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Home My WebLink About05 CIP 700144 10-06-97AGENDA.,o --;? NO. 5 10-6-97 DATE: OCTOBER 6, 1997 Inter-Com TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER pUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION AND APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO CALL FOR BIDS - RED HILL AVENUE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AT OCTA/SCRRA RAILWAY AND SANTA ANA- SANTA FE (F-10) FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL AREA (CIP NO. 700144) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council at their meeting of' October 6, 1997, take the following actions: o Adopt Resolution No. 97-97 approving the final Mitigated Negative Decimation for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). . Adopt Resolution No. 97-98 approving the plans and specifications for the project and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids. FISCAL IMPACT: The Engineer's estimate indicates that construction of this project will cost approximately $68,000.00. Additional costs, not exceeding $5,000.00 will be incurred for the work being done within the OCTA/SCRRA right-of-way since the Railway will be doing project-related construction within this area with its own forces. Sufficient funding has been provided in the City's '1997-98 Capital hnprovement Program (CIP) budget for this project. BACKGROUND: The project is located along Red Hill Avenue north of Edinger Avenue as shown in attached Figure 1. The project will construct a pedestrian bridge across the Santa Ana-Santa Fe (F-10) Channel along the west side of Red Hill Avenue and an all-weather pedestrian walkway across the Orange County Transportation Authority/Southern California Regional Rail Authority (OCTA/SCRRA) Railway tracks as shown in attached Figure 2. Red Hill Avenue in the vicinity of the proposed improvements is designated as a Major Arterial Highway in the Circulation Element of the Tustin General Plan and in the County's Master Plan of Arterial Highways. Red Hill Avenue has a right-of-way width of l l0-feet north of the F-10 Channel and 120-feet south of the OCTA/SCRRA Railway tracks. Where the roadway crosses the channel and the railroad tracks, it has a curb-to-curb width of 84-feet. This section of Red Hill Avenue has a 14-foot raised center median and is striped for three through lanes in the southbound direction and two through lanes in the northbound direction. Current pedestrian access through the narrowed section of Red Hill Avenue requires pedestrians to walk within the street along both sides of Red Hill Avenue to maneuver around these facilities. DISCUSSION: The pedestrian bridge is proposed for construction across the F-10 Channel along the west side of Red Hill Avenue, approximately 400-feet north of Edinger Avenue. The bridge will provide pedestrian 'acCess from the existing sidewalk across the channel, connecting a flood Control service road on the north side of the channel with the OCTA/SCRRA Railway right-of-way to the south. The service road along the north side of the channel connects to an existing sidewalk along the west side of Red Hill Avenue. To the south of the proposed bridge, a walkway across the railroad tracks will be constructed to provide an improved pedestrian connection with an existing sidewalk along the west side of Red Hill Avenue south of the railroad tracks. A subsequent project phase will consider the removal of on-street parking and the restriping of Red Hill Avenue to provide a consistent three through travel lanes between Edinger Avenue and Mitchell Avenue. However, due to concerns and the need for pedestrian improvements at the F- 10/Railway location, the current project provides only for the pedestrian improvements. The parking issue will be addressed at a later date along with consideration of restriping the roadway to provide additional through travel lanes. Pursuant to the Califomia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the project. A public review period was provided and public comments were received and responses .prepared. The Mitigated Negative Declaration adequately discussed the environmental effects of the proposed project. A copy of the environmental document is available for review in the Public Works Department. ;l-~-n~ D. Serlet Director-ofPublic Works/ City Engineer Attachments' TDS:DA:redhill5 D~ugl~ R. Anderson Transportation Engineer Figure I CHANNEL SERVICE ROAD .PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROPOSED WIDE SIDEWALK.. I.i I I !' il I ! ' ! EDINGER AVENUE I' l. OCEMA SANTA ANA-..,SANI'A FE CHANNEL ~o~' -u 'Figure ~2 SITE P LAN REID HILL AVENUE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. .o CITY OF .TtJSTIN 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RESOLUTION NO. 97-97 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION FOR THE RED HILL AVENUE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AT OCTA/SCRRA RAH,WAY TRACKS AND SANTA ANA- SANTA FE (F-10) FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL AREA (CIP No. 700144) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: I. That the City Council finds and determines that: mo Bo C° Based on the initial study, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. A Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project and public notice has been given. A public review period was provided and public comments were received and responses prepared. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 NOW, THF. REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin as follows: . That a .Mitigated Negative Declaration has been completed in compliance with CEQA and state guidelines. The City Council has received and considered the information contained in the proposed Negative Declaration and any public comments which may have been received prior to approving the project and found that the Negative Declaration adequately discussed the environmental effects of the proposed project. That after deciding to approve the environmental determination for the'Red Hill Avenue Pedestrian Improvements at OCTA/SCRRA Railway tracks and Santa Ana-Santa Fe (F-10) Flood Control Channel Area, staff is directed to prepare and file a Notice of Determination for the project. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City cotmcil of the city of. Tustin held on the 6~ day of October 1997. 25 26 ATTEST: Jeffery M. Thomas, Mayor 27 28 City Clerk 1 3 4 6 7 11 12 15 16 17 19 2O 21 ?£ Ill 25 26 RESOLUTION NO. 97-98 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ON RED HILL · AVE,Nq. IE AT OCTA/SCRRA RAILWAY AND SANTA ANA-SANTA FE (F-10) FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL AREA (C[P No. 700144) WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Tustin, Califomia to construct a pedestrian bridge across the F-10 Channel west of Red Hill Avenue, and an all-weather pedestrian walkway across the OCTA/SCRRA Railway tracks at Red Hill Avenue; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has presented plans and specifications for the construction of said works; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the plans and specifications presented by the City Engineer be and are hereby approved as the plans and specifications for; coNsTRUCTION OF RED HILL AVENUE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AT OCTA/SCRRA RAILWAY AND SANTA gNA-SANTA FE (F-10) FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL AREA (C[P No. 700144) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to advertise as required by law for the receipt of sealed bids or proposals for the performance of the work specified in the plans and specifications; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a Mitigated Negative Declaration has been approved pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act for this project. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin held on the 6th day of October 1997. ATTEST: , Jeffery M Thomas, Mayor City Clerk