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CONSIDERATION OF • CONSULTANT
AGREEMENT WITH OMNI-MEANS FOR AN • THE CITY'S
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Council:
1. approve an Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Omni -Means in an amount not
to exceed $47,480 to complete the City's Circulation Element update; and
2. authorize the Mayor to execute the Amendment.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
Cost of services under the Amendment is not to exceed $47,480. The funding for these
services is proposed to be paid from the General Fund Consultant Services account for the
Planning Division of the Community Development Department including $24,000 from FY
2012/2013 and $23,480 is proposed to be programmed in FY 2013 -2014. Budget Goals
were presented to Council on January 8, 2013 at which time the Circulation Element and
Fee study update were included as atop priority for the department. Contract Amendment
No. 1 for Omni Means included work on the transportation baseline report and model
update for $24,960 and was paid for from the Sales Tax fund for FY 2011/2012 and FY
2012/2013.
BACKGROUND:
The City has been contracting with Omni -Means for retainer traffic and circulation related
planning services since 2003. The agreement was amended in February, 2012 to include
an update to the City's Traffic Model and baseline report, an administrative draft of which is
complete. Additionally, over the past two years, data has been collected and analyzed in
preparation to complete the City's update to the Circulation Element, previously updated
with the 2001 General Plan.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
A general plan requires the inclusion of a circulation element. A circulation element shall
consist of the general location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares,
transportation routes, and other local public utilities and facilities, all correlated with the
land use element of the plan. The circulation element must be consistent with other
general plan elements as well as current State law requirements. For example, the
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Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) General Plan Guidelines, Assembly
Bill 1358 (the California Complete Streets Act) and other requirements pertaining to health,
safety and economic development. Finally, integration with regional transportation
planning efforts is also a required component of Circulation Element updates.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council's consideration:
• Approve Amendment No. 2 to the consultant services agreement with Omni - Means;
• Do not Approve Amendment No. 2 to the consultant services agreement with Omni -
Means;
• Direct staff to solicit additional proposals; or
• Provide direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
By approving the Amendment, the City will complete the Circulation Element update,
utilizing a firm that has significant knowledge of the City's circulation related policies and
challenges, and that has worked with staff to gather substantial information and analyses in
preparation of the update.
DISADVANTAGES:
No disadvantages have been identified.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The contract amendment for the preparation of the Circulation Element update is statutorily
exempt under 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted in front of City Hall on Thursday, May 9, 2013, The Agenda and
staff report were posted on the City's website on Friday, May 10, 2013. No public
comments were received.
Attachment:
1. Consultant Services Agreement Amendment No. 2 with Omni -Means
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ATTACHMENT 1
This Second Amendment ( "Second Amendment ") to Consultant's Services Agreement
( "CSA") by and between the CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE and OMNI- MEANS, is made
and entered into this day of May 2013, based on the following facts:
WHEREAS, the parties entered into a CSA dated November 25, 2003 to perform
certain enumerated tasks as well as be available to review or prepare traffic studies;
and
WHEREAS, the parties entered into a First Amendment to CSA dated February 15,
2012 to continue to be available to review or prepare traffic studies for development
projects within the City and to provide other transportation /circulation planning and
engineering support services pursuant to the same terms and conditions contained
within the Original Agreement and the First Amendment to Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to further modify the CSA as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. The CSA is amended to include the additional services at the increased cost
as specified in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.
2. Except as modified herein, all other terms and conditions set forth in the CSA,
as amended, shall remain unchanged.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CITY and CONSULTANT have executed this Second
Amendment the day and year first above written.
OMNI -MEANS
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CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
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Tony Ferrara
Mayor
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May 8, 2013
Teresa McClish
City of Arroyo Grande
Community Development Department
214 East Branch Street
Arroyo Grande, CA 93421
RE: PROPOSAL — City of Arroyo Grande Circulation Element Update, Traffic Impact Study
Policy Update and Traffic Analysis for Supporting Environmental Document
Dear Teresa:
1.
OMNI -MEANS is pleased to submit this proposal for a full range of transportation planning and engineering
services, including the updates of the Circulation Element, Traffic Impact Study Policy Update and the
supporting traffic impact analysis for environmental clearance for these updates.
Through our existing on -call transportation services agreement, OMNI -MEANS has been able to maintain an
adequate transportation baseline of travel conditions and update the City's citywide traffic model and its
travel forecasts. Through this specific proposal, OMNI -MEANS will be able to update the City's Circulation
Element (CE) and the City's traffic impact study policy guidelines. These documents have not been formally
updated since 2001. Important within these updates will be the inclusion of recent legislative mandates,
including SB 375 (Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008), AB 32 (Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2008) and AB 1358 (Complete Streets Act of 2008).
