Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Don Horsley
Subject: Resolution authorizing the County Manager, or his designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for the design phase of the Gray Whale Cove Improvement Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Manager, or his designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for the design phase of the Gray Whale Cove Improvement Project.
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BACKGROUND:
Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Highway 1 Safety and Mobility Improvement Study (Study) were adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2009 and 2012, respectively. The Study was developed with extensive community input and focused on identifying measures that would improve vehicular, pedestrian, and bicyclist safety and mobility along the Highway 1 corridor throughout the Midcoast.
In 2012, the Planning and Building Department applied for, and received, $1.5 million in San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) Measure A Highway Improvement Program funds to plan, permit, and design a series of pedestrian crossings, medians, left turn lanes, and acceleration lanes (the Projects) as conceptualized in the Study. In order to implement these Projects, the TA and County executed a Memorandum of Understanding appropriating a portion of the funds for the development of a Preliminary Planning Study (PPS) to evaluate the feasibility of various Project alternatives. The alternatives consisted of varying designs and styles of pedestrian crossings, medians, and traffic calming devices. During the development of the PPS, the County held four public workshops, provided four presentations to the Midcoast Community Council, and offered three opportunities for comment through an online forum. After evaluating multiple alternatives at each location, communit...
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