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IREPOR ~0 the Honorable Mayor and City Council, From the City Manager May 6, 2002 Subject Agreement for Professional Consulting Services with Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc. Recommendation Approve an agreement for Professional Consulting Services with Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc., to prepare a Traffic Study for a proposed Service Station and Mini-Mart at 504 Whipple Avenue. Background Staff is currently reviewing plans for a new ARCO/BP fueling station and mini-mart at 504 Whipple Ave., at the northwest corner of its intersection with Veterans Blvd. and the Hwy. 101 southbound off-ramp. The project would replace the abandoned ARCO station, which was closed in October of 2000. The proposed development would increase the number of fueling stations from four to six and would include a 1,680 square foot AM/PM mini-mart, plus required parking. The request will require a conditional use permit, architectural and sign permits, as well as an environmental assessment (likely a Mitigated Negative Declaration). Some of the key issues of concem will be traffic, on-site circulation and parking, and the visual impact of the development at an important gateway to the City of Redwood City. Traffic Study One of the primary issues related to the proposed development is traffic, including ingress to and egress from the site, adequacy of on-site circulation and parking, and impacts on nearby intersections. Tanker deliveries and other truck deliveries could potentially exacerbate these impacts. Due to these concerns and the need to prepare environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), staff is requiring the preparation of a traffic study for the project. Staff proposes to retain Hexagon Transportation Consultants to prepare the traffic study. The company has extensive experience in preparing such studies and recently prepared a similar analysis for the City for the new Olympian station at El Camino Real and Brewster. The traffic consultant has currently determined the cost of the study to be $141680. The total actual cost would be $16,148 (includes 10% for city administrative costs). Staff has received a deposit from the applicant to cover the costs of the study and administrative costs. The study cannot proceed, however, until the contract is authorized by the Council and signed by the contractor and the City.