DATE: June 23, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Ownership and Maintenance Agreement & Amendment to Cooperative Agreement with High Speed Rail Authority
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperative Agreement (Agreement No. 13-767) with California High Speed Rail Authority;
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, in his/her discretion, to approve requested concurrent closures of consecutive crossings on behalf of the County, in accordance with the specific conditions outlined in Appendix D of the Cooperative Agreement with California High Speed Rail Authority, as amended; and
3. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Ownership and Maintenance Agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority for the High Speed Rail Project.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will authorize the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the existing Cooperative Agreement between the California High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) and the County. Approval of this amendment would modify those provisions of the Agreement relating to damages for delay in the re-opening of closed County roads and mitigation of damages to County roads caused by transport of materials to the project jobsites by the Authority's contractor. In addition, the amendment would allow HSRA, under certain specified conditions, to seek the discretionary approval of a request for concurrent closure of consecutive crossings within the County, and define the process and conditions for requesting the discretionary approval of such concurrent consecutive closures. Approval of the second recommended action will authorize the Director of the County's Department of Public Works and Planning (Department), or his/her designee, to approve in writing on the County's behalf, a request by HSRA to allow concurrent consecut...
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