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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6541 RESOLlITION NO. 6541 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MASTER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE METRO GOLD LINE FOOTHILL EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE II OF THE METRO GOLD LINE LIGHT RAIL. WHEREAS, the Blue Line Construction Authority was formed in 1998 in accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 132400, et seq. for the purpose of planning, designing and constructing the Los A:ngeles-Pasadena Metro Blue Line light rail project extending from Union Station in the City of Los Angeles to the City of Claremont; and WHEREAS, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority intends to seek legislative authorization to extend Phase II to the City of Montclair; and WHEREAS, the Los Angeles-Pasadena Metro Blue Line was renamed the Metro Gold Line by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMT A) in November 2001; and WHEREAS, as a result of the name change, the Metro Gold Line is governed and administered by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Authority); and WHEREAS, the Authority has all of the powers necessary for planning, acquiring, owning, controlling, using, jointly using, disposing of, designing, procuring and building the Metro Gold Line light rail project; and 1 WHEREAS, the Metro Gold Line is divided into Phase I from Union Station in Los Angeles to Sierra Madre Villa Avenue in east Pasadena, and Phase II extending 24 miles east on the existing rail right-of-way to the City of Claremont; and WHEREAS, the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont, Montclair and Pasadena (collectively known as Phase II) in concert with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, the San Bernardino Associated Governments and the Authority have been engaged in preliminary planning and design for Phase II construction between the cities of Pasadena and Montclair; and WHEREAS, Phase II of the Metro Gold Line will be constructed in two segments, Segment 1 from Pasadena to Azusa and Segment 2 from Azusa to Montclair; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is a municipal government created pursuant to the California State Constitution for man public purposes including, but not limited to, the design, construction and operation of public transportation facilities in the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia has authority to be involved with activities that affect or impact the public right-of-way, private property, the general public, and business with its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the Authority, in designing and constructing the Metro Gold Line, has adopted the same design-build method of project delivery as Phase I construction, instead of the design-bid-build methodology used by LACMTA on previous regional transit projects; and 2 6541 Whereas, there will be changes required in the design-build approach throughout the planning, engineering, design and construction of the light rail; and WHEREAS, it is intended that the City of Arcadia and the Authority will work together with regard to any required modifications to existing or proposed agreements with the LACMT A relating to the Metro Gold Line; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia and the Authority desire to work jointly and cooperatively to ensure that design and construction activities are undertaken and completed in ways that meet the objectives and goal of all parties; and WHEREAS, the Authority, to the extent allowed by law, has the responsibility to construct and deliver an operational light rail facility, complete and acceptable to the City of Arcadia and the LACrvlT A. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 'SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves that certain Master Cooperative Agreement (MCA, by and between the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority and the City of Arcadia), and authorizes and directs the Mayor and/or the 'City Manager to execute on behalf of the City (a) the MCA, together with such insubstantial changes thereto as may be approved by the signator on behalf of the City and by the City Attorney, and (b) any and all other documents necessary and appropriate in order to effectuate the MCA.. 3 6541 SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, Passed, approved and adopted this 21s t day of November 2006. ATTEST: 4rJA City Clerk of the City of Arcadia APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~P.J~ City Attorney of the City of Arcadia 4 6541 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6541 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of November, 2006 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: A YES: Council Member Amundson, Harbicht, Segal, Wuo and Chandler NOES: None ABSENT: None ~ fJ-R -, Ity Clerk ofthe CIty of ArcadIa 5 6541