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Item # 15.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	09/08/2020
Department:	Development Services
Pillars:	Excellence in Transportation Systems
Milestones:	Improve all modes of transportation with infrastructure in an acceptable condition and well maintained

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on a Resolution to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Cobb, Fendley and Associates for a Utility Capacity Assessment Related to Future Development Adjacent to the Addison Transit Center and Silver Line Rail Station in an Amount Not to Exceed $123,565.

BACKGROUND:

In 2017, anticipating rail service on the Cotton Belt/Silver Line Rail Corridor, the Town conducted a special area study that established a plan for the 29 acres surrounding the future rail station adjacent to the existing transit center. This vision calls for a high density mixed-use transit oriented development that will make Addison a major destination on the rail line and enhance Addison Circle's reputation as a desirable place to live, work and play.

The Town is currently in the process of working with DART and the private land owners to prepare a solicitation for development on these properties. One step in that process is to understand the current infrastructure and utility capacities in the area compared with what will be needed when future development occurs. This will be useful in determining what improvements the Town may need to make to prepare the sites for development or to require of potential developers. Staff is proposing to use Cobb, Fendley and Associates to conduct such an assessment. Cobb Fendley is the Town's current review engineer for all private development. They are the engineering firm most familiar with the Town's current utility infrastructure. For this assessment, Cobb Fendley will conduct the following:

Stormwater Impact Analysis
Potable Water Impact Analysis
Wastewater Impact Analysis
Franchise Utility Impact Analysis
Traffic Impact Analysis

In each case, Cobb Fendley will document existing conditions, estimate the impact of future development to each system, and provide high level design considerations along with estimated construction costs related to any improvements that will be needed to accommodate future development based on the approved aspirational concept plan.

This information will be shared with potential developers as part of the solicitation process. This will help reduce the level of risk associated with submitting a proposal since the Town and the developers will have a common understanding of any capacity limitations and needed improvements. This should increase the number and quality of development proposals the Town may expect to receive during the solicitation process.

This professional services agreement is in an amount not to exceed $123,565. The funding for this will be from the Fiscal Year 2021 budget and will be split between the Utility Fund ($74,139) and the Self-Funded Project Fund ($49,426).

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Resolution - Professional Services Agreement with Cobb, Fendley and Associates