Strong Concern Voiced About Proposed Design of Tierrasanta Blvd. Bike Path
By Deanna Spehn (article from the April 18, 2002 issue
of the ‘Tierra Times’)
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Approximately 100 people attended the March 20th
meeting of the Tierrasanta Community Council to hear details about the plans
to extend a
bike path from the eastern terminus of Tierrasanta
Blvd. to Princess View and Mission Gorge. Road. (View photos of the subject
area by clicking
the 'area photos' button above.) Sam Hasenin
from the City's Traffic Engineering Department attended the meeting, and
said that it will cost more
than $400,000 to design the bike path, and up to
$3.5 million to construct it. The TCC requested that the consultant not be
hired to begin the
design of the bike path until the Tierrasanta/Murphy
Canyon community had a chance to air its specific concerns with the City
over design and use.
Hasenin agreed to return to the April, 17th TCC
meeting with additional information about the proposed design and
construction,
The City and the San Diego Bicycle Coalition
believe that the Tierrasanta to Mission Gorge connection is essential for
bike users, and would
provide access to the San Diego River area. Community
concerns centered around design and use. This community has a strong history
in support
of bike lanes/bike paths, as evidenced by the fact
that all of our large streets are designated as such at the community's
request. But in this case,
the TCC did not have an opportunity to provide input
into the project in advance of funds being allocated.
The City’s intent is to construct a bike path that
consists of a series of switchbacks down the face of the steep slope
overlooking Mission Gorge.
Several parcels of land would have to be bought to
accommodate the proposed bike path. Design standards require that it be at
least 8-10 feet
wide and capable of holding an emergency vehicle
paramedic unit, fire truck, police car, etc.). It would probably be a 6"
minimum depth path
most likely constructed with asphalt or possibly
concrete. Hasenin said that it was possible that lights would be installed
on the bike path, which
also troubled the TCC. (Click on the 'feasibility
report' button above for more details of the city's concept.)
Specific concerns raised by the TCC and residents
present included how to keep motorcycles and off road vehicles off the path
(bollards would
be installed at path entry), potential danger to
skateboarders (since it would be designed for non-motorized bikes), who will
maintain the path
(city crews) and how often will it be maintained
(unclear at this point), the level of Police enforcement of non-motorized
use only (unknown at
this point), and whether the City's Risk Management
Department has looked at the potential risk of such a design (no).
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JIM
MADAFFER
COUNCILMEMBER
SEVENTH DISTRICT
July 18, 2002
Dear
Friend:
Thank
you for your interest in the proposed Tierrasanta to San Diego
River Bike
Path and for attending the public forum I held to discuss the
issue on June 26 2002. I am sending you this letter as a follow‑up
to the public forum.
The
City Council will take action on two items on July 29, 2002 . As
promised at the June 26 th
community meeting, I asked Mayor Dick Murphy to docket the
Tierrasanta Community Plan Amendment Initiation, which will remove
four road extension projects from the outdated community plan
document and the removal of the Tierrasanta Bike Path project from
the City of San Diego Master Bicycle Plan. Both of these issues
will be heard on July 29, 2002, and I asked them to appear on the
consent calendar, meaning if there is no public testimony in
opposition, the items can pass quickly and near the beginning of
the meeting.
As
always, I am honored to represent you, and if I or my staff can
provide further assistance on this or any other City‑related issue
of importance to you, please feel free to contact my office at any
time. Also, remember to check website regularly at
www.iimmadaffer.com
for updates on Tierrasanta and other issues. If you would like
to be on our email update list, please subscribe while visiting
the website.
Sincerely,
Jim
Madaffer
Councilmember
JM/ea
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Tierrasanta Bike Path Issue
An Introduction
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The Tierrasanta Bike Path issue
was first discussed in by the Tierrasanta Community Council January 2002
as a follow-up to City Council action that had not been noticed to the
community in advance of the City Council vote. However, it was not new to
the Engineering & Capital Improvement Projects Dept., Transportation
& Drainage Design Division. According to the "Consultant
Agreement with Darnell & Associates, Inc. for Bike Way Feasibility
Study on Bridge Over San Diego River between Princess View and Tierrasanta
Boulevard - December 1998" (Document C-09218), there were interviews
conducted on November 1, 1996 for the purpose of selecting a feasibility
study contractor. The firm of Darnell & Associates, Inc. was the
selected contractor. Darnell & Associates, Inc. was presented
with a "Scope of Services" document that defines the 13 tasks to
be performed by the feasibility study contractor. There were three
opportunities to involve the community:
Task 1 - Project Kickoff -
"At this meeting, we (the City) will discuss the process of obtaining
community leaders' input on the project."
