SCMTD February 2004 Board of Directors Agendas - Santa Cruz ...

SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT
DATE: February 27, 2004
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Board of Directors
Frank L. Cheng, Project Manager
STATUS OF THE METROBASE PROJECT
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
That the Board of Directors receive and file the MetroBase Monthly Status Report.
II.
SUMMARY OF ISSUES
• The MetroBase Project is currently proceeding in accordance with the schedule
attached to this Staff Report, which is the schedule for the RNL Design Contract.
• RNL Design continues to work on the design process with the major activity this
month being a Peer Review.
• The City of Santa Cruz is continuing to work on the real estate acquisition and
relocation phase of the project.
• The major areas that are being addressed are: Right of Way Acquisition,
Architectural/Engineering Services, Finance/Legislation, Construction Management,
and the selection of a General Contractor for construction.
III.
DISCUSSION
The MetroBase Project is proceeding as per the attached timeline (Attachment A). The format of
the chart reflects the timeline and events that are contained in the RNL Design Contract. Using
this document will allow the Board to directly track the future progress of the project and the
architect’s compliance. RNL Design is progressing on schedule at this point in the process.
The status of the five major components of the project for the review period is as follows:
A. Right Of Way (ROW) Acquisition
• Property Appraisals & Review Appraisals –Tool Shed/ Surf City Produce
i. Sent to FTA for concurrence February 12 th , 2004.
ii. When FTA concurrence is received the City of Santa Cruz RDA will
submit formal offer to owners to buy the Tool Shed and Surf City
Produce property.
• Encroachment Property @ 1200 River Street
i. A 25 year lease is being developed for presentation to the Santa Cruz
City Council