The City’s contract City Traffic Engineer is responsible for reviewing and evaluating traffic requests; designing and implementing traffic safety enhancements and transportation improvements; coordinating multi-jurisdictional traffic signal synchronization projects; monitoring and overseeing the operations of the Traffic Management Center and reviewing Traffic Impact Reports for private development. The City Traffic Engineer works closely with the Community Development, Police and Public Works Departments, prepares staff reports and makes presentations to the Traffic Committee.
On June 4, 2019, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Albert Grover and Associates (AGA) for City Traffic Engineering Services for an amount not to exceed $150,000 per year for a period of three (3) years with three (3) optional one (1) year extensions.
The City’s selection of AGA to provide City Traffic Engineering services was substantially based on AGA’s offer to provide Mr. David Roseman, Principal Transportation Engineer, as the contract Traffic Engineer for the City. Mr. Roseman is a registered Traffic Engineer with over thirty years of experience and he currently provides similar services to the City of Cypress. Prior to working for AGA, Mr. Roseman was the top transportation official and City Traffic Engineer for the City of Long Beach for thirteen years overseeing all aspects of transportation, traffic and parking. In that role he regularly attended City Council, Planning Commission, neighborhood and other agency meetings. Prior to his tenure at Long Beach, Mr. Roseman worked for the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) for fourteen years where he directed and supervised a staff of engineers and planners in conducting traffic operations and the development and implementation of major transportation improvement projects.
Mr. Roseman has been working at City Hall on a part-time basis over the past six months averaging about twelve hours per week. Mr. Roseman has become familiar with the City and its processes and has made significant contributions in reviewing development proposals, assisting in capital projects, conducting safety reviews, and making operational changes to the City’s traffic signal system. Mr. Roseman has also made presentations to the Traffic Committee, represented the City at inter-agency meetings, and worked with businesses and the public on traffic safety issues.
On October 15, 2019, the City Council approved Amendment No. 1 with AGA for the Cliffwood Comprehensive Neighborhood Traffic Calming Study. This amendment added an additional $23,500 to the AGA contract to conduct meetings with the Cliffwood working group; perform traffic investigations; and develop a comprehensive plan of traffic calming recommendations for implementation. For reference, see the attached proposal from AGA dated September 18, 2019. Mr. Roseman has begun work on this study effort, and has met with the working group twice and is expected to have a draft list of recommendations to present to the resident working group in February 2020.
Shortly after approval of Amendment No. 1, AGA’s founder, CEO, and President, Albert Grover, suddenly passed away. Mr. Grover’s passing has led to a change in company ownership and management structure. As a result of these changes, Mr. Roseman chose to end his employment with AGA at the end of November 2019. Mr. Roseman has since accepted an Associate Principal position with Linscott, Law & Greenspan Engineers (LLG) in their Pasadena office on December 1, 2019. LLG is a transportation engineering consulting firm that provides similar services to those provided by AGA, however, they are an employee owned firm that is significantly larger than AGA with four offices serving the Southern California region. LLG also has a long history with the City of Brea having successfully performed numerous traffic studies for the City.
With Mr. Roseman transitioning to LLG, staff believes that the best option for the City would be to retain Mr. Roseman under a new contract with LLG rather than seek out a replacement traffic engineer from AGA. Mr. Roseman has proven very effective and resourceful during his time with the City and he has been well received by Traffic Committee members, staff, and the public. Staff also believes that it's best to have Mr. Roseman complete the Cliffwood Comprehensive Neighborhood Traffic Calming Study under LLG since it would be difficult to transition a new traffic engineer at this stage of the study.
Mr. Roseman’s billing rate at AGA was $225 per hour. Staff has successfully negotiated with LLG to lower his billing rate to $220 per hour. The PSA with LLG includes both the scope for annual City Traffic Engineer Services and the Cliffwood Compressive Neighborhood Traffic Calming Study. Upon approval of this item, staff will begin the contractual termination process with AGA as necessary. |