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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Bill 8.A 07/12/200471 O tl r CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA AGENDA BILL July 12, 2004 Agenda Title: Meeting Date: Discussion . and Determination of the Cross -Town July_ 12, 2004 Connection/Highway 101 Interchange Local Roadway Alignment Options. Meeting Time: ❑ 3:00 PM ® 7.:00 PM Category (check one): ❑ Con sent .Calendar ❑ Public Hearing ❑ New Business ® Unfinished Business Department: Plan Administration and Public Facilities and Services Cost of Proposal: To Be Determined Amount. Budgeted: $1,3.11,000 ❑ `Presentation Director: �`� Contact `Person:. Rhone Number: Pamela Tuft, AIGP`' : Pamela. Tuft,,:= (707) 778-4552 Rick Skladzien, Susan Lackie (707) 778-4478 Attachments to ALyenda Packet Item: Matrix illustrating four local alignment options Summary Statement: Account Number: C501'204 Name of'Fund: Cross -Town Connector The. Council is requested to determine the preferred location 'for a future local roadway alignment to connect Rainier Avenue to Petaluffal Boulevard North. The locations previously discussed by the Council are Rainier North (original Plan Line), Rainier Village Drive .(with local connection road), and Rainier South (major roadway with new Petaluma Boulevard North connection either at -Shasta Avenue or in the vicinity of Cinnabar Lane).. A matrix has been developed to provide a comparison of the Tour alignments (see attached). Recommended Citv Courieit Action/Sugyest'ed Motion:, City Counci'1 to --,provide direction on the local roadway alignment for the Rainier cross-town connector/interchange project. Rowed bv_Finance Director: Review v Cit : or ev: AvorbvOWNy City Manager: DaAejG�/ ,�A�1(• Date: To av's Date: Revision # and Date Revised: File Coder 28 June 2004 # Kpt/Rainier\cc 7-12-04 local connectionLdoc CITY OF' P]ETALUMA, C.ALIFORNIA JULY 12, 2004 AGENDA REPORT for DISCUSSION AND DETERM_1NATION OF THE CROSS-TOWN CONNECTIONMIGHWAY 1.01 INTERCHANGE�LOCAL ROADWAY ALIGNMENT'OPTIONS, CIP.PROiktT NO. C50.12.04 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Council is requested to determine the preferred location for a future local roadway alignment to. connect Rainier Avenue to Petaluma Boulevard North. The locations previously discussed by the Council are Rainier, North (original Plan Line), Rainier Village Drive '(with •focal connection road), and Rainier South (major roadway with new Peta'luma�B'oulevard North connection either. at, Shasta Avenue or inthe vicinity of -Cinnabar. Lane).. A matrix 'has; been developed to provide a comparison of the four alignments, (see attached). 2. BACKGROUND: Following .the approval of .the original Rainier Avenue extension project, in 1994, the City adopted a, Precise Plan Line (October 1995) to identify the area needed to be set aside, as: development occurs,. for the future alignment of the planned roadway. As projects continue to be proposed for entitlement or subrriitted for preliminary review (i.e. factory outlet °,expansion°, -Lands of Johnson at north end. of Graylawn Avenue, Lands of Johnson located on the east side of Petaluma River north of Lynch Creek, DSL project on 'McD'owell. Blvd. North at Rainier, .Petaluma Boulevard North projects) there remains the 'issue of ,where •the. road, will align, assuming' that Rainier remains in the General Plan as, a future roadwayneed. In January 2004,, . the Council heard a presentation on aCross=Town Mobility Enhancement Alternatives'Analysis, Report. Thi's work effort was completed to ekpai d upon 'the .General Plan's. Transportation Element research, and to conduct an initial. screening, of interchange alternatives, prepare conceptual geometric drawings, review the: alternatives with Caltrans as to their feasibility in relation to ;planned Highway improvements, andto prepare preliminary capital. ,construction cost estimates (ekcluding land acquisition and