REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate, Execute, and Administer an Agreement with Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority to Reimburse Design Related Costs for the Protection or Relocation of City-Owned or Maintained Utilities in connection with the Union Pacific Railroad Agnew Siding Project and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High-Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) has proposed constructing a new secondary track within UPRR's right-of-way between Tasman Drive and Agnew Road, the UPRR Agnew Siding Project (Project). A location map showing the project limits is included as Attachment 1. UPRR and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) have been working together to design and implement the Project. Construction of the Project will require protection or relocation of seven City-owned or maintained utilities crossing UPRR's right-of-way. The seven utilities affected consist of one water line, one recycled water line (owned by South Bay Water Recycling and operated and maintained by the City), one Silicon Valley Power 12 kV transmission line, one storm drain line, and three sanitary sewer lines.
Utilities crossing UPRR's right-of-way are subject to UPRR's requirements and standards. It has been determined that the length of the existing protective casings around the City-owned or maintained utilities (if present) are not sufficient to meet UPRR's requirements. Per the agreements in place allowing City utilities in UPRR's right-of-way, the design and construction required to protect or relocate these existing utilities are at the City's expense. Staff from the Department of Public Works, Water and Sewer Utilities, Silicon Valley Power, and the City Attorney's Office met on this issue multiple times regarding the City's responsibility.
DISCUSSION
At the Project location, UPRR's right-of-way is situated between the City'...
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