City Council
MEETING DATE: 11/8/2017
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Agreement with the City of Palm Springs for the Local Share of the Preliminary Engineering (PE), Right of Way (RW), and Construction (CON) Phase of the Ramon Road Bridge.
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E. - City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of an agreement with the City of Palm Springs for the funding of the local share of the PE, RW and CON phases to widen the Ramon Road Bridge over the Whitewater River Channel and associated street improvements and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City Council.
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BACKGROUND:
The Cities of Palm Springs and Cathedral City share a common jurisdictional boundary along the centerline of Ramon Road between San Luis Rey Drive and Landau Boulevard, including the existing Ramon Road Bridge over the Whitewater River. The purpose of the Ramon Road over the Whitewater River Channel Project (Project) is to eliminate the current roadway lane constrictions across the existing Bridge and westerly to San Luis Rey Drive by widening both.
The City of Palm Springs has agreed to act as the lead agency for this Project. The purpose of this Funding Agreement is to confirm the City of Cathedral City's obligation to reimburse the City of Palm Springs for its share of the Project. Previous City Council actions include the approval of an Agreement with The City of Palm Springs to fund the local share of the Project Study Report, which was used to obtain the Project funding from Caltrans and a Cooperative Agreement outlining the local cost sharing for the PE Phase.
The Project has progressed to a point where the Project costs are more accurately defined and a new cost estimate has been prepared that quantifies the appropriate fair shares.
DISCUSSION:
The Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) has programmed a total of $35,998,000 for all phases of the Project, divided as $25,236,000 of Federal Highway Bridge Project funds and $10,762,000 of local funds. Cathedral City and Palm Springs have entered into a separate agreement with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (“CVAG”) for Regional Measure A funding for the Project. The agreement with CVAG will provide Regional Measure A funds for 75% of the unfunded local portion of qualified Project costs, with the two cities responsible for 25% of the unfunded local portion.
The cost estimate, as shown on Exhibit A, has been revised to quantify appropriate fair share percentages of the various phases of the Project as determined by actual quantities, right of way and the construction costs based upon each jurisdiction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Cathedral City's obligation for its Local Share of each phase of Project costs is $134,936 for the PE Phase; $334,663 for the RW Phase; and $1,210,657 for the CON Phase according to Exhibit A. Cathedral City’s maximum obligation for its Local Share of all Phase costs shall not exceed $1,680,257 without an amendment to this Funding Agreement.
Funding for the Project will come from the following accounts:
331-2500-XXXX $1,150,000
331-2500-XXXX $ 530,257
ATTACHMENTS:
Agreement with City of Palm Springs