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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on approving the addition of the Honeycutt Avenue Extension Project to FY23-24 Capital Improvement Plan and ratify a contract with Rick Engineering for the design of the same. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The City is working with multiple developers who are proposing a major retail/commercial/residential development along the east side of John Wayne Parkway, near the intersection with Honeycutt Avenue. The City previously signed an Agreement with one of the parties (Shaun Ridge, LLC), which required that the City to extend utilities and Honeycutt Avenue to the subject property. In conjunction with the remaining parties at the site, and with ongoing actions and submittals that make these projects imminent, it became necessary for the City to advance this project design at this time in order to hit key development milestones. The work includes survey, utility coordination, drainage plans, and full design plan sets for the roadway for Honeycutt Avenue, as well as an option for continuing Edwards Avenue under the overpass at John Wayne Parkway. This action would ratify the contract signed with Rick Engineering, to conduct the design work necessary for the extension.
The project is located east of John Wayne Parkway, within the Southbridge development (formerly known as Maricopa Station). The project will extend the existing roadway and sidewalks and will provide access to the commercial areas and future apartments. The design phase will take approximately 7 months to complete. The construction project is expected to be completed in Fall/Winter 2024.
The design and construction of the project is recommended to be funded in this fiscal year, FY24, in the amount of $1,500,000. Funding will be drawn from the Revenue Bond. As construction will likely spill into FY25, a CIP carryover budget request sheet will be included with the FY25 CIP budget requests next spring. By adding this ...
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