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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />MAY 16, 2005 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH UNION PACIFIC <br />RAILROAD TO IMPROVE RAILROAD <br />CROSSING ON FLOWER STREET <br />(PROJECT 1768) <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />a,/!iA2 <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />/\/.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />\l/. RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Union Pacific <br />Railroad Company for improvements to the Flower Street railroad crossing <br />for a total cost of $64,849. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Staff has received Transportation Demand Management funds for the <br />improvement of the Flower Street Bike Trail Gap Closure. Construction is <br />anticipated to begin in March 2006. When completed, it will join the <br />recently constructed Alton/Maple Bike Trail to the south and the existing <br />Flower Street Bike Trail to the north at Dyer/Segerstrom Road (Exhibit <br />1). Within the limits of this project, the bike trail crosses over the <br />Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) track. <br /> <br />City staff has met with representatives from UPRR to obtain a license to <br />construct and maintain the bike trail across their right-of-way. <br />Additionally, as part of the gap closure project, the California Public <br />Utilities Commission (CPUC) requires the City to upgrade the existing <br />gate crossing signal flashing lenses for safety enhancement at the City's <br />cost. <br /> <br />The cost of improvements for the railroad crossing enhancements and <br />license is $64,849. These safety enhancements will provide improved <br />warning and safety to the pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists in the <br />vicinity of the railroad crossing. <br /> <br />250-1 <br />