Consideration of Agency Participation Related To Exposition Light Rail Column Extension Redesign. City of Culver City California Redevelopment Agency Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 9/22/08 AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Agency Participation Related To Exposition Light Rail Column Extension Redesign. Contact Person/Dept.: Sol Blumenfeld Phone Number: 310.253.5702 Item Number: A 1 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes No Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification (9/18/08) Action Item: X Attachments: Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (09/17/08) Chief Financial Officer: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (09/18/08) Executive Director Approval: Jerry Fulwood (09/18/08) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Culver City Redevelopment Agency ( Agency ) direct staff to proceed with issuing a letter of intent agreeing to fund the redesign of the column extension for the Exposition Light Rail (LRT) in the Metro Right of Way abutting the Triangle Site in the Washington National area. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION: On July 14 2008 the Agency authorized staff to negotiate with Metro on the proposed joint use of the Metro Right of Way for development of subterranean parking to accommodate the Agency s and Metro s parking needs related to the Washington National TOD and Metro s LRT projects. Since that Agency meeting staff met with Metro and Expo representatives and presented the draft MOU for consideration. Metro expressed its interest in proceeding with the MOU but has not acted quickly enough to accommodate Expo needs to fund the redesign of the station which is progressing quickly. Staff has made several efforts to move the MOU forward without success. On September 17 2008 Eric Olson Senior Engineer for Expo requested that staff provide a letter confirming the Agency s intent to fund the cost for redesign of the station so that he can instruct the contractor/designer to proceed with construction drawing revisions and final engineering for the column extensions that a...
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