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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25G - SANTA ANA TRANSITREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JANUARY 7, 2008 TITLE AGREEMENT FOR THE SANTA ANA TRANSIT VISION AND GO LOCAL PROJECT CONCEPT STUDY PROJECT 06-2502 CITY AGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 151 Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER 1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached cooperative agreement with the City of Garden Grove, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney to create a partnership and to designate Santa Ana as the lead agency in Santa Ana Transit Vision and Go Local Project Concept Study. 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $100,000 in unanticipated Measure M Transit funds in account no. 32-O1-5056, and appropriate this amount to the Santa Ana Transit Vision and Go Local Project Concept Study account no. 32-551-6631, project no. 06-2502. DISCUSSION On November 27, 2007, a presentation was made by the City of Santa Ana staff to the Garden Grove City Council regarding the Santa Ana Transit Vision and the Go Local Concept Study. After the study session the Garden Grove City Council voted unanimously to partner with Santa Ana. Santa Ana and Garden Grove mutually want to continue to develop a Project Concept Study from the Transit Vision that has the highest potential to meet the OCTA Go Local Program goals and criteria. Santa Ana would function as the lead agency for the study. As the lead agency, Santa Ana would receive the $100,000 allocated to Garden Grove by OCTA for the Go Local Project Concept Study and be responsible for managing the consultant contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff. Staff recommends that the City execute the cooperative agreement with OCTA and the partnership agreement with Garden Grove. The additional 25G-1 Agreements for Transit Vision January 7, 2008 Page 2 of 2 $100,000 represents Garden Grove's participation in the Go Local Project Concept Study to develop the PE Right-of-way into a major transportation corridor. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT Upon approval of the appropriation adjustment, funds available in Measure M Transit Funds (account no. 32-O1-5056) will be appropriated to the Santa Ana Transit Vision and Go Local Project Concept project account (account no. 32-551-6631, project no. 06-2502). APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: _- ~~ .. i James G. Ross Executive Director Public Works Agency ~~ e~ .~~ Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance & Management Services Agency 25G-2 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DESIGNATING THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S GO LOCAL PROGRAM This Cooperative Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this day of , 2008 by and between the CITY OF GARDEN GROVE, a municipal corporation ("GARDEN GROVE"), and the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a charter city and municipal corporation ("SANTA ANA"). RECITALS: A. Orange County Transportation Authority ("OCTA") has entered into the "Cooperative Agreement No. C-6-0692 Between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the City of Santa Ana for City-Initiated Transit Extensions to Metrolink" ("Cooperative Agreement"). GARDEN GROVE has entered into "Cooperative Agreement No. C-6-0782" with OCTA, as well. B. The purpose of the Cooperative Agreement with OCTA is to develop a community-based transit vision that increases use of Metrolink by the various cities, their residents, visitors and/or employees. OCTA's Board of Directors allocated Measure M funds to a program designed to enable cities that wish to develop a local transit vision including defined enhancements and transit extensions to Metrolink that work best with their local community's short and long-term priorities (hereinafter referred to as "Go Local Step 1"). C. GARDEN GROVE and SANTA ANA have each completed the Go Local Step 1 Project Concept Forms, which were each considered acceptable to OCTA. The parties now desire to enter into a cooperative agreement to designate SANTA ANA as the "Lead Agency" for GARDEN GROVE for the "Metrolink Extensions in the Cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana" project concept, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Cooperative Agreement which each of the parties has signed with OCTA. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. Shared Responsibilities: A. GARDEN GROVE shall partner with SANTA ANA authorizing SANTA ANA to act as its Lead Agency for "Metrolink Extensions in the Cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana" project concept. B. GARDEN GROVE is authorizing OCTA to allocate its funding of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) to SANTA ANA in order for SANTA ANA to act on its behalf as the Lead Agency. C. To the extent possible, GARDEN GROVE shall participate in reviewing the proposal scope, consultant selection, team meetings and reviewing reports. However, failure to do so on a timely basis shall not delay the project's scheduled completion. 1 25G-3 2. Lead Agenc~ponsibilities: A. SANTA ANA shall manage the Joint Study for the Cities of SANTA ANA and GARDEN GROVE. SANTA ANA shall act as the "Lead Agency" for the Go Local Step 1 work for both SANTA ANA and GARDEN GROVE. A copy of this Agreement shall be mailed to OCTA within ten (10) days after this Agreement has been executed, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Cooperative Agreement. B. SANTA ANA shall enter into an agreement with a qualified consultant to assist in the Go Local Step 1 work. SANTA ANA shall review the consultant's invoices and pay them accordingly after ensuring that the work has been adequately performed by the consultant. C. SANTA ANA shall coordinate the work effort of this Project Concept, provide the day to day management of the consultant and manage all consultant administration and contracting. D. SANTA ANA shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Cooperative Agreement with OCTA including the Project Reporting and Audit Requirements contained therein. 3. Dispute Resolution: SANTA ANA and GARDEN GROVE hereby acknowledge that OCTA will not resolve any disagreements, which may arise between the two parties, including scope, financing and deliverables. The venue for any disputes that arise out of this Agreement shall be in Orange County, California, with each party paying for their own legal representation. 2 25G-4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GARDEN GROVE has caused this Agreement to be executed by its Mayor and attested by its Clerk, and SANTA ANA caused this Agreement to be executed by its City Manager and attested by its Clerk, as duly authorized by the GARDEN GROVE City Council and the SANTA ANA City Council, respectively. CITY OF GARDEN GROVE By: William J. Dalton Mayor ATTEST: By: Kathleen Bailor City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Thomas F. Nixon City Attorney 3 CITY OF SANTA ANA By: David N. Ream City Manager ATTEST: By: Patricia E. Healy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ Joseph W. Fletcher City Attorney 25G-5 25G-6