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4 '�1 0 <br />*' <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 7, 2015 <br />?a <br />t� <br />CONTINUED TO <br />CITY MANA4R <br />s R •, <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ <br />ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For,__ <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Cole & <br />Associates, Inc., subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney, to provide transportation and traffic planning and engineering services for a <br />Sidewalk/Non- Motorized Connectivity Plan, for a one -year period beginning July 8, 2015, and <br />expiring June 30, 2016, with provision for one, one -year extension exercisable by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney, in a total amount not to exceed $531,594, including the renewal <br />period. <br />The recommended action will provide for field assessment of all sidewalk, wheel chair ramps, and <br />pedestrian path linkages citywide, to determine and rate their condition. The field assessment will <br />determine whether linkages are ADA compliant; provide the cost of installing, repairing, or <br />upgrading the linkage facilities to meet ADA standards; and compile a prioritization list to <br />construct missing links and /or perform repairs. <br />A safe, well- maintained pedestrian network that provides accessibility and mobility for all users is <br />paramount to meet the community mobility needs. The objective of the Sidewalk/Non- Motorized <br />Connectivity (SWC) Plan is to determine an effective way to keep track of deficiencies in the <br />pedestrian infrastructure and identify an effective methodology to track, plan, and prioritize <br />improvements. <br />A key aspect of the study is establishing, with staff and City Council input, a predetermined <br />ranking criteria and selection methodology which will result in prioritizing all current and future <br />efforts to repair linkages. The study will also facilitate re- assessing the non - motorized <br />connectivity infrastructure for future maintenance and improvement. <br />2501-1 <br />