UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY - 1999

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~..- REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 4, 1999 TITLE: LEASE AGREEMENT WITH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALTON MAPLE BIRETRAIL GAP CLOSURE PROJECT ~~ %] APPROVED As Recommended As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1~ Reading ^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO .. Qdsscadon tst CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: c ! . ~' 7/ !4~ f'!t ~ --.. - RECOMMENDED ACTION FILE NUMBER A-1999- 177 Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the Mayor and Clerk of the Council to execute a 30-year lease agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the Alton/Maple Biketrail Gap Closure project for an amount not to exceed $120,000. On July 17, 1995, the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to submit a grant application for Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities funding. On August 14, 1995, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) approved an award of $480,174 for the City's Alton/Maple Biketrail project. On July 9, 1996, the OCTA Board approved an additional $100,000 for the Alton/Maple Biketrail under the Transportation Demand Management Competitive Program. The project is recommended in the Orange County Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan and is included in the City of Santa Ana's Bikeway Master Plan. As planned, the project will link two existing biketrails, Alton and Maple, within the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way (Exhibit 1). Both biketrails are uti.Lized by cyclists for work, school, and recreational trips. There are approximately 17 schools, 5 parks, and a number of large employers, residential neighborhoods, and commercial areas adjacent to the trail. Page 33 25. E.