To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Arlington Crosswalks Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA, Kensington and East Richmond Heights areas.
?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 2025/2026 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Grant Application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the total amount of $120,000 for the fiscal year 2025/2026 for the Arlington Crosswalks Improvements Project.
APPROVE the Arlington Crosswalks Improvements Project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Kensington and East Richmond Heights area. [County Project No. WO1025, DCD-CP#25-01] (District I)
DETERMINE the project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Statutes and Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), 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: $448,000. (27% Transportation Development Act Funds, 73% Local Road Funds)
BACKGROUND:
This project proposes to install Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) and restripe pedestrian crosswalks at the following intersections: (1) Arlington Boulevard and Elm Lane in East Richmond Heights; (2) Arlington Avenue and Westminster Avenue in Kensington; and (3) Westminster Avenue and Windsor Avenue in Kensington. Curb extensions and detectable warning surfaces will also be added at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and Elm Lane.
The three intersections identified above are used...
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