10/03/24 SCCRTC - Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8 -11 Project Construction Cost Reduction Strategies - Background

This is a quick text to voice conversion of agenda item 22 in the 10/3/24 meeting agenda.This is the Background section.This is, for the most part, just an update for the commissioners. The only action they will decide on is whether to send the MOU to Big Trees on the track relocation project.I missed the first few seconds of the recording, and the bot mangles pronouncing "Pajaro". I am going to have do a phonetic spelling in the future I guess.This presentation should create an interesting discussion at the Commissioner's meeting.____________________________The RTC staff recommends that the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission:1. Receive an update regarding strategies to reduce Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8 & 9 and 10 & 11 Projects construction costs; and,2. Authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway, also known as Roaring Camp Railroads, for relocation of railroad tracks along the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, as needed, to reduce construction costs for Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8 & 9 and 10 & 11 Projects.The full agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-10-03-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf