To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Timber Point Crosswalk Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA, Discovery Bay area.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution to APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a 2024/2025 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Grant Application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the total amount of $120,000 for the fiscal year 2024/2025 for the Timber Point Crosswalk Improvements Project.
APPROVE the Timber Point Crosswalk Improvements Project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Discovery Bay area. [County Project No. WO1025, DCD-CP#24-02] (District III)
DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1(c) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development, or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the County Clerk, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $320,000. (38% Transportation Development Act Funds, 62% Local Road Funds)
BACKGROUND:
This project will improve public safety for pedestrians and vehicles at the five pedestrian crosswalks in the community surrounding Timber Point Elementary School in Discovery Bay. Improvements will increase pedestrian visibility and ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These improvements include installing rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), electrical power boxes, and detectable warning surfaces at the crosswalk curb ramps, new crosswalk striping, and modifications to existing striping. Existing ...
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