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Date: February 7, 2018 NEW BUSINESS
Subject: APPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATE (PS&E)
AND AUTHORIZATION TO BID THE CLASS II AND CLASS III BICYCLE
LANES, CITY PROJECT NO. 14-14, FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NO. CML-
5282 (044)
From: David H. Ready, City Manager
Initiated by: Engineering Services Department
SUMMARY
The construction documents (Plans, Specifications and Estimate) are completed and in
accordance with Section 7.03.040 of the Procurement and Contracting Code, the City
Council shall approve and adopt the plans, specifications and work details, and
authorize the bid request for all public projects in excess of $100,000. Approval of this
item will allow staff to proceed the Class II and Class III Bicycle Lanes Project, City
Project No. 14-14 (Project), with an estimated cost of$423,000.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Confirm the roadway reclassifications (road diets) from 4-lane roadways to 2-lane
divided roadways with Class II bicycle lanes identified as "Minor Mobility Corridors"
approved by City Council on July 6, 2016, for the following streets: Camino Real (E.
Palm Canyon Dr. to La Verne Way), Crossley Road (Ramon Road to 34th Avenue),
La Verne Way (S. Palm Canyon Dr. to Twin Palms Dr.), and San Rafael Dr. (N.
Palm Canyon Dr. to Sunrise Way); and
2. Approve the plans, specifications and estimate and authorize staff to advertise and
solicit bids for the Class II and Class III Bicycle Lanes Project, City Project No. 14-
14.
BACKGROUND:
In October 2013, the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) Executive
Committee took action to develop a Call for Projects for the Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality (CMAQ) funds apportioned to the Salton Sea Air Basin under Moving Ahead
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for Progress in the 218t Century (MAP-21) Funds. In December 2013, CVAG Executive
Committee approved the release of a Call for Projects for CMAQ fund programming.
CMAQ is a federal program that funds transportation projects and programs in air
quality nonattainment and maintenance areas to help achieve and maintain national
standards for air quality pollutants. CMAQ projects can be generally classified in one of
the following categories:
• Transit Improvements
• Shared-Ride Services
• Traffic Flow Improvements
• Inspection and Maintenance Programs
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs
In April 2014, the City responded to CVAG's Call for Projects funded through the federal
CMAQ grant program and requested $402,000 (88.53%) with a local agency match of
$52,000 (11.47%) for the installation of Class II and Class III bicycle lanes throughout
the city of Palm Springs for a total project budget in the amount of $454,000. This
request for grant funding included Class II and Class III bicycle lanes consistent with the
Non-Motorized Transportation Master Plan (NMTMP) developed by CVAG wherein the
City Council adopted in 2011 as the Palm Springs Bikeway Map and incorporated into
the 2007 Palm Springs General Plan Amendment.
The City's application was among 25 proposals submitted to CVAG totaling
$21,526,277. The total amount of available CMAQ funds was $14,363,784. CVAG
Executive Committee recommended funding for the top 8 ranked non-signal
synchronization projects totaling approximately $6.6 Million. A second group of regional
signal synchronization projects that utilize some or the entire remaining CMAQ fund
balance of $7.7 Million. The city submitted two projects for consideration that
successfully placed among the top 8 ranked non-signal synchronization projects
recommended for CMAQ funding:
1. Gene Autry and Vista Chino Second Left Turn Lane (CMAQ Award $246,200)
2. Class II and Class III Bicycle Lanes (CMAQ Award $402,000)
A copy of the Class II and Class III Bicycle Lanes award letter is included as
Attachment 1.
A location map of the planned Class II and Class III bicycle lanes facilities included in
the CVAG grant application is illustrated in Figure 1.
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Prior City Council Approval of"Road Diets"
On June 15, 2016, the City Council reviewed a certain number of proposed bicycle
facilities identified on the Palm Springs Bikeway Map, including Class II (striped bicycle
lanes) on streets where implementing the Class II facility would require either: 1)
elimination of all on-street parking, or 2) preserving on-street parking and eliminating
existing travel lanes (a "road diet" converting 4-lane roadways to 2-lane roadways).
At that time, the City Council deferred any action to allow for conversion of 2-lane
roadways through implementation of a "road diet". The City Council referred the
consideration of these roadway conversions to the City Council Subcommittee
(Kors/Roberts) to review with the Sustainability Commission's Active Transportation
Committee (ATC). On June 28, 2016, the City Council Subcommittee and
representatives of the ATC (Nancy Ferguson, Bret Klein and Vic Yepello) met to review
and recommend to the City Council the reclassification of certain roadways as "road
diets" to accommodate Class II bike lanes and preserve on-street parking. Table 1
below identifies the list of possible "road diets" that were considered.
Roadway From To
Camino Real E. Palm Canyon Drive La Verne Way
Crossley Road Ramon Road 341h Avenue
Farrell Drive Ramon Road E. Palm Canyon Drive
La Verne Way S. Palm Canyon Drive Twin Palms Drive
Mesquite Avenue Sunrise Way Compadre Road
San Rafael Drive N. Palm Canyon Drive Sunrise Way
Table 1
On July 6, 2016, the City Council approved the list of roadways above to be converted
from 4-lane roadways to 2-lanes divided (with painted center turn lane) roadways
preserving on-street parking and accommodating Class II bicycle lanes for
reclassification as "Minor Mobility Corridors" as a part of the city's General Plan
Amendment to revise the Circulation Element and Bikeway Map. As a matter of
reference, a "Minor Mobility Corridor' consists of 2 travel lanes, a two-way left-turn lane
(TWLTL), buffered bicycle lanes, and on-street parking. The proposed roadway cross-
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As part of the Project, future bicycle lanes proposed are located on the all "road diet"
segments listed in Table 1, except for Farrell Drive, from Ramon Road to E. Palm
Canyon Drive, and Mesquite Avenue from Sunrise Way to Compadre Road.
Furthermore, not shown in Table 1 but incorporated into the Project, are bicycle lanes
completed on Avenida Caballeros, from Alejo Road to Tahquitz Canyon Way. All of
these roadway segments above have already implemented bicycle lane improvements
through recent pavement rehabilitation and slurry seal projects.
The City Council approved the implementation of a "road diet" for Farrell Drive as part of
the 2015 Citywide Annual Slurry Seal, City Project No. 15-02, a recommended action
taken by the City Council on July 6, 2016. This Project will continue the installation of
Class II bicycle lanes on Farrell Drive, from Tahquitz Canyon Way to Ramon Road.
However, no "road diet" is planned on this segment of Farrell Drive, 4-lanes will be
maintained, with the existing center turn lane being eliminated, and Class II bicycle
lanes to be installed adjacent to curb.
In addition to the "road diet" approvals on July 6, 2016, the City Council authorized
issuance of a Purchase Order in an amount not to exceed $100,000 with the City's on-
call engineering firm, Albert A. Webb & Associates (Webb), pursuant to Agreement No.
6443, for the preparation of traffic striping plans on those roadways recommended for
reclassification to a "Minor Mobility Corridor". Issuance of Purchase Order No. 17-0558
with Webb is associated with the Project. A copy of the July 6, 2016 City Council staff
report is included as Attachment 2.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Approval of Plans, Specifications and Estimate
The contract documents (plans and specifications) prepared by Web have been
reviewed and approved by the City's Engineering Services Department. Staff
recommends that the City Council approve the construction documents, and authorize
staff to formally solicit construction bids for the Project.
The scope of work consists of restriping several roadway segments listed in Figure 1 to
include Class II and Class II I bicycle lanes consisting of the removal and replacement of
existing traffic striping, pavement markers, fog sealing the pavement, installation of
thermoplastic bike lanes, thermoplastic bike lane markings, thermoplastic crosswalks,
curb painting, signs, traffic loops, vehicle detection camera adjustments, and all
appurtenant work.
With City Council approval, staff will advertise the project in the Desert Sun, submit the
Notice Inviting Bids to plan rooms, and provide the bid documents available free of
charge to prospective bidders. A copy of the contract documents are on file with the
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Department of Engineering Services. The following tentative schedule has been
identified for the bid process:
Notice Inviting Bids to be posted: February 8, 2018
Deadline for receipt of bids: 3:00 PM, March 15, 2018
Contract awarded by City Council: April 4, 2018
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Section 21084 of the California Public Resources Code requires Guidelines for
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Guidelines are
required to include a list of classes of projects which have been determined not to have
a significant effect on the environment and which are exempt from the provisions of
CEQA. In response to that mandate, the Secretary for Resources identified classes of
projects that do not have a significant effect on the environment, and are declared to be
categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental
documents. In accordance with Section 15301 "Existing Facilities," Class 1 projects
consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor
alteration of existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian
trails, and similar facilities; therefore, the Class II and Class III Bicycle Lanes, City
Project No. 14-14, is considered categorically exempt from CEQA, and a Notice of
Exemption has been prepared and filed with the Riverside County Clerk.
The Project is partially funded by federal funds, requiring local oversight by Caltrans.
As a federally funded project, the Project is subject to environmental review pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). On July 23, 2015, Caltrans, acting as
the lead agency pursuant to NEPA, made an environmental determination that the
Project does not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the
environment as defined by NEPA and is excluded from the requirements to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and there
are no unusual circumstances pursuant to Section 6004 of 23 CFR 771.117(b). On the
basis of this determination under federal delegation pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 23,
United States Code, Section 326 and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated
June 7, 2013, executed between the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the
State of California, Caltrans has determined that the Project qualifies for a Categorical
Exclusion in accordance with 23 CFR 771.117(c) pursuant to activity (c)(3). On
November 7, 2016, an environmental Re-Validation was approved by Caltrans for the
Project proceeding to the next major federal approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
On November 1, 2017, the City Council approved a Program Supplement Agreement
No. F047 with Caltrans to authorize the disbursement and use of up to $401,926 in
federal-aid funds for the Project. These funds will be allocated to the Capital Project
Fund (Fund 261) in Account No. 261-4491-59469.
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A total of$173,000 was also budgeted for the Project through Measure J Capital Project
Fund (Fund 260) in Account No. 260-4500-59469. The total funding available for the
Project is $574,926.
The final construction estimate for the Project is $423,000.
The Project budget and incurred expenditures are listed in Table 2.
Table of Project Costs Amount
Federal CMAQ Funding - Construction $401,926
Measure J Fund (260) $173,000
Design Services ($44,550)
Project Administration (through 11/29/17) ($4,039)
Project Administration (Estimated) $5,000
Construction Inspection Estimated ($15,000
Construction Contingency $55,000)
Construction Contract ($368,000
Remaining Budget $839337
Table 2
SUBMITTED:
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Thomas Garcia, P.E. Kkarcus L. Fuller, MPA, P.E., P.L.S.
City Engineer Assistant City Manager
David H. Ready, Esq., Ph.
City Manager
Attachments:
1. CMAQ Award Letter
2. July 6, 2016, City Council Staff Report
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VALLEY ASSOCIATION
September 2, 2014 CVAG
CITY MANAGER
City of Palm Springs
Attn: David Ready, City Manager CITY OF PALM SPRIItGv
3200 East Tahquitz Way
Palm Springs, California 92262
RE: Award fUT 21 CMAQ Funds for Projects 1016 and 1017
Dear ,heady:
In follow up to action taken by the Coachella Valley Association of Government's(CVAG)
Executive Committee, on July 28�, I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to the
City of Coachella on the award of MAP 21 CMAQ'funds for the two projects you submitted:
Project 1016: Second left Turn Lane on North Bound Gene Autry Trail at vista Chino
;I (Hwy 111)—CMAQ Award: $246,200
Project 1017: City of Palm Springs Bicycle Lanes —CMAQ Award: $402,000
Both Projects 1016 and 1017 were ranked by CVAG's Review Panel as in the"Top 8'out of the
sixteen (16) projects recommended for federal funding.
CVAG has forwarded your approved projects to the Riverside County Transportation
Commission (RCTC)for processing. Here are the general next steps in the process:
1. An amendment to the 2015 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP A-1)
has been submitted to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)and
approval is anticipated for sometime in late December 2014/mid January 2015. Your
projects are included for this federal approval
2. As soon as the 2015 FTIP and 2015 FTIP A-1 are approved by both SCAG and the
Federal Highways Administration (FHWA), you will receive an approval letter(s)from
RCTC Programming Staff Analyst, Eric Deflate with additional instructions and project
listings;
3. Following RCTC's approval letter, Federal Project Number(FPN)forms must be
completed and submitted to Caltrans District 8. Caltrans will then submit your completed
forms to FHWA and they will assign an FPN to each project. The general turnaround
time for the FPN is one (1)to three(3)months.
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DATE: July 6, 2016 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION ON THE INITIATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS GENERAL PLAN TO REVISE THE
CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND BIKEWAYS MAP
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Public Works & Engineering Department
SUMMARY
On June 15, 2016, the City Council reviewed a certain number of proposed bicycle
facilities identified on the Palm Springs Bikeways Map, including Class 11 (striped bicycle
lanes) on streets where implementing the Class II facility would require either: 1)
elimination of all on-street parking, or 2) preserving on-street parking and eliminating
existing travel lanes (a "road diet" converting 4-lane roadways to 2-lane roadways). At
that time, the City Council deferred considering certain roadways, referring the item to
the City Council Subcommittee (Kors/Roberts) to review with the Sustainability
Commission's Active Transportation Committee ("ATC"). On June 28, 2016, the City
Council Subcommittee and representatives of the ATC met to review and recommend to
the City Council initiation of a General Plan Amendment to reclassify certain roadways
to accommodate Class II bike lanes_ The purpose of this item is to consider the
recommendations from the City Council Subcommittee and provide direction to staff on
including certain roadways as part of the initiation of a new amendment to the General
Plan to revise the Circulation Element and Bikeway Map accordingly.
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Approve the following 4-lane roadways to be reclassified as "Minor Mobility
Corridors" as part of an Amendment to the General Plan to revise the Circulation
Element and Bikeway Map:
a. Camino Real (E. Palm Canyon Dr. to La Verne Way)
b. Crossley Road (Ramon Road to 34th Avenue)
c. Farrell Drive (Ramon Road to E. Palm Canyon Dr.)
d. La Verne Way(S. Palm Canyon Dr. to Twin Palms Dr.)
e. Mesquite Avenue (Sunrise Way to Compadre Road)
f. San Rafael Drive (N. Palm Canyon Dr. to Sunrise Way)
ITEM NO.
