ATTACHMENT 2
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AND THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA FOR FUNDING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ADAMS AVENUE
BRIDGE OVER SANTA ANA RIVER AND GREENVILLE BANNING CHANNEL This Cooperative Agreement is made entered into this ___ day of ______ ,_ ("Agreement"), by and between the COUNTY OF ORANGE ("County"), a political subdivision of the State of California, and the CITY OF COSTA MESA ("City"), a municipal corporation in the State of California. The County and City shall sometimes be referred to as "Party" or collectively as "Parties".
RECITALS
A. County and City desire to perform maintenance on the Adams Avenue Bridge over the Santa Ana River and Greenville Banning Channel (Bridge Number 55C0344) ("Project").
B. The Project is within the municipal jurisdiction of the County and the City. The location and boundaries of the Project are more fully described and depicted in Attachment A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
C. The Orange County Flood Control District obtained property ownership in 1958 for Parcel No. 302.2 and 400.6, 1959 for Parcel No. 305, 1960 for Parcel No. 406.1, and 1974 for Parcel No. 306, 409 as part of the Santa Ana River Channel.
D. These parcels were also included in Ordinance No. 62-7 which approved the annexation of unincorporated Orange County to the City of Costa Mesa in 1962.
E. The County historically has owned and maintained the Adams Avenue Bridge and agrees to continue to operate, own and maintain this bridge over the Santa Ana River including bridge widening in 1977. Currently, the County Road Index only jncludes 0.06 miles (approximately 317 linear feet) with a total bridge length of 540 linear feet.
D. The County desires to adopt the remaining length of the Adams Avenue Bridge as a County Highway, whlch currently lies withln a city for the purposes of construction, maintenance, improvement, and repair, in accordance with Streets and Highways Code 1700-1703.
D. The County is coordinating with the City to prepare the Engineering Plans, Specifications and Estimate ("PS&E") for the Project to perform maintenance activities including repairing damaged handrail and replacement of joint seals.
E. The Parties wish to specify their respective roles and responsibilities for funding obligations and execution of the Project.
AGREEMENT