Task 6 - Preliminary Findings - "At this
time, we would suggest (but not require?) that input from the
community leaders and bicycle groups to obtain their input on the
project." (This is interpreted to mean it is time that the
contractor might want to contact the community leaders).
Task 12, of 13 - Community Input - "Meet with community/bicycle
groups to obtain input or recommended design."
(Should be "Community Blessing"; will changes really be accepted
now?)
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Note:
The "Consultant Agreement ... Scope of Services" regarding
task logic involving the community is addressed separately
below.
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The Tierrasanta Community
Council has no record of any requests for inputs to the feasibility study
even from Task 12 but it seems that the bicycle community was consulted, as
stated at the May 16, 2002 meeting by a member of a citywide bicycle
advocacy group, who said they had been involved for a year! The
"Feasibility Study For Tierrasanta Blvd. Bicycle Path Extension in
the City of San Diego" was completed and submitted to the City Of San
Diego on February 26, 2001.
The Tierrasanta Community
Council received a copy of the City’s proposed Bicycle Master Plan and
requested a presentation from the City’s Bicycle Coordinator to help
understand the impact to Tierrasanta from the proposed Tierrasanta Bike
Path, which is included in the proposed Master Plan. Copies of the
feasibility plan were provided to the Tierrasanta Community Council and a
city representative attended the March and April 2002 TCC meetings for the
presentation and to seek approval of the City's Bicycle Master Plan.
Through this TCC meeting and subsequent motions, concerns about elements
of the plan were reflected to the to city representative from the TCC and
other citizens of Tierrasanta. Concerns in addition to the lack of
adequate notice about the proposed Tierrasanta Bike Path prior to the time
the City Council voted to fund the design phase, included: is there a need
for the Tierrasanta portion of the bike path, security of the area,
maintenance, activities such as motorcycling, skateboarding, noise and
landscaping (See below, Concern
About Proposed Design of Tierrasanta Blvd Bike Path.).
The Tierrasanta Community
Council voted at its March 2002 meeting to approve in concept the proposed
citywide Bicycle Master Plan with the exception of the Tierrasanta Bike
Path (bridge project), which is included in the Master Plan.
At the April 2002 meeting
a motion was passed to "support the completion of the
environmental documentation of the Tierrasanta Bike Path understanding
that the TCC has a number of concerns about the project, with the
expectation that the city and its consultant will work with the TCC and
the community to mitigate the concerns" (See below, Analysis
of Proposed Tierrasanta Blvd. Bike Path to Proceed.). It is
clear that the motion did not approve the Bicycle Master Plan. However, a
Report to the Planning Commission issued May 9, 2002 (Report No.
P-02-076), subject - Progress Guide and General Plan Amendment to update
the City of San Diego Bicycle Master Plan stated under the bullet
"Obtain community planning group input on the Bicycle Master
Plan" stated, "Tierrasanta ... took action to endorse the
Bicycle Master Plan at their April 23, 2002 meeting. Letter
to Planning Commission for Consideration During the Hearing on Thursday,
May 16th on the Citywide Bike Master Plan.).
Again at the City’s Planning
Commission May 16, 2002 meeting City representatives stated that the
council did approve the Bicycle Master Plan.
The concern for improved
communications between the City and the community was recognized by the
City’s Planning Commission at its May 16, 2002 meeting. The following
issues were addressed at the meeting through Planning Commission motions
to amend the Bicycle Master Plan:
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1. Design criteria is to be
expanded to focus on inappropriate activities on the bicycle path
2. Alternative designs are to be incorporated in environmentally
sensitive areas.
3. Better interface with community plans and community planning
groups including CCDC are to be implemented.
4. Implementation section of the Bicycle Master Plan is to include a
monitoring program
5. Bike path design should minimize impacts (to surrounding areas)
and minimize the paved areas.
6. High priority areas in community identity elements are to
be addressed in the community plans through an action item to the
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The City’s Bicycle
Coordinator, Sam Hasenin, has pledged that he will work closely with the
community during the design phase and provide opportunities for input by
the community, via the TCC.
The table below lists documents
that are provided on this site that may be referenced for historical
background of the issue. Clicking on the document title should take the
user to the document; otherwise scroll to the desired document.
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Issue Historical Documentation
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Madaffer
withdraws his support of Tierrasanta Bike Path;
says he will ask that it be removed from
the Citywide Bicycle Master Plan
at a future CityCouncil
meeting
(article
from July 11, 2002 Tierra Times)
by Celeste
Weinsheim
The
Tierrasanta Bike Path proposed to be constructed from the
terminus of Tierrasanta Blvd. to Mission
Gorge Road was the subject of a special community meeting
called by City Councilmember Jim Madaffer
on June 26th at the Tierrasanta Recreation
Center.
In
attendance were representatives from the City’s Planning
Department and the City’s Traffic &
Engineering Department, which coordinates the City’s
bicycle program. A representative from SANDAG
was also present because it was approximately $4 million
in TransNet funds (the half percent countywide
sales tax measure) that was the proposed source to pay for
the bike path. SANDAG votes to spend TransNet
funds based on requests initiated by the 18 cities and the
county.
Among
the 100+ people in attendance were several from the
countywide San Diego Bicycle Coalition, who
have advocated for an east-west bicycle connection through
Tierrasanta.
On
behalf of the Tierrasanta Community Council, which has
raised numerous questions about the need for the
proposed bike path, its $4 million total price tag and its
proposed design TCC Director Lee Campbell presented
a series of questions to City staff and the Councilmember.
According
to Campbell, an ongoing lack of communication between the
City Councilmember, City staff and
the community has been of serious concern to local
residents. When the City Council voted Unanimously in
the
Fall of 2001 to request funds from SANDAG to pay for the
environmental analysis and design of the bike path,
TCC members and the community were not in formed in
advance that the matter was even going before the
City Council for a vote. In fact, it was only because some
members of the TCC were listening to the City
Council meeting that day that the project was, discovered.
While a Feasibility Study had been conducted for
the Tierrasanta Bike Path, it had not been sent to the
Tierrasanta Community Council and the TCC was never
asked its opinion on the project by City staff or the
Councilmember.
Over
the last six months, Madaffer and his staff have
consistently stated that while Madaffer does not
support
the extension of Tierrasanta Blvd. to the east, he
supported the Tierrasanta Bike Path project.
It
was Madaffer who made the motion At the Fall 2001 City
Council meeting to pursue environmental analysis
and design funding for the project from SANDAG, and the
motion was passed unanimously by the City Council.
As
speaker after speaker rose during the June 26th
meeting to share specific concerns about the width of
the
path, lack of parking, safety of users, noise, security
issues, landscaping, lighting, etc., Councilmember
Madaffer
stated that “Based upon the input I have heard tonight I
intend to ask, the Mayor to put this on the City
Council I agenda to permanently delete this project.” He
then called for a vote by those in attendance on
whether the project should proceed and the vote was 90 to12
in opposition.
After
the meeting, the SANDAG representative told Campbell that
the $400,000 in funding for the
environmental analysis and design would be redesignated to
other projects, not necessarily within
the
city of San Diego. Total price tag including land
acquisition and construction was expected to be $4
million.
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During
the meeting, the issue of the Tierrasanta Blvd. extension to
Princess View was also discussed.
Madaffer indicated that he has asked the City Manager to
take action to delete this road project from the
Tierrasanta Community Plan. City and SANDAG ‘Staff had
apparently relied upon the Tierrasanta Community
Plan’s inclusion of the extension of Tierrasanta Blvd.
to the east as rationale for the proposed bike
path.
However, City staff has informed Campbell that it could take
from 9 to 18 months for the information to be
gathered before a decision can be made on whether the
deletion can take place because traffic impact
studies must occur. It is the City Council that votes
whether to delete the road from the Tierrasanta
Community Plan. The
Tierrasanta Community Council has long advocated the
removal of the road from the
Tierrasanta Community Plan.
The
Tierrasanta Community Plan has
not been updated for approximately 20 years, despite
efforts by the
TCC to do so.
The
community is encouraged to check the Tierrasanta Community
Council’s web site at
www.tierrasantacc.org for the most current information
on these and other issues impacting the community.
The City is currently looking at bike ‑paths from
Princess View to Mission Trails Regional Park, from
Zion
Avenue. to Princess View, and from Qualcomm Stadium to Zion
Avenue.
The
TCC has expressed interest in appropriate access from the
community to the proposed San Diego River
Park. A presentation on the park will take place Wednesday,
July 17th at 7 pm at the Tierrasanta
Recreation
Center, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., during the July meeting
of the Tierrasanta Community Council. For
further information please call TCC Chairperson Deanna Spehn
at 858-565-4018.
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The proposed Tierrasanta Bike
Path to be constructed from the terminus of Tierrasanta Boulevard to
Mission Gorge was killed according to statements made by City Council
Member Jim Madaffer at the special public meeting held on June 26, 2002 at
the Tierrasanta Recreation Center. Mr. Madaffer was flanked at the meeting
by Bob Manis from City Planning and members of the City Traffic
Engineering Bicycle Coordination Department, Larry Van Wey, Al Izadi and
Joel Rizzo. Stephan Vance from SANDAG was also in attendance The full
house attendance representing the Tierrasanta community and members of the
San Diego Bicycle Coalition presented issues and concerns through a series
of 2-minute presentations. Mr.
Manis and Mr. Van Wey addressed a prepared list of issues, questions and
concerns presented to them by the Tierrasanta Community Council. Major
concerns were security, safety of users, noise, path design (10 ft wide
road), landscaping, timing (restore the river area then consider the
path), rest areas, parking, and landscaping.
The community support for rejection the bike path was so
overwhelming that Mr. Madaffer made his decision without needing an
attendee vote and stated, “Based upon the input I have heard tonight I
intend to ask the Mayor to put this on the City Council agenda to
permanently delete this project …” According to Mr. Vance the money
allocated for the bike path will be reallocated to other city or county
projects upon official council action to remove the path from the Master
Bicycle Plans. Mr. Rizzo has taken action to return money already received
for this project to SANDAG.
Currently other proposed bike
paths in the area are the Princess View to Mission Trails Regional Park (a
study to commence this summer), the Zion Avenue to Princess View Bike Path
(a study currently in work), and the Qualcom to Zion Avenue (a study which
is complete).
Another issue discussed was the
Tierrasanta to Mission Gorge Road. In April the Tierrasanta Community
Council initiated a requested through Council Member Madaffer to remove
this road from the Tierrasanta Community Plan. Mr. Manis stated that it
could take 9 to 18 months to accomplish this because of certain traffic
impact studies that must be completed.
Readers are encouraged to refer
to the Tierrasanta Community Council website at www.tierrasantacc.org for
the most current information covering these issues.
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COMMENTS BY GRACE OLSEN:
"...Regarding the San Diego Bikepath Master Plan, the Center
City's portion has been removed from the Master Plan because they are
updating their community plan. And since Tierrasanta is also amending
their community plan (editor note: There is a current request to modify
the community plan to remove 4 roads/extensions from the community plan;
one is the extension of tierrasanta blvd through to mission gorge) I'm
asking you to grant us this same option of having the Tierrasanta bike
plan removed, but the funding continue.
When this Master Plan was initiated, the Mayor's River Park Plan
had not been introduced. This portion of the San Diego River that we're
talking about from Mission Trails to Friars Road is a very special part
of the River, and I think The Bike Plan should be delayed and
developed along with the River Plan.
At the Tierrasanta Community Council meeting when the City
presented this, somebody asked how many current commuter bike riders
there were in the Mission Gorge/Princess View area and they
couldn't give us a number, nor could they project what possible 2 or 3
years down the road or 10 years down the road.
So, without these numbers, how or why were funds funded for the
extensive Feasibility Study that they did that includes architectural
plans for a 476-foot bridge and then the dangerous switch-back bikepath
that [the previous speaker] Bernie referred to. It extends down from the
bluff at the end of Tierrasanta BL down to the valley below. And the
designers of this plan must think it as dangerous as I do because for
this plan they put in NOT ONE, BUT TWO CALL BOXES, so that sort of gives
you an idea that maybe it IS too steep!
Now, look ahead with me for a moment -- the mining operation, the
gravel pit there on Mission Gorge Road, is soon going to come to an end
and that property's coming back to the City, and hopefully some of it
will be part of the River Plan. Now, imagine taking your school kids or
your scout troop bicycling through this area to see the gorge that's on
the Tierrasanta [side], the layers and strata of rock.
Also, there are cultural sites down there. The Feasibility Study
says there are two that have potential to qualify to be registered with
the National Register of Historic Sites -- and it's right there!
So, PLEASE -- you all have in your power to preserve this valley
for many, many people to enjoy as part of the San Diego River Plan
-- rather than building the proposed bikepath for a non-existent number
of commuter riders. Just give us the same privilege that Center City
had. Remove it for now, but keep the funding. Thank you."
Comments made by Juli Wilkerson:
"...I could say ditto to the comments made [by
previous speakers] about Tecolote Canyon and Marian Bear [Park]. I
AM requesting that you RECLASSIFY The Tierrasanta Bike Connector, and
MODIFY its delineation in the Master Plan.
For whatever reason, most Tierrasantans are just now
learning of this Programmed Project --Table 6.1 in your Master Plan.
From inception to its current iteration, this project lacks Community
aesthetic, environmental, and architectural recommendations. Without
spending 1/2 million dollars, it can be seen NOW that it's the WRONG
DESIGN, WRONG LOCATION, WRONG TIME!
Class I/Department of Traffic Engineering staus is NOT 'The
Answer': it's THE PROBLEM! For example, we're told that bollards
can be installed to prevent motorcyles; however, 2 abreast can zoom
right through the ADA-required 5' width! Also, skateboards ,we're
told, will be constrained by design --and prohibited by law: but not if
their road usage is redefined --which is currently in the news! Removing
such status solves problematic road & design requirements, like
excess pavement and width; the street cleaning that people have
mentioned, and the noise reverberating through quiet canyons, and other
Attractive Nuisances and liabilities. An unpaved trail would
ably serve the community, the region and WHATEVER commuters there may
EVENTUALLY be --the Master Plan's stats seem to suggest that
ridership is DECLINING.
This Tierrasanta Bike Connector was designed because Tierrasanta
BL's extension is still in our Community Plan, and it avoids the
right-of-way, but removal plans are proceeding --thanks to our current
Councilmember Madaffer and our Community Council.
Today, you can modify this plan AND preserve funding for
Tierrasanta's bike paths. A future element can be stated GENERALLY
rather than SPECIFICALLY, while our Community Plan is updated --just
like Center City! That option was not mentioned in March or April
when the deliberating Community Council was told funding would soon
EXPIRE.
We understand that the contractor won't be chosen until
July 1st, and so far, little of this design fund has been spent. If
we're told NOW it's too late to stop this project, then how can we
believe City's proffer that a year from now and 1/2 million dollars from
now, it WON'T be too late THEN to stop this?! If the City doesn't
INTEND to implement this plan, why include it?; why fund it?!
NOW's the time to send this back to the drawing board! 'Build it,
and they will come' worked in a 'Field of Dreams' --that's a MOVIE!
But a $5 Million BIKE 'PATH' that would destroy precious habitat in a
TREASURED area, that's an expensive Real Life GAMBLE. I thank you
all for listening. Thank you."
Comments made by Randy Berkman,
River Valley Preservation Project-----------
"...I haven't reviewed the whole Master Plan and my comments
are limited to any parts of the plan that would impact habitats. Over a
month ago, I wrote a letter to staff asking for answers to questions
about the Tierrasanta portion of the bikepath bridge over the San Diego
River, which is expected to cost at least 4-5 million. Some of my
questions included:
'[1.] Would any wetlands or vernal pools be impacted?;
[2.] Would any endangered species, such as the Least Bell's
Vireo be impacted?;
[3.] How many pedestrians and cyclists per day could
be expected to use the bridge? Can this justify a 4-5 million dollar
bridge?
[4.] How many auto trips per day would be eliminated by this
bridge? How can this be considered a "Critical Link" without
knowing the answers to 3 & 4?'
And, again, none of these questions have been answered. You would think
the Feasibility Study would have answered the basic questions of the
bikepath's usefulness.
