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e e Stephen L Barr elL AGENDA ITEM RE Agenda Date Requested: Appropriation Requested By: Fund 015 Department: Parkl & ve(re'at;<<PD Account Number: 01 ~..91J91-855 Re ort: Resolution: rdinance: X Amount Budgeted: $33,000 Exhibits: Ordinance No. 2002- Amount Requested: $30,000 Exhibits: Ae:reement Budgeted Item: YES X NO Exhibits: CIP Proposal Document FY 2001-2002 SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION In the FY 2001-2002 budget, City Council approved funding in the amount of $33,000, for development of a Trail Implementation Plan for the City of La Porte. The Plan, when finished, will provide a strategy for setting up pedestrian and bicycle trails throughout the City of La Porte. as outlined in the recently approved Park Master Plan. Halff and Associates, as. .the consulting/engineering firm that prepared the Park Master Plan. possesses sufficient knowledge and expertise to continue work to develop a Trail Implementation Plan for the City of La Porte. Attached is an Agreement for Professional Services. Fee basis is time and material not to exceed $30,000 for the project. This fee is in-line with fees for other projects of this scope. The project is expected to be completed within 180 days after execution, including staff review time, in three phases. Phase I will collect data, identify key trail corridors, and generate a summary of assessed needs; Phase IT will evaluate and prioritize potential trail segments. develop uniform design standards where feasible, and generate a prioritized plan for the city; Phase ill will categorize phases and segments, estimate costs for each phase, and identify potential funding sources in a final plan format. In the telephone survey portion of the Park Master Plan Needs Assessment, 87% of La Porte respondents were in favor of development of a trail system for La Porte. Completion of this Implementation Plan will give the City the blueprint it needs to begin installing the pedestrian and bicycle trail system that was envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan Update and the Park Master Plan, for use by the citizens of La Porte. Action Reauired bv Council: Consider approval of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement for Professional Services with Halff Associates. Inc. for development of a Trail Implementation Plan, and authorizing $30,000 to fund said Agreement. Aooroved for City Council A2enda CX~ T ~ Robert T. Herrera, City Manager ~ - lr 01..... Date