HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2019-010RESOLUTION NO. 2019-010
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019
OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENGINEERING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS' SUPPLIES AND
SERVICES ($163,000) AND UTILITIES ($17,000) EXPENSE
CATEGORIES BASED ON UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
($180,000) ASSOCIATED WITH THE JOINT USE AND
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND RAPID TRAFFIC
SYSTEMS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is constructing the
South Bay Bus Rapid Transit (“SBBRT”) from downtown San Diego to I-805 then along East
Palomar Street, over SR-125, around Otay Ranch Town Center Mall to Millenia, eventually
continuing onto Hunte Parkway, and onto SR-125 to the Otay Mesa Intermodal Transportation
Center in the southwest quadrant of the SR-905/Siempre Viva Road Interchange, funded by the
regional TransNet sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the SBBRT is expected to provide Bus Rapid Transit (“BRT”) service for
those commuting between downtown San Diego and the Otay Mesa Border Crossing is of
regional importance to MTS, the City, SANDAG, and the public; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista owns, controls, and maintains certain lands and
property for public transportation purposes along East Palomar Street, Raven Avenue, Eastlake
Parkway, Birch Road, and future local street network and BRT Guideway east of Magdalena
Avenue and within the Otay Ranch Mall and Millenia project limits; and
WHEREAS, the SBBRT project includes multiple capital improvements within the City,
including traffic signal modifications, the BRT guideway, transit signal priority operations, and
infrastructure, and the one-lane guideway bridge over State Route 125 necessary to ensure that
BRT service is convenient, reliable, efficient, and safe without preempting functions for public
safety; and
WHEREAS, the City operates and maintains the traffic signal systems and equipment
within its jurisdiction that are involved with SBBRT systems operations; and
WHEREAS, MTS intends to operate BRT services on the SBBRT; and
WHEREAS, the City, SANDAG, and MTS intend to enter into a Joint Use and
Maintenance Agreement that clarifies and establishes the division of maintenance and respective
responsibilities as to the area bounded in Exhibit A of said Joint Use and Maintenance
Agreement; and
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WHEREAS, the City, SANDAG, and MTS intend to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding that clarifies responsibilities related to the operation of the mentioned traffic
signal systems and transit signal priority (TSP) systems; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Traffic Operations section within the Traffic Engineering
Division of the Department of Engineering and Capital Projects manages the operation of the
City’s roadway network, including operation of the City’s traffic signal and street lighting
system; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Traffic Signal and Street Light Maintenance section within the
Traffic Engineering Division of the Department of Engineering and Capital Projects manages the
maintenance of the City’s traffic signal and street lighting system; and
WHEREAS, the subject Joint Use and Maintenance Agreement stipulates the process by
which the City will be reimbursed for its efforts to maintain the portions of the SBBRT facilities
for which it is responsible per the agreement, which will require that the City fund said efforts up
front pending subsequent reimbursement from SANDAG or MTS, as applicable; and
WHEREAS, the said Memorandum of Understanding stipulates the process by which the
City will be reimbursed for its efforts to operate traffic signal systems and TSP systems for
which it is responsible per the agreement, which will require that the City fund said efforts up
front pending subsequent reimbursement from SANDAG or MTS, as applicable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it amends the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 operating budget for the Department of Engineering
and Capital Projects’ Supplies and Services expense category to $163,000 and Utilities expense
category to $17,000 based on unanticipated revenue ($180,000) for the operation and
maintenance of the traffic signal systems associated with the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit line to
be reimbursed, as applicable, in accordance with the Joint Use and Maintenance Agreement and
Memorandum of Understanding by and between the City of Chula Vista, the San Diego
Association of Governments, and the Metropolitan Transit System.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
William S. Valle Glen R. Googins
Director of Engineering & Capital Projects City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 15th day of January 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2019-010 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 15th day of January 2019.
Executed this 15th day of January 2019.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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