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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 9120RESOLUTION NO. 9120 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR MAIN- TENANCE OF STATE HIGHWAY IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY WHEREAS, the State of California, through its Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, has pre- sented an Agreement for Maintenance of the State Highway in the City of National City effective as of May 3, 1966, and to remain in effect until amended or terminated. WHEREAS, the City Council has heard read said Agreement in full and is familiar with contents thereof; THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of National City that said Agreement for Mainten- ance of the State Highway in the City is hereby approved and the Mayor and the City Clerk are directed to sign the same on behalf of said City. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of May, 1966. ATTEST: AGREEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF STATE HIGHWAY IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY `1'HIS AGREEMENT, made and executed in duplicate this.. day of , 19 , by and between the Department of Public Works of the State of California, acting by and through the Division'.of Highways, hereinafter called the "Department" and the City of to as "City". NATIONAL CITY hereinafter referred WITNESSETH: 1. RECITALS: The parties desire to provide for the maintenance of State highway routes r.thin the City as provided in Section 130 of the Streets and Highways Code, and to arrange herein for the particular maintenance functions to be performed by the City and those to be performed by the Department and to specify the terms and conditions under which such work will be performed. 2. AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall supersede all previous Agreements and Amendments which have been executed. In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained, it is agreed:. The City will .perform such maintenance work as is specifically delegated -to it and the Department will perform those; particular,:tunctions:of maintenance. not otherwise assigned to the City on the State highway routes -or: portions. thereof all as hereinafter described under Section 21•and 22 hereof or as said sections may be subsequently modified with the consent of the parties hereto acting by 'and through their authorized represent- ative.. 3. i•IAINTENANCE DEFINED: Maintenance is defined in Section 27 of the Streets and Highways Code as follows: Sec. 27 "(a) The preservation and keeping of rights -of -way, and each type of roadway, structure, safety convenience or device, planting, illumination'equipment and other facility, in the safe and usable condition to which it has been improved or constructed, but does not include reconstruction or other improvement. (b) Operation of special safety conveniences and devices, and illuminating equipment. (c) The special or emergency maintenance or repair necessitated.by accidents or by storms or other weather conditions, slides, settlements or other unusual or unexpected damage to 'a roadway, structure or facility. The degree and type of maintenance for each highway, or portion thereof, shall be determined in the discretion of the authorities charged with the main- tenance thereof, taking into consideration traffic requirements and monies available therefor." 4. DEGREE OF MAINTENANCE: The degree or extent of maintenance work to be performed and the standards therefor shall be in accord- ance with the provisions of Section 27 .of the Streets and Highways ;Code and the provisions of this Agreement as hereinafter specified or as may be prescribed from time to time by the District Engineer. "District'Engineer", as used herein, means the Assistant State Highway Engineer or District Engineer of the Division of Highways assigned to the territory in which the City is located, or his authorized representative. 5. LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: .Nothing in the provisions of this Agreement is intended to affect the legal liability of either party to the contract by imposing any standard of care respecting the maintenance of State Highways different from the standard of care imposed by law. -- 2 It' is understood and agreed that .neither the State, the Department, nor any officer or employee thereof is responsible for any damage or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by the City under or in connection with any ;cork, authority or jurisdiction delegated to the City under this Agreement for Maintenance. It is also understoodand agreed that, pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, City shall fully indemnify and hold State harmless from any damage. or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by City under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to City under this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that neither City, nor any officer or employee thereof, is responsible for any damage or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by the Department ander or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction not delegatedto the City under this Agreement fo'Maintenanc It is also understood and agreed that, pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, Department shall fully indemnify and hold City harmless from any damage or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted. to be done by Department under or in connection with any work, authority or jurisdiction not delegated to City under this. Agreement. 6. HIGHWAY, as used herein, refers to the whole right-of-way which is secured or reserved to use. in the construction and maintenance of the roadbed and roadsides as hereinafter described. 7. ROADBED means that portion of the roadway extending from curb line to curb line or shoulder line to shoulder line. 8. IMPROVED ROADSIDES relates to the area between" the roadbed, as defined under Section 7, and the right-of-way boundary lines, --Including curb and sidewalk, as hereinafter described but excluding drainage structures or waterways. 9. UNIMPROVED ROADSIDES relates to the area between the ,roadbed and right-of-way boundary wherein curbs and sidewalks do not exist. 10. CURBS -relates to a timber or a masonry structure separating or otherwise delineating the roadbed from the remainder of the highway. 11. SIDEWALK applies to the paved or otherwise improved surface area between the face of curb and right-of-way boundary, including paved entrances or driveways. -12. BRIDGES, as used herein, refers to structures of a span of more than twenty feet (20') measured under the copings along the centerline of the street and multiple span structures where the individual spans are in excess of ten feet (10') measured from center to center of supports along the centerline of the street. All other cross drainage structures will be classified as culverts. • ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 13. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE to be'performed on the roadbed or road- sides shall consist of such work as patching, crack sealing, care of drainage, upkeep and repair of bridges, culverts, guard rail, median barriers, curbs, and sidewalks, operation of draw -bridges, street .sweeping and cleaning, repair of damage and cleaning up after storms and traffic accidents, control of roadside vegetation, care of landscaped areas, trees or other ornamental plantings, mac_ and upkeep and operation of traffic service devices, all as hereinafter specified.: -4 Maintenance of landscaped areas or other ornamental plantings will be performed and paid for by the Department. The Department will not, however, perform the work or pay for the upkeep and care of grounds or facilities used as a public park. Routine tree maintenance shall be limited to minor trimming as required to improve sight distance'or to the occasional removal of dead or low overhanging limbs. Extensive tree reconditioning work, spraying or removal are not routine maintenance operations and will not be paid for unless such work is specifically author- ized by the Department. The above shall not be construed as restricting, prohibiting or otherwise relieving the City of the responsibility for inspection and upkeep of trees in a manner that will insure maximum safety to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Sweeping and cleaning shall be limited to the removal of dirt or litter normally coming onto the roadbed from the action of traffic Qr from natural causes. The Department will not undertake nor pay for picking up or disposing of rubbish or debris swept into or otherwise placed on the. highway from abutting property. The extent of sweeping and cleaning on the State highways shall not be greater than:customarily done on comparable city streets, Maintenance work to be'performed within the area designated as Improved Roadsides shall include the removal of dirt and litter as referred to above and such sidewalk inspection and action to- wards repair of sidewalks, curbs or other facilities as is necessary to keep them in a.reasonably safe condition. The City agrees to follow the same policy and procedure generally followed by it with respect to streets of the City in the matter of requiring sidewalk repairs and control of vegetation to be made by or at the expense of abutting owners who are under legal obligation to perform such work. Maintenance of warning and regulatory signs, traffic control devices, and highway lighting facilities as hereinafter referred to shall include upkeep and repair of the supports, as well as such other items which are an integral part of the installation. Care of landscaped areas, ornamental plantings, trees, and road signs, and the upkeep and operation of traffic signals and highway lighting facilities located or based within the Improved Roadside area shall not be undertaken by City unless such work is specifically delegated under Section 22 of the Agreement. Bridges, as defined under Section 12, will be investigated by a representative of the Department'$ bridge engineering staff once each year and oftener, if considered necessary. In addition to such annual investigation, routine maintenance to be performed under provisions of the Agreement shall include monthly inspection of each bridge by qualified personnel and immediate repair of the minor defects when the cost does not exceed $300. The District Engineer shall be.immediately notified of major defects as are hereinafter defined. Bridge repair work costing in excess of $300 on a single structure shall be considered as being a major repair project. Except in the case of emergency, such major repair projects shall conform to the methods and procedure to be recommended by the Department. -Major bridge repair is not a routine maintenance operation and will require specific authorization. TRAFFIC SERVICE 14. WARNING AND REGULATORY SIGNS shall conform to the specific- ations adopted by the Department, or as otherwise specifically authorized by the Department. Positioning of such signs shall conform to standards adopted by the Department. Unless specifically authorized, the Department will not maintain or pay for maintenance of Regulatory Signs installed for the purpose of stopping vehicular traffic at pedestrian or school crossings nor the Regulatory Signs installed for the prohibition or the regulation of parking. 15. TRAFFIC STRIPE AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS shall conform to the standards established by the Department. Except for the red "No Parking" zones at the approach to and exit from intersections controlled by traffic signals, the Department will not pay for curb painting or parking lines as may otherwise be required for the regulation of parking. The cost of maintaining pedestrian crosswalks at inter- sections shall be shared between the Department and City in the same ratio as the number of intersecting roads or streets under jurisdiction of the respective agencies bears to the total number of intersecting City streets, State highways and County roads within the particular intersection; for example, a 50-50 basis will apply to the regular cross -street intersection wherein a County road is nota factor. 16. TRAFFIC SIGNALS, FLASHERS OR OTHER ELECTRICALLY OPERATED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. The cost of maintaining and operating traffic signals or other electrically operated traffic control devices now in place or those which may hereafter be installed at ti-ie intersection of any State highway route and any City street shall be shared between the Department and the City on the basis of the number of intersection streets in the same manner specified for crosswalks under Section 15. 17. HIGHWAY LIGHTING: The Department will not pay for the maintenance, installation, repair servicing, nor power for electroliers nor ordinary street lighting; however, lighting at intersections, when required for the safety of persons using the streets, roadways or highways, will be paid for when approved and specifically authorized by the District Engineer. Where such lighting has been specifically authorized at an inter- section, the maintenance and operating costs thereof shall be shared between the Department and the City on the basis of the number of intersecting streets to the intersection in the same manner specified for pedestrian crosswalks under Section 15. 18. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING FACILITIES as defined under paragraphs 16 and 17 above, which are installed subsequent to the execution of this Agreement, shall become subject to the terries and conditions of this Agreement upon. notice to the City from the Department of the completion of any such. installation.. PERMITS 19. ENCROACHMENT PERMITS: When authority to issue Encroachment Permits is .delegated to the City, the authority shall pertain to all parts of the highway throughout the particular length of streets indicated under Section 22 of the Agreement. Periiits shall be issued on a form provided by the Department and the City will 8 furnish a co)py of each permit to the Department. The City agrees to follow such general State policies regarding encroachments as may be specified by the District Engineer. Routine permits shall be handled by the City without approval, but prior approval of the District Engineer shall be secured before. any permit is issued for the original installation of any utility line, commercial driveway, or other major encroachment within the highway right-of-way. No sign or marquee shall be permitted to be installed within or project beyond the curb line or theoretical curb line, and no sign of any kind except warning signs at railroad crossing shall be permitted to be suspended over the roadway. Marquees or signs extending over the sidewalk areas shall conform to the City's Building Code and shall be maintained in a good appearing and structurally safe condition at all times. An existing sign or marquee suspended or projecting over the State Highway that constitutes a hazard shall be immediately repaired or removed. If the City by ordinance or other regulation imposes more restrictive regulations and requirements regarding signs and • marquees than above set forth, nothing in these provisions shall be construed to prevent the City from enforcing such restrictive regulations in the grantingor refusing of permits with respect to any State highway. The Department will pay for the cost of inspection of such signs, marquees, and other encroachments as a part of maint- enance, provided that the City shall comply with its usual policy with respect to collecting costs from permittees in such cases as fees or charges are,made-.by the City for similar work on City • streets. Any amount so collected by the City with respect to any State highway shall be credited against the charges made by the City for such work. 20. TRANSPORTATION PERMITS: Transportation permits will be required for all vehicles and their loads which exceed the limitations specified under Division 15 of the California Vehicle Code. Where authority to issue Transporation Permits is delegated to the City, such authority shall pertain only to travel that originates and terminates within the corporate limits and it shall not apply to through haul transportation. In issuiAg such permits, the City shall follow the policies and regulations established by the Department for the issuance of transportation permits as set out in the Department's. Maintenance Manual of Instructions in effect at the -time such permits are issued, including, specifically,limitations upon the crossing of bridges and overerossings detailed in Section 26.63.and $Pate.