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County Administrator's Report 11. 14.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	04/16/2019
Issue: Interlocal Agreement - West Cervantes Street/Mobile Highway Traffic Feasibility Study
From:	Joy Jones
Department:	Engineering
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning an Interlocal Agreement between Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Pensacola - West Cervantes Street/Mobile Highway Traffic Feasibility Study - Joy Jones, P.E., Engineering Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning an Interlocal Agreement between Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, and the City of Pensacola for the West Cervantes Street/ Mobile Highway Traffic Feasibility Study:

A. Approve the Interlocal Agreement between Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, and the City of Pensacola for the West Cervantes Street/Mobile Highway Traffic Feasibility Study; and

B. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Interlocal Agreement between Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, and the City of Pensacola.

[Funding: Fund 353, LOST IV, Cost Center 210106, Object Code 56301, Project #19EN0719 $44,097.48 in Fiscal Year 2019.(The total contract amount with HDR will be $122,493, and the City of Pensacola's portion is $78,395.52)]

BACKGROUND:

The Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) adopted the West Cervantes Street Corridor Management Plan (CMP) at its December 14, 2016, TPO Board meeting, with both the Escambia County Commission and Pensacola City Council further supporting the CMP and directing staff from both agencies to coordinate on the implementation of both short-term and long-term corridor improvements.

The CMP details significant traffic and crash data collected from 2010 - 2015, which showed the annual average daily traffic (AADT) along the corridor averaged 17,250 vehicles, including 457 crashes during that period. Of the 457 crashes, 4 resulted in a fatality,147 resulted in bodily injury, and 306 resulted in property damage only. Since the collection of the CMP data, numerous other crashes have occurred, with multiple crashes resulting in fatalities.

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners and the Pensacola City Council entered into an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) (executed May 29, 2018) to split the cost of funding the traffic feasibility study for the corridor from Dominquez Street to "A" Street in efforts to expedite the process of implementing near-term and long-term safety and corridor enhancements. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) indicated that a traffic feasibility study would be needed before any significant enhancements would be considered or implemented and that FDOT would manage the study. However, FDOT was unsuccessful in programming a traffic feasibility study in the current or tentative 5 Year Work Program due to limited resources. At the December 12, 2018, TPO Board meeting, FDOT staff recommended that the County and the City consider allowing the TPO General Planning Consultant (HDR, Inc.) to perform the study. The County's portion of the corridor is approximately 4,250' or 36%, and the City's portion of the corridor being 7,600' or 64%.

The Board, meeting in regular session on April 17, 2018, approved funding $250,000 for the County's portion of the traffic feasibility study.

Per the ILA (see attached), the County and City will deposit each agency's share of the study costs with the Emerald Coast Regional Council (ECRC), the ECRC staff will administer and manage the study with HDR.

The study will essentially determine whether a lane reduction (aka road diet) or if other long-term improvement options are warranted based on traffic volumes and capacity. Since traffic volumes are higher during the school year, it is imperative that the counts be conducted by HDR prior to the end of the school year in late May 2019.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Funds are available in Fund 353 LOST IV, Cost Center 210106, Object Code 56301, Project 19EN0719 $44,097.48 in Fiscal Year 2019. The total contract amount will be $122,493 and the City of Pensacola's portion is $78,395.52.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Senior Assistant County Attorney Kristin Hual has reviewed and approved the ILA for legal sufficiency.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Upon approval, Engineering staff will coordinate with the City of Pensacola and Florida-Alabama Transortation Planning Organization staff for formal execution of the ILA and development of the traffic feasibility study.

Attachments
Interlocal Agreement
Task Work Order/Scope