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: Joseph Fuentes, Principal Civil Engineer
Subject:
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Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to add Yorktown bridge to the existing Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Flood Control District for funding, construction, and maintenance of bridges
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Statement of Issue:
Consider approval of Amendment No. 1 to the existing Cooperative Agreement, MA-080-23011516, between the City of Huntington Beach (City) and the Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD). To clarify the roles and responsibilities, OCFCD, as the lead agency, submitted a Cooperative Agreement to the City. The cooperative agreement specifies funding, construction, and maintenance commitments between OCFCD and the City.
Financial Impact:
None. OCFCD is responsible for funding 100% of improvements related to the construction of the bridge flood walls in accordance with the contract documents. When OCFCD completes the project, the City is responsible for any post-construction maintenance within City right-of-way.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Agreement MA-080-23011516, between Orange County Flood Control District and City of Huntington Beach for addition of Funding, Construction, and Maintenance of the Talbert Channel (DO2) at Yorktown Avenue Improvements Project."
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Alternative Action(s):
Deny approval of the Cooperative Agreement, which would result in stalling the project.
Analysis:
OCFCD identified that the Yorktown Avenue bridge over the Talbert Channel does not meet Federal Emergency Management Agency freeboard requirements, which is the minimum clearance between the bridge structure's lowest elevation and the highest design flood water elevation in the channel. Flood...
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