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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 AG ROUTE 261 11-16-98DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 1998 NO. 6 11-16-98 Inter-Com TO' FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION AGREEMENT FOR ROUTE 261 (THE WEST LEG) BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR, THE CITY OF IRVINE, AND THE CITY OF TUSTIN ISUMMARY As a result of no direct freeway to freeway interchange between Route 261 (West Leg) and I-5, Caltrans requires aI Maintenance and Signage Agreement between the involved agencies to maintain their respective surface streetsI and signage priOr to accepting the West Leg of the Eastern Transportation Corridor. I RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Caltrans Agreement No. 12-353 regarding the maintenance of those surface streets and City signs within the City of Tustin directing traffic to and from I-5 and Route 261 (the West Leg) FISCAL IMPACT The street maintenance and signing costs are included in the Public Works budget. No significant additional street maintenance or signage costs are anticipated as a result of this agreement. DISCUSSION The early planning and development process for the West Leg resulted in the West Leg passing under Interstate Route 5 and terminating in the "transition area" on Jamboree Road near Walnut Avenue. Since there is no direct freeway to freeway interchange between Route 261 and I-5, some traffic will be utilizing local arterial highways to get from one freeway to the other. This agreement provides that Caltrans will accept Route 261 (the West Leg) for maintenance if designed and constructed in conformance with the Cooperative Agreement, even though there is no direct freeway to freeway interchange between I-5 and Route 261. It also provides that the cities will maintain their respective surface streets and all related signing that directs traffic to and from I-5 and Route 261. Caltrans had been concerned that the local cities may expect Caltrans to contribute to the maintenance of local streets as a result of traffic having to use the local streets to travel from Route 261 to I-5. Tim D. Serlet Director of Public Works/City Engineer TDS:ccg:~,,mt for Route 261 West Leg Attachment District Agreement No. 12-353 12-ORA-261 PM.0.0.16.6 12242-111000 AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into effective this 16th day of September, 1998, by and between the FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCY, a joint powers agency (the "Agency"), the CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("Caltrans"), THE CITY OF .IRVINE ("Irvine") and the CITY OF TUSTIN CTustin"). Hereinafter, the Agency, Caltrans, Irvine and Tustin are referred to collectively as the "Parties" and each individually as a "Party". RECITALS WHEREAS, the Agency is a joint powers agency created to cause the construction of two divided limited access highways, known respectively as the Foothill Transportation Corridor (the "Foothill Corridor") and the Eastern transportation Corridor (the "Eastern Corridor"), located in Orange County, California; and WHEREAS, Caltrans and the Agency have entered into that certain Cooperative Agreement dated as of April 7, 1995, as amended ("Cooperative Agreement"), which provides for the acceptance of ownership and maintenance responsibility for the Eastern Corridor upon substantial completion of said Eastern Corridor; and WHEREAS, Irvine and Tustin will own, operate and maintain those surface streets which provide access between the West Leg of the Eastern Corridor ("West Leg") and Interstate 5 (I-5) highway; and WHEREAS, due to the Agency's determination not to design and construct a connecting interchange between the West Leg (Route 261) and I-5 for the use of traffic connecting between the West Leg and I-5, the Parties hereto desire to establish the responsibilities of the respective local agencies for all affected Irvine and Tustin surface streets. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration hereby deemed received, the adequacy of which hereby is acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: Acceptance of West Leg by Caltrans. Caltrans shall not refuse to accept the West Leg of the Eastern Corridor if designed and constructed in conformance with the Cooperative Agreement on grounds related to the absence of a connecting interchange between the West Leg and I-5. Except as stated herein, nothing in this Agreement shall affect or impair any other rights or obligations which Caltrans or the Agency may have with respect to the Eastern Corridor and the Foothill Corridor. . Surface Streets. Irvine and Tustin hereby agree to own, operate and maintain their respective surface streets between the West Leg and I-5 to their respective standards and to bear all associated costs. , Sienine. Irvine and Tustin agree to institute and maintain, to their respective standards, sign plans mutually acceptable to Caltrans and Irvine (with respect to signs in Irvine) and to Caltrans and Tustin (with respect to signs in Tustin) providing adequate signing directing traffic to and from I-5 and the West Leg within their respective jurisdictions. . District Agreement No. 12-353 Counterparts and Effective Date. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original; however, all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument with the "Effective Date" hereof being the date first set forth above. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first hereinabove written. CITY OF IRVINE CITY OF TUSTIN By: By: Mayor Mayor Attest: Attest: City Clerk City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA Department of Transportation James W. van LOBEN SELS Director of Transportation By: J.M. McManus Director, District 12 Approved as to Form and Procedure By: Attomey Department of Transportation FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCY, a Joint Powers Agency By: William Woollett, Jr. Chief Executive Officer ATTEST: Kathy Besnard, Assistant Secretary of the Board of Directors Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Agency Counsel