REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: HARMANJIT DHALIWAL, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Special Projects and Capital Management Division
FABIOLA LOPEZ, Projects Administrator
Public Works Department, Special Projects and Capital Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve Amendment No.1 to the Measure C Cooperative Project Agreement with the Fresno County Transportation Authority for the improvement of California Avenue from Fruit Avenue to Ventura Avenue in the amount of $16,067,000 for the construction phase of the project (Urban Project H-2) (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment No.1 to the Measure C Cooperative Project Agreement with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) for the improvement of California Avenue from Fruit Avenue to Ventura Avenue in the amount of $16,067,000 for the construction phase of the project (Urban Project H-2); and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The California Avenue project was specifically identified in the Measure C Regional Tier 1 projects list for the urban program, as approved by the voters in November 2006. The California Avenue Fruit to Ventura Project (Measure C Urban Tier 1 Project H-2) had funding approved in the Short-Term Regional Transportation Program in 2016 and as a part of the latest update by the FCTA Board on February 14, 2024. The Council approved the original funding agreement for the preliminary engineering and right-of-way acquisition phases on February 1, 2024. The project will soon be entering the construction phase and approval of the amendment will allow the project to proceed with the construction phase of the project and provides the construction funding amount of $16,067,000.
BACKGROUND
In November 2006, the voters approved a 20-year extension of Meas...
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