AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 8/1/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement between the City of Corona and the Orange County Flood Control District pertaining to the exchange of real property interests between the City and District to accommodate the construction of a portion of the Alcoa Dike and provide partial mitigation for the Foothill Parkway Westerly Extension Project.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement between the City of Corona and the Orange County Flood Control District to convey City-owned property to the District for the construction of a portion for the Alcoa Dike between Rincon Street and Auburndale Street in the City of Corona in exchange of District-owned property interests to the City for a Conservation Easement to provide a portion of the mitigation required for the City construction of the Foothill Parkway Westerly Extension Project.
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ANALYSIS:
Orange County Flood Control District (District) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) are constructing Santa Ana River, Prado Dam and other flood control and protection improvements, in and around the Prado Basin, commonly known as the Santa Ana River Mainstem Project ("SARP Project"). The SARP Project is necessary to protect the safety, health and welfare of residents and properties in Orange County from the devastating effects of major storm events, including a 190-year storm event. The District serves as the Local Sponsor, responsible for performing necessary relocations and acquisitions of property rights for the SARP Project.
The Corps has determined the necessity to construct an earthen dike roughly 7,500 feet in length and over 34 feet high as a portion of the Alcoa Dike Feature ("Dike"...
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