HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 - Balboa Boulevard Rehabilitation, Main Street to "G" Street, Contract No. 3176 - Approval of Plans and Specifications and Authorization to AdvertiseMarch 8, 1999
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
ITEM NO. 10
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: BALBOA BOULEVARD REHABILITATION, MAIN STREET TO "G" STREET,
CONTRACT NO. 3176 — APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND
AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Approve the project plans and specifications.
2. Authorize the advertising for bids.
DISCUSSION:
During last year's budget process, money was budgeted for the rehabilitation of Balboa
Boulevard with new asphalt concrete pavement and the removal and replacement of
deteriorated curb and gutter. This project is scheduled to be done after the completion of the
utility underground district work.
Staff has been working closely with the leadership of the Balboa Peninsula Point Association
(BPPA) on a street design that incorporates the following 4 noteworthy features:
1. The tree species designated for Balboa Boulevard will
Queen Palm.
2. Interlocking pavers will be used in the design of
intersection.
3. Balboa Boulevard will be narrowed from 4 lanes to 2
accommodate additional landscaping.
be changed from the Magnolia to the
the Balboa Boulevard /Main Street
lanes between `A" and "B" Street to
4. A median island has been added at "A" Street. A proposed sign kiosk could be constructed
within this median as part of a future project.
The BPPA requested the designated tree species change from the Magnolia to the Queen
Palm for Balboa Boulevard from Main Street to Channel Road as part of their beautification
plan. This request was considered and approved at the March 2, 1999, meeting of the Parks,
Beaches and Recreation Commission. Staff has also been working closely with BPPA on tree
placement locations. In order to plant the trees at locations agreeable to property
owners /residents, BPPA and the City, exceptions to the Council Policy G -6 are being
incorporated in the project. These exceptions have been looked at individually and do not
appear to impact City operations.
The intersection of Balboa Boulevard and Main Street was designed using an enhanced
pavement treatment. Three other intersections within the village area could be designed with a
similar enhanced pavement treatment in the future, if this pilot project is successful. Data will
be collected about the maintenance and durability of the enhanced pavement treatment at this
intersection. Staff has worked with representatives of the nearby businesses with regard to the
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choice of style and color of the enhanced pavement treatment.
A proposal to narrow Balboa Boulevard from 56 feet to 44 feet (curb to curb) from "A" Street to
"B" Street to accommodate additional landscaping is part of the BPPA's beautification plan.
The new landscaped areas will be planted with clusters of Queen Palms. The City Traffic
Engineer has determined that there would be minimal adverse impacts to traffic circulation due
to the narrowing of Balboa Boulevard if a 200 -foot long taper is used.
The final feature of this design calls for the construction of a median island at "A" Street that
could accommodate a proposed sign kiosk. Many tourists get confused in this area in their
search for routes to the Ferry, Pavilion, and Coast Highway. Illegal U -tums on Balboa
Boulevard frequently occur due to navigational errors. The sign kiosk is proposed to reduce
confusion and thereby reduce inadvertent traffic through the residential neighborhoods.
The engineer's construction cost estimate is $526,000.00. Sufficient funds are available in the
FY 1998 -99 appropriation for this project. Staff proposes to bid the project in March in order to
complete construction of the Main /Balboa intersection before summer. The remainder of the
work will be done during the summer and early fall.
The Public Works Department has prepared the plans and specifications for the road
resurfacing. An architectural firm was retained to design the interlocking pavers at the
intersection of Balboa Boulevard at Main Street. These plans are available in the Public Works
Department and will be in the City Council Conference Room before the meeting.
It is recommended that the project plans and specifications be approved and project be
advertised for bids.
Resp II/y�submitted
Don ebb
Public Works Director ,,
By: ` rf/
Ed Wimmer, P .
Senior Civil Engineer
Attachments: Exhibit 1, Reduced Size Plan of Street Narrowing of Balboa Boulevard from "A"
Street to "B" Street
Exhibit 2, Reduced Size Plan of Enhanced Pavement Treatment for Intersection
of Main Street and Balboa Boulevard
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