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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Service Contract with the State of California Department of Transportation, and to Appropriate Additional Reimbursable Funds in the Amount of $343,731 for the Section 130 Grade Crossing Improvement Program for the Washington/Chapman Railroad Crossing Improvement Project; Project No. 2016.0320 (provides for approval and authorizes the City Manager to execute a Service Contract Amendment No. 1 and to appropriate funds that will be reimbursed for the completion of the subject project)
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WHEREAS, Title 23 of the United States Code, Section 130 provides funds to reduce the number and severity of highway accidents by eliminating hazards to vehicles and pedestrians at existing at-grade railroad crossings; and
WHEREAS, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) evaluated the railroad - highway intersection at Washington Avenue and Chapman Road and identified that both railroad and highway improvements are necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into a Service Contract with Caltrans to construct the programmed highway improvements at the Washington/Chapman Railroad Crossing; and
WHEREAS, the CPUC, through Section 130, approved an additional $343,731 in federal funding for the construction of highway improvements at the Washington/Chapman Railroad Crossing via amendment No. 1 to the existing Service Contract; and
WHEREAS, amendment No. 1 is attached to this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is familiar with the contents thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends approval of said agreement amendment No. 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
1. That said Service Contract Amendment No. 1 is hereby approved, and the City Manager is authorized to execute any and all documents to effect this resolution; and
2. That $343,731 in Account No. 150-38-387 is appropriated for the subject project.