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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.5123.10-01-2018BILL NO. 18-137 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR BRIDGE WORK OVER CAPE LACROIX CREEK, IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Article 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the City, a Municipal Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for bridge work over Cape LaCroix Creek on Kingshighway (Highway 61), contingent upon MoDOT approval, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to attest to said document and to affix the seal of the City thereto. The Agreement shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which document is hereby approved by the City Council, with such changes therein as shall be approved by the officers of the City executing the same. Article 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten days after its passage and a roval. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day of QfO002018. Bob Fox, Mayor ATTEST: Y Bruce Tayla, Deputy City Clerk F- CCO Form: DE11 Approved: 04/93 (CEH) Revised: 01/18 (BDG) Modified: Municipal Agreement Route: US 61 County: Cape Girardeau Job No.: J91P3126 MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (hereinafter, "Commission") and the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a municipal corporation (hereinafter, "City"). WITNESSETH: NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and representations contained herein, the parties agree as follows: (1) IMPROVEMENT DESIGNATION: The public improvement designated as Route US 61, Cape Girardeau County, Job No. J9P3126 shall consist of bridge rehabilitation over Cape LaCroix Creek in Cape Girardeau. (2) IMPROVEMENT WITHIN CITY: The improvement within the City is located as follows: Commencing at the intersection of Route K and US 61 (Log Mile 285.354), go southwest along US 61 to the beginning project limits at Log Mile 289.460, thence continue southwest along US 61 to Log Mile 289.560. Length of improvement within the city is 0.10 miles. (3) EXTENT OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall apply only to the portion of the improvement lying within the city limits as they exist on the date this Agreement is executed by the City. (4) LOCATION: The general location of the public improvement is shown on an attached sketch marked "Exhibit A" and made a part of this Agreement. The detailed location of the improvement is shown on the plans prepared by the Commission for the above -designated route and project. (5) PURPOSE: It is the intent of this Agreement to outline the parties' responsibilities with respect to the construction and maintenance of those improvements to the State Highway System located within the City limits described in paragraphs (1) and (2) above and designated as Commission Job No. J91P3126. (6) RIGHT-OF-WAY USE: The City grants the right to use the right-of-way of public roads, streets, alleys and any other property owned by the City as necessary for construction and maintenance of said public improvement. (7) CLOSE AND VACATE: The City shall temporarily close and vacate all streets, roads, trails or parts thereof, which may be necessary to permit the construction of the project in accordance with the detailed plans. (A) La Croix recreation trail will need to be closed for short periods while bridge work is being performed. Bridge number H0572. Estimated closure is to be two to three weeks in duration. (B) Southern entrance to Hobby Lobby will also need to be closed periodically while bridge work is being performed. Bridge number H0572. (8) RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION: (A) No acquisition of additional right-of-way is anticipated in connection with Job No. J9P3126 or contemplated by this Agreement. (9) UTILITY RELOCATION: (A) The Commission and the City shall cooperate to secure the temporary or permanent removal, relocation, or adjustment of public utilities or private lines, poles, wires, conduits, and pipes located on the right-of-way of existing public ways as necessary for construction of the improvement and the cost shall be borne by such public utilities or the owners of the facilities except where the City is by existing franchise or agreement obligated to pay all or a portion of such cost, in which case the City will pay its obligated portion of the cost. (B) The Commission shall secure the removal, relocation, or adjustment of any public or private utilities located upon private easements and shall pay any costs incurred therein. (C) It is understood and agreed by the parties to this Agreement that no city -owned utility facilities will require relocation or adjustment in connection with this improvement, but that should utility facilities be discovered at any time during development or construction of this improvement, relocation or adjustment of the same will be done and performed under a supplemental agreement covering the subject, and in accordance with Commission policy then in effect on division of costs for adjustment of utility facilities. (D) In cases of public utilities owned by the City which must be moved, adjusted, or altered to accommodate