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Update on the La Ballona Elementary School Safe Routes to School Project
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Meeting Date: August 15, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Gabe Garcia/PW
Phone Number: 310-253-5633
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council ();
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson - 8/12/2019
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RECOMMENDATION
Provide the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) with an update on the project progress and planned schedule to seek Council approval and proceed with construction.
BACKGROUND
On May 5, 2019, staff provided a presentation on the La Ballona Elementary School Safe Routes to School project during a special meeting of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Attached is the staff report regarding the May 5th BPAC meeting, which summarizes the project activities and community consultation since the project inception in 2014 until the May 2019 meeting. Issues and concerns were raised by the community during the meeting, and consequently staff proceeded to make changes to the project to address the community's concerns.
This report is to update BPAC on the revisions made to the plans since the special meeting earlier this year and provide a tentative timeline for project implementation. The report focuses on describing changes made at specific locations with reported concerns.
DISCUSSION
The 90% design plans that the BPAC reviewed during the special May 5th meeting have been modified as follows in response to community's input:
1. Length of the curb extension on the south side of Matteson Avenue at College Boulevard was reduced to the width of the proposed raised crosswalk across Matteson Avenue. The purpose of the reduction is to return the...
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