mitigation costs). -On April 19, 200,4; the. Council reviewed preliminary analyses identifying three alignments. for improvements associated with extending Rainier. Avenue westerly from McDowell Boulevard North to Petaluma Boulevard North; no action was taken. June 7, 2004 the Council designated -Rainier Avenue as the preferred location for an interchange based on Alternative 1 preferred interchange configuration, and directed staffto,prepare aA analysis of, the'loca'l.roadwayalignmeht options to connect Rainier Avenue to Petaluma Boulevard North. Preliminary° analysis by the, consultant teams has• identif ed. four, local. aligriments for= improvement associated with ektending- Rainier Avenue westerly from McDowell Boulevard North .to Petaluma Boulevard North: 1. Rainier North (original Plan Line) 2. 'Rainier Village Drive (with local, connection road) 3. 'RainierSouth (major roadway with,new. Petaluma Boulevard.North connection).. a. Shasta Avenue b. Cinnabar Lane Although 'th_e` project was eventually removed. from the approved list of Capital- lmprovernent Projects, the Plan„ _Line remained' as an adopted .council decision: Should an alignment be desired; .other than within the adopted PlanLine area, an, amendment to the Plan Line will be necessary to insure proposed projects respect,, set: aside: And/or build to.ahe preferred. project. 3. ALTERNATIVES: A.:Desgnate .Rainier North (original Plan Line) as the local roadway 'alignment to connect to; Petaluma Boulevard North. B..Designate Rainier V.illage� Drive as the local ,roadway alignment to connect to Petaluma. Boulevard North. C. Designate._Raini'er South as the local. roadway alignment to, connect to Petaluma Boulevard.North;either at Shasta Avenue or Cinnabar. Lane. D. Direct staff to analyze, other options as the local roadway alignment to. connect to Petaluma Boulevard North: E. 'Take no action (Plan Line would remain in place as. originally adopted). 4. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: A 'Capital Improvement Project- has been idendfibd, for the cross-town connector. Pursuant -to Cfty, Council direction, work will begin on completion of environmental review and preliminary design. 5. CONCLUSION: Specific direction on the preferred local'roadway alignment will allow the City Manager and staff to provide direction; to pending devel'opmerit proposals, as ' to preservation' -of -Anti 'pdtbd right-of-way 'needs ; to require. ,mitigation measures for participating, in the fiscal, impacts ;for projected improvements; or, in some cases to require the construction of public improvements consistent with the anticipated roadway, alignment. 6. OUT.COME&OR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS THAT WILL.IDE•NTI'FY SUCCESSOR COMPLETION: Project -specific design work, environmental_ review, and ,if necessary plan line amendments, will, proceed, in accordance with Council direction. 7. RECOMMENDATION: As deemed appropriate, City Council to provide direction on the local roadway alignment for the 'Rainier cross-town connector/interchange project. Attachment: Matr'ik of optional local alignments • 10 Technical hlernoranr, ufl? RAIN-IIER AVENUE ROSS TOPJECT CAL CONN ECTOR ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS,. Preparedfor: City of Petaluma July 2, 2004 Prepared By: Patrick J. Flynn, PE, HDR Engineering, Inc. James A. Labanowski Jr., ;PE, ,HDR Engineering,, Inc. • Introduction At the request of the City Council and Mr. Michael Bierman, City Manager for the City of Petaluma, HDR conducted- a comparison of potential. alternatives for the local connector element of the Rainier Avenue Crosstown Project. This technical memorandum includes a description of" the alternatives developed through the initial screening proces&'with,the City staff and HDR, as well "as conceptual geometric drawings and estimated construction costs for the various 'alternatives. This memo includes a, matrix identifying evaluation criteria used