construction of this improvement, and such city - owned utilities, poles, wires, conduits, and pipes are located within the present city limits and located on an existing city street, not state highway right-of-way, but being taken over by the Commission as a part of its highway right-of-way, the City will perform the necessary removal, adjustment, alterations and relocation, and the Commission will reimburse the City except as otherwise provided. The City shall perform the removal, 2 adjustment, alterations and relocation in accordance with the detail plans, estimates of costs and bills of materials prepared by the City in accordance with Federal Aid Policy Guide, Title 23 CFR Subchapter G, Part 645, Subpart A (FAPG 23 CFR 645A), dated December 9, 1991 and any revision of it, and approved by the Commission's district engineer, and shall perform all work and keep the records of the costs in accordance with FAPG 23 CFR 645A and its revisions. Upon the completion of any such work and on receipt by the Commission of the original and four copies of a bill for the actual costs incurred by the City in making any such removal, adjustment, alteration and relocation, the Commission shall reimburse the City for the actual cost necessitated by construction of this public improvement. The Commission's obligation toward the cost of any such removal, adjustment, alteration and relocation shall extend only to those costs incurred in accordance with FAPG 23 CFR 645A and its revisions. (E) Should it be necessary to alter, relocate or adjust any city -owned utility facilities outside the present city limits on public right-of-way or on state highway right-of-way within or outside the city limits or within the right-of-way of a public way other than a city street or alley, the alteration, relocation, or adjustment shall be made by the City at its cost. (F) The City agrees that any installation, removal, relocation, maintenance, or repair of public or private utilities involving work within highway right-of- way included in this project shall be done only in accordance with the general rules and regulations of the Commission and after a permit for the particular work has been obtained from the Commission's district engineer or his authorized representative. Similarly, the City will allow no work on the highway right-of-way involving excavation or alteration in any manner of the highway as constructed, including but not limited to driveway connections, except in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and only after a permit for the specific work has been obtained from the Commission's district engineer or his authorized representative. The City shall take whatever actions that are necessary to assure compliance with this Subsection. (10) LIGHTING (A) The installation, operation, and maintenance by the Commission of any lighting system on the public improvement covered by this Agreement shall be only in accordance with the Commission's policy on highway lighting in effect at the time of any such installation and only to the extent the Commission then deems warranted. No street lighting system shall be installed or maintained by or for the City on the improvement without approval of the Commission. (11) TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES: The installation, operation and maintenance of all traffic signals, pavement markings, signs, and devices on the improvement, including those between the highway and intersecting streets shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction and at the cost of the Commission. The City shall not install, operate, or maintain any traffic signals, signs or other traffic control devices on the highway or on streets and highways at any point where they intersect this highway 3 without approval of the Commission. (12) DRAINAGE: (A) The Commission will construct drainage facilities along the improvement and may use any existing storm and surface water drainage facilities now in existence in the area. The City shall be responsible for receiving and disposing of storm and surface water discharged from those drainage facilities which the Commission constructs within the limits of highway right-of-way to the extent of the City's authority and control of the storm sewer facilities or natural drainage involved. (13) PERMITS: The Commission shall secure any necessary approvals or permits from the Surface Transportation Board, the Public Service Commission of Missouri, or any other state or federal regulating authority required to permit the construction and maintenance of the highway. (14) COMMENCEMENT OF WORK: The Commission shall construct the highway in accordance with final detailed plans approved by the Federal Highway Administration (or as they may be changed from time to time by the Commission with the approval of the FHWA) at such time as federal and state funds are allocated to the public improvement in an amount sufficient to pay for the federal and state government's proportionate share of construction. The obligation of the Commission toward the actual construction of the public improvement shall be dependent upon the completion of plans in time to obligate federal funds for such construction, upon approval of the plans by the FHWA, upon the award by the Commission of the contract for the construction, and upon the approval of the award by the FHWA. (15) MAINTENANCE: (A) Except as provided in this Agreement, upon completion of the public improvement, the Commission will maintain all portions of the improvement within the Commission owned right-of-way. Maintenance by the Commission shall not in any case include maintenance or repair of sidewalks whether new or used in place, water supply lines, sanitary or storm sewers (except those storm sewers constructed by the Commission to drain the highway), city -owned utilities within the right-of-way or the removal of snow other than the machine or chemical removal from the traveled portion of the highway. (B) When it is necessary to revise or adjust city streets, the right-of-way acquired for these adjustments and connections will be deeded to the City. (16) POLICE POWERS: It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that the City shall retain its police powers with respect to the regulation of traffic upon the improvement contemplated. However, the City will enact, keep in force, and enforce only such ordinances relating to traffic movement and parking restrictions as may be approved by the Commission and as are not in conflict with any regulations for federal 4 aid. The Commission shall not arbitrarily withhold approval of reasonable traffic regulations, signs, and markings which will permit the movement of traffic in accordance with accepted traffic regulation practices. (17) RESTRICTION OF PARKING: Since the improvement is being designed and constructed to accommodate a maximum amount of traffic with a minimum amount of right-of-way, the City shall take whatever actions that are necessary to prevent parking upon the highway or any part of the area of the highway right-of-way within the limits of the improvement. (18) OUTDOOR ADVERTISING: No billboards or other advertising signs or devices or vending or sale of merchandise will be permitted within the right-of-way limits of the project and the City shall take whatever actions that are necessary to enforce this Section. (19) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS: In the event that the City fails, neglects, or refuses to enact, keep in force or enforce ordinances specified or enacts ordinances contrary to the provisions in this Agreement, or in any other manner fails, neglects or refuses to perform any of the obligations assumed by it under this Agreement, the Commission may, after serving written request upon the City for compliance and the City's failure to comply, withhold the expenditure of further funds for maintenance, improvement, construction, or reconstruction of the state highway system in the City. (20) FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION: This Agreement is entered into subject to approval by the Federal Highway Administration, and is further subject to the availability of federal and state funds for this construction. (21) AMENDMENTS: Any change in this Agreement, whether by modification or supplementation, must be accomplished by a formal contract amendment approved and signed by representatives of the City and Commission, respectively, each of whom being duly authorized to execute the contract amendment on behalf of the City and Commission, respectively. (22) COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE: The Commission's Southeast District Engineer is designated as the Commission's representative for the purpose of administering the provisions of this Agreement. The Commission's representative may designate by written notice other persons having the authority to act on behalf of the Commission in furtherance of the performance of this Agreement. (23) CITY REPRESENTATIVE: The City Manager is designated as the City's representative for the purpose of administering the provisions of this Agreement. The City's representative may designate by written notice other persons having the authority to act on behalf of the City in furtherance of the performance of this Agreement. (24) NOTICES: Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given three (3) days after R delivery by United States mail, regular mail postage prepaid, or upon receipt by personal or facsimile delivery, addressed as follows: (A) To the City: Scott Meyer, City Manager City of Cape Girardeau 4011ndependence Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 (B) To the Commission: Mark Shelton, Southeast District Engineer Missouri Department of Transportation 2675 North Main St. P.O. Box 160 Sikeston, MO 63801 or to such other place as the parties may designate in accordance with this Agreement. To be valid, facsimile delivery shall be followed by delivery of the original document, or a clear and legible copy thereof, within three (3) business days of the date of facsimile transmission of that document. (25) ASSIGNMENT: The City shall not assign, transfer or delegate any interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Commission. (26) LAW OF MISSOURI TO GOVERN: This Agreement shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Missouri. The City shall comply with all local, state and federal laws and