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County Administrator's Report 10. 3.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning State Road 30 (US 98) Navy Boulevard - State Environmental Impact Report - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director
That the Board take the following action concerning State Road (SR) 30 (US 98) Navy Boulevard - State Environmental Impact Report (SEIR):
A. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to sign the Resolution supporting the procurement of consultant services to develop an SEIR for SR 30 (US 98), Navy Boulevard, from SR 295 (New Warrington Road) to Bayou Chico Bridge, Project # 216830-2-22-01);
B. Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Locally Funded Agreement (LFA), between the State of Florida Department of Transportation and Escambia County, (Project #218630-2-22-01); and
C. Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Three Party Escrow Agreement
[Funding: Local Option Sales Tax: $1,500,000 (Fund 352, LOST III; Funding Source 220102)] |
| BACKGROUND: |
Escambia County staff consulted with Engineering and Planning Resources, who just completed the Public Involvement Plan (PIP) phase of this project. The PIP entailed an extensive public involvement effort to garner and incorporate public input, most specifically the adjacent property owners along Navy Boulevard from the Bayou Chico Bridge west to New Warrington Road.
The involvement included an initial public workshop to present the Navy Boulevard Corridor Management Concept that resulted from the CRA’s overall Navy Boulevard Design Guidelines and Corridor Management Plan, one-on-one stakeholder interviews/meetings, and a final public workshop. Prior to the PIP phase, the county consulted with VHB, Inc., who conducted the initial Corridor Vision Plan phase and the subsequent Corridor Management Plan phase. Both phases offered several public input meetings and workshops as additional attempts to receive the necessary public involvement for the project to be as successful as possible.
The Navy Boulevard Access Management and Beautification Project is a county-initiated project in which the segment of Navy Boulevard from the Bayou Chico Bridge west to New Warrington Road will be reconstructed to include additional safety features (dedicated sidewalks, better signage, etc.), access management, and abundant landscaping throughout the corridor segment.
Escambia County Public Works staff have, from the beginning, worked closely with the Florida Department of Transportation, Pensacola NAS, the Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency, and the surrounding business and property owners on this project, and plan to do so through construction. The project is currently scheduled to begin the SEIR phase in Summer 2015 (cost estimated at $1.5M to be funded through LOST III), and the Professional Engineering design phase in Summer 2017, per the FDOT 5-Year Work Program (cost estimated at $1.65M) with construction to follow the design phase. Construction is anticipated to begin in either Fiscal Year 2019 or Fiscal Year 2020. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| Local Option Sales Tax: $1,500,000 (Fund 352 LOST III; Funding Source 220102). |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney, has reviewed and signed off on the Resolution, the LFA, and the Third Party Escrow Agreement. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| No additional personnel will be required. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| N/A |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Public Works Department staff will continue to coordinate with FDOT and local stakeholders. |
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