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approximately $2.7 million. The total estimated project design costs are outlined in Attachment 1. BACKGROUND The City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget included $2.98 million in the Nevada Street Improvements Project, CIP No. 20565. This project was budgeted in FY 2019/20 and FY 2020/21 to widen Nevada Street and construct streetscape improvements between California Avenue and Bernal Avenue. The project section of Nevada Street ties into the Nevada Street extension which was constructed as part of the Irby Ranch subdivision from First Street/Stanley Boulevard to California Street and completes the street widening and streetscape to Bernal Avenue. In addition, the project will close the gap in the Arroyo del Valle trail which runs along the newly constructed section of Nevada Street but has not been constructed between Valley Humane Society and where it starts again adjacent to Fire Station One. The proposed improvements include street widening, streetlights, on-street parking, bike lanes, ramps, a plaza, a trail and a linear park with a shade structure and landscaping. On February 19, 2021, City staff issued a task authorization in the amount of $63,058 under an on-call consultant agreement with Callander to obtain a topographic survey, conduct geotechnical investigations, conduct public outreach, create a concept plan, and provide a planning-level cost estimate for streetscape improvements after the completion of the concept plan. During the process of creating the concept plan in June 2021, City staff met with adjacent business owners and Irby Ranch neighbors to solicit feedback on several different proposed ideas. Staff also conducted an on-site public outreach meeting to obtain public input on the draft concept design on June 16, 2021. As appropriate and feasible, comments received were incorporated into the final concept plan. On August 17, 2021, City Council reviewed the concept plan and approved a professional services agreement with Callander in the amount of$235,834 to prepare biddable construction documents for the Nevada Street Improvements Project. In May 2022, while the construction document phase of the Nevada Street Improvements Project design was underway, the traffic signal project at the intersection of Bernal Avenue and Nevada Street was completed. That project included a new signalized intersection, sidewalks, and ADA ramps. DISCUSSION After Callander completed the construction documents to the 65 percent complete level, the documents were distributed to City staff and Zone 7 staff for review, as well as discussed with business owners and residents that expressed interest during the conceptual design phase. In response, several changes were suggested; these changes include modifying the design of Valley Humane Society's shed area, shade structure area, central plaza area, fire station picnic area, curb alignments and bike lane striping, tying the project in with the Nevada Street/Bernal Avenue intersection Page 2of3