Title
Amendment to Agreement with the California Highway Patrol for Services Related to Freeway Service Patrol
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority administers the operation of the Freeway Service Patrol program. In accordance with state law, the program is supervised by the California Highway Patrol. On May 25, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized Agreement No. C-8-1553 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the California Highway Patrol in the amount of $476,376, to fund the cost of officer overtime and a full-time dispatcher position. An amendment to the cooperative agreement in the amount of $434,887 is requested to add funds that became available through the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 and adjust the maximum obligation in the original agreement; these adjustments were requested after the agreement was approved by the Board of Directors in May 2018.
Recommendation(s)
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. C-8-1553 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the California Highway Patrol, in the amount of $434,887, to add Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 funds recently made available to support the Freeway Service Patrol program and to adjust the amount of the maximum obligation in the original agreement.