for the screening of local connector alternatives and a preliminary evaluation of each of the alternatives; . Traffic operations analysis was not conducted as a. part` of this- study. The Fehr and Peers calculated "Transportation Utility"" factor used in,a prior analysis of the alternatives was used for-co-r parative,purposes. City ot'Petaluma 1 Local Connector Altemativei Analysis July 2, 2004 i0 C h n i C-a d P `.0.rro aa. '11Mn • LocatConnector Alternatives The -consensus between the City staff and HDR,on reasonable altematives�is the following: Plan Line Alignment Alternative ® Village Alignment Alternative Cinnabar Alignment Alternative Shasta Alignment Alternative These scenarios are described in detail. beginning on Page .6. Preliminary geometric: drawings arid estimates assume the limits, of the. local connector are delineated, between the west side future 'freeway ramp intersection and the intersection -with Petaluma Boulevard; and ,tlie east side future freewayramp intersection.and the intersection with McDowell Bou'levard:,Drawings include three proposed developments in proximity to the proposed alignment;a'lte natives, The matrix. on Pages 3 and 4provides a relative comparison of the alternatives. The Plan. Line Alignment is the, alignment adopted by the City as the precise plan line in 1:995 and meets the City's design standards for the designation of a collector, street. With, the exception of 1 horizontal curve in the Village Alignment, additional alternatives developed as a .part of this analysis were designed to meet those same collector -street standards. A ,copy of the City's street standards is attached on page 5. Other than on the Plan Line Alignment, no local access connections to, Rainier Avenue. were shown. It was assumed that local developers proposing new development, would need to apply for access to .the connector in conformance with local. and, state access requirements. It should be noted. 'that. Caltraris -requires a ,, mandatory minimum 4`10 feet (125 meters), between the freeway ramp and the7 intersection'return for access control withtheir preferred recommended distance of �515 feet. (160 .meters). These requirements would need to be considered, when locating access points to Rainier Avenue. Locating an access point closer to,!a freeway ramp than these distances requires a formal,,'design exception and is not automatically 'granted by Calti ans. Various assumptions were made, and are stated in the descriptions below, with regard to the appropriate crossing: of the railroad tracks. Although it 'is possible to cross at -grade for any or all of these, alignment alternatives, PUC and SMART approval would be required and May represent, a significant, challenge. Both; agencies staff have indicated a strong .reluctance'to approve -an at-gradecrossing unless an existing equivalent crossing in Petaluma,is eliminated. Each alternative did assume a bridge crossing of the Petaluma.River. City'ot Petaluma 2 Local Connector Alternatives Analysis July 2, 2004' IDA, 'fachnical Mlenioranclfvn ALTERNATIVES EVALUATIONMATRIX -Est' Mit6d Ali xarisodtUt grf 'Altbrri. -_n�tentiib'ht-Cr;.ofW p!,91, mentA., nvir Y nfo cts Alt diristructidtv a 2� Railrb 17ftitk 4- 2'' 1 .01, Acres in Flood Plan Line Plain Q (At -Grade 0.64 8.32 Acres -.4 Feet N/A $6:1 Million 4. 13 Properties Crossing) 1-08 Acres Riparian Impact 0 1.01 AcresJ6 Flood 5- Plan Line Plain F (Grade 0;64 8.32 Acres Separation) 1.08 Acres Riparian 13 Properties Impact 'Village (At=Grade, Crossin6) Cinnabar (At -Grade Crossing) 3.44. Acres in Flood Plain 0.64 7.61 Acres 0 :92 Acres: Riparian 9 Properties. Impact 1.28 Acres.jin Flood Plain 0.77 8.49 Acres 0.34 Acres Riparian 9 Properties Impact 35 — 40 Feet 23 Feet $6.6 Million 2 — 4 Feet. 1N/A $5.2 Million 2 — 4 Feet N/A $5.3 Million City of Petaluma Local Connector Alternatives Analysis 3 July 2, 2004 t Gc f3? 1 i d,'1 Ctii ? 1I Xwy) - " 1.28,Acres in Flood Cinnabar (Grade Plain. 8.49 Acres 2 _ 4 Feet 23 Feet $5.8, Million 0.77 = Separation) 20 Properties' 0.34 Aces Riparian `r Impact. _ 1:28 Acres in Flood ==.., `y b Shasta (At=Grade Plain 9.34 Acres 0.77 20 Properties_ ' 2 -.4 Feet N/A - $6. Million Y—'^ $: Crossing) 9) 0.34: Acres Riparian Possible Relocations Impact 'Estimated construction cost does not include costs for land acquisition and relocations: * *Transportation utility is rated on a scale of zero:(0) to'one{1) with zero representing, the least'utility-and one representing the most utility. 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Mnimufi A=CP1ab1iv 5 Qnye:w%Y'W4ti6I1% +L+ )K, sALun d %kith dnv3uCeYB cut opperele awlc 0 &7 IsImcl ip ..,t �. , I Sold+ Smith CITY, OF'�ETAi;UMA i„ patttnen sFa eerf STREET ''� ,e-rx,�o;�`F"acTa?ems ++"`•'' STAI% DARDS N T S bcsign and Application `Mh Q` 14 m-cUth 1 14 91 GlliSchnrs ,u.,, . , '�, i 1'IrgINN 1<tlmac. `iet`h +� • �. .. .�. 'r....e+�...+..�1,,4 d'•1' �lA'l 1 .�. � -�"�C. City of Petaluma 5 local Connector Alternatives Analysis July 2, 2004 r�clttr.lc�_I it1�i��xa�'�ndcrrn v Plan Line'Alignment Alternative •' `This alternative was, developed as the preferred alternative for Rainier in the 19.94- adopted, EIR and adopted by the City in 1995 as the precise plan "alignment; The geometricslayout ;is, shown on Exhibit" 1. The significant difference between this'current'layout and the 1994 configuration is that Rainier Avenue is not elevated' over the- freeway. Two options for crossing the :existing railroad tracks were considered' in this evaluation: 1. Crossing of the -railroad at -grade 2. Crossing: of'the railroad with a .grade separation (road structure) The' vertica'I'profi'le .of this alignment for a railroad grade separation .is not ideal. The vertical clearance above -'the '.railroad would .align' the structure approximately, 35 .feet above the Petaluma River and, would Have'' approach grades in ,excess -of 6 percent: Piovided below is a preliminary road profile ,f6r this alignment, and '.although not ideal, it can. be designed 'to AASHTO Standards. The .es"timated cost for this'alternative is $63. million .for the at -grade crossing option and.-$6.6 ,million, if grade separation were' utilized. PEFD ! Fi�S <PH r RAINIER A- -NUE! CNTE L"INE I PR(D,1L 1M (_ vl ! t-_! S=• I IR .'.-__. �._-._:mow.._ •- ( , . C. � :, -.• I `� �...__ - _�___ ;—}-'•,-,{-C&F�RANCE--- T_'..,'B�lT�" "OF�`,, TE 4 - - (....I BRIDGE DECK � ��_�p YI I ;.SMART , ! -P.ETALUMA. JIVER, f� i RAINIER, AVE_ CENTERLINE 'PROFILE" (14:1 VERTICAL EXAGGERATION) City of Petaluma 6 Local"Connector Alternatives,Analysis July 2, 2004 Pwo 'p-OSEI 71) ELOP�-`- j: a n .41 z —7 7t�K. -------- ----------- ------------ .......... . ------------ ----------- --- -------- ---------------- ....... yam - -- - - - - -- - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - -- - -- - - - - -- -- v - -IT t A" PROP'OSEI "", PIE'VO P M Ek'ij "I "a; C( V, !JlfL j q Z! A? % N, is R'AINIEF L u:- X, 0�' ma -j e" T' Ir �7 A I Q V. A-: f % A , �j 7 W 'X -7111 IL RAINIER AVENUE INTERCHANGE AND LOCAL CONNECTOR ALTERNATIVES f J. CITY OF PETALUMA f JULY 2004 'K 2,136,5,lrm Point Road A 5 3CC PLAN LINE ALIGNMENT F0150M. CA 95630 (916) B17-4700 Village Alignment Alternative' This alignment, immediately proceeds, away from -the interchange in a horizontal curve that aligns :Rainier parallel to the Petaluma River. : This first horizontal curve, :adjacent, to the interchange, does not meet the �City's design standard for a collector road. without introducing a superelevation (banked curve). After', paralleling the river, Rainier then�:turns west, crossing the river, and proceeds to ;intersect: with Petaluma. Boulevard. This alternative does provide- for a .direct access into the proposed .expansion of the Factory Outlets. This alternative .has the majority of Rainier Avenue (West) located' on the east side of the Petaluma River. The. preliminary geometric alignment,is provided ,in Exhibit ,2. This -alignment assumed that the railroad track would be crossed `at -grade. The estimated construction cost for this.alternative is'$5.24million. • City of,Petaluma 8 Local ConnectouAlternatives Analysis July 2,1004 --a it 7 iis if, 7 x DEV .j: it i.j a 12— .......... ------------- --------------------- ---- — ------------- ----- ------------------- ----------- ----- -- ---------- vx Rh6POSED- 'DE•VELOPME4T-" J_1 6 'A . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . (7 prTa 7 J— 'x :6 qp :ice J " 4�m 7 �v "A- "z A, 'I -j A 7-4 RAINIER AVENUE INTERCHANGE AND LOCAL CONNECTOR ALTERNATIVES A CITY'OF PETALUMA "Z d JULY 2004 Z- 236te ,on 1 , Pol,+ Road0 30 VILLAGE ALIGNMENT (98 1 C%916 7- , 00 Techn4cal Memorandu l _Cinnabar Alignment Alternafive `' • This configuration. was developed as an alternative to the Plan Line Alignment in Cross Town Mobility Enhancement A7tei.q atives.report prepared in,December 20031-(previously described as the South,Alignment). This alternat'ive'would align Rainier Avenue away from -the interchange_ in a southwesierly direction and then turn to,align with .Cinnabar Avenue. The -geometric layout is shown in ExhibitI Two, options for,crossing the existing railroad tracks were again considered in evaluation of"this alternative: 1. ' 'Crossing ofitherailroad'at-grade 2. Crossing of the railroad with a grade separation (road structure), The estimated. cost for this alternative is $5:3 million for the at -grade crossing option and ;$5:8 million if a :grade separation were utilized. • City,'oi Petai'uina, Local Connector Alternatives Analysis 10, 4uly,2,:2004 j E f J j, 11`j, j - - - - - - - - - - 7 ry — :PROP OSEt DEVELOPMENT,' w- J,, LI 7J. —�z= ---------- -- ----------- -------------------------- --------- -- - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - ----------------- ----------- - - - - - - -- - - - 4- 7 7- -T t J i' OAOPOSED'� : �:� ', L,1,1,,-,' , — , I : 1 -14 @ cr- Al L 7� 7- % t. e" 2. 7, r r 2,5- N V N 11 X 7 V,, -o Q, I '-V '2 y L - --; F1 I No, X, I N T� LOCAL CONNECTO RAINIER AVENUE INTERCHANGE AND CITY OFT TALUMAALTERNATIVES A \ JULY 2004 < Rood z v s 00 CINNABAR ALIGNMENT v Folsom, gA2365 Iron '95630 V�,- vi - IC7-4700 Techill ica . Meip rarcic.m Shasta Align„ment Alternative This alignment is similar to the. Cinnabar Alignment and proceedsaway'froni`the interchange,in a southwesterly direction. This configuration would continue in a,southwesterly direction past Cinnabar Avenue and would turn to ,align with Shasta Avenue. The preliminary geometric layout is provided,in Exhibit4. Evaluation of this alternative only considered an at -grade crossing of 'the, ;railroad tracks. Significant challenges to this alternative include a large excavation effort of.a hillside,adjacent to .Shasta Avenue and possible need_ for tall retaining walls. In addition; c.'onsiderable R/W impacts; to properties along Shasta Avenue may require, complete acqu, isition a..nd'1or :relocation , at great expense. The estimated ,construction cost for this alternative is ,$65.2 million. • • City oi.Petatunia - LocaK, onnecfor,Alternatives Analysis 12 JUlIV2, 2004 • 4,%- �'�47 , II I-• I_I 'r'i!: - -- l_ "1. - "II�IL _� __ .'III - 17 ;•'i• l//,/: � �'-l- - ��-/ .;j�5`-� 111 1, - r.l'. t 11 - l •' _- - -.II IF-.'_ _ j - _ /'/: � % ir::. ' :I :I �.`_.', I• I: .I,li_ _ —li' �:. 7 /- I;" ,II.II; I - II I II ' ..! I• �_ `� _ __ - _ � ! • - - _ it -' I IF.-- `.'DEVEL`QPMEN T;, Y' •I 11� I• `I ` - - I i �'l •° d ! I: i 1, -,', i � �: l I r" "I• alit nln i i' r - J - 9 _ 7_d '1' I-J• 1=1 -L•', _C-J_- T i _ , '•��; I `-i, .a'i ill — _< •e r.- - ,',: _..,. I- \,',\',, l' 7c__ _ � '-`�' ;;�,; rQ�UM ,��z;':: I,,jilr`-•.nl?.- t>7 7—t -r r\x•�.",�'�II,.�..__\i'( _ - r',\ _ ,/..- .•I ♦ - ill_'-JI.I�. =a'.- _: �j; .1;,, i=J � Ll ir ' • I ',: % -� �, `r• i „� mow' :�..,t'' •\= °%/,�,-�:=' _ , EE -411 �` \! � - yr. \ � _ ,: � _ ;\` � u��\ � <.. 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