Fairfield-Vacaville Hannigan Station is the newest train station on the Capitol Corridor and is within a rapidly growing priority development area. The demand for parking at this station has increased greatly since it opened in 2017. A study conducted in late 2019 found that parking demand was at 89% and would reach the capacity limit by late 2020.

To facilitate new ridership and to accommodate future growth, the proposed Project includes adding 163 new parking spaces and several electric vehicle charging stations, increasing the current capacity from 136 to 299 spaces.

Pursuant to the Quick Strike Mobility Funding Agreement (Agreement), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) will distribute $1,900,000 to the City and the City will construct an additional parking lot at Hannigan Station. These funds are available through the program, which is administered by MTC. The City is required to obligate the construction phase funding by September 30, 2022. The Agreement provides that the City will work towards opening the Hannigan Station South Portal and construct a Class I trail by 2025, connecting the station to communities south of the train station and Travis Air Force Base.

As a requirement to receive grant funding, staff will submit an application to MTC for Regional Discretionary Funding in the amount of $1.9 million. As part of the application, MTC requires the Fairfield City Council to adopt a resolution committing the City to allocate local funds for any required improvements that are not eligible for grant funding.

The resolution shall demonstrate:

• That the City of Fairfield understands that the Regional Discretionary Funding is fixed at the programmed amount, and therefore any cost increase cannot be expected to be funded with additional Regional Discretionary Funding.
• That the Project will comply with the procedures, delivery milestones and funding deadlines specified in the Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised).
• Assurance of the City of Fairfield to complete the Project as described in the application, as included in MTC’s Federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
• That the Project will comply with all project-specific requirements as set forth in the Program.

Public Works staff is confident that the City will meet all of the conditions required by MTC.

In 2014, as part of the overall Fairfield-Vacaville Train Station project, HNTB Corporation completed the final design and preparation of construction contract documents for the site improvements and parking 163 parking lot expansion. With funding now secured to construct the planned improvements, additional design services are required to update and finalize the bid documents to meet current standards. Since HNTB is extremely well qualified to complete the design work and is familiar with the project, staff requested a proposal from HNTB to prepare construction contract documents. Staff reviewed HNTB’s proposal and found it to be complete and the fee to be reasonable.

HNTB’s proposal includes $139,619 in professional design services required to complete the design and bid documents. HNTB’s proposal forecasts a completion of their design in time to support the bidding of the project for construction by the end of 2021. The attached resolution would approve the contract with HNTB for this work and authorize the city manager to execute said contract.

Staff is requesting a 10% management reserve ($13,962) to cover unforeseen design scope revisions required as HNTB continues progressing the plans, specifications, and cost estimates.