REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Sean Crumby, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: William Janusz, Principal Civil Engineer
Subject:
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Approve and authorize execution of a Cooperative Agreement with the Cities of Garden Grove and Westminster for a traffic signal synchronization project along Bolsa Chica Street / Valley View Street; place project on City of Huntington Beach Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Capital Improvement Program; and authorize budget appropriation of local funds from the Air Quality Management District Fund
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Statement of Issue:
In October 2019, the City of Huntington Beach in conjunction with the City of Westminster and the City of Garden Grove submitted an application to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for a Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program project on Valley View Street / Bolsa Chica Street from Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove to Warner Avenue in the City of Huntington Beach.
To clarify the roles and responsibilities of the participating agencies, the City of Huntington Beach, as lead agency, submitted a Cooperative Agreement to the Cities of Westminster and Garden Grove. With the agreement approved by the Cities of Westminster and Garden Grove, approval is required from the City of Huntington Beach.
The cooperative agreement also specifies funding commitments from the cities of Westminster and Garden Grove. Council action is required to allocate the City of Huntington Beach's matching funds required for this project.
Financial Impact:
The total project cost is $2,343,900, with OCTA providing $1,735,949 in grant funds. The City of Huntington Beach has grant matching fund commitment of $155,532. An allocation of $329,496 is requested from the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) fund (Account No. 20190014.82700) for the grant matching funds, construction administration and construction conti...
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