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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 7 TRAFFIC STUDY 09-06-83CONSENT CALENDAR NO. 7 9-6-83 AKaE#OA ITE)~: CI~Y-WIBE TIU~CFIC STUDY BElliEEN ll(E CITY OF TUSTIN AND AUSTIN & ASSOCIAliES BRCKGROUNO: At the May 16, 1983, city Council meeting, .the Council authorized retaining the consultant firm of Austin & Associates to perform an analysis of the City's existing street system in connection with the Peters Canyon Specific Plan traffic analysis. Attached is the City-Wide Traffic Study Agreement between the City of Tustin and Austin & Associates. RECOI~NOATIOll: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the subject agreement. AGREEMENT CITY-WIDE TRAFFIC STUDY THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of 1983, by and between CITY OF TUSTIN, a municipal co'~poration (herein- after referred to as "City") and AUSTIN & ASSOCIATES and TERENCE W. AUSTIN, 1441 East 17th Street, Suite B, Santa Ana, California 92701 (hereinafter referred to as "Traffic Consultant"). WITNESS ETH WHEREAS, City desires to employ a Traffic Consultant to furnish the necessary traffic consultant services for the development and prepara- tion of a Tustin City-Wide Traffic Study for the City of Tustin, which shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Project" and WHEREAS, Traffic Consultant has indicated his willingness to furnish said consulting services to City; and WHEREAS, Traffic Consultant has submitted to City a proposal dated May 5, 1983, a copy of which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit A and is by this reference incorporated herein as though set forth in full hereat (the "Proposal"). NOW, THEREFORE, City agrees to employ and does hereby employ Traffic Consultant to provide traffic consulting services for the Project, and City and Traffic Consultant, for the consideration hereinafter set forth, agree as follows: A. Scope of Traff.ic Consultant's Services Traffic Consultant agrees to prepare and furnish to City, following receipt of written authority to proceed, traffic consulting services for the Project. These services shall include all of the. services to be perfo=med in the manner described in the Proposal and shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Data Collection and Analysis This will be carried out at the same time as the corresponding task for the Peters Canyon Specific Plan. It will involve the following activities in the area of the City not encompassed by that analysis: a. Define the circulation system to be included in the analysis (e.g., arterial elements, major intersections, etc.) b. ComP~.~e existing traffic data c. Collect additional traffic data d. Analyze existing conditions e. Review current improvement program f. Identify issues g. Prepare background report The ~ %y will be responsible for 'reparing land use data that will depict th= current land use in the City on ~ qeographically defined base. The product of this work task will be a background report discussing the existing circulation system in the City, identifying present day problems and establishing a data base for the remainder.of'the City-wide traffic study. 2. Future Needs and Deficiencies The analysis in this work task will focus on the short term (five years) intermediate range (1995 and 2000) and long term ~ (post-2000) to identify the future needs and deficie.cies of the City's arterial street system. The approach used will be similar to that set out in the Peters Canyon proposal in which individual parts of the street network will be related to the land use in each portion of the City, and the surrounding County. This methodology enables the increase in traffic at any particular location to be directly related to changes in land use and to the corresponding changes in trip generation. To form a basis for the traffic projections, the land use data base established in Task 1 will be uDdated by .~i. tyLt~refl-ect five year growth plans and longer range growth plans as envisaged by the City. This will in turn be used in the forecast procedure to develop future traffic forecasts on the arterial street system. Deficiencies will then be identified by carrying out a capacity analysis for the major intersections. Use will be made of Traffic Consultant IVAC microcomputer procedures to update the existing intersection turn movements and calculate volume/capacity ratios for these future situations. The result of this task will be a City-wide description of the future traffic volumes, the resulting arterial street needs and deficiencies, and the relationship between future development (within and outside the City) and future capacity needs. 3. Arterial Street Evaluation In this task, the functional classification of the arterial street system will be evaluated. Several criteria will be established for reviewing the appropriateness of the classification including existing volumes, future volumes and charactemistics of the traffic (degree of local versus thru traffic, speeds, etc.) Based on these criteria, a revised f~unctional classification system will be developed, reviewed with City staff, and additions, deletions, o~ changes recommended accordingly. 4. Problem Area Analysis The focus in this task will be on those intersections or portions of the street system that are forecast to have future deficiencies. The analysis will identify the types of improvements that could be made and their potential effectiveness. Such solutions will range from low cost management type schemes to the need for comprehensive long range solutions such as the superstreet concept being examined by the County. -2- 5. Improvement Plan This work task will produce an overall phased improvement plan for the City's arterial street system~ It will indicate the improvements needed over ~he next five (5) years and then the improvements needed beyond that time (1995, 2000 and post-2000). It will thus provide a resource document that can serve as an indicator of when specific improvements will become necessary so that the City can plan accordingly to place these in future transportation improvemen%-r programs. 6. Signal Interconnect System This final task will involve an evaluation of the benefits to be obtained from extending the signal interconnect system currently operating on four of the City's arterials. It will involve a generalized analysis utilizing data collected in the previous tasks to indicate the potential extent of such a system and the types of system that may be appropriate. For example, a central computer- controlled system will be one of the option, s examined. cost trade-offs will be identified, advantages and disadvantages discussed, and potential system types compared. The objective will be to guide the City as to whether it should actively pursue the development of an area-wide traffic signal system. B. Time for Completion It is hereby understood and mutually agreed that the time for completion of the work to be performed by Traffic Consultant is an essential condition of this Agreement. Traffic Consultant agrees. that it shall prosecute regularly and diligently the work of this Agreement according to reasonable schedules established by City for the various items of work described in paragraph A. Traffic Consul- tant shall not be accountable for delays in the prD~reSs, of its work caused by any condition beyond its control and without the fault or negligence of Traffic Consultant. Any delays shall not entitle Traffic Consultant to any additional compensation under any circum- stances, regardless of the party responsible for the delay. C. Compensation 1. The compensation to be paid under this Agreement shall be based on the fee schedules and estimates of time set forth below in this paragraph and the charges to City shall be computed on the actual time spent, but shall not exceed the estimated amounts set forth below unless agreed to in writing, in advance, by City: STAFF TIME ALLOCATION WORK TASK 1. Data Collection & Analysis 2. Future Needs & Deficiencies 3. Arterial Street Evaluation 4. Problem Area Analysis 5. Improvement Plan 6. Signal Interconnect System TOTAL STAFF TIME II. COST A. LABOR Principal (TWA) JEF Engineering (JEF) Data Analyst (MKF) Senior Technical Technical/Field TWA JEF MKF SR. TCH 80 20 100 40 60 10 120 40 20 30 20 20 40 60 0 4O 40 40 0 40 10 40 0 20 250 200 240 2O0 Hours 250 200 240 $ 200 200 Rate $50.00 $50.00 $18.00 $22.00 $18.00 FIELD TECH TOTAL 150 390 '30 260 20 110 0 140 0 120 0 7O 200 1090 Cost $12,500 10,000 4,320 4,400 3,600 TOTAL LABOR 1090 FIXED COSTS Travel & Communications Printing ADT traffic counts (subcontract) TOTAL FIXED COSTS $34,820 200 80O 1,000 2,000 FEE (10% of Item A) TOTAL FEES & COSTS $ 3,480 $40,300 3. Consultant shall provide City monthly with a detailed itemization of all work performed, time spent, and the fees, costs and charges accrued thereon, in complete and sufficient detail to fully apprise City thereof. -4- 4. Traffic Consultant shallnot be entitled to any addi- tional compensation by reason of delay, increase in the scope of work, or any other reason, unless the same is expressly agreed to in writing, in advance, by City. D. Miscellaneous Provisions 1. City and Traffic Consultant further agree to the follow- ing conditions: ae City, by notifying Traffic Consultant in writing, shall have the right to teLminate any or all of the services and work covered by this Agreement at any time. Traffic Consultant agrees that it shall proceed immediately and diligently to perform the services provided for in this Agreement upon receipt of notice from City to proceed therewith. The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall extend to and be binding~upon and inure to the benefit Of heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto. Traffic Consultant shall perform the services hereunder as an independent contractor and under no circumstances or conditions shall Traffic Consultant and/or any of his agents, servants or employees be considered as an employee or agent of City. Traffic Consultant shall peform all services required under this Agreement in a careful, diligent and professional manner and shall be responsible for all errors and ommissions for services performed by him under the terms of this Agreement, and shall indemnify, defend and save harmless City for any loss as a result thereof, including, but not limited to, the cost of a legal defense. Traffic Consultant shall carry and pay for such compensation insurance as is necessary to fully protect Traffic Consultant and his employees under California Workers' Compensation Insurance and Safety Laws, to relieve City from all responsibility under said laws in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and agrees upon the execution of this Agreement to file with City a certificate certifying to said protection. -5- Traffic ConSultant certifies that there shall be no discrimination against any employee who is employed in the work covered by this Agreement or against any application for such employment because of race, religion, color, sex, or national origin, and such no~-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement was executed by the parties on the day and year first above written. CITY: CITY OF TUSTIN, a municipal corporation BY: ~ MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK CI'l~ ATTORNEY DKS:se:D~6/3/83 (LW) JGR:se:R:6/13/83 JGR:se:R:6/15/83 TRAFFIC CONSULTANT: AUSTIN & ASSO~iIATES AND TERENCE -6- Proposal City of*Tustin Traffic Study : Submitted to: City of TuStin Department of Community Development 300 Centennial Way Tustin, California 92680 Submitted by: Austin & Associates 1441 E. Seventeenth Street, Suite B Santa Aha, California 92701 May 5, 1983 EXHIBIT A 'Austin & ssociates ?RAI~FIC ANO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CCI N SULTAN TIll 1441 I~ast 1?th Street. Suite Samoa Aha, CA 92701 Teleohone: (714) IB67~0491~ May 5, 1983 Mr. Ed Knight, Associate Planner City of Tustin Planning Department 300 Centennial Way Tustin, California 92680 Dear Mr. Knight: Thank you for the Opportunity to present a scope of work for a Citywide traffic study for the City of Tustin. As discussed last week with yourself and Mr. Ledendecker, the services proposed here will expand on those set out in our proposal for the Peters Canyon Specific Plan and will accomplish a traffic study for the complete City. Two of the items in the enclosed scope involve similar work tb that of the Peters Canyon study, but with an expanded area, and additional items have then been added as discussed at our meeting. To assist in certain aspects of the work scope, I propose to have Mr. Joe Foust of JEF Ehgineering to join the consultan~ team as a subconsultant. His experience in the area of intersection problem analysis and signal interconnect should prove a valuable addition to our expertise for this expanded study. Preparing a Citywide study in conjunction with the Peters Canyon Specific Plan analysis provides an ideal opportunity for the City to efficiently and effectively accomplish a comprehensive traffic study that 'can assist in future planning, and we look forward to assisting in this important endeavor. V~ truly yours, Tepee W. Austin TWA/bgw Attachment --Aust;in ,~, Asso¢iat;e~ Proposal City of Tustin Traffic Study This proposal outlines proposed consultant services for expanding the Traffic Analysis for the Peters Canyon Specific Plan to a Citywide traffic study; It is intended to complement the services already presented in the proposal sent to the City of Tustin by Austin & Associates on February 18, 1985, for the transportation element of the Peters Canyon Specific Plan. BACKGROUND AND SCOPE The transportation Study being carried out for the Peters Canyon Specific Plan area provides a unique opportunity' for the City of Tustin to extend that analysis to the overall street system for the City. Data collected for the Peters Canyon study-will already'- include a part of the city street system and with additional effort, can be easily extended to encompass all the arterial streets in the City. Similarly, the types'of analysis being carried out 'to examine existing conditions and anticipated future needs can 'be effectively expanded in geographic scope. The scope of work set out here thereby extends the geographic area to be analyzed and also adds additional work tasks that are pertinent to the Citywide traffic analysis. These can be summarized as follows: 1. Data Collection and Analysis (extension of Peters Canyon work effort) 2. Future Needs and Deficiencies (extension of Peters Canyon work effort) 3. Arterial Street Evaluation 4. Problem Area Analysis 5. Improvement Plan 6. Signal Interconnect System Austin ~. Associates Part o£ this additional work will involve an overall evaluation of the existing functional classification of the City's arterial streets. From this it may be pertinent to recommend changes to these classifications based on traffic volumes and types of traffic that individual elements of this system will serve. An identi£ication will also be made as to the potential for relieving present and £uture capacity problems with transportation system management type improvements (that is, improvements that do not involve major capital expense). An extension o£ this work will then consist of assessing the potential benefits to be obtained by extending the.existing signal interconnect faeillties into a larger area · Hence, the expanded study will carry out similar analyses to those required for the Peters Canyon area for the whole city plus provide additional in£ormation that can be used by the City for future transportation iml~rovement pro/tramming. The produc, t will be a comprehensive resource document which will outline the existing performance o£ the arterial street system, recommend a functional classification scheme, identify .future deficiencies, and present a phased improvement program. As with the Peters Canyon study, this study and the resulting improvement program will be prepared within the context of regional long range plans and specifically proposals such as the Foothill and Eastern Corridors. Where approp, riate, contingency plans will be specified indicating how different improvements and/or deficiencies may arise with the existence or non-existence of these major regional facilities. WORK TASKS To carry out the extended study, the following six work tasks are proposed. These will complement the three work tasks set out in the Peters Canyon Transportation Analysis proposal. - Austin ~ Associstes ].. Data Collection and Analysis This will be carried out at the same time as the corresponding task £or the Peters Canyon Specific Plan. It will involve the following activities in the area o£ the City not encompassed by that ana]ysis: a. Define the circulation system to be included in the analysis (e.g., arterial elements, major intersections, etc.') b. Compile existing traffic data c. Collect additional traffic data d. Analyze existing conditions e. Review current improvement program. f. Identify issues Prepare background report Some of the necessary data are currently available from the City or other sources such as Orange County EMA. Two areas where additional data collection or data assembly are required are traffic counts and detailed land use data. The former invol~,e peak hour turning movement and ADT .counts at selected intersections within the City, and additional data collection work will be required in this regard. The cost estimate presented here assumes that up to 30 intersections will have manual turning movement counts made as part of this analysis effort. Also, machine counts will be made for up to 15 locations where current ADT information is needed. The land use data requires a detailed quantification of type of uses aggregated into geographic areas. Source data are available from the City Planning Department, but will need to be compiled in suitable form for use in this analysis. It is assumed here that the City will be able to provide this information in suitable form. Should that not be possible, it is estimated that an additional 80-100 hours of technical/clerical time would be required by the consultant in addition to the hours set out in this proposal. 3 - Aust, in& A~societ;es -- The product of this work task will be a background report discussing the existing circulation system in the City, identifying present day problems 'and establishing a data base for the remainder of the Citywide traffic study. 2. Future Needs and 'Deficiencies Th~ analysis in this work task will focus on the short term (five years), intermediate range (1995 and 2000) and long term (post-2000) to identify the future needs and deficiencies of the City's arterial street system. The approach used w/il be similar'to that set out in the Peters Canyon proposal in which individual parts of the street network will be related to the land use in each portion of the CitY, and the surrounding County. This methodology enables the increase in traffic at any particular location to be directly related to changes in land use and to the corresponding changes in trip generation. To fo~-,~ ,a basis for-.the traffic projections, the land use data base established in Task 1 will be updated to reflect five year growth plans and longer range growth plans as envisaged by the City. This will in turn be used in the forecast procedure to develop future traffic forecasts on the arterial street system. Deficiencies w/~ then be identified by carrying out a capac/ty analysis for the major interections. Use will be made of Austin & Associates IVAC microcomputer procedures to update the existing intersection turn movements and calculate voIume/capacity ratios for these future situations. The result of this task will be a Citywide description of the future traffic volumes, the resulting arterial street needs and deficiencies, and the relationship between future development (within and outside the City) and future capacity needs. 3. Arte~al Street Evaluation In this task, the functional classification of the arterial street system will be evaluated. Several criteria will be established for reviewing the appropriateness of the classification including existing volumes, future volumes 4 -- Austin & AssociaTes -- and characteristics of the traffic (degree of local versus thru traffic, speeds, etc). Based on these criteria, a revised functional classification system will be developed, reviewed with City staff, and additions, deletions, or changes recommended accordingly. 4. Problem Area Analysis The focus in this task will be on those intersections or portions of the street system that are forecast to have future deficiencies. The analysis will identify the types of improvements that could be made and their potential effectiveness. Such solutions will range from Iow cost management type schemes to the need for comprehensive long range solutions such as the superstreet concept being examined by the County. It-special problems of a complex nature are identified during this analysis, the nature of'the problem~ will be described and a set of steps outlined for examining the problem in greater detail. Such situations could occur where potential solutions involve more than low cost managmenet type improvements and where alternative schemes therefore need to be examined in greater detail. 5. Improvement Plan This work task will produce an overall phased improvement plan for the City's ~a'terial street system. It will indicate the improvements needed over the next five years and then the improvements needed beyond that time (1995, 2000 and post-2000). It will thus provide a resource document that can serve as an indicator of when specific improvements will become necessary so that the City can plan accordingly to place these in future transportation improvement programs. 6. Signal Interconnect System This final task will involve an evaluation of the benefits to be obtained from extending the signal interconnect system currently operating on four of the City's arterials. It will involve a generalized analysis utilizing data collected in the previous tasks to indicate the potential extent of such a system and the types of system that may be appropriate. For example, a central computer,controlled system will be one of the options exam/ned. Cost trade-offs will be identified, advantages and disadvantages discussed, and potential system types compared.. The objective will be to guide the City as to whether it should actively pursue the development o£ an areawide traffic signal system. STAFF REQUIREMENTS AND COST ESTIMATE The attached table provides a summary of staff consultant requirements and associated costs for the additional work presented here. As noted in the introductory letter, it is proposed that the consultant staff team for the Peters Canyon Specific Plan propesal be augmented with Mr. Joe E. Foust, principal of JEF En/fineerin~. Mr. Foust is an expert in the field of transportation system management improvements and computerized si§hal systems. Qualifications and experience for Mr. Foust are attached to this proposal. -Austin & Associa:es- ~able 1 STAFF TDIE ALLOCATION AND COST ESTLMA.TE I. STAFF TIME ALLOCA~ION I~IORK.T. ASK TWA JEF ~ 1. Data Collection & Analysis 80 20 100 2. Future Needs & Deficiencies 60 · 10 120 3. Arterial Street Evaluation 20 30 20 4. Problem Area Analysis . 40 60 0 5. Improvement Plan 40 40 0 6. Signal Interconnect System 10 40 0 TOT. AL 250 200 2~0 II. COSI ESTIMA~ ~ A. LABOR Principal (T~IA) JEF Engineering (JEF) Data Analyst (l~F) Senior Technical Technical/Field TOTAL LABOR SR. ~ECH TECH/FIELD TOTAL &O 1~O 390 40 30 260 20 20 l-t0 40 0 140 40 0 120' 20 0 70 200 200 1090 Hours Rate Cost 250 $50.00 $ 12,500 200 $50.00 10,000 2.~,0 $18.00 4,320 200 $22.00 4~400 20._~0 $18.00 3t600 FIXED COSTS Travel & Co~untcations Printing ADT traffic counts (subcontract) C. FEE (10% of Item A) lOT. AL ESTII~IATED COST (A+B+C) ].090 $ 34,820 200 . 8O0 1~000 2,000 $ 3,480 40,300 engineering Trait'lc & Transportation Consulting 601 iandlewood. La Habra, CA 90631 (714) 738-7139 JOE E. FOUST Senior Traffic EDUCATION RF~ IiTRATION: EXPERIENCE: and Transportation Engineer B.S, Civil £nsineering, Purdue University, 1965 Masters De~ree, Transportation and Civil £n~[neerir~, Purdue University, 1967 Civil Engineer, California No. 20258 Traffic Engineer, California No. 854 Institute of Transportation Engineers Orange County Traffie Engineers Council, Chairman, 1979 Hr. Foust has designed and directed the preparation of plans for many traffic engineering projects, including traffic signal installation. He has also prepared studies and reports covering a wide range of traffic engineering activities such as lmpac~ studies of highway improvement. impacts of proposed development, ~raffic operations studies, channelization and signing s~udies and speed sSudies~ He has developed plans and specifications for several different computerixed ~raffie con[tel systems, am ~ell as performing ~raffie signal system s~udies. In addition to traffic operations, Mr. Foust has had considerable experience in parking and lighting studies. This includes economic feasibility, determination of best design concep~ and the influence on functional design of annual maintenance and operational costs. Formerly, Mr. Foust was head of the Traffic and Transportation-Department of a large Los Angeles metropolitan based firm. Before that Mr. Fous~ was the Head of the Transportation and Traffic Engineering Division for the City of Santa Ana, a position held for ove~ five years. ?riot to that he 'held the position of Traffic Project Hanager/Traffio Engineer for VTN Consulting Engineers and CALTRANS. In these positions, he developed experience in all aspects of traffic engineering from design through and including fiscal management. Such work included active participation in the area of opera,lens, design, transportation planning. Local/regional work included active participation in the area of operations, design, transportation planning, and EXP£1~IENCE: Con ~ ~ local/regional funding recently~ Mr. Foust has been a member of the OCTD Technical Advisory Commission (TAC) and chairman of the Orange County Transportation Commis-~ion's TAC. Currently, Mr. Foust is the City Traffic Engineer for the City. of Rolling Hills £state~ on a retainer basis. Hr. Fount has considerable experience in prepa~ation of traffic signal plans having direotly designed or supervised over 200 new installations and modifications. Typical signal projects completed within the pas~ two years include: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. City of Santa Ann - 8 signal modifications City of 6arden Grove - 3 signal modifications City of Costa M ess - ~ signal modifications City of Garden Grove - 3 signal modifications City of Santa Ana/CALTRAN$ - 1 signal modification and I new installation City of Irvine - 1 new signal County of Orange - 1 new signal City of Rolling Hills Estates - 1 signal modification City of Rolling Hills Estates - contrao~ administration and inspection for It signal modifications City of Garden Grove - 2 ne~ signal installations Mr. Foust has considerable experience in . preparation of ~rafflc circulation and transportation planning studies. These studies involve TSM/Transl~ options, parking management. residential traffic control and the use of the M HT-~/$ATCAA model. Examples of recently completed studies include: 1. Cerulean Area Residential Traffic Control Study - City of Garden Grove 2. Blackmire Area Residential Traffic Control Study - City of Garden Grove £LO£.RIENC£: Contt 11o 12. Palm-Harbor Redevelopment Parking and Clr=ulation Study - City of Garden Grove Traffic Divepter "After" £valuation ~tud~ - City of Palm Springs South Palm Canyon Cireula~ion Study - Transportation Assessment Fee Peninsula Cente~ Offiue Parkin~ Study - ¢l=y of Rolling Hills Deep Valley Park~ns and S~ud? - CiW of Roll~n& H~lls Palos Yerde~ Parkin$ and Study - City of Rancho Palos Ve~des South Coast Plaza Area S~ud~ - (Joint Effort) - OCT¢, OCTD, Cit~ of Costa Hess and City of Santa Aaa Santa Ana/Oranse Re~dent~al Control Plan - Join~ study for ~he Cities of San~a Aaa and High Flow Arterial ¢oncep~ S~ud~ - O~anse County Transportation Commission-