City Council

15.\nAMENDMENT TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH CALTRANS FOR THE\nFREMONT RAMP AND INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS – F2M19-32, C2M21-43,\nM2M25-87\nOn August 9, 2021, the City Council authorized a Cooperative Agreement with Caltrans\nfor the Fremont Ramp and Interchange Improvements. The Cooperative Agreement\ndevelops, reviews, and approves the Project Initiation Documents (PID) as reimbursable\nwork. Further, the Cooperative Agreement allows Caltrans to work directly with the City to\nfacilitate processing and approval by Caltrans’ units. On June 5, 2025, the City received\nnotice of an Amendment needed to the Fremont Interchange Cooperative Agreement to\ncover Caltrans’ costs for additional reviews attributed to updates to the PID. The\nCooperative Agreement originally established $210,000 of Local Funds for the\ndevelopment of the PID; however, an additional $70,000 in review costs are needed,\nsuggesting changes from $210,000 to $280,000 in the Agreement for the development of\nthe PID. Appropriations are needed from Measure R 710 Funds in the amount of $70,000\nto enable the Amendment. Once payment is made to Caltrans, the review will allow for\nthe completion of documents and promote the Fremont Ramp and Interchange to scope\nthe environmental document studies.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council authorize an Amendment to the Cooperative\nAgreement by and between the City of Alhambra and the California Department of\nTransportation (Caltrans), subject to review and approval by the City Manager and the\nCity Attorney, for an additional $70,000 to review the Project Initiation Documents for the\nFremont Ramp and Interchange Improvements; approve additional appropriations in the\namount of $70,000 from Measure R 710 Funds; and, direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to finalize the Council’s action. (M2M25-87)