Salinas Rail Project Storm Drain Reimbursement Agreement

1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE Executive Director to execute agreement with the City of Salinas to reimburse for storm drain relocation work associated with the Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center project, subject to approval by Agency Counsel, in an amount not to exceed $89,315, for the period ending June 30, 2019;
2. APPROVE the use of funds from the approved project budget for design and construction, pending approval of construction funding by the California Transportation Commission on December 5-6, 2018; and    
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to take such other further actions as may be necessary to fulfill the intent of the agreement, including approvals of future modifications or amendments that do not significantly alter the scope of work, or change the approved agreement term or amount.

This agreement will facilitate the prompt and economical relocation of storm drains in the Caltrans right-of-way (Market Street) associated with the TAMC project to improve the Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center as part of the Monterey County Rail Extension project. Pursuant to this agreement, the City of Salinas will perform the TAMC storm drain relocation required by the Project, and TAMC will reimburse the City for such work.

The total cost of the design and construction of the storm drain relocation required by the Project is expected not to exceed Eighty-Nine Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($89,315), based on plans reviewed by both TAMC and City. The design is estimated to cost $14,065 and can be funded with design funding from the approved project budget. The construction is estimated to cost $75,250, and is an eligible use of funds from the approved project budget for the construction, pending approval of construction funding by the California Transportation Commission on December 5-6, 2018.

The first construction package of the Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center Project will extend Lincoln Avenue across West Market Street (State Route 183) for site access and circulation, construct and improve surface parking lots, install bicycle storage, and designate loading berths for Monterey-Salinas Transit, Greyhound, Amtrak, and other buses.

Separate from but concurrent with the station Project, the City of Salinas is relocating the main storm drain from Station Place into the new alignment of Lincoln Avenue. Salinas is in the process of finalizing design in preparation for entering into appropriate contracts to perform the storm drain relocation. As part of the station Project, TAMC will be required to relocate certain storm drains that will flow into the City's relocated mainline storm drain underneath Market Street and Lincoln Avenue.

In order to facilitate the prompt and economical relocation of such storm drains, and to operate under a single Caltrans encroachment permit, TAMC and the City agree that it is in the best interests of the parties and the public that the City perform the storm drain relocation required by the Project, and that TAMC reimburse the City for such work.

Online as a web attachment is the draft agreement, which is scheduled to be approved by the Salinas City Council on December 18, 2018.

• Draft reimbursement agreement with the City of Salinas