Item 11 - OC Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Cooperative Agreement

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/public-works Item # 11 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report January 16, 2024 TOPIC: OC Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Cooperative Agreement AGENDA TITLE Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority for the Operations and Maintenance of the OC Streetcar System (Non -General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute a cooperative agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the Operations and Maintenance of the OC Streetcar System for a term beginning on the effective date of this agreement for a period of 50 years, with an optional 20-year extension at the discretion of OCTA (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX). GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION On July 7, 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was approved by City Council with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for implementation of the OC Streetcar Project (Project). The MOU outlines the general roles and responsibilities for the development, implementation, operations, and maintenance phases of the Project between the City of Santa Ana and OCTA, and sets the framework for additional detailed agreements for the Design, Use of Right -of -Way, Construction, and Operations and Maintenance of the Project. Since the approval of the MOU, the City Council has approved the following subsequent Streetcar agreements: • Design Cooperative Agreement was approved on March 15, 2016 and defines the roles and responsibilities for design and preparation of construction documents for the Project. • Use of Right -of -Way Cooperative Agreement was approved on February 7, 2017 and specifies the limits of use and the City's and OCTA's roles, responsibilities, and commitments as they relate to OCTA's facilities in the public right-of-way. • Construction Cooperative Agreement was approved on April 4, 2017 that establishes the roles and responsibilities of the City and OCTA for construction phase of the Project.