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REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY ,APRIL 16, 2020
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER
73510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260
XVI. OLD BUSINESS
C. ' REQUEST TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE
REGARDING SAN PABLO AVENUE PHASE 2 STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS (Project No. 681-20).
Rec: By Minute Motion, receive and file.
Action:
POSTED :Friday ,April 10 ,2020 -2:30 p.m.
STAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEPARTMENT
MEETING DATE: April 16, 2020
PREPARED BY: Randy Bowman, Project Manager
REQUEST: Receive and file an informational update regarding San Pablo
Avenue Phase 2 Streetscape Improvements (Project No. 681-20)
Recommendation
By Minute Motion, receive and file informational update.
Strategic Plan' Objectives
The improvements to the San Pablo Corridor fulfill priorities identified in the City's Strategic
Plan, including the following:
• Tourism and Marketing - Priority 1:"Improve access to Palm Desert and its attractions
to enhance the ease of lifestyle."
• Transportation - Priority 1:. "Create walkable neighborhoods and areas within Palm
Desert that would include residential, retail, services and employment centers, and
parks, recreation and open space to reduce the use of low occupancy vehicles. "
• Transportation - Priority 3:"De-emphasize - single/low-occupancy vehicles and
optimize modes of travel (bus,carpool,golf-cart, -bicycle and pedestrian)."
• Land Use - Priority 4. "Create 'a mixed-use city core integrating shopping, dining,
lodging, and housing."
Background Analysis
The first phase of construction of the San Pablo Avenue Corridor Improvements is the
roadway section from Highway 111 to Fred Waring Drive. The project incorporates the
preliminary engineering previously approved by. City Council with highlighted project elements
including widened sidewalks, pedestrian crosswalks, pedestrian scale lighting, landscaping,
drainage and pavement improvements, minor utility improvements, and a roundabout at the
intersection, of San Pablo Avenue and San Gorgonio Way. The project construction
commenced in July 8, 2019 and construction completion is anticipated in May 2020.
The second phase of the San Pablo Avenue Corridor Improvements is the roadway section
from Fred Waring Drive to Magnesia Falls Drive, and it includes the elements included in the
first phase, plus two more roundabouts at San Pablo and Magnesia Falls Drive and at San
Pablo and the entrance to the College of the Desert. The project is being coordinated with
two significant projects nearby: the CV Link along Magnesia Falls Drive and the proposed
Palm Desert Visitors Center.
April 16, 2020 - Staff Report ,
Informational Update for San Pablo Avenue Phase 2 Streetscape Improvements
(Project No. 681-20)
Page 2 of 3
The City applied for ATP funding on July 27, 2018; on May 21, 2019, the City received official
confirmation that ATP funds in the amount of $3,222,000 were awarded for reimbursement
of the project construction costs.
To date, the City Council has authorized or will be requested to authorize the following for the
project:
• Design services contract to Dokken Engineering (Contract No. C38820) for $701,507
on September 12, 2019
• Construction management , surveying and materials inspection services to Southstar
Engineering (Contract No. C38820A) for $1,072,766.76 on March 12, 2020
• Temporary construction access easement agreement with College of the Desert
(Contract No. C38820C) at no cost proposed for April 16, 2020
The project is proceeding according to the original schedule established in June 2019. Major
milestones include the following:
•Commencement of design September 2019
•Public Open House October 2019
•Design completed May 2020
•CTC funding approval June 2020
•Advertise bids July 2020
•Award construction August 2020
•Construction completed June 2021
The City staff have been proceeding with an aggressive schedule for the project for two
reasons: to maintain the City's obligations for the ATP grant funding, and to complete the
project before the City's July 4, 2021 celebration at Civic Center Park. To accomplish
completion of construction of the project in time for the City's Fourth of July celebration, it will
be necessary to completely close San Pablo Avenue between Magnesia Falls Drive and Fred
Waring Drive, so the contractor will have unrestricted access to the entire construction site.
While San Pablo Avenue is closed for construction, staff and customers of the City will
continue access City facilities via a temporary traffic signal at the Civic Center entrance on
Fred Waring Drive.
Fiscal Analysis
The total project cost for Phase 2 is estimated to be $9.78 million. The City Council has
awarded a total of $1,774,273 from available Capital Bond funds for the design and
construction management of the project. A total of $4.59 million in Capital Bond funds remains
available for Phase 2. That, coupled with the $3.22 million ATP grant and $1.19 million from
Measure A will complete the funding available for the construction of Phase 2. The recent
revised Measure A funding projections, while down, do not impact the City's funding for the
April 16, 2020 -Staff Report
Informational Update for San Pablo Avenue Phase 2 Streetscape Improvements
(Project No. 681-20)
Page 3 of 3
San Pablo project .Once the project is complete ,staff estimates the on -going maintenance
and utility costs to be around $50,000 per year.
LEGAL REVIEW DEPT. REVIEW FINANCIAL
REVIEW
ASSISTANT
CITY MANAGER
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Robert W. Hargreaves Tom Garcia ,P.E.Janet M. Moore Andy FirestineCity Attorney Director of Public Works Director of Finance Assistant City Manager
City Manager ,Lauri Aylaian: 2