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EASEMENT E-1718-41: CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF A PERMANENT RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT FROM THE CITY OF NORMAN FOR PHASE ONE OF THE JAMES GARNER AVENUE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On November 24, 2015, City Council approved Contract K-1516-83 with Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. (MSR) for architectural services for the design of the new Central Library approved as part of NORMAN FORWARD. The Central Library will be located north of the intersection of Acres Street and James Garner Avenue. Additionally, the approval of NORMAN FORWARD included the construction of James Garner Avenue from Acres Street to Flood Avenue.
On June 14, 2016 City Council approved Amendment No. One to Contract K-1516-83 with MSR for the design of Phase I of the James Garner Project, increasing the contract amount by $64,900 for a revised contract amount of $3,750,710.
The James Garner Avenue Phase I project will construct the extension of James Garner Avenue along the east side of the new library, which will serve as a fire lane for the library. The project also re-aligns the intersection of Acres Street west of the existing intersection at James Garner Avenue so a concrete safety barrier can be installed between the new intersection and the BNSF Railroad Crossing, improving the safety of this railroad crossing and to be in compliance with the Railroad Quiet Zone. The intersection improvements include new left turn lanes from Acres Avenue onto James Garner Avenue. Stormwater drainage system improvements will utilize a Low Impact Development (LID) design where depressed medians and landscaping will facilitate rainwater to naturally filter and seep back into the ground by means of a bio-swale.
DISCUSSION: Construction of the roadway, safety improvements, Legacy Trail relocation and utility relocations will require additional public street right-of-way currently owned by the City of Norman as parkland for Andrews Park. The attached right-of-way exhibit illustrates the proposed r...
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