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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-001 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A FREEWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG) FOR SELECT MAINTENANCE TASKS AT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF STATE ROUTE 125 (SR-125)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
City staff has been negotiating a maintenance agreement with SANDAG for certain local street maintenance tasks located within the California Department of Transportations (Caltrans) right-of-way along the SR-125 corridor through the City of Chula Vista. SANDAG is the franchisee for Caltrans. The City staff recommends Council approval of the proposed Maintenance Agreement.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378(b) (2) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the proposed maintenance agreement consists of a continuing administrative action involving the City's obligation for maintaining local streets that cross SR-125. Therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c) (3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA review.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable
DISCUSSION
On December 31, 1990, Caltrans entered into a Development Franchise Agreement with a franchisee to develop, operate and maintain SR-125.
On April 16, 2002 the City Council adopted Resolution 2002-119 (Attachment # 1) approving the agreement with Caltrans franchisee, San Diego Expressway Limited Partnership (SDELP) to facilitate development of SR-125 through the City of Chula Vista. This agreement describes duties and procedures each will follow in developing SR-125. Since SR-125 is on Caltrans right of way, the agreement stated that operations and maintenance of the...
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