City Council
MEETING DATE: 3/8/2017
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Agreement with the City of Palm Springs for Funding the Local Share of the Ramon Road Bridge Widening and Associated Street Improvements
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E. - City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve an Agreement with the City of Palm Springs for funding the local share of the preliminary engineering, right of way and construction phases of the widening of the Ramon Road Bridge over the Whitewater River Channel and associated street improvements.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Palm Springs (Palm Springs) and the City of Cathedral City (Cathedral City) previously entered into a cooperative agreement which provided funding for the local share of the preparation of a Project Study Report ("PSR") for the Ramon Road Bridge Project (Project). Palm Springs, acting as lead agency on behalf of both Cities, submitted the PSR to the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") to request federal Highway Bridge Program ("HBP") funding for the Project. Caltrans approved the request for HBP funding for the Project and listed the Project in the 2011 Federal Transportation Improvement Program ("FTIP"). The 2011 FTIP programmed a total of $35,998,000 for all phases of the Project with $25,236,000 of federal HBP funds and $10,762,000 of local funds. The two cities entered into a separate agreement with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments ("CVAG") for Regional Measure A funding for the Project; and pursuant to an agreement with CVAG, CVAG has agreed to provide Regional Measure A funds for 75% of the local portion of qualified Project costs, with Cathedral City and Palm Springs responsible for 25% of the local portion.
DISCUSSION:
Based on the PSR and preliminary design work, the cost estimate for the Project has been updated. The Project Cost Estimate Funding Source Breakdown, in Exhibit A of the attached Agreement has been revised to qu...
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