HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-07-29; City Council; Resolution 2025-193Exhibit 3 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-193
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO RETURN WITH A
CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND HIGH-LEVEL COST ESTIMATE FOR TRAFFIC
CALMING THAT INCLUDES ONE TRAFFIC CIRCLE WITH PUBLIC ART AT THE
INTERSECTION OF PINE AVENUE AND HARDING STREET AND OTHER
TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES IN THE BARRIO AREA FOR CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE MEETING AND REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR
PHASE 1 OF THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO TRAFFIC CIRCLES PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined it necessary,
desirable and in the public interest to make traffic calming improvements in the Barrio area; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2025, in keeping with the city’s General Plan Mobility Element and
Growth Management Plan, staff presented a construction contract award for a project that included
constructing traffic circles at five intersections and enhanced crosswalks at one intersection in the
Barrio neighborhood to improve traffic safety and walkability, Phase 1 of the Village and Barrio Traffic
Circles Project, Capital Improvement Program Project No. 4015, or Project; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2025, the City Council approved a minute motion directing staff to return
on July 29, 2025, with options including award of the Barrio Traffic Circles Project, other traffic calming
measures without traffic circles and a hybrid with one traffic circle and other traffic calming measures;
and
WHEREAS, on July 29, 2025, the City Council reviewed three options and selected Option 2,
directing the City Manager to return with a conceptual plan and high-level cost estimate for traffic
calming that includes one traffic circle with public art at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Harding
Street and other traffic calming measures in the Barrio area for City Council consideration at a future
meeting; and
WHEREAS, no additional funding is required at this time; and
WHEREAS, staff recommend rejecting all bids for the Project because the scope has changed,
per Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.28.080(H)(5).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2.That the proposed action to direct the City Manager to return with a conceptual plan
and high-level cost estimate for traffic calming that includes one traffic circle with public
art at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Harding Street and other traffic calming
measures in the Barrio area for City Council consideration at a future meeting is
statutorily exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental
Quality Act, or CEQA, Guidelines Section 15262 because it involves only feasibility or
planning studies, including consideration of environmental factors, for possible future
actions that have not been approved, adopted or funded. The proposed action does not
have a legally binding effect on any possible future discretionary action. Any subsequent
action or direction stemming from the proposed action may require preparation of an
environmental document in accordance with CEQA or CEQA Guidelines.
3.That the City Manager is directed to return with a conceptual plan and high-level cost
estimate for traffic calming that includes one traffic circle with public art at the
intersection of Pine Avenue and Harding Street and other traffic calming measures in
the Barrio area for City Council consideration at a future meeting.
4.That the City Council rejects all bids for the Village and Barrio Traffic Circles Project,
Phase 1, CIP Project No. 4015.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad and the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad
on the 29th day of July, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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