For City Council Meeting September 24, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to: 1) Authorize Staff to Submit a Grant Application to the SB 1 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) for the I/10 Riverside Avenue Interchange Phase 2 Project Construction Phase; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Authorize Staff to Submit a Grant Application to the SB 1 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) for the I/10 Riverside Avenue Interchange Phase 2 Project; and,
2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents.
BACKGROUND:
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, or Senate Bill (SB) 1, established the Trade Corridor Enhancement Account to fund corridor-based freight projects nominated by local agencies and the state. The Trade Corridor Enhancement Account funds corridor-based freight projects that have a high volume of goods movement, undergo a competitive statewide evaluation, and are subsequently chosen by the California Transportation Commission (CTC).
The purpose of the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) is to provide funding for infrastructure improvements on federally designated Trade Corridors of National and Regional Significance, on California's portion of the National Highway Freight Network, as identified in California Freight Mobility Plan, and along other corridors that have a high volume of freight movement.
On March 8, 2022, Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., in the Amount of $2,618,927 for Final Design Services for the I/10 Riverside Avenue Interchange Project Phase 2. Their scope also included a task for the preparation of the TCEP grant application.
On September 13, 2022, Council authorized the sub...
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