TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Graham Wadsworth, P. E., Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Grant for the Napa Valley Vine Trail - Yountville through St. Helena Project, RDS 23-19.
RECOMMENDATION
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Authorize submission of an application for an Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) Grant; approve a Budget Amendment of $178,170; and approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 240200B with Kimley-Horn to provide consultant services to prepare an environmental impact report for the Napa Valley Vine Trail (NVVT) segment from Yountville through St. Helena. (Fiscal Impact: $178,170 Expense; Accumulated Capital Outlay (ACO); Not Budgeted; Discretionary).
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The proposed project (Project) is to construct the NVVT adjacent to Highway 29 between Madison Street at the north end of Yountville and Pratt Avenue at the north end of St. Helena. The Project would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance accessibility and connectivity by promoting the use of transit, biking, and walking. The Project would also provide safe routes to schools, jobs, services, and recreation.
Approximately eight of the ten miles of the proposed NVVT are in the unincorporated County, with the remaining sections within the City of St. Helena and Town of Yountville. There is an alternative to continue the NVVT on the west side of Highway 29 between Madison Street and California Drive.
On November 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved agreement 240200B with Kimley- Horn to complete the Project Initiation Document (PID) and Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) Phases of the Project (Tasks 1 through 7). On January 9, the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 240200B with Kimley-Horn to create right of way plat maps showing necessary easements for the Project (part of Task 9). On April 9, 2024,...
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