TITLE
Recommendation to respectfully request City Manager to work with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) to form an Artesia Boulevard Corridor Committee and develop an Artesia Boulevard Corridor Master Plan.
DISCUSSION
The Gateway Cities Council of Government (Gateway COG) is made up of the twentyeight cities in southeast Los Angeles County, including Long Beach, Compton, Paramount, Bellflower, Lakewood, Artesia, Santa Fe Springs and Cerritos. The County of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are also Gateway COG members. The mission of the GCCOG is to improve this region of the county in four primary areas: transportation, air quality, housing, and economic development. The total population served consists of over two million people.
The Artesia Boulevard Corridor is a major East-West Corridor that stretches through eight Gateway Cities: Long Beach, Compton, Paramount, Bellflower, Lakewood, Artesia, Santa Fe Springs and Cerritos. The establishment of the Artesia Boulevard Corridor Committee will help facilitate planning efforts across multiple jurisdictions and improve connectivity of transportation projects along this corridor. The goals of the Master Plan are to: (1) Identify existing deficiencies on Artesia Boulevard from the Alameda Corridor to the Orange County line, (2) Develop potential solutions to mitigate those deficiencies, and (3) Position the proposed corridor improvements for funding.
The development of a Master Plan will require participation and consensus from all Gateway COG stakeholders on the general consistency and aesthetic theme of the corridor. Individual cities will also be required to dedicate staff to this planning effort. The Final Master Plan will include a cost estimate, concept delivery schedule for preliminary engineering, quantifiable design and construction costs, and major challenges, as well as project benefits for each project that is included in the Master Plan, so that a potential funding partner can understand the holistic context of the Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
REX RICHARDSON
COUNCILMEMBER, NINTH DISTRICT
ROBERTO URANGA
COUNCILMEMBER, SEVENTH DISTRICT
AL AUSTIN
COUNCILMAN, EIGHTH DISTRICT