Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve Second Amendment to the NUE Urban Concepts, LLC to Prepare Phase 2 of the Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee Study
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Submitted By: Teresa Lamar-Sarno, AICP, Deputy City Manager
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Teresa Lamar-Sarno, AICP, Deputy City Manager.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and NUE Urban Concepts, LLC.
3. Purpose: On January 26, 2021, the City Council heard a presentation on Mobility fees by Jonathan B. Paul, Principal of NUE Urban Concepts, LLC. The Council directed that the City engage the consultant to prepare a Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee ordinance to become effective October 1, 2021. Contract was approved for Phase 1 in Feburary 2021, with the intent to follow up with an amendment for Phase 2. The City of Port St. Luce Mobility Plan and Fee was adopted September 13, 2021. This is the next phase of the mobility plan project. This agenda item requests Council approve a second amendment to the NUE Urban Concepts contract to complete Phase 2.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Modification.
5. Duration: 365 days.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: : The City benefits by continuing the Mobility Plan project by completing Phase 2, which will identify specific projects through public input and an implementation plan that will assist staff with full implementation of the plan.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): The costs associated with this request is $395,500 for Phase 2.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the second amendment to the NUE Urban Concepts, LLC in the amount of $395,500 for Phase 2.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the second amendment to the NUE Urban Concepts, LLC in the amount of $395,500 for Phase 2.
2. Move that the Council provide staff direction.
Background: The City Council adopted a Mobility Plan and Fee September 13, 2021. This amendment is the second phase of the Mobility Plan, that includes the implementation manual. NUE Urban Concepts was contracted in February 2021 to prepare a Mobility Plan Phase 1. That has been completed within the 6 months timeline that was directed by Council. This next phase includes public outreach to develop the mobility projects and working with staff to implement the mobility plan.
Issues/Analysis: Phase 2 of the scope will utilize the data collected, the established service standards, and the mobility and multimodal corridors established in the first part of this scope to develop road-specific multimodal improvements and cross-sections. Before and after aerials, renderings and capacities will be developed for specific roadway facilities. The scope will also include a baseline evaluation of the LOS and/or QOS of the existing network to establish a baseline existing conditions analysis in order to periodically measure mobility fee performance. The second part of this scope will include community outreach for input and refinement of proposed mobility plan improvements. Staff did include in the FY 2022 budget $250,000, however, with additional scope that includes implementation and negotiations of credit agreements has impact the cost of the project. However, staff supports the additional work in order to effectively implement the mobility plan and negotiation credit agreements.
Financial Information: Funding for this project is 001-1900-531000-00000 Professional Services.
Special Consideration: As noted above, the consultant’s deadline of October 1, 2022.
Location of Project: Citywide.
Attachments:
1. Scope of Service from NUE Urban Concepts, LLC.
2. Amendment #2 Contract.
3. City Mobility Plan and Fee Qualifications from NUE Urban Concepts.
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 7111
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Margaret M. Carland, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.