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2) Direct staff to initiate an amendment to the 2007 Palm Springs General Plan to
revise the Circulation Element and Bikeways Map, and proceed with further public
review in accordance with state law, including review by the Palm Springs Planning
Commission and subsequent approval by the City Council;
3) On the basis that direction is given to reclassify Camino Real, Crossley Road, La
Verne Way, Mesquite Avenue, and San Rafael Drive to a "Minor Mobility Corridor' to
accommodate proposed Class II bike lanes and preserve on-street parking,
authorize issuance of a Purchase Order in an amount not to exceed $100,000 with
the City's "on-call engineering firm, Albert A. Webb & Associates, pursuant to
Agreement No. 6443, for civil and traffic engineering services associated with the
CMAC/CVAG Bicycle Lane Project, City Project No. 14-14;
4) Approve the implementation of a "road diet" for that portion of Farrell Drive between
Ramon Road and E. Palm Canyon Drive to convert the existing 4-lane roadway to a
"Minor Mobility Corridor" as part of the 2015 Citywide Annual Slurry Seal, City
Project No. 15-02;
5) Authorize the City Manager to approve Construction Contract Change Orders up to
an additional amount not to exceed of$250,000 with Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc.,
to accommodate revised traffic striping to implement proposed Class 11 bike lanes
and other associated work as part of the 2015 Citywide Annual Slurry Seal, City
Project 15-02, (A6774); and
6) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents,
BACKGROUND:
On June 15, 2016, the City Council received a presentation on the current 2007 Palm
Springs General Plan which has incorporated the Coachella Valley Non-Motorized
Transportation Master Plan ("NMTMP"), and includes a Local Bicycle Plan for the City of
Palm Springs, (the "Palm Springs Bikeways Map"), identifying existing bicycle facilities
and proposed bicycle facilities.
A complete copy of the June 15, 2016, staff report has not been attached to this staff
report, but is incorporated herein by reference, and is available on-line at:
http:l/palmspringsca.gov/home/showdocument?id=43808
Approved 4-Lane Roadway Reclassifications to 2-Lane Roadways to
Accommodate Proposed Class ff Bike Lanes
As a part of staffs presentation, the City Council was provided with recommendations
for initiating an Amendment to the General Plan to reclassify certain 4-lane roadway
designations on the Circulation Element of the 2007 Palm Springs General Plan to allow
for conversion to 2-lane roadways through implementation of a "road diet". At that time,
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the City Council approved initiating an Amendment to the General Plan to officially
reclassify the 4-lane roadway designation to a 2-lane roadway consistent with its current
operation for the following streets as shown in Table 1:
Roadway From To
Alejo Road (see Note 1) Indian Canyon Drive Civic Drive
Amado Road Indian Canyon Drive Sunrise Way
Arenas Road S. Tah uitz Drive Hermosa Drive
Avenida Caballeros(see Note 2) San Rafael Drive Ramon Road
Baristo Road (see Note 2) Avenida Caballeros El Cielo Road
Calle El Segundo Amado Road Ramon Road
El Cielo Road see Note 3) Ramon Road Escoba Drive
Escoba Drive (See Note 3) E. Palm Canyon Drive El Cielo Road
MurrayCanyon Drive(see Note 4) S. Palm Canyon Drive Toledo Avenue
Satumino Road Calle El Segundo Avenida Caballeros
Toledo Avenue (see Note 5) La Verne Way Murray Canyon Drive
Table 1
Note 1: Class II bike lanes have been installed on Alejo Road, with traffic striping that
maintained the previous 2-lane configuration. Although Alejo Road is currently
designated as a 4-lane secondary thoroughfare, it had not previously been striped with
4-lanes and a General Plan Amendment was not necessary to implement revised
striping with Class II bike lanes while maintaining 2 travel lanes. However, initiation of a
General Plan Amendment is recommended to officially reclassify the designation to a 2-
lane roadway consistent with its current operation.
Note 2: Class II bike lanes have previously been installed on segments of Avenida
Caballeros and Baristo Road through implementation of a "road diet" converting the 4-
lane roadway to a 2-lane roadway. Staff recommends initiation of a General Plan
Amendment to officially reclassify the designation of these 4-lane roadways (as
identified on the current General Plan) to 2-lane roadways consistent with their current
operation, and to allow for completion of Class II bike lanes on the remaining segments
of the street.
Note 3: Class II bike lanes have been installed on El Cielo Road (south of Ramon Road)
and Escoba Drive, with traffic striping that maintained the previous 2-lane configuration.
Although -El Cielo Road (south of Ramon Road) and Escoba Drive are currently
designated as a 4-lane secondary thoroughfare, each had not previously been striped
with 4-lanes and a General Plan Amendment was not necessary to implement revised
striping with Class II bike lanes while maintaining 2 travel lanes. However, initiation of a
General Plan Amendment is recommended to officially reclassify the designation to a 2-
lane roadway consistent with its current operation.
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Note 4: On April 6, 2016, the City Council approved implementation of revised traffic
striping on Murray Canyon Drive to install Class II bike lanes. Staff recommends
initiation of a General Plan Amendment to officially reclassify the designation to a 2-lane
roadway consistent with its proposed operation.
Note 5: Many years ago Class II bike lanes were installed on Toledo Avenue through
implementation of a "road diet" converting the 4-lane roadway to a 2-lane roadway. Staff
recommends initiation of a General Plan Amendment to officially reclassify the
designation to a 2-lane roadway consistent with its current operation.
Approved Class 11 Bike Lane Designations to Class 11 Bike Routes
At that time, the City Council approved initiating an Amendment to the General Plan to
officially reclassify currently identified Class 11 bike lanes to Class III bike routes for the
following streets as shown in Table 2:
Roadway From To
Araby Road E, Palm Canyon Drive End
Barona Road E. Palm Canyon Drive End
Com adre Road Mesquite Avenue Sonora Road
N. Palm Canyon Drive Tram Way Ale'o Road
Paseo Dorotea Ramon Road Mesquite Avenue
Sonora Road El Cielo Road Crossley Road
Sunny Dunes Road Ramon Road Escoba Drive
Via Escuela N. Palm Canyon Drive Gene Autry Trail
Table 2
Deferred 4-Lane Roadway Reclassifications to 2-Lane Roadways to
Accommodate Proposed Class Il Bike Lanes
On June 15, 2016, the City Council deferred any action to initiate an Amendment to the
General Plan to reclassify certain 4-lane roadway designations on the Circulation
Element of the 2007 Palm Springs General Plan to allow for conversion to 2-lane
roadways through implementation of a "road diet', as shown in Table 3. At that time, the
City Council referred the consideration of these roadways to the City Council
Subcommittee; a meeting with the Subcommittee was held on June 28, 2016, to review
these roadways and recommend which, if any, should be included in an Amendment to
the General Plan.
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Roadway From To
Camino Real E. Palm Canyon Drive La Verne Way
Crossley Road Ramon Road 34th Avenue
Farrell Drive (See Note it Ramon Road E. Palm Canyon Drive
La Verne Way S. Palm Canyon Drive E. Palm Canyon Drive
Mesquite Avenue Sunrise Way EI Cielo Road
Racquet Club Road (see Note 2) N. Palm Canyon Drive Farrell Drive
S. Palm Canyon Drive (see Note 3) E. Palm Canyon Drive Acanto Drive
San Rafael Drive N. Palm Canyon Drive Sunrise Way
Table 3
Note 1: On April 20, 2016, the City Council considered implementation of revised traffic
striping on Farrell Drive south of Ramon Road to preserve on-street parking and install
Class II bike lanes. The Los Compadres and Sonora-Sunrise neighborhood
organizations have communicated support of the proposed reclassification of Farrell
Ddve. However, the City Council requested that staff solicit comments from the
Mesquite Country Club Homeowners Association prior to giving formal approval. As of
June 6, 2016, staff has received comments from 18 Mesquite Country Club residents,
with 3 supporting and 15 rejecting the concept.
Note 2: The traffic analysis has determined that Racquet Club Road has sufficient
roadway capacity to allow for consideration of its reclassification to a 2-lane roadway.
Staff does not recommend Class II bike lanes be installed on Racquet Club Road east
of Sunrise Way as the bike lanes would not connect with any bike lanes on Farrell
Drive, and terminating bike lanes at the curved alignment at Farrell Drive is not
recommended. The consideration for the City Council Subcommittee was to consider
reclassification of Racquet Club Road to a 2-lane roadway to preserve on-street parking
and accommodate installation of Class II bike lanes extending from N. Palm Canyon
Drive to Avenida Caballeros or Sunrise Way, to connect with other bikeway facilities on
either of those streets. Note, the City's current 2011 Bikeways Map identifies a
Class H bike lane on Racquet Club Road; this bikeway facility will have to be
eliminated from the Circulation Element as it cannot be accommodated in the
existing 4-lane roadway without reclassification to a 2-1ane roadway or by
eliminating all of the on-street parking available to the adjacent properties.
Note 3: The traffic analysis has determined that S. Palm Canyon Drive has sufficient
roadway capacity to allow for consideration of its reclassification to a 2-lane roadway.
The City has received a $402,000 federal CMAQ grant from CVAG to install various
bike lanes, including on S. Palm Canyon Drive. Note, the City's current 2011
Bikeways Map identifies a Class H bike lane on S. Palm Canyon Drive; this
bikeway facility may have to be eliminated from the Circulation Element as it
cannot be accommodated in the existing 4-lane roadway without reclassification
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to a 2-lane roadway or by eliminating all of the on-street parking available to the
adjacent properties.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
On June 28, 2016, the City Council Subcommittee (Kors/Roberts) met with
representatives of the Active Transportation Committee (Nancy Ferguson, Brett Klein,
Vic Yepello) and reviewed the streets identified on Table 3, and recommend to the City
Council that the following streets be reclassified to a "Minor Mobility Corridor' to
accommodate Class II bike lanes and preserve on-street parking:
• Camino Real (the current classification of Camino Real between E. Palm Canyon
Drive and La Verne Way is a 4-lane Secondary Thoroughfare, and the street was
previously constructed to 4-lane width, but has only been striped with 2-lanes)
• Crossley Road (the current classification of Crossley Road between Ramon Road
and 34th Avenue is a 4-lane Secondary Thoroughfare, however, most of this
segment has only been striped with 2-lanes; reclassifying this roadway would allow
completion of bike lanes extending north from Golf Club Drive to Ramon Road, with
striping funded in part by a federal CMAQ grant awarded to the City by CVAG)
Farrell Drive (the segment south of Ramon Road is scheduled for slurry seal
repairs, and will have the traffic striping replaced as a 4-lane roadway unless City
Council provides direction to reclassify this segment as a "Minor Mobility Corridor')
• La Verne Way (reclassifying this roadway would allow completion of a Class II bike
lane loop within the area)
• Mesquite Avenue (reclassifying the segment between Sunrise Way and El Cielo
Road [which physically ends at Compadre Road] accommodates the proposed
alignment for one portion of the CV Link route)
San Rafael Drive (reclassifying this roadway would allow completion of an east-
west Class II bike lane as an alternative to Racquet Club Road, and would connect
with the potential extension of a portion of the CV Link through the proposed Serena
Park development at Sunrise Way/San Rafael Drive)
The Subcommittee does not recommend that the City Council include the following
streets as part of a General Plan Amendment, and that the current 4-lane roadway
designations remain — which requires that the currently designated Class II bike lanes
on these two streets be reclassified to Class III bike routes:
• Racquet Club Road
• S. Palm Canyon Drive
The Subcommittee also recommends that the City Council add a new designated Class
I II bike route on the following street:
• Twin Palms Drive (S. Palm Canyon Dr. to La Verne Way)
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City Council Staff Report
July 6, 2016-- Page 7
Consideration on Initiating General Plan Amendment—
Circulation Element and Bikeways Map
CMAC/CVAG Bicycle Lane Projects City Project No. 14-14
In April 2014, the City responded to CVAG's call for projects funded through the federal
CMAQ grant program, and requested $402,000 in federal CMAQ funds for
implementation of Class II bike lanes on Crossley Road, Indian Canyon Drive, S. Palm
Canyon Drive, and San Rafael Drive. The request for grant funding for these Class II
bike lanes was consistent with the 2011 Bikeways Map (showing Class II bike lanes on
these streets). CVAG awarded the City the requested $402,000 in federal CMAQ funds,
and staff originally solicited a proposal in the amount of $34,390 from Webb to provide
civil and traffic engineering services to prepare plans and specifications for
implementing the proposed Class II bike lanes on these streets. However, with City
Council's direction on alternative streets, staff will coordinate with CVAG on
reprogramming the streets to be funded with the federal CMAQ funds, and staff will
request from Webb a revised proposal to prepare traffic striping plans on those streets
recommended for reclassification to a °Minor Mobility Corridor". Staff recommends that
the City Council authorize issuance of a Purchase Order to Webb in an amount not to
exceed $100,000 for these services.
2015 Citywide Annual Slurry Seal, City Project 15-02
On October 7, 2015, the City Council awarded a construction contract to Intermountain
Slurry Seal, Inc., ("ISS") in the amount of $1,760,067 for the 2015 Citywide Annual
Slurry Seal, City Project No. 15-02, (the "Project"). On April 6, 2016, the City Council
approved implementation of revised traffic striping on Murray Canyon Drive to convert
via "road diet" from a 4-lane roadway to a 2-lane divided "Minor Mobility Corridor' to
install Class II bike lanes and preserve on-street parking. To the extent that the City
Council approves the reclassification of Farrell Drive (Ramon Road to E. Palm Canyon
Drive) from a 4-lane roadway to a 2-lane divided "Minor Mobility Corridor', staff will
coordinate with ISS to implement revised traffic striping in lieu of replacing the traffic
striping consistent with the 4-lane configuration that existed. Staff recommends that the
City Council authorize the City Manager to approve Construction Contract Change
Orders up to an additional amount not to exceed of$250,000 with ISS to accommodate
revised traffic striping to implement proposed Class II bike lanes and other associated
work as part of the Project.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Consideration to initiate a General Plan Amendment is not itself a "Project" as defined
by the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a
"Project" means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a
direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical
change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include:
(5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct
or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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City Council Staff Report
July 6, 2016--Page 8
Consideration on Initiating General Plan Amendment—
Circulation Element and Bikeways Map
However, to the extent direction is given by the City Council to initiate a General Plan
Amendment to revise the Circulation Element to reclassify certain roadways, the future
action to be considered by the City's Planning Commission and City Council associated
with the General Plan Amendment is subject to environmental review pursuant to
CEQA. Section 21084 of the California Public Resources Code requires Guidelines for
Implementation of CEQA. In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, the City will act as
"Lead Agency" pursuant to CEQA, and will be required to prepare a draft Initial Study for
a potential General Plan Circulation Element Amendment.
Following the City Council's direction to initiate a General Plan Amendment, the
procedure for amending the City's General Plan is outlined in the State of California
Government Code Section 65350. The City is required to consult with Native American
tribes that requested consultation in accordance with Public Resources Code Sections
21080.3.1 (Assembly Bill 52) and California Government Code Section 65352.3 (Senate
Bill 18). Public review of the General Plan Amendment, including the 90-day review by
Native American Tribes, is required prior to public review of a draft Initial Study, which is
also subject to a separate 30-day public review period. During this period, agencies and
members of the public will be allowed to submit written comments to the City regarding
its environmental analysis and the proposed General Plan Amendment. At the
conclusion of the public review period the Planning Commission will review the
proposed General Plan Amendment and draft Initial Study, and make appropriate
recommendations to the City Council. Ultimately, upon recommendations by the
Planning Commission, the City Council will consider the proposed General Plan
Amendment, the draft Initial Study, and any public comments received in determining
whether to adopt the General Plan Amendment. Those actions are not being considered
or taken now.
As it relates to implementing a "road diet" to convert an existing 4-lane roadway to a 2-
lane divided roadway with parking and buffered bicycle lanes, the City has determined
that implementing the proposed "road diet" is exempt from the CEQA, insofar as the
proposed traffic striping will occur entirely within existing, disturbed right of way; will only
be implemented on street segments which currently operate at acceptable levels of
service, and will continue to operate at acceptance levels of service once the traffic
striping has been completed; and the traffic striping will have no potential to impact the
environment. The installation of the traffic striping to implement a "road diet" is exempt
from CEQA under the General Rule, Public Resources Code 21080, and CEQA
Guidelines 15061(B)(3).
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City Council Staff Report
July 6, 2016--Page 9
Consideration on Initiating General Plan Amendment—
Circulation Element and Bikeways Map
FISCAL IMPACT:
On June 15, 2016, the City Council appropriated $1 Million from the Measure J Capital
Improvement Fund for completion of bikeway and related facilities. The City has also
received a $402,000 federal CMAQ grant from CVAG which supplements the Measure
J funding appropriated to implement Class II bike lanes on certain streets. Staff has
estimated that the cost to implement revised traffic striping associated with a Minor
Mobility Corridor is $250,000 per mile. With the City Council's approval of the
recommendations made by the City Council Subcommittee, implementing Class II bike
lanes on Camino Real, Crossley Road, Farrell Drive, La Verne Way, Mesquite Avenue,
and San Rafael Drive is estimated to cost $1,640,000. Staff will coordinate with CVAG
to reprogram the CMAQ grant to apply to the streets approved for reclassification by the
City Council, and include the traffic restriping as part of other street resurfacing or
reconstruction projects to bring economy of scale and to leverage other funding to the
cost of implementing revised traffic striping.
SUBMITTED:
Marcus L. Fuller, MPA, P.E., P.L.S. David H. Ready, Esq.
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer City Manager
Attachments:
1. June 15, 2016, by reference incorporated, available online at:
http://paimsprin_qsca.ciov/home/showdocument?id=43808
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ATTACHMENT I
JUNE 15, 2016,
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT :
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Cindy Berardi
From: Marcus Fuller
Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 7:13 AM
To: Anthony Mejia; Cindy Berardi
Cc: Tabitha Richards
Subject: Fwd: La Verne Bike Lane Project
From: Mindy Reed <zinlps,c yahoo.com>
Date: February 6, 2018 at 10:22:11 PM PST
To: Robert Moon<Robert.Moon2palmspringsca.gov>
Cc: Christy Holstege <Christy.Holste€=egpalmsprin isca.gov>, Lisa Middleton
<Lisa.MiddletonLpalmspringsca.gov>, JR Roberts<1R.RobertsLpalmspringsca.gov>, Geoff Kors
<Geoff.Korsrt��palmspringsca.gov>, Robert Moon <Robert.Moon!wpalmspringsca.gov>, Marcus Fuller
<Marcus.Fuller(a�palmspringsca.gov>, Savat Khamphou<Savat.Khamphou.r palmsprings-ca.gov>, Gianfranco
Laurie<Gianfranco.Laurie a.)palmsprin,gssca.aov>
Subject: La Verne Bike Lane Project
Mr Mayor, Council , Staff and others concerned :
I am going to try to come to the council meeting tomorrow to
speak but one never knows what my day will bring so I wanted to
send this to you tonight to make sure you receive it plus it
will let you have more time to consider my thoughts .
I support the completion of the Laverne Bike Lane project for
several reasons .
It is my understanding that this was part of the plan that was
considered , discussed and approved some time ago . There is
nothing that I am aware of that has changed between now and then
creating an alternative safe, convenient route connecting the
bike lanes that are already completed other than this route.
As the dynamic of our tourists continues to change from snow
birds that drive everywhere (and not doing that very safely) to
younger more active generations , there is more , not less need
for safe bike lanes . with our city' s proud commitment to the CV
Link as well as the lanes we have already invested in , one of
the worst thing we can do is to have bike routes that require
cyclists to unnecessarily move from safer designated bike lanes
to having to share the lane with cars to connect to another bike
route especially with cars going fast!
I bought a condo and live on East Palm Canyon Drive . Every day
I see people on bikes riding on Palm Canyon Drive and worry that
they will get hit . The ' Hip' hotels , Saguaro , ACE and The v on
this side of town all offer bikes to their guests whom ride to
Koffee, walgreens , Ralphs , Smokin Burger, the Indian Canyons ,
downtown or just thru the neighborhoods . These are the casual
people on bikes , usually without helmets who are just having
fun . They don ' t know there are safer lanes just a block or two
off the main road partly because they aren ' t completed as bike
lanes and therefore are not marked yet. Those of us who cycle
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more seriously do know and use all these back roads including La
Verne to stay off of Palm Canyon and still connect to where we
need or want to go.
with our very nice bike lanes on E1 Cielo, Mesquite and Ferrell
this is the only connector from the East side of town to the the
bike lanes on Murry and Toledo going to the Canyons and to the
South side of town and then to South Palm Canyon and Belardo to
come back downtown . why would we want to discontinue this well
thought out plan? Simply because a few (or worse, a lot of)
people want La Verne to be basically a back road race track?
Has the road diet that was completed on Murry and Toledo really
decreased the value or life style of the residents that use
those roads negatively? I think not. Perhaps on occasion they
have to slow down a little because another driver is going
slower than they'd like them to but that slow down is probably
still over the speed limit for a residential area! I ride my
bike there often and I also have friends in this neighborhood
and when I drive my car to visit them I can say that the only
times I have been annoyed that I couldn 't go faster were times
when I probably shouldn 't have!
Palm Springs is becoming known as a cycling destination and
giving even the casual riders a place to ride safely can only
bring us more people not less .
Finally I would argue that most importantly, Laverne is that is
not a freeway, it was not intended to be driven at high speeds
like it is . It is a road thru a neighborhood to another
neighborhood , with a high volume of tourists and locals jogging ,
walking their dogs or riding bikes and so continuing the project
as planned with the road diet has no downside especially when
you consider that you may prevent a serious or fatal accident
simply by slowing traffic down and giving people a safer area to
walk, run or ride a bike .
To finish I quote what another city learned the hard way after
an accident and noted in their report - These "Study authors
note with some sad irony that officials had been concerned
about an uproar over the traffic impact of a road diet , and
instead got an uproar about the safety hazards that very diet
would have addressed . Here' s what they ended up realizing -
' Public officials should be less timid in their approach to
implementing positive changes that improve safety and walk-
ability even at the expense of potential delays to traffic"'
Let' s not be that city. It' s happened in La Quinta, let ' s do
our very best to prevent it here . Be leaders , set the standard
for others to follow!
Thank you !
The Amazing Benefits of Slowing Down Traffic. Measured in Money
and Lives
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The Amazing Benefits of Slowing Down Traffic,
Measured in Money and Lives
Eric Jaffc
An unfort,mate case study i,: s,oii'..ica! inaction,,
https : //safety. fhwa. dot gov/road diets/resources/pdf/roadDiet My
thBuster. pdf
Mindy Reed, Owner
Zin American Bistro
198 s Palm Canyon Drive, Palm springs
pszin . com
760 322 6300
Revel Public House
Palm springs Brewing Co
140 5 Pa7m Canyon Drive, Palm springs
A icanteps. com
760 325 9464
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Cindy Berardi
From: Marcus Fuller
Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 10:16 AM
To: Anthony Mejia; Cindy Berardi
Cc: Tabitha Richards
Subject: FW: La Verne Bike Lane Project
From: Victor Yepello [ma i Ito:Vic(�)vicandron.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 3:05 PM
To: Christy Holstege; Lisa Middleton; JR Roberts; Geoff Kors; Robert Moon; Marcus Fuller; Savat Khamphou; Gianfranco
Laurie; Brett Klein; Nancy Ferguson; John Siegel; Jim Rothblatt; Gary Lueders
Subject: La Verne Bike Lane Project
I apologize for this late email. I thought 1 could speak tonight but have been called away.
The LaVerne bike lanes were approved as we wrapped up our Citywide Bike Lane Project and is intended to
provide a circular track around the Indian Canyons area and to help cyclists and NEV's get to Belardo Rd and
then downtown safely and on bike lanes. Eventually this will also aid in getting everyone to the CV Link
connection.
Going from past experiences with Farrell, Alejo, Murray Cyn, and El Cielo the carmegeddon never materialized
and the lanes have proven themselves to be very popular and they give cyclists a safe experience. In fact, as a
ride around town, I see more bikes this year than ever before.
Back when we did the road diets, we deferred as a committee, to the traffic studies and to Savat and Marcus to
use their best judgement on what would work. They used the studies and it worked out fine. Also, I recall it
being said that it's only paint and can be removed if it doesn't work as envisioned and planned. In each case
mentioned, it has been very successful providing both cyclist safety and reduced speeds on those streets.
LaVerne is very important to completing the Indian Canyon area and I hope we can get it done. The success of
our bike lanes around town is now more evident than ever and I hope we complete this important piece of the
puzzle.
Thank you for your consideration,
Vic Yepello
Victor Yepello, Realtor®
CalBRE#01724773
760.323.5000(office)
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