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BACKGROUND In October 1978 the City and Caltrans entered into a Freeway Maintenance Agreement (FMA) for the maintenance of 1-580 and the connecting roadways. The agreement includes provisions to amend the agreement when future improvements or minor revisions are planned within the area included in the original agreement. An amended FMA was executed in July 2003 allowing the City of Dublin to reconstruct the north side of the interchange at San Ramon Road. These improvements were completed by the City of Dublin. A Landscape Maintenance Agreement (LMA) was executed in Spring 1999 for interchange landscape maintenance on the south side of the 1-580 eastbound off-ramp adjacent to the existing Marriot Residence Inn property. As a condition of approval for the Marriot project, the City required the property owner to install and maintain landscaping within Caltrans right of way. Since Caltrans prohibits LMA's with private property owners, the City entered into an agreement with Caltrans for landscape maintenance. The City then relied on a separate agreement with the property owner for maintenance of the landscaping. DISCUSSION Caltrans requires an amendment to the existing FMA prior to approval of an interchange improvement project. The new Foothill interchange project is fully designed and awaiting Caltrans final approval. The amended FMA does not change the roles or responsibilities for maintenance of any facilities that were established in the 1978 agreement. With the exception of minor improvements at the freeway ramps and nearby striping improvements, Foothill Road will not be significantly modified by the interchange project. Amending the existing FMA will appropriately reflect the improvements. Caltrans has requested a new LMA for the Foothill Interchange that will replace the existing 1999 LMA. The City will continue to assume landscape maintenance responsibility for the Caltrans right of way south of 1-580. This is very similar to the current agreement, changing the area of landscaping slightly due to roadway realignment. The Foothill Interchange project will replace existing landscaping impacted by interchange construction activity, although the project is not scoped or funded to provide additional landscaping. The City has expressed to Caltrans an interest in future landscaping improvements at the interchange. This LMA will allow the City to design and construct these improvements in the future. The new LMA will not affect the existing agreement between the City and adjacent private property owner. Page 2 of 3