TITLE:
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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AND THE CITY OF COSTA MESA FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS ON THE ADAMS AVENUE BRIDGE OVER THE SANTA ANA RIVER AND GREENVILLE BANNING CHANNEL
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: SEUNG YANG, P.E., CITY ENGINEER (714) 754-5335
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve the proposed Cooperative Agreement between the County of Orange and the City of Costa Mesa for funding and maintenance of the Adams Avenue Bridge over the Santa Ana River and Greenville Banning Channel.
2. Authorize the Interim City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the Cooperative Agreement and future amendments thereto.
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BACKGROUND:
The County of Orange, through Orange County Public Works (OCPW), has embarked on a maintenance program for its bridge structures throughout the county and has scheduled bridge maintenance repairs on the Adams Avenue Bridge over the Santa Ana River and Greenville Banning Channel (Attachment 1).
OCPW has been taking the lead for the maintenance activities for this bridge and has approved the repair of the bridge. The planned scope of work for the project includes replacing the bridge joint seals and repairing the damaged handrails on the bridge. The west portion of the bridge is within the County's jurisdiction, whereas a portion of the bridge on the east side roadway approach, to 40-feet east of the bridge, is within the City of Costa Mesa's public right-of-way limits.
ANALYSIS:
OCPW has maintained the bridges within its jurisdiction and jointly cooperated with the City of Costa Mesa in its efforts to upgrade its facilities. The proposed work will utilize County funds; no City funds will be used for these bridge maintenance projects.
The Cooperative Agreement for bridge maintenance (Attachment 2) is necessary for the County to fund this project tha...
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