HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-10 - AGENDA REPORTS - VALLEY ST CLOSURE (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Robert G. Newman
DATE: April 10, 2001
SUBJECT: VALLEY STREET/CALGROVE BOULEVARD PERMANENT CLOSURE
IMPROVEMENTS
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve a budget transfer from City Council Contingency Account
No 1240-7401 to Account No. S2003001-8001 in the amount of $225,000.00 to initiate a
capital improvement project to install the necessary physical improvements to fulfill the
direction taken by the City Council on March 27, 2001.
BACKGROUND
At the March 27, 2001 regular City Council meeting, the City Council certified the Focused
Environmental Impact Report WEIR) supporting the removal of the Valley/Calgrove link
secondary highway designation from the City's General Plan Circulation Element. The City
Council further directed staff to bring forward a budget appropriation item to allow for the
construction of the necessary physical improvements. Staff will now proceed with the
design of improvements to carry out the direction of the City Council to construct
permanent cul-de-sacs with a provision for access by emergency vehicles only.
As the City Council is aware, the private property gate access employed by the Hidden
Valley Homeowners' Association (HOA) to prohibit through -traffic in this area was not
successful or damage frequently occurred, incurring significant costs for maintenance,
repair, and liability. Now that the privately maintained HOA systems will no longer be
usable and the City will be responsible for emergency vehicle access control, careful
consideration of the methods employed to carry out the direction of the City Council must
be made.
At this point, if approved, staff will move to prepare a structural permanent barrier
proposal that is as economical as possible, while providing the best reasonable access to
emergency services and pedestrians/cyclists.
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Once complete, staff will return to the City Council with the recommended design for
consideration and authorization to solicit construction bids. Upon City Council's award of
contract, construction is anticipated to begin in September 2001 and be completed in late
fall 2001.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City's Contingency Fund will be reduced by approximately $225,000.00 to fund the
design, construction, and administration of this project. The City will also incur additional
maintenance costs for the access control devices necessary to prohibit vehicular through -
traffic while permitting emergency vehicle traffic.
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit "A" — Vicinity Map
Exhibit "B"' — Conceptual Access Control Plan
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NOTES
1. CUL-DE-SAC AND PROVIDE
DRIVEWAY TO CHAMPAGNE LANE
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2. CLOSE THE EAST SIDE OF
INTERSECTION COMPLETELY,
MAKING A T -INTERSECTION
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