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Item #25 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Amer Jakher, P.E., City Engineer SUBJECT: APPROVE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES TO TRANSPORTATION, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,360. DATE: November 29, 2004 BACKGROUND: The Engineering Division does not have a traffic engineer on staff. Much of the preliminary work on Capital Improvement Projects requires the professional services of a traffic engineer. Traditionally these services were not regularly needed as the majority of the City's Capital Improvement Projects were not traffic signalization projects but street improvement projects. The City has currently been limited by singular contracts that have not allowed the City to utilize the current traffic engineer as it has needed. The services and expertise of a traffic engineer are needed for the City to identify and realize innovative ideas and recommendations made at the City's bimonthly Traffic Committee Meetings. To have City staff focus more time to the details of traffic engineering will deter the Engineering Division's ability to respond to public needs, as these tasks would fall to the Engineering Assistant that currently handles plan checks and business compliance inspections. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The City currently has several traffic signalization projects that require the professional services of a traffic engineer. Obtaining the services of a traffic engineer would be a great resource allowing the Engineering Division to complete its traffic signalization projects, ongoing and forthcoming with more agility and speed. Projects such as the improvements approved by Council in November 2004 to the City's signalization system require the knowledge of a traffic engineer. There is currently over $740,000 available in projects budgeted with Traffic Impact Fees. Each project can incur a four percent administrative deduction and still be viable. Those projects include the Rancho Signals at Rancho and Citrus, Traffic Signal and Modification, and the Traffic Signal at Barton Road and La Cadena Drive. Additionally, the Iowa and Main Traffic Signalization Project is budget at $450,000 and will require traffic engineering services to complete. The Colton Avenue Bike Lane Project will also call for traffic engineering services and has $719,000 of Transportation Equity Act 21 (TEA21) funding available. 7/10103 City Clerk's Office Cb