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ITEM #20 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT F"U TNF ClIrV CnITNfii. MFFTINC nF AITr'ITCT 7 2(17 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E., PW DIRECTOR / CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: APPROVE AMENDING THE BTA AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT THROUGH APRIL 1, 2012. DATE: JULY 30, 2007 BACKGROUND: On June 26, 2007, Council action awarded a construction agreement to SOL Construction for the Colton Avenue Bike Lane Project. The Colton Avenue Bike Lane 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 starting from Valley Boulevard in Colton, moving north along 9t" Street, then westward on "G" Street connecting to the abandoned Union Pacific Railroad corridor on the west side of Colton Avenue, then extending northeasterly to the City Knits and Inland Center Drive in the 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 City of San Bernardino. ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: Various types of funding sources were secured to find the environmental, design and construction phases of this project. One of the various funding sources awarded to the Project was from the Department of Transportation's Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA), in the amount of $200,000. Council action on January 18, 2005 accepted the awarded funds and authorized the City to enter into an agreement with the Department of Transportation for expending these awarded finds. The term of this agreement requires all final accounting of the actual project costs and a final invoice be submitted to the State by April 1, 2007. As the project has not yet completed its construction phase, staff requested the Department of Transportation extend the term of the agreement. The State agreed to provided the requested extension and has presented the City with an amendment to the agreement, Exhibit `A.' The amendment will allow the City to provide a final invoice for the project to the State by April 1, 2012. Staff requests authorization to execute the amendment attached hereto as Exhibit `A.' ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Action on this item will not result in any environmental impacts.