HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-015RESOLUTION NO. 2020-015
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING THE PROJECT REPORT FOR
THE PALOMAR STREET RAIL-GRADE SEPARATION CIP
STM0361 PROJECT, AND TRANSFERRING $100,000 IN
TRANSNET APPROPRIATIONS FROM CIP TRF0397 TO CIP
STM0361
WHEREAS, per City Council Resolution No. 2012-118, the City of Chula Vista entered
a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with SANDAG for the purpose of preparing an
environmental document that will consider project alternatives for grade-separating the Blue
Line Light Rail Trolley crossing at Palomar Street and commensurate improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Palomar Street rail-grade crossing is identified as the highest needed
location within San Diego County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista provided full funding for the MOU as it related to
the preliminary studies along the Interstate-5 corridor including the rail corridor; and
WHEREAS, several design alternatives were evaluated by the project team of the City of
Chula Vista, SANDAG, and the railroad consultant, HNTB; and
WHEREAS, the preferred project alternative, will keep the railroad tracks and Industrial
Blvd. at their current grade elevation and lower Palomar Street to pass under the railroad corridor
and Industrial Blvd. This alternative will construct a railroad/pedestrian bridge and
roadway/sidewalk bridge; and
WHEREAS, the project report has been completed and presented for adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it adopts the project report for the Palomar Street Rail-Grade Separation CIP STM0361
Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that it
appropriates $100,000 in TransNet appropriations from CIP TRF0397 to STM0361.
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Resolution No. 2020-015
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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 28th day of January 2020 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. 2020-015 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of January 2020.
Executed this 28th day of January 2020.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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