Title
Consideration and Possible Approval of First Amendment to Conveyance and Development Agreement with PHC-Los Alamos, Inc. for the Conveyance of Real Property Located along Trinity Drive to Los Alamos County to Construct the Finch Street Extension
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve First Amendment to Conveyance and Development Agreement with PHC-Los Alamos, Inc. for the conveyance of real property located along Trinity Drive to Los Alamos County to construct the Finch Street extension.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve Amendment No. 1 as presented.
Body
Beginning in 2019, previous County Manager Harry Burgess and previous CEO of the Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) John Whiteside held conversations to review the area around the medical center and to identify measures to improve safety. Subsequently, Los Alamos County Public Works Engineering staff and LAMC Facilities staff had ongoing discussions and collaborated to develop a project plan that was mutually beneficial to improve safety and access at the LAMC driveway and along Trinity Drive. The project plan involved moving the LAMC driveway farther east, away from Diamond Drive, and consolidating it with Finch Street, a proposed connection extending the roadway west to Trinity Drive from its current terminus near 35th Street (See Project Site Map, Attachment C). The relocated driveway provides safety improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists while providing connectivity to the new Hills Apartments development as well as any other future developments along 35th Street.
With an agreed upon design concept, County Council programmed capital funds in Fiscal Year 2022 for the design and construction of the Finch Street Extension Project. With the project budgeted, Public Works Engineering staff worked with an on-call engineering firm to complete the design package for construction.
The Development and Conveyance Agreement (Attachment ...
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