REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: John Nguyen, Senior Traffic Engineer
Subject:
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Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2037 between Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, and Westminster for the Edinger Avenue Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project.
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Statement of Issue:
On September 9, 2020, the City Council approved the execution of a Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for a traffic signal coordination project along Edinger Avenue. The expiration date for the agreement is June 30, 2025. As OCTA has not completed the project, Amendment No.1 will extend the term of the agreement until June 30, 2026.
Financial Impact:
With the approval of the Cooperative Agreement on September 9, 2020, the City Council appropriated $95,000 from the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) fund (account 20190008.82700) for the City's share of the project costs. No further appropriation is requested for this action.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Amendment No.1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2037 between Orange County Transportation Authority and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, and Westminster for Edinger Avenue Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project."
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not authorize approval of Amendment No.1 to the Cooperative Agreement and provide directions to staff to amend the terms of the agreement. Without approval of the amendment this project will terminate on June 30th, 2025, and the City will lose access to the OCTA's traffic signal timing support for this corridor.
Analysis:
In 2018, the Orange County Transp...
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