Pajaro to Prunedale Corridor Study:

1. AUTHORIZE staff to publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant assistance, and return to the Board of Directors with a recommendation for approval of a consultant, including the final scope of work; and
2. APPROVE the use of up to $242,929 in planning funds budgeted to this purpose.

The Pajaro to Prunedale Corridor Study will evaluate how to improve operations, safety, maintenance, and stormwater management to accommodate current and future travel patterns along San Miguel Canyon Road, Hall Road, Elkhorn Road, Salinas Road, Porter Drive (the G12 Corridor) between US 101 and State Route 1 in North Monterey County.

In Spring of 2017, the Agency received a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant to study corridor Improvements along the G12 Corridor from the County line in Parjaro to US 101 in Prunedale. The Study will analyze current and future travel patterns along the G12 corridor (San Miguel Canyon Road-Hall Road-Salinas Road) between U.S. 101 and SR 1 and Santa Cruz County.  Based on that analysis, the study will evaluate the feasibility of affordable mid-term operational and capacity improvements, the potential for improving transit service for residents and commuters, and the opportunities for improving stormwater management.

To best reflect the diverse nature of the three residential communities along the G12 corridor, the regional commuters and freight interests in the corridor, the Transportation Agency will actively engage the public and community stakeholders in the study with a program of public meetings and online outreach efforts.  The project team will solicit extensive public feedback to fully capture the communities' transportation concerns and to create a set of proposed improvements.

Combining the technical analysis with the public input, the Pajaro to Pruunedale Corridor Study will evaluate current and future travel patterns along G12 between U.S. 101 and SR 1 and Santa Cruz County, the feasibility of affordable mid-term operational and capacity improvements in the G12 corridor, the potential for improving transit service along the corridor for residents and commuters, and the potential improving storm water management along the corridor.

The Agency will oversee the development of the Pajaro to Prunedale Corridor Study in coordination with the County of Monterey and Caltrans. In order to deliver the needed technical work, the Agency will hire a qualified consultant team to provide the specialized analysis needed for this study. For this study, key aspects of the consultant's Scope of Work include (see attachment):

• Modeling of existing conditions and traffic volumes
• Develop concepts and planning level cost estimates for short-term and mid-term projects
• Creating travel simulations to evaluate potential projects
• Stormwater management analysis and plan development.
• Producing a plan that includes an implementation strategy for selected projects

Based on review of the received proposals and interviews with the most qualified candidates, Agency staff will meet with the most qualified consultant or consultant team and negotiate a final Scope of Work and a Fee schedule for the project. Upon completion of negotiations, the consultants or consultant teams will be recommended to the Transportation Agency Board for final selection and contract approval.  The proposed schedule for the Request for Proposals is as follows: