City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the purchase of traffic signal
preemption devices for 46 intersections for Capital Improvement Project, T-1008.
BACKGROUND:
Traffic signal preemption devices give priority to emergency vehicles such as fire,
police and also buses. The City has been utilizing preemption device for more than
20 years for fire vehicles only. All devices were purchased from the manufacturer
3M.
Preemption devices are comprised of three components: a detection unit on top of
traffic signal heads, connection wires from the detection unit to the traffic signal
controller and discriminator cards to program the traffic controller. As fire vehicles
approach an intersection equipped with the preemption device, the strobe light atop
fire vehicles would emit a signal at a particular frequency readable by the detection
unit. The detection unit then sends the information through the connection wires to
the traffic controller. Based on the information programmed in the discriminator
card, the signal would change its signal timing to accommodate the approaching
emergency vehicle.
Preemption devices reduce the amount of traffic accidents between emergency and
commuter vehicles as well as reduce response time. