Country Club Creek Trail Preliminary Engineering Report Public Outreach

1. Country Club Creek TrailPreliminary Engineering ReportPublic Outreach Jessica V. Salinas COA Project Manager December 9, 2014

2. Country Club Creek Trail Agenda • Introduction of Project Team • Overall Program Goals for Urban Trails • Country Club Creek Trail Summary • Preliminary Engineering Report Overview • Outline of PER • Evaluation Criteria • Recommended Route • Next Steps • Questions jvsalinas

3. Project Team • City Project Sponsor – Nadia Barrera, PWD • City Project Manager – Jessica Salinas, PWD • Project Consultant & Subconsultants: • Civil Engineering Consultants – Gary Martin & Ken Thomas • CAS Consulting, Inc. – Cost Estimating and Utility Coordination • Harutunian Engineering, Inc. – Lighting Options • Hicks & Company – Environmental Investigation • HVJ – Geotechnical Investigation • Jaster Quintanilla San Antonio, LLP – Preliminary Structural Design • Macias & Associates, L.P. – Surveying and Parcel Information jvsalinas

4. Program Goals for Urban Trails • Easy access for transportation & recreation users. • Link to bicycle & sidewalk network. • Adequate size to accommodate recreation & transportation uses. • Incorporate amenities & features that transform them into unique greenways that reflect the City around them. • Provide adequate resources to maintain & operate. • Ensure context-sensitivity & environmentally sustainability as well as preservation and improvement upon wildlife habitat. nbarrera

5. Country Club Creek Trail Project Summary • Project Funded by 2010 Prop 1 & 2012 Prop 12 • Preliminary Engineering Report: April 2014 – February 2015 • Design Phase: Spring 2015 – Spring 2016 • Construction Estimate (w/20% Contingency) - $4,519,892 • Construction – Pending Project Funding • Anticipated start Fall 2016 • Project website: http://www.austintexas.gov/urbantrails jvsalinas

6. Trail Vicinity Map jvsalinas

7. Country Club Creek Trail • Approximately 3-mile multi-use path generally running along Country Club Creek connecting Lady Bird Lake to Mabel Davis Park in southeast Austin. • Two segments of the trail that need to be constructed • 0.5 mile trail section - from Ventura Drive to Burleson Road through an existing City of Austin electric easement. • Note: Existing segment along Pleasant Valley from Burleson Road to East Oltorf. • 1 mile section - from East Oltorf to the existing gravel trail just north of Elmont Drive. jvsalinas

8. Preliminary Engineering Report The Preliminary Engineering Report consists of the following sections: Executive Summary Environmental Issues Introduction Utilities Impact Preliminary Trail Routes Structural Preliminary Design Evaluation Criteria Lighting Options Critical Water Quality Zone Opinion Of Probable Cost Erosion Hazard Zone Route Evaluation Drainage and Floodplain Recommended Option Right-of-Way Summary & Next Steps Trees cec

9. Evaluation Factors The following factors were used to evaluate the different trail segments: Accessibility Right-of-Way Connectivity Obstructions Critical Water Quality Zone Tree Impacts Erosion Hazard Zone Environmental Floodplain/Drainage Impacts Cost cec

10. TRAIL ROUTE cec

11. SEGMENT 1 Austin Energy right-of-way (ROW) from Ventura Drive to Burleson Rd Existing Austin Energy Easement jvsalinas

12. SEGMENT 1 Austin Energy right-of-way (ROW) from Ventura Drive to Burleson Rd Electric power ROW looking north from Ventura. jvsalinas

13. Segment 2 – Existing Route along S. Pleasant Valley from Burleson to Oltorf jvsalinas

14. SEGMENT 3 starting at S. Pleasant Valley Rd & E. Oltorf to Riverside Dr. jvsalinas

15. SEGMENT 3 starting at S. Pleasant Valley Rd & E. Oltorf to Riverside Dr. Oltorf facing west towards Pleasant Valley Looking south towards Riverside Dr. jvsalinas

16. SEGMENT 3B Segment near Sheringham Dr jvsalinas

17. SEGMENT 4 Riverside Dr. & Wickersham Intersection jvsalinas

18. SEGMENT 4 starting at Riverside Dr. to Elmont Dr. Northern Bridge of E. Riverside Dr from Wickersham Lane. Wickersham Dr looking north from E. Riverside Dr. jvsalinas

19. SEGMENT 4 Riverside Dr. to Elmont Dr. jvsalinas

20. SEGMENT 4 Riverside Dr. to Elmont Dr. jvsalinas

21. SEGMENT 4 Wickersham Pavement Markings (West Side) jvsalinas

22. SEGMENT 4 Wickersham Pavement Markings (West Side) jvsalinas

23. SEGMENT 4 Wickersham Pavement Markings (East Side) jvsalinas

24. Construction Estimate Section 1 & 2 Section Base Estimate20% Contingencyw/Lighting 1                              $371,575                              $445,890                  $692,644 2                              $35,362                 $42,435            $352,345 jvsalinas

25. Construction Estimate Section 3 & 4 Section Base Estimate20% Contingencyw/Lighting 3B1                         $1,166,366                           $1,399,640                $1,840,336 3C                           $1,406,156                           $1,687,387                $1,834,286 4B1                         $787,116                              $944,539                   $1,549,733 TOTAL$3,766,575$4,519,891$6,269,344 jvsalinas

26. Next Steps • Dec 2014: Collect Public Input to PER • Open House • City Website • Jan 2015: Project Team to incorporate Feedback and update PER • Jan 2015: City Stakeholder Final Review of PER • Feb 2015: Follow-up Open House to present Final PER • Spring 2015: Design Phase jvsalinas

27. QUESTIONS jvsalinas

28. TRAIL ROUTE cec

29. BACK-UP jvsalinas

30. Evaluation Factors (continued) • Accessibility – Primarily deciding how easy it is to comply with ADA requirements in a segment. • Connectivity – The ease of reaching destinations from the proposed trail. • Critical Water Zone (CWQZ) – Indicates whether or not the trail segment is located in this zone. • Erosion Hazard Zone (EHZ) – Indicates whether the trail segment is in the EHZ or not. • Floodplain/Drainage Impacts – Indicates whether or not the trail segment is located in the floodplain and if there are any negative impacts to drainage. • Right-of-Way – Indicates if a new easement is required in a trail segment. • Obstructions – Indicates if there are features that would impact the location of the trail. • Tree Impact – Indicates the impact to trees in a trail segment. • Environmental – Indicates the whether or not environmental permits would be required. • Cost – Indicates the relative cost in relation to the other options. cec