DATE: March 1, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Bernard Jimenez, Interim Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Cooperative Agreement with the City of Fresno for the Grantland Avenue and Shaw Avenue Traffic Signal Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the City of Fresno for the Grantland Avenue and Shaw Avenue Traffic Signal Project ($71,341).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the County and the City of Fresno to share the Project costs and designates responsibilities for Project design, construction and maintenance.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the Board may direct staff to renegotiate the Cooperative Agreement or to cancel the project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no net County cost associated with the recommended action. The total cost of the project is estimated at $919,186. The County has secured Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding for the project in the amount of $633,822. The recommended action will allow the County and City to share in the cost of the local match. The northeast corner of the intersection is within the City of Fresno. Therefore, the City will be responsible for 25% of the local match amount for design, construction engineering, and construction costs. Each agency will be responsible for the acquisition and cost of obtaining necessary Right of Way within their jurisdiction. The City’s estimated share of the local match is $71,341 and the County’s share is $214,023, which will be paid out of the Road Fund.
Upon award of a construction contract, the City will pay the County for 90% of the City’s share of costs for preliminary engineering, construction engineering and the construction contract, estimated at $64,207. Funds for this project are included in the FY 2015-16 Adopted Budget, Public Works and Planning - Road Fund - Org 4510.
DISCUSSION:
The work to be done consists, in general, of installation of a six-phase traffic signal with protected left turn phasing on Shaw Avenue and the widening of both Shaw Avenue and Grantland Avenue for left turn pockets on each approach. This project was approved by the Board in 2012 as part of the list of candidate projects for the 2012-13 Highway Safety Improvement Program Applications.
OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES:
The City of Fresno approved the Agreement on December 17, 2015.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #24, July 17, 2012
BAI #32, October 29, 2013
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Location Map
On File with Clerk - Cooperative Agreement with City of Fresno
CAO ANALYST:
John Hays