REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: JILL M. GORMLEY, TE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
ANDREINA AGUILAR, Chief Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc., in the amount not to exceed two hundred and ninety-eight thousand dollars ($298,000) with a contingency amount not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for any additional work, for the development of the Mobility Design Guide. (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the City Manager, or designee to execute a consultant agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. in the amount not to exceed two hundred and ninety-eight thousand dollars ($298,000) with a contingency amount not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for any additional work, for the development of the Mobility Design Guide.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Public Works Department seeks the Council's approval for a Professional Consultant Services with Alta Planning + Design for the development of the City of Fresno Mobility Design Guide (MDG). The City of Fresno was awarded funding from the State of California Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) Program for the MDG project in December 2024. The intent of the MDG is to provide guidance on street design that promotes the complete streets vision to enhance safety for all users and all modes of travel. The City's FY2026 budget as previously adopted by the Council includes the grant funding for the project.
BACKGROUND
After being awarded STPG funding from the State of California in December 2024, the City received and executed a grant agreement for the development of a Mobility Design Guide (MDG). The MDG will serve as a centralized resource for mobility-related engineering standar...
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