Legislation Details

File #: 26-1962    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/31/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/21/2026 Final action: 4/21/2026
Effective date:    
Title: Continuation of the Emergency Declaration, Appropriation of Funding, and Award of Construction Contract for Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek
Attachments: 1. ATT 1 - Resolution No. 26-4932, 2. ATT 2 - Contract between the City of Murrieta and Murrieta Development Company, Inc., 3. ATT 3 - Proposal from Murrieta Development Company, Inc, 4. ATT 4 - Vicinity Map
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director

PREPARED BY: Jeff Hitch, City Engineer

SUBJECT:
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Continuation of the Emergency Declaration, Appropriation of Funding, and Award of Construction Contract for Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek
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ABSTRACT
In this agenda report, staff requests City Council to declare that emergency conditions persist at the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek, appropriate additional funding to Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Project 11004, and approve the execution of a contract to reconstruct the bridge.

RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution 26-4932 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Declaring that Emergency Conditions Persist, and Approving the Execution of a Contract for Reconstruction of the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek without Notice for Bids Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 1102, 20168, and 22050; and

Amend the FY 2025/26 Capital Improvement Plan as detailed in the fiscal impact statement.

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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On June 20, 2023, the City Council authorized an on-call consulting services Agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc. for civil engineering services (Vote: 4-0).

On March 18, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4816, declaring an emergency condition for the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek, authorizing a purchase order for Michael Baker International in the amount of $89,580.92, and amending the Capital Improvement Plan budget to create the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek Project CIP No. 11004 and appropriate $725,000 of Area Drainage Fees (Vote 5-0).

On June 3, 2025, the City Council approved Resolution No. 25-4836, approving the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/26, and the Fiscal Year 2025/26 to 2029/30 Capital Improvement Plan (Vote 5-0).

On July 1, 2025, the City Council adop...

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