CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Accepting Nichols Consulting Engineers Proposal for Update to Construction Truck Impact Fee Study

Meeting Date: June 2, 2009
Prepared by: Joyce Giuffre, Admin Services Director

City Council
Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution accepting a proposal from Nichols Consulting Engineers for traffic and classifications counts and an update to the Construction Truck Impact Fee Study in an amount not to exceed $11,600.

Description: In February 2008, a Construction Truck Impact Fee Study prepared by Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE) was presented to the City Council. The study included statistics from traffic counts conducted in the City of Monterey. To update the study with construction traffic activity in Carmel-by-the-Sea, the City requested that NCE submit a proposal for traffic and classifications counts. NCE’s proposal is outlined in Exhibit “A”. The information gleaned from the traffic counts will be used to update the Construction Truck Impact Fee report. The City Council then may consider implementing a construction truck impact fee to raise monies for streets and roads affected by construction truck activity. The fee would be assessed to builders as they apply for construction building permits.

Overall Cost: City Funds: $11,600, funded from Administration Department Professional Services Account 01-64051.

Staff Recommendation: Approve the Resolution.

Important Considerations: City Council directed staff to study the possibility of imposing a construction truck impact fee to help fund street and road projects. The Construction Truck Impact Fee Study previously prepared by NCE included traffic counts from the City of Monterey. By conducting a traffic count within the limits of Carmel-by-the-Sea, the City will have more accurate data to evaluate the impact of construction trucks on its streets.

Decision Record: Resolution 2007-13, dated March 13, 2007, approving the contract with Nichols Consulting Engineers for a 2007 Pavement Management and Truck Impact Fee study.

Reviewed by:

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Rich Guillen, City Administrator Date

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 2009-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR TRAFFIC AND CLASSIFICATION COUNTS
AND AN UPDATE TO THE CONSTRUCTION TRUCK IMPACT FEE STUDY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $11,600

WHEREAS, Nichols Consulting Engineers prepared a Construction Truck Impact Fee Study in February 2008; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to contract with Nichols Consulting Engineers to update the study by conducting traffic and classification counts in an amount not to exceed $11,600; and

WHEREAS, the City will use funds from Administration Department’s professional services account 01-64051 to pay for the work by Nichols Consulting Engineers.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:
1. Accept the proposal from Nichols Consulting Engineers for traffic and classification counts and an update to the Construction Truck Impact Fee Study in an amount not to exceed $11,600, to be funded from account 01-64051.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE SEA this 2nd day of June 2009, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

SIGNED,

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk


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ATTEST: SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR