REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
Subject:
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Receive and File the Main Street Streetscape Schematic Design and Direct Staff to Proceed to Design Development Drawings
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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 over two years and has received favorable community response. On November 16, 2021 the City Council directed staff to move forward with construction documents for Main Street reconfiguration and to check in with the City Council at the next critical milestone.
Financial Impact:
The cost of the contract to prepare the schematic design is $98,500, which amount has already been appropriated. The cost to move forward to Design Development Drawings is an additional, estimated, $300,000. Should the City Council direct staff to commence with Design Development Drawings, a proposal will be solicited to determine an exact, not-to-exceed amount. A total of $1,750,000 in HB Recovery Funds is included in the FY2022/23 CIP Budget in Fund 314 for this effort.
Recommended Action:
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Receive and file the Main Street Streetscape Schematic Design and direct staff to proceed to Design Development Drawings
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not move forward with the recommended action and provide alternative direction to staff.
Analysis:
Background
On July 6, 2020 the City Council approved a temporary closure of the second block of Main Street to vehicular traffic to accommodate outdoor dining and retail in the public right of way as a pandemic response. On September 8, 2020, the City Council authorize...
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