Agenda Item Wording:
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Cooperative Agreement for Reimbursement with the County of Tulare - Authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement for Reimbursement with the County of Tulare for the installation of a sewer main in Avenue 280 (Caldwell Avenue) from Lovers Lane (Rd. 140) to Rd. 144 and the appropriation of $535,000 from the Wastewater Trunkline Fund (231).
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Deadline for Action: June 3, 2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Eric Bons, Senior Civil Engineer, Eric.Bons@visalia.city, (559) 713-4350
Jim Koontz, Assistant City Attorney, jkoontz@prlawcorp.com, (559) 372-2400
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff requests the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement for Reimbursement with the County of Tulare for the installation of a sewer main in Avenue 280 (Caldwell Avenue) from Lovers Lane (Rd. 140) to the Road 144 alignment and the appropriation of $535,000 from the Wastewater Trunkline Fund (231).
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia has a roadway widening project for Caldwell Avenue from Santa Fe Street to Lovers Lane (Rd. 140) which will widen Caldwell Avenue from 2-lanes to 4-lanes with a raised center median, curb, gutter, sidewalk, and a joint use pathway. The County of Tulare also has a project for Caldwell Avenue (Ave. 280) from Lovers Lane to S. Virginia Avenue in Farmersville. The widening of Caldwell Avenue (Ave. 280) within the City of Visalia and the County of Tulare is part of a regional corridor enhancement project from Highway 99 to the City of Exeter to ease congestion along this corridor.
The City of Visalia's improvements of Caldwell Avenue from Santa Fe Street to Lovers Lane included the extension of the City's storm drain and sanitary sewer systems within the City's project limits. The County of Tulare will be widening Ave 280 ...
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