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TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE PROGRAM UPDATE
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: PAUL MARTIN, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services for the update of the City's Traffic Impact Fee Program for a period of three (3) years with the option for a one-year renewal period in an amount not to exceed $149,740, in final form as approved by the City Attorney.
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $14,974 for any unforeseen costs that may be required by the project.
3. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the PSA and any future amendments to the agreement.
4. Authorize appropriation of $164,714 from the Measure M2 Fairshare Fund 416 fund balance.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Costa Mesa employs a Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) program to fund transportation system improvements necessitated by new land development. The TIF program, established in 1993, is based on the Comprehensive Transportation System Improvement Program (CTSIP), which serves as the program's nexus mandating circulation improvements to mitigate transportation system impacts resulting from new land development.
The current CTSIP uses capacity-based level of service (LOS) as the program evaluation metric. Improvements to ensure that the LOS standard is achieved and is maintained at intersections within the defined impact area are included within the current TIF program. The City seeks to revise the TIF program to update eligible projects and costs, support Statewide goals to reduce vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gases (GHGs) consistent with Senate Bill 743 (SB 743), and comply with all recently adopted applicable state laws. The nee...
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