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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCTA - Orange County Transit Authority - CALTRANS - City of Costa Mesa - City of Newport Beach - 2010-04-19-F Y-1 /0, 5, 10, r tJ Council/Agency Meeting Held:_ Deferred/Continued to: -�iApp veq ❑ Conditionally Approved ❑ Denied E" y Clefs s Signat 're Council Meeting Date: April 19, 2010 Department ID Number: PW10-025 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Administrator PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with OCTA for the study of State Route 55 extension alternatives Statement of Issue: The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has requested formalized participation by the City of Huntington Beach in a study of the potential extension of State Route 55 south into Costa Mesa with a memorandum of understanding among the participating agencies. Funding Source: The provisions of the MOU do not require expenditure of any resources beyond staff participation in development and review of the study. Recommended Action: Motion to: Authorize the City Administrator and the City Clerk to execute Memorandum of Understanding C-0-1306 by and Between Orange County Transportation Authority and California Department of Transportation and City of Costa Mesa and City of Newport Beach and City of Huntington Beach Project Study Report/Project Development Support for State Route 55 Extension from 19t" Street to Industrial Way. Alternative Action(s): Decline formal commitment to participate in the study and review as part of the city's normal project review process. Item 5. - Page 1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION MEETING DATE: 4/19/2010 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PW10-025 Analysis: The City of Costa Mesa has been working with The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to identify potential options to address traffic capacity concerns at the termination of State Route (SR) 55. The Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) has shown a planned extension of the freeway south to Newport Beach. However, this project has not been pursued and is unlikely to be completed as a standard freeway project. Preliminary studies have been conducted by Costa Mesa to identify potential options for addressing current and future traffic issues on the Newport Boulevard corridor south of the current freeway terminus at 19th Street. The next step in the process is to complete a more detailed analysis of the alternatives, including traffic impacts extending outside of the immediate corridor to other area agencies. Some of the alternatives have the potential to impact transportation on roadways or affect future roadway plans in the City of Huntington Beach. Most notably, the various alternatives could affect the future status of the potential Banning Avenue/19th Street bridge over the Santa Ana River. This connection has been opposed for many years by both Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa. However, it still remains on the Orange County MPAH since an alternative has never been accepted by the affected agencies. OCTA has requested that the City of Huntington Beach participate in the development and review of the technical studies for the SR 55 Extension alternatives and would like the commitment for participation to be formalized in an MOU. The MOU does not require any financial participation in the study by the City. However, a commitment of staff resources and performance goals are included in the MOU. Staff involvement likely will be limited to Public Works engineering staff with some potential involvement by the Department of Planning and Building staff. Staff supports the participation concept to ensure that concerns to the City of Huntington Beach are adequately considered and addressed. Environmental Status: The City is not the lead agency in this effort. Any future environmental analysis will be processed through the Department of Planning and Building with the City as a responsible agency. Strategic Plan Goal: Maintain, Improve and Obtain Funding for Public Improvements Attachment(s): 1. Memorandum of Understanding C-0-1306 by and Between Orange County Transportation Authority and California Department of Transportation and City of Costa Mesa and City of Newport Beach and City of Huntington Beach Project Study Report/Project Development Support for State Route 55 Extension from 19tn Street to Industrial Wav Item 5. - Page 2 ATTACHMENT #1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0-1306 BY AND BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CITY OF COSTA MESA AND CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH PROJECT STUDY REPORT/PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR STATE ROUTE 55 EXTENSION FROM 19T" STREET TO INDUSTRIAL WAY THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (hereinafter referred to as MOU ) is entered by and between the Orange County Transportation Authority (hereinafter referred to as AUTHORITY ) the City of Costa Mesa the City of Newport Beach the City of Huntington Beach and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) hereinafter referred to as the AGENCIES or AGENCY WHEREAS AUTHORITY as the County Transportation Commission (CTC) and Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for Orange County is responsible for the development of projects and strategies that will help relieve traffic congestion and increase mobility within Orange County WHEREAS, the AUTHORITY in association with the City of Costa Mesa previously completed the State Route 55 Access Study that included an assessment of potential transportation improvement alternatives along and adjacent to the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR-55)/Newport Boulevard Corridor (from the terminus of SR 55 to Industrial Way) within the City of Costa Mesa Page 1 of 8 L \Camm\CLERICAL\WORDPROCWGREE\mou01306 doc MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0-1306 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to Its approved Fiscal Year 2009-2010 budget the AUTHORITY will 2 engage in procurement initiation and development of a Project Study Report/Project Development 3 Support (PSR/PDS) for SR 55/Newport Boulevard from 19th Street to Industrial Way to further refine 4 alternative improvement strategies identified in the SR-55 Access Study for ultimate CALTRANS 5 review and approval 6 WHEREAS, CALTRANS and the Cities of Costa Mesa Newport Beach and Huntington Beach 7 have a shared interest with the AUTHORITY in the further development and refinement of 8 transportation improvement strategies identified for the SR-55/Newport Boulevard Corridor 9 WHEREAS, the PSR/PDS will include refinement of the SR-55 Access Study the 10 AUTHOROITY s Board of Directors (BOD) approved reduced set of alternative strategies —including 11 Alternative 1 - No-Build/Baseline Condition Alternative 3 - Transportation System Management (TSM) 12 Improvements Alternative 5 - Partially grade separated intersections at 19th and 17th Street and 13 Alternative 7 - Cut/Cover tunnel expressway between 19th Street and Industrial Way and 14 WHEREAS, the AUTHORITY and the City of Costa Mesa have entered into a separate 15 Cooperative Agreement (No C-9 0385) for the funding of the SR-55 PSR/PDS which will allow up to 16 $1 000 000 in Regional Surface Transportation (RSTP) funds plus an 11 47% city funded local match 17 to be expended on the PSR/PDS Expenditures for the PRS/PDS will commence upon the 18 AUTHORITY s issuance of a Notice to Proceed (NTP) 19 WHEREAS, AUTHORITY and AGENCIES desire to enter into this MOU to demonstrate their 20 commitment to improving transportation opportunities for Orange county and to develop and implement 21 the SR 55 Expansion PSR/PDS project 22 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties enter into the following Memorandum of Understanding with 23 respect to the matters set forth herein 24 1 The AUTHORITY will manage and facilitate completion of the PSR/PDS (all transportation 25 related) components of the project The City of Costa Mesa based upon BOD direction will manage 26 and facilitate a public outreach and business impact assessment to ascertain the potential community Page 2 of 8 L \Camm\CLERICAL\WORDPROC\AGREE\rmou01306 doc MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0-1306 1 and economic Impacts associated with Implementation of the various Improvement alternatives 2 2 AUTHORITY shall assist in building consensus among the AGENCIES with respect to the 3 required services for the PSR/PDS 4 3 AUTHORITY and AGENCIES agree to work closely together throughout the PSR/PDS process 5 to provide technical input applicable planning/utility data constructive and agency appropriate 6 feedback with respect to all documents products and deliverables developed and associated with the 7 PSR/PDS 8 4 AUTHORITY and AGENCIES agree to review and provide comment on all documents 9 products and deliverables associated with the PSR/PDS within in a timely fashion and agree to abide 10 by the project review timeline as will be established by the project schedule 11 5 The AUTHORITY and AGENCIES agrees to cooperate and coordinate with all other parties 12 their staff contractors consultants vendors in providing the services and responsibilities required 13 under this MOU to the extent practicable with respect to the performance of the PSR/PDS 14 6 The AUTHORITY and AGENCIES agree to work together in good faith using reasonable efforts 15 to resolve any unforeseen issues and disputes arising out of the performance of this MOU 16 7 The AUTHORITY and AGENCIES shall designate a lead person for liaison among the 17 AGENCIES 18 8 Caltrans as the agency with ultimate signature authority agrees to provide sufficient oversight 19 review and input with respect to this work effort including all products documents and deliverables 20 9 The signatories agree in good faith to provide the resources necessary to implement the 21 provisions of the MOU Nothing in this MOU shall be construed however as obligating the signatories 22 to expend funds or for the future payment of money 23 10 AUTHORITY and AGENCIES agree to defend indemnify and hold harmless the other parties 24 their Officers agents elected officials and employees from all liability claims losses and demands 25 including defense costs and reasonable attorneys fees whether resulting from court action or 26 otherwise arising out of the acts or omissions of the defending party its officers agents or employees Page 3 of 8 L \Camm\CLERICAL\WORDPROC\AGREE\mou01306 doe MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0-1306 1 in the performance of the MOU When acts or omissions of one party are directed by another party the 2 party directing the acts or omission shall owe this defense and indemnity obligation to the AGNECY 3 following the directions The provisions of this paragraph shall survive termination of this MOU 4 11 This MOU shall be governed by all applicable federal state and local laws The parties 5 warrant that in the performance of this MOU each shall comply with all applicable federal state and 6 local laws statutes and ordinances and all lawful orders rules and regulations promulgated there 7 under 8 12 This MOU may only be modified or amended upon written mutual consent of all parties All 9 modifications amendments changes and revisions of this MOU in whole or part and from time to time 10 shall be binding upon the parties so long as the same shall be in writing and executed by the 11 AGENCIES 12 13 This MOU including all exhibits and documents incorporated herein and made applicable by 13 reference constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the term(s) and condition(s) of the 14 agreement between the parties and it supersedes all prior representations understandings and 15 communications The invalidity In whole or part of any term or condition of this MOU shall not affect the 16 validity of the other term(s) or condition(s) 17 14 Any Party may withdraw from this MOU upon 30 days written notice to the other 18 15 Each party shall be excused from performing its obligations under this MOU during the time 19 and to the extent that it is prevented from performing by an unforeseeable cause beyond its control 20 including but not limited to any incident of fire flood acts of God commandeering of material 21 produces plants or facilities by federal state or local government national fuel shortage or a material 22 act or omission by any other party when satisfactory evidence of such cause is presented to the other 23 parties and provided further such nonperformance is unforeseeable beyond the control and is not due 24 to the fault or negligence of the party not performing 25 16 Any notice sent by first class mad postage paid to the address and addressee shall be 26 deemed to have been given when in the ordinary course it would be delivered The representatives of Page 4of8 L \CammiCLERICAL\WORDPROC\AGREE\mou01306 doc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0-1306 the parties who are primarily responsible for the administration of this MOU and to whom notices demands and communications shall be given are as detailed in Attachment A If there are any changes in the names and/or addresses listed in Attachment A the party desiring to make such changes shall give a written notice to the other respective parties within five (5) days of such change 17 This MOU shall continue in full force and effect through June 30 2012 unless terminated earlier by AUTHORITY The parties may elect to extend the term of this MOU The term of the MOU may only be extended upon mutual written agreement by all parties IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this MOU No 0-1306 to be executed on the date first above written CITY OF COSTA MESA ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY By By Allan Roeder Will Kempton City Manager Chief Executive Officer A APPROV AS O By� By°` Juli olick t I�nnard R Smart Jr City Clerk eneral Counsel APPRbVED S T FORM APP VE By Kimberly H II Barlow Kia Mortazavi City Attorney Development Page 5 of 8 L \PLANNING\Corndor Studies\SR 55 Access Study Phase IIIMOUTfnal MOU13 1 10 HWY SR 55 PSR PDS Attachment D docx ;j 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0 1306 CITY OF By C Fre� Cl/Admi6istrator ATTEST BEACH Joan Flynn City rk (f APPR ED AS TO FORM By Je nlfer McGrath D►co a 6ko y Attorney Page 7of8 L \PLANNING\Corridor Studies\SR 55 Access Study Phase II\MOUTinal MOM 1 10 HWY SR 55 PSR PDS Attachment D docx 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH By D Kiff City Manager ATTEST 1 By MWY\I- Leilani I Brown City Clerk A VED S TO FORM B avid Hunt City Attorney MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0 1306 lc, L'iC,P Poi : Page 8of8 L \PLANNING\Comdor Studies\SR 55 Access Study Phase II\MOUTinal MOU\3 1 10 HWY SR 55 PSR PDS Attachment D docx MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0-1306 ATTACHMENT A ADDRESSES FOR PARITES 1 Orange County Transportation Authority 550 S Main Street P O Box 14184 Orange CA 92863-1584 Attention Sarah L Strader Senior Contract Administrator 714-560-5633 e-mail sstrade octa net 2 California Department of Tr ortation — District 12 3337 Michelson Driv Suite CN-380 Irvine C 612 Att on Cindy Quon Director District 12 949-724-2000 3 City of Costa Mesa 77 Fair Drive Costa Mesa CA 92626 Attention Julie Folick City Clerk 714-754-5225 4 City of Newport Beach 3000 Newport Blvd Newport Beach CA 92663 Attention Leilani I Brown City Clerk 949-644-3005 5 City of Huntington Beach 2000 Main St Huntington Beach CA 92648 Attention Joan L Flynn City Clerk 717-536-5556 0 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jerry Amante Chairman Patricia Bates Vice Chairman Art Brown Director Peter Buffa Director Bill Campbell Director Carolyn V Cavecche Director William J Dalton Director Richard Dixon Director Paul G Glaab Director Don Hansen Director Allan Mansoor Director John Moorlach Director Shawn Nelson DirectorO Janet Curt Pring &,' Director Miguel Pulido Director Gregory T Winterbottom Director Cindy Quon Governors Ex OfBcio Member CHIEF EXECUTIVE CFFICE Will Kempton Chief Executive Officer August 10 2010 Ms Joan L Flynn City Clerk City of Huntington Beach 2000 Main St Huntington Beach, CA 92648 SUBJECT OCTA'S MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO C-0-1306 Dear Ms Flynn Enclosed please find one original of the above referenced subject for your records Should you have any contractual related questions please feel free to contact Sarah Strader at (714) 560-5633 or by e-mail at sstrader@octa net Sincerely �h� JXXZ-41- Julie Smith Office Specialist Contract Administration and Materials Management Enclosure(s) Orange County Transportation Authority 550 South Main Street / PO Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863 1584 / (714) 560 OCTA (6282) City ®f Huntington Beach 2000 Main Street - Huntington Beach, CA 92648 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERIC JOAN L. FLYNN CITY CLERK May 11, 2010 Orange County Transportation Authority 550 S. Main Street P. O. Box 14184 Orange, CA 92863-1584 Attn: Sarah L. Strader, Senior Contract Administrator Dear Sarah: Enclosed please find the original Memorandum of Understanding No. C-0-1306 by and between Orange County Transportation Authority and California Department of Transportation and City of Costa Mesa and City of Newport Beach and the City of Huntington Beach, for project study report/project development support for State Route 55 extension from 19th Street to Industrial Way. Upon execution, please return a copy to: Joan Flynn City Clerk 2000 Main Street — 2r'd Floor Huntington Beach CA 92648 Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, JF:pe G:followup:agnntltr Sister Cities: Anjo, Japan - Waitakere, New Zealand (Telephone: 714-536-5227 )