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Page 2 of 3 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />frontage from Cedar to Maple (two blocks). These improvements contain elements within the Caltrans <br />right-of-way. At the time of project approvals, there was no identified process for Caltrans approvals <br />beyond the typical encroachment permit process. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Since the project approval in April of 2022, Caltrans has identified its review and approval process for the <br />proposed improvements. This process requires the project applicant (IQHQ Elco Yards, LP) to enter into a <br />Highway Improvement Agreement (HIA) to guarantee the installation of the proposed traffic signal and <br />associated improvements at the Pine/Main intersection. The City is required to be a party to this <br />agreement as the Lead Agency for environmental review. No HIA is required for the improvements along <br />the El Camino Real frontage, which fall under the typical Caltrans encroachment permit process. <br />Additionally, the City is required to enter into a Project Specific Maintenance Agreement to identify the <br />maintenance responsibilities of the newly installed improvements. One agreement would cover the <br />maintenance at both the Pine/Main and El Camino locations. <br />Within the agreement, Caltrans would assume maintenance of the new traffic signal at Pine/Main with <br />the City responsible for the cost of electrical energy, sidewalks, and curb ramps. This is consistent with <br />other signalized intersections where City and Caltrans rights-of-way connect. <br />Along El Camino Real, the City would assume maintenance responsibility of the new flashing beacon <br />pedestrian crossing, referred to as a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB), the sidewalks, curb ramps, <br />streetlighting, and sweeping/debris removal. The agreement also places maintenance responsibility for <br />landscaped areas, including stormwater treatment facilities, with the City. For the new protected bike <br />lanes, the City would be responsible for the sweeping/debris removal, signing, striping, and surface <br />pavement. Caltrans would continue to be responsible for the structural pavement section. <br />The Landscape Maintenance Agreements and Stormwater Treatment Measures Maintenance <br />Agreements already entered into between the City and the private property owner as part of the April <br />2022 approvals transfer many of the City’s maintenance responsibilities, including sidewalks, curb ramps, <br />streetlights, street trees, and stormwater treatment areas to the adjacent private property owners. The <br />main new items that will remain the City’s responsibility are the PHB and the protected bike lane. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The annual maintenance and electrical energy costs for the PHB, traffic signal at Pine/Main, and two <br />blocks of protected bike lane are estimated at $5,000 and would be funded by the Traffic Safety Fund <br />(255). Approval of the recommended action would have no impact on the General Fund. <br />6.K. - Page 2 of 67 <br />386