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Atlantic Avenue redesign: three cost options offered; council directs staff to pause contract and form task force
Summary
Staff presented three scaled-back options to update the Oceanfront’s Atlantic Avenue streetscape after construction estimates exceeded programmed funding. Council agreed in principle to terminate the existing procurement for redesign work and asked staff to convene a stakeholder task force for further review.
City staff presented three cost-tiered alternatives for the Atlantic Avenue streetscape after construction estimates exceeded the project’s programmed funding.
A deputy director of economic development identified the three options: (1) full scope under the Resort Area Mobility Plan at the currently programmed $48.1 million; (2) a medium-scope approach that retains curb lines and avoids major utility relocations at about $35.0 million; and (3) a minimal approach limited to roadway repaving and targeted repairs at about $26.3 million. The central beach segment — from Seventeenth to Twenty-fifth Street — is the most urgent area for reconstruction in all options, staff said.
Staff reported stakeholder feedback gathered since the January briefing: an on-site survey and open house with about 75 attendees; letters and written comments from the Atlantic Avenue Association and the hotels’ association; and a split set of recommendations from advisory boards. Hotel stakeholders urged keeping the full RAMP design, the association asked that existing curb lines remain, and the active-transportation committee recommended improving the west side only to save cost.
After discussion, council instructed staff to terminate the existing design-build procurement for the Atlantic Avenue project for convenience and to convene a small task force of city and stakeholder representatives to refine options and return with recommendations. Council members suggested the task force should include representatives from the Resort Advisory Commission, the RAMP advisory groups and hotel and business stakeholders, and said parking and placemaking should be part of the task force’s consideration.
Ending: Staff will stop further work under the current contractor agreement and return with a task-force charter and refined options for council consideration.
