Resolution 15654CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15654
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT APPROVAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT
(PA&ED), PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATE (PS&E)
AND RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) FOR THE CENTRAL AVENUE
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is a partner with the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) in the funding and implementation of the Central Avenue Safety
Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, partners are authorized to enter into a Cooperative Agreement for
improvements to the State Highway System (SHS) per California Streets and Highways
Code sections 114 and 130; and
WHEREAS, for an agency other than Caltrans to perform work on the SHS, the
State requires that the agency enter into a Cooperative Agreement that defines the work
and establishes the responsibilities of each partner; and
WHEREAS, the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project is part of and
consistent with citywide efforts focusing on both safety and climate resiliency; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the City Council approved the design concept for the Central
Avenue Safety Improvement Project between Main Street/Pacific Avenue and Sherman
Street/Encinal Avenue except for the Webster Street area, which is being further
analyzed; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the City Council adopted the Transportation Choices Plan,
which includes the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project, and sets as primary
objectives to address the climate crisis and to increase the safety of all road users; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the City Council declared a climate emergency, approved a
revised Central Avenue concept between Paden School and McKay Avenue extending
the safer two-way bikeway, extended the consultant contract to cover the PA&ED, PS&E
and ROW for the Central Avenue project, passed the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan
and approved a Vision Zero Policy to eliminate fatal and severe injury collisions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda will lead the development of the PA&ED, PS&E
and ROW, and Caltrans will perform oversight and approval.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Alameda hereby authorizes the City Manager or designee to execute a Cooperative
Agreement with Caltrans for the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project's PA&ED,
PS&E and ROW.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a continued regular
meeting assembled on the 20th day of May 2020, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft-5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said City this 21st day of May 2020 .
Lara Weisiger, City
City of Alameda