(19)AR 080707 Valley Pepper Realignment Project

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ITEM #19 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 7, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E., PW DIRECTOR / CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: AUTHROIZE WAIVING THE REQUIRED PERMIT FEES FOR THE VALLEY & PEPPER REALIGNMENT PROJECT, FOR WHICH THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO IS THE LEAD AGENCY. DATE: JULY 25, 2007 BACKGROUND: San Bernardino County has formally bid and awarded the construction of the Valley Boulevard at Pepper Avenue Realignment Project. This project, once completed, will provide an improved traffic control design for the Pepper Avenue I-10 freeway on/off ramps. In addition, the improved design will alleviate future grid -lock that could hinder emergency vehicles from reaching Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in a timely fashion. The scope of work for this project will provide improvement to one of Colton's signalized intersections, Pepper Avenue at Valley Boulevard. ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: The project site is within both the City of Colton's and County of San Bernardino's sphere of influence. As the County of San Bernardino is the lead agency for this project and the City of Colton has not been required to provide a cost share for the project, a Cooperative Agreement between the agencies has not been drafted. Generally the permit fees required to complete such interagency projects are waived in a preceding Cooperative Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding. Interagency projects are usually exempt from paying permit fees. Staff requests waiving all corresponding permit fees issued by the Public Works Department which pertain to the construction of this project; permit fees that will not be collected if Council concurs include: grading and encroachment permit fees. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: This action does not have an environmental impact.