RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COTATI ACCEPTING THE PARK AND RIDE
PROJECT AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FILE THE NOTICE OF
COMPLETION
WHEREAS, In 2014, the City of Cotati and Caltrans executed a Functional Replacement and Exchange Agreement (FREA) for the St. Joseph Park and Ride property, and the agreement stipulates the City would construct an equivalent number of replacement park and ride parking spaces and in exchange, Caltrans would transfer the St Josephs Park and Ride Lot to the City; and
WHEREAS, the FREA identified two replacement park and ride locations adjacent to Highway 101: Airport Boulevard and Petaluma Boulevard South; and WHEREAS, on August 8, 2023, City Council awarded the Petaluma Boulevard South and Airport Boulevard Park and Ride Project to Ghilotti Bros., Inc. and, the Notice to Proceed was issued in September, and work began at the Airport Boulevard site in Mid-September 2023 and at the Petaluma site in early October 2023; and
WHEREAS, work was substantially completed at the Airport site in early February 2024, and in June 2025 for the Petaluma site, and work at the Petaluma site was substantially delayed by PG&E relocating a power pole guidewire, discovery of contaminated soil, and work extending into the winter of 2024/25; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2025, Caltrans accepted the project at both locations and assumes ownership of the sites which includes all future maintenance, upgrade, and liability responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the work has been inspected thoroughly throughout the project timeline by the Construction Management (CM) consulting firm, Green Valley Consulting Engineers and work has been determined to be complete by the CM and by the City Public Works Director/City Engineer and recommends it for acceptance by the City; and WHEREAS, following City acceptance, the City Clerk is to file a Notice of Acceptance with the County Recorder’s Office then, after 35 days with no protest, release construction retention to the contractor; and
WHEREAS, final actual project expenditures totalled $3,348,563, and are below the authorized Project budget of $3,358,100, and the unspent funds will be returned to the unappropriated General Fund balance; and
WHEREAS, the City completed the environmental review during the design process and the Project was determined, under CEQA, to be Categorically Exempt, Class 11 (PRC 21084; 14 CCR 15300 et seq). Additionally, Caltrans determined that the Project has no significant impacts on the environment as defined by NEPA, and that there are no unusual circumstances as described in 23 CFR 771.117 (b).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Cotati City Council determines the following:
1. All the above recitals are true and correct, and
2. The completed Park and Ride Project improvements are accepted by the City, and
3. The City Clerk is directed to file the Notice of Acceptance with the County Recorder’s Office and, after 35 days with no protests, the release the construction retention.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on September 23, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney