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RESOLUTION NO. 21481
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, CANCELING
CURRENTLY FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS FROM THE 2005-06 FISCAL YEAR
BUDGET, AND ALLOCATING THOSE FUNDS FOR
THE MESQUITE AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT,
CITY PROJECT 94-17.
WHEREAS, the Mesquite Avenue Improvement Project is identified as a valuable public
capital improvement project, and will improve the Demuth Park neighborhood by
implementing traffic calming and other measures to decrease the volume and speed of
vehicles traveling on Mesquite Avenue between El Cielo Road and Gene Autry Trail; and
WHEREAS, significant resources have been invested in the review and approval of the
conceptual design of the Mesquite Avenue Improvement Project by the Parks and
Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission, the City Council, and the
neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Mesquite Avenue Improvement Project was estimated to cost
approximately $1,700,000 prior to construction bidding, and appropriate funds were
budgeted to cover the projected cost; and
WHEREAS, the Mesquite Avenue Improvement Project was solicited for construction bids
for a period of 6 weeks in October through December 2005, in an effort to solicit as much
interest as available in the project; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2005, one responsive bid was received for the Mesquite
Avenue Improvement Project, in an amount of $3,958,975; and
WHEREAS, after considering alternatives, it was determined that the public's health,
safety and welfare would benefit from the construction of the Mesquite Avenue
Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to cancel and/or postpone currently budgeted capital
improvement projects to provide additional funding for the Mesquite Avenue Improvement
Project.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following capital improvement projects listed in the 2005/2006 fiscal year
budget shall be cancelled, and the funds budgeted for the capital improvement projects
shall be transferred into the corresponding accounts for the Mesquite Avenue
Improvement Project, accounts 133-4298-50177 and 134-4498-50194.:
Resolution No. 21481
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1. Upgrade Pedestrian Signals; account 133-4298-50145
2. Benchmark Replacement; account 133-4298-50183 '
3. Signal Loop Repairs; account 133-4298-50203
4. Traffic Signal Flow Improvements (Gas Tax); account 133-4298-50204
5. Ramon Road and Vella Road Widening; account 133-4298-50223
6. North Indian Canyon Drive Traffic Striping; account 133-4298-50228
7. Traffic Signal Flow Improvements (Measure A); account 134-4498-50204
8. 2005/2006 SB821 Sidewalk Project; account 134-4498-50220
9. North Indian Side Street Closure; account 134-4498-50226
10. Traffic Safety Project; account 134-4498-50224
Section 2. A reduction of $162,020 of funds from the Gene Autry Trail Widening project,
account 134-4498-50217, shall be approved, and the funds shall be transferred into the
corresponding account for the Mesquite Avenue Improvement Project, account 134-4498-
50194.
ADOPTED this 4th day of January, 2006.
David H, Ready, CiUb4danager
ATTEST: F '
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i0nes Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
1, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 21481 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on January 4, 2006, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills, Mayor Pro Tem Foat and
Mayor Oden
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Pougnet
ABSTAIN: None
James Thompson, City Clerk I
`City of Palm Springs, California
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