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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
February 8, 2011
TO:
Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Office of the City Manager
Shannon DeLong, Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT: FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE I-5 CONSORTIUM CITIES JOINT
POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council of the City of Downey approve Amendment No. 5 to the I-5
Consortium Cities Joint Powers Authority Agreement.
BACKGROUND
The City of Downey is one of six member cities of the Interstate-5 Consortium Cities
Joint Powers Authority (JPA), which was established in 1990. The goal of the JPA is to
work in partnership with Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration to pursue
innovative capacity enhancement alternatives for the expansion of the I-5 freeway to
avoid significant at-grade widening that would have negative adverse social and
economic impacts on corridor communities. The JPA has been successful in its efforts
to secure Federal financial support for a non-traditional approach, which will provide for
improved traffic flow and capacity in a manner that will minimize the displacement of
businesses and homes in the I-5 corridor.
DISCUSSION
Amendments No. 1, 2, and 3 have extended the term of the original agreement by 5-
year increments. Amendment No. 4 made modifications to budget and contract
approval requirements. Amendment No. 5 would extend the term for an additional five
(5) years and will expire in November 2015.
The Policy Board of the I-5 JPA approved this Amendment at its November 22, 2010
meeting. At that meeting, the Board was informed of the City of Buena Park’s decision
to withdraw its membership in the I-5 JPA. This will reduce the I-5 JPA membership to
five member agencies: Commerce, Downey, La Mirada, Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of membership in the I-5 Consortium Cities Joint Powers Authority is paid with
Gas Tax Funds and was estimated at $55,600 for the FY10-11 budget.
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Attachment: 5 Amendment to Agreement
CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
FIFTH AMENDMENT
TO INTERSTATE 5 CONSORTIUM CITIES
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
That certain Agreement entered into by and between the cities of Buena Park,
Commerce, Downey, La Mirada, Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs, creating the
Interstate 5 Joint Powers Authority is hereby amended by amending Section 2 to read
as follows:
“Section 2. Term.
The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of twenty-five years from and
after November 1, 1990. The Agreement may be extended by mutual consent of
all parties.”
In the event not all of the Parties execute this Amendment, the Agreement shall be
binding on those that do execute the Amendment.
Except as amended herein, all terms of the Agreement, as previously amended, shall
remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed this 8 day of February,
2011, by the Parties as follows:
CITY OF DOWNEY
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LUIS H. MARQUEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK