Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: James C. Porter, Director of Public Works
Subject: Fair Oaks Community School Green Infrastructure and Safe Routes to School Improvements - North Fair Oaks Area (Project No. RW901)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Adopting plans and specifications, including conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements for the Fair Oaks Community School Green Infrastructure and Safe Routes to School Improvements - North Fair Oaks Area; and
B) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to call for sealed proposals to be received by Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 1:30 p.m., in the office of the County Manager/Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; and
C) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to extend the call for bids and bid opening up to 60 calendar days beyond the time and date originally set forth by the Board of Supervisors.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 27, 2018, your Board adopted Resolution No. 075796, which authorized the Director of the Office of Sustainability or his/her designee to execute a funding agreement with the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) for a Safe Routes to School and Green Streets Infrastructure Pilot Program (Pilot Program) for a project at the Fair Oaks Community School. The funding agreement is for construction costs only and provides up to $250,000 in C/CAG funding with a minimum local match of 15 percent or $37,500.
The purpose of the Pilot Program is for C/CAG member agencies to construct demonstration projects that integrate Safe Routes to School improvements with green infrastructure for improved stormwater quality. The Project includes improvements to two intersections adjacent to the Fair Oaks Community School and installation of a stormwater biotreatment area to treat stormwater runoff.
DISCUSSION:
The Project is located adjacent to the Fair Oaks Community School in the North Fair Oaks area of the unincorporated San Mateo County. The Project includes the construction or installation of the following: a stormwater biotreatment area, pedestrian improvements at the corner of Oakside Avenue and Fair Oaks Avenue, pedestrian improvements at a mid-block crossing on Oakside Avenue, high visibility ladder-style crosswalks, pedestrian-activated rapid flashing beacon pedestrian signs to alert drivers when pedestrians are using the crosswalk, advance yield road surface markings to decrease vehicle encroachment into the crosswalk, and installation of Americans with Disability Act compliant curb access ramps. The Project will also include educational signage in English and Spanish at the biotreatment area to describe the Project features and importance of improving stormwater quality.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the resolution as to form.
Approval of this action will contribute to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Livable Community by improving our infrastructure for use by the public to support livable connected communities while working to improve stormwater quality.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated construction cost of the Project is $320,000. The Project will be financed as follows:
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C/CAG Funding Agreement |
$250,000 |
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Office of Sustainability Funds |
$70,000 |
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Total Estimated Cost |
$320,000 |
There will be on-going costs associated with monitoring, maintaining, and reporting on the green infrastructure portion of this Project, the source for which will need to be identified. There is no impact to the General Fund.