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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - September 19, 2005 - CC s Y,. ' tool) of 40)1114 Pitgraser AZUSA AGENDA ITEM TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: F.M. DELACH, CITY MANAGER ,` ,o L DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF$165,000 TO FUND DESIRED UPGRADES AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF FOOTHILL BLVD/SAN GABRIEL AVENUE, AZUSA AVENUE/FIRST STREET,AND AZUSA AVENUE/GLADSTONE STREET RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council appropriate $165,000 from Rosedale Traffic Signal Mitigation Funds and Gas Tax Funds for desired upgrades at the intersections of Foothill Blvd/San Gabriel Avenue,Azusa Avenue/First Street, and,Azusa Avenue/Gladstone Street. BACKGROUND: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works has prepared plans for a traffic signal synchronization project for Azusa Avenue intersections from Sierra Madre Avenue in the City of Azusa to Colima Road in the City of Industry. Typically,the County's upgrades and modifications to traffic signal systems are at no monetary cost to the affected local agencies. However, the County's design then calls for improvements that are only necessary to implement the County's desired synchronization equipment or remedy any existing gross design deficiencies. Any improvements desired by local agencies beyond those, be they for aesthetic purpose, convenience, future design consideration, or simply because the equipment is old and worn out,must be funded by the local agency. The City of Azusa's Engineering Division reviewed the proposed design plans and found three (3) locations that were in need of improvements beyond those proposed by the County's plan: Foothill Blvd at San Gabriel Avenue Azusa Avenue at First Street Azusa Avenue at Gladstone Street At this time staff would like to coordinate these project improvements with the mitigation goals specified in the Monrovia Nursery/Rosedale EIR Traffic Impact Analysis (Linscott, Law, and Greenspan report as attached). The total reimbursement amount for the three intersections in the Monrovia Nursery/Rosedale Mitigation is $155,000 for intersection improvements. Combining the project with striping and median work completed by in-house forces from the Public Works staff would complete the improvements necessary. Additional recommended upgrades involve the removal of left-turn signal poles approximately 8' in height and located in the raised median-islands. These poles are frequently sheared-off in traffic mishaps and are considered an obsolete design and a legal liability. Removal of this equipment requires the replacement of existing mast-arm poles with larger ones capable of supporting longer mast-arms and extra signal heads. Coordination of the mitigation measures and upgrade improvements provides us an opportunity to optimize our use of resources while taking advantage of`piggy backing" on the County contract making more efficient and effective use of our funds. The County has estimated a project cost for this additional work of$165,000. FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact would be$155,000 from the Monrovia Nursery/Rosedale Mitigation Improvement Funds and $10.000 from Gas Tax. 05-118 ® tlei ' F — 400--1AZUSA CONSENT CALENDAR TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CATHY A. HANSON, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES VIA: F.M. DELACH, CITY MANAGER DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO CITY MANAGER TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY DISABILITY RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached resolution delegating authority to the City Manager to make determinations of public safety disability cases. BACKGROUND In order to settle current and future public safety disability claims, staff is recommending that this authority be delegated from City Council to the City Manager in order to more expeditiously resolve any pending claims. In order to effect such determinations California Public Employees Retirement System (CALPERS) requires the local agency to submit a resolution granting the delegation of this authority to the City Manager. FISCAL IMPACT There is no direct fiscal impact as a result of adopting this resolution. However, individual settlements of claims will vary in cost and those will be approved on a case by case basis by the City Council. alik AZUSA CONSENT CALENDAR TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CATHY A. HANSON, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES VIA: F.M. DELACH, CITY MANAGER DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO CITY MANAGER TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY DISABILITY RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached resolution delegating authority to the City Manager to make determinations of public safety disability cases. BACKGROUND In order to settle current and future public safety disability claims, staff is recommending that this authority be delegated from City Council to the City Manager in order to more expeditiously resolve any pending claims. In order to effect such determinations California Public Employees Retirement System (CALPERS) requires the local agency to submit a resolution granting the delegation of this authority to the City Manager. FISCAL IMPACT There is no direct fiscal impact as a result of adopting this resolution. However, individual settlements of claims will vary in cost and those will be approved on a case by case basis by the City Council.