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Date: May 3, 2017 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Subject: DISCUSSION ON THE CV LINK AND DIRECTION ON THE DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
From: David H. Ready, City Manager
Initiated by: Engineering Services Department
SUMMARY
Continued discussion by the City Council relative to the proposed CV Link Multi-Modal
Transportation Project which is planned for construction by the Coachella Valley
Association of Governments (CVAG). The CV Link is a 49-mile non-motorized, multi-
modal transportation path that passes through the Coachella Valley, including the City
of Palm Springs. CVAG prepared a Draft Environment Impact Report (DEIR) to assess
potential environmental impacts of the CV Link, which is scheduled to be voted upon at
an upcoming Special CVAG Executive Committee Meeting. Three potentially feasible
path alignments are analyzed based on assessment of characteristics such as physical
conditions, land ownership, and regulatory conditions.
RECOMMENDATION:
Provide direction to the Mayor as the City's representative to the CVAG Executive
Committee, relative to a Special CVAG Meeting on May 15, 2017, to consider approval
of the CV Link DEIR.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The CV Link Multi-Modal Transportation Project (CV Link) is a proposed 49 mile multi-
modal path that would provide access and connectivity between residential,
commercial, recreational, and institutional uses throughout eight cities in the region from
Palm Springs to Coachella. The project is anticipated to result in a reduction of traffic
and air pollutants in the region. The DEIR was prepared by the CVAG pursuant to
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to evaluate potential impacts associated
with the near-term construction and operation of CV Link's route, from Palm Springs to
Coachella.
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The CV Link route does not include the City of Rancho Mirage. The CV Link will also
incorporate and expand the Tahquitz Creek Trail in Palm Springs, between South Palm
Canyon Drive and the Whitewater Channel. The western termini are at Highway 111
(North Palm Canyon Drive) in northern Palm Springs (the Palm Springs Visitor Center at
Tramway Road — access point for the Aerial Tram) and at South Palm Canyon Drive in
central Palm Springs providing access to adjacent commercial services and to
Downtown Palm Springs, as well as the Tahquitz Canyon Visitor Center.
The CV Link route largely follows, and is to be built upon, the levees of the region's
principal watercourses, including Chino Wash, Tahquitz Creek, and the Whitewater
River Stormwater Channel. In some locations, the pathway shares right-of-way with
roads and provides direct access to key commercial districts and recreational and
institutional venues.
The CV Link route extends through 15.3 miles within the City of Palm Springs, along
two routes: 1) Whitewater River levee (with alternative alignments adjacent to the Four
Seasons community; and 2) Tahquitz Creek trail. The Exhibits shown on the following
pages from the DEIR identify the alignments analyzed within Palm Springs. The main
alignment of CV Link begins at the Palm Springs Visitor's Center on N. Palm Canyon
Dr. at Tram Way, with two alternatives extending north along either the east or west
sides of N. Palm Canyon Dr. to the Chino Creek / Whitewater River levee, with a
proposed overcrossing bridge structure at Chino Creek (for the westerly alignment
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The DEIR describes the alternative alignments along N. Palm Canyon Dr. in Section
4.2, and states:
The segment extending from the Visitor Center includes a bridge structure spanning
Highway 111. As shown Exhibit 4.2-2, the current condition at this location offers a clear
view of the San Jacinto foothills. The proposed overcrossing will span the divided four-
lane roadway at this location. The visual impact of the proposed bridge is also shown on
Exhibit 4.2-2. Its open design and thin profile will still be evident against the mountain
and desert background but will not detract from or significantly obscure the mountain
and desert vistas. The overcrossing is reflective of the "Palm Springs Modern" style of
architecture, and still allows views of the mountains through its structure. At its location
adjacent to the Four Seasons community, three alignment variations are proposed: one
on the top of the levee, one in the 10 to 15 foot area
A visual simulation of the proposed overcrossing on N. Palm Canyon Dr. is shown here.
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The City Council may want to identify its preferred alternative for the CV Link alignment
at this location, whether it includes an alignment along the westerly side of N. Palm
Canyon Drive with a signature overcrossing, or an alignment along the easterly side of
N. Palm Canyon Drive with an at-grade crossing at San Rafael Drive.
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The CV Link alignment extends further east and south along the Chino Creek levee,
with three alternative routes identified for the segment adjacent to the Four Seasons
community, and an additional alignment along the easterly extension of San Rafael Dr.
and along the northerly extension of Sunrise Way as shown here.
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The DEIR describes the alternative alignments along the Chino Creek / Whitewater
River levee adjacent to the Four Seasons community in Section 4.2, and states:
At its location adjacent to the Four Seasons community, three alignment
variations are proposed: one on the top of the levee, one in the 10 to 15 foot area
between the top of the levee and the Four Seasons property line, and one at the
base of the levee in the channel bottom. The first alignment variation on top of
the levee would result in CV Link users having views into the rear yards of the
residents, because the elevation of the levee is above the elevation of the
homes. The residents' views of the mountains to the north could be partially
obstructed by screening that would be installed on the levee top to assure
privacy, but the peaks of the range would remain visible due to the angle of the
view at this location, as it relates to the levee top (also see Section 4.10, Land
Use). The second alignment variation in the intervening land between the levee
and the Four Seasons property line would occur at the same elevation as the
homes, and existing perimeter walls would remain. Under this alignment
variation, the views of the mountains to the north from residents'properties would
remain as they currently occur, since the Proposed Project would not change the
visual condition. The third alignment variation on the channel bottom would be on
the north side of the levee, and would not be proximate to, or visible to Four
Seasons residents. The location of the path in the floodplain will also assure that
the views from the Four Seasons community of the surrounding mountains will
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remain as they are currently. As shown in Exhibit 4.2-3, at this location there are
sweeping views of the mountains and foothills. The addition of CV Link, as
shown in the Exhibit, will not impact the scenic vista at this location. Rather, it will
create an opportunity for a wider range of the local population to have access to
this scenic vista.
The third alignment variation adjacent to the Four Seasons community could be
identified by the City Council as the preferred alternative, as it places the CV Link in a
location separated from the adjacent residential properties by the existing Whitewater
River levee. A visual simulation of the third alignment variation with CV Link extending
along the north side (wash side) of the Whitewater River levee is shown here.
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A final location that warrants special consideration is the alignment along and through
the Tahquitz Creek Golf Course. The alignment is proposed to generally extend along
the City's existing bike path system, however, at the location around Hole 17 of the
Tahquitz Creek Golf Course, there is an existing convergence of bicyclists, pedestrians,
and golf carts along a joint-use golf cart/bike path system, shown extending around
Hole 17 and the existing golf course lake. The proposed alignment suggests using the
existing joint-use path, with the existing cart path bridge across the lake. An exhibit
showing the CV Link alignment in this area, and an aerial photo of the area, are shown
on the next page.
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Staff and Councilmember Mills have performed several site visits with CVAG staff to
review the proposed CV Link alignment in this area, and an alternative alignment is
begin recommended to construct a new separate CV Link path bridge across the golf
course lake, parallel with the existing golf cart path, identified in red on the aerial photo
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The City Council may want to identify its preferred alternative for the CV Link alignment
at this location, to include a new bridge crossing of the golf course lake in lieu of using
the existing joint-use path system and golf cart bridge.
Wherever possible, CV Link will be a dual path system that includes a path for faster
modes of travel, such as bicycles and low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs), and a
separate path for slower modes, including pedestrians. Path widths will vary depending
upon right-of-way availability and terrain. A range of surface materials have been
evaluated for their durability, cost, aesthetics, and functionality, and materials may vary
with location and purpose. Pathway cross-sections are illustrated in the following
figures. Shade structures, restrooms, drinking fountains, signage, street furniture,
electric vehicle charging stations, and other accessory features will be built to support
the needs of travelers. Landscaping and security measures, including fencing, barriers,
lighting, and emergency access, will be integrated into project design. The pathway will
also incorporate informational kiosks and public art at appropriate locations, particularly
at important access and intersection points to assist users with way-finding. Drainage
improvements will be installed, and access for emergency, utility, and channel
maintenance vehicles will be provided, where necessary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Section 21084 of the California Public Resources Code requires Guidelines for
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In accordance with
the CEQA Guidelines, CVAG acting as "Lead Agency" pursuant to CEQA, completed an
environmental analysis of the potential impacts resulting from construction of the CV
Link. CVAG issued a Notice of Availability of the DEIR for the CV Link Project, identified
as State Clearinghouse Project No. 2013111050, and solicited public comments from
January 5 through February 21, 2017.
The Project is funded, in part, by federal funds, requiring local oversight by the State of
California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans). As a federally funded project, the
Project is subject to environmental review pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). Caltrans, as assigned by the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA), is
the lead agency for the project under the NEPA. A separate Environmental Assessment
(EA) document is being prepared to evaluate the project's potential environmental
effects in accordance with NEPA. The EA document will serve as the principal
informational document for project analysis by Caltrans and federal agencies with an
interest in the CV Link Project, including the US Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the
US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE).
The DEIR has analyzed various project alternatives, as identified below.
