HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-07-29; Municipal Water District; Resolution 1778Exhibit 4 RESOLUTION NO. 1778
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE MANAGER TO RETURN WITH A CONCEPTUAL
PLAN AND HIGH-LEVEL COST ESTIMATE FOR UTILITIES IMPACTED BY
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 BOARD
CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE MEETING AND REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR
PHASE 1 OF THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO TRAFFIC CIRCLES PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, Board of Directors of the City of
Carlsbad, California has determined it necessary, desirable and in the public interest to make utilities
improvements impacted by traffic calming 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 that included utilities improvements,
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 CMWD Board approved a minute motion directing staff to
return on July 29, 2025, with options including award of the Phase 1 of the Village and 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 CMWD Board reviewed three options and selected Option 2,
directing the Executive Manager to return with a conceptual plan and high-level cost estimate for
utilities impacted by 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 since the scope has changed, per
Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.28.080(H)(5).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CMWD Board of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
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1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the proposed action to direct the Executive Manager to return with a conceptual
plan and high-level cost estimate for utilities impacted by 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 CMWD Board 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 Executive Manager is directed to return with a conceptual plan and high-level
cost estimate for utilities impacted by 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 CMWD Board consideration at a future meeting.
4.That the CMWD Board rejects all bids for the Village and Barrio Traffic Circles Project,
Phase 1, CIP Project No. 4015.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad and the City Council 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, President
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SHERRY FREISINGER, Secretary
(SEAL)
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