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APPROVED
TO HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Y: DELFINO R. CSUJI, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY E GI
DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2019
SUBJECT: APPROVE FLORENCE AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY IMPLEMENTATION
AGREEMENT WITH THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council:
1 Approve the Florence Avenue Corridor Study Implementation Agreement with
the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG);
2. Authorize Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City
Attorney, and
3. Authorize City Manager to execute any amendments to the agreement in a form
acceptable by the City Attorney.
The Florence Avenue Corridor is a major regional east -west corridor approximately 12 miles in
length through the Gateway Cities subregion of Los Angeles County. Recent studies have
identified a wide range of technical deficiencies along the Florence Avenue Corridor in several
locations, including volume/capacity failure (both existing and projected), vehicular delay, high
accident rates, poor level -of -service, high truck volumes and poor freeway ramp operations. The
location of the Florence Avenue Corridor is shown in Attachment A.
In order to address said deficiencies, the GCCOG will be commissioning a study of the entire
Florence Avenue corridor from east of the 1-110 (Harbor) Freeway to the 1-605 Freeway,
traversing through unincorporated Los Angeles County and the Cities of Huntington Park, Bell
Gardens, Downey and Santa Fe Springs. The study will evaluate the corridor through two
concepts: 1) as a "Complete Street" and 2) as a multi -modal corridor evaluated for consistency
across the sub -region, including a potentially phased approach to a complete street along with
any major challenges as well as project benefits so that potential funding partners could
understand the holistic context of the improvements.
A Complete Street is a street that is planned, designed, operated and maintained to enable
safe, convenient and comfortable travel and access for all users, including pedestrians,
bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities. A Complete Street may include
FLORENCE AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY - EXECUTE IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT
WITH THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
sidewalks, bike lanes, special bus lanes, accessible public transportation stops, frequent and
safe crosswalks, median islands, accessible pedestrian signals, curb extensions, narrower
travel lanes, roundabouts, and more.
The evaluation to be completed through this study will include traffic conditions and levels of
service from the approved GCCOG Strategic Transportation Plan (STP); truck volumes/impacts
pavement needs; pedestrian and bicycle traffic; transit connections; parking and other
commercial and residential linkages; City entryways or gateways; and potential safe routes to
school options. The study will require participation and consensus from the aforementioned
agencies/stakeholders on the general consistency and aesthetic theme of the corridor.
The primary goal of this study is to provide amaster plan that, if implemented, will improve the
Florence Avenue Corridor via a balanced, comprehensive multi -modal transportation system
that enhances sustainability of the communities it serves and addresses local and regional
transportation needs and issues. Specific goals include improving multi -modal mobility and
access; promote and preserve the multi -modal transportation system; improve safety and
security; foster livable and healthy communities; promote social equity and environmental
justice; improve air quality; support economic vitality; and improve quality of life of its
communities.
The scope -of -work will include the following;
• Project management and administration
• Review existing documentation
• Corridor evaluation documentation
• Conduct Complete Streets Needs Analysis
• Community and stakeholder outreach
• Complete Streets implementation alternatives
• Prepare conceptual Complete Streets Plan
• Develop conceptual design alternatives for Complete Streets Plan with cost estimates
• Presentation to corridor cities and Technical Advisory Committees and City Councils
• Describing quantified and other benefits
• Finalize conceptual design of Complete Streets Master Plan with needed delivery
• Schedule for preliminary engineering, design and construction.
two committees will be formed by GCCOG for purposes of this study`.
1) Florence Avenue CorridorCities Committee -consists of elected members of the
legislative bodies of each agency participating in the corridor study, which will coordinate
with the Florence Avenue Corridor Technical Advisory Committee to provide policy
assistance, guidance and direction to the GCCOG as administrator of the implementation-
agreement
2) Florence Avenue Corridor Technical Advisory Committee -consists of a staff
representative of each agency participating in the corridor study, which shall be the Public
Works Director or the equivalent for each agency. Said committee shall report to and
receive direction from the Florence Avenue Corridor Cities Committee.
FLORENCE AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY—EXECUTE IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT
WITH THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
The study will be funded through a $200,000 grant from the Los Angeles Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro) and $80,000 to be provided by the local participating agencies
as a local match to the Metro grant. The amount of each local agency's match is proportional to
the lengthof the portion of the Florence Avenue corridor located within each respective
jurisdiction. Upon the execution of the implementation agreement (Attachment B) by each of
the various participating agencies, the GCCOGwill retain the services of a consultant to
conduct the study.
Quality of Life, Infrastructure &Parks
FISCAL IMPACT
The City's portion of the $80,000 local match based on the portion of the corridor located within
Downey is $21,176. A total of $25,000 is budgeted and currently available to provide said local
match in the FY2019-20 Capital Improvement Program in account no. 56-17829. The funding
source is Measure R Local Return funds.
