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County Administrator's Report 10. 5.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Pensacola Beach Congestion Management Plan and the Pensacola Beach Master Plan Drainage Projects - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director
That the Board consider the following action concerning the Pensacola Beach Congestion Management Plan and the Pensacola Beach Master Plan Drainage Projects:
A. Authorize the transfer of funds from the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Reserves Cost Center 110267 to the Transportation and Drainage Cost Center 210107, in the amount of $450,000, to fund the Pensacola Beach Congestion Management Plan;
B. Authorize the transfer of funds from the LOST Reserves Cost Center 110267 to the Transportation and Drainage Cost Center 210107, in the amount of $1,250,000, to fund the Pensacola Beach Master Plan Drainage Projects; and
C. Authorize the Public Works staff to begin the Request for Letters of Intent (RLI) purchasing procurement process for the Pensacola Beach Congestion Management Plan and to begin the purchasing procurement process for the Pensacola Beach Master Plan Drainage Projects.
[Funding: It is anticipated that the Congestion Management Plan will cost $450,000, and the design and construction of the Master Plan Drainage Projects will cost $1,250,000, which would decrease the LOST Reserves Cost Center 210107 by $1,700,000]
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| BACKGROUND: |
Several studies have been conducted regarding traffic and parking in the Pensacola Beach Core Area. In addition, the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) commissioned a professional design and planning firm, EDSA, to complete a Beach Master Plan (dated March 2010). Now, Escambia County Public Works staff is seeking an engineering firm to evaluate and update the existing Pensacola Beach Master Plan (attached herein), perform design services for several short-term congestion improvements at Pensacola Beach listed in the Scope of Services (attached herein), and develop a long-term capital program to improve beach access and alleviate traffic congestion.
The Master Plan offered recommendations for improvements on the entire Island, including the Core Area. The main goal in the Pensacola Beach Core Area was to create a beach-to-bay pedestrian connection. To accomplish this goal, it was recommended that a distinct separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic was of utmost importance. In February 2011, Escambia County contracted with Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. to develop an Engineering Master Plan based on the Beach Conceptual Master Plan approved by the SRIA. A Final Report titled: Engineering Assessment of Pensacola Beach Master Plan: Feasibility, Funding, and Phasing was completed in February 2012.
The short-term improvements proposed in the attached Congestion Management Plan do not necessarily address long-term needs for intersection improvements at the signalized intersection of Via DeLuna Drive and Fort Pickens Road; however, the improvements will offer immediate pedestrian and vehicular traffic congestion relief until such time that the long-term improvements are designed and constructed in the Core Area.
The Pensacola Beach Master Plan Drainage Projects are listed below with respective approximate cost estimates:
Rio Vista, Corto, and Largo Drainage – Design = $50,000; Construction = $500,000
Via DeLuna Side Road Connection Drainage – Design = $50,000; Construction = $200,000
Calle Juela Drainage – Design = $20,000; Construction = $50,000
Calle Traviesa Drainage – Design = $20,000; Construction = $50,000
Siguenza Drive Drainage – Design = $20,000; Construction = $50,000
Casino Beach Parking Lot Drainage - Design = SRIA to fund; Construction = $240,000 |
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| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
It is anticipated that the Congestion Management Plan will cost $450,000, and the design and construction of the Master Plan Drainage Projects will cost $1,250,000, which would decrease the LOST Reserves Cost Center 210107 by $1,700,000.
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| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| N/A |
| PERSONNEL: |
| No additional personnel will be required. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| This recommendation is in compliance with the provisions of the Code of Ordinances of Escambia County, Florida, Chapter 46, Finance, Article II, Purchases and Contracts. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Escambia County, SRIA, and local stakeholders will coordinate efforts. Upon approval of this Recommendation, the Office of Management & Budget will transfer the funds to the Transportation and Drainage Cost Center to begin the Purchasing procurement process. |
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