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AGENDA REPORT City Manager
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MEETING DATE: JANUARY 19, 2010
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON THE TUSTIN METROLINK STATION PARKING STRUCTURE
PROJECT CIP NO. 1062
SUMMARY
On February 3, 2009, the City Council approved Cooperative Agreement No. C-7-1195 with the
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to enable OCTA to proceed with the design and
construction of a parking structure at the Tustin Metrolink Station. The OCTA retained the services
of Watry Design, Inc. for design of the project and a Project Development Team was assembled.
Plans are currently being prepared and construction is expected to begin in June 2010. The
parking structure is expected to be completed within twelve (12) to fifteen (15) months.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The City of Tustin is not anticipated to incur costs for construction of the structure. However,
Measure "M" Growth Management Area (GMA) No. 7 funding has been secured by the City in the
amount of $200,000 for incidental expenditures related to project oversight. Design and
construction of the parking structure will be administered by the OCTA and funded with State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funds, including $1,100,000 for design and
$16,500,000 for construction.
It is estimated that the City will incur annual operation and maintenance (O&M) costs in the range of
$300,000 to $500,000 for the station with a parking structure.
BACKGROUND
On November 21, 2005, the OCTA Board of Directors authorized policies to implement Metrolink
commuter rail service expansion to achieve 30-minute headways on the Orange County Line
between the Fullerton Transportation Center and Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Stations (including
the Tustin Metrolink Station) by 2010. To meet the increased service levels, parking expansion at
the Tustin Metrolink Station is needed to accommodate future parking demands. Parking demand
studies indicate that the Tustin Metrolink Station will need to expand its parking capacity from the
existing 317 spaces to approximately 825 spaces, which will be accomplished by construction of the
parking structure.
Status Report on the Tustin Metrolink Station Parking Structure Project CIP No. 1062
January 19, 2010
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DISCUSSION
On February 3, 2009, the City Council approved Cooperative Agreement No. C-7-1195 with the
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to enable OCTA to proceed with the design and
construction of a parking structure at the Tustin Metrolink Station to serve the OCTA's 5-year
Metrolink Expansion Program. By the cooperative agreement, the OCTA is responsible for design
and construction of the parking structure and necessary site improvements, and the City is
responsible for ownership, operation, and maintenance of the facility.
The project is a collaborative effort between the OCTA and the City of Tustin. The OCTA retained
the services of Watry Design, Inc. for the preparation of plans and specifications for the project. A
Project Development Team (PDT) was assembled, consisting of the Project Architects and
Engineers, OCTA representatives, and City Staff from various departments, including Public Works,
Community Development, Police, and Information Technology. The PDT meets on a regular basis
to work through design issues. City Staff have reviewed conceptual design plans throughout the
process and provided input on various design factors to ensure that the City's long-term
maintenance costs are minimized.
The parking structure will be four stories tall with parking on the roof level, for a total of five levels of
parking. There will be 733 parking spaces within the structure and 91 spaces outside the structure,
for a total of 824 spaces on site, meeting the projected future demand. The architectural style is
contemporary, designed to complement the existing station and the overall context of Jamboree
Plaza. The structure features a tower element at the northwest corner with two glass-backed
elevators and an ancillary tower at the northeast corner to balance the design. The structure also
has two stairwells, designed to be open for visibility and security.
Installation of a video surveillance system will be completed in conjunction with the construction of
the parking structure. In coordination with the City's Police Department, closed circuit television
cameras will be installed throughout the station area to provide video coverage of surface parking
areas; parking structure; train platforms; pedestrian undercrossing tunnel way; and the Tustin Wye
pedestrian pathway to Dow Avenue, currently under development. The recorded video will be used
for police response and post-incident investigative purposes.
The project is currently in the final design phase and a verbal status report of this item was
presented to the Planning Commission at their meeting of December 8, 2009. It is expected that
final plans and specifications will be approved in February 2010, and the contract will be awarded in
May 2010. Construction is expected to begin in June 2010 and be completed within twelve (12) to
fifteen (15) months.
11 S. Stack
g irector of Public Works/City Engineer
Attachments: Architectural renderings
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Dana R. Kasdan ,
Engineering Services Manager
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