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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 15, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />PROJECT OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION <br />BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL <br />ENGINEERS FOR BRISTOL STREET <br />IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT PHASE 2 <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1G) <br />/ CITY�NAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Receive and file the Project of the Year recognition by the American Society of Civil Engineers for <br />the design and completion of Bristol Street Improvements Project Phase 2, Third Street to Civic <br />Center Drive. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Bristol Street is a north -south 3.9 -mile long transportation corridor designated as a major arterial <br />highway. The regional project is being completed in several phases. While some of the traffic <br />alignments remain constant over the improved segments, each segment does incorporate unique <br />design amenities related to aesthetics, mobility, and environmental enhancements. <br />Description of the Proiect <br />The Bristol Street Improvements Project Phase 2 was planned and designed to incorporate <br />complete street concepts with storm drain quality features and implementation of Green Street <br />technologies. While the improvement included widening of the street from four to six lanes, it <br />also included bus turnouts, raised medians, bike lanes, and sound walls. <br />The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selected this project for special consideration <br />due to the unique design enhancements from applying bio -filtration Best Management Practices. <br />Practical drainage enhancements included a series of drought -tolerant, vegetated bioswales, <br />which were designed to capture and filter up to 2 -year -storm intensities. The bioswales drain <br />run-off from the project's foot print as well as the entire drainage area boundary, capturing run-off <br />from adjoining neighborhood streets and reducing flows in the arterial street's storm drain facility. <br />The environmental benefits come from reduced runoff, which contains harmful pollutants and <br />trash that contribute to adverse water quality impacts in receiving streams. The vegetated <br />bioswales in the parkways bring native and organic pre -development landscape themes to a fully <br />19H-1 <br />