DATE: May 8, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works & Planning
SUBJECT: Utility Agreements with the Panoche Drainage District and the Water Quality Improvement Joint Powers Authority for the Dos Palos Area for the Outside Canal on Russell Avenue Bridge Replacement Project - Federal Project No. BRLS-5942(195)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, subject to the review and approval of County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, to execute Utility Agreements with the Panoche Drainage District and the Water Quality Improvement Joint Powers Authority for the Dos Palos Area and any amendments that the Director deems necessary for the construction of the Outside Canal on Russell Avenue Bridge Replacement Project ($0).
REPORT
The recommended action will allow the Director to sign Utility Agreements with two agencies affected by the bridge replacement project as required by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). This item pertains to a location in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may elect not to approve the recommended action, however, the delay caused by returning these agreements to your Board will delay the project's construction, which is scheduled for fall 2018 when irrigation flows are anticipated to be low.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Sufficient appropriations for this Federally funded bridge project will be included in the Department of Public Works and Planning - Road Org 4510 FY 2018-19 budget request.
DISCUSSION:
This project will replace the structurally deficient Outside Canal Bridge on Russell Avenue with a two-cell box culvert. The existing bridge, which was constructed in 1954, has become submerged as a result of significant groundwater-related subsidence in the area. During construction, a temporary ...
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