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Amendment & Restatement to SARTC Station Cooperative Agreement April 18, 2017 Page 2 • Restate the provisions for the maintenance and security of the SARTC Commuter /Intercity Rail Station as it relates to service including the improvements made since the execution of the original agreement; • Set forth additional provisions for the use of SARTC for the design, construction, operations, and maintenance (O &M) of the Project. Amending and restating the Agreement addresses all O &M responsibilities for the SARTC commuter /intercity rail station and the Project's elements at SARTC. Consensus has been reached between OCTA and the City on the specific terms and conditions of the amended and restated Agreement, and the following provides a summary of the key provisions: • OCTA is responsible for the O &M of specific commuter rail /intercity rail facilities including, but not limited to, the tracks, signage, ticket vending machines, and other facilities. • OCTA is responsible for the O &M of all the Project's facilities, including tracks, a station platform, an overhead contact system, bumping posts, a traction power substation, and other streetcar supporting infrastructure within proposed easement areas yet to be negotiated. • The City is responsible for the O &M of all other facilities at SARTC, not specifically defined as an OCTA responsibility. • The City and all third parties must secure a permit from OCTA when working within controlled work access limits around the streetcar facilities, generally 10 feet from the overhead contact system (poles, span wires, and contact wire) and within 4 feet of any rail. • The City and all third parties must secure a permit from the Southern California Regional Rail Authority when working within the OCTA Right -of -Way (ROW). Staff will return to the Council for approval of any additional required agreements with the OCTA, including an operations and maintenance agreement. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet the following Strategic Plan Goals: 1. Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective #2 (create new opportunities for business /job growth and encourage private development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies), Strategy C (support business development and job growth along transit corridors through the completion of critical transit plans /projects including: The Fixed Guideway Project, Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center Master Plan, Complete Streets and General Plan Circulation Element update). 25H -2