Agenda Item Wording:
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Reimbursement Agreement - Authorize the City Manager to execute a reimbursement agreement with San Joaquin Valley Railroad for an estimated amount of $166,038 for engineering services associated with the design of the Goshen Visalia Corridor Connection project.
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Agenda Date: 06/15/2026
Prepared by:
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, Rebecca.Keenan@visalia.gov, 713-4541
Jim Koontz, City Attorney, jkoontz@prlawcorp.com, 372-2400
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, chris.crawford@visalia.gov, 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Eng & Bldg. Dept. Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.gov, 713-4495
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a reimbursement agreement with San Joaquin Valley Railroad for an estimated amount of $166,038 for engineering services associated with the design of the Goshen Visalia Corridor Connection (GVCC) project.
Summary:
The City of Visalia applied for and received a $34,608,000 grant from the Cycle 7 - Active Transportation (ATP) Fund for improvements to the existing 5.6 mile, Class 1 multi-use Goshen Avenue Trail, between Camp Drive - Mooney Boulevard. This project will reconstruct the existing paved trail to address localized flooding, and it will provide improvements to the trail crossings to increase safety features. Further details of the improvements are provided in the background discussion of this report. Since this trail is located parallel to the existing San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) tracks, and it crosses several city street intersections, the project will require coordination with the SJVR to design improvements related to the railroad facilities and to secure any needed right of way. Approval of this agenda item will allow staff to move forward with the required design, coordination, and right of way work.
Background Discussion:
City staff previously requested authorization to work with the SJVR at the December 4, 2023 City C...
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