TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution consenting to the establishment of 7th Street on-ramp westbound bridge over Metro Parking, 9th Street on-ramp bridge over Harbor Scenic Drive-Pico Avenue, 10th Street off-ramp bridge over Long Beach Freeway-Harbor Scenic Drive, Long Beach Boulevard under Union Pacific Railroad bridge, Martin Luther King Jr. bridge over Southern Pacific Transportation Company Railroad, Queensway northbound and southbound bridge over Shoreline Drive, and Queensway southbound ramps J and K bridge over Harbor Scenic Drive, all within the City of Long Beach as part of the System of Highways of Los Angeles County. (Districts 1,2,6,8)
DISCUSSION
Following the Loma Prieta earthquake in October 1989, emergency legislation known as Senate Bill 36X was enacted. The law requires that all existing publicly owned bridges in California be inspected and that those found to have a seismic structural deficiency be upgraded and retrofitted to conform to specific structural standards. The bill further provides for the County of Los Angeles to be the lead agency for inspecting and retrofitting all non-state highway bridges within the County.
A temporary transfer of jurisdiction is required to enable the County to administer the seismic retrofit project for the subject bridges. The proposed resolution will establish the subject bridges as part of the County System of Highways for the purpose of performing the seismic retrofit work.
Deputy City Attorney Lori A. Conway prepared the subject resolution on May 31, 2007.
This matter was reviewed by Budget and Performance Management Bureau Manager David Wodynski on June 8, 2007.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on June 19, 2007, will allow commencement of this project by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
FISCAL IMPACT
The bridge seismic retrofit work will be fully funded by Federal HBRR and State Proposition 1 B Funds.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
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