Consideration to enter into a Professional Services Contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff Relating to the Review of the Design and Development of the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project . City of Culver City California Redevelopment Agency Agenda Item Report Item Number: A 2 Meeting Date: October 15 2007 AGENDA ITEM: Consideration to enter into a Professional Services Contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff Relating to the Review of the Design and Development of the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project . Contact Person/Dept.: Curley Ross/ Public Works Associate Analyst Fiscal Impact: Yes X General Fund: Yes No X Phone Number: (310) 253 5601 No Public Hearing: Action Item: X Attachments: Public Notification: Master Notification List (10/11/07). Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (10/04/07) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (10/10/07) Executive Director Approval: Jerry Fulwood (10/10/07) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Culver City Redevelopment Agency ( The Agency ) enter into a Professional Services Contract with Parson s Brinckerhoff to provide on call sound and vibration analysis and technical advice to the City relating to the design of the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project. BACKGROUND: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has proposed to construct a 9.6 mile light rail transit line to run along the Metro owned Exposition Right of Way from the existing Metro Light Rail Transit (LRT) station at 7th/Metro Center in downtown Los Angeles to Venice/Washington in Culver City. This is known as Phase 1 of the project. The Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority (Authority) was created by the California State Legislature to oversee the final design and construction of the Exposition Light Rail Transit (Expo LRT). Phase 1 of the Expo LRT which consists of 3 segments (A B and C) is currently under construction or in the process of design. The groundbreaking for Phase 1 occurred in early 2006. Segment C is the Culver City portion of the project and...
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