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2008-061- Approving A Professional Services Agreement With Tjkm Transportation Consultants To Perform Traffic Engineering Consultant Services In The Town Of Los Gatos On An On- Call BasisRESOLUTION 2008-061 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TJKM TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS TO PERFORM TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES IN THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ON AN ON-CALL BASIS WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Council to secure professional consultant services to provide traffic engineering consultant .services in the Town of Los Gatos on an on- call basis; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has selected the firm of TJKM Transportation Consultants to provide traffic engineering consultant services for a period of two years; and NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos hereby approves a Professional Services Agreement with the firm of TJKM Transportation Consultants for a period of two years to provide professional services in connection with traffic engineering consultant services; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute a Professional Services Agreement on behalf of the Council. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on the 2nd day of June, 2008 by the following vote: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: Steve Glickman, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynslci, Mike Wasserman, and Mayor Barbara Spector NAYS ABSENT: ABSTAIN: v~ MAYOR (~' THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS G OS, CALIFORNIA ATTEST: SRI OF THE TOWN'OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, C~1.LIFORNIA TJI<M 7ransportatlon Consultants Vision That Moves Your Community TJKM Scope of Wprk for Los Gatos On~Call Services, 2Q08 The majority of tasks to be performed by the consultant shall be traffic impact studies for private development. The consultant shall follow traffic impact study guidelines and requirements in effect in Los Gatos and in Santa Clara County, The typical scope of work includes an introduction that establishes the basis and reason for the traffic impact report. A scope of work will be negotiated to establish the various analyses required and the extent of the study area, including study intersections, arterial segments, and possibly freeway segments and interchanges, as appropriate. New traffic counts and other traffic data will be collected as necessary and presented in text, tabular and graphic format within an "Existing Conditions" chapter of the report, The "Existing Conditions" section will also include level of service calculations using approved methods. The consultant also anticipates that nearby, but unoccupied, new development projects will also impactthe study intersections, The Town of Los Gatos staff maintains a list of the approved and pending projects, which will be incorporated in to the Town's Traffix madel. The additional trips from these new developments wilt be added to the study intersections and arterial/freeway segments and interchangesto assess levels of service with the additional trips. Finally, the proposed project shall be described, and an estimate of project trip generation will be made for the additional peak hour and daily trips. These additional trips shall be assigned to the study intersections, arteria[ and freeway segments and interchanges for an assessment of levels of service with the project and the approved project trips. Where operations fall below acceptable levels of service, the consultant shall identify feasible mitigation measures to offset the significant impacts. Also included will bean assessment of site access and circulation and potential safety impacts. All appropriate travel modes, such as private automobile, trucks, pedestrian, bicycle and public transit, will be included in the analysis, Impacts on public parkingwill also be identified. Finally, the procedures, data,findings and conclusions will be summarized, and detailed calculations of levels of service and other analysis details will be appended to the final draft report. Upon review by the Town of Los Gatos, the consultant shall prepare a final version of the traffic impact study far inclusion with the application for development entitlements. At the conclusion of each traffic study, TJKM shall provide the Town staff with the updated Town's Traffix model that includes the proposed and other approved/pending projects, A similar process will also be completed for public projects as appropriate and as negotiated in a scope of services with the Town of Los Gatos. The consultant shall also provide additional professional traffic engineering and transportation planning services including; • Traffic safety studies and improvements; • Traffic signal design {new, or modifications of existing signals); • Traffic signal timing; • Development of functional requirements for Advanced Traffic Management Systems, and other related traffic control and Intelligent Transportation Systems tasks; • Signing and striping design; • Traffic calming; EXHIBIT R TJKM Transportation VisionThac Moves Your Community Consultants TJKM Transportation Consultants Visionl"hat Moves Your Community Rafe Schedule Principal ............................................................................................$ 1901hour Principal Associate ..................................................................:.......... 175lhour Senior Associate ................................................................................. I b5lhour Associate ............................................................................................. 1401hour Senior Modeler ................................................................................... I 15/hour Senior Engineer ................................................................................... l I O/hour Engineer ............................................................................................... 90/hour Contracts Director ............................................................................ 140/hour Assistant Engineer ............................................................................. 85/hour Assistant Planner ............................................................................... 80/hour Senior Designer ................................................................................. 95/hour Graphics Designer ............................................................................ 95/hour Designer .............................................................................................. 70/hour Technical Staff ............................................................................... b0lhour Technical Staff Il ................................................................................. 30/hour Administrative Staff ........................................................................... 65/hour Production Staff ................................................................................. 30/hour R.eiir~bulrsable Expenses Plotting (per sheet) ............................................................................$ 18.00 Travel Cost {per mile) ........................................................................ .53 Each project may be subject to initial setup and coordination fees. All outside services are billed at cost plus ten percent for handling. 1=x~ert witness charges available upon request. Invoices are due and payable within 30 days. invoices paid after- 30 days will be subject to separate billings of one and one-half percent per month of unpaid balance. Late charges are not Included in .any agreement for maximum charges. Effective January 1, 200$ Rates subject to change EXHIBIT B J:IJURISDICTlON1L1Los GatoslProposals1200810n-call Services (2008.2010)1Rate Schedule 18PCVM.doc