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ADOPT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE BRIDGE REHABILITATION AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to:
1. Adopt the Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act for the Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement, Project No. PW1603/Federal Project No. BPMP-5008(157).
2. Approve the plans and specifications for the Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement, Project No. PW1603/Federal Project No. BPMP-5008(157).
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
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Summary
Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program (BPMP) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are being used to complete maintenance work on the Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement, Project No. PW1603/Federal Project No. BPMP-5008(157). The project includes six bridge locations at West Lane and Pershing Avenue over Calaveras River, Diamond Street over Mormon Slough, Santa Paula Way over Mosher Slough, Aurora Street over Mormon Slough, and Turnpike Road over Walker Slough (Attachment A - Vicinity Map). The scope of maintenance work includes road approach repairs, deck sealing, bridge joint replacements, scour protection measure, and other general bridge related repairs. The project was included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-22 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Caltrans provided environmental clearance under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) for this project in October 2019. The City is responsible for clearance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The final CEQA Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) has been prepared incorporating the comments received from the public and agencies (Exhibit 1 to the Resolution). The project design phase is substantially complete, the project conforms with the City’s General Plan, pursuant to California Government Code section 65402, and the CEQA IS/MND was drafted following requirements as specified under Chapter 3, Article 6 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR).
Staff recommends that Council adopt a resolution approving the Final IS/MND document under CEQA and approving the plans and specifications for the project. Staff anticipates the project to be advertised for construction by the end of 2020, pending the receipt of all permitting.
DISCUSSION
Background
BPMP funds from the FHWA are being used to complete maintenance work on six bridges located throughout the City. The six locations are: West Lane and Pershing Avenue over Calaveras River, Diamond Street over Mormon Slough, Santa Paula Way over Mosher Slough, Aurora Street over Mormon Slough, and Turnpike Road over Walker Slough (Attachment A - Vicinity Map).
Caltrans performs periodic inspections of city bridges and summarizes their findings in inspection reports to the City. Bridge inspection reports note varying types of maintenance repairs required on the six bridges. The maintenance repairs include scour protection measures, deck sealing, road approach repairs, joint seal replacements, concrete and drainage repairs, striping application, barrier rail repairs, sidewalk replacements, and erosion control measures. The maintenance repairs are eligible for federal funding under the Highway Bridge Program in the amount of 88.53 percent. The required City match is 11.47 percent to be appropriated from the Measure K program. The project was included in the FY 2017-22 CIP.
On April 25, 2017, Council awarded a Professional Services Contract to MGE Engineering, Inc. to prepare the plans and specifications and complete the environmental review for the maintenance repair work at the six bridges included in this project. Federal funding requires environmental clearance under NEPA. Caltrans is the designated authority for processing and approving NEPA clearance on behalf of the FHWA. Caltrans provided environmental clearance under NEPA for this project with the issuance of a Categorical Exclusion in October 2019. The City is responsible for processing and approving the environmental clearance under CEQA.
Present Situation
In accordance with CEQA guidelines, it has been determined that the project involves potential significant effects on the environment, but these effects could be reduced to a less-than-significant level with recommended mitigation measures. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to adopt the CEQA IS/MND was published in The Record on February 7, 2020. The NOI provides notice of a 30-day public review/comment period on the draft CEQA IS/MND document. Members of the public and other public agencies were allowed to review the draft CEQA IS/MND document. The review/comment period ended on March 9, 2020. The final CEQA IS/MND has been prepared incorporating the comments received from the public and agencies (Exhibit 1 to the Resolution).
The project design phase is substantially complete. The project conforms to the City’s General Plan, pursuant to California Government Code section 65402, and the CEQA IS/MND was drafted following requirements as specified under Chapter 3, Article 6, of the CCR.
Staff recommends that Council adopt a resolution approving the Final IS/MND document under CEQA for the Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement, Project No. PW1603/Federal Project No. BPMP-5008(157). Staff also recommends that Council approve the plans and specifications for the project. Staff anticipates the project to be advertised for construction by the end of 2020, pending the receipt of all permitting.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement, Project No. PW1603/Federal Project No. BPMP-5008(157), Account No. 308-3020-640, was included in the adopted FY 2017-22 CIP using BPMP funds from the FHWA.
There is no impact to the City’s General Fund or any other unrestricted fund as a result of taking the recommended action.
Attachment A - Vicinity Map