-118 thereof. - 10 - 21. ROUTE DESCRIPTION: Route Length No. Miles 1.07 5(a) 1.03 • Description of Routing • Montgomery Freeway from south city limits approximately 0.13 mile :-south of Thirtieth Street to Thirteenth Street, a length of approximately 1.07-miles. San Diego Freeway from Thirteenth Street to north city limits at Division. Street, a length of approx- imately 1.03 miles. 0 2 . DELEGATION OF MAINTENANCE: 'The maintenance work to be per- formed by City and/or. Department shall conform to the provisions hereof and shall include those operations as. hereinafter indicated: Agency. to perform Work Rte. N. Rte. No. Rte. No. I Rte. No • 5 5(af >, c'ii -N A C 4-) A 0 4 A y, 0 J G Item maintenance No. Function Roadbed i Improved Roadside ((((((Unimproved Roadside r pridges and Culverts Guide Signs Warning Signs Regulatory Signs Traffic Stripe 0 Pavement Markings Traffic Signals Highway Lighting Guard Rail Median Barriers Sweeping & Cleaning (Landscaped Areas (Trees Curbs and Sidewalks ISSUANCE OF PERMITS x x x x x x x x • •x x x x x x x x x x x # x x x x x • x: x • • x (1) x (2) ( Lf x x x x _(3) x x x x x x, Encroachment ,. Transportation When and as. specificallyauthorized by the Assistant State Highway Engineeras provided under Section 13 hereof,. 1 •Length of street to be cleaned Curb.Miles. 2 Length of street, to be cleaned Curb Miles. 3 • Length of street to be cleaned Curb Miles. 4 Length of street to be cleaned Curb.Miles. 23. EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION: The Department will reimburse City for actual cost of all maintenance work performed by City as delegated under Section 22, but it is agreed that during any fiscal year, the maximum expenditure per mile on any route shall not exceed the amount as shown on page 14 hereof (of the Agree- ment), unless such expenditure is revised by an amende.d_.Agree- mant or other?•;ise adjusted or modified as hereinafter provided for. The expenditure per mile for routine maintenance work as referred to above may be increased or decreased or an additional expenditure for specific projects may be made when such specific work or adjustment of expenditure for routine maintenance is specifically authorized in writing by the State Highway Engineer or his authorized representative. Additional expenditures or adjustment of expenditures thus authorized shall apply during the fiscal year designated therein and shall not be deemed to permanently modify or change .the basic maximum expenditure per mile as. hereinafter specified. An adjustment of the maximum expenditures shown on page 14 hereof (of the Agreement), either increase or decrease, shall not affect other terms of the Agreement. Route • Length No. Miles Maximum Expenditure Per Mile 1.07 None 5(a) 1.03 •None 24. SUBMISSION OF BILLS: The Cit hall submit bills monthly for the work performed. Equipment shall be charged at mutually acceptable rental rates and labor and material at actual cost. Not to exceed fifteen percent may be added to the actual cost of equipment, materials and labor to, cover overhead costs.. 25. TERM OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall become effective Julv 1 , 1965 , and shall remain in full. force and effect until amended or terminated. The Agreement as above may be amended or terminated at any time upon mutual consent of the parties thereto or upon thirty days' notice by either party thereof to the other. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Approval recommended: CITY OF NATIONAL CITY By District Engineer Mayor Maintenance Engineer Approved as to form: Attorney Department of Public Works City Attorney By City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORXS DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS 3 . C . WOMACK State Highway Engineer By Deputy State Highway Engineer RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OF STATE HIGHWAYIONAL CITY PINOTHEGCITYLOF NN TIONLL CITY MAINTENANCE — ;•HEREAS, the State of Public Works, Division of for Maintenance of the State effective as of until amended or terminated. WHEREAS, the City Council has heard read said Agreement in full and is familiar with the contents thereof; THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of NATIONAL CITYhat said Agreement for Maintenance of the State Highway in the City is hereby approved and the Mayor and the City Clerk are directed •to sign the same on behalf of. said City. of California ,i Ehrough its Department Highways, has presented an Agreement Highway in the City of NATIONAL CITY r 19 , and to remain in effect ADOPTED this day of , 19 Mayor of the City of NATION L CITY I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution and regularly passed by the City Council of the City of at a regular meeting thereof held 19_ was duly NATIONAL CI`A'Y Clerk of the City of