Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: September 16, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: stephen bise, p.e., public works director PREPARED BY: DAVID GRANTHAM, P.E., CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: cooperative agreement with cities of brea and la habra for palm street rehabilitation
SUMMARY
Approve Cooperative Agreement with the cities of Brea and La Habra for the Palm Street rehabilitation, north of Imperial Highway.
PROPOSED MOTION
Approve Cooperative Agreement with the cities of Brea and La Habra for Palm Street rehabilitation project.
Authorize Mayor, or designee, to execute the Agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Reject the Proposed Motion
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
None.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget has sufficient funding for the project design phase., The cities of La Habra, and Brea would reimburse the City of Fullerton for their portion of estimated $39,000 design costs per the cooperative agreement. Staff would budget construction phase funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 CIP Budget. The City of Brea would reimburse the City of Fullerton approximately $950,000 for actual and final construction costs for the portion of the project in Brea .
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Palm Street between Imperial Highway and Lambert Road runs through Fullerton and Brea. The cities discussed a partnership project over the past several years to address poor pavement conditions on the street. Discussions expanded in 2024 to include the City of La Habra for a multi-agency project to rehabilitate the street from Imperial Highway to La Habra Boulevard. This partnership would reduce public impacts and City costs due to the larger project scale.
Attachment 1 shows the project limits and city boundaries. The project scope would include a bid alternate to rehabilitate Bonita Place due to project proximity and poor pavement conditions on that street. Including the bid alternate provides flexibility for staff and City Council to include this work should the bid opening yield favorable construction costs.
The Cooperative Agreement identifies project roles, responsibilities and funding for design and construction for each participating agency. Fullerton would lead the project, overseeing design and construction activities. Brea and La Habra would review, inspect and cover costs for improvements within their boundaries. Both agencies have approved this Agreement.
Construction would tentatively start Spring 2026 with anticipated project completion in August 2026. Each respective city would notify impacted residents and businesses of upcoming project construction and potential impacts.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Project Location Map
Attachment 2 – Cooperative Agreement
cc: Interim City Manager Eddie Manfro
Palm Street Rehabilitation Cooperative Agreement
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