HomeMy WebLinkAbout094-2013RESOLUTION NO. 94-2013
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 94 -2013, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY RELATED TO SEGMENT 2 OF THE I -680 AUXILIARY LANES
PROJECT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
SOUNDWALLS RELATED TO THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Project (Project) is identified in the voter approved
Measure C -1988 Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Project will provide an exclusive lane that connects the entrance and exit
ramps, and will facilitate movements onto and off of the freeway, reduce congestion in the
through mainline lanes, and therefore will improve safety; and
WHEREAS, the Project will provide improvement to local traffic by allowing travelers to
go from one interchange to the next without having to enter the mainline freeway, thereby
reducing traffic on local streets; and
WHEREAS, the Project is comprised of three segments: Diablo Road to Sycamore Valley
Road (Segment 1), Sycamore Valley Road to Crow Canyon Road (Segment 2), and Crow
Canyon Road and Bollinger Canyon Road (Segment 3); and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and Caltrans are
constructing Segment 2 of the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Project, located between Sycamore
Valley Road and Crow Canyon Road in Danville; and
WHEREAS, the design plans did not include a 1,200 foot long segment along San Ramon
Valley Boulevard, coinciding with the Quail Ridge Subdivision 9009 (formerly Elworthy
Property) subdivision frontage, from the current termination point of Soundwall No. 3 to
an existing soundwall located approximately 350 feet south of Jewel Terrace and the San
Ramon Valley Boulevard intersection; and
WHEREAS, this gap exists because the Quail Ridge Subdivision 9009 was not an
approved project at the time that the environmental documents were prepared for the I -680
Auxiliary Lanes project; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost for the design, environmental clearance, and construction
to close this 1,200 -foot long soundwall gap as a part of the current construction contract is
$1.2 million; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available from the Southern Contra Costa Regional (SCC -
R) fee program to cover the cost of the soundwall gap closure; and
W H E R E A S, the SCC -R fees are traffic impact fees collected within the San Ramon Valley
and are designated to be used for three freeway projects: I- 680 / Alcosta improvements
(completed), I- 680 /Stone Valley Road improvements (removed from the Expenditure
Plan), and the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Project (under construction); and
WHEREAS, Danville's portion of the SCC -R fees are designated toward the construction
of the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Project; and
WHEREAS, soundwall construction is a component of the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Project;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council authorize the Mayor to Execute MOU
11.06.03 with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to construct soundwalls to close
the gap; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that $1,200,000 in SCC -R fees be appropriated for the design,
environmental clearance, and construction of soundwalls to close the approximate 1,200
foot long gap from the current termination point of Soundwall No. 3 to an existing
soundwall located approximately 350 feet south of Jewel Terrace and the San Ramon Valley
Boulevard intersection.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on November 19, 2013, by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Arnerich, Storer, Dovle, Morgan, Stepper
None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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