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ITEM #11 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 3, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E., PW DIRECTOR / CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE REQUEST TO SOLICIT BID FOR COLTON-SAN BERNARDINO (COLTON AVENUE) BIKELANE PROJECT AND APPROVE AMENDMENT FOR THE DESIGN CONTRACT OF GK AND ASSOCIATES. DATE: March 26, 2007 BACKGROUND: The Colton -San Bernardino Bikelane Project ("Project") is a multi jurisdictional project between the cities of Colton and San Bernardino, located within the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way adjacent to Colton Avenue. The approximate length of the proposed project is 2.25 miles. As shown on Exhibit "A", the Project starts at Valley Boulevard in Colton moving north along 9th Street, then westward on "G" Street connecting to the abandoned Union Pacific Railroad corridor on the west side of Colton Avenue, and then extending northeasterly to the City limits and Inland Center Drive in City of San Bernardino. The bikeway travels along the Inland Center Drive over the I-215 interchange and continues northeasterly terminating at "G" Street in the City of San Bernardino. The project scope of work includes a ten (10) foot wide bicycle path, handicap ramps, curb and gutter, lighting, and economical landscape treatment and irrigation system. The City has an existing lease agreement to use the railroad property for hike and bike -trail purposes with Union Pacific Railroad Company for a period of 20 years expiring on December 31, 2023; the City of San Bernardino has also entered into a similar lease agreement with the railroad company, for a period of 20 years that will expire on December 31, 2024. As this Project is multi jurisdictional a cooperative agreement was entered into between the City of Colton and the City of San Bernardino. The agreement states that the City of Colton will act as the lead agency for the Project and provides that the City of San Bernardino allocated $25,000 to the Project. RDA Funds In September 1999, the Colton Public Financing Authority (the "CPFA") issued $5.29 million in Tax Allocation Bonds secured by tax increment revenues in the Mt. Vernon Corridor