Proposed Project— Project without Rancho Mirage:
The project begins with a western terminus at Highway 111 in Northern Palm Springs
and an eastern terminus at Airport Boulevard at the Coachella Valley Stormwater
Channel. CV Link segments in Rancho Mirage along the storm channel would be
deleted. The CV Link segments in the City of Palm Springs will also incorporate and
expand the Tahquitz Creek Trail in Palm Springs between South Palm Canyon Drive
and the Whitewater Channel. The western termini are at Highway 111 (North Palm
Canyon Drive) in northern Palm Springs (the Palm Springs Visitor Center at Tramway
Road — access point for the Aerial Tram) and at South Palm Canyon Drive in central
Palm Springs providing access to adjacent commercial services and to Downtown Palm
Springs, as well as the Tahquitz Canyon Visitor Center.
Alternative 1 — Project without Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells:
The primary difference between Alternative 1 and the proposed project is removal of CV
Link improvements in Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells. Termini for CV Link would be
accommodated in the vicinity of their city limits. This alternative assumes CV Link users
will be able to continue to pass through Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells on existing
sidewalks, bike paths, and streets. The eastern Indian Wells terminus is proposed to
begin at the western boundary of the City of La Quinta on the Southside of Highway 111
near Plaza La Quinta, continues north through a proposed at-grade crossing and
extends through the western edge of the Point Happy commercial development to the
Whitewater River Stormwater Channel. The City traffic engineer has expressed traffic
safety concerns with the proposed at-grade crossing for the project across Highway
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111. CVAG staff is considering a trailhead at Point Happy as an alternative to the
crossing of Highway 111 .
Alternative 2 — Project with all eight cities:
This project alternative evaluates the route through all of the incorporated cities,
unincorporated county and Native American lands from Palm Springs to Coachella.
Alternative 3 — No Build/No Project:
This project alternative includes continuing with the existing multi-modal network in the
vicinity of the CV Link route.
The DER evaluated environmental issues associated with the project implementation
and includes mitigation measures to mitigate project impacts.
The DEIR evaluated impacts associated with Land Use and Planning, and identified a
"Potentially Significant" impact (Section 4.10(b)): The Proposed Project could conflict
with applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the
project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal
program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
environmental effect as they relate to privacy of adjacent property owners."
In order to mitigate this potentially significant impact, CVAG has identified Mitigation
Measure LU-1:
LU-1 Where CV Link alignments abut residential land uses, and has the potential to
affect their privacy, structural and landscape screening as provided in the Conceptual
Master Plan standards and guidelines shall be applied.
The DER evaluated environmental impacts associated with Noise, and identified a
"Potentially Significant" impact (Section 4.12(b)): The Proposed Project will result in
exposure of persons to or generation of excessive groundborne vibration or
groundborne noise levels."
In order to mitigate this potentially significant impact, CVAG has identified the following
Mitigation Measures N-1 , N-4, N-6, and MMN-7:
N-1 Project construction activities shall only occur between the permitted hours of each
local jurisdiction's Municipal Code. The project construction supervisor shall ensure
compliance.
N-4 The use of large bulldozers within 100 feet of nearby sensitive land uses (e.g.
residential, school, etc.) shall be minimized and avoided if possible.
N-6 Alternative piling methods shall be used to reduce the potential impacts at nearby
sensitive receiver locations as follows:
a. No impact pile driving devices and C/DH piling methods shall be used within 76 feet
of sensitive receiver locations near the Thunderbird Channel and Deep Canyon
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Channel Bridge (as indicated on Table 4). Alternative piling methods are required to
reduce the vibration levels at these locations. Based on an evaluation by Caltrans an
alternative method, such as Tubex piles, which can produce lower vibration levels of
0.05 in/sec PPV at 25 feet during installation shall be used. Other pile driving
alternatives capable of producing equal or lower vibration levels are acceptable.
b. Cast-In-Drilled-Hole (C1DH) piling methods, or alternatives capable of producing
equal or lower vibration levels, shall be used for the following bridge locations as an
alternative to impact pile driving activities planned within 400 feet of sensitive receiver
locations (as indicated on Table 4.12-13, below):
Highway 111 Overcrossing
West Magnesia Canyon Channel Bridge at Highway 111
West Magnesia Canyon Channel Bridge at Library
Cook Street Overcrossing
La Quinta Channel Bridge
MMN-7 Residences and other sensitive land uses within 400 feet of the planned pile
locations shall be notified of the construction in writing. The notification shall describe
the activities anticipated, provide dates and hours, and provide contact information with
a description of a noise and vibration complaint and response procedure.
The DEIR evaluated environmental impacts associated with Noise, and identified a
"Potentially Significant" impact (Section 4.12(c)): The Proposed Project will result in a
substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity
above levels existing without the project.
In order to mitigate this potentially significant impact, CVAG has identified the following
Mitigation Measures N-1, N-2, N-3, N-4, and N-5:
N-1 Project construction activities shall only occur between the permitted hours of each
local jurisdiction's Municipal Code. The project construction supervisor shall ensure
compliance.
N-2 During all project site construction, all construction equipment, fixed or mobile, shall
be equipped with properly operating and maintained mufflers, consistent with
manufacturers' standards. The construction supervisor shall place all stationary
construction equipment so that emitted noise is directed away from the noise-sensitive
receivers nearest the Project site.
N-3 The construction supervisor shall locate equipment staging in areas that will create
the greatest distance between construction-related noise sources and noise-sensitive
receivers nearest the project site (i.e., at the planned staging areas or farther from
nearby sensitive receiver locations if possible) during all Project construction. 61 staging
areas have been determined along the Route, please see Appendix B (Alignments Map
Book). The closest distance between a sensitive receptor to a staging area will be 30
feet.
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N-4 The use of large bulldozers within 100 feet of nearby sensitive land uses (e.g.
residential, school, etc.) shall be minimized and avoided if possible.
N-5 The construction supervisor shall limit haul truck deliveries to the same hours
specified for construction equipment by each local jurisdiction's Municipal Code.
The DER has determined that the potentially significant environmental impacts
associated with Noise, identified in Sections 4-12(b) and 4-12(c) cannot be mitigated to
a level of less than significant, and has identified these as "Significant and Unavoidable"
impacts, which will require CVAG to prepare a Statement of Overriding Considerations
as part of its adoption of the DER.
CVAG is completing the environmental review process, has accepted previously
submitted public comments, and is scheduled to review the DER for potential approval
and adoption at the May 15, 2017, CVAG Executive Committee meeting. At City
Council's direction, this staff report is being presented to the City Council to allow
direction to be provided to the Mayor, as the City's representative to the CVAG
Executive Committee, on identification of the City's preferred alternative and approval of
the DER by CVAG.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Construction Costs
CVAG has developed an estimate for the initial construction costs for the CV Link,
which is identified in Table 12 of Appendix C (Master Plan Volumes 1 & 2) of the DER:
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Table 12: Proposed Initial Implementation Cost Estimate
Summary
Undercrossings and ramps J 1, i14,800
Bridge crossings of channels and roadways 0.2 $6.463.300
Crossings of roadways at-grade 0.6 $1,372.200
Existing routes with minor changes 2. $$6,500
Street segments to be upgraded 7.7 $5.758.700
Off Street Pathway 34.8 $43.479,300
Support Elements $4.187.100
Landscaping $6?35.900
Access Points $2.690,800
Subtotal $78,008,800
Mobilization $5.977.600
Right-of-Way Acquisition $963,100
Art $780.ioo
Contingency(10-25%,varies by element) $14.267,700
Total t99,997,300
At the time of the release for public review of the DEIR, CVAG had secured over $75
Million towards CV Link Project costs, as identified in Table 14 of Appendix C (Master
Plan Volumes 1 & 2) of the DEIR:
Table 14: CV Link Development Funding
CVAG Transportation Program $20,000,000 ✓ ✓
Southern California Air Quality tt7400,000 ✓
Management District(SCAQMD)-
Sentinel Air Quality Mitigation Funds
Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air $12,600,000 ✓ ✓ If
Quality(CMAQ)Ion rmement funds
California Active Transportation $10,000,000 ✓ ✓ ✓
Program(ATP)
Desert Healthcare District $10,000,000 ✓
State Transportation Improvement $2,000,000 ✓ ✓ ✓
Program(STIP)funds allocated by the
California Transportation Commission
(CTC)
California Strategic Growth Council $1,000,000 ✓
Riverside County Regional Park& $750,000 ✓. ✓
Open Space District*
Cathedral City(BTA) 111411 ✓
Caltrans Environmental Justice Grant 1291.000 ✓
TOTAL iJ6.609.ioo
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Most recently, the California Transportation Commission at its March 2017 meeting
awarded CVAG an additional $5,520,537 in funding through the Active Transportation
Program, bringing the total funding secured for construction to over $81 Million. All
construction costs associated with the CV Link Project will be paid by CVAG.
Long-Term Operational & Maintenance (O&M) Costs
CVAG has developed estimates for long-term O&M costs for the CV Link, which were
reviewed by the CVAG Executive Committee at its June 1, 2015, meeting. As part of the
CVAG staff report presented to the Executive Committee at that time, CVAG stated:
A lot of clamor has been made about how much each jurisdiction will be required
to contribute to O&M expenses over time. As early as August 2014, CVAG
addressed the long-term costs associated with CV Link's operations and
maintenance. (Refer to Attachment 2 — Section 7.8: Operational Funding, from
the August 2014 Draft CV Link Master Plan.) The latest CV Link Master Plan
states on page 153 that "construction and operations of the CV Link will not
require local funding." This is a phrase that has been repeated many times. Note
that the same document outlined 22 different ideas to cover the costs, including
several local ones, as was noted in the Desert Sun article from May 16, 2015,
and there is no "requirement" for local funding. Staffs intent has always been to
rely on regional, state, federal, and private sources of funding. If there is to be
local funding, it would voluntary and at the discretion of each local jurisdiction.
Further reference regarding long-term O&M costs and sources of funding is stated in
Section 8 of Appendix C (Master Plan Volumes 1 & 2):
Maintenance workers employed or contracted by a single agency would permit the
establishment of a consistent maintenance standard for the entire CV Link. Given that
CV Link is regional in nature, transportation focused, and there is a need for a steady
revenue stream, it is recommended that CVAG lead O&M as well as plan and construct
it.
Table 17 of Appendix C identifies the range of estimates for long-term O&M costs:
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Table 17: Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost Estimates
IVITY
MAINTENANCE
Sand and debris removal. $51.900 $80,000 $50.000
sweeping
Signs and pavement markings $ 6,400 $ 6,400 $46,400
Fences,bollards and gates $21,000 $21.000 $16,000
Clearing of drainage channels and $15.000 $45,000 $15,000
culverts
Restrooms $20.000 $40.000 $20,000
Site furnishings $30.000 $45,000 $30,000
Graffiti removal $30,000 $82,000 $30.000
Lighting maintenance $30.000 $30.000 $20.000
Landscaping $250.400 $300,400 $200,400
Subtotal MaMbnanea $504.700 $6",800 $427.800
OPERATIONS
NEV leases $36.000 $36.000 $O
Utilities electric and water) $28,900 $33,900 $23.900
Events,promotions and website $47,500 $62,500 $32.500
maintenance
Management,administration and $51,200 $176,000 $51.200
dispatch
Rangers $0 1
SubtotaiO ions $163.600 $661.500 $107,600
TOTAL MAINTENANCE AND $668.300 $1.561.300 $535.400
OPERATIONS
As stated in Appendix P (Community Impact Assessment) of the DEIR, the CV Link
Project will impose long-term operational and maintenance costs on CVAG and affected
local agencies. Specifically, the DER (Section 3.4 of Appendix P), states the following:
The project will also require long-term capital replacement costs, including costs
associated with minor and major repair, replacement, and/or restoration of
project components, such as bridges, surfaces, railings, and signage. These
costs are typically funded through annual reserve fund contributions. The project
will generate long-term maintenance costs, including those associated with
debris removal, routine inspections, trash disposal, and landscape and lighting
maintenance. Long-term operational costs will include utilities (electric and
water), events and promotions, dispatch and administration. Annual operational
and maintenance costs are estimated to be between approximately $535,000
and $1.56 million. Operational and maintenance costs are expected to be funded
through a variety of sources, such as public transportation funds, grants, taxes,
and private foundations. Donations, volunteer programs, and in-kind services
may also be used. The project will also require long-term police protection, costs
of which will be absorbed by local police departments and may be supplemented
by rangers and community volunteers.
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Any local commitment by the City of Palm Springs to absorb long-term O&M costs will
require specific review and approval by the City Council, which would likely be through a
Cooperative Agreement with CVAG and the other local agencies through which the CV
Link extends.
SUBMITTED:
Marcus L. Fuller, MPA, PE, PLS David H. Ready,
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer City Manager
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Alternate Proposal to Proposed
CV Link EIR
Mayor Rob Moon, City of Palm Springs
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Recommendation : Approve
Proposed Sections 2A and 2
Section 2A: Near Tahquitz Cathedral City 5.5 Miles East/West
Tahquitz Creek Creek Visitor Border Tahquitz Creek
Section (As Center Section 2a as
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Section 2: Cathedral City Ramon 1.5 Miles Palm Springs
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Whitewater Joint CC/PS Project
Bike Trail per Sept 2016
agreement.
TOTAL 9.8 Miles
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Visitor Center 111 at Chino Wash 0.8 Miles CVAG Proposal
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✓College of the Desert No Longer in the Plans for
North Palm Springs
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maintain and patrol
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• Provide direction on approval of EIR for CVAG
Executive Committee action on May 15, 2017
May 3rd Palm Springs City Council Meeting 6:00pm / CvLink
Randy Roberts, desertwaterenergyCo)gmail.com 5/1/2017
Via Email: city.clerk@paImspringsca.gov
Mayor Moon and Councilmembers,
My name is Randy Roberts.
I love bicycling and walking my dog. A Safe and Secure Valley
Wide pathway for Bicyclists and Pedestrians is an essential for
our quality of life and the future of the Coachella Valley.
The CvLink, as designed, is not safe for Bicyclists and
Pedestrians.
