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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInfo Report - Monterey Avenue SidewalkCITY OF PALM DESERT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Receive and File Informational Report on Proposed Monterey Avenue Sidewalk SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., Director of Public Works DATE: January 11, 2007 ATTACHMENTS: Staff Report from December 14, 2006 DISCUSSION: At the Council meeting of December 14, 2006, Council continued this item requesting additional information regarding plans for a sidewalk on Monterey Avenue. Upon review of the preliminary design, it has been verified that a sidewalk is planned along the west side of Monterey Avenue from Frank Sinatra Drive to Country Club Drive. Bill Enos, the City Engineer for Rancho Mirage, has indicated that Rancho Mirage is planning an eight -foot sidewalk for the stretch from Frank Sinatra Drive to Country Club Drive. The majority of the sidewalk will be meandering with a small section being curb adjacent. Therefore, sidewalk will not be installed on the east side of Monterey Avenue between Country Club Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive. Prepared By: Department Head: n Ga oject Nk'iiinistrator Approval: Homer L. Cr ACM for Devel•iT ent Services Mark Greenwood, P.E. Director of Public Works z _ Ica a) Carlos L. Ort \! ,oj j w City Manager .. U�. ':J W O H H Hf'. > c4 HcncoWHH t' Ha,tJ WWWcncr)e4-r1 . . «wm_.,,.Jn_... .<r-.+rr.,, . . . . � � .. ...nr_rn_.r. i. ,... ... .. .. * Continued the matter to a date uncertain, vith staff � / directed to first confirm Rancho Mirage's plans for , � / � - �' D� a sidewalk on their side of the street. ' n ��� u/�/��r�/�� � ` �i/, . - ,. S��-. ._.. . . 5�=._ ......,. . . CITY OF PALM DES�Rfi� ` " �..: . .;,-. �r; ;',. ,' . . ' ..,.. . . ..., .............._.. . . . , �,:� �:� ,.;;;-`:. PUBLIC WORKS DEPART��ENT � !;',.. . . . ...�...�..��Y�....;, ,..,.....,�..�.� STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Direct Staff to Proceed With Design of the Proposed Monterey Avenue Sidewalk from Country Club Drive to Frank Sinatra Drive SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., Director of Public Works DATE: December 14, 2006 ATTACHMENTS: Photographs Vicinity Map RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Council, by minute motion, direct staff to proceed with design of the proposed Monterey Avenue sidewalk from Country Club Drive to Frank Sinatra Drive. DISCUSSION: One goal of the City of Palm Desert is to provide safe pedestrian access to as many places as possible within the City. The one-mile stretch of Monterey Avenue from Country Club Drive to Frank Sinatra Drive has no sidewalk. The Public Works Department was asked to investigate this location to determine the feasibility of sidewalk installation in conjunction with the recently approved paving project in cooperation with the City of Rancho Mirage. The City of Palm Desert is currently working with the City of Rancho Mirage to make improvements on Monterey Avenue from Country Club Drive to Gerald Ford Drive. The project is being designed by David Evans and Associates (DEA) under a contract with Rancho Mirage. Public Works staff walked the limits of the proposed sidewalk with the design engineers from DEA. Starting at Country Club Drive and moving north on Monterey Avenue, there are no barriers to installation of an eight-foot-wide meandering sidewalk. However, at the border of the Palm Desert Greens and Suncrest Country Clubs, there is a significant obstacle for the proposed sidewalk. A sixteen-foot retaining wall stands five feet from the back of the curb. A sloping concrete blanket from the face of the wall to the back of the curb protects the footing of the wall for a distance of 150 feet. The proposed solution is to remove the entire 150-foot section of wall and rebuild the wall with a deeper footing. Direct Staff to Proceed with Monterey Avenue Sidewalk Page2of2 December 14, 2006 From that point to Frank Sinatra Drive (approximately one-half mile), the best-case scenario is a four-foot wide curb and sidewalk immediately adjacent to a four-foot retaining wall. A narrow sidewalk next to a highway with traffic traveling in excess of 55 miles per hour is not ideal. The sidewalk is estimated to cost $316,800. The construction of the si�een-foot retaining wall is estimated to cost $200,000. Including design and contingency, the proposed sidewalk may cost as much as $625,000. Staff recommends that Council, by minute motion, direct staff to proceed with design of the Monterey Avenue sidewalk from Country Club Drive to Frank Sinatra Drive. Prepared By: Department Head� n Ga I Ma�k Greenwood, P.E. oject A nistrator Director of Public Works Approval: Homer L. Cro�� Paul Gibson ACM for Deve ment Services Finance Director Carlos L. 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