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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: February 22, 2021 <br /> <br />Source of Funds: N/A <br />Requested By: Ray Mayo, Director <br /> <br />Department: Public Works <br />Account Number: N/A <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: $350,000 <br />Report Resolution Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Amount Requested: $0 <br />Exhibits: <br />Budgeted Item: Yes No <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />Pecan Park is heavily used year-round for baseball and softball practice, games and <br />tournaments. Currently, the parking lot provides 469 parking spaces. The traffic pattern <br />for the parking lot was intended to be one-way from the inception of the parking plan. <br />During the May 9, 2020 Special Meeting of City Council (Pre-budget Retreat), Council <br />expressed/discussed safety concerns related to vehicular and pedestrian accidents <br />within the parking lot. City Council directed staff to procure the services of a professional <br />traffic engineer to evaluate the existing park layout to determine feasible options to <br />improve park layout and safety within the park. City staff has added six (6) additional <br />traffic humps, six (6) painted crosswalk locations and increased signage to warn drivers <br />regarding pedestrians at the crosswalks. <br /> <br />A professional services agreement was presented to City Council at the July 27, 2020 <br />meeting and Council directed staff to proceed with a site assessment and conceptual <br />design to be provided by the team of CONSOR (traffic engineer) and Asakura Robinson <br />(landscape architect). Preliminary concepts yielded four (4) options. A modification of <br />Concept B provided a conceptual design that meets all goals of the analysis. La Porte <br />Boys Baseball Association has reviewed the proposed design and indicated its <br />approval. <br /> <br />ultimate conceptual design: <br /> Expands the parking areas to provide approximately 250 additional parking <br />spaces (approximately 730 total proposed spaces). <br /> Realigns drive aisle(s) <br />aisle(s). <br /> <br />