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02-07-1995 - L.A. County Signal Synchronization Project - Granting of Temporary JurisdictionCity of West Covina ii Memorandum TO: FROM: SUBJECT: SUMMARY: City Manager and City Council Patrick Glover, City Engineer/Public Works Director AGENDA ITEM NO. C-11b DATE February 7, 1995 ® PRINTED ON', RECYCLED PAPER L.A. COUNTY SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT - GRANTING OF TEMPORARY JURISDICTION The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is proceeding with a project to. synchronize all the traffic signals on Ramona Boulevard!/Badillo Street/Covina Boulevard from. the -San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) to the Foothill Freeway (I-210). There are four signalized intersections within the City. To participate in this project at no cost to the City, the City must temporarily relinquish jurisdiction to the County. BACKGROUND Los Angeles County has a program for installing multi jurisdictional traffic signal interconnection on traffic arterials throughout the County. Within. West Covina Valley Boulevard and Grand Avenue are on interconnection system installed under this program. The installations are done at no cost to the City. The Los Angeles County Department. of Public Works is now ready to advertise for aninterconnection system on Ramona Blvd., Badillo Street and Covina Blvd. from the 605 Freeway to the 210 Freeway. Under State law it is necessary for the City to temporarily relinquish jurisdiction on Badillo Street to Los Angeles County so they can proceed with this project. ANALYSIS This project will improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on an important multi jurisdictional street. The project is of general benefit to the County and the City. The only negative effect on the City is the loss of about 10 feet of parking . on each approach to the intersections to provide for detector loops (160 feet total). With the exception of the south side of Badillo Street west of Vincent Avenue_ there should be no effect on existing parking patterns. At this one location, two houses are being built and the area could be used for parking. However; there is ample other street parking in the immediate vicinity. If the City negotiates a separate agreement with the County, we can` obtain Congestion Management Plan (CMP) points even though there is no cost to the City. A clause has been added to the standard resolution requiring such an agreement prior to the jurisdiction' transfer being effective. ALTERNATIVE The only alternative is not to permit the County to include the signals within West Covina in this project. FISCAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following Resolution: RESOLUTION NO. /A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PORTION OF RAMONA BOULEVARD/BADILLO STREET/COVINA BOULEVARD FROM THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER FREEWAY (I-605) TO THE FOOTHILL FREEWAY (1-216) WITHIN SAID CITY AS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAY OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. atrick J. G ve City Engineer blic Works. Director PJG:jmg . I CAWP51\FILES\AGENDA\SIGSYNC 0 NO. 6� A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PORTION OF RAMONA BOULEVARD/BADILLO STREET/COVINA BOULEVARD FROM THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER FREEWAY (I-605) TO THE FOOTHILL FREEWAY (I-210) WITHIN SAID CITY AS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAY OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors did on November 29, 1994, duly adopt a Resolution declaring the portion of Ramona Boulevard/Badillo Street/Covina Boulevard from the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) to the Foothill Freeway (I-210), within the Cities of Baldwin Park, Covina, Irwindale, San Dimas and West Covina, to be a part of the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles, as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California; and WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors by said Resolution requested this Council to give its consent to allow the County to synchronize traffic signals and perform appurtenant work within said portion of Ramona BoulevardBadillo Street/Covina Boulevard in the City of West Covina described above; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1 (c), of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the Secretary of Resources designated this type of project as categorically exempt. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Cityof West Covina does resolve. as follows: SECTION 1. Consent to Inclusion in County Highway System. This City Council does hereby consent to the establishment of the portion of Ramona Boulevard/Badillo Street/Covina Boulevard from the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) to the Foothill Freeway (I-210), within the City of West Covina, as part of the System of Highways of the County �of Los Angeles as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. Said consent is for the purpose of synchronizing traffic signals and performing appurtenant work as may be necessary by the County of Los Angeles. SECTION 2. Cooperation with Neighboring Jurisdictions. The City Council does hereby consent to cooperate with neighboring jurisdictions to implement coordinated traffic signal control across jurisdictional boundaries. SECTION 3. Maintenance and Operation. This City Council does hereby consent to maintain and operate and/or to finance its jurisdictional share of the maintenance and operation costs of the improvements installed with this project. In order to maintain full effectivenessof these improvements, should the City determine that a change in signal operation of any of the intersections within the project limits within the jurisdictional .boundaries of the City of West Covina is necessary, the City will coordinate with the County of Los Angeles to ensure that the overall effectiveness of the system is maintained. SECTION 4. Indemnification. This City Council does hereby consent to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County of Los Angeles and its officers and employees from any liability imposed for injury occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part of the City of West Covina under or in connection with any work performed with this project. SECTION 5. Finding of Categorical Exemption. This City Council does hereby find that the project is categorically exempt ' from the requirement for an Environmental Impact Report pursuant to Section 15301, Class;1 (c), of the CEQA Guidelines. -SECTION 6. Finding of a Minor Nature. This City Council does hereby find that pursuant to Government Code, Section 65402 (b), the aforesaid street improvements are of a minor nature and that, therefore, the provisions of said Section requiring the submission to and report upon said project by the City Planning Agency do not apply. i SECTION 7. Congestion Management Plan Credit. The City and Los Angeles County shall enter into an agreement whereby the City receives the Congestion Management Plan Credits associated with this project within the City limits. This resolution shall not. become effective until said agreement is executed by both parties. ATTEST: l City Clerk AND ADOPTED this day of , 1995. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of I995, by the following vote of the Council, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: City Attorney