Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: JULY 18, 2023
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: RAUL GODINEZ, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PREPARED BY: JEFFREY CHINCHILLA, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER
SUBJECT: MALVERN AVENUE / CHAPMAN AVENUE CORRIDOR PROJECT REGIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM RESTATED AND AMENDED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
SUMMARY
The City of Fullerton entered into a cooperative agreement with the Cities of Buena Park and Placentia for the Malvern Avenue / Chapman Avenue Corridor Project Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program in March 2017. The original agreement expired on December 31, 2021, however, the parties need additional time to complete the project. The proposed restated and amended cooperative agreement allows for project completion under the same terms and conditions as the original agreement.
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize Public Works Director, or designee, to enter into the proposed restated and amended cooperative agreement for the Malvern Avenue / Chapman Avenue Project Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager recommends authorization from the City Council for the Public Works Director to enter into the amended cooperative agreement.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The restated and amended cooperative agreement generates no fiscal impact. The Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program Budget has sufficient funding for the Malvern Avenue / Chapman Avenue Project Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program.
DISCUSSION
The City of Fullerton serves as the lead agency for administration and management of this project. The Cities of Buena Park and Placentia agreed to fully participate and contribute their fair share of the required match funding by entering into the original cooperative agreement,.
The proposed restated and amended cooperative agreement would complete the project under the same terms and conditions of the original agreement. The Cities of Buena Park and Placentia would continue to fully participate and provide their fair share of the required match funding as stated in the original agreement.
The Malvern Avenue / Chapman Avenue Corridor Project Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program includes forty traffic signals along Malvern Avenue and Chapman Avenue located within the Cities of Fullerton, Buena Park and Placentia.
Staff recommends entering into this restated and amended cooperative agreement set to expire on December 31, 2024 to allow for the completion of the project.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Restated and Amended Cooperative Agreement cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
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