Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, December 05, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE FREEWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARSON AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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I. SUMMARY
Freeway Agreements were previously executed between the City of Carson (City) and State of California Department of Transportation (State), wherein the parties consented to certain adjustments of the local street and road system required for the development of that portion of State Highway Routes (SR) 91, 110 and 405 declared freeways, within the jurisdictional limits of the City. Recent adjustments to those freeways have now been completed or are hearing completion, and now the parties seek to mutually identify the maintenance responsibilities of the City for areas lying within those modified freeway limits. There is an existing Freeway Maintenance Agreement between the parties dated July 16, 2010. Staff requests that the City Council approve the new Freeway Maintenance Agreement prepared by CalTrans (Exhibit No. 1) which will replace and supersede the July 16, 2010, agreement. This Agreement shall become effective until terminated.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the Freeway Maintenance Agreement between the City of Carson and the State of California Department of Transportation to replace or supersede the earlier agreement dated July 16, 2010.
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the Agreement, following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DO NOT APPROVE the Freeway Maintenance Agreement between the City of Carson and the State of California Department of Transportation to replace of supersede the earlier agreement dated July 16, 2010.
2. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate and consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
On March 24, 1969, June 15, 1979, and July 5, 2011, Freeway Agreements were executed between the City of Carson (City) and State of California Department of Transportation (State), wherein the parties consented to certain adjustments of the local street and road system required for the development of that portion of SR 91, 110 and 405, declared freeways, within the jurisdictional limits of the City. Recent adjustments to said freeway have now been completed, or are nearing completion, and the parties mutually desire to identify the maintenance responsibilities of the City for areas lying within those modified freeway limits.
The City has resumed or will resume control and maintenance over each of the relocated or reconstructed City roads, frontage roads, and other State constructed local roads, except for any portion which is adopted by State as a part of the freeway proper. The degree or extent of maintenance work to be performed, and the standards therefor, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 27 of the Streets and Highways Code and the then current edition of the State Maintenance Manual. The City agrees to continue its control and maintenance of each of the affected relocated or reconstructed City streets and roads. When another planned future improvement has been constructed and/or a minor revision has been affected within the limits of the freeway which will affect the parties’ maintenance responsibilities, and there is mutual agreement on a change in the maintenance responsibilities between the parties, the parties can make revisions by mutual written agreement. The City must obtain the necessary Encroachment Permits from the States District 07 Encroachment Permit Office prior to entering State right of way to perform the City maintenance responsibilities. This permit will be issued at no cost to the City.
V. FISCAL IMPACT
None. No expenditures of City funds are required for this action.
VI. EXHIBITS
1. Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans and City of Carson (pgs. 3-10)
2. Maintenance Agreement Map Exhibit A (pgs. 11- 23)
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Prepared by: Arlington Rodgers, Director of Public Works and Gilbert Marquez, P.E., City Engineer