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Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director and/or Resource Management Agency Deputy Director of Public Works and Facilities, to execute Federal Master Agreement No. 05-5944F15 and related Program Supplemental Agreements with the California Department of Transportation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director, and/or Resource Management Agency Deputy Director of Public Works and Facilities, to execute the Master Agreement Administering Agency-State Agreement for Federal-Aid Projects (Federal Master Agreement No. 05-5944F15) and related Program Supplemental Agreements with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Federal Master Agreement No. 05-5944R, effective June 18, 2007, is an existing agreement between Caltrans and the County of Monterey (Attachment 1) to administer programs which include but are not limited to, the Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP), the Surface Transportation Program (STP) the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ), the Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP), the Highway Bridge Replacement Program (HBP), the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Emergency Response (ER) and the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The Master Agreement includes standard provisions relating to project administration, management and maintenance, as well as fiscal and special provisions common to all projects.
Caltrans has revised the federal Master Agreement to reflect recent changes created by the "Supercircular," otherwise known as 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) to keep up with the changing landscape of Federal-aid regulation. It has been ten (10) years since the last federal Master Agreement revision by Calt...
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