HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2018 0620 CCSA REG ITEM 09FCITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of June 20, 2018
ACTION Received and filed
BY M. Benson
F. Consider Improve Princeton Avenue Project Update. Staff
Recommendation: Receive and file this update from staff on the Improve
Princeton Avenue Project.
Item: 9.F.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Sean Corrigan, City Engineer/Public Works Director
DATE: 6/20/18 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Improve Princeton Avenue Project Update
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On April 5, 2017 Staff presented a report on the status of the Princeton Avenue project.
This update serves to provide information to the Council on the current project status,
and next steps associated with the project.
The 2017 update had a special focus on the design of the slumpstone walls along the
north side of the street. Council directed that staff include graffiti deterrent and a system
to minimize the wall being struck by errant vehicles into the design of the project. The
City’s consulting engineer is including a curb, gutter and sidewalk and planted parkway
along the north side of the street in the plans, instead of the dirt swale originally
contemplated. This will act as set off and bumper to keep vehicles clear of the wall and
permit a vine system to be installed on the tall walls to deter graffiti.
The City Council approved the Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project on May 5,
1999 pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. More recently, Caltrans,
acting as the agent for the Federal Highway Administration, required the City to
accomplish further environmental studies as a condition precedent to receiving
$900,000 of Federal funding. Those studies have been underway for nearly a year.
Staff received Caltrans’ Categorical Exclusion determination pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act on June 12, 2018. Therefore, the project can proceed to the
next phase, which is Caltrans right of way and design review.
Deeds and temporary construction easements from owners of the Bennett property
were recorded in April 2017 and from National Ready Mixed Concrete Co. in June 2017.
This completed the multi-year right of way acquisition process for the project. The City’s
Right of Way Consultant has begun working with Caltrans at this time to obtain their
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Right of Way Certification for the project. Caltrans prepared a schedule estimate in May
2018 that projected that their right of way work would be complete in March 2020. Staff
believes that this estimate is very conservative and is working hard to finish the process
earlier.
The current Caltrans schedule projects that the City would be in a position to award a
construction contract in December 2020. Construction will take approximately 16
months. Again, staff is working hard to finish the process earlier.
This project has previously been identified as “Widen Princeton Avenue”. However,
because that title implied that the project could be potentially growth inducing, staff at
the City and the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) agreed to use
“Improve Princeton Avenue” as the project moves forward. VCTC will updat e this
project within the Federal database in July 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file this update from staff on the Improve Princeton Avenue Project.
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