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<br />/' <br /> <br /> <br />6E <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />pLEASANTONo <br /> <br />City Council <br />Staff Report <br /> <br />October 4, 2005 <br />Public Works Department <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />SELECTION OF A DESIGN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE SECOND <br />BERNAL AVENUE BRIDGE, ARROYO DE LA LAGUNA <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action at the <br />meeting of October 4, 2005: <br /> <br />1. Select the historical concrete option as the preferred design for the new <br />second bridge, Option B for the railing for the historic bridge, and direct <br />staff to move forward with final design for the bridge. <br /> <br />SUMMARY: <br /> <br />The De Silva Group has a development obligation to build a second Bernal <br />Avenue Bridge over Arroyo de la Laguna with the understanding they will <br />receive reimbursements for a portion of the costs. On August 3, 2004, the <br />City Council took action by directing staff to redesign the second Bernal <br />A venue Bridge by eliminating the false steel superstructure, and to bring <br />back the final design to the Council for approval. <br /> <br />Staff has been working with the De Silva Group and its consultants to <br />develop a new bridge design that would complement the existing bridge. <br />The main focus of the design was on the railings and protective barrier for <br />the new and existing bridges. The City Council is being asked to select a <br />preferred option that will then be developed into final construction drawings. <br />Subsequent steps will include the preparation of final plans, bidding the <br />plans, and finalizing the funding plan, which includes obtaining a firm <br />commitment from the De Silva Group, existing Capital Improvement funds, <br />and funds obligated from the developers of the San Francisco Water <br />Department property on Bernal. <br /> <br />SR:05:277 <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />