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Home My WebLink About1988-04-14 - RESOLUTIONS - SOLEDAD LYONS HIGHWAY SYSTEM (2)TB /RES4867 RESOLUTION NO. 88-30 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PORTIONS OF SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD AND LYONS AVENUE WITHIN SAID CITY AS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors did on March 22, 1988, duly adopt a Resolutions declaring the portions of Soledad Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue, within the City of Santa Clarita, to be a part of the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles, as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California; and WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors by said Resolutions requested the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita to give its consent to allow the County to synchronize the traffic signals and perform appurtenant work on Soledad Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue in the City of Santa Clarita, described above; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 15301, Class 1 (c) of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, the Secretary of Resources designated this type of project as categorically exempt. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. Consent to Inclusion in County Hi hwav System. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby consent to the establishment of Soledad Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue, within the City of Santa Clarita, as part of the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles, as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. The consent granted by this Resolution is for the purpose of synchronizing traffic signals and performing appurtenant work as may be necessary by the County of Los Angeles. SECTION 2. Finding of Cate orical Exemption. This City Council does hereby find that the project is categorically exempt from the requirement for an Environmental Impact Report pursuant to section 15301, Class -1- .( A rBD 4867 1 (c) of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970. rdina Government Code Section 65402. The City Council does hereby declare that, pursuant to Government Code section 65302.5 the City has not adopted a General Plan, and the City Council does hereby find that pursuant to Government Code section 65402(b), the aforesaid improvements are for street improvements of a minor nature and that, therefore, the provisions of section 65402 requiring the submission to and report upon the project by the City Planning Agency do not apply. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of April 1988. Mayor I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14th day Of April , 1988 by the following vote of the Council: AYES: Councilmembers Boyer, Darcy, Heidt, Koontz, McKeon NOES: Councilmembers ABSENT: Councilmembers e /n R CG�11 City'Clerk -2- AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between the CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, a municipal corporation in the County of Los Angeles, hereinafter referred to as "CITY", and the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY": WITNESSETH WHEREAS, Soledad Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue are on the Highway Plan of COUNTY'S General Plan; and WHEREAS, CITY and COUNTY propose to synchronize the traffic signals on Soledad Canyon Road from Golden Oak Road to Luther Drive, and on Lyons Avenue from Wiley Canyon Road to San Fernando Road to improve traffic flow, such work hereinafter referred to as "PROJECT"; and WHEREAS, PROJECT is entirely within the jurisdictional limits of CITY; and WHEREAS, PROJECT is in the general interest of both r°'^ CITY and COUNTY; and WHEREAS, COUNTY is willing to prepare plans, specifications and cost estimates and to construct PROJECT using COUNTY forces; and TBM/AGR4'868 WHEREAS, CITY and COUNTY are willing to share /0�1 equally in the cost of PROJECT. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived by CITY and COUNTY and of the premises herein contained, it is hereby agreed as follows: (1) CITY HEREBY AGREES: a. To finance one-half of the cost of PROJECT based upon a final accounting of PROJECT costs. b. To deposit with COUNTY, after execution of this agreement and upon demand, an amount necessary to finance CITY'S share of the cost of PROJECT, currently estimated to be $45,000. (2) COUNTY HEREBY AGREES: a. To prepare plans, specifications and cost estimates and construct PROJECT using COUNTY forces. -2- TBM/AGR4868 b. To obtain approval from CITY of plans for PROJECT prior to construction. C. To furnish CITY, within 120 days after construction of PROJECT is completed, a final accounting itemizing actual unit costs and actual quantities for PROJECT. (3) IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS: a. Upon completion of PROJECT, all traffic signal improvements constructed as part Of PROJECT within CITY will be maintained by COUNTY at CITY expense on an interim basis and until either a Traffic Signal Maintenance Agreement establishing the terms and conditions of such maintenance is executed between COUNTY an CITY or until CITY requests, in writing, that COUNTY discontinue such maintenance. b. The cost of PROJECT, as referred to in this Agreement, shall consist of the cost of preparing plans, specifications and -3- TBM/AGR4868 cost estimates, required materials, construction, detour and final signing and striping, construction engineering, construction survey, utility relocation, administration, and all other work necessary to construct PROJECT in accordance with approved plans, and shall include currently effective percentages added to total salaries, wages and equipment costs to cover overhead, administration and depreciation in connection with any or all of the aforementioned items. C. That if CITY'S share of the cost of PROJECT, based upon a final accounting exceeds the CITY'S deposit by $200 or more, CITY shall pay COUNTY the additional amount due upon demand. Conversely, if the required CITY funds s^ are less than said deposit by $200 or more, COUNTY will refund the excess to CITY. Q.� T$i+!/AGR4868 d. To be consistent with the intent and Purpose of PROJECT to improve the flow of traffic, all signals within the project limits must remain fully synchronized. Therefore, to maintain the full effectiveness, any change in traffic signal timing for any of the intersec- tions within PROJECT limits shall only be done upon mutual agreement between CITY and COUNTY. e. This Agreement shall not take effect unless and until COUNTY, pursuant to Section 1700 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, declares Soledad Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue within CITY to be COUNTY highways for the construction of improvements thereon and CITY, pursuant to Section 1701 of the Streets and Highways Code, shall consent to Soledad Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue becoming COUNTY highways for such purpose. -5- i TBM/AGR4868 r^. f• Neither COUNTY nor any officer or employee of COUNTY, shall be responsible for any damage or liability occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part of CITY under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to CITY under this Agreement. It is also understood and agreed that, pursuant to Government Code, Section 895.4, CITY shall fully indemnify, defend and hold COUNTY harmless from any liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code, Section 810.8) occurring by reason of any acts or Omissions on the part of CITY under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to CITY under this Agreement. g• Neither CITY nor any officer or employee Of CITY, shall be responsible for any damage or liability occurring by reason of any acts or Omissions on the part of COUNTY under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated TBM/AGR4868 to COUNTY under this Agreement. Itis ,O, also understood and agreed that, pursuant to Government Code, Section 895.4, COUNTY shall fully indemnify, defend and hold CITY harmless from any liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code, Section 810.8) occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part of COUNTY under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to COUNTY under this Agreement. (4) It is understood and agreed that the provisions of the Assumption of Liability Agreement heretofore entered into between the parties hereto are inapplicable to this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers, �^ duly authorized, by the CITY OF SANTA CLARITA on April 15 , 1988 and by the Director of the Los Angeles County -7- TBM/AGR4868 Department of Public Works on ,... pursuant to authority� 1988, delegated by the Board of Supervisors by Resolution dated March 22, 1988. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CITY OF SANTA CLARITA BY DIRECTOR BY :g MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM DE WITT W. CLINTON ATTEST: County Counsel BY DEPUTY BY C TY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM CITY ATTORNEY we