FROM:
Engineering
SUBJECT:
Title
Approve an Encroachment Agreement to Construct and Maintain Improvements Beneath the Etiwanda Avenue Overpass
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an Encroachment Agreement between the City of Fontana and Union Pacific Railroad Company to construct and maintain improvements located beneath the Etiwanda Avenue overpass at the intersection of Etiwanda Avenue and North Loop Road
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COUNCIL GOALS:
• To invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by maintaining and improving the city's existing infrastructure.
• To invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by providing for the development of new infrastructure.
DISCUSSION:
The Union Pacific Railroad Company is proposing to construct crash walls to provide protection for the piers supporting the Etiwanda Avenue overpass, together with minor grading improvements to support a portion of the railroad track bed. These improvements are located beneath the Etiwanda Avenue overpass at the intersection of Etiwanda Avenue and North Loop Road. The proposed improvements encroach onto City right-of-way and this agreement will allow Union Pacific Railroad Company to encroach onto City right-of-way for the installation and maintenance of the improvements. Under the terms of this agreement, Union Pacific Railroad Company agrees to maintain, repair, and replace all improvements as necessary.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Union Pacific Railroad Company will assume responsibility for all proposed improvements, therefore there is no impact to City resources at this time.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.