ATTACHMENTS
• Attachment A - Project Location Map
• Attachment B — Implementation Agreement
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THIS FLORENCE AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY IMPLEMENTATION
AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered as of the day of —1
2019, by and between the Gateway Cities Council of Governments ("Gateway") and the
City of Downey, a municipal corporation and charter city ("Cityindividually a "party"
and collectively, the "parties".
WITNESSETH.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set ort erein, t e
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. This Agreement is made and entered into with respect to
'the following facts:
(a) Florence Avenue is a major west/east arterial corridor that extends 11 �9
miles through the Gateway Cities from LA County on the west to
Carmenita Road on the east; and
(b) Florence Avenue carries a significant amount of traffic, particularly in
relieving heavy traffic volumes along the 1-710, 605, and 5 freeways,
which it crosses at varying points; and
(c) The cities along the Florence Avenue Corridor ("Corridor") are desirous of
establishing a "Complete Streets" model on this major west/east arterial
corridor; to relieve traffic congestion and to enhance active transportation
opportunities in the neighboring communities ("Florence Avenue Corridor
Study" or the "Study"); and
(d) The development of a subregional arterial corridor plan would position the
participating agencies to apply for, and receive, federal, state, and
regional funding for improvement of the Corridor; and
(e) The parties hereto are each a governmental entity established by aw wit
full powers of government in legislative, administrative, financial, and oth
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related fields; and
(f) Section 21 of that certain Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement of the
Gateway Cities Council of Governments (the "JPA"), to which the Ci is
signatory, provides that when authorized by the Board of Directors,
affected Members may execute an Implementation Agreement for the
purpose of authorizing Gateway to implement, manage and ad
dminister
area -wide and regional programs in the interest of the local public welfar
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(g) The costs incurred by Gateway for the Study, including indirect costs, shal'
be assessed only to those Members who are parties to an Implementation
Agreement; and
(h) City, by and through its legislative body, has determined that this
Agreement is desired to authorize Gateway to implement and initiate the
Florence Avenue Corridor Study and is in furtherance of the public
interest, necessity and convenience.
(a) A..ue �QbeHdb� tjf CbMM66 There is hereby
established a committee to be known as the Florence Avenue Corridor Cities
Committee. The Florence Avenue Corridor Cities Committee shall consist of an
elected member of the legislative body of each agency that has entered into a orence
Avenue Corridor Study Implementation Agreement with Gateway, designated by the
respective legislative bodies. The Florence Avenue Corridor Cities Committee will work
in coordination with the Florence Avenue Corridor Technical Advisory Committee to
provide policy assistance, guidance and direction to Gateway as administrator of this
Agreement.
(b) Florence Avenue CbMdor jklinical AdAsoa Cb4-nrnqLe . There is
hereby established a committee to be known as the Florence Avenue Corridor
Technical Advisory Committee. The Florence Avenue Corridor Technical Advisory
Committee shall consist of a staff representative of each agency that has entered into a
Florence Avenue Corridor Study Implementation Agreement with Gateway, designated
by the City Manager or, for the County of Los Angeles, the appropriate designating
authority. Such designated representative shall be the Public Works Director or the
equivalent for each agency. The Florence Avenue Corridor Technical Advisory
Committee shall report to and receive direction from the Florence Avenue Corridor
Cities Committee.
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relation to, as a consequence of, or arising out of, the performance of this Agreement,
and attributable to the fault of the other. Following a determination of the percentage of
fault and or liability by agreement between the parties or a court of competent
jurisdiction, the party responsible for liability to the other will indemnify the other party to
this Agreement for the percentage of liability determined as set forth in this section.
(d) PafW Action. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any action
0 a party required or authorized in this Agreement shall be by appropriate legislative
on of the governing body of such party.
(e) Notice. Any notice required to be given or delivered by any provision
of this Agreement shall be deposited in any United States Post Office, registered or
certified, postage prepaid, addressed as set forth below, and shall be deemed to have
been received by the party to whom the same is addressed at the expiration of seventy-
two (72) hours thereafter. Written notice shall be sent in the oresa manner:
To Gateway: Gateway Cities Council of Governmenj
16401 Paramount Boulevard
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To City, City of Downey
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, CA 90241
Attention: Gilbert A. Livas, City Manag]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the Agreement to
be execu t e day and year first written above.
By:
Maria Alicia Duarte, CMC City Clerk
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Nancy Pfeffer, Secretary
Ivy Tsai, Legal Counsel
By:
Rick Rodriguez, Mayor
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providing recommendations fbr consideration based on the constraints and
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The GCCOG will develop conceptual design alternatives with cost estimates. Illustrations
will be made in plan view, as street cross sections, and as s hes.
incorporate into the draft Report.
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