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Department of Transportation recommending the following as related to the US 50/ Ponderosa Road/ South Shingle Road Interchange Improvements Project, Capital Improvement Program number 71333/36104010:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Cooperative Agreement 03-0786 between the California Department of Transportation and County of El Dorado, defining the roles, responsibilities, and funding contributions of each agency related to the Project Approval and Environmental Document, Plans, Specifications, and Estimate, and Right of Way phases of the project; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 070-2022 to authorize the Chair to execute and confirm the Cooperative Agreement 03-0786.
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Fee - Hwy 50 Funds (100%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The US 50/ Ponderosa Road/ South Shingle Road Interchange Improvements Project (Project) will provide safety, circulation, and capacity improvements to the interchange. The Project includes the realignment of Durock Road, North Shingle Road, and the westbound ramps. The Project also includes the widening of Ponderosa Road, Mother Lode Drive, South Shingle Road, and the existing US 50 overcrossing at the interchange. Work completed on the Project includes the Project Initiation Document and the Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Project is planned to be divided into three (3) phases, with the first two (2) phases involving the realignments of Durock Road and North Shingle Road. The final phase involves the widening of the bridge over US Highway 50.
The Department of Transportation must enter into an agreement to set forth the obligations and responsibilities for the Project components as part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) agreement process. Cooperative Agreement 03-0786 defines the roles, responsibilities, and funding contributions of each agency related to the Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED), Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E), and Right of Way (ROW) phases. The Funding Summary table in the Agreement illustrates the County funding contributions in the PA&ED, PS&E, and ROW phases of the Project. The Spending Summary table illustrates the expenditures of those contributions in the respective phases.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve the Agreement and subsequently the County will not be able to move forward with the improvements of the Project.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
On March 10, 2020, Item 22, Legistar 19-1516, the Board approved the Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration/ Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact for the Project.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Agreement.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact or change to Net County Cost associated with this item. Funding for the Project is included in Transportation’s 2021 CIP, which was approved by the Board on June 8, 2021, Item 54, Legistar 21-0624.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair's signature on two (2) originals of the Agreement.
2) The Clerk of the Board will forward the originals of the Agreement and a copy of the signed Resolution to Transportation, Fairlane Engineering, attention Shanann Findley, for further processing.
TRANSPORTATION FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) Transportation will send all original copies of the partially executed Agreement to Caltrans for signature.
2) Upon receipt from Caltrans, Transportation will return one (1) fully executed original Agreement to the Clerk of the Board for its files.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Rafael Martinez, Director
Department of Transportation