REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 20, 2017
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Interim Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
DAVID A. CISNEROS, Project Administrator
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Public Works Director to execute an Eighth Amendment to a Reimbursement Agreement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) for the purposes of extending the contract end date by 24 months to December 31, 2019. (Council Districts 1, 2 & 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Council authorizes the Public Works Director, or his designee, to execute the amendment that will extend the existing contract term by 24 months to December 31, 2019.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Eighth Amendment will extend the contract end date to December 31, 2019. The amendment will provide for continued reimbursement from the CHSRA to the City for the cost of staff services to develop the remaining cooperative agreements. The remaining agreements to be developed will address ownership and maintenance, third party, prior rights, project conflicts and fourteen (14) railroad grade separations.
BACKGROUND
On May 3, 2012, Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the CHSRA to develop a series of Cooperative Agreements for the High Speed Rail Project. The CHSRA agreed to reimburse the City for staff costs incurred in developing the Agreements up to $296,000. Reimbursable tasks included verification of existing rights-of-way, review of proposed designs for conformance to City Standards, analysis of utility-HSR conflicts, analysis and verification of utility easements, pre-plan check activities along the HSR corridor and negotiations on the legal terms and language in each Agreement.
On May 9, 2013, Council authorized the Public Works Director to negotiate and enter into t...
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