Country Club Creek Trail Preliminary Engineering Report Public

Country Club Creek Trail Preliminary Engineering Report Public Outreach Jessica V. Salinas COA Project Manager December 9, 2014

Country Club Creek Trail Agenda l l Introduction of Project Team Overall Program Goals for Urban Trails Country Club Creek Trail Summary Preliminary Engineering Report Overview – – – l l 2 Outline of PER Evaluation Criteria Recommended Route Next Steps Questions 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Project Team l l l City Project Sponsor – Nadia Barrera, PWD City Project Manager – Jessica Salinas, PWD Project Consultant & Subconsultants: – Civil Engineering Consultants – Gary Martin & Ken Thomas – CAS Consulting, Inc. – Cost Estimating and Utility Coordination Harutunian Engineering, Inc. – Lighting Options Hicks & Company – Environmental Investigation HVJ – Geotechnical Investigation Jaster Quintanilla San Antonio, LLP – Preliminary Structural Design Macias & Associates, L. P. – Surveying and Parcel Information – – – 3 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Program Goals for Urban Trails l l l 4 Easy access for transportation & recreation users. Link to bicycle & sidewalk network. Adequate size to accommodate recreation & transportation uses. Incorporate amenities & features that transform them into unique greenways that reflect the City around them. Provide adequate resources to maintain & operate. Ensure context-sensitivity & environmentally sustainability as well as preservation and improvement upon wildlife habitat. 12/9/14 nbarrera

Country Club Creek Trail Project Summary l l l Project Funded by 2010 Prop 1 & 2012 Prop 12 Preliminary Engineering Report: April 2014 – February 2015 Design Phase: Spring 2015 – Spring 2016 – l Construction – Pending Project Funding – l 5 Construction Estimate (w/20% Contingency) - $4, 519, 892 Anticipated start Fall 2016 Project website: http: //www. austintexas. gov/urbantrails 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Trail Vicinity Map 6 12/9/2014 jvsalinas

Country Club Creek Trail • Approximately 3 -mile multi-use path generally running along Country Club Creek connecting Lady Bird Lake to Mabel Davis Park in southeast Austin. • Two segments of the trail that need to be constructed • • • 7 0. 5 mile trail section - from Ventura Drive to Burleson Road through an existing City of Austin electric easement. Note: Existing segment along Pleasant Valley from Burleson Road to East Oltorf. 1 mile section - from East Oltorf to the existing gravel trail just north of Elmont Drive. 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Preliminary Engineering Report The Preliminary Engineering Report consists of the following sections: 8 Executive Summary Introduction Preliminary Trail Routes Evaluation Criteria Critical Water Quality Zone Erosion Hazard Zone Drainage and Floodplain Right-of-Way Trees Environmental Issues Utilities Impact Structural Preliminary Design Lighting Options Opinion Of Probable Cost Route Evaluation Recommended Option Summary & Next Steps 12/9/14 cec

Evaluation Factors The following factors were used to evaluate the different trail segments: Accessibility Connectivity Critical Water Quality Zone Erosion Hazard Zone Floodplain/Drainage Impacts 9 12/9/14 Right-of-Way Obstructions Tree Impacts Environmental Cost cec

TRAIL ROUTE 10 12/8/14 cec

SEGMENT 1 Austin Energy right-of-way (ROW) from Ventura Drive to Burleson Rd Existing Austin Energy Easement 11 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 1 Austin Energy right-of-way (ROW) from Ventura Drive to Burleson Rd Electric power ROW looking north from Ventura. 12 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Segment 2 – Existing Route along S. Pleasant Valley from Burleson to Oltorf 13 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 3 starting at S. Pleasant Valley Rd & E. Oltorf to Riverside Dr. 14 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 3 starting at S. Pleasant Valley Rd & E. Oltorf to Riverside Dr. Oltorf facing west towards Pleasant Valley 15 Looking south towards Riverside Dr. 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 3 B Segment near Sheringham Dr 16 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 4 Riverside Dr. & Wickersham Intersection 17 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 4 starting at Riverside Dr. to Elmont Dr. Northern Bridge of E. Riverside Dr from Wickersham Lane. 18 12/9/14 Wickersham Dr looking north from E. Riverside Dr. jvsalinas

SEGMENT 4 Riverside Dr. to Elmont Dr. 19 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 4 Riverside Dr. to Elmont Dr. 20 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 4 Wickersham Pavement Markings (West Side) 21 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 4 Wickersham Pavement Markings (West Side) 22 12/9/14 jvsalinas

SEGMENT 4 Wickersham Pavement Markings (East Side) 23 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Construction Estimate Section 1 & 2 Section Base Estimate 20% Contingency w/Lighting 1 $371, 575 $445, 890 $692, 644 2 $35, 362 $42, 435 $352, 345 24 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Construction Estimate Section 3 & 4 Section Base Estimate 20% Contingency w/Lighting 3 B 1 $1, 166, 366 $1, 399, 640 $1, 840, 336 3 C $1, 406, 156 $1, 687, 387 $1, 834, 286 4 B 1 $787, 116 $944, 539 $1, 549, 733 TOTAL $3, 766, 575 $4, 519, 891 $6, 269, 344 25 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Next Steps l Dec 2014: Collect Public Input to PER – – l l 26 Open House City Website Jan 2015: Project Team to incorporate Feedback and update PER Jan 2015: City Stakeholder Final Review of PER Feb 2015: Follow-up Open House to present Final PER Spring 2015: Design Phase 12/9/14 jvsalinas

QUESTIONS 27 12/9/14 jvsalinas

TRAIL ROUTE 28 12/8/14 cec

BACK-UP 29 12/9/14 jvsalinas

Evaluation Factors (continued) l l l l l 30 Accessibility – Primarily deciding how easy it is to comply with ADA requirements in a segment. Connectivity – The ease of reaching destinations from the proposed trail. Critical Water Zone (CWQZ) – Indicates whether or not the trail segment is located in this zone. Erosion Hazard Zone (EHZ) – Indicates whether the trail segment is in the EHZ or not. Floodplain/Drainage Impacts – Indicates whether or not the trail segment is located in the floodplain and if there any negative impacts to drainage. Right-of-Way – Indicates if a new easement is required in a trail segment. Obstructions – Indicates if there are features that would impact the location of the trail. Tree Impact – Indicates the impact to trees in a trail segment. Environmental – Indicates the whether or not environmental permits would be required. Cost – Indicates the relative cost in relation to the other options. 12/9/14 cec