In fact, it is an inherently dangerous, untested and
unsubstantiated experiment designed to attract and spend $100+
million dollars of the public's money today and 10's of millions
more in the future.
Please remember, the fact that CVAG's proposal may be legal
does not make it safe.
These are the real facts, CVAG never told you about. They are
supported by easily verifiable documents.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles says
CVLINK's electric vehicles can weigh 3000 pounds with
passengers. Many will weigh even more.
Federal law prohibits the use of motorized vehicles
(including golf carts and LSVs) on federally funded
trails and pedestrian walkways, except in limited
circumstances? (U.S.C. §217(h) (5)).
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May 3rd Palm Springs City Council Meeting 6:00pm / CvLink
Randy Roberts, desertwaterenergV grnail.corn 5/l/ 2017
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
made it clear it does not endorse the use of Low Speed
Vehicles on general public roads.
• The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety Reports:
o Low Speed Vehicles did not perform well in testing.
In every instance, the dummies recorded
indications of seriously debilitating or fatal injuries
to drivers in real-world crashes."
o The Low Speed Vehicle standard was written for
social and recreational uses within planned
communities. It is not an appropriate standard to
apply to vehicles designed for vehicles used on
public roads
• Canada's transportation agency reports:
o Low Speed Vehicle frontal crashes at 25 mph, the
CvLink speed, clearly show the potential for
serious head and chest injury even with lap and
shoulder belts. Which golf carts do not have.
o There is no protection for the driver from injurious
contact with the steering column.
• The American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports:
o "golf-cart-related injuries skyrocketed more than
132 percent between 1990 and 2006. More than
147,000 people, ranging in age from 2 months to 96
years, were injured in golf cart crashes.
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May 3rd Palm Springs City Council Meeting 6:00pm / CvLink
Randy Roberts, desertwaterenergv(@gmail.com 5/l/2017
0 15 percent of injuries that occurred on streets
resulted in more concussions and hospitalizations.
o This is especially troubling as 100% of CVLINK will
be on city streets and concrete paved pathways
not soft golf courses. Large increases
Concussions and hospitalizations must follow.
• A 2012 AARP commissioned study reports:
o "Because of their larger size and weight and higher
speeds, LSVs on multiuse pathways can present
hazards to bicyclists, pedestrians, and other users.
o LSVs size and speed can be intimidating to other
users, especially older pedestrians who may have
a legitimate fear of falling." http./lassets.earp.org/rgcenterlppilliv-
comlinsight54.pdf
I know, it seems unbelievable that CVAGs 7+ years of preparation
and millions of dollars in consultants would present a plan than is
so dangerous and fundamentally flawed.
CVAG has done just that and misrepresented the entire basis for
combining Low Speed Electric Vehicles traveling at 25mph on
shared pathways.
CVAG's published plan completely contradicts the Low
Speed Vehicle premise behind CvLink:
htti)s://www.ra n ch o m i rageca.(Iov/wp-
content/uploads/2015/11/CVAG NEV Plan March 2015.pdf
o As of 2015 CVAG stated the number of neighborhood electric
vehicles registered in the valley as 440.
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May 3rd Palm Springs City Council Meeting 6:00pm / CvLink
Randy Roberts, desertwaterenergy angmail.com 5/l/2017
o In addition, CVAG' states" the neighborhood electric
vehicle fleet has not grown over the last decade"
• That's right; CVAG is spending $100+ million dollars to
accommodate 440 electric vehicles.
Here is the "dirty little secret" CVAG so desperately
wants to hide from the cities and public; These Low
Speed Electric Vehicles that CVAG is spending your
$100 + million on do not exist and will not exist in the
Coachella Valley.
• These vehicles cost between $9,000 and $30,000+ depending on
options and battery capacity. They cannot be driven on roadways
with traffic speed higher than 35 mph.
• Commonsense dictates that very few can afford them and those that
can already have or will purchase Hybrids, Plug-Ins & Alternative
Fuel vehicles that can use all public roads and highways.
• Obviously, CVAG and their consultants didn't get the
memo:
o People love their Prius, Volts, Leafs, Teslas and a
multitude of other environmentally responsible
vehicles
• CVAG has said the benefits of CVLINK will bring more than
$500 million dollar into our Valley with a rise in Tourism,
Visitors and Residents.
• These future tourists, residents and visitors will not be
TOWING their Low Speed Electric Vehicles to our Valley to
ride on the CVLINK
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May 3rd Palm Springs City Council Meeting 6:00pm / CvLink
Randy Roberts, desertwaterenergy(a)gmail.com 5/1/2017
• These tourists, visitors and residents are coming to Bicycle,
Walk & Run on a safe and secure valley wide pathway.
I know you are intelligent, reasonable and we'll-intentioned leaders.
