To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Olinda Road Crosswalk Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA, El Sobrante 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 Olinda Road Crosswalk Improvements Project.
APPROVE the Olinda Road Crosswalk Improvements Project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, El Sobrante area. [County Project No. WO1025, DCD-CP#24-05] (District I)
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 (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: $385,000. (31% Transportation Development Act Funds, 69% Local Road Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The project consists of constructing a new pedestrian crossing facility across Olinda Road approximately 70 feet east of Olinda Elementary School. The pedestrian crossing facility will consist of a crosswalk, a speed table, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps, and rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs). The existing deficient crosswalk located approximately 165 feet east of Olinda Elementary School will be removed. The new eight-foot-wide crosswalk will be striped with high-visibility yellow traffic paint on to...
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