Measure M Funding Agreement MM5507.19 Between the City of Hawthorne and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to Design Street Improvements for the Inglewood Avenue Improvement Project and Appropriation of $130,000 from the General Fund Balance for this Project.
 

Staff recommends that the City Council accept the grant and approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Funding Agreement and all future amendments and appropriate $130,000 from the General Fund balance to Account Number 291-5502-XXX-40014 for the project to design street improvements for the Inglewood Avenue Improvement Project.

Inglewood Avenue is a major north and south collector street in the South Bay Area of Los Angeles County with a daily traffic volume in excess of 30,000 vehicles per day. This collector street provides access to the 405 freeway, City of Lawndale, City of Inglewood, and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Inglewood Avenue is part of MTA bus line 215. Furthermore, Inglewood Ave has higher than normal truck traffic as there are numerous trucking hubs going into the Inglewood and Rosecrans shopping centers, which distribute to Mobil gas station, Walmart Neighborhood Market, CVS and Marshall's. This intersection also eases 405 freeway access. In addition, this segment of Inglewood Ave has direct access to Hawthorne High School and two gas stations.

The City applied for and was awarded a grant from the MTA for design, plans, and specifications for traffic and roadway improvements on Inglewood Ave from El Segundo Blvd to Rosecrans Ave.

The project includes the following intersections:

• Inglewood Avenue at El Segundo Blvd (S)
• Inglewood Avenue at 129th St
• Inglewood Avenue at 130th St (S)
• Inglewood Avenue at 131st St
• Inglewood Avenue at 132nd St (S)
• Inglewood Avenue at 133rd St
• Inglewood Avenue at 134th St
• Inglewood Avenue at 134th Pl
• Inglewood Avenue at 135th St (S)
• Inglewood Avenue at 136th St
• Inglewood Avenue at 137th St
• Inglewood Avenue at 137th Pl
• Inglewood Avenue at 138th St (S)
• Inglewood Avenue at 139th St
• Inglewood Avenue at 140th St
• Inglewood Avenue at 141st St
• Inglewood Avenue at 142nd St
• Inglewood Avenue at Rosecrans Ave (S) 

This project is currently under the design phase, and this project will be completed by 2029. This agenda item will allow the City Manager to execute the funding agreement, allowing staff to continue design and engineering for this critical capital improvement.

The funding agreement for this project is a result of the City working closely with funding and regulatory agencies to support and improve our infrastructure.

An appropriation of $130,000 is necessary. The City will be reimbursed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for these expenditures. 

72 hours posted notice pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.