REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on a Joint Maintenance Agreement with Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board for the Caltrain Electrification Project
Report
BACKGROUND
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB) operates the Caltrain commuter rail system, for which it owns the right-of-way between San Francisco and San Jose (Caltrain Right-of-Way). The JPB is constructing the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP), also known as the Caltrain Electrification project, which will electrify the rail operation on the Caltrain Right-of-Way. The PCEP requires the installation of several components on three City of Santa Clara public overcrossings (Overcrossings) over the Caltrain Right-of-Way to separate the Overcrossings from the electrified rail system for safety reasons. The PCEP proposes installing enhanced pedestrian barriers and fixtures (PCEP Facilities) to the Overcrossings at De La Cruz Boulevard, Scott Boulevard, and the Lafayette Street pedestrian bridge crossing, as shown in the Location Map (Attachment 1).
The PCEP Facilities consist of modifications to the existing fencing on the Overcrossings that will enhance the barrier between the Overcrossings and the new electrified rail system (Attachment 2), and shielding that will help isolate the overcrossing from electrical systems as a safety precaution (Attachment 3). Staff reviewed this proposal, did not find any conceptual concerns with the PCEP Facilities and is reviewing an encroachment permit application for JPB to install PCEP Facilities on the De La Cruz Boulevard Overcrossing. The encroachment permit application(s) for the other two overcrossings will be submitted at a future date. The PCEP Facilities will be reviewed, permitted and constructed by the JPB per the encroachment permits and the attached Agreement is required for the JPB to properly operate and maintain its PCEP Facilities.
DISCUSSION
The purpose of the Joint Maintenance Agreement with the JPB (Agreement), incl...
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