There is a City Council Meeting today at 3pm in the Coronado City Council Chambers, located at 1825 Strand Way. I have added additional information available in the Council Complete Agenda in brown ink.
Tunnel alternative costs, rerouting durations, annual operating and maintenance costs and property acquisitions are shown in blue ink.
Louis M. Smith, the new San Diego Unified Port Commissioner, will be sworn into office during the ceremonial presentations.
There are twelve items on the Consent Calendar:
a. Approval of Reading by Title and Waiver of Reading In Full of Ordinances on this Agenda. (Pg 3/pdf pg 17)
b. Review and Approval that the Warrants, as Certified by the City Treasurer, are Correct and Just, and Conform to the Approved Budgets for FY 2009-2010. (Pg 5/pdf pg 19)
c. Authorization for Director of Administrative Services to Issue Operations Permit Extension to Coronado Flower Lady for Use of City Property for Commercial Activity. (Pg 109/pdf pg 123)
Permit renewal is for an additional five-year period. Rental rate is $825 per month for the first year. There is a 3% increase each year for the next four years ($850/$876/$902/$929).
A budget of $240,000 from the General Fund was approved for this project. The final construction cost is $111,638. The total project cost, including engineering design and other miscellaneous expenses, is projected to be under $147,000. Once project is closed, the balance of funds available will be restored to the CIP Fund 400.
e. Recommendation from the Traffic Operations Committee to Adopt a Resolution to Install a Left-Turn Restriction on Third Street at the A/B Alley. (Pg 117/pdf pg 131)
Modification of the existing sign to include the afternoon peak hours from 2:30-4:30pm. This will cost approximately $250 and will be paid from the street maintenance account.
f. Renewal of a Contract with Carpi & Clay Government Relations to Provide State Legislative Lobbying Services. (Pg 125/pdf pg 139)
City recommends authorizing an additional eleven-month agreement for the purpose of state legislative lobbying services. The retainer is $3,500 per month plus expenses (11 mos x $3,500= $38,500). Fee is paid from the City, The Community Development Agency (CDA) administrative fund and the CDA housing fund. The annual subtotal is listed (pg 139/pdf pg 153) as $42,000.
g. Authorization to Approve a Change Order to the Agreement for Professional Services with Wohlford Consulting in Connection with the City-Wide User Fee/Rate Study and Cost Allocation Plan. (Pg 143/pdf pg 157)
Approval of change order not to exceed $5,000.
h. Whether to Proceed with Design of Intersection Improvements to Reduce the Severity of the Drainage Swale Across Third Street at Alameda Boulevard or Install Additional Signage to Make the Intersection Safer. (Pg 145/pdf pg 159)
Recommendation is to not reconfigure the intersection. The work would cost approximately $19,000 for a revised design and an estimated $200,000 for construction.
i. Receive Information and Approve a Resolution Supporting the Expeditious Closure of the South Bay Power Plant in Chula Vista. (Pg 149/pdf pg 149)
j. Consideration of Approval of Interim City Manager Employment Agreement with James F. Benson. (Pg 157/pdf pg 171)
Mr. Benson retired as Assistant City Manager on April 15, 2009. Tom Ritter was hired as the new Assistant City Manager on May 27, 2009 and began work on June 22, 2009. He was the Assistant City Manager for Imperial Beach for six years prior to being hired in Coronado.
This proposed contract would bring Mr. Benson back and pay him $14,000 per month, plus expenses until a new City Manager may be hired. It is anticipated that he will be needed for two months but the contract calls out a limit of no more than 960 hours (six months) during the existing fiscal year. This would amount to a figure between $28,000 and $84,000 plus expenses.
There has been no announcement of Mr. Ritter leaving the employment of the City.
There are no public hearings for this meeting.
There are four items of City Council Business:
a. Council Reports on Inter-Agency Committee and Board Assignments
b. Authorization to Negotiate a Change Order and Scope of Work to Add Alternative 4B, Option 3 (a Four-Lane Cut and Cover Tunnel with the West Portal Completely Off of Navy Property) and Other Required Additional Studies to the State Route 75/282 Transportation Corridor Project Report and Environmental Documents. (Pg 195/pdf pg 209)
Issue: Should a change order be negotiated with PB Americas which will extend the project up to twelve months? Estimated final EIR/EIS in June of 2012. This would increase PB Americas contract up to as much as $700,000.
Fiscal Impact: There are sufficient funds within the C.I.P. budget which has approximately $900,000 available and approximately $6 million from tolls to execute the change order without additional appropriations.
The following information detail may be found on pages 196-199/pdf pages 210-213
Alternatives being considered (Amounts in 2012 dollars):
ORANGE AVENUE UNDERPASSES | estimated cost $136 million |traffic rerouted (at least one lane) for estimated duration of 2.3 years | annual operating & maintenance approximately $50,000 | 3-10 full property & 13 partial property acquisitions
TWO-LANE REVERSIBLE CUT & COVER TUNNEL | estimated cost $450 million | traffic rerouted for estimated duration of 3.5 years | annual operating & maintenance approximately $3.16 million | 1 single family residence acquisition
FOUR LANE DOUBLE-DECK CUT & COVER TUNNEL (COMPLETELY ON NASNI PROPERTY) | estimated cost $496 million | traffic rerouted for estimated duration of 4.4 years | annual operating & maintenance approximately $3.16 million | 1 single family residence acquisition
FOUR LANE CUT & COVER TUNNEL (PARTIALLY ON NASNI PROPERTY) | estimated cost $490 million | traffic rerouted for estimated duration of 4.4 years | annual operating & maintenance approximately $3.16 million | 6 full & 3 partial private property acquisitions
FOUR LANE CUT & COVER TUNNEL (PARTIALLY ON NASNI PROPERTY) | estimated cost $490 million | traffic rerouted for estimated duration of 4.4 years | annual operating & maintenance approximately $3.16 million | 6 full & 3 partial private property acquisitions
TWO BORED REVERSIBLE TUNNELS | estimated cost $598 million | traffic rerouted for estimated duration of 4.5 years | annual operating & maintenance approximately $3.66 million | 1 full private property acquisition
TWO BORED REVERSIBLE TUNNELS WITH SECURITY CONTROL ON EAST PORTAL| estimated cost $540 million | traffic rerouted for estimated duration of 4.5 years | annual operating & maintenance approximately $3.66 million | No private property acquisition
c. Provide Staff Direction on Placing an Advisory Measure on the June 2010 Ballot Regarding Continuing to Study Long-Term Traffic Relief Option Including a Tunnel Between the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and Naval Air Station North Island (pg 201/pdf pg 215)
Fiscal Impact: Approximately $10,000 for election; $5,000-$7,500 in mailing costs; and $10,000-$25,000 for educational materials.
This would be an Advisory Vote only.
d. Report on Study of Feasibility of Forming a Business Improvement District to Carry Out Tourism Marketing and Authorization to Proceed to Formation Phase. (Pg 215/pdf pg 229)
Fiscal Impact: Creation of a 1% TID assessment on room occupancy would offset $535,000 currently provided to the Coronado Chamber of Commerce, Visitor Center and Coronado MainStreet.
There is one closed session item:
UNITE HERE Local 30 vs City of Coronado, et al (Hotel Del Partners, LP Real Parties in Interest)
For full details, be sure to read the 01.19.10 City Council Meeting Complete Agenda.
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