REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
Subject:
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Consider 1) Directing Staff to Solicit Proposals to Prepare Construction Documents for a Redesign of Main Street and 2) an Extension of the Temporary Closure of the Second block of Main Street to Vehicular Traffic
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Statement of Issue:
As part of the COVID-19 pandemic response, the City Council authorized a temporary closure of the second block of Main Street to vehicular traffic and allowed businesses to expand into the right-of-way. This closure has been in effect for approximately one year and has been extended until December 31, 2021. There has been favorable community response to the closure which caused staff to retain the services of Studio One Eleven to study permanent options related to Main Street as well as to study overall connectivity strategies between Main Street and the greater downtown area. Studio One Eleven has prepared two schemes for Main Street reconfiguration for City Council's consideration.
Financial Impact:
If the City Council directs staff to procure a design professional to prepare construction documents to reconfigure Main Street, staff will return to the City Council with a contract for approval. At that time, the cost of the contract will be known and disclosed. There is no fiscal impact associated with directing staff to solicit proposals, and the City Council has previously allocated $1.75 million in Federal COVID relief ARPA dollars towards advancing this initiative.
Recommended Action:
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A) Direct staff to solicit proposals to prepare construction documents for Main Street reconfiguration.
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B) Direct Staff to extend the temporary closure of the second block of Main Street to vehicular traffic during the reconfiguration evaluation.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not direct staff to s...
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