TITLE
Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $2,819,033, offset by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Measure R Highway Sub-Regional Program grant funds (MR315.60), for the design and construction of a soundwall on northbound Interstate 605 near Spring Street;
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $2,819,033, offset by a transfer of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Measure R Highway Sub-Regional Program grant funds from the Capital Grant Fund; and
Accept Categorical Exemption CE-20-017. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to increase appropriations for the soundwall on northbound Interstate 605 (I-605) near Spring Street (Project). The Project is a recommended I-605 Early Action Project to construct approximately 883 lineal feet of soundwall between the Coyote Creek Channel and East Spring Street (Attachment A). The purpose of the Project is to preserve and enhance the health and quality of life in the corridor, and to remedy a noise issue resulting from Caltrans’ removal of trees that had previously served as a noise barrier for the El Dorado Lakes condominium development.
The original Funding Agreement for $250,000 in Measure R Early Action funds for environmental and design work for the Project was approved by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) on August 25, 2015, and by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors on December 4, 2015. An additional $100,000 in Measure R Early Action funds was approved by the GCCOG on August 22, 2017, and by Metro on October 26, 2017, for a total of $350,000. Additional funds are now needed to complete the design, construction, and other associated costs in accordance with the I-605 Corridor Aesthetic Master Plan. On February 25, 2020, an additional $2,819,033 in Meas...
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