RESOLUTION NO. 2022-_____
RESOLUTION OF T HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT FOR
INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AT SR-125 AND MAIN
STREET AND OTAY VALLEY ROAD (STM0409) AND
APPROVING A CO OPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH
CALTRANS TO BEGIN WORK ON THE E NVIRONMENTAL
PHASE
WHEREAS, over the last two years, the City has been working with a developer, HomeFed Corporation, their consultant team, and Caltrans on the preliminary engineering for the work necessary to obtain geome tric consensus with Caltrans on future interchanges along SR - 125 at Main Steet-Hunte Parkway and at Otay Valley Road; and
WHEREAS, due to continued development growth in southeastern Chula Vista, available roadway capacity is slowly being lost at O lympic Parkway near Interstate -805 as development continues along the southerly portion of Otay Ranch for Villages 4, 8 West, 8 East, 9, 10 & and the University Innovation District necessitating additional roadway capacity; and
WHEREAS, regional transportation f acilities require a longer lead time than local transportation facilities and coordination, not only with the adjacent land owners bu t with regional agencies such as Caltrans and SANDAG; and
WHEREAS, Preliminary Engineering & Planning level work has commenced on two Eastern Transportation Development Impact Fee (ETDIF) facilities across the SR -125 corridor between the Otay Ranch areas of Village 8 East and Village 9; and
WHEREAS, the two loc al streets that will cross the SR -125 toll road corridor at Main Street-Hunte Parkway and at Otay Valley Road are needed to provide convenient access locally and regionally; and
WHEREAS, the roadways and i nterchange improvements are shown in the 2005 Chu la Vista Ge neral Pl an and are included in the Eastern Transportation Development Impact Fee Program; and
WHEREAS, in September 2022 Caltrans approved the Project I nitiation Document for the planned SR-125 interchange improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City o f Chula Vista will act as the Local Agency California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Lead for the Project Report/En vironmental Document, Caltrans is the Responsible Agency for CEQA and the Lead Ag ency for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) , and the developer will administer the consultant contract in cooperation with the City; and
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WHEREAS, Caltrans, the developer and the City wish to memorialize their participation in a Cooperative Agreement (COOP) to carry out the purposes set forth above; and
WHEREAS, the developer will receive credits from the ETDIF Program for all eligible expenses incurred, in accordance with procedural requirements of the ETDIF Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that it:
1. Approves amending the project description for Capital Improvement Program Project STM0409 to include the env ironmental review phase for interchange improvements at SR-125 and (future) Main Street and (future) Otay Valley Road.
2. Approves the Cooperative Ag reement between the Cit y Caltrans to begin work on the environmental phase for future interchange improvements at SR -125 and (Future) Main Street and (Future) Otay Valley Road, in the form presented, with such modifications as may be required or approved by the City Atto rney, authorizes the Ci ty Manager or designee to execute the same, and directs that a copy shall be kept on file with th e City Clerk.
Presented by Approved as to form by
___________________________ ___________________________ William S. Valle Glen R. Googins
Director of Engineering & Capital Projects City Attorney