RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A JOINT AGENCY AGREEMENT FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AT TELEGRAPH ROAD OVER RIO HONDO RIVER CHANNEL BETWEEN THE CITIES OF COMMERCE, DOWNEY AND PICO RIVERA WHEREAS, Telegraph Road is a 4-lane wide bridge with asphalt concrete pavement deck cover that spans across Rio Hondo River and this bridge is jurisdictionally shared between the Cities of Commerce, Downey, and Pico Rivera; and WHEREAS, although Los Angeles County Department of Public Works has provided maintenance services to the bridge on behalf of said contracted cities on an as needed basis, there is no written agreed upon procedure for initiating bridge maintenance and/or repairs; and WHEREAS, the proposed Bridge Maintenance Agreement between the cities of Commerce, Downey and Pico Rivera establishes among other provisions roles and responsibilities of each city for any types of maintenance including but not limited to preventive maintenance, repair for damages, and improvements recommended by Los Angeles County bridge inspectors and /or a third party as part of Los Angeles County’s biannual bridge inspection program which is financed by California Transportation and administered by County of Los Angeles; and WHEREAS, the proposed agreement establishes each jurisdiction’s cost sharing responsibility based on the percentage of bridge deck area located within each respective jurisdiction as established by Los Angeles County in their bi-annual inspection report as follows: City of Commerce (23%), City of Downey (27%) and City of Pico Rivera (50%); and WHEREAS, according to the proposed Agreement, the City of Pico Rivera will serve as the lead agency and solely responsible for completing necessary repairs per applicable Federal and State standards as well as the affected city’s specifications and/or contractors and initiate and complete the necessary repairs through LA County and/or a Licensed Contractor through communication and coordination with Downey and Commerce within a reasonable timeframe; and WHEREAS, the City of Pico Rivera will cover the cost of the repairs and invoice Downey and Commerce for its share of the cost and upon notification, the City of Pico Rivera will initiate the repair work within sixty (60) calendar days and notify Downey and Commerce accordingly; and WHEREAS, in case of an emergency where motoring public are impacted and the bridge must be fully open to vehicular traffic, the City of Pico Rivera will notify Downey and Commerce and immediately initiate the repairs, pay for repairs without obtaining other cities concurrence and invoice the other two cities for their cost share; and WHEREAS, should Pico Rivera fail to proceed with the repairs within 5 working days, the City of Downey who has the second highest ownership of the bridge, will assume the lead agency role and initiate the repairs; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving the Joint Agency Agreement for Bridge Maintenance at Telegraph Road over the Rio Hondo River Channel between Cities of Commerce, Downey and Pico Rivera.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Approve the Joint Agency Agreement for Bridge Maintenance at Telegraph Road over the Rio Hondo River Channel between Cities of Commerce, Downey and Pico Rivera.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the agreement and this Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of April, 2023. _______________________________
Oralia Y. Rebollo Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway
City Clerk
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