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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 7
Meeting Date 12/1/87
ITEM TITLE: a) Resolution/~33jp ,~ Amending existing agreement with
Mestre-Greve Associates to prepare Air and Noise Analyses for
the widening of Otay Lakes Road from Apache Drive to Rutgers
Avenue
b) Resolution 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ Amending existing agreement with
Regional Environmental Consultants (RECON) to prepare a
Biological Analysis, for the widening of Otay Lakes Road from
Apache Drive to Rutgers Avenue L~
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
REVIEWED BY: City Manager;'~,j~ ~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
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On October 13, 1987, Council approved Resolution Numbers 13277 and 13278
entering into agreements with Mestre-Greve Associates and Regional
Environmental Consultants (RECON), respectively, to prepare Environmental
Studies required to complete an environmental assessment for the widening of
Otay Lakes Road from Apache Drive to Rutgers Avenue (adjacent to Navy
Housing). The road widening was required as a condition on the construction
of the Navy Housing project. The Navy procured the funds for the project.
However, the City assumed the responsibility for the execution of design and
construction.
The City is also responsible for the widening of Telegraph Canyon Road between
Apache Drive and Otay Lakes Road, as a result of an agreement between the City
and the developers of Charter Point Subdivision. The agreement allowed the
developers to deposit funds with the City to fund widening the road adjacent
to the subdivision in lieu of widening at the time of development. As a
result, the City became responsible for future widening of the road.
Telegraph Canyon Road, Apache Drive west to Paseo Ladera and Otay Lakes Road
from Rutgers Avenue east to the Eastlake business center will be widened as a
requirement of the Eastlake development plan. Preliminary plans submitted by
Eastlake propose grading for the ultimate six lane road, a drainage channel,
and paving for an interim four lane road. Staff proposes to widen Telegraph
Canyon Road and construct the drainage channel from Apache Drive to Rutgers
Avenue in the same manner as is proposed in EastLake's preliminary plans.
Staff also proposes to combine the Navy Housing and Charter Point road
widening projects into one project. Combining the projects will permit
concurrent construction of both segments, thereby reducing the disruption of
traffic that would occur if the projects were constructed separately. The
combination would also permit the preparation of one environmental document
rather than two separate documents. Since preparation of the environmental
• document for the widening adjacent to the Navy Housing Project is underway, it
would require little additional effort to include the Charter Point widening
project in the same document.
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The amendments now before council will extend the study area to include
Telegraph Canyon Road from Apache Drive to Otay Lakes Road (Charter Point).
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:
1. Adopt a resolution amending the existing agreement with Mestre-Greve
Associates for preparation of Air and Noise Analyses for Otay Lakes Road
(Navy Housing) to include Telegraph Canyon Road from Apache Drive to Otay
Lakes Road.
2. Adopt a resolution amending the existing agreements with Regional
Environmental Consultants (RECON) for preparation of a Biological Analysis
for Otay Lakes Road to include Telegraph Canyon Road from Apache Drive to
Otay Lakes Road.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
In October of 1987, the City entered into agreements with the consultant firms
of Mestre Greve Associates and RECON to prepare environmental studies to be
included in the environmental assessment for the widening of Otay Lakes Road
from Apache Drive to Rutgers Avenue adjacent to the Navy Housing Project.
Mestre-Greve Associates will conduct the air quality and noise analysis and
RECON will prepare the biological study. This road widening project will be
funded by Federal Defense Access Road funds. Therefore, the environmental
assessment must meet the National Environment Protection Act (NEPA) guidelines.
A simi 1 ar road widening project i s programmed for Telegraph Canyon Road from
Apache Drive to Otay Lakes Road. When the development of the Charter Point
subdivision occurred, the developer was required to deposit $800,000 in funds
with the City to provide for the future widening of Telegraph Canyon Road to
four lanes.
In order to better coordinate both of these projects and to minimize costs and
disruption of traffic due to construction, staff proposes to combine the two
projects into one.
The scope of work for the widening of Otay Lakes Road adjacent to the Navy
Housing includes grading for the future six lane road and paving for a four
lane road. The widening adjacent to Charter Point will similarly include
grading for the ultimate six lane widening. However, the funds deposited by
the developer of Charter Point did not include sufficient funds for the
additional grading or drainage facilities. It is anticipated that any
additional funds required to complete the project will be appropriated from
available Federal Aid Urban (FAU) funds or development impact fee. Because
federal funds could be used, the environmental document for this segment must
also meet federal (NEPA) guidelines. Therefore, a single environmental
document meeting both State and Federal guidelines will be prepared for the
• combined projects.
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Staff is, therefore, recommending that the existing agreements with the
environmental consultants be amended to extend the limits of their studies to
include Telegraph Canyon Road from Apache to Otay Lakes Road,
A proposal was requested and received from both htestre-Greve Associates and
RECON for the additional work (see attachment A and B), They have been
reviewed by staff and are considered fair and reasonable.
FISCAL IMPACT: The fees for the additional services, $2,050, will be funded
by monies allocated from Gas Tax funds for design to widen Otay Lakes Road.
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