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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17470 - RESOLUTIONS - 4/3/1991 RESOLUTION NO. 17470 OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, ' CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A JOINT CITY/COUNTY CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR THE WIDENING OF VISTA CHINO (SUNRISE WAY TO GENE AUTRY TRAIL). ' WHEREAS the Riverside County Flood Control District has budgeted for and plans to construct a portion of Line 4 (Vista Chino) section of the Palm Springs Master Drainage Plan, within Vista Chino from the Whitewater river channel westerly to the District's future Farrell retention basin site, as shown on Exhibit "A" of the agreement; and WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs desires that the District include, as part of the storm drain construction contract, certain street widening improvements on Vista Chino from Gene Autry Trail to Sunrise Way, including traffic signal modifications at Farrell Drive and Vista Chino as shown in concept cross-hatched on Exhibit "A" of agreement; and WHEREAS the district is willing to include street improvements as part of storm drain construction contract, and to assume ownership and responsibility for the operation and maintenance of storm drain, excluding inlets and connector pipes within city rights of way, provided City (i ) grants District all rights necessary to construct project within City rights of way, and all rights necessary to operate and maintain storm drain within City rights of way, (ii ) pays District all costs associated with street improvements as set forth in the agreement, and (iii ) assumes ownership and responsibility for the operation and maintenance of street improvements and all storm drain inlets and connector pipes within City rights of way; and WHEREAS the City must widen the Vista Chino roadway from Sunrise y Way to Gene Autry Trail to provide for a minimum 017 four (4) 'through traffic lanes to be in compliance with a CaItrains requirement in redesignating Vista Chino as a portion of Highway 11.1 and to • obtain a State SB300 grant that requires that the Vista Chino widening project must be awarded prior to 6/30/9I.; and WHEREAS the City will benefit from the construction of the street improvements through reduced maintenance of its streets and improved traffic safety during periods of flooding, to the extent that the City is willing to combine the street work with County storm drain project; and WHEREAS the City has budgeted $860,000.00 in City funds for the ' street widening and traffic signal improvements for Vista Chino (Sunrise Way to Gene Autry Trail ) which will be made available to the District as a not-to-exceed construction cost limit for the work; and WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the public to proceed with the construction project at the earliest possible date after the Memorial Day Holiday weekend to construct the improvements after the end of the prime Palm Springs season. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, does hereby approve the: joint City/County � Construction Agreement for the City's Vista Chino Street Widening Project to be constructed in conjunction with the Riverside County Flood control District's Line 4 Storm Drain proLact. . ADOPTED this 3rd day of Lpril 1991_ AYES: Councilmembers Hodges, Murawski , Neel an yoor pro tem Broich NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Bono CITY LM ING ALIFORNIA City Clerk City M ager REVIEWED AND APPROVEDdt.. � . t o MET I CLUB ROAD w 4 � � ' .• N w . ` VIA u ESCUELA El B. v L o � z ESERT PARK AV, �i �?• ' �J> a U [r \MSTA CHINO w > w PROPOSED FG . i ¢ > STORM Roof F� 3 END DRAIN fro S• PROJECT FARRELL �oL f� � RETENTION,/ CHIA RD. , x BASIN N J N BEGIN z PROJECT W TACHEVAH w c� DRIVE AREA OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS LOCATION MAP 1000, 0 1000' m ®