REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for the Mary Avenue Overcrossing Environmental Impact Report (F16-119) and Approval of Budget Modification No. 14 to Appropriate $686,125 in Traffic Impact Fee Funding for the Project
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract to Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc. of Pleasanton in an amount not-to-exceed $623,750 to prepare the Mary Avenue Overcrossing Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and associated traffic analyses, and for a 10% contract contingency in the amount of $62,375. Approval is also requested for Budget Modification No. 14 to provide $686,125 in Traffic Impact Fee funding for the project.
EXISTING POLICY
Consistent with the provision of Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.08, contracts for the procurement of services are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On April 5, 2016, Council authorized the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to analyze and environmentally clear four options for the Mary Avenue Overcrossing project (RTC No. 16-0219):
* A four-lane Mary Avenue with dedicated bike lanes and sidewalks
* A two-lane Mary Avenue with enhanced bike lanes and sidewalks
* A bicycle and pedestrian crossing
* Remove the extension from the General Plan
Prior to this, staff conducted a Council Study Session on August 18, 2015 to review the City's transportation priorities, including the Mary Avenue project, and submitted a follow up informational RTC ( No. 15-0953) in November 2015 to cover prior history and background on Mary Avenue, and to ...
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