REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 17, 2015
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW BENELLI, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - 23rd amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 to appropriate $64,500 for two State-funded railroad crossing safety improvement projects (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Council Districts 1 and 7)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 23rd Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2015-104, to appropriate $64,500 for City design costs of street improvements associated with at-grade railroad crossing signal improvements to be installed by the railroad.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Public Works Department staff has collaborated with the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Department of Transportation, Rail Safety Division, for Federal Section 130 Program funding administered by the State, to support railroad crossing safety improvements at two (2) heavily traveled locations within the City. These locations are Fresno Street at Floradora Avenue and Clinton Avenue at the BSNF Railway. To complement railroad-installed crossing safety improvements such as flashing light signals and gate arms, the City will be constructing vehicular and pedestrian safety improvements such as concrete median islands, sidewalks and light pole modifications. The anticipated costs of the two projects total up to $1,304,100. All costs associated with these projects, including staff time, will be reimbursed by the State. The design phase will be completed in FY 2016 and the construction phase will occur in FY2017.
BACKGROUND
The City has been awarded funding to initiate two (2) new capital improvement projects through the Federal Section 130 Program administered by the State of California Caltrans Rail Safety Division. ...
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