

Option A: Trail Alignment
Route in rail corridor between Walker and
Lee Road

Option B: Trail Alignment
Route in rail corridor between Walker and
Ohlone then move to Beach Street

Option C: Trail Alignment
Route on Beach Street and outside of rail
corridor between Walker and Lee Road

Coastal Rail Trail Concepts Beach Street

Coastal Rail Trail Concepts Beach Street

City of Watsonville Coastal Rail Trail
Regional Connections
 Pajaro: Across and south of Pajaro River
 Beach Access: Sunset Beach, Manresa Beach
 North of City of Watsonville: Manresa Beach, Aptos
and northern Santa Cruz County

City of Watsonville Council
Input on potential future Coastal Rail Trail:
 Trail connections and access
 Trail alignment opportunities and constraints
 Trail design
Next steps: Work with City of Watsonville staff and
stakeholders to define trail footprint to advance
into preliminary design and environmental review.

Thank you!
Questions?
February 11,2025

Comprehensive Energy
Infrastructure
Modernization Program
Council Info Item | February 11, 2025

Aging
Infrastructure
Limited
Resources &
Funding
Rising Utility
and
Construction
Costs
Meeting
Implementation
Deadlines for
Funding
& Solar PV

PHASE I
STATUS
 Competitive Bid & Selection Process
 Utility Baseline Development
 City Manager & Staff Meetings
 Kickoff Meeting
 Inform Council
 Review of City Assessments

Community Outreach &
Engagement
Operational, CIP &
Utility Cost Savings
Improved Citywide
Safety, Comfort, &
Sustainability
Project Price &
Timeline Certainty
Leverage Economies
of Scale
Staff &
Operational Efficiency

TOTAL PROJECT
$35.1 million (1 Phase)

LIFECYCLE SAVINGS
$46.5 million

UTILITY BASELINE
$3.5 million
FUNDING SOURCES ― EECBG Federal Grant ― Green Energy Bonds ― Utility Incentives ― CEC 1% Loan Funding ― Inflation Reduction Act ― CIP Budgeted Capital SCOPE PRIORITIES ― Solar Rooftop & Parking Structures ― Battery Energy Storage ― HVAC & BAS ― Roofing & Window Film ― Ice Rink Modernization ― Irrigation Controls ― LED Lighting ― Transformers

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
3,014 metric tons of GHG emissions reduced
Annual Environmental Equivalencies:
716 cars off the road
373,804 gallons of gas saved
646 Santa Clarita homes powered
54,930 trees preserved

TOTAL PROJECT
$23.1 million (3 Phases)

LIFECYCLE SAVINGS
$37.3 million

UTILITY BASELINE
$2.2 million
FUNDING SOURCES ― CEC Grant ― Municipal Lease-Purchase ― Utility Incentives ― Fuel Standard Programs ― Sale of Renewable Natural Gas ― City Capital SCOPE PRIORITIES ― Solar Groundmount Structure ― Battery Energy Storage ― Microgrid System & Controls ― High Strength Waste (HSW) ― Pumping & Blowers ― Irrigation Controls ― Smart City Technology ― LED Lighting & Streetlighting ― HVAC & BAS

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
3,236 metric tons of GHG emissions reduced
Annual Environmental Equivalencies:
697 cars off the road
364,084 Gallons of gas saved
630 San Leandro homes powered
53,501 trees preserved

TOTAL PROJECT
$ 15.8 million (1 Phase)

LIFECYCLE SAVINGS
$21.2million

UTILITY BASELINE
$1.3 million
FUNDING SOURCES ― Federal Stimulus (ARPA) ― City Capital SCOPE PRIORITIES ― EV Charging Infrastructure ― Solar Rooftop, Shade, and/or Parking Structures ― Solar Thermal ― HVAC & BAS ― LED Lighting ― Roofing

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
1,970 metric tons of GHG emissions reduced
Annual Environmental Equivalencies
469 cars off the road
221,672 gallons of gas saved
389 La Mirada homes powered
32,574 trees preserved

January 2024 – December 2024
Site Name Total Utility
Expenditures
Facility & City Infrastructure $ 1,510,102
Wastewater $ 949,853
Water $ 640,368
TOTAL ANNUAL ELECTRIC SPEND:
$ 3,100,323
Facility & City
Infrastructure
$1,510,102
Wastewater
$949,853
Water
$640,368

$4,154,729
$6,767,616 $3,100,323
$5,492,411
$14,245,900
$-
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
$14,000,000
$16,000,000
Utility Expenditure: 5% Increase Utility Expenditure: 10% Increase Year 2024
Year 2030
Year 2040

LED Street &
Building Lighting
Power
Resiliency
HVAC Modernizations
& Indoor Air Quality
Building
Envelope
Electric Vehicle (EV)
Charging &
Masterplan
Solar & Battery Energy
Storage/ Microgrid
Water/Wastewater
Infrastructure &
Systems
Smart City
Technologies

Federal Programs
(i.e. IRA, etc)
State
Funding
(i.e. CARB)
Utility Programs/
Incentives
(i.e. SW Wise)
Private Sector
Funding
Regional
Programs

Engineering
Site
Assessments
Develop
Preliminary Scope
& Funding Plan
Finalize
Scope &
Funding Plan
Program
Implementation
Measurement
& Verification
Preliminary Assessment (PA)
Detailed Assessment (DA)
Inform
Council

2/4/2025 2:13:23 PM
C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\14132162078\14132162078,,,Report - Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan Update.docx Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR FONTES
SUBJECT: NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Receive an update on the implementation of the City’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan and traffic calming activities.

DISCUSSION:

In 2023, at the direction of the Council, staff reviewed and adjusted the process for addressing neighborhood traffic concerns. The revised process was incorporated into a Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan and presented to the Council as a report at their October 24, 2023, meeting.

The Plan called for a three-phase approach to traffic concerns:
 Phase 1 included a preliminary investigation and assessment by City staff and implementation of Fast Action Engineering Improvements that could be done by City staff within six months.
 Phase 2 included projects that required data collection and analysis and could impact neighborhoods. After data collection and analysis, staff will meet with the community to discuss possible impacts before implementation. These would be minor projects with minor costs.
 Phase 3 included projects with greater impacts on neighborhoods and greater costs. These major projects could involve determining whether a majority of the neighbors supported them, securing funding, and inclusion in the City’s Capital Improvement Program.

The Plan called for creating a Traffic Advisory Committee, which has met three times.

Staff will provide a report on the implementation of the Plan.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any):

1. Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan – English

2. Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan - Spanish

NEIGHBORHOOD

TRAFFIC

MANAGEMENT
PLAN
City of Watsonville
DRAFT
Attachment 1

CONTACT

THE CITY
Public Works and Utilities Department
Police Department
(831) 768 - 3100
Traffic Enforcement
Non - Emergency Dispatch
(831) 768 - 3315
(831) 471 - 1151
Residents are encouraged to contact the Public Works - Engineering Division regarding traffic operations and traffic calming concerns. The Police Department - Traffic Enforcement unit is also available but requests for traffic calming improvements will be initiated by the Public Works - Engineering Division.

DRAFT
Attachment 1

Introduction

01. Table of Contents
5 E's - Engineering, Enforcement, Education,
Encouragement & Evaluation

02. Traffic Operations vs Traffic Calming Improvements
Traffic Operations Improvements
Traffic Calming Improvements

03. Major Traffic Calming Project – Expanded Process:

NTMP: Implementation Process Timeline

04. Traffic Calming Tool Kit:

Best Practice Traffic Operations Improvements – Street
Sample
Minor Traffic Calming Improvements – Sample Street
Major Traffic Calming Improvements – Sample Street

05. Attachment: Request Forum

CONTENTS

06. DRAFT
Attachment 1

01 INTRODUCTIONThe Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) identifies the process that the City of Watsonville follows in response to resident requests for minor traffic operations improvements or larger traffic calming infrastructure projects.

Typical requests for improvements on local neighborhood streets focus on concerns regarding speeding or commute cut-through traffic. The city’s intent through the NTMP is to identify and separate quick fix traffic operations improvements that can be implemented using local resources from larger traffic calming projects that typically require significant infrastructure changes to the roadway network and that also require a longer policy approval and funding process.

Residents that seek to request improvements in response to neighborhood traffic operations can reference this document to help in understanding the city’s response process.

DRAFT
Attachment 1

02 5 E'S - ENGINEERING, ENFORCEMENT,

EDUCATION, ENCOURAGEMENT &

EVALUATION
Enforcement
Enforcement is led by the Watsonville Police Department with target enforcement during periods of the day when motorists are not respecting the Rules of the Road. Police Department staff also advise the NTMP process by providing historical enforcement and target engineering improvements.

Engineering
Engineering analysis is the first step in the NTMP process. An engineer evaluates field conditions to determine if a street is signed and striped to Best Practice standards. When appropriate, immediate traffic operations improvements are implemented in response to resident requests. Traffic Data Collection and analysis is required for minor and major traffic calming improvements.

Education
Education supports the NTMP process through programmatic efforts to advise motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians regarding Rules of the Road and preferred traffic patterns.

Evaluation
Evaluation of NTMP improvements is achieved through follow-up Traffic Data Collection, field observations, and resident surveys.

Evaluation will also advise consistency in future NTMP improvements.

Encouragement
Encouragement plays a key role in the the NTMP process by promoting behavior change to improve roadway operations and safety. Encouragement is achieved through programmatic messaging regarding residential neighborhood protection and respecting sharing of the road with bicyclists and pedestrians.

DRAFT
The 5 E's are used to advise, implement, and manage neighborhood traffic improvements including the traffic calming planning and implementation process.

Below is a summary of the 5 E's and how each task advises the NTMP process.

Attachment 1

Traffic Operations Improvements
Traffic Calming Improvements
03 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS VS TRAFFIC CALMING

IMPROVEMENTS
Traffic Operations Improvements focus on quick-build field improvements to ensure a street is signed and striped to engineering best practices while traffic calming targets behavior change through physical roadway improvements. Quick-build traffic operations improvements target minor signage and striping and curb management improvements and can be implemented within 3 months of an engineering investigation.

Signage
Improvements
Speed Humps
• Speed Limit Signs
• Crosswalks
• Curve Warnings
• Bicycle “Share the Road”
• Speed Humps include
physical improvements in
the roadway to target
speed reduction but
impact all motorists
including Emergency
Vehicles.
• Refreshing or New
Crosswalks
• Advisory “Speed Limit”
Pavement Messages
• Street Centerline Striping
• Parking Lane Striping
• STOP Signs (May Take Up
to 6 Months due to Study
Requirements)
Minor Roadway
Markings
Improvements
Curb
Management
• Red Curb
DRAFT
Attachment 1

04 Stage 1
Traffic Operations Improvements
Traffic calming projects focus on community engagement to build consensus around preferred infrastructure projects. The city’s practice is to consider Traffic Operations Improvements first and monitor if “quick fix” treatments that focus on signage and striping and curb management improvements, along with police enforcement, are sufficient enough to create behavior change in motorists to improve roadway safety.

These minor changes also help to ensure that a street is signed and striped to engineering best practices, a requirement before any traffic calming improvements can be considered.

Stage 1 - Traffic Operations Improvements will follow the process outlined below beginning with an engineer investigation to identify appropriate engineering best practice improvements. Stage 2 - Minor Traffic Calming Improvements and Stage 3 - Major Traffic Calming Improvements can be considered in parallel with Stage 1. 01 02
03 04

IMPLEMENTATION - QUICK BUILD WORK ORDERS
EVALUATION - MONITOR MOTORIST BEHAVIOR CHANGE (UP TO 6 MONTHS)

ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION - VALIDATE BEST PRACTICE

IMPROVEMENTS

IMPROVEMENT PLANS - WORK ORDERS TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICE

IMPROVEMENTS
DRAFT
Attachment 1

05 Minor Traffic Calming Improvements focus on the implementation of technologybased solutions to improve awareness of roadway conditions and typically require coordination with larger projects for signage and striping improvements. Goals for Stage 2- Minor Traffic Calming Improvements include:

Stage 2 - Minor Traffic Calming will typically follow the implementation of Stage 1 - Traffic Operations Improvements but can be considered in parallel with Stage 1 improvements while additional Traffic Data Collection and community engagement take place.
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Awareness:

Improvement of bicycle lane facilities and marked crosswalks. • Vehicle Speed Reductions:

Encourage self-compliance with speed limits by using speed feedback signs. • Intersection Traffic Control Compliance
Install technology solutions that highlight intersection controls such as STOP signs for pedestrian safety.

DRAFT
Stage 2
Minor Traffic Calming Improvements
Attachment 1

The city will identify appropriate low-cost (<$20,000) improvements that can be implemented within a one-year period pending funding constraints and priority with other similar projects.

Examples of Minor Traffic Calming Projects include installation of:
• Vehicle Speed Feedback Signs
• Pedestrian-Activated Flashing Beacon Systems
Larger signage and striping projects that may require alignment with a larger project such as the Annual Citywide Street Resurfacing Program may also be appropriate for improvements such as:
• Bike Lane Installations
• Parking Lane Installations
Minor Traffic Calming Project
06 Your
Speed
27 Vehicle Speed Feedback Sign
Buffered Bike lanes
Flashing Stop Sign
DRAFT
Attachment 1

PROS
PROS
PROS

CHANGES

CHANGES
Your
Speed
27 Minor Traffic Calming Project
07 Vehicle Speed Feedback Sign
Flashing Signs
• 3-4 MPH Reduction Over Time.
• Cost Effective.
• Quick Implementation.
• Highlight Pedestrian Presence
• Flashing Only Pedestrian Presence
• Cost Effective
Pedestrian RRFB Light Bar and Signs
Pedestrian RRFB Light Bar and Signs
and Flashing LED STOP Sign
Flashing LED STOP Sign
• Emphasize Intersection Controls
• Time of Day Flash
• Cost Effective
• Visual Sign Pollution.
• Nighttime Light Pollution.
• On-Going City Operations Cost.
• Visual Sign Pollution
• Nighttime Light Pollution
• On-Going City Operations Cost
DRAFT
Attachment 1

08 Major Traffic Calming Improvements focus on physical changes to the roadway to help reduce vehicle speeds when all other Stage 1 and Stage 2 improvement options are exhausted.

Stage 3 – Major Traffic Calming Improvements also require an extensive community engagement process that is led by and initiated by Resident Champion(s) through the collection of signatures on a petition. City staff will assist the Resident Champion(s) in identifying the petition streets and limits; the petition process may require additional streets to be surveyed to engage residents impacted by traffic calming measures.

Following a community engagement process city staff will administer a Silent Survey to determine final community support for traffic calming improvements.

Stage 3 - Major Traffic Calming Improvements projects target:

Stage 1 - Traffic Operations Improvements may be implemented in parallel with the Stage 3 - Major Traffic Calming review process.
• Preserve Emergency Vehicle Access
• Vehicle Speed Reductions
Physical street improvements where self-compliance measures are not working. • Neighborhood Protection from Cut-Through Traffic
Only streets hat serve as a cut-through route between two or more major collector or arterial streets qualify for Stage 3 - Major Traffic Calming Improvements in effort to maintain emergency vehicle access to residential streets.

DRAFT
Stage 3
Major Traffic Calming Improvements
Attachment 1

09 Major Traffic Calming Project
Major Traffic Calming Projects include anything that changes the profile of a roadway.

These projects require a Resident Champion(s) to initiate and move projects forward.

The Resident Champion(s) is the party that takes the lead in surveying and soliciting petition signatures from neighbors. The city requires 50% of households in a designated area to sign the petition to demonstrate strong neighborhood interest in a traffic calming project.

Examples of Large Traffic Calming Projects include installation of:
• Speed Humps or Speed Tables
• Changes to Horizontal Alignment of the Roadway
• Lane Reduction Projects
Slotted Speed Humps
Half Street
Speed Hump
Roundabout
DRAFT
Attachment 1

PROS
PROS

CHANGES

CHANGES

PROS CHANGES
10 Major Traffic Calming Project
Slotted and Half Street Speed Humps
Traffic Circle
Roundabouts
• Reduces All Vehicle Speeds to 15-20 MPH
• Permanent Speed Reduction
• Cost Effective
• Local Control at Intersection
• Neighborhood Beautification Opportunity
• Medium Cost
• Longer Emergency Vehicle Response
• Noise Pollution
• Impacts All Residents
• Impacts All Residents
• 3-5 Year Design and Construction
• Grant Funds Required
• Transformation Opportunity
• Arterial Street Appropriate
• Large Cost
• Impacts all Residents
• 5-7 Year Design and Construction
• Grant Funds Required
DRAFT
Attachment 1

11 Traffic Data Collection and analysis is required during the Stage 1 - Minor Traffic Calming and Stage 2 - Major Traffic Calming review process.

Speed Limits are typically set at or near the measures 85 percentile speed of a roadway. In this stage the street is surveyed to determine how close to, or above, motorists travel during different periods of the day in relation to the posted speed limit.

When surveyed, 85 percentile speeds up to 10 MPH above the posted speed limit may be considered normal. Surveyed speeds of 15 MPH or more may require infrastructure improvements to further encourage compliance through Stage 3 - Major Traffic Calming Improvement measures.

DATA COLLECTION
Tube Counters for Speed
and Volume
DATA

ANALYSIS
DRAFT
Traffic Data Collection
Traffic Data Collection focuses on the use of the tube counters to collect vehicle volume and speed data to measure the actual versus perceived traffic impacts in a neighborhood. It is considered normal for vehicle speed to be as high as 10-MPH over the posted speed limit. In most cases, enforcement or Stage 2 - Minor Traffic Calming measures using technology solutions are sufficient to lower vehicle speeds.

The 85th percentile speeds of a roadway are used to measure impacts and to set targets for traffic calming projects. th
th
th
Attachment 1

Traffic volumes are typically collected during typical weekday and weekend conditions. Collecting and analyzing data from this period helps to measure the effect of cut-through traffic or other roadway conditions that may cause resident stress. 12 Traffic Volumes
The Traffic Data Collection and analysis process may take up to 4-months so residents should be patient during the data collection process. Traffic Data Collection can only take place during “normal” traffic conditions which schools are in session. Traffic calming studies that are initiated at the start of summer for example, would require a temporary delay in Traffic Data Collection until the Fall when schools are back in session. Rain and inclement weather may further delay Traffic Data Collection during winter months.

Traffic Data Collection during normal roadway conditions ensures that the traffic analysis accounts for both local and regional influences in roadway operations. Where grant funding may be required to build-out Traffic Calming Improvements, Traffic Data Collection during normal periods will better support grant applications.

DRAFT
Data Collection Throughout the Year

DEC JAN

NOV FEB

OCT MAR

SEP APR
MAY

JUL JUN
AUG
Traffic Data Collection
Permitted
No Traffic Data
Collection Period
Attachment 1

13 Once the Traffic Data Collection analysis is complete, the city will organize a focused neighborhood meeting around the area of initial concern. The focused neighborhood meeting will serve as an initial discussion opportunity for the city to present the findings of the data analysis and to better understand overall community concerns regarding traffic safety. More detailed information about the resident engagement process, including the steps involved, can be found in a subsequent section.

Depending on the traffic data findings and community input, the city’s response to the request will follow one of three paths following initial review by the the city’s Traffic Advisory Committee.

Customer
Request
Engineer
Field Review
Traffic
Advisory
Committee
Traffic
Operations
Improvements
Minor Traffic
Calming
Major Traffic
Calming
Completion of Request
If community concerns do not align with that of the original requestor the analysis is completed.

DRAFT
Community Engagement
Attachment 1

14 The city’s Traffic Advisory Committee may consist of city council members, police and fire emergency staff, and city staff. The committee will review and discuss all traffic calming projects requested by the community in a public forum for residents to participate. The committee will receive quarterly updates on community requests, actions taken by staff, and serve as an advisory committee on implementation of projects that move into the Minor and Major Traffic Calming phase.

The committee will help to ensure transparency and consistency in the review of public requests for traffic calming improvements and help to ensure that future traffic calming projects do not negatively impact the city or neighborhood character where improvements are considered.

TAC's Role
in Traffic
01 Calming
02 06
07 03
04 05
Review Proposals:

Emergency Vehicle
Access:

Recommendations:

Final Approval:

Neighborhood
Character:

Data Analysis:

Community
Engagement:

TCAC evaluates
proposed traffic
calming measures.

Ensures proposed
changes do not
obstruct emergency
vehicle routes.

Recommends
modifications if
proposed changes
conflict with
emergency response
or neighborhood
aesthetics.

Grants approval for
measures aligning
with emergency
vehicle access and
neighborhood
character.

Evaluates the impact
of measures on the
neighborhood's visual
appeal and ambiance.

Analyzes traffic data
to validate proposed
changes without
compromising safety. Gathers community
feedback to gauge
acceptance of
proposed measures.

Traffic Advisory Committee
DRAFT
Resident
Request For
Traffic
Calming
Attachment 1

15 NTMP: Implementation Process Timeline

NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
- IMPLEMENTATION SAMPLE
Major Traffic Calming Projects are transformative to the character of a local residential street so that city has a stringent process that must be followed to ensure that such projects are supported by the surrounding neighborhood. Major Traffic Calming Projects impact all motorists including emergency response vehicles so strong community support by residents is required.

While a single or minority group may bring forward an initial traffic calming request, the surrounding neighborhood may not be in alignment with the request. The following process is used by the City of Watsonville to ensure that any major traffic calming project consideration has strong neighborhood support following the implementation of Phase 1 - Best Practice Traffic Operations improvements.
01 Resident Champion(s) – Work with city staff to initiate a Major Traffic Calming Project Petition. City staff will identify all streets appropriate for the Resident Champion(s) to survey for petition signature. While the Resident Champion(s) may be concerned about one particular street, adjacent streets that may be impacted by traffic calming treatments must also be surveyed by the Resident Champion(s) to get a better understanding regarding interest in improvements from the larger neighborhood. For example, cul-de-sac streets that connect to a street where traffic calming is being considered should be included in the petition process because residents of the cul-de-sac streets will also be impacted by potential traffic calming improvements.

The city requires at least 50% of households on identified “Petition Streets” to sign the petition. It is the responsibility of the Resident Champion(s) to walk and solicit petition signatures, not city staff. City staff will aid in the development of the petition to assist Resident Champion(s). A sample Petition is included in the Exhibit section of this report and is intended to serve only as an example survey petition. The Resident Champion(s) should work with city staff to develop a site-specific survey for circulation.

If the Resident Champion(s) are not able to secure the signature of at least 50% of the Petition Streets, the traffic calming process will be terminated due to insufficient neighborhood support. Best Practice Traffic Operations Improvements or Minor Traffic Calming Improvements may still be considered.

DRAFT
Attachment 1

02 Upon receipt of a successful petition the city will organize a neighborhood community meeting and present traffic data findings and project concept plans for discussion with residents. Several concept plans may be presented to help residents envision how traffic calming treatments may transform a neighborhood street.

