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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />NOVEMBER 7, 2017 <br />TITLE: APPROVED <br />APPROVE AN AGREEMENT FOR GRANT- ❑ As Recommended <br />FUNDED CITYWIDE SAFE ROUTES TO E]Amended <br />E]OOrrdinance on 1s' Reading <br />SCHOOL PLAN (PROJECT NO. 17-6730) ❑ Ordinance on od Reading <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 6B} ❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Cla MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Alta <br />Planning & Design, to provide transportation/traffic planning and engineering services, for the <br />three-year term beginning November 7, 2017, and expiring November 6, 2020, in an amount not to <br />exceed $585,000, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Ensuring community youth are able to safely access school sites has long been a priority for the <br />City of Santa Ana. In 2015, Public Works Agency staff submitted and received a grant from the <br />State of California Active 'Transportation Program to develop a Citywide Safe Routes to School <br />Plan (Plan). The intent of the Plan is to identify and map safe routes to schools, recommend <br />infrastructure improvements and programs, develop cost estimates, and prioritize <br />recommendations through a process of conducting walking audits at all public school site locations <br />in the City of Santa Ana. <br />A Request for Proposals (RFP) for transportation/traffic planning and engineering services was <br />released and distributed on September 1, 2017 to qualified firms. The four proposals received <br />were reviewed by a four -member committee comprised of Public Works Agency, Orange County <br />Healthcare Agency, and Orange County Transportation Authority staff. The proposal ratings were <br />based on experience, qualifications, project understanding, and ability to meet the schedule. Once <br />rated, the sealed fees from the top three firms were revealed. The following table summarizes the <br />proposal scores: <br />FIRM <br />1. Alta Planning & Design <br />2. Nelson\Nygaard <br />.R: <br />2513-1 <br />SCORE <br />88 <br />79 <br />.• <br />