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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-05-18; Village and Barrio Traffic Circles and Barrio Lighting Projects Update (District 1); Gomez, PazCouncil Memo -Village and Barrio Traffic Circles and Barrio Lighting Projects Update (District 1) April 28, 2022 Page 2 Since the FHWA program is a reimbursement program, expenses incurred before the FHWA project authorization date are not eligible for reimbursement. Based on this requirement, staff plan to delay going to the City Council with a request to approve the plans, specifications and contract documents and to authorize bidding for both projects until funds are ready to be disbursed. This will avoid incurring ineligible project expenditures. A city webpage is currently active to provide information to the public, available at the following link: https://www.carlsbadca.gov/departments/public-works/traffic-circles. Barrio Lighting Project Attachment A discussed installation of 14 streetlights at various locations throughout the Barrio as part of Phase 1 of the Barrio Lighting Project. Staff have coordinated with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to energize 11 of the 14 streetlights. The three streetlights that have not yet been energized will require additional work, including trenching and electrical work. Staff will continue working with SDG&E in this regard and-anticipate this work will be completed by fall 2022. Phase 2 of the Barrio Lighting Project, which is currently in the design phase, will provide p_edestrian lighting in the Barrio neighborhood. Phase 2A will focus on one of the major corridors in the Barrio, which includes Roosevelt Street, Madison Street, Harding Street and Magnolia Avenue, and will provide connectivity to the Village. Staff be evaluating lighting needs along each corridor before determining initial light pole spacing. Staff also completed focused public outreach to solicit input from the community on corridor preference and priority in early 2022. Staff are currently performing a lighting study that wlll include recommendations for new pedestrian-scale lighting locations in the Barrio area. The final design of Phase 2A will proceed upon completion of the lighting study and will incorporate feedback received through the public outreach efforts. Next Steps Village and Barrio Traffic Circles Project Staff plan to finalize the plans, specifications and contract documents in late 2022 and will request City Council approval of these documents and authorization to bid after receipt of the federal funding. Cultural Arts staff have adjusted their timing to release the Call for Artists to align to the newly established construction and funding allocation timeline. A process to select an artist for the public art at the traffic circle in the intersection of Harding Street and Pine Avenue will begin in fall 2022. Barrio Lighting Project Staff will continue to coordinate with SDG&E to energize the remaining three streetlights in Phase 1. Staff expect that these lights will be energized by fall 2022.