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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7.1 BART HandicapAccess (2) CITY CLERK File#1 I' 1 I -IslL AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: .J,uly 20, 1999 SUBJECT: ~ ' Improvement Study °Handicapped Access to BART Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director ATTACHMENTS: 1) Budget Change Form 2) Site Map RECOMMENDATION:// Add a Capital Project to the FY 1999-2000 CIP to complete a _-, ~q)/ pathway'along the north side of Scarlett Court tQ BART a3nd approve a budget appropriation in the mount of $20,000 from Unappropriated Gas Tax Reserves ....... FINANCIAL STATEMENT~ ...... ' ,~C_.~,~s.~t~a_~s?_ci_~at~O,~wi~th i~rnprovement is not budgeted in ~s ye~'s Capit~ Improvement Pro~m. Approv~ offs Capitol Project Mll require ~ appropriation of $20,000 ~om G~ T~ rese~es. - DESC~P~ON: On J~e 15, 1999, ~e Co~cil dkected St~tO_s~dy alternative improvements needed to provide h~dicapped access to B~T ~om Doughe~ Road ~ response to a cifi~n request. S~ ~yzed sever~ options, M~ ~e follo~g results: 1) Use of ~e no~erly edge of pavement of ~e e~sfing Dubl~ B o~ev~d be~e~n.Sc~!e~_D~7,.9~ DeM~cus P~ay. Pendhg cons~ction in ~s ~ea would pro,bit interim use of ~e roadway sho~ders. ~e Almeda Co~ S~lus Au~ofi~ has recently aW~ded ~e cons~ction con~a~ ~9 be~een Somhem Pacific r~Iroad ~d Ha~e~0~a~.D~fiy~, _~9~c~io~_~ll s~,in l~e J~y ~d is scheduled for completion in Febm~ 2000. P~ of ~e improvement is ~e cons~ct~on, gf along the no~ ~d sou~ sides of Dublin Boulev~d. The CiW is ~so c~enfly desig~g ~e widening of Dubl~ Bogeyed be~een Doughe~ Road ~d Sc~le~ Drive, w~ch has been scheduled for co~ction ~ Spring 2000. Wide~g Mll ~e place sou~ of the exist~g roadway since ~e no,em half of~e roadway h~ ~ready been co~cted. ~ese ~0 projects will close ~e pedesffi~ access gap ~ong ~e no~ side of Dubl~ Bogeyed be~een Sc~le~ Driv~ ~d a long-tern b~is. ITEM NO. g: ~agenmiscUBARTaccess. doc 2) Dial-a-fide service for people with disabilities. In compliance with the Americans with Di'sabili~ieS~X~t~-LX~TX"~ff~ii~'Di!~_~izX~:~i~'~$ people with disabilities. This service i~ r area charge of $1.00 per ride. in Order to qualify filled Out and approved by'LAVTA.' There is currently high demand for service and it can take up t° tWo weeks to schedule a ride. Service is being Saturday and Sunday fr0m 8:00 a.m. to states that he cannot schedUlehis fimeihadv~ 'i~i:~c[~ly ~ehOUgh'to'Uiili~:e 3) hStaff investigated providing handicapped access via Scarlett Court. scarlett CoUrt currently does not ave a comPlet~ sidewalk faciii~3 ~are .............. gaps'~' ''~m ............ ~e s~ewalk~ ........................... at the Dolan Lumber frontage, as well as existing sidewalk along the north side ~ to construct pedestrian access in this area, two volunteer trees would need to be removed, a ditch replaced by a storm drain pipe; and an. asphalt path installed, as Wel1 as Widenings at fire hydranis. The cOSt to provide this handicapped hCcess via Scarlett Court is estimated at $20,~000. Staff believes that Option #3 will best serve the citizens of the City of Dublin and th0se'Who commute to and from the area on B~and, ~/h~f~foi-e'~'~re~ii~l~ ~/ti~ith~' ¢i~"~iS~l'h~f0~"~ h~fi3~3~'~"~ ' ~ ~ Capital Project t° thiS'-~ear ~'pi:6gmm to ComPlete a pathway ~iii6iig the n0rth side of scarlett DriVe, and approve a budget apPropriationin the amount of $20,000 from' Unappropriated Gas Tax` Reserves. Page 2 CITY OF DUBLIN BUDGET CHANGE FORM CHANGE FORM # New ApproPriations (City Council Approval Required): Budget Transfers: __X__ From Unappropriated Reserves From Budgeted Contingent Reserve (I 080-799.000) Within Same Department Activity From New Revenues Between Departments (City Council Approval Required) Other Name: Name: New CIP for Scarlett Court Pedesu'ian Access (ConsWuction) $17,000 Account #: Account #: F206-xxxxx-750-050 Name: Name: New CIP for Scarlett Court Pedeslrian Access - Salaries (Design/Inspection) · $ 3,000 Account #: Account #: F206-xxxxx-701-001 Name: Name: Account #: -' Account #: City Manager: Date: Signature REASON FOR BUDGET CHANGE ENTRY: To fund a new Capital Improvement Project to provide handicapped access along the north side of Scarlett Court to the BART Station. Mayor: Date: Signature Posted By: Date: Signature g:agenmlsclBAR TaccessB UDGCHNG/doc -~ ~ll l~r.z .I .~, I,~ 2nd : DUBLIN BOULEVARD ;;::~,, ~ ?ATe [ SCARLETI' COURT ; ~TATI o~,J ;~ ! ·