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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITIES <br />OF SANTA ANA, GARDEN GROVE, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, AND <br />COSTA MESA FOR THE HARBOR BOULEVARD CORRIDOR <br />TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT <br />This Cooperative Agreement ( "Agreement') is made and entered into this day of <br />, 2015, by and between the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a charter city ( "SANTA <br />ANA "), the CITY OF GARDEN GROVE, a municipal corporation ( "GARDEN GROVE "), the CITY <br />OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY, a municipal corporation ( "FOUNTAIN VALLEY "), and the CITY OF <br />COSTA MESA, a municipal corporation ( "COSTA MESA "). <br />RECITALS: <br />A. Santa Ana, with cooperation from Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa, <br />applied for a grant from the Orange County Transportation Authority ( "OCTA ") Measure <br />M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program ( "RTSSP "), aimed to coordinate <br />traffic signals across multiple jurisdictions to enhance countywide traffic flow and reduce <br />congestion. <br />B. The Harbor Boulevard Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Project was selected by <br />OCTA as one of the RTSSP Projects to be funded in OCTA Fiscal Year 2014 -2015. The <br />project will include timing implementation and improvements at traffic signals along <br />Harbor Boulevard, from Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove to Newport Boulevard in <br />Costa Mesa, as listed in the Project Application attached hereto as Exhibit B and <br />incorporated herein by this reference. <br />C. The total budget for the project is $2,315,100. 80% ($1,852,080) is funded by the OCTA <br />Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program and 20% ($463,020) is local agencies <br />matching funds. The breakdown is shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated <br />herein by this reference. <br />D. Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa agree to provide twenty <br />percent (20 %) matching funds for the total project cost. Matching funds can be a <br />combination of cash and in -kind match as defined by the RTSSP grant. <br />E. OCTA and Santa Ana have entered into a Master Funding Agreement "Cooperative <br />Agreement No. C -1- 2783" defining the terms and conditions for approved Measure M2 <br />projects that will be implemented by Santa Ana. <br />F. Santa Ana agrees to serve as the lead agency to oversee the design and <br />implementation of the project. <br />G. Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa desire to enter into this <br />Cooperative Agreement to demonstrate their commitment to implement the project and <br />improve inter - jurisdiction traffic signal synchronization on Harbor Boulevard. <br />This cooperative agreement defines the specific terms, conditions and funding <br />responsibilities between Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa for <br />the implementation of the project. <br />411W - <br />