City Council

9. ADAMS AVENUE BICYCLE FACILITY PROJECT (FROM HARBOR BOULEVARD TO FAIRVIEW ROAD), FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5312(108), CITY PROJECT NO. 25-11 25-589 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Adopt plans, specifications, and working details for the Adams Avenue Bicycle Facility Project (From Harbor Boulevard to Fairview Road), Federal Project No. STPL-5312(108), City Project No. 25-11, and find the project categorically exempt from CEQA. 2. Approve a Public Works Agreement (PWA) in the amount of $2,268,636, and a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $226,864 to Excel Paving Company, 2230 Lemon Avenue, Long Beach CA 90806. 3. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) in the amount of $241,374 and a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $24,137, to Z&K Consultants, Inc., 17130 Van Buren Blvd. #122, Riverside, CA 92504, for construction management and inspection support services for the Adams Avenue Bicycle Facility Project. 4. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the PWA and the PSA and any future amendments to the agreements within Council authorized limits. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the environment. The proposed project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 relating to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, and/or minor alteration of existing public facilities. A Notice of Exemption was prepared by City Staff, was posted to the Office of Planning and Research on August 3, 2023, and was filed and posted at the Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department on August 10, 2023. The proposed project is categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Per the Code of Federal Regulations 23 CFR 771.117(c)(3), the construction of bicycle and pedestrian lanes, paths, and facilities are considered actions that meet the criteria for categorical exclusions from NEPA and are deemed to not have any significant environmental impacts. A Preliminary Environmental Study classifying the project as categorically excluded was submitted to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on February 3, 2025. On March 20, 2025, Caltrans provided concurrence with the NEPA determination of Categorical Exclusion. AUTHORITY* Agenda December 2, 2025 1. Bid Abstract 2. PWA - Excel Paving 3. PSA - Z&K Consultants Attachments: AT THIS TIME COUNCIL WILL ADDRESS ANY ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR