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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
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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
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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..
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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:
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney of the City of Arcadia
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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
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Ity Clerk ofthe CIty of ArcadIa
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