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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
Honorable City Council
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Mike Mathews, Senior Management Analyst
April 27,2004 (CC Meeting of 05/05/04)
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SUBJECT: Consideration of an Agreement with the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the
Maintenance of State Highways in the City of Moorpark
SUMMARY
The City of Moorpark sweeps State Highway 23 (Moorpark Avenue)
and State Highway 118 (Los Angeles Avenue) in the City of
Moorpark under an agreement with the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) that was executed in 1985. Caltrans
wishes to update the agreement.
BACKGROUND
In the agreement dated July 1, 1985 between Caltrans and the
City of Moorpark, the City agreed to sweep State Highways 23 &
118 in accordance with Section 27 of the Streets and Highways
Code. The agreement capped the Caltrans cost at $8,000 for
biweekly sweeping.
Until very recently, the City was able to fund the sweeping of
the State Highways within the $8,000 cap. Starting July 1, 2002,
the City started sweeping all arterial streets weekly to meet
the requirements of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) . The cost to sweep the State Highways for Fiscal
Year 2002 -03 was $8,420.
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Honorable City Council
Meeting of May 5, 2004
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DISCUSSION
New Agreement
The new agreement proposed by Caltrans caps the sweeping costs
at $5,750 annually. Caltrans does not allow for annual cost -of-
living increases.
Fiscal Impact
Since the sweeping costs are currently about $8,500 and Caltrans
is offering $5,750, in effect the City is being asked to
subsidize Caltrans maintenance obligations.
NPDES
It is the view of staff that the sweeping of the State Highways
within the City of Moorpark is a requirement of the Caltrans
NPDES permit and that Caltrans should be providing this service.
Escape Clause
According to the terms of the contract, either party may
terminate the agreement upon 30 days written notice to the other
party.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Mayor to send a letter to Caltrans giving thirty
(30) days notice of cancellation of the "Agreement for
Maintenance of State Highways in the City ", pursuant to Section
J of said agreement.
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