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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

09/27/2022

BACKGROUND

The intersection of Schertz Parkway and Lookout Road currently operates as a multi-way stop controlled intersection. While this has effectively managed the traffic at this intersection for many years, increased traffic in the area has caused significant back-ups during peak hours. With additional traffic expected to flow through this intersection in the future due to development projects in both Schertz and Selma, the congestion at the intersection will get worse and long back-ups will become more frequent. One of the developments underway, the Royal Manufacturing Subdivision, has performed a traffic impact analysis (TIA) that shows this intersection will need signalization by full build out of the development.

The Schertz Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has funding allocated to signalize this intersection. Additionally, the City of Selma is willing to enter into an agreement with the City of Schertz to pay for apportion of the new traffic signal. With these funding sources available, it is prudent to proceed with signalization of the intersection in advance of congestion increasing and intersection efficiency decreasing due to the additional development.

The first step is to design the traffic signal. Of the City’s on-call firms, Staff selected Halff Associates to perform this task. Halff has the capability for this professional engineering design work and is familiar with the project area due to their work on the Tri-County Reconstruction project. Staff contracted Halff and worked with them to create a scope and fee Task Order Agreement to design the traffic signal for the intersection of Schertz Parkway and Lookout Road.

GOAL

To obtain authorization from City Council to execute a Task Order Agreement with Halff Associates to design a traffic signal for the Schertz Parkway and Lookout Road intersection.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

The project will replace the existing multi-way stop control and the Schertz Parkway and Lookout Road intersection with a new traffic signal. A traffic signal will help ease existing congestion at the intersection and will keep the intersection operating efficiently as traffic in the area increases due to new development.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Authorize execution of the Task Order Agreement with Halff Associates, for $54,610 and a not to exceed amount of $60,000.

FISCAL IMPACT

Funding for the project will come from the Schertz Economic Development Corporation and the City of Selma has offered to pay 1/3 of the cost. The Economic Development Corporation is finalizing an agreement with the City of Selma for Selma to pay $20,000 towards this Task Order Agreement.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends Council approve Resolution 22-R-107 and authorize the City Manager to execute the Task Order Agreement with Halff Associates for $54,610 and a not to exceed amount of $60,000 for the Schertz Parkway and Lookout Road Signalization project.

Attachments
Resolution 22-R-107
Exhibit A