REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: John Nguyen, Senior Traffic Engineer
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Approve and authorize execution of Wireline Crossing Agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the installation of traffic signal communication conduit on Edinger Avenue (CC-1613) and appropriation of funds
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Statement of Issue:
On September 8, 2020, the City Council approved a cooperative agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to design and construct a traffic signal communication project along Edinger Avenue between the intersection of Bolsa Chica Street and Newland Street. This project includes the installation of a traffic signal communication conduit under the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks at Center Avenue, which will require the execution of a Wireline Crossing Agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Financial Impact:
The Agreement assesses a one-time fee of $14,950. The total estimated project cost is $6.2 million, which includes work in Huntington Beach, Westminster, Fountain Valley, and Santa Ana. The City's participation in the project was authorized by the City Council as part of the OCTA cooperative agreement approved on September 8, 2020. The overall City financial commitment to the project is $95,000, which includes the City's portion of the $14,950 to Union Pacific. This represents 4.5% of the $2.1 million of work within the City and was approved with the prior City Council action. The Wireline Agreement charges were included in the OCTA Project P funding approved on September 8, 2020, and therefore no additional funding is requested as part of this action. Due to the 405 widening project, this project was delayed considerably. Consequently, staff is requesting that Council reappropriate the City's original costs to Air Quality Managem...
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