According to the Tierrasanta Community Council's Website, the
consultant did not seek input from the community until about a year
after seeking it from cyclists --and, understandably, the community is
not 'happy campers.'
I have similar concerns about Tecolote Canyon and the others that
were mentioned today --their habitat. While I encourage
alternative transportations, I believe that such paths should avoid
habitat areas.
Could it, would it be possible to pull the parts of the system that
impact habitats, and answer basic questions about their usefulness
before spending large amounts of money on environmental studies?...."
COMMENTS BY BERNADINE KING
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Excerpts
from Minutes of the Council of the City of San Diego
for the Regular Meeting
of Monday, October 15, 2001 (pages 11-14)
Minutes
of the Council of the City of San Diego
for the Regular Meeting of Monday, October 15, 2001 Page
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ITEM-103:
Funding for Six Bikeway Projects.
(Mission Valley, Tierrasanta, Navajo, San Pasqual, Mount Hope,
Torrey Pines, and Mira Mesa Community Areas.
Districts:1, 4, 5, 6 and 7.)
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the following resolution:
(R-2002-453) ADOPTED AS RESOLUTION R-295574
Authorizing
the City Manager to accept and expend a total of $419,500 in
Transportation Development Account/Local Transportation Funds
(TDA/LTF), and $5 10,000 in TransNet Bikeway Funds for six
bikeway projects;
Authorizing
the addition of CIP-58-156.0 (Ocean Beach/Hotel Circle North
Bikeway Design), CIP-58-157.0 (Vista Sorrento Parkway Bike
Lanes), CIP-50-158.0 (Home Avenue/C Street Bike Path), CIP-58-159.0
(Tierrasanta Bike Path Design), CIP-58-160.0 (Mission Trails
Bike Path Study), and CIP-58-161.0 (San Pasqual Road Bikeway
Study) to the FY 2002 Capital Improvement Program;
Authorizing
the appropriation and expenditure of $150,000 in TDA/LTF Funds
from CIP-58-156.0 (Ocean Beach/Hotel Circle North Bikeway
Design), Fund No. 390065, for the design, permitting, and
environmental documentation for a bike path connecting Pacific
Highway to Hotel Circle North;
Authorizing
the appropriation and expenditure of $207,500 in TDA/LTF Funds
from CIP-58-157.0 (Vista Sorrento Parkway Bike Lanes), Fund
No. 390065, to widen Vista Sorrento Parkway between Sorrento
Valley Boulevard and Lusk Boulevard to accommodate bike lanes;
Minutes
of the Council of the City of San Diego
for the Regular Meeting of Monday, October 15, 2001 Page
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Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $62,000 in
TDA/LTF Funds from CIP-58-158.0 (Home Avenue/ "C"
Street Bike Path), Fund No. 390065, to design and construct a
bike path connecting Home Avenue at Federal Boulevard to
"C" Street at Quail Street;
Authorizing
the appropriation and expenditure of $410,000 in TransNet
Bikeway Funds from CIP-58-159.0 (Tierrasanta Bike Path
Design), Fund No. 30301, for the design, permitting, and
environmental documentation for a bike path connecting the
eastern end of Tierrasanta Boulevard to Mission Gorge Road at
Princess View Drive;
Authorizing
the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000 in TransNet
Bikeway Funds from CIP-58-160.0 (Mission Trails Bike Path
Study), Fund No. 30301 to conduct a feasibility study of the
next segment of the San Diego River Bike Path between Zion
Avenue and Princess View Drive. The San Diego River Bike Path
is ultimately planned to connect to Mission Trails Regional
Park;
Authorizing
the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000 in TransNet
Bikeway Funds from CIP-58-161.0 (San Pasqual Road Bikeway
Study), Fund No. 30301, to determine the type and feasibility
of a bikeway along San Pasqual Road between San Pasqual Valley
Road (SR-78) and Ryan Drive;
Authorizing
the Auditor and Comptroller to amend the Fiscal Year 2002
Capital Improvements Program Budget by appropriating $150,000
in CIP-58-156.0, $207,500 in CIP-58-157.0, $62,000 in CIP-58-158.0,
$410,000 in CIP-58-159.0, $50,000 in CIP-58-160.0, and $50,000
in CIP-58-161.0, resulting in a total increase of $929,500.
CITY MANAGER
SUPPORTING INFORMATION:
This
action will authorize the City Manager to accept and expend a
total of $419,500 in Transportation Development Account/Local
Transportation Funds (TDA/LTF) and $5 10,000 in TransNet
Bikeway Funds for six bikeway projects.
1. $ 150,000 from CIP-58-156.0 (Ocean Beach/Hotel Circle North
Bikeway Design) for the design, permitting, and environmental
documentation for a bike path connecting Pacific Highway to
Hotel Circle. This is one of the missing segments of the San
Diego River Bike Path, which is planned to connect the beaches
with Mission Trails Regional Park. The application for funding
for this project was approved per Resolution Number R-294837
and City Manager's Report Number CMR-01-084.
Minutes
of the Council of the City of San Diego
for the Regular Meeting of Monday, October 15,2001 Page
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2. $207,500 from CIP-58-157.0 (Vista Sorrento Parkway Bike
Lanes) to widen Vista Sorrento Parkway between Sorrento
Valley Boulevard and Lusk Boulevard to accommodate bike
lanes. The application for funding for this project was
approved per Resolution Number R-294837 and City Manager's
Report Number CMR-01-084.
3. $62,000 from CIP-58-158.0 (Home Avenue/C Street Bike
Path) to design and construct a bike path connecting Home
Avenue at Federal Boulevard to 'C' Street at Quail Street.
The application for funding for this project was approved
per Resolution Number R-294837 and City Manager's Report
Number CMR-01-084.
4. $410.000 from CIP-58-159.0 (Tierrasanta Bike Path Design)
for the design, permitting, and environmental documentation
for a bike path connecting the eastern end of Tierrasanta
Boulevard to Mission Gorge Road at Princess View Drive. The
application for funding for this project was approved per
Resolution Number R-294837 and City Manager's Report Number
CMR-01-084.
5. $50,000 from CIP-58-160.0 (Mission Trails Bike Path
Study) to conduct a feasibility study of the next segment of
the San Diego River Bike Path between Zion Avenue and
Princess View Drive. The San Diego River Bike Path is
ultimately planned to connect to Mission Trails Regional
Park. The application for funding for this project was
approved per Resolution Number R-294837 and City Manager's
Report Number CMR-01-084.
6. $50,000 from CIP-58-161.0 (San Pasqual Road Bikeway
Study) to determine the type and feasibility of a bikeway
along San Pasqual Road between San Pasqual Valley Road (SR-78)
and Ryan Drive. The application for funding for this project
was approved per Resolution Number R-29483 7 and City
Manager's Report Number CMR-01-084.
A total of I I projects were originally submitted for SANDAG
consideration. These were bicycle facilities proposed in
community plans that were thought to be needed to improve
conditions for bicyclists and/or close critical gaps in the
bikeway system. The eleven City of San Diego projects
competed for funding with numerous other projects applied
for by the other agencies in the region. The six identified
here were selected by the SANDAG Board, based on
recommendations by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee (BPAC) to SANDAG.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adding and expending a total of $419,500 in Transportation
Development Account/Local Transportation Funds (TDA/LTF),
and a total of $510,000 in TransNet Bikeway Funds.
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for the Regular Meeting of Monday, October
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MOTION
BY MADAFFER TO ADOPT. Second by Atkins. Passed by the
following vote: Peters-yea, Wear-yea, Atkins-yea, Stevens-yea,
Maienschein-yea, Frye-yea, Madaffer-yea, Inzunza-yea, Mayor
Murphy-yea.
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Request
for Consultants for the Design of Tierrasanta Blvd. Bike Path - Before Mar
01
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CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Tierrasanta Blvd. Bike Path Extension
The City of San Diego may require consultant
services for the project(s) listed below. Consultants wishing
consideration should submit the following for Nominating Committee
review: nineteen (19) copies of each 1) Letter of Interest **NEW - must
be 5 pages or less**; 2) Statement of Qualifications Questionnaire; 3)
Work Force Report; 4) Architect-Engineer Form 255 **NEW - Section 10
must be 5 pages or less** and 5) Architect-Engineer Form 254. NO
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. Submittals should be
stapled, not bound. Neither plastic covers nor dividers are
acceptable as part of your submittal. Your Statement of
Qualifications Questionnaire must include a Professional Registration
Number. All proposed Subconsultants must be listed on Page 4 of
the Questionnaire.
COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:
It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal opportunity
in its professional services contracts. Toward this end, proposals
from small businesses, disabled owned businesses, women owned
businesses, firms owned by African-Americans, Native Americans,
Asian-Americans, Filipinos and Latinos, and local firms are strongly
encouraged. Prime Consultants are encouraged to subconsult or
joint venture with these firms. The City endeavors to do business
with firms sharing the City's commitment to equal opportunity and will
not do business with any firm that discriminates on the basis of race,
religion, color, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability,
medical condition or place of birth.
ARCHITECT-ENGINEER FORM 255: - If a firm has an
office located outside San Diego County, the staffing of the San Diego
office must clearly be indicated separately from the firm's total
staffing. THE OFFICE LOCATION OF ALL PERSONNEL PROFILED IN BLOCK
SEVEN (7) MUST BE CLEARLY INDICATED WITHIN THE BLOCK SEVEN. ALL
PERSONNEL PROFILED MUST BE LISTED WITHIN THE PROJECT ORGANIZATION CHART.
THE CHART MUST BE INCLUDED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE FORM 255. Separate
Architect-Engineer Forms 254 and 255 should not be submitted for
Subconsultants. However, additional Subconsultant information can
be provided within the proposer's Architect-Engineer Form 255. All
pages profiling Subconsultant information should be clearly marked
"Subconsultant Information".
* Note that all proposed Subconsultants are listed in the Statement
of Qualifications Questionnaire.
Firms which may be eligible to be certified as DBE, DVBE, MBE,
and/or WBE, and wish to claim that status on City-issued
contracts, should contact the City's Equal Opportunity Contracting
Program at (619) 533-4464.
SUBMIT INFORMATION TO:
John Mendivil
Consultant Services Coordinator
1010 Second Avenue, Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92101
Submittals must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday,
March 22, 2002. For Statement of Qualifications Questionnaire or
questions regarding submittal packages please e-mail John Mendivil at JMendivil@SanDiego.gov
or call (619) 533-3796. (Please note this is a new e-mail
address.) All technical questions regarding the project should be
directed to the project manager listed below.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES:
The Engineering and Capital Projects Department requires the services of
a consultant to prepare construction documents, including design,
specifications, cost estimate and environmental services for the
Tierrasanta Blvd. Bike Path Extension project. The proposed
project consists of a Class I Bike Path to connect the eastern terminus
of Tierrasanta Blvd. to the intersection of Mission Gorge Road and
Princess View Drive. This project includes construction of a
12-foot wide and approximately 476-foot long bridge across the San Diego
River. All required environmental documentation, studies, and
permits shall be done by the consultant. The consultant services
required will include, but not be limited to, civil, structural,
geotechnical, hydrological, environmental and traffic engineering
professional services. A feasibility study has been completed for
this project and is available from the project manager listed below.
Estimated total project cost is $ 4,215,000.
Project Manager: Al Izadi Telephone #:
(619) 533-3755
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Minutes of the Council of the City of San Diego
for the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, May 15,2001
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*ITEM-106: Funding for Eleven (11) Bicycle Projects.
(See City Manager Report CMR-01-084.)
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the following resolution:
(R-2001-1475) ADOPTED AS RESOLUTION R-294837
Authorizing the City Manager to apply for a total of $3,116,500 in TDA/TransNet Funds from SANDAG for eleven Bicycle Projects:
I . Ocean Beach /Hotel, Circle Bike Path Design (Mission Valley,Dist. 6)
2. Camino Del Rio North Bike Lanes (Mission Valley, Dist. 6)
3. Tierrasanta Bike Path Design (Tierrasanta & Navajo, Dist. 7)
4. Friars Road Bike Path Improvement Design (Mission Bay Park & Mission Valley, Dists. 2 & 6)
5. Mission Trails Bike Path Study (Navajo & Tierrasanta, Dist. 7)
6. San Pasqual Road Bikeway Study (San Pasqual, Dist. 5)
7. Home Avenue/C Street Bicycle Path (Mount Hope, Dist. 4)
8. Vista Sorrento Parkway Bike Lanes (Torrey Pines & Mira Mesa,
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