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HomeMy WebLinkAbout- - Fairview Channel Multipurpose Trail - 12/7/2010CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2010 ITEM NUMBER: SUBJECT: APPROVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. C-0-1802 BETWEEN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA AND THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (OCTA) FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION (FTA) SECTION 5307 PROJECT GRANT FUNDING FOR THE FAIRVIEW CHANNEL MULTIPURPOSE TRAIL DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 2010 FROM: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION PETER NAGHAVI, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES BY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ERNESTO MUNOZ, CITY ENGINEER, (714) 754-5335 RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-1802 (Attachment 1) with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the use of Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) Section 5307 project grant funding in the amount of $500,000 for the Fairview Channel Multipurpose Trail Project. 2. Authorize the Mayor and Director of Public Services to execute the agreement. BACKGROUND: On June 1, 2010 the City Council authorized the Public Services Department to apply for grant funding under the Transportation Enhancement Funds for the Fairview Channel Multipurpose Trail Project in Fairview Park (Attachment 2). ANALYSIS: On September 27, 2010 the OCTA Board of Directors approved the City's application providing $500,000 of FTA Section 5307 for the Fairview Channel Multipurpose Trail Project. The project consists of constructing a 3/4 mile multipurpose trail in Fairview Park connecting Placentia Avenue with the Santa Ana River Trail. The trail will be 12 feet wide consisting of 8 feet of colored concrete path and 4 feet of decomposed granite path. The trail will be located south of the Fairview Channel and north of the existing wetlands and riparian habitat project. The construction of this project is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2011 and is expected to be completed by January 2012. The cooperative agreement stipulates that a construction contract must be awarded by June 30, 2011 and that the overall budget will not exceed $821,000. Grant funding will be provided to the City on a reimbursement basis. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED: None considered. FISCAL REVIEW: The Public Services Department will match the $500,000 grant with a $256,000 California Department of Parks and Recreation Recreational Trails Grant and $64,000 of the City's Park Development Funds previously allocated in Fiscal Year 2007-08 for a total estimated project cost of $820,000. LEGAL REVIEW: The proposed agreement is approved as to form. CONCLUSION: It is recommended that the Council approve Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-1802 with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the use of Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) Section 5307 project grant funding in the amount of $500,000 for the Fairview Channel Multipurpose Trail Project, and authorize the Mayor and Director of Public Services to execute the agreement. PETER NAGHAVI Director of Public Services COLLEEN O'DONOGHUE Assistant Finance Director ERNESTO MUIVOZ City Engineer Attachments: 1. Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-1802 2. Resolution No. 10-37 c: City Manager Assistant City manager City Attorney City Clerk Parks Project Manager Contract Administrator E