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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />JUNE 18, 2012 <br />TITLE <br />APPROVED <br />AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT <br />WITH CORDOBA CORPORATION FOR <br />STEP 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS <br />FOR SANTA ANA-GARDEN GROVE <br />FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT (PROJECT <br />126766) NONGENERAL FUND <br />Irk <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a second amendment to the <br />agreement with the Cordoba Corporation for a total amount not to exceed $332,491 to complete <br />the Step 2 Environmental Analysis for the development of the Fixed Guideway Project subject <br />to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove are working collaboratively with the Orange County <br />Transportation Authority (OCTA) on the Santa Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project. <br />Santa Ana and OCTA have entered into two cooperative agreements for development of the <br />project to define their respective roles and responsibilities. A Step 2 agreement for <br />Environmental Analysis was executed in 2008 for an amount of $5.9 million, and a Step 3 <br />agreement for Preliminary Engineering was executed in 2011 for an amount not to exceed <br />$5,541,700, contingent on the project's acceptance into the Federal Transit Administration's <br />(FTA) Section 5309 New Starts/Small Starts Program. <br />In early 2010, with the prolonged economic downturn affecting potential local funding sources, <br />OCTA directed the City of Santa Ana to prepare the project for the FTA Section 5309 New <br />Starts/Small Starts grant funding because the project was considered to be a strong candidate <br />under this program. The FTA became actively involved in discussions with OCTA and the Cities <br />of Santa Ana and Garden Grove soon thereafter, and project deliverables were revised and <br />refined to satisfy the specific requirements of the FTA and submitted to the FTA for approval. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In late March, the Cordoba Corporation contacted the City requesting additional funds to <br />complete Step 2. The consultant indicated that the process was significantly altered by the <br />decision to prepare the project to compete for the FTA's New Starts/Small Starts funding; the <br />involvement of an additional reviewing/20inI agency (FTA) in the process resulted in