REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 10, 2020
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
BY: SCOTT P. SEHM, PE, Public Works Manager
Engineering Division, Design Section
SUBJECT
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Approve an Agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the amount of $96,789.45 to relocate one Applicant Requested PG&E electrical vault and the necessary conduit for the Audubon Drive and Nees Avenue Dual Left-Turn Phasing Project (Council District 2)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a contract with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the amount of $96,789.45 for the Applicant Requested PG&E electrical vault relocation, and authorize the Public Works Director, or his designee, to execute the listed contract on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Audubon Drive and Nees Avenue Dual Left-Turn Phasing Project will add a second left-turn lane from eastbound Nees Avenue to northbound Audubon Drive to reduce traffic congestion at the recently signalized intersection. The project proposes to realign Audubon Drive to increase the radius of the curve that lies to the north of Nees Avenue to allow additional width for the second eastbound travel lane at Nees and provide proper transition length to merge the two lanes as the roadway continues to the east. Approval of this Utility Agreement will allow PG&E to relocate their existing vault out of the future roadway and place it in the proposed sidewalk area, within right-of-way previously acquired for this project. Construction of the Audubon Drive and Nees Avenue Dual Left-Turn Phasing Project will occur at a later date once design is complete and all of the necessary utility relocations are complete. The Project is funded by local Citywide Traffic Signal Mitigation Impact (TSMI) Fees.
BACKGROUND
Although it was designed and constructed to a...
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