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REQUEST FOR
_COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
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CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
JULY 6, 2004
TITLE:
APPROVED
0 As Recommended
0 As Amended
0 Ordinance on 1st Reading
0 Ordinance on 20d Reading
0 Implementing Resolution
0 Set Public Hearing For
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH
METROLINK FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
A SECOND PLATFORM, PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE, AND BLOCK WALL AT THE
DEPOT
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JRECOMMENDED ACTION
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and
the Clerk of the Council to execute a Cooperative Agreement with
Metrolink for construction and maintenance of a second platform and
pedestrian bridge at The Depot.
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2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and
the Clerk of the Council to execute a Cooperative Agreement with
Metrolink for the construction of a block wall for the Art Panels
Project at The Depot.
DISCUSSION
Staff is requesting authorization for two cooperative agreements with
Metrolink to facilitate the concurrent construction of two major projects
at the Depot. These agreements are needed to allow Metrolink to
efficiently coordinate construction activity within the railroad right-of
way and reduce overall project costs.
The first agreement is for construction of a new passenger boarding
platform with pedestrian bridge access to The Depot. Staff and Metrolink
have been working cooperatively to produce a design that is
architecturally compatible with the existing train station and
functionally serves the needs of the station patrons. The project scope
includes removal of the existing center platform and construction of a
new second platform on the east side of the tracks. A new pedestrian
bridge accessible from the station building and plaza will be constructed
to provide access to the new platform. The project is fully funded by
8Metrolink through a $5.6 million State grant. There is no City funding
required for this project.
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Cooperative Agreements
July 6, 2004
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with Metrolink
The second agreement is for construction of a block wall required to
facilitate the City's Art Panels Project. In 1999, the City Council
authorized staff to apply for Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA)
grant funds to design and construct a concrete block wall that will
function as a backdrop upon which art images can be mounted or embedded.
The City received $375,000 in TEA grant funds for this project. The wall
will be approximately 1,000 feet long by 15 feet high and be constructed
adjacent to the new second platform on the east side of the tracks. The
wall will also serve to enhance the appearance of the station area by
screening The Depot from the adjacent industrial properties.
Cooperative Agreements are required to define the roles and
responsibilities of both parties during and after construction.
Metrolink will be responsible for construction and timely completion of
both proj ects. The City will be responsible for the operation and
maintenance of the new second platform, pedestrian bridge structure and
block wall. The project schedule calls for construction to begin in
August 2004 with a projected completion date of June 2005. The Art
Panels will be installed in the future as part of a separate contract.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Metrolink filed a Statutory Exemption for the second platform and
pedestrian bridge project under California Code of Regulations Section
15260, et seq. The project qualifies for exemption because it proposes
to modernize an existing station and parking facility. The Block Wall
and Art Panels project is Categorically Exempt under the California
Environmental Quality Act and the City is currently processing a
Categorical Exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for the new platform and bridge will be provided by Metrolink
through a $5.6 million State grant. There is no City funding required
for this project. The recommended action will allow the City to
reimburse Metro1ink for construction of the block wall. Funds for the
block wall reimbursement are available in the Select Street Construction
Fund (account no. 59-551-6631) and the Capital Outlay Fund (account no.
51-615-6631, project no. 1821).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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