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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Bill 2F 07/19/2010~Ai' U~ aw~~'~ DATE: TQ,: i i I FROM: July 19, 2010 ~l~~,iu~i'Itevw#2: Honorable 1VI'ayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager Vincent. Marengo, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a. Freeway Agreement with the -State for the East Washington and Old Redwood Highway Interchanges, Project Numbers RDA100280 and 000501304, Respectively at the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City If is recommended th Manager to enter into a Freeway Agreement with the State for the East Washington. and Old Redwood Highway Interchanges,. Project Numbers RDA100280 and 600501304, respectively. BACKGROUND This Freeway Agreement is .for State Highway Route I01, from 0.4 miles south of Route 116 to 0.6 miles north of Old Redwood.Highway Interchange. The Agreement. identifies the state route through, Petaluma and all currently allowed interchanges, separations ,(crossing structures) and pedestrian overcrossings within the.limits of that. agreement. Since initial construction of State Route -1.01., a series. of Freeway Agreements between the State and the City of Petaluma have been executed. Whenever a modification is made to any of the allowed structures, a new Freeway Agreement is required by the State: The existing Agreement was executed on December 2:1, .T966. DISCUSSION The Old Redwood Highway/1:01 Interchange Project will be upgraded to meet current design standards and current and future traffic requirements.. The~proposed interchange modification includes ramp widening and reconf guration, traffic operations system improvements, the over- cross~ing structure replacernent'to four lanes that will include `bicycle lanes and. a pedestrian sidewalk, and enhanced signal'ization improvements at the adjacent intersections. This project is combined with the Old: Redwood Highway ramp improvements of the Central' 101 HOV Project, and will'provideboth'safety and congestion relief enhancements'.. Agenda Revie~r6`: Dept: Directo City Attorney Finance Drector~ City Manager : . The -East Washington Interchange Project proposes to modify the existing southbound diagonal on-ramp by'realignng the,horizontal geometry to improve the curve radius on the ramp and widen, the. on=ramp to provide two lanes to accommodate ramp metering. The planned northbound diagonal on-ramp. will require a new bridge to span Washington Creek, retaining walls, right-of--way acquisition, and two lanes to accommodate ramp metering. The terminus of the existing northbound diagonal off-ramp with East Washington will be widened from two to four lanes. In order to continue to move forward with improvements to the East Washington and Old Redwood Highway Interchanges, the State is requiring that anew Freeway Agreement be executed (Exhibit A to Resolution). The City Attorney requested that wording be inserted into item #6 of the Caltrans form. agreement stating that any acceptance of title to portions of the streets outside of the freeway limits by the City after completion of the work be subject to City inspection, acceptance and objection rights, because of the importance of ensuring that property interests and/or improvements proposed for relinquishment by Caltrans to the City do not include unanticipated bases of liability for the City. The State has responded that they will not modify their standard agreement form. Staff recommends approval without changes in order to keep the projects viable. However, also at the City Attorney's recommendation, aprovision has been added to the Council's approval resolution stating that by authorizing the Agreement, the City does not waive any',of its rights to inspect, acceptor object to the improvements prior to relinquishment of any portion of them to the City by Caltrans. Staff will return to City Council for approval of maintenance agreements for both projects, identifying improvements to these interchanges and the maintenance responsibilities of each party for specific areas. These responsibilities generally will include graffiti control~on the structure, sharing of traffic signal ,electrical costs, maintenance of the structures and pavement maintenance. FINANCIAL IMPACTS Item:, #6 of the attached agreement. states "CITY will accept control and maintenance over each of the relocated or reconstructed CITY streets, any frontage roads, and other local streets constructed as parf of the project, on receipt of written confirmation that the work thereon. has been completed, except for any portion which is adopted by STATE. as part of the freeway proper. If acquired .by STATE, CITY will accept title to the portions of such streets lying outside the freeway limits upon relinquishment by STATE." However, there will be no relocated City street or frontage road constructed with either Old Redwood Highway or East Washington Interchanges and therefore there will be no fiscal impact to the City. The current. estimated annual maintenance costs for the Old Redwood Highway Interchange and the 1/ast Washington Interchange (including pavement, pothole repair, striping, graffiti control, etc.) are approximately $2,600 for each interchange. Once the improvements are complete, maintenance costs for Old Redwood Interchange will probably decrease, in the near term, because the facility will be new. Maintenance costs for East Washington Interchange are 2 estimated to remain the same. The estimated annual. street light and traffic signal cost is approximately $1,200 for each interchange. Maintenance costs are paid out of 2411 Street Maintenance Fund. ATTACHMENTS Resolution, including Exhibit A to Resolution, Freeway Agreement ATTACHMENT 1 ~ RESOLUTION. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO'ENTER INTO A FREEWAY AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE FOR EAST WASHINGTON AND OLD REDWOOD HIGHWAY INTERCHANGES, PROJECT NUMBERS RDA100280 AND 000501304, RESPECTIVELY ~ WHEREAS, on December 21, 1966, the City of Petaluma and the State of California (Caltrans) entered into a Freeway Agreement relating to that portion of State Highway Route 101 from 0.4 miles South of Route 116 to 0.6 miles North of Old Redwood Highway; and WHEREAS, Exhibit A of the Agreement'identifies the state route through Petaluma and all currently allowed interchanges, separations (crossing structures), pedestrian overcrossing, and roads to be constructed, reconstructed, or relocated within the limits of the agreement; and WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma and Caltrans will improve the East Washington and Old Redwood Highway interchanges; and WHEREAS, because of these new improvements, Caltrans requires a new Freeway Agreement to be executed, which will include Exhibit A, identifying the allowed structures listed above. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Petaluma authorizes the City Manager to sign the new Freeway Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit. A to the Resolution. BE IT )FURTHER. RESOLVED that in authorizing execution of the Freeway Agreement, attached as Exhibit A to Resolution, the City Council expressly does not waive, and authorizes and directs City staff to preserve and maintain any and. all rights of the City concerning inspection, approval, acceptance, and/or objection to improvements constructed pursuant to the Freeway Agreement and/or proposed relinquishment of same to the City pursuant to any applicable relinquishment agreement, cooperative. agreement and/or other applicable law. 4 EXHI~BT A T® RES®LIJTI®611 04-SON-IOI PM 3.2/8.3 In the City of Petaluma From 0.4 mi South of Route 116 _ To 0.6 mi North of"Old Redwood Highway EREEWAX AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this day of 2010; by and between the STATE OF CALIFORNLA acting by and through the Department of Transportation (herein referred to as "STATE"), and the City of Petaluma (herein referred to as "CITY"), W ITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the highway described above has been declared to be a freeway by Resolution of the California Highway Commission on March 23, 1950; and I WHEREAS, STATE and County of Sonoma have entered into a Freeway Agreement dated April 11, 1952, relating to that portion of State Highway Route 101 from 1.5 mi]e south of Petaluma to Railroad Avenue; and WHEREAS, G1TY has subsequently annexed, certain areas. including portions of such freeway covered by the Freeway Agreement dated Apri] l 1, 1952 with the County of Sonoma; and WHEREAS, STATE and CITY have entered into a Freeway Agreement dated.December 21, 1966, relating.to that portion of State Highway Route 101 from State Highway Route l 16 to the North City Linvts; and WHEREAS, a revised plan map for such freeway has been prepared showing the proposed plan of the STP.TE as it affects streets of the CITY; and WHEREAS, it is the mutual desire of the parties hereto to enter into a new Freeway Agreement in accordance with the revised plan of the freeway; NOW, TI-IEREFORE, IT IS AGREED: 1. This Agreement supersedes in portion of said Freeway Agreement related to State Highway Route 101 dated April 11, 1952, from 0.4 mile south of State Flighway Route 116 to State Highway Route 116 and in its entirety said Freeway Agreement related to Highway Route 101 dated December 21, 1966. 2. CITY agrees and consents to the closing of CI"fY sn•eets, relocation of CITY streets, construction of frontage roads and other local streets, and other constriction affecting CITY 5 streets, all as shown,on the plan map attached hereto, marked Exhibit A and made a part hereof by this reference: 3. The obligations of STATE and CITY with respect to the funding and construction of the freeway project will always be dealt with. in•separate•,Cooperative Agreement(s) between the parties, and any amendments thereto, or Encroachment Permits issued to the.CITY. The parties responsible for the construction of the freeway shall make aiiy changes affecting CITY streets only in accordance withahe plarrmap attached hereto, marked Exhibit A. 4. The obligations of STATE and CITY'with respect to the acquisition of the right of way required for the construction, reconstruction,. or alteration of-the freeway and CITY streets, frontage roads,•and other local streets will always be~dealtwith in separate Cooperative Agreement(s) .between the parties,. and any amendments thereto or Encroachment Permits issued to -CITY. 5. It is ~inderstood vetween the parties that the right of way may~.be acquired in sections or units, and thatboth as to the acquisition of right of way and the construction of the freeway project, the oblig5tions of STRTE.and CITY hereunder shall be carried out at such time and for such unit or units of the project as funds are budgeted and made lawfully available forsuch expenditures. 6. CITY will accept control and'mainteitance over each of the relocated or reconstructed CITY streets, any frontage roads, atzd other local streets constructed as part of the project, on receipt of vtn-itten corifirmstion that the work thereon has been completed, except for any portion which is adopted by STATE as a part of the freeway proper. If acquired by STATE, CITY will accept title to the portions of such streets lying outside the freeway Iimi[s upon relinquishment by STATE. 7. This Agreement may be'modified at any time by the mutual consent of the parties hereto, as neededto best accomplish, through STATE and CITY`cooperation, the completion of the whole freeway project for the benefit of the people ofthe,STATE and of the CITY. W.WITNESS WHEREOF; the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly atithori~ed officers. STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITY OF PETALUMA Depar-hnent of T~ansportatioi~ By Director of Transportation By TERRY L. 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