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal and we look forward to once again serving you.
Sincerely,
OMNI - MEANS, Ltd.
Engineers & Planners
Martin R. Inouye
Principal
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This Circulation Element Update work program has been commissioned to update the previous Circulation Element
and Traffic Impact Study Policy that were last updated in 2001 and 2002, respectively, to reflect current changes in
conditions and policies and is inclusive of the supporting traffic analysis for Environmental Documentation. This
update of the Circulation Element follows an update by OMNI -MEANS to the City's Travel Demand Model
(TDM). In performing these updates, Traffic Commission (TC) meetings, community workshops and public
hearings before the Planning Commission (PC) and City Council (CC) will be conducted to assure community input,
understanding and ultimate acceptance of this Circulation Element Update and its complementary documents.
TASK 1- PROJECT COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT AND MEETINGS.
OMNI -MEANS will continue to perform the following project management services:
OMNI - MEANS, will attend two (2) Staff/Technical Advisory Committee meetings, one (1) Public
Workshop meeting, one (1) Traffic Commission meeting, one (1) Planning Commission meeting and
one (1) City Council meeting, as required. These meetings will be established in consultation with City
staff. Advance authorization will be required if additional meetings require OMNI -MEANS attendance.
OMNI -MEANS will continue to supervise, coordinate and monitor progress of the transportation
related portion of the study and design elements for conformance with City and State standards.
OMNI -MEANS will prepare and present a Working Paper, a Technical Transportation Appendix and
an Administrative Draft, Draft and Final Circulation Element Update document, to the following
committees and governing bodies:
• Staff/Traffic Commission (TC), composed of representatives of the City officials, staff and
appointed citizens;
• Interagency Coordination Committee, including representatives from San Luis Obispo County,
SLOCOG and Caltrans and others as required;
• City Planning Commission (PC)
• City Council (CC)
PROPOSAL — Arroyo Grande Circulation Element Update, Traffic Impact Study Policy Update and Traffic Analysis for
the Supporting Environmental Clearance May 8, 2013
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TASK 2 — DEVELOP DRAFT CIRCULATION ELEMENT POLICIES.
OMNI -MEANS will propose draft Circulation Element Goals, Policies, Objectives and Programs that reflects the
goals and unique transportation needs of the City. OMNI -MEANS has extensive experience with other
communities and is familiar with all recent legislation that will guide the update of your Circulation Element.
OMNI -MEANS also having worked extensively for and within the City is very familiar with your current
Element. An initial set of Circulation Element goals, policies and objectives will be created for consideration. As
the process refines with further input the Planning Commission and the City Council, a full draft Circulation
Element policy document will be eventually prepared for evaluation and approval.
TASK 3 — UPDATE FUTURE CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS AND CIRCULATION
PLAN MAP.
OMNI -MEANS will update future Citywide travel conditions through 2035. Then, based on the projected 2035
travel demand, an updated Circulation Plan Map will be created based on the proposed updated Level of Service
policy goals.
A Working Paper will be prepared to summarize and document the efforts of Tasks 2 and 3 to present both draft
policies and the updated transportation conditions. The results of all technical analyses will be presented in
appropriate text, tabular and graphical format. This working paper will be combined with the City's
Transportation Background Report to form the initial chapters of the Technical Appendix that will support this
Circulation Element Update and supporting environmental document.
TASK 4 — UPDATE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY POLICY
Concurrent with the update of the Circulation Element will be the update of the Traffic Impact Study Policy,
which guides the methodology, analysis and significance criteria for traffic impact analysis required for
environmental disclosure under both Federal NEPA and State CEQA legislation. The current Policy
document was last updated in March, 2002. With changes in methodologies, software and legislative
requirements, OMNI -MEANS will prepare a draft update to the current policy to reflect those changes.
With OMNI -MEANS both preparing analyses within these policy guidelines and peer reviewing other
consultant's work on behalf of the City, we are extremely familiar with both the strengths and weaknesses of
the current policy requirements.
Although the Policy will be a "stand - alone" document, for simplicity of review, the draft of this document
will be incorporated into the Circulation Element Working Paper and reviewed and processed concurrently.
TASK 5 - PUBLIC WORKSHOP PROCESS.
OMNI -MEANS will prepare for and conduct a public workshop to encourage public input on specific
transportation related concerns and draft policy documents. The intent of this Public Workshop is as follows:
❖ Present a Transportation Baseline Performance of the City's Circulation System.
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A SCOPE OF WORK - CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE
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UPDATE AND TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
City of Arroyo Grande, California
• Present Potential Draft Circulation Element Update Policies
• Present Potential Draft Traffic Impact Study Policy
• Listen to the Public for other Circulation concerns.
Following public input, OMNI -MEANS will review, summarize and interpret the issues and responses and work
to integrate appropriate input into the plan documents.
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ANALYSIS REPORT . .
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT
TASK 6 - CUMULATIVE NO PROJECT CONDITIONS.
Cumulative No Project conditions are forecasted with development of the current General Plan land uses and
with regional growth projected to occur from now to the future horizon year (2035). Future traffic forecasts will
be derived from the City Travel Demand Model. The analyses will consider roadway daily conditions and
intersection weekday AM and PM peak hour conditions
The Year 2035 No Project Conditions analysis will analyze transportation conditions with the existing
circulation network. Transportation impacts associated with the alternative travel modes, including airports,
railroad, transit, trucks bicycles and pedestrians will also be identified.
TASK 7 - CUMULATIVE PLUS PROJECT CONDITIONS.
Cumulative Plus Project conditions are forecasted with the proposed Circulation Plan Map. The traffic forecasts
will be derived from the City Travel Demand Model. The analyses will consider roadway daily conditions and
intersection weekday AM and PM peak hour conditions.
Similar to the No Project analyses, the Cumulative Plus Project Conditions analysis transportation conditions
with General Plan Land Use Plan build -out with planned circulation improvements consistent with the
proposed Circulation Plan Map.
Transportation impacts associated with the alternative travel modes, including airports, railroad, transit,
trucks, bicycles and pedestrians will be identified.
TASK 8 MITIGATION MEASURES.
Improvements required to mitigate the project's traffic impacts for Existing, Cumulative No Project and
Cumulative Plus Project conditions will be identified at intersections for weekday AM and PM peak hour
conditions and at roadway segments at daily conditions. Improvements could include, but are not limited to,
freeway mainline widening, freeway interchange reconstruction, intersection widening, City /County roadway
widening, intersection signalization, intersection turn channelization, intersection movement restrictions, road
and access closure, additional transportation facilities, and /or TDM measures. Levels of Service forecasts will be
reported for each mitigated condition,
A comparison of No Project and Plus Project operations, including volume -to- capacity ratios on roadways and
delay -based Levels -of- Service at intersections, will identify whether project - generated traffic exceeds City
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thresholds. Potential traffic operation deficiencies will be identified and improvements will be recommended to
mitigate the deficiency. Mitigation measures for potential transportation impacts associated with the alternative
travel modes will be identified.
TASK 9 TECHNICAL APPENDIX PREPARATION.
OMNI -MEANS will compile the information presented in the Transportation Baseline Report, and Working Papers I
and 2 with appropriate revisions obtained as a part of TC and Public Workshop meetings and prepare a
comprehensive Technical Appendix that documents the Circulation Element Update and Traffic Impact Study Policy
Update processes. The report will be submitted to City staff and the TC for their review and comment.
TASK 10 CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE AND TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY POLICY UPDATE.
With the analysis and findings summarized in the Technical Appendix, OMNI -MEANS will appropriately update
the Circulation Element and Traffic Impact Study Policy. Recommended circulation improvements and other
changes will be incorporated. Additionally, based on our initial meetings regarding confirmation of the current
goals, objectives and policies of the Circulation Element, any changes will also be finalized within the updated
documents.
TASK 11 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ANALYSIS REPORT (TIAR).
Consistent with CEQA guidelines, OMNI -MEANS will prepare the necessary transportation impact analysis to
be incorporated into the environmental document as described in Tasks 6 through 8. The scope of this task does
not include preparation of the environmental document itself, nor its processing (which could be consistent with
the approval of the Circulation Element Update). The analysis will be summarized in text, tables, and figures to
explain the technical evaluation and recommendations. A detailed TIAR will be prepared and submitted to City
staff, the TC and other agencies, as directed, for review and comment. The format of the TIAR will be consistent
with the requirements of the City and the preparers of the environmental document.
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the Supporting Environmental Clearance May 8, 2013
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ARROYO GRANDE CIRCULATION ELEMENT PLAN UPDATE, TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY POLICY
UPDATE AND TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
City of Arroyo Grande, California
The update to the Circulation Element and the Traffic Impact Study Policy will require between 6 months to 8
months, depending on public meeting and hearing schedules. A specific schedule will be outlined upon project
initiation when holidays and other factors are known that could impact the potential schedule. Our fee to perform
this work is $47,480 and includes the preparation and attendance at 6 public meetings. Additional meetings will
be attended with prior additional written authorization.
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the Supporting Environmental Clearance May 8, 2013
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$14,998
Task 2 Draft Circulation Element Policies
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Task 4 Update Traffic Impact Study Policy
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Task 13 Technical Appendix Preparation
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