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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />NOVEMBER 20, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />AGREEMENT WITH DMJM HARRIS - <br />AECOM FOR ENGINEERING <br />SERVICES FOR FIRST STREET <br />BRIDGE WIDENING (PROJECT 06- <br />1723) <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For___ <br /> <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />ECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with DMJM Harris - <br />AECOM for engineering services in the amount not to exceed $1,038,800 <br />for widening of First Street Bridge over the Santa Ana River. <br /> <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting funds in the amount of <br />$1,150,660 from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) <br />into the Federal Highway Bridge Replacement Program Fund (account no. <br />59-01-5343) and appropriating funds to the Select Street Construction <br />Fund (account no. 59-551-6631). <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The First Street Bridge over the Santa Ana River currently consists of <br />two lanes in each direction. Adjacent roadway segments have three lanes <br />in each direction. Improvements will include widening the bridge to <br />accommodate three lanes in each direction. The proposed widening will <br />also enhance public safety by providing sidewalks on the north and south <br />side of the bridge. <br /> <br />The City submitted applications to the Orange County Transportation <br />Authority (OCTA) under the Growth Management Area and Master Plan of <br />Arterial Highway programs as well as Caltrans under the Highway Bridge <br />Rehabilitation and Replacement (HBRR) program and received approval for <br />funding to widen First Street Bridge. OCTA and Caltrans are providing <br />funding for the design, right-of way acquisition and construction phases <br />of the proj ect. Staff is requesting the appropriation adjustment to <br />recognize the awarded HBRR design funds totaling $1,150,660. <br /> <br />25N-1 <br />