To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Public Works Director
Prepared By: John Ferons, Senior Civil Engineer
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State Route 29 Northbound First Street Ramps and California Boulevard Roundabouts Project; Budget Appropriation to Support Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement between City and Caltrans (City Agreement No. C2015 157)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing a budget appropriation in the amount of $2,300,000 for the State Route 29 Northbound First Street Ramps and California Boulevard Roundabouts Project (ST14PW02), and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution were adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action.
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DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City have partnered through a Cooperative Agreement No. C2015 157 (Coop Agreement) to design and construct the State Route 29 Northbound First Street Ramps and California Boulevard Roundabouts Project (Project). Exhibit "A" of the Cooperative Agreement is the Project Funding Summary. The agreement stipulates that partners will execute a new funding summary each time the funding details of the project change. The original Funding Summary was developed at the time of the original Coop Agreement, back in 2015. The project has evolved extensively since that time. At the May 15, 2018 City Council Meeting, Council authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 of the Coop Agreement which amends the Funding Summary to reflect the updated costs for the right of way and estimated construction of the project. This budget appropriation will identify the funds necessary to honor the City's commitment in the new Funding Summary.
The three phases of the project that have changed significantly since the inception of the original Coop Agreement are Right of Way Acquisition, Utility Relocation and Construction Cost Estimate.
Right of Way: When the project budg...
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