HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 30-25 Requesting SLOCOG Complete Roundabout Environmental Phase - signedRESOLUTION NO. 30-25
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA,
REQUESTING THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
TO COMPLETE THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, since 2014 the City has performed project planning and environmental work
for the roundabout project at the intersection of State Route 1, State Route 41, and Main Street
in Morro Bay; and
WHEREAS, the City analyzed the intersection through a Caltrans approved Intersection
Control Evaluation (ICE), which determined the roundabout alternative was the Caltrans preferred
intersection improvement project; and
WHEREAS, the City brought the environmental phase of the roundabout project to
approximately 96% completion with all environmental documents in draft form and in final Caltrans
review; and
WHEREAS, at their meeting on February 25, 2025, the City Council requested a status
update on the roundabout project; and
WHEREAS, after receiving a project status update at their meeting on April 22, 2025, the
City Council directed staff to discontinue work on the roundabout project environmental
phase; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and community have stated concerns regarding pedestrian
and bicycle safety associated with a roundabout at this intersection; and
WHEREAS, at the City Council meeting on May 13, 2025, the City Council voted to
reconsider their action taken on April 22, 2025, regarding the project; and
WHEREAS, finalization of the environmental phase does not address concerns regarding
pedestrian and bicycle safety associated with a roundabout at this intersection as those design
elements are addressed in the project’s design phase; and
WHEREAS, the City has authority over the coastal development permit process and is
expected to hear proposed pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements for this project at 60%
design at a later time; and
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) is the Regional
Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the San Luis Obispo region pursuant to Section
29532 of the Government Code has agreed in concept to fund up to $8 Million of the estimated
project cost; and
WHEREAS, SLOCOG has adopted, pursuant to Government Code 65080, a Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP); and
WHEREAS, SLOCOG biennially adopts, pursuant to Government Code Section 65080, a
Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) that is submitted, pursuant to Government
Code 14527, to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) and the California Department
of Transportation (Caltrans); and
WHEREAS, SLOCOG has developed, in cooperation with Caltrans, public transit
providers, and local governments, a comprehensive program for funding made available for
surface transportation projects and programs; including highways, streets, and roads
improvements, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, and transit capital and operations for
inclusion in a multi-year capital improvement program called the RTIP; and
WHEREAS, SLOCOG’s latest RTIP was approved on August 12, 2024 and included the
roundabout project; and
WHEREAS, SLOCOG staff in its staff reports to its Executive Committee’s May 14, 2025
meeting, and Technical Transportation Advisory Committee’s and Citizens Transportation
Advisory Committee’s May 21, 2025 meetings has indicated an interest in taking over the
roundabout project environmental phase with its position to complete the environmental phase of
the State Route 1, State Route 41, and Main Street intersection project.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay:
1. The City will not complete the roundabout project environmental phase.
2. The City formally requests SLOCOG take over and complete the roundabout project
environmental phase with the understanding that upon completion, Caltrans will act as
agency lead on design and construction of the roundabout.
3. The City will transfer development impact fee funding at a not-to-exceed amount of
$60,000 to SLOCOG for the completion of the roundabout project environmental phase.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 27th day of May 2025 on the following vote:
AYES: Wixom, Eckles, Edwards, Luffee
NOES: Landrum
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RECUSE: None
______________________________
CARLA WIXOM, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
DANA SWANSON, City Clerk
Carla Wixom (May 28, 2025 15:18 PDT)
Carla Wixom
Reso 30-25 Requesting SLOCOG Complete
Roundabout Environmental Phase
Final Audit Report 2025-05-28
Created:2025-05-28
By:Heather Goodwin (hgoodwin@morrobayca.gov)
Status:Signed
Transaction ID:CBJCHBCAABAAxQDwE9KRGSaXSP4dyQmdHKaqTM2H2HKT
"Reso 30-25 Requesting SLOCOG Complete Roundabout Envir
onmental Phase" History
Document created by Heather Goodwin (hgoodwin@morrobayca.gov)
2025-05-28 - 8:46:37 PM GMT
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