Somehow along the way yours and the public's perception of CvLink got
distorted as to the necessity of a Low Speed Electric vehicle component to
attract tourism, visitors, residents and younger people.
I've provided you a comprehensive & documented analysis of
dangerous and fundamental flaws in the CVLINK in this and
previous documents.
Ask yourselves is it wise to combining 30001b vehicles traveling
25 with pedestrians at 3 and bicyclists at 8-15 mph?
Now, please ask yourselves about the wisdom of approving
CVLINK as currently designed.
Thank you for considering these issues.
Regards,
Randy Roberts
Palm Desert
520-834-3932
desertwaterenergyCa)g mail.corn
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Public Comment
for Palm Springs City Council meeting of May 3, 2017
Honorable Mr. Moon, council members Foat, Kors, Mills, and
Roberts, and hard-working city staff members : I am Thomas Kohn, a
resident of Palm Springs, a hiker, road cyclist, and mountain
biker.
Thank you, Mayor Moon and councilman Roberts, for your statements
about CV Link in the Desert Sun. I hope that Palm Springs soon
will be home to 16 miles of multi-use path through the city' s
middle and the city' s edges to the north and east .
If the most convenient access is within one and a half miles '
distance, then very few residents of the city will be far from CV
Link. Those unserved areas are, generally, Old Las Palmas, Ruth
Hardy Park, part of the Movie Colony, and the southern part of
Indian Canyons .
I recently sent thank-you notes to the city council of Cathedral
City. This past week, construction started on the first two miles
of what will become CV Link. Routed along the west levee of the
Whitewater River, it connects Vista Chino and Ramon Road.
I thank you, too, council members, since a September 2016
cooperative agreement allowed Cathedral City to build its
Whitewater Bike Trail 3/4 of a mile into our city.
The agreement also assigns maintenance to Cathedral City. We
should be able to see what indeed the costs are for maintaining a
segment of what will become CV Link.
This new project may also test whether a bike path that is used,
maintained, and patrolled will attract vandals and criminals . In
other cities with similar paths, the anecdotal evidence is that
such paths are safer.
CV Link offers a way to reduce congestion and conflict on
arterial streets . Separating the vulnerable members of the
transportation system, CV Link offers a safe alternative for the
distance cyclists, the walkers, the runners, and the LSEV riders.
CV Link also offers a safe route to schools for the youth in our
city, and expands the parks and recreational amenities that the
desert cities are known for.
I ask you all to support the full routing of CV Link through Palm
Springs .
Thank you for your consideration.
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Thomas Kohn
608 S E1 Cielo Rd
Palm Springs CA 92264
937 . 271 . 1484
board member, Friends of CV Link
member, Desert Trails Alliance
member, Trails Management Subcommittee of CVAG Conservation
Commission
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Terri Milton
From: Chuck Steinman <c.e.steinman@comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:35 AM
To: letters@desertsun.com
Cc: Robert Moon;A Roberts; Geoff Kors; Ginny Foat;Terri Milton
Subject: Is the CV Link Over-Designed?
Attachments: Is the CV Link Over Designed.docx
A CV Link bikeway and pedestrian pathway would be a great asset to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley,
especially as golf becomes less attractive to our younger and more active visitors and residents. However, we
must evaluate if it is really beneficial to provide for electric vehicles, given the width requirements and a host of
associated "bells and whistles" that may be more costly to build and maintain. While it is argued that the
construction costs mostly will be subsidized by building for these vehicles, "nothing in life is free." Palm
Springs will face the largest share of the maintenance costs because it has the largest portion of the proposed
CV Link; yet those costs are not estimated. Furthermore, the multi-volume 2016 Conceptual Master Plan does
not evaluate or break out all the costs to accommodate electric vehicles. How much additional right-of-way,
pavement widths, charging stations, utilities, etc. will be needed for these vehicles? What are the additional
construction and maintenance costs that will result? Do the electric vehicle incentive funds far outweigh the
savings that would result if the CV Link served only bicycles and pedestrians? Will the presence of electrical
vehicles make a difference for safety, neighborhood impacts, vandalism, or crime-related considerations? To
achieve voter support, we need a cost-benefit analysis of the key components of the project to answers these
questions.
Chuck Steinman
c.e.stei nman(&com cast.net
cell 617-974-1613
600 E. Sierra Way
Palm Springs, CA 92264
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Terri Milton
From: Chuck Steinman <c.e.steinman@comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:39 AM
To: letters@desertsun.com
Cc: Robert Moon;JR Roberts; Geoff Kors; Ginny Foat; Terri Milton
Subject: Is the CV Link Over-Designed?
Attachments: Is the CV Link Over Designed.docx
A CV Link bikeway and pedestrian pathway would be a great asset to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley,
especially as golf becomes less attractive to our younger and more active visitors and residents. However, we
must evaluate if it is really beneficial to provide for electric vehicles, given the width requirements and a host of
associated "bells and whistles"that may be more costly to build and maintain. While it is argued that the
construction costs mostly will be subsidized by building for these vehicles, "nothing in life is free." Palm
Springs will face the largest share of the maintenance costs because it has the largest portion of the proposed
CV Link; yet those costs are not estimated. Furthermore, the multi-volume 2016 Conceptual Master Plan does
not evaluate or break out all the costs to accommodate electric vehicles. How much additional right-of-way,
pavement widths, charging stations, utilities, etc. will be needed for these vehicles? What are the additional
construction and maintenance costs that will result? Do the electric vehicle incentive funds far outweigh the
savings that would result if the CV Link served only bicycles and pedestrians? Will the presence of electrical
vehicles make a difference for safety, neighborhood impacts, vandalism, or crime-related considerations? To
achieve voter support, we need a cost-benefit analysis of the key components of the project to answers these
questions.
Chuck Steinman
c.e.steinmanCtvcomeast.net
cell 617-974-1613
600 E. Sierra Way
Palm Springs, CA 92264
r
Is the CV Link Over-Designed?
A CV Link bikeway and pedestrian pathway would be a great asset to Palm Springs
and the Coachella Valley, especially as golf becomes less attractive to our younger
and more active visitors and residents. However, we must evaluate if it is really
beneficial to provide for electric vehicles, given the width requirements and a host
of associated "bells and whistles" that may be more costly to build and maintain.
While it is argued that the construction costs mostly will be subsidized by building
for these vehicles, "nothing in life is free." Palm Springs will face the largest share of
the maintenance costs because it has the largest portion of the proposed CV Link;
yet those costs are not estimated. Furthermore, the multi-volume 2016 Conceptual
Master Plan does not evaluate or break out all the costs to accommodate electric
vehicles. How much additional right-of-way, pavement widths, charging stations,
utilities, etc. will be needed for these vehicles? What are the additional construction
and maintenance costs that will result? Do the electric vehicle incentive funds far
outweigh the savings that would result if the CV Link served only bicycles and
pedestrians? Will the presence of electrical vehicles make a difference for safety,
neighborhood impacts, vandalism, or crime-related considerations? To achieve
voter support,we need a cost-benefit analysis of the key components of the project
to answers these questions.
Chuck Steinman
Sierra Way, Palm Springs, CA
Terri Milton
From: Robert Pilger <robertpilger@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 7:53 PM
To: CityClerk
Subject: Please support all of CV Link in Palm Springs
I am asking the Palm Springs City Council and Mayor to fully support the CV link multi use trail (the full 16 mi.) because
this is not only a recreational asset, but will become more important, with time, a transportation asset to our city.
Only through connectivity with the other municipalities and their trail infrastructure can this be successfully used as an
alternative to the fossil fuel motor vehicles. The CV link will be utilized more and more because of the favorable
weather, and lack of hills in
our desert valley. Sincerely, Robert Pilger, 221 So Patencio Rd Palm Springs CA
Terri Milton
From: Barbara Hawkins Villani <bhvillani@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 7:40 PM
To: CityClerk
Subject: Please support all of CV Link in Palm Springs
PLEASE BUILD AND APPROVE THE WHOLE TRAIL FOR CV LINK IN PALM SPRINGS
Barbara and Ralph Villani, 1028 E. San Lorenzo Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92264
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Terri Milton
From: Alvin Stein <asalstein@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 9:10 AM
To: CityClerk
Subject: May 3 Council Meeting
Am unable to attend.Please put through my comments re: CV Link at the proper time: Thank you.
Dear Council Members:As a Financial Advisor and bicyclist, I will plainly state that among you,only Mayor
Moon has it right.
To allow the Link anywhere but on the proposed Southern Route in our city would be a Financial Disaster.
With over $100 Million in Unfunded liabilities and much unexpected new expenses to come from the
Downtown Fiasco,exposing ourselves to the Hazards and non benefits of the NorthernSection would represent a
betrayal to the tax-payers of Palm Springs.
The Group calling itself Friends of the CV Link have no knowledge of this Northern portion, except that they
want to ride their bikes Everywhere they can for their own selfish and limited interests. And who's going to get
to their aid in a timely fashion when bitten by one of the many Rattle snakes,or when someone passes out on
this inacessable area in July or August?
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Terri Milton
From: Peter Wascher <pwasch@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 11:46 AM
To: CityClerk
Subject: CV LINK
the full-blown idea would be a great benefit to palm springs: promoting health, providing new way to view our beautiful
scenery, increasing safety, attracting tourists. do it! —pete wascher, 1629 s riverside dr
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