Title
Update; Walnut Creek Linear Park Phase II Design
Requested Action
Project Update
Recommendation
Project Update
Description/History
The 2009 Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Spaces Master plan included a spine trail phasing and prioritization plan. The first priority on this plan was trail segment “I” which is 2.75 miles from Oliver Nature Park through Philip Thompson to Loyd Park on Joe Pool Lake, which is a continuation of the existing Walnut Creek Linear Park. Dunaway was hired in summer 2013 to help staff formulate conceptual trail plans that could be used for future land acquisition and trail development.
For earlier updates please see the September 2017 staff report
October 2017 - Project is awaiting approval by the Corps of Engineers. Staff will be finalizing the schedule for bidding the project and doing internal city reviews for comments.
November 2017 - The Consultant has received the response from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in regards to mitigation and permitting. We have discussed the options and have asked Dunaway to reach back out for clarification so that a final decision can be reached. The project is in final stage for advertisement and bidding as soon as approvals are granted from the USACE.
January 2018 - The Consultant has received the response from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in regards to mitigation and permitting. We will have to plant trees on USACE property along the trail as a required part of the mitigation. The project has now moved to the USACE real estate division for final review. The project should be ready for advertisement and bidding in March.
February 2018 - The USACE real estate division is still reviewing the final plans. Staff has been in contact with the design consultant to keep up with the timeline with the anticipation to advertise this project for bid in March.
March 2018 - The USACE real estate division has asked for additional survey information ...
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