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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1991 0320 CC REG ITEM 11CPAUL W. LAWRASON JR. Mayor BERNARDO M. PEREZ Mayor Pro Tem SCOTT MONTGOMERY Councirn@rnber JOHN E WOZNIAK Councimember LILLIAN KELLERMAN city c3v* of +n.x(aX J MOORPARK ITEM I �•G• p�LIFORNIA • Meefir g 1991 M E M O R A N D U M TO: The Honorable City Council STEVEN KUENY City Manager CHERYL J.KANE City Attorney PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P. Director of Community Development JOHN F. KNIPE City Engineer JOHN V. GILLESPIE Chief of Poke RICHARD T. HARE City Treasurer FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works DATE: March 14, 1991 (Council Meeting 3- 20 -91) i' SUBJECT: Consider Request to Caltrans for Approval of City Design and Construction of the High/Moorpark Traffic Signal to be Totally Funded by Caltrans OVERVIEW This requests City Council authorization for staff to seek Caltrans approval of City design and construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of High Street.and Moorpark Avenue, to be reimbursed by Caltrans. DISCUSSION A. Background The need for traffic signals at the intersections of Moorpark Avenue and High Street and at Moorpark Avenue and Poindexter Avenue have been recognized for many years. The City has expended a great deal of effort toward resolving all of the right -of -way, design and funding constraints to the construction of these improvements. One of the major obstacles in this process has been the fact that these projects require the approval of Caltrans. B. Division of Labor In December of 1989 the City achieved a major goal when Caltrans approved a Project Report which, among other things, approved one hundred per cent (100 %) funding of the Poindexter signal by the City, and one hundred per cent (1000) funding of High Street signal by Caltrans. This approach promised to dramatically reduce the amount of time and "red tape" required to complete these projects. 799 Wo perk Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864 High & Moorpark Traffic Signal March 20, 1991 11 Page 2 C. Poindexter Signal Under the terms of that Project Report the City was -to undertake right -of -way acquisition., design and construction of the Poindexter traffic signal. The City has worked diligently to acquire the necessary right -of -way and prepare a project design which meets all of the requirements of Caltrans. After much effort, Caltrans approved the project and granted an encroachment permit for work to commence. A contract for project construction has been awarded and work is expected to commence within the next few weeks. .a. In a like manner,.Caltrans was to perform under the terms of the above mentioned Project Report by taking necessary steps to acquire the necessary right -of -way, prepare a design and construct a traffic signal at High Street. In February of 1990, the City received a project schedule from Caltrans for these efforts. That schedule calls for Right -of -way acquisition to be completed by December of 1989 and final design to be completed by February 1991. It has recently come to the attention of Staff that Caltrans has only recently begun work on right -of -way acquisition and project design. Caltrans staff has informed City staff that, in order to avoid further delay, it was their intention to construct the traffic signal without acquire ultimate right - of -way on the southwest corner from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. We were informed that the construction of the traffic signal at its ultimate location, could be accommodated within the existing right -of -way. This additional right -of -way is only necessary for the construction of sidewalks to a full standard width. It was the intent of Caltrans to pursue this right -of -way acquisition and full -width sidewalk construction immediately following their proposed construction of the traffic signal. In order to expedite the project, it is suggested that the City undertake the design and construction of this project on behalf of Caltrans. We would propose to proceed on the same basis as that described above, but allow Caltrans to continue with their right -of -way acquisition efforts at the southwest corner. Consistent with the above mentioned Project Report, the City would expect Caltrans to reimburse the City for all design and construction costs. J I High & Moorpark Traffic Signal March 20, 1991 Page 3 Authorize staff to pursue Caltrans approval of City design and construction of the subject project with one hundred per cent (100 %) Caltrans funding.