regulations relating to the performance of the contract. (27) VENUE: It is agreed by the parties that any action at law, suit in equity, or other judicial proceeding to enforce or construe this Agreement, or regarding its alleged breach, shall be instituted only in the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri. (28) SOLE BENEFICIARY: This Agreement is made for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights or benefits to anyone other than the Commission and the City. (29) AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE: The signers of this Agreement warrant that they are acting officially and properly on behalf of their respective institutions and have been duly authorized, directed and empowered to execute this Agreement. (30) SECTION HEADINGS: All section headings contained in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Agreement. [remainder of page intentionally left blank] 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 82672377-AB72-4668-B83B-37865B8A9D33 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement on the date last written below. Executed by the City on 2018-10-23 1 11:21 AM CDT (Date). Executed by the Commission on 2018-10-25 1 12:31 PM CDT MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION By:CDocuSigned/by: ABD12EE1F461494... Title: Chief Engineer ATTEST: DocuSigned by: IsectifflytWthe Commission APPROVED AS TO FORM: DocuSigned by: PAPS,84&P6Counsel 7 City of Cape Girardeau DocuSigned by: By: Sceff tr ACC31 M252746C— Title: city Manager ATTEST: DocuSigned by: By: vttiu, -rau ctr 39EE8295CC1348D... Title: Deputy City Clerk (Date). APPROVED AS TO FORM: DocuSigned by: By: 5. fvic �au� 7C521F99E916469... Title: City Attorney 5123 Ordinance Number JTY Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 82672377AB724BB8B83B37865B8A9D33 Subject: Please DocuSign 2018-07-44671.pdf Source Envelope. Document Pages: 9 Signatures: 3 Certificate Pages: 6 Initials: 0 AutoNav Enabled Envelopeld Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC -06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) Record Tracking Status: Original Holder- Jessie B. Philpot 10/11/2018 8:3507 AM Jessie.Philpot@modot.mo.gov Signer Events Signature Bruce Taylor DocuSigned by: btaylor@cityofcapegirardeau.org Cfbiw, TeuLw Deputy City Ci Clerk 39EE8295CC1348D Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional), Access Code Signature Adoption: Pre -selected Style Using IP Address: 71.91.228.222 Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 10/19/2018 2:06:00 PM ID-136e245a-3b88-4746-97ed-a97a462ab297 Scott Meyer (—DocuSigned by: smeyer@cityofcapegirardeau.org I�(R "V City Manager `ACC31E6B252746C Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional), Access Code Signature Adoption. Pre -selected Style Using IP Address: 71.91.228.222 Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 10/19/2018 3:17.09 PM ID- ccb8e482-Od91-456d-8bf6-6954dffbbef7 W Eric CunninghamD cu5igned by: ecunningham@cityofcapegirardeau.org oG " City Attorney `-7C521F99E916469 Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional), Access Code Signature Adoption: Pre -selected Style Using IP Address: 71.91.228.222 Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 10/23/2018 1019:38 AM ID•6a076c1a-66ae-4c07-a9ec-cdce154d95a5 Bryce Gamblin bryce.gamblin@modot.mo.gov Senior Administrative Counsel Missouri Department of Transportation Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Status: Sent Envelope Originator- Jessie riginatorJessie B. Philpot 1860 Michael Faraday Drive Suite 100 Reston, VA 20190 Jessie.Philpot@modot.mo.gov IP Address: 168.166.124 100 Location: DocuSign Timestamp Sent: 10/19/2018 1 42:32 PM Resent: 10/19/2018 1 42:40 PM Viewed: 10/19/2018 2:06:00 PM Signed: 10/23/2018 11:29:37 AM Sent: 10/11/2018 9:12:07 AM Resent: 10/19/2018 12:1947 PM Resent: 10/19/2018 1 39:01 PM Resent: 10/19/2018 1 42:40 PM Viewed: 10/19/2018 3.17.09 PM Signed: 10/19/2018 3:18:17 PM Sent: 10/19/2018 1 42:32 PM Resent: 10/19/2018 1 42:40 PM Viewed. 10/23/2018 10:19:39 AM Signed: 10/23/2018 11:21 16 AM Sent: 10/23/2018 11:29:39 AM ;t ai sa�uK�rr Signer Events Signature Timestamp Ed Hassinger ed.hassinger@modot.mo.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Pamela Harlan pamela.harian@modot.mo.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Casey Brunke� tw Sent: 10/11/2018 9:12:08 AM cbrunke@cityofcapegirardeau.org Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional), Access Code Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Tim Pickett Sent: 10/11/2018 9:12:08 AM timothy.pickett@modot.mo.gov PIED Transportation Project Designer Missouri Department of Transportation Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Timothy Richmond PIED trichmond@cityofcapegirardeau.org Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional), Access Code Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Dana Kaiser dana.kaiser@modot.mo.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Jennifer Jorgensen jennifer.jorgensen@modot.mo.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (Optional) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure. 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