Residents will be asked to provide feedback on preferred traffic calming treatments for further consideration. A final plan will be developed based on the resident input for presentation to the Traffic Advisory Committee to ensure the plan would not impact emergency response or future street improvements. The plan may require a second community meeting later depending on plan complexity.
03 Upon approval of a preferred traffic calming plan by the Traffic Advisory Committee, the city will administer a ”silent petition" for the same streets initially petitioned by the Resident Champion(s).

The silent petition will include a copy of the final traffic calming plan and serve as an opportunity for each household to express their support for the traffic calming project. Only one vote per household will be accepted, and the city requires 65% support from the silent vote of all households for the major traffic calming project to advance to policy and funding approvals.

Households that do not respond to the silent petition will be considered as NO votes.
04 The results of the silent petition will be presented at a 3rd and final community meeting. If the silent petition fails to receive 65% support the project terminates. Minor traffic calming improvements may still be considered.
05 Upon policy approval of the project the traffic calming project will need to acquire funding for implementation. A combination of local and grant funding may be required limiting implementation for up to 5 to 7 years.

Implementation of a modified project using interim treatments that are in the spirit of the project supported by the neighborhood may be feasible including temporary roadway striping changes and other temporary infrastructure elements.

The Traffic Operations and Traffic Calming Program implementation process is outlined in the Flow Chart in Figure A.
16 DRAFT
Attachment 1

17 3 Months 3 Months 6 Months 6 Months
1 Year
Resident
Request for
Traffic Calmin or Traffic Concerns
Fast Action
Engineering
Improvements
Minor Traffic
Calming
Improvements
Major Traffic
Calming
Improvements
Work Orders to
Public Works
Neighborhood
Meeting and
Outreach
Neighborhood
Meeting and
Outreach
Neighborhood
Meeting and
Outreach
Traffic
Committee/
Budgeting
Traffic
Committee/
Budgeting
Traffic
CalmingConcept
Design
Initial City Staff
Investigation
Monitor Phase 01
Improvements
- 6 Months -
Infrastructure
Improvements
- 1 Year -
Infrastructure
Improvements
- 5+ Years -
New or Enhanced
Crosswalks
----
Flashing Beacons
----
Vehicle Speed
Feedback Signs
Minor Traffic Calming Process
Major Traffic Calming
6 Months Process
Total
Monitoring
Period
Infrastructure
Improvements
----
Speed Humps
-----
Traffic Circles
Signage and
Striping
Data Collections
and Analysis
Data Collections
and Analysis
Residents Champion
----
Neighborhood
Outreach and Petition
WatsonvilleNeighborhood Traffic Management PlanNote - After initial investigation, city staff may choose to implement Fast Action Engineering Improvements concurrent with Minor or Major Traffic Calming Improvements. Implementation Process Timeline DRAFT
Attachment 1

High Visibility Crosswalks
and Warning Signs
Best Practice Traffic Operations
Improvements – Street Sample

NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC

MANAGEMENT -

IMPLEMENTATION SAMPLE
18 Upon the initial request for traffic calming improvements the city will conduct a site survey to determine if the street is currently signed and stripped to current engineering “best practice” standards. If not, the city may initiate improvements built by city staff for completion as fast as three months. Implementation may take longer if coordination with a larger project, such as the city’s Annual Street Resurfacing Program, is appropriate as some roadway marking improvements may require new pavement surface treatments.

Below is a sample of Best Practice treatments on a typical residential street.

Speed Limit Signs
Additional Speed Limit Signs
along Longer Streets to
Remind Motorists of Speed
Limit
Speed Limit Signs
At Neighborhood Entry
to Clarify Speed Limit
Pavement “Speed
Limit” Messsages
To Supplement
Signs
YIELD Signage and
Pavement Markings
DRAFT
Attachment 1

All Way
Your
Speed
27 19
Minor Traffic Calming
Improvements – Sample Street
Minor traffic calming improvements can be implemented following a community engagement process. Sample improvements can include new All Way STOPs, Bike Lanes for further narrow roadways, and installation of Dynamic Speed Control elements such as Vehicle Speed Feedback Signs, and Flashing STOP Signs.

All Way Stop
Pending Traffic Study
Dynamic Speed Feedback
Sign
Displays Vehicle Speed to
Encourage Speed
Reduction
Flashing Stop Signs
By Time of Day to
STOP Compliance
DRAFT
STOP
STOP
STOP
STOP
Attachment 1

SPEED
HUMP
SPEED
HUMP
15 MPH
15 MPH
20 Major Traffic Calming Improvements –
Sample Street
Major traffic calming improvements require a strict neighborhood advocacy and support process that requires Resident Champion(s) to lead the petition process for installation of treatments such as speed humps.

A neighborhood “silent petition” is required with a minimum of 65% support from surveyed households. Review by the Traffic Advisory Committee is also required to ensure treatments such as speed humps do not impact emergency vehicle response times for residents.

Speed Humps
Pending City - Traffic Calming
Committee Approval for
Emergency Vehicle Response
Compliance
DRAFT
Fire Truck Path
Attachment 1

21 ATTACHMENT:

REQUEST FORUM
DRAFT
Attachment 1

Neighborhood Pe,,on
Traffic Calming Improvements
This pe((on is being led by residents of the ___________________ neighborhood to request that the city ini(ate a study process to consider traffic calming along the following streets:

We are reques(ng the city consider the installa(on of speed humps or other treatments in efforts to reduce vehicle speeds along the above streets. Following a data collec(on period, the city will organize a community mee(ng to present data findings and discuss appropriate traffic calming measures with the neighborhood.

NAME ADDRESS EMAIL
Attachment 1

Plan de
Gestión del
Trafico Vecinal
Ciudad de Watsonville
Attachment 2

CONTACTOS DE

LA CIUDAD
Departamento de Obras y Servicios Públicos
(831) 768 - 3100
Departamento de policía
Aplicación de la Ley de Trafico
(831) 768 - 3315
Despacho Para Llamadas de No Emergencia
(831) 471 - 1151
Se les pide a los residentes que se comuniquen con la División de Ingeniería de Obras Públicas con respecto a las operaciones y las inquietudes para calmar dicho tráfico. La unidad de Control de Tráfico del Departamento de Policía también está disponible, pero las solicitudes de mejoras para calmar el tráfico serán procesadas por la División de Ingeniería del Departamento Obras y Servicios Públicos.

Attachment 2

Tabla de Contenido

01. Introducción

02. Los 5 conceptos que practicamos – Ingeniería,
Aplicación de Leyes, Educación, Apoyo, y Evaluación

03. Mejoras en las Operaciones de Trafico Frente a las Mejoras en la Calma del Trafico
Mejoras a las Operaciones de Trafico
Mejoras de Pacificación de Trafico

04. Proyecto de Pasificación del Trafico – Proceso
Amplificado: Cronograma de implementación del Plan de
Gestión del Tráfico Vecinal tal Conocido en ingles por sus siglas (NTMP).

05. Kit de Herramientas para Calmar el Trafico:

Políticas y Prácticas de Mejoras a las Operaciones de Trafico – Ejemplos de Mejoras Menores de Pacificación de Trafico

06. Archivo Adjunto: Solicitud de Foro

CONTENIDO
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El Programa de Manejo de Tráfico Vecinal (NTMP, por sus siglas en inglés) identifica el proceso que sigue la Ciudad de Watsonville en respuesta a solicitudes de residentes para mejoras menores en las operaciones de tráfico o proyectos de infraestructura más grandes para calmar el tráfico.

Las solicitudes típicas de mejoras en las calles de los vecindarios locales se centran en las preocupaciones relacionadas con el exceso de velocidad o el tráfico de los desplazamientos. La intención de la ciudad a través del NTMP es identificar y separar las mejoras en las operaciones de tráfico de solución rápida que se pueden implementar utilizando recursos locales de otros proyectos más grandes para calmar el tráfico que generalmente requieren cambios significativos de infraestructura en la red de carreteras y que también requieren un proceso más largo de aprobación de políticas y financiamiento.

Los residentes que buscan solicitar mejoras en respuesta a las operaciones de tráfico del vecindario pueden consultar este documento para ayudar a comprender el proceso de respuesta de la ciudad. 01 INTRODUCCION
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Los 5 conceptos que seguimos son –
Ingeniería, La Aplicación de la Ley,
Educación, Estimulo y Evaluación
Los 5 conceptos se utilizan para asesorar, implementar y administrar mejoras en el tráfico del vecindario, incluido el proceso de planificación e implementación para calmar el tráfico. A continuación, se muestra un resumen de los cinco conceptos y cómo cada tarea asesora el proceso del NTMP.

Ingeniería
El análisis de ingeniería es el primer paso en el proceso NTMP. Un ingeniero evalúa las condiciones del campo para determinar si una calle está señalizada y trazada según los estándares de mejores prácticas. Cuando corresponde, se implementan mejoras inmediatas en las operaciones de tráfico en respuesta a las solicitudes de los residentes. La recopilación y el análisis de datos de tráfico son necesarios para mejoras menores y mayores en la pacificación del tráfico.

La Aplicación de la Ley
La aplicación de la ley está dirigida por el Departamento de Policía de Watsonville con objetivos de aplicación durante los períodos del día en que los automovilistas no respetan las reglas de tránsito. El personal del Departamento de Policía también asesora el proceso de NTMP proporcionando mejoras históricas de cumplimiento e ingeniería de objetivos.

Educación
La educación apoya el proceso del NTMP a través de esfuerzos programáticos para asesorar a los automovilistas, ciclistas y peatones con respecto a las reglas de la carretera y los patrones de tráfico preferidos.

Apoyo
El apoyo desempeña un papel clave en el proceso del NTMP promover el cambio de comportamiento para mejorar las operaciones viales y seguridad. El apoyo se logra a través de mensajes programáticos con respecto a la protección de vecindarios residenciales y el respeto por compartir la carretera con ciclistas y peatones.

Evaluación
La evaluación de las mejoras del NTMP se logra a través de la recopilación de datos de tráfico de seguimiento, observaciones de campo y encuestas a los residentes. La evaluación también aconsejará la coherencia en las futuras mejoras del NTMP.
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MEJORAS EN LAS OPERACIONES DE

TRAFICO FRENTE A LAS MEJORAS EN LA

CALMA DE TRAFICO
Mejoras en las Operaciones de Trafico
Las mejoras en las operaciones de tráfico se centran en mejoras de campo de construcción rápida para garantizar que una calle esté señalizada y trazada según las mejores prácticas de ingeniería, mientras que la calma del tráfico apunta al cambio de comportamiento a través de mejoras físicas en las carreteras. Las mejoras en las operaciones de tráfico de construcción rápida se centran en la señalización y las franjas menores y las mejoras en la gestión de los bordillos, y pueden implementarse en un plazo de 3 meses a partir de una investigación de ingeniería.

Mejoras en la
Señalización
Mejoras Menores en
las Marcas Viales
Gestión de
Bordillos
• Señales de límite de velocidad
• Cruze peatonal
• Advertencia de bordillo
• Bicicleta “Comparte el Camino”
• Actualizar o pintar de nuevo el cruce
peatonal
• Aviso “Límite de Velocidad”
Mensaje de Pavimento
• Rayado de línea central de
la calle
• Trazado de línea de estacionamiento
• Señales de ALTO (STOP) pueden tomar 6
meses debido a los requisitos del estudio)
• Bordillo rojo
Reductores de
Velocidad
•Los reductores de velocidad incluyen mejoras
físicas en la carretera para apuntar a la
reducción de la velocidad, pero afectara
todos los automovilistas, incluidos los
vehículos de emergencia. 03
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PRIMERA ETAPA
Mejoras a las Operaciones de Tráfico
Los proyectos de calmado de tráfico se centran en la participación de la comunidad para crear consenso en torno a los proyectos de infraestructura preferidos. La práctica de la ciudad es considerar primero las mejoras en las operaciones de ráfico y monitorear si los tratamientos de "solución rápida" que se centran en la señalización y las franjas y las mejoras en la gestión de las aceras, junto con la aplicación de la ley, son suficientes para crear un cambio de comportamiento en los automovilistas para mejorar la seguridad vial. Estos cambios menores también ayudan a garantizar que una calle esté señalizada y trazada según las mejores prácticas de ingeniería, un requisito antes de que se pueda considerar cualquier mejora para calmar el tráfico.

Etapa 1 - Mejoras en las operaciones de tráfico seguirá el proceso que se describe a continuación, comenzando con una investigación de ingeniería para identificar las mejoras de mejores prácticas de ingeniería adecuadas. La Etapa 2 - Mejoras Menores para Calmar el Tráfico y la Etapa 3 - Mejoras Mayores para Calmar el Tráfico se pueden considerar en paralelo con la Etapa 1.

INVESTIGACION DE INGENIERIA – VALIDE LAS ADECUADAS PRACTICAS PARA

EJECUCION DE LAS MEJORA
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04 PLAN DE MEJORAS – ORDENES DE TRABAJO GENERADAS PARA LA

EJECUCION DE PRACTICAS ADECUADAS PARA LAS MEJORAS
IMPLEMENTACION – ORDENES DE CONSTRUCCION RAPIDA
EVALUACION – MONITOREAR EL CAMBIO DE COMPORTAMIENTO DEL AUTOMOBILISTA (HASTA 6 MESES)
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SEGUNDA ETAPA
Mejoras Menores Para Calmar el Trafico
Las mejoras menores para calmar el tráfico se centran en la implementación de soluciones basadas en la tecnología para mejorar el conocimiento de las condiciones de la carretera y, por lo general, requieren coordinación con proyectos más grandes para mejorar la señalización y las franjas. Los objetivos para la Etapa 2 - Mejoras menores para calmar el tráfico incluyen:
• Concientización sobre ciclistas y peatones:

Mejora de las instalaciones de carril para bicicletas y cruces peatonales señalizados. • Reducciones de velocidad del vehículo:

Fomente el cumplimiento de los límites de velocidad mediante el uso de señales de retroalimentación de velocidad.
• Cumplimiento del control de tráfico en intersecciones:

Instale soluciones tecnológicas que destaquen los controles de las intersecciones, como las señales de ALTO (STOP), para la seguridad de los peatones.

La Etapa 2 - Calmado de tráfico menor generalmente seguirá a la implementación de la Etapa 1 - mejoras en las operaciones de tráfico, pero se puede considerar en paralelo con las mejoras de la Etapa 1 mientras se lleva a cabo la recopilación de datos de tráfico y la participación de la comunidad.
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Proyecto Menor Para Calmado de Trafico
La ciudad identificará mejoras apropiadas de bajo costo (<$20,000) que pueden implementarse dentro de un período de un año, dependiendo de las restricciones de financiamiento y la prioridad con otros proyectos similares.

Ejemplos de proyectos menores para calmar el tráfico incluyen la instalación de:
• Señales de retroalimentación de velocidad del vehículo • Sistemas de balizas intermitentes activadas por peatones Los proyectos de señalización y trazado de líneas más grandes que pueden requerir alineación con un proyecto más grande, como el Programa Anual de Repavimentación de Calles de la Ciudad, también pueden ser apropiados para mejoras como:
• Instalaciones de carriles para bicicletas
• Instalaciones de carriles de estacionamiento
Carriles para Bicicletas Amortiguados
Señal de ALTO (STOP) Intermitente
Your
Señal de Retroalimentación de
Velocidad del Vehículo
Speed
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Proyecto Menor de Calmado de Trafico
Señal de
Retroalimentación de
Velocidad del Vehículo

VENTAJAS
CAM
Your
Speed
27 Señales
Intermitentes
• Reducción de 3-4 MPH con el
tiempo.
•Reducción de Costos.
•Implementación Rápida.
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• Contaminación Visual de Signos.
• Contaminación de Luz Nocturna.
• Costo Continuo de las Operaciones
de la Ciudad.

VENTAJAS
Barra de Luces y Letreros Peatonales RRFB
• Destacar la presencia peatonal.
• Intermitente solo presencia peatonal.
•Costo Económico

VENTAJAS
Señal de ALTO (STOP) Intermitente de
Luces LED’s.
• Enfatiza Controles de Intersección.
• Destello de Luz de la Hora del Dia
• Costo Económico

CAMBIOS
Barra de Luces y Letreros Peatonales
RRFB y Señal de ALTO (STOP)
Intermitente de Luces LED’s.
• Contaminación de Señal Visual.
• Contaminación de Lus.
• Costo Continuo de cuya operaciones
a la ciudad.
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TERCERA ETAPA
Mejoras Importantes Para Calmar el Trafico
Las mejoras principales para calmar el tráfico se enfocan en los cambios físicos en la carretera para ayudar a reducir la velocidad de los vehículos cuando se agotan todas las demás opciones de mejoras de la Etapa 1 y la Etapa 2.

Etapa 3 – Mejoras importantes para calmar el tráfico, las mejoras también requieren un extenso proceso de participación comunitario dirigido e iniciado por los residentes a través de la recolección de firmas en una petición. El personal de la ciudad ayudará a los residentes a identificar las calles y límites de dicha petición; el proceso de petición puede requerir que se inspeccionen calles adicionales para involucrar a los residentes afectados por las medidas para calmar el tráfico. Luego de un proceso de participación comunitaria, el personal de la ciudad administrará una encuesta silenciosa para determinar el apoyo final de la comunidad para las mejoras en la pacificación del tráfico.

Etapa 3: Los principales proyectos de mejoras para calmar el tráfico tienen como objetivo:
• Preservar el acceso de vehículos de emergencia.
• Reducciones de velocidad de vehículos.

Mejoras físicas de las calles donde las medidas de auto cumplimiento no están funcionando. • Protección del vecindario contra el tráfico.

Solo las calles que sirven como ruta de atajo entre dos o más calles colectoras o arteriales principales califican para la Etapa 3: mejoras importantes para calmar el tráfico en un esfuerzo por mantener el acceso de vehículos de emergencia a las calles residenciales.

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Proyecto Importante para calmar el trafico
Los principales proyectos para calmar el tráfico incluyen cualquier cosa que cambie el perfil de una carretera. Estos proyectos requieren uno o más residentes que inicien y hagan avanzar los proyectos. Aquellos residentes tal conocidos como los campeones de este proyecto son la parte que toma la iniciativa en la encuesta y la solicitud de firmas de peticiones de los vecinos. La ciudad requiere que el 50% de los hogares en un área designada firmen la petición para demostrar un fuerte interés del vecindario en un proyecto para calmar el tráfico.

Ejemplos de proyectos grandes para calmar el tráfico incluyen la instalación de:
• Badenes o Tablas de Velocidad
• Cambios en la alineación horizontal de la carretera
• Proyectos de reducción de carriles
Jorobas Ranuradas
Joroba de
Velocidad de
Media Calle
Glorieta
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Proyecto Importante para
Calmar el Trafico
Joroba de Velocidad Ranurada
deMedia Calle

VENTAJA
• Reduce todas las velocidades de los
vehículos a 15-20 mph.
• Reducción de velocidad permanente.
• El costo es económico.

Rotonda

VENTAJA
• Control local en la intersección.
• Oportunidad de embellecer el vecindario.
• Costo medio
Rotonda

CAMBIOS
• Respuesta más prolongada de vehículos de
emergencia.
• Incrementa la contaminación acústica.
• Impacta a todos los residentes

CAMBIOS
• Impacta a todos los residentes.
• Diseño y construcción de 3 a 5 años.
• Fondos de subvención necesarios.

VENTAJA CAMBIOS
• Oportunidad de transformación.
• Calle arterial adecuada,
• Alto costo
• Impacta a todos los residentes,
• Diseño y construcción de 5 a 7 años,
• Fondos de subvención necesarios,
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Recopilación de datos de trafico
La recopilación y el análisis de datos de tráfico son necesarios durante el proceso de revisión de la Etapa 1: Pacificación menor del tráfico y la etapa 2: pacificación mayor del tráfico.

La recopilación de datos de tráfico se centra en el uso de los contadores del metro para recopilar datos sobre el volumen y la velocidad de los vehículos para medir los impactos del tráfico reales versus los percibidos en un vecindario. Se considera normal que la velocidad del vehículo sea de hasta 10 MPH por encima del límite de velocidad indicado. En la mayoría de los casos, la aplicación de medidas o la Etapa 2: medidas menores para calmar el tráfico utilizando soluciones tecnológicas son suficientes para reducir la velocidad de los vehículos.

Las velocidades del 85 percentil de una carretera se utiliza para medir los impactos y establecer objetivos para proyectos de pacificación del tráfico.

Recopilación de Datos
Contadores de tubos para
velocidad y volumen

ANALYSIS

DE DATOS
Los límites de velocidad generalmente se establecen en o cerca del percentil 85 de velocidad de una carretera. En esta etapa se inspecciona la calle para determinar qué tan cerca o por encima viajan los automovilistas durante diferentes períodos del día en relación con el límite de velocidad publicado.

Cuando se realizan encuestas, las velocidades del percentil 85 hasta 10 MPH por encima del límite de velocidad publicado pueden considerarse normales. Las velocidades encuestadas de 15 MPH o más pueden requerir mejoras en la infraestructura para fomentar aún más el cumplimiento a través de la Etapa 3: Medidas importantes de mejora para calmar el tráfico. Las velocidades analisadas de 15 MPH o más pueden requerir mejoras en la infraestructura para fomentar aún más el cumplimiento a través de la Etapa 3: Medidas importantes de mejora para calmar el tráfico. 11 Attachment 2

Volúmenes de Tráfico
Los volúmenes de tráfico generalmente se recopilan durante condiciones típicas de días laborables y fines de semana. Recopilar y analizar datos de este período ayuda a medir el efecto del tráfico en los atajos u otras condiciones de la carretera que pueden causar estrés a los residentes.

El proceso de recopilación y análisis de datos de tráfico puede tardar hasta 4 meses, por lo que los residentes deben tener paciencia durante el proceso de recopilación de datos. La recopilación de datos de tráfico solo puede tener lugar durante condiciones de tráfico "normales" en las que las escuelas están en sesión. Los estudios para calmar el tráfico que se inician a principios del verano, por ejemplo, requerirían un retraso temporal en la recopilación de datos de tráfico hasta el otoño, cuando las escuelas vuelvan a funcionar. La lluvia y las inclemencias del tiempo pueden retrasar aún más la recopilación de datos de tráfico durante los meses de invierno.

La recopilación de datos de tráfico durante condiciones normales de la carretera garantiza que el análisis del tráfico tenga en cuenta las influencias locales y regionales en las operaciones de la carretera. Cuando se requieran subvenciones para implementar mejoras en la calma del tráfico, la recopilación de datos de tráfico durante períodos normales respaldará mejor las solicitudes de subvenciones.
diciembre enero
noviembre febrero
octubre marso
septiembre abril
agosto mayo
julio junio
Recopilacion de datos de
tráfico permitido:

Periodo cuando no se puede
ejecutar la recopilación de
datos de tráfico
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Participación de la comunidad
Una vez que se complete el análisis de la recopilación de datos de tráfico, la ciudad organizará una reunión vecinal centrada en el área de preocupación inicial. La reunión vecinal enfocada servirá como una oportunidad de discusión inicial para que la ciudad presente los hallazgos del análisis de datos y comprenda mejor las preocupaciones generales de la comunidad con respecto a la seguridad vial. En la sección siguiente se puede encontrar información más detallada sobre el proceso de participación de los residentes, incluidos los pasos involucrados. Dependiendo de los hallazgos de los datos de tráfico y los aportes de la comunidad, la respuesta de la ciudad a la solicitud seguirá uno de tres caminos luego de la revisión inicial por parte del Comité Asesor de Tráfico de la ciudad.

Peticion del
cliente
Ingenieria estudia
el campo
Comité de
Asesoramiento de
Trafico (TAC)
Mejoras a las
operaciones de
trafic
Finalización de la Solicitud
Si las preocupaciones de la comunidad no coinciden con las del solicitante original, se completa el análisis.
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grande de
calma de trafico
Calmado menor
de trafico
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Comité de Asesoramiento de Trafico
El Comité Asesor de Tráfico de la ciudad puede estar formado por miembros del concejo municipal, personal de emergencia de la policía y los bomberos, y personal de la ciudad. El comité revisará y discutirá todos los proyectos para calmar el tráfico solicitados por la comunidad en un foro público para la participación de los residentes. El comité recibirá actualizaciones trimestrales sobre las solicitudes de la comunidad, las acciones tomadas por el personal y actuará como comité asesor sobre la implementación de proyectos que pasan a la fase de calma del tráfico menor y mayor.

El comité ayudará a garantizar la transparencia y la coherencia en la revisión de las solicitudes públicas de mejoras para calmar el tráfico y ayudará a garantizar que los futuros proyectos de calmar el tráfico no afecten negativamente el carácter de la ciudad o del vecindario donde se consideran las mejoras.
04 Análisis de los datos:
03 Carácter del
vecindario:

Evalúa el impacto de las
medidas en el atractivo
visual y el ambiente del
vecindario.
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Analiza los datos del
tráfico para validar los
cambios propuestos
sin comprometer la
seguridad

02 Recomendaciones:

Papel del Comité
Asesor para la Calma
del Tráfico tal conocido
como (TAC)
Propuesta de
Revisión:

El comité Asesor para
calmar el tráfico tal
conocido como (TCAC)
evalúa las medidas
propuestas para calmar
el tráfico.

Solicitud de
residentes
para calmar
el tráfico
Recomendaciones:

Recomienda modificaciones
si los cambios propuestos
entran en conflicto con la
respuesta de emergencia
o la estética del
vecindario
07 Aprobación Final:

Otorga aprobación para
medidas alineadas con el
accesso de vehículos de
emergencia y el carácter
del vecindario.
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Participación
Comunitaria:

Recopila comentarios
de la comunidad para
evaluar la aceptación
de las medidas
propuestas
Recomienda modificaciones
si los cambios propuestos
entran en conflicto con la
respuesta de emergencia
o la estética del
vecindario.
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IMPLEMENTACION DE PLAN EN PRUEVA

PARA LA GESTION DEL TRAFICO VECINAL
NTMP: Cronograma del proceso de implementación
Residente Representativo(s) – Trabaja con el personal de la ciudad para iniciar una petición para implementar un proyecto de calma de tráfico mayor. El personal de la ciudad identificara todas las calles apropiadas cullas afecten a tales residentes representativos y se encargan de recaudar dichas firmas en una petición. Aunque dichos residentes representativos sean impactados por alguna calle en particular, pueden a ver calles cercanas que pueden verse afectadas por las mejoras de calma de tráfico y estas también deben ser analizadas y parte de la encuesta para que así se comprenda mejor el interés en mejoras del vecindario en general.

Un ejemplo de esto son las calles sin salida cullos se conecten a calles que están siendo consideradas para instalaciones de calma de tráfico. Estas calles deben ser incluidas en las encuestas porque los residentes de estas calles También serán impactados por dichas medidas.

La ciudad requiere que al menos un 50% de los hogares identificados en las calles identificadas en la petición firmen. Esta responsabilidad cae sobre los residentes representativos que caminen y soliciten las firmas de los vecinos para la petición. El personal de la ciudad asistirá en desarrollar la petición y asistirá a los residentes representativos. Se incluye una petición de muestra en la sección de anexo de este informe y está destinada a servir únicamente como ejemplo de petición de encuesta. Los residentes representativos deben trabajar con el personal de la ciudad para desarrollar una encuesta de circulación específica del sitio.

Si los residentes representativos no pueden obtener la firma de al menos el 50% de las calles en la petición, el proceso de pacificación del tráfico finalizará debido al no contar con el apoyo suficiente de los vecindarios. Aun así se pueden considerar mejoras en las operaciones de tráfico de mejores prácticas o mejoras menores para calmar el tráfico. 15 Los proyectos grandes para la calma del tráfico transforman el carácter de un vecindario residencial local para que la ciudad tenga un proceso estricto que debe seguirse para garantizar que dichos proyectos cuentes con el apoyo del vecindario circundante. Los proyectos principales para la calma del tráfico impactan a todos los automovilistas, incluidos los vehículos de respuesta a emergencias, una comunidad fuerte requiere del apoyo de los residentes.

Aunque una solicitud sea presentada por un solo grupo o grupo minoritario, los intereses de este grupo talvez no estén en línea con aquellos del vecindario. Por eso existe este proceso que usa la Ciudad de Watsonville para garantizar que cualquier proyecto importante para calmar el tráfico tenga apoyo vecinal luego de la implementación de la fase 1.
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Al recibir una petición exitosa, la ciudad organizará una reunión de la comunidad con los vecinos y presentará los resultados de los datos de tráfico y los planes conceptuales del proyecto para discutirlos con los residentes. Se pueden presentar varios planes conceptuales para ayudar a los residentes a visualizar cómo los planes para calmar el tráfico pueden transformar una calle del vecindario. En esa reunión se pedirá a los residentes que proporcionen comentarios sobre los planes preferidos para calmar el tráfico para una mayor consideración. Se desarrollará un plan final basado en los comentarios de los residentes para presentarlo al comité asesor de tráfico para garantizar que el plan no afecte la respuesta de llamadas de emergencia o futuras mejoras de las calles. El plan puede requerir una segunda reunión comunitaria más adelante dependiendo de la complejidad del plan.

Tras la aprobación de un comité, la ciudad administrará una "petición silenciosa" para las mismas calles inicialmente solicitadas por los residentes representativos. La petición silenciosa incluirá una copia del plan final para la calma del tráfico y servirá como una oportunidad para cada hogar singular, se aceptará un voto por hogar, y la ciudad requerirá el apoyo del 65% del voto silencioso de todos los hogares para que el proyecto de calma del tráfico avance hacia las aprobaciones de políticas y financiamiento. Los hogares que no respondan a la petición silenciosa se considerarán votos “NO”.

Los resultados de la petición silenciosa se presentarán en una tercera y última reunión comunitaria. Si la petición silenciosa no recibe el 65% de apoyo, el proyecto termina. Aun así se pueden considerar mejoras menores para calmar el tráfico.

Tras la aprobación de la política del proyecto, el proyecto de pacificación del tráfico deberá adquirir financiación para su implementación. Es posible que se requiera una combinación de financiamiento local y de subvenciones, lo que puede limitar la implementación por hasta 5 a 7 años.

La implementación de un proyecto modificado o utilizando tratamientos provisionales que estén en el espíritu del proyecto apoyado por el vecindario también pueden ser factibles, esto puede incluir cambios temporales en las franjas viales y otros elementos de infraestructura temporales.

El proceso de implementación del programa de operaciones de tráfico y calma del tráfico se describe en el diagrama de flujo de la Figura A.
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17 3 meses 3 meses 6 meses 6 meses
1 Año
Acción Rápida:

Mejoras a la Ingeniería de la Calle.

Mejoras Menores de Calma Tráfico.

Proyectos Grandes para la Calma de Trafico.

Órdenes de Trabajo
a Obras Públicas>
Alcance y Reunión
Comunitaria.

Reunión
Comunitaria y Alcance.

Alcance y Reunión
Comunitaria.

Comité de
Trafico y
Preparación de
Presupuesto.

Comité de
Trafico y
Preparación de
Presupuesto.

Diseño de
Concepto para Calmar el Tráfico
Investigación
inicial del personal de la ciudad.

Fase 01 de Monitoreo
de las Mejoras
- 6 Meses -
Mejoras de
Infraestructura - 1 Año -
Mejoras a la
Infraestructura.
- 5+ AñosProceso menor para calmar el tráfico: Importante proceso de pacificación del tráfico Periodo de Monitoreo Señalización y
Trazado de Líneas.

Recopilaciones de
datos y Análisis.

Copelación de Datos y
Análisis.

WatsonvillePlan de Gestión De Trafico Vecinal
Tiempo del Proceso de implementación
Solicitud de
residente para calmar el tráfico o preocupación por el tráfico.

Residentes RepresentativosAlcance a la Comunidad y
Petición.

Attachment 2

MUESTRA DE IMPLEMENTACION DE

PLAN DE GESTION DE TRAFICO

VECINAL
Políticas Para el Manejo y Mejoras Para la Calma
de Trafico – Ejemplo de Una Calle
Tras la solicitud inicial de mejoras para calmar el tráfico, la ciudad llevará a cabo un estudio del sitio para determinar si la calle está actualmente señalizada y desmantelada según los estándares actuales de "mejores prácticas" de ingeniería. De lo contrario, la ciudad puede iniciar mejoras construidas por el personal de la ciudad para completarlas en tan solo tres meses. La implementación puede llevar más tiempo si la coordinación con un proyecto más grande, como el Programa Anual de Repavimentación de Calles de la ciudad, es apropiada, ya que algunas mejoras en la señalización vial pueden requerir nuevos tratamientos de superficie del pavimento.

A continuación, se muestra una muestra de tratamientos de mejores prácticas en una calle residencial típica.

Señales de límite de velocidad
adicionales a lo largo de calles más
largas para recordar a los
conductores el límite de velocidad.
18 High Visibility Crosswalks and
Warning Signs
YIELD Signage and
Pavement Markings
Letrero de Límite de Velocidad
A la entrada de un vecindario
para clarificar los límites de
velocidad.

Letrero de Límite de Velocidad
Mensaje de Limite de
Velocidad en el Pavimento
-Para así suplementar el
letrero de Velocidad.

Letrero para ceder
el paso y marcas
en el pavimento. Cruces peatonales y
señales de advertencia
de alta visibilidad.

Attachment 2

Mejoras Menores Para la Calma del
Trafico – Calle de Muestra
Se pueden implementar mejoras menores para calmar el tráfico luego de un proceso de participación comunitaria. Las mejoras de muestra pueden incluir nuevos rótulos de ALTO (STOP) en todos los sentidos, carriles para bicicletas para carreteras más estrechas e instalación de elementos de control dinámico de velocidad, como señales de información de velocidad del vehículo y señales de ALTO (STOP) intermitentes.

Flashing Stop SignsBy
Time of Day to
STOP Compliance

19 All Way Stop
Pending Traffic Study
All Way
Your
Speed
27 Dynamic Speed Feedba Sign
Displays Vehicle Speed t
Encourage Speed
Reduction
ST OP
STOP
STOP
P TO S
Señal de
Retroalimentación de
Velocidad Dinámica
Muestra la velocidad
del Vehículo Fomenta
la Reducción de
Velocidad
Parada Total
Pendiente un Estudio
de Trafico
Señales de ALTO
Intermitentes. Por hora del día
para fomentar el cumplimiento.

Attachment 2

Mejoras Mayores Para la Calma del Trafico
– Calle de Muestra
Las mejoras importantes para calmar el tráfico requieren un estricto proceso de defensa y apoyo del vecindario que requiere que los defensores residentes lideren el proceso de petición para la instalación de tratamientos como badenes.

Se requiere una “petición silenciosa” del vecindario con un mínimo de 65% de apoyo de los hogares encuestados. También se requiere una revisión por parte del Comité Asesor de Tráfico para garantizar que tratamientos como los badenes no afecten los tiempos de respuesta de los vehículos de emergencia para los residentes.
15 MPH
SPEED
HUMP
Topes de Velocidad
15 MPH Requieren la aprobación del Comité
de Calma de Trafico para que estos
estén en cumplimiento y no impacten
el tiempo de respuesta de vehículos
de emergencia.
20 Camino de Viaje del Camión de Bomberos

TOPE DE

VELOCIDAD
Attachment 2

SOLICITUD DE
FORO ADJUNTA:
21 Attachment 2

petición Vecinal
Mejoras de Calma Para el Trafico
Esta petición esta siendo dirigida por los residentes del vecindario de ___________________ para solicitar que la ciudad inicie el proceso de estudio de calma de tráfico en las siguientes calles:

Estamos solicitando que la ciudad considere la instalación de de badenes u otros tratamientos en esfuerzos para reducir la velocidad de los vehículos a lo largo de las calles mencionadas. Después de un período de recopilación de datos, la ciudad organizará una reunión comunitaria para presentar los resultados de su análisis y discutir el tráfico apropiado y medidas de calma con el vecindario.

NOMBRE DIRECCION CORREO ELECTRONICO
Attachment 2

City Council
Traffic Calming Program Update
Jaime Rodriguez, Consultant Traffic Engineer
Public Works & Utilities Department
February 11, 2025

Traffic Calming Updates
New State Law (Parking) – AB43 - Daylighting
• Implementation and Enforcement
Crosswalk Enhancements
• Active Projects and Ongoing City Maintenance
Speed Hump Configurations
• Current and Future
Traffic Signal Update – Riverside Dr & Main St
• Spring 2025 Project
Grant Projects
• Safe Streets For All (SS4A) Citywide Traffic Study
All Way STOP Studies
• Planned for Spring 2025

Neighborhood Traffic Management Program
Flow Chart
Resident
Request
Engineer
Field
Review
Traffic
Operations
Improvements
STAGE 1
Complete in 6 Months
Monitor for up to 6 Months
Minor
Traffic Calming
Projects
STAGE 2
Data
Collection
Analysis
Community
Outreach
TCAC
Budgeting
Data Collection
Analysis
Community
Outreach

RESIDENT

PETITION
Design
Community Input
SILENT

PETITION
Major
Traffic Calming
Projects
STAGE 3
Traffic
Calming
Advisory
Committee

Resident Service Request Summary, 2024
Council District: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Service Requests: 13 11 5 8 7 5 7
T.C. Petitions: 1
Service Request Categories: Traffic Operations
Traffic Calming
Crosswalk Safety
Traffic Signals/Streetlights
Parking
18 6
7 2
12 Work Orders Generated: City Public Works
Electrical Contractors
Striping Contractors
Planning
Caltrans
No Action
20 3
1 3
1 4
56 Resident Service
Requests in 2024
Average cost in 2024 for service requests was an estimated $250,000.

Speed Hump Configurations
Stage 3 Improvements
Speed Hump | Speed Table Locations
31 Ex. Locations in Watsonville
• Paseo Dr (CD 1)
• W Front St (CD 1)
• Roache Rd (CD3)
• Longview Dr (CD 5)
• Arthur Rd (CD 6)
• Atkinson Ln (CD 6)
• Kadderly Ln (CD 6)
• Packard Ln (CD 6)
• Santa Clara St (CD 6)
• Bridge St (CD 7)

Speed Hump & Table Configurations
Stage 3 Improvements
Speed Hump
Across Entire Roadway
18” Slots
Speed Table
Half Street
+30 Seconds Travel Time per Hump
+5 Seconds Travel Time per Hump

Speed Hump Configurations
Stage 3 Improvements
6-FT 6-FT 3.5-FT 3-FT 3.5-FT 6-FT 6-FT
Any Passenger Vehicle
Could Straddle to Center of Road
To Travel Over Humps

Speed Hump Configurations – Preliminary Recommendations Stage 3 Improvements
Ex. Speed Hump
- Retain for Now
- Replace with Future Street Projects
Speed Table
Half Street
- Use for All Future Projects

CA State Law (Parking) AB43 - Daylighting
Noticing and Enforcement
Prohibits Parking within 20-FT of
Marked or Unmarked Crosswalks
Warning Period: 6 Months (started
January)
Restrictions:
- Red Curb with Crosswalk or
Street Resurfacing Project

CA State Law (Parking) AB43 - Daylighting
Noticing and Enforcement
Free Download for Use by
Homeowners Associations
(HOAs)
Use by City During Warning Period
https://www.watsonville.gov/2522/Intersection-Daylighting---AB413

Citywide Crosswalk Enhancements
Active Projects
Hammer Dr & Arthur Rd
108 School Crosswalks Refreshed in 2024
$2,500 per Crosswalk
$270,000 Total

2025 CIP Transportation Projects
New Projects
Traffic Signal Modification at Main St & Riverside Dr
• $100,000
Project Elements:
• Add Double Northbound Left Turn Lane
• Traffic Signal Modification
• Signage & Striping

Spring 2025 – All Way STOP Studies
13 New Studies, $30,000
Council District 1 and 4
• Ohlone Pkwy & Lighthouse Dr
Council District 2 and 5
• Lincoln Ave & E 5th St (CD 2/5)
Council District 3
• Holm Rd & Jeanette Wy (North)
• Holm Rd & Jeanette Wy (South)
• Anna St & Lawrence Ave
Council District 4 and 5
• Clifford Ave & Montebello Dr (North)
• Clifford Ave & Montebello Dr (South)
• Clifford Ave & Melrose Ave
• Clifford Ave & Evelyn Ave
Council District 5
• Madison St & Palm Ave
Council District 6
• Brewington Ave & Logan St
• Brewington Ave & California St
• Alta Vista Ave & Marilyn S6
Auto Center & Marin
All Way STOP
Installed October 2024 Page 433 of 971
Spring 2025, Ped Activated RRFBs
6 Installations Planned
New RRFB Installation Sites
• Harkins Slough Rd & Sunset Vista Ave
Repair Project, CD 1
• Harkins Slough Rd & Bayview Dr
New Install, CD 1
• Rodriguez St & 5th St
New Install, CD 1
• Airport Blvd & Safeway
Repair Project, CD 3
• Clifford Ave & Manor Apts
New Install, CD 4/5
• Martinelli St & McQuiddy School
New Install, CD 7 Rodriguez St & Kearney St
RRFB at Radcliff School
Installed January 2025
$15,000

2025 SS4A Grant Project – Citywide Transportation Study FHWA – Safe Streets for All

1. Active Transportation Plan
• Citywide Transportation Survey Questionnaire
• Technology Standard
• Policy Recommendations
• Safe Routes to School: School Map and Walk Audits

2. Local Road Safety Plan
• Crash History Analysis
• Develop Countermeasures with Concept Plans

3. Equity Analysis
• Travel Modes
• Distribution of Projects around Town
• Comparison to Similar Communities
$400,000
-------------
(Grant) $320,000
(Local) $80,000

Questions

CITY MANAGER REPORT
February 11, 2025

COMMUNITY SURVEY
The City will be conducting a survey
directed to residents to gauge input on
various topics ranging from City services
to equality.

Safety
Community Engagement and Inclusivity
Recreation and Wellness
Economy
Building and Employment
Housing Security
Public Works
Library Services
Communication
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MAYOR ON THE MOVE
“Mayor on the Move” video series spotlights the
incredible local businesses that make Watsonville
one-of-a-kind
Honeylux Coffee – VIDEO LINK
45 Aviation Way, Suite 4B
Open 7 Days a Week
7 AM to 4 PM
El Frijolito Restaurant – VIDEO LINK
11 Alexander Street #B.

Open 7 Days a Week
10 AM to 8 PM
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CRIME STATS
Crime is Down in Watsonville
14% decrease in crime rate across our City in 2024
Nearly 33% crime rate decline from 2020-2024
4 Page 440 of 971

PVUSD PARTNERSHIP

SUMMER IN THE CITY
Dates and applications will
be released soon.
2025 HIGHSCHOOL

GRADUATE BANNERS
Installation to begin in Late
May 2025 in front of Cabrillo
College

SECOND HARVEST
Our fundraising efforts will provide
more than 29,000 nutritious meals
for children, families, seniors, and
veterans.

Founded in 1972, Second Harvest
Food Bank Santa Cruz County was
the first food bank in California and
is the second oldest in the nation.

Every month, 65,000 local residents
count on them to avoid missing
meals.

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\14312951272\14312951272,,,County VMT Mitigation Program.docx Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINDBERG

INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MEEK

ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR FONTES
SUBJECT: RECEIVE PRESENTATION ON THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

REGIONAL VEHICLES MILES TRAVELED (VMT) MITIGATION

PROGRAM, PROVIDE INPUT, ACCEPT REPORT AND DIRECT

STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION

OF A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL REGIONAL VMT MITIGATION

PROGRAM
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the City Council receive a presentation on the Santa Cruz County Regional Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Program, provide input on the Santa Cruz County Regional VMT Mitigation Program Preliminary Final Report (Attachment 1), accept the report, and direct staff to participate in developing the implementation of a multijurisdictional Regional VMT Mitigation program. Note that the City Council is not being asked to confirm participation in the program at this time and that the City Council will consider participation at a future meeting.

BACKGROUND:

Senate Bill (SB) 743 was signed into law in 2013 and required the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to identify new metrics for identifying and mitigating transportation impacts under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). OPR identified vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as the new metric. VMT is a measure of the number of vehicle trips multiplied by the length of those trips. To comply with SB 743, the County of Santa Cruz and other local lead agencies adopted new CEQA thresholds using OPR’s recommended VMT metrics for transportation impacts under CEQA. More detailed information on the thresholds is available on the Community Development webpage at:
https://www.watsonville.gov/1910/Transportation-Analysis-per-CEQA.

Burdened with new mitigation requirements, local developers have been asking for a mechanism that will make mitigation of transportation impacts more cost predictive and manageable. Without a clearly vetted and documented VMT mitigation program, it is extremely difficult, time consuming, and expensive to establish nexus and fair share contributions to off-site VMT mitigations.

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\14312951272\14312951272,,,County VMT Mitigation Program.docx To address this need, in 2022, County of Santa Cruz staff, in partnership with the City of Watsonville and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), applied for a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant to develop a framework for a regional VMT mitigation program that would ensure compliance and provide streamlined options for project mitigation in accordance with the new metrics for transportation impacts under CEQA. The applicants were awarded a grant in the amount of $396,614 with a required $51,386 (11%) match, to be accomplished in staff time.

The Santa Cruz County Regional VMT Mitigation Program will provide the County and local cities with a regionally coordinated mechanism to mitigate VMT impacts associated with economic development. The fees collected through this program will fund projects throughout the region that decrease VMT and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve safety, combat climate change, and improve the quality of infrastructure within disadvantaged communities. A countywide program holds the potential to implement a more effective program than any single agency could achieve on its own in terms of these outcomes.

DISCUSSION:

Local VMT Mitigation Program
On September 27, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 205-22 (CM), approving a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Policy and on March 14, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 51-23 (CM), approving an in-lieu fee to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) associated with development projects. Establishing the fee allowed the City to create a local VMT mitigation bank to help developers efficiently address their project impacts. To date, the program has collected $114,315.42, which is designated to support active transportation projects, such as those within the City’s trail program, that reduce VMT.

City staff is now exploring the possibility of expanding the local VMT Mitigation Program into a regional program. A regional approach would enable collaboration on broader initiatives, such as transit and transportation demand management projects, allow for more effective pooling of resources, and create more developer certainty within the market. By involving multiple agencies in a regional VMT program, there is greater potential to fund larger-scale projects, resulting in more significant reductions in VMT and enhanced community benefits. Although the City does not anticipate substantial immediate funding increases, a regional program could provide valuable contributions to bridge funding gaps for major projects.

Regional VMT Mitigation Program
To determine the most suitable regional VMT mitigation mechanism, a study was done to explore the viability of a programmatic regional approach to fund VMT reducing projects.

The results found in the study are presented in the preliminary Final Report for the Santa Cruz County Regional Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Program (Attachment 1).

As part of this study, staff evaluated the following types of programs which are described in more detail in the report: a VMT Bank, a VMT Exchange, a VMT Bank with Exchange

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\14312951272\14312951272,,,County VMT Mitigation Program.docx and a VMT Impact Fee program. The programs were evaluated based on legal considerations, their potential efficacy, their ability to equitably meet the needs for the region, their impact on the geographic distribution and approach to mitigation, the complexity of administering the program and their alignment with the goals of the overall region.

In addition to programmatic approaches, a list of VMT-reducing projects was established to evaluate the feasibility of including them in a fee-based VMT mitigation program.

Projects from the County of Santa Cruz Active Transportation Plan, the SCCRTC’s Regional Transportation Plan, and local Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs) were screened for feasibility of implementation, their potential for VMT reduction, and the estimated cost of VMT reduction credits.

To guide the study, a Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) and a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) were assembled to provide oversight and input during the study. The committees were comprised of subject matter experts, member jurisdictions, communitybased organizations (CBOs), and developers, including those who have expertise in affordable housing. Later in the project oversight the two groups were combined to reduce repetition.

The preliminary Final Report provides more detail on the analyses performed which resulted in the recommendation of a pilot VMT Bank that includes a mix of bicycle, transportation demand management, transit, and affordable housing projects. Input from the four cities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the SCCRTC on the preliminary final report is being sought to finalize the report.

The report also provides a number of options to administer the program: including an option to form a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) comprised of each of the local cities and the County, an option to form a multijurisdictional JPA without the SCCRTC, and an option for the County to move forward with a single entity pilot. At this time, input is sought on the preliminary final plan and options for administration of a regional program.

Next Steps
County staff and consultants are in the process of collecting feedback on the administration of the program and the preliminary final report. The Final Report, including final recommendations for program structure, implementation, and administration is anticipated to be delivered by March 2025. Following the completion of the Final Report, the County will continue working with the City to address concerns regarding the implementation of a pilot program if the City Council directs staff to pursue the effort.

Should the City Council direct staff to continue participating in the development of this program, staff will return to Council at a later date to make a determination as to whether the City will participate in the pilot Program.

Summary
The Santa Cruz County Regional VMT Mitigation Program Report examines strategies to establish a fee-based framework for offsite mitigation of VMT projects that will fund VMTPage 445 of 971

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STRATEGIC PLAN:

The proposed plan is consistent with the following Strategic Plan Priorities:
1-Economic Development
2-Infrastructure & Environment
3-Housing
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

City staff participation in developing the implementation of a multijurisdictional Regional VMT Mitigation program will have no financial impact on the City. City participation in the program, which would be done with Council approval, could create additional revenue for the City to use on specific transportation projects.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

The City Council may choose not to direct staff to participate in developing the implementation of a multijurisdictional Regional VMT Mitigation program. Nonparticipation would eliminate opportunity for the City to secure additional revenue for specific City transportation projects.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (If any)

1. Santa Cruz County Regional VMT Mitigation Program Preliminary Final Report

0 Preliminary Final Report
January 27, 2025
Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
Prepared by:

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Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
Table of Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 1 Study Oversight................................................................................................................................... 1 VMT Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 2 VMT Mitigation Programs.................................................................................................................... 3 Mitigation Measures............................................................................................................................ 5 Equity and Mitigation .......................................................................................................................... 6 Program Evaluation ............................................................................................................................. 7 Study Outcome.................................................................................................................................... 8 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 1 VMT Mitigation Approaches................................................................................................................ 4 Fee-Based VMT Mitigation Program Framework Options..................................................................... 6 Fee-based VMT Mitigation Program Variations.................................................................................. 10 Literature Review and State of the Practice ....................................................................................... 11 Program Evaluation............................................................................................................................... 16 Outreach Summary............................................................................................................................ 19 Other Considerations......................................................................................................................... 20 Establishing Mitigation Need and Identifying Mitigation Measures........................................................ 21 Identifying and Evaluating Candidate VMT Mitigation Measures........................................................ 23 Additionality...................................................................................................................................... 32 Other factors..................................................................................................................................... 34 Achieving a Feasible VMT Framework Cost........................................................................................ 35 Recommended Pilot Program Mitigation Measures and Ranking Criteria........................................... 39 Equity Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Program Administration and Other Considerations................................................................................ 45 Administration................................................................................................................................... 45 Nexus Documentation ....................................................................................................................... 46 CEQA Considerations......................................................................................................................... 47 Additional Study Outcomes and Next Steps....................................................................................... 50

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Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
Appendices
Literature Review…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Appendix A Modeling Approach………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...Appendix B Outreach Plan……….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...Appendix C List of Exhibits
Exhibit ES-1 – Study Process.................................................................................................................... 2 Exhibit ES-2 – VMT Mitigation Measures Types....................................................................................... 3 Exhibit ES-3 – Application of a VMT Mitigation Program.......................................................................... 4 Exhibit ES-4 – Santa Cruz County Environmental Justice Communities..................................................... 7 Exhibit ES-5 – Regional VMT Mitigation Program Evaluation.................................................................... 8 Exhibit 1 – Level of Service vs. Vehicle Miles Traveled ............................................................................. 1 Exhibit 2 – How to Calculate Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)...................................................................... 2 Exhibit 3 – Vehicle Miles Traveled Residential Project Example ............................................................... 3 Exhibit 4 – Effect of Local-Serving Retail on Regional Vehicle Miles Traveled ........................................... 4 Exhibit 5 – VMT Mitigation Measures...................................................................................................... 5 Exhibit 6 – Application of a VMT Mitigation Program............................................................................... 6 Exhibit 7 – VMT Bank Example ................................................................................................................ 7 Exhibit 8 – VMT Exchange Example ......................................................................................................... 8 Exhibit 9 – VMT Impact Fee Example....................................................................................................... 9 Exhibit 10 – VMT Impact Fee Program with Multiple Benefit Areas ....................................................... 10 Exhibit 11 – VMT Bank with Regional and Local Split ............................................................................. 10 Exhibit 24 – Fee-Based VMT Mitigation Program Framework Variations................................................ 17 Exhibit 25 – Regional VMT Mitigation Program Evaluation .................................................................... 18 Exhibit 12 – Residential VMT Mitigation Need by TAZ............................................................................ 22 Exhibit 13 – Employment VMT Mitigation Need by TAZ......................................................................... 23 Exhibit 14 – VMT Mitigation Project Types ............................................................................................ 24 Exhibit 15 –Active Transportation Mitigation Measure Screening Example............................................ 25 Exhibit 16 – Calculating Cost per VMT Reduced..................................................................................... 33 Exhibit 17 – Cost per VMT Reduced by Mitigation Measures Type and Additionality Method................ 34 Exhibit 18 – Balance of Factors Needed for Successful Fee-based VMT Mitigation Program................... 35 Exhibit 19 – Mitigation Measure by Revenue Percentage of Total Cost based on $1,000/VMT Reduced 39 Exhibit 20: Mitigation Measure Ranking Criteria.................................................................................... 41 Exhibit 21 – Santa Cruz County Environmental Justice Communities...................................................... 42 Exhibit 22 – 20-year Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Need (Residential) ............................................ 43 Exhibit 23 – 20-year Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Need (Employment).......................................... 44

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Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
List of Tables
Table 1 – Framework Pros and Cons...................................................................................................... 14 Table 2– Fee-based VMT Mitigation Program State of the Practice........................................................ 15 Table 3 – Potential Land Use Growth and VMT to Mitigate, 2019 to 2045 ............................................. 22 Table 4 – Summary of Bike Mitigation Measure Evaluation ................................................................... 27 Table 5 – Summary of Transit Mitigation Measure Evaluation ............................................................... 28 Table 6 – Summary of Affordable Housing Mitigation Measure Evaluation............................................ 29 Table 7 – Summary of Mobility Hubs Mitigation Measure Evaluation .................................................... 30 Table 8 – Summary of TDM Mitigation Measure Evaluation................................................................... 31 Table 9 – Mitigation Measure Evaluation Summary............................................................................... 38 Table 10 – Recommended Mitigation Measures.................................................................................... 40 Table 11 – VMT Mitigation Need by Environmental Justice Community................................................. 44

ES-1
Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
Executive Summary
This study evaluates program options that mitigate Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the County of Santa Cruz and the cities within the county, collectively referred to as the “region” in this study. Entities such as the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC), can also use the program to mitigate VMT impacts. This study was funded by a grant awarded to the County of Santa Cruz, the City of Watsonville, and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC) from the Caltrans Sustainable Communities Grants program. The goal of the grant project is to establish a framework for offsite mitigation of VMT for projects that cannot mitigate the entirety of their impacts onsite. The VMT mitigation program would fund active transportation, transit, and other VMT mitigation measures such as transportation demand management (TDM) programs throughout the region that decrease VMT and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve safety, combat climate change, and improve the quality of infrastructure within disadvantaged communities.

As detailed in the Background section, current VMT-reducing strategies, which rely heavily on TDM measures onsite, often fall short of fully mitigating a project's VMT impacts. This study explores the viability of a programmatic approach, primarily through a fee-based VMT mitigation program, to fund offsite mitigation measures within the region that reduce VMT as a solution to address transportationrelated CEQA mitigation needs in the region.

To determine feasibility and evaluate program options, this study considers the following questions:
• What is the state of VMT mitigation programs?
• What is the magnitude of the need for VMT mitigation within the region? • What program options are available to meet this need? • What are the appropriate evaluation criteria for selecting a VMT mitigation program? • What types of VMT-reducing mitigation measures should be considered? • What are the challenges to implementing a program?
• How can equity concerns be addressed within the program? • Which program has the potential to best meet the needs of the region? • What are the administration considerations when implementing the program? • Which mitigation measures could be potentially included in the region’s future program? Study Oversight
To guide the study, a Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) and a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) were assembled to provide oversight and input during the study. The committees were comprised of subject matter experts, member jurisdictions, community-based organizations (CBOs), and developers, including those with expertise in affordable housing. Later in the project oversight, the two groups were combined to reduce repetition.

ES-2
Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
Exhibit ES-1 – Study Process
VMT Mitigation Measures If a project needs to address its VMT impact, various types of VMT-reducing mitigations could be implemented. Exhibit ES-2 below presents examples of mitigation measures aimed at reducing VMT within a region. As part of a fee-based VMT mitigation program, the implementation of mitigation measures other than site-specific TDM becomes more feasible as the region would pool mitigation fees, increasing their spending power.

A regional VMT mitigation program holds the potential to implement more extensive mitigation measures, thereby achieving a more substantial impact on regional VMT. Given that many of the mitigation measures within these programs can entail significant costs, it is unlikely that any single project applicant would require such extensive VMT mitigation or have the capacity to independently finance these mitigation measures. However, through a program akin to the one under consideration in this study, multiple project applicants can pool their resources to fund larger and more impactful VMT-reducing mitigation measures.

ES-3
Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
Exhibit ES-2 – VMT Mitigation Measure Types
VMT Mitigation Programs
This study evaluated different types of programmatic strategies for mitigating VMT, including VMT banks, VMT exchanges, and VMT impact fee programs. Exhibit ES-3 offers a visual representation of how a project would proceed with mitigating its transportation impact in an area with a fee-based VMT mitigation program, such as a VMT bank. Even in instances where a fee-based VMT mitigation program is in place, project applicants still employ Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and other projectspecific onsite measures to reduce VMT impacts before turning to a VMT mitigation program, as illustrated in Exhibit ES-3.

The example project in Exhibit ES-3 below shows that a project is 450 VMT above its threshold (5,000 VMT – 4,550 VMT = 450 VMT). The project uses various TDM measures to reduce its VMT by 225 (5,000 – 4,775 = 225) and then pays into the fee-based VMT mitigation program to reduce the final 225 VMT (450 – 225 = 225).

ES-4
Santa Cruz County Regional
VMT Mitigation Program
Exhibit ES-3 – Application of a VMT Mitigation Program
While VMT mitigation programs can manifest in various formats, this study primarily centers on the three most prevalent program categories, which are:

VMT Bank
VMT banking involves identifying, evaluating, and combining various mitigation measures (like bike paths, pedestrian improvements, and public transit enhancements) to calculate a total VMT reduction and associated costs. Mitigation measures collectively reduce VMT by a specific amount, with a cost assigned per VMT reduced. With a VMT bank, developers can buy VMT credits from the bank to offset their projects’ VMT impacts, paying a fee based on the cost per VMT reduced. The bank requires replenishment once the available VMT credits are exhausted, necessitating continuous investment in new mitigation measures.

VMT Exchange
This is similar to a VMT bank but offers more flexibility by allowing applicants to select from a list of mitigation measures or propose their own. The focus is on implementing specific mitigation measures rather than accumulating and selling VMT reductions as credits. With VMT Exchange, developers can sell excess VMT reductions (if their project mitigates more VMT than required) to others needing to offset their VMT impacts. It does not require monetizing VMT reductions unless the applicant wants to sell excess mitigation as credits, focusing more on the direct implementation of mitigation measures.

VMT Impact Fee
This is similar to traditional development impact fee programs but tailored for VMT mitigation. Fees are calculated based on the anticipated VMT impact of new developments, with costs allocated according to the type of land use (residential, commercial, etc.). Developers pay a VMT impact fee based on their project’s size and land use type to offset the estimated VMT impact. This approach simplifies the process for developers by integrating VMT mitigation into existing fee structures. Fees can vary by zone,

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encouraging development in areas with better VMT performance. The program can be tailored to regional and local needs, potentially incorporating benefit areas that align fees with local VMT efficiency.

Micro (Localized) VMT Banking
It focuses on establishing smaller, localized VMT banks that cater to specific areas or jurisdictions. This can address equity issues by ensuring mitigation efforts are proportional and relevant to the areas most affected by development projects.

Hybrid VMT Mitigation Programs
Combines elements of VMT banks, exchanges, and impact fee programs, allowing for flexible, tailored approaches to VMT mitigation. This can involve distributing funds both regionally and locally, ensuring that mitigation efforts benefit both broader and more specific community needs.

Mitigation Measures
As shown in Exhibit ES-2, a variety of mitigation measures can be considered for inclusion within a regional VMT mitigation program. A list of candidate mitigation measures was established to evaluate the feasibility of including them in a fee-based VMT mitigation program. Projects from the County of Santa Cruz Active Transportation Plan, the SCCRTC’s Regional Transportation Plan, and local Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs) were screened for the feasibility of implementation, their potential for VMT reduction, and the estimated cost of VMT reduction credits. Of those projects, 34 total were advanced for evaluation, including 19 bicycle projects, 6 transit projects, 3 land use/affordable housing projects, 2 mobility hub projects, and 3 TDM projects. Based on this evaluation, the following are the key takeaways:
• Bicycle Projects. Bicycle projects were evaluated using big data1 and (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) NCHRP 552 for their ability to reduce VMT. The projects resulted in a mitigation cost per VMT reduced that varied between $85 and $8,605 due to project cost and characteristics.
• Transit Projects. Transit projects were evaluated using the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Practitioner’s Guide and the region’s countywide travel demand model. The three projects evaluated resulted in a cost per VMT that varied between $529 and $392,753. • Non-Infrastructure. Affordable housing projects were evaluated based on a case study of affordable housing project costs proposed and constructed in the region. The projects resulted in a mitigation cost per VMT reduced that varied between $18,620 and $47,981. • Mobility Hub Projects. Mobility hub projects were evaluated using the travel demand model and the BRT Practitioner’s Guide. The projects resulted in a mitigation cost per reduced VMT that varied between $204 and $7,552.
• TDM Projects. TDM projects were evaluated using the travel demand model and research-based assumptions. The mitigation cost per VMT ranged from $485 to $3,528. 1 Big Data: a data analytics platform that provides detailed insights into the movement, behaviors, and patterns of people. It leverages aggregated and anonymized mobile location data to model the travel habits and demographics of populations. Replica, the platform used for this project, uses synthetic data that is calibrated and validated using anonymized real-world data sources.

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The costs per VMT for the improvements were calculated based on the assumption that they would be funded solely through the regional VMT mitigation program without other funding sources, such as state or federal grants. This cost analysis exercise highlights the substantial variations in capital expenses due to factors beyond just the type of mitigation measure (transit, land use, etc.), aligning with findings from other recent state-wide VMT mitigation studies. Because of this substantial cost variation, a viable program will likely need additional funding sources to maintain a per VMT dollar amount that is financially feasible. In other words, the VMT program would close gaps in funding for mitigation measuresthat have some funding identified but are short on complete funding for implementation.

Equity and Mitigation
In contrast to Level of Service (LOS), which assesses specific impacts near a new development, VMT evaluates the entire trip, considering regional impacts. When a development project or large transportation project is built, its VMT impact can be offset by a mitigation measure anywhere in the region, as the impact is not confined to a particular location. However, concerns about equity can arise when new developments and transportation projects are concentrated in specific communities while the corresponding VMT mitigation measures are implemented in different parts of the region. This scenario might lead to some communities experiencing the negative effects of new development and transportation infrastructure without reaping the benefits of mitigation measures funded by a VMT bank or similar framework.

To assess the equity of a fee-based VMT mitigation program, an environmental justice (EJ) analysis was conducted. This analysis aimed to determine if the impacts of new development and VMT mitigation measures would be distributed fairly across the region. It specifically examined whether VMT impacts would disproportionately affect low-income and/or disadvantaged communities that are identified by the County of Santa Cruz General Plan2 and where mitigation measures would most likely be implemented.

The map presented below highlights the different areas in the region categorized as low-income communities (marked in blue), minority and low-income communities (in light orange), minority (orange), and areas that are neither (depicted in pale yellow). The focus for the implementation of VMT mitigation measures should be in areas with high population density, where it would yield the greatest impact.

Exhibit ES-4 suggests that the majority of VMT mitigation measures would likely occur in environmental justice communities if VMT mitigation measures are implemented in denser areas of the region. Please refer to the Equity Analysis section for detailed information. 2 The Santa Cruz County General Plan/LCP,
https://sccoplanning.com/Portals/2/County/Planning/SustainabilityUpdate/General_Plan/GeneralPlanChapter2_BuiltEnvironment_public_draft.pdf?ver=eW8J4dPc _PcM7wjL2sGWXg%3d%3d, accessed on 3/20/2024

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Exhibit ES-4 – Santa Cruz County Environmental Justice Communities Program Evaluation
As part of this study, mitigation program options were evaluated in terms of their potential to meet the identified needs of the region. The following are considerations and questions that guided the evaluation of the feasibility of the fee-based VMT mitigation program framework for Santa Cruz County:

Legal - Does the fee-based VMT mitigation program meet CEQA and statutory requirements, including additionality?
Effective - Does the fee-based VMT mitigation program result in a long-term, financially feasible mitigation program?
Geography - Can the fee-based VMT mitigation program scale to meet the region’s needs? Administration—Does the fee-based VMT mitigation program fund oversight and management and maintain analysis and technical requirements for administering it? Equitable - Does the fee-based VMT mitigation program avoid disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged and/or low-income communities? Does the program encourage an equitable benefit distribution throughout the region?
Alignment—Does the fee-based VMT mitigation program support good project design and align with community values and existing plans?
Exhibit ES-5 below provides a summary of the evaluation of each fee-based VMT mitigation program based on the considerations mentioned above. For more information, please refer to the Program Evaluation section.

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Exhibit ES-5 – Regional VMT Mitigation Program Evaluation A key factor in mitigation is the principle of additionality. The principle of additionality requires that mitigation measures must be improvements that would not have occurred were it not for the VMT program. Essentially, a project proponent must propose either a novel mitigation approach or significantly advance a planned one to offset their impact. Caltrans’ recent guidance clarifies the interpretation of additionality, permitting applicants to claim complete VMT mitigation benefits from a VMT mitigation measure even if they aren’t the sole funder, provided no other claims exist on the mitigation. This interpretation allows the use of external funding sources to reduce the amount of money contributed by the VMT Program, effectively reducing per unit VMT costs and thus enhancing project viability.

An additional aspect considered in the assessment of a fee-based VMT mitigation program is the potential for unintended consequences. These may arise from the program’s execution and could lead to diverse outcomes, such as significant alterations in development or transportation expenses, shifts in development patterns, or changes in prioritizing infrastructure projects. Historically, transportation programs and projects had disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged populations. It is also crucial that a VMT mitigation program does not deter sound project design or conflict with community values.

Study Outcome
Upon completing the VMT mitigation measure analyses, outreach, framework evaluations, and reviewing all considerations, feasible program options and candidate mitigation measures exist and can be implemented for Santa Cruz County. It was determined that a VMT Bank framework was the most appropriate for the region and that a mix of VMT-reducing bicycle, TDM, and transit mitigation measures were good candidates for inclusion in the program. This framework and these mitigation measures were selected for their ease of understanding by the public and decision-makers and their ability to successfully address the considerations outlined above. Key findings and recommendations from the study include:

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 A regional VMT mitigation program offers a new viable mitigation option for project applicants facing VMT impacts that cannot be mitigated through other means.  Selectivity in choosing mitigation measures for the program is crucial to ensure financial and practical feasibility. Mitigation measures should be evaluated for potential other funding sources and their ability to meet additionality requirements.
 Equity must be a core element in both the final design of the VMT mitigation program and the mitigation measures selected for it. This study suggests that a fee-based VMT mitigation program could lead to equitable outcomes, avoid concentration of VMT impacts in environmental justice communities, and ensure mitigation is not limited to non-environmental justice areas.  Developing a mitigation measure list for the program will be an ongoing process, necessitating accurate VMT analysis methods in accordance with best analysis practices to ensure robust outcomes. The study’s established framework should serve as the basis for future analysis.  There needs to be clear documentation of the connection (nexus) between the program’s necessity and the impact of the VMT mitigation during the final program design.  The program’s success hinges on support from decision-makers, agencies, the community, and participants in the VMT mitigation program. A diverse range of perspectives should be considered in the final design and mitigation measure selection.
 Implementing a fee-based VMT mitigation program introduces a new fee, potentially increasing housing costs and other development expenses, as well as the cost of transportation capacityenhancing projects.  Without a well-defined and well-established VMT mitigation solution, significant uncertainty will persist for many projects, hindering their progress even if they align with other plans and programs.
 There are a number of options available for administration of the program including options for a multi-jurisdictional effort that includes or does not include the SCCRTC.  It is recommended that a pilot program be implemented prior to the full rollout of the program.

This pilot program would include shovel-ready or immediately implementable mitigation measures and cost-efficient programs that run for a set time period. Once the pilot program ends, its effectiveness should be evaluated, and any lessons learned should be incorporated into the full rollout of the program within the region.

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