HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2014 —
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG) AND
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE FOR
THE PORTIONS OF BAYSHORE BIKEWAY SEGMENTS 4 AND 5 WITHIN NATIONAL CITY
WHEREAS, the Bayshore Bikeway ("Bikeway") is a 24-mile bike route that
provides transportation and recreational opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists around San
Diego Bay; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego Association of Governments ("SANDAG") has taken
a lead in developing improvements to the Bikeway under the guidance of the Bayshore Bikeway
Working Group, which includes elected officials representing the cities of Chula Vista,
Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City, and San Diego, the County of San Diego, a member
of the San Diego Unified Port District Board of Port Commissioners, and the bicycling
community, and
WHEREAS, under the guidance of the Bayshore Bikeway Working Group,
SANDAG developed and adopted a Bayshore Bikeway Plan in 2006 to determine how to
complete the Bayshore Bikeway as a continuous Class 1 bikeway around San Diego Bay in
order to encourage bicycling and walking around San Diego Bay as a means of access to the
Bay, as well as the employment and recreational opportunities that the Bay provides; and
WHEREAS, SANDAG has obtained the environmental clearance, prepared the
construction drawings, and obtained financing to construct Segments 4 and 5 of the Bayshore
Bikeway (the "Project"), which are in the cities of San Diego and National City; and
WHEREAS, SANDAG plans to design, advertise, and award a construction
contract to construct Segments 4 and 5 of the Bayshore Bikeway in coordination with National
City; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into an Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") wherein the City of National City agrees to maintain the Project as -built, until such time
the Project is modified or reconstructed in a manner that substantially deviates from the as -built
drawings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of National City and Sand Diego Association of Governments regarding
construction and maintenance for the portions of Bayshore Bikeway Segments 4 and 5 within
National City. Said Memorandum of Understanding is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of April, 2014.
Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mike Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Claudia Gacitua Silva
City Attorney