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Page 1 of 3 <br />Item #4 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />November 4, 2025 <br />Community and Economic Development <br /> <br />TITLE: ACCEPT THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PERFORMED BY COLUMBIA <br />ELECTRIC FOR THE VALLEY AVENUE AND NORTHWAY ROAD TRAFFIC <br />SIGNAL INSTALLATION PROJECT, CIP NO. 23532, AND AUTHORIZE THE <br />RETURN OF THE REMAINING PROJECT FUNDS TO THE GAS TAX FUND <br />(FUND 160) AND THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE FUND (FUND 212) <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The Valley Avenue and Northway Road Traffic Signal Installation Project, Capital Improvement <br />Project (CIP) No. 23532, involved installing a new traffic signal and implementing related <br />improvements at the intersection of Valley Avenue and Northway Road. The City Council <br />awarded the construction contract to Columbia Electric on April 16, 2024. Construction of the <br />project is now complete. Staff now requests that the City Council accept the improvements, <br />and authorize the return of remaining project funds to the Traffic Impact Fee and Gas Tax <br />Funds. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Accept the project as complete and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of <br />Completion. <br />2. Authorize the release of retention in the amount of $59,134.76 to Columbia Electric, 30 <br />days after the recordation of the Notice of Completion. <br />3. Authorize the return of the remaining project funding, in the amount of $137,179 to the <br />fund balance in the Traffic Impact Fee Fund (Fund 212) and the Gas Tax Fund (Fund <br />160). <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Staff prepares a traffic signal priority list biannually by evaluating various relevant factors, <br />including eight-hour traffic volume, peak-hour traffic volume, crash history, adjacent land use, <br />and pedestrian/bicycle volumes. The list of intersections to be evaluated is compiled based on <br />staff recommendations and resident requests, as well as projections of future needs due to <br />land use or traffic patterns. The intersection of Valley Avenue and Northway Road was <br />identified as the top candidate for construction on the signal priority list. The intersection is <br />adjacent to Harvest Park Middle School and just north of Walnut Grove Elementary School. <br />During school commutes, the increase in vehicular traffic, combined with the number of <br />children and adults walking and riding their bikes, reduces the intersection's level of service to <br />an unacceptable level. <br /> <br />On April 16, 2024, the City Council awarded a construction contract to Columbia Electric in the <br />amount of $1,155,127. The intersection of Valley Avenue and Northway Road is a T- <br />intersection. The improvements included building a four-phase traffic signal, including left-turn <br />Page 17 of 323