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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/04/2003, C5 - NAMING OF THE BILL ROALMAN BICYCLE BOULEVARD AND BUDGET FOR THE BICYCLE BOULEVARD PROJECT ON MORRO council j agenda nepom O' CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO FROM: Michael D. McCluskey, Public Works Director Prepared By: Peggy Mandeville,Transportation Planning Associate SUBJECT: NAMING OF THE BILL ROALMAN BICYCLE BOULEVARD AND BUDGET FOR THE BICYCLE BOULEVARD PROJECT ON MORRO STREET(Specification No. 90195) CAO RECOMMENDATION 1. As recommended by the Bicycle Advisory Committee,the Cultural Heritage Committee and the Architectural Review Commission, adopt a resolution naming the bicycle boulevard on Morro Street,"The Bill Roalman Bicycle Boulevard". 2. Approve the following transfers and appropriations to the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard project budget: a. Transfer of$57,500 from the Downtown Access Improvements Project budget. b. Transfer of $120,000 from the, Morro-Santa Barbara Traffic Signal Installation project budget. c. Appropriation of$108,000 in Bicycle Transportation Account(BTA) grant revenue d. Appropriation of$120,000 in Urban State Highway Account(SHA)grant revenue DISCUSSION The Bill Roalman-Bicycle Boulevard At the request of the City Council, Council Member Mulholland met with the Bicycle Advisory Committee(BAC)and Architectural Review Commission(ARC)to develop an idea for a memorial to former Council Member Bill Roalman who recently passed away. Council Member Mulholland, Amena Atta(widow of former Council Member Bill Roalman), the BAC, and the ARC all support the naming of the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard in Bill's memory as a fitting tribute. Budget Design for the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard project is nearing completion, and Public Works should be ready to advertise for bids on a construction contract within the next few months. As the design consultant begins to prepare the construction cost estimate, it will be helpful to know the approximate construction budget available. Even though this project has been identified as an important City goal during the current financial plan, no specific budget for the total project has previously been developed. Instead; it has always been anticipated that as the project design proceeds and is eventually bid, budget appropriations from other project accounts would be Cs � Council Agenda Report:Morro Street Bicycle Blvd.Name and Budget Page 2 transferred into the project to establish the total available construction amount. At this point funding for the design of the bicycle boulevard has been appropriated for the project, however, no money has been formally appropriated for construction. For this reason,Public Works is proposing various budget transfers and appropriations that will create a$396,000 total construction budget. The City has been diligently pursuing and has received a number of grants (ie. improvements to downtown access, Morro-Santa Barbara traffic signal, bicycle boulevard, and bicycle improvement grants) to assist in the funding of this project. Consolidating these funds into the Monro Street Bicycle Boulevard project budget now allows better tracking of costs and funding as well as comparisons of construction estimates to the total budget available. The Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard project includes the following components: • Closure of Morro Street at Santa Barbara Street to vehicular traffic. • Construction of Morro Street cul-de-sac and the extension of the residential driveway at 1841 Morro Street. • Construction of new bike path and sidewalk connection between new Morro Street cul-de- sac and Santa Barbara Street. • Installation of landscaping at closure. • Installation of traffic signal at reconfigured Santa Barbara/Upham/RTC intersection. • Construction of sidewalk bulbouts, landscape planters and tree wells on Morro Street between Santa Barbara and Pacific Streets. • Repositioning of stop signs at MorroBuchon,Morro/Islay,and Morro/Church intersections. • Installation of pavement stencils and signage identifying the bicycle boulevard route. (The installation of pedestrian scale lighting has been approved by the Architectural Review Commission as a component of the project,however no funding has been allocated for lighting.) Actual cost estimates for construction have not yet been established. The project has slowly evolved from a basic project consisting of a signal and resigning of Monro Street to the scope of improvements listed above. Staff does not believe that the project when fully designed will cost the full $396,000 proposed in the budget shown. When final engineer's estimates are received and the project is brought to the Council for approval of bid documents, the Council will be able to transfer excess funding to other projects at that time or choose to await the end of construction for such transfers to take place. CONCURRENCES With positive recommendations from the Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Cultural Heritage Committee, the Architectural Review Commission approved the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard project on September 3, 2002. Each Committee/Commission also recommended that the City Council name the bicycle boulevard on Morro Street, "The Bill Roalman Bicycle Boulevard". i Council Agenda Report: Morro Street Bicycle Blvd.Name and Budget Page 3 FISCAL IMPACT Consolidating the various project funds and approving the recommended transfers and new appropriations will have no impact to the City's General Fund. Project funding status and proposed budget actions are as follows: Proposed Project Budget: Amount Status Design Bicycle Boulevard(actual) $21,335 complete Traffic Signal, Signing,and Striping(actual) 9,000 encumbered Mono Street Closure(actual) 4,995 encumbered RTC Driveway Reconfiguration(actual) 4,990 encumbered Topographic and Survey Work(actual) 4,980 complete Printing and Advertising(actual date plus remaining estimated) 1,416 upcoming Contingencies(estimated) 749 on going Subtotal Design $47465 Construction (including 10%contingencies) 396,000 May `03 Total Project Budget $4439465 Sources for Proposed Project Budget: Existing Appropriations of State SHA Grant Revenue $ 35,000 Existing Appropriations of General Fund Revenue 2,965 Transfer of Budget from Downtown Access Improvements* 57,500 Transfer of Budget from the Morro-SB Traffic Signal** 120,000 New Appropriation of State BTA Grant Revenue 108,000 New Appropriation of State SHA Grant Revenue 1_20,000 Total Sources for Project Budget $4439465 *State SHA Grant Revenue ** TIF Fund Revenue As shown, except for a minor previous appropriation of General Fund revenue, the project budget will be financed entirely by grant revenue or TIF fees. Transfer from the Downtown Access Improvements Project Budget There is$57,500 remaining in this project budget. The original purpose for this project was to ``build small projects to enhance bicycle and pedestrian access in the downtown". Consequently, using this money for the Bicycle Boulevard Project is appropriate. Transfer from the Morro-Santa Barbara Traffic Signal Project Budget Public Works is recommending that the total $120,000 be transferred into the Morro Street BB Project budget for construction of the Morro-Santa Barbara traffic signal in order to meet the required local match for a State BTA grant (see the next paragraph) and maintain potential project flexibility as design and es - 3 Council Agenda Report: Morro Street Bicycle Blvd.Name and Budget Page 4 bidding is completed. Once all grant funds are expended, TIF monies will be used on the project with any remaining funds being returned to the unappropriated balance of the TIF Fund to be used for other projects. New Appropriation of State BTA Grant Revenue. The State of California has programmed $108,000 of State BTA grant revenue for the Bicycle Boulevard project, specifically the traffic signal portion. This grant requires a local match of$12,000. New Appropriation of State SHA Grant Revenue. The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG)has also programmed$120,000 of prior year State SHA grant revenue for minor bicycle improvements in the City. SLOCOG has approved the use of this money for the Bicycle Boulevard project. Any SHA monies left over after construction of the project will be used on future bikeways projects. Attachments: 1. Resolution naming the bicycle boulevard L\Council Agenda Reports\2003 agenda reports\90195-Morro St Bike Blvd name and budget.doc � ' �! ATTACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION NO. (2003 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO NAMING THE BICYCLE BOULEVARD ON MORRO STREET"THE BILL ROALMAN BICYCLE BOULEVARD" WHEREAS, the City Council of San Luis Obispo wishes to create a memorial to former Council Member and recently deceased Bill Roalman; and WHEREAS, on June 20, 2002 the Bicycle Advisory Committee reviewed several ideas for memorials to former Council Member Roalman and recommended the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard as a fitting tribute; and WHEREAS, on July 22, 2002 the Cultural Heritage Committee reviewed the Bicycle Advisory Committee's recommendation and referred the project to the Architectural Review Commission with a recommendation that the new bicycle boulevard be dedicated in the memory of former Council Member Bill Roalman; and WHEREAS, on September 3, 2002 the Architectural Review Commission supported both the Bicycle Advisory and the Cultural Heritage Committees' recommendation that the bicycle boulevard be named after former Council Member Bill Roalman; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the recommendations of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Cultural Heritage Committee, the Architectural Review Commission, and any public testimony regarding the naming of the bicycle boulevard after former Council Member Bill Roalman. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the bicycle boulevard on Morro Street is hereby named, "The Bill Roalman Bicycle Boulevard". Upon motion of , seconded by , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was adopted this day of , 2003. ATTACHMENT 1 Mayor Dave Romero ATTEST: Lee Price, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Gil Trujillo,/ g City Attomey C�" lP