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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-061 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA REGARDING SOUTH BAY BUS RAPID TRANSIT (TOWN CENTER DRIVE TO BIRCH ROAD) AND APPROPRIATING $288,900 FROM THE AVAILABLE BALANCE OF THE TRANSNET FUND TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STL399 (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
By Resolution 2013-172, on August 13, 2013, the City Council approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) in the amount of $497,282 to provide engineering design services for the segment of the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit (SBBRT) project within and adjacent to the Otay Ranch Town Center.
Due to unforeseen design conditions, additional staff time is required to complete various items from the scope of work identified in the existing MOU. To ensure completion of the MOU requirements, SANDAG Board of Directors has agreed to increase the engineering design services amount by $288,900 for a total of $786,182. Adoption of this resolution will appropriate TransNet funds to the existing CIP project STL399.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity, consisting of a request for approving an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the City of Chula Vista for the purposes of coordinating design tasks in support of the construction of a segment of the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit (SBBRT) within the Otay Ranch Town Center in eastern Chula Vista, for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to Section 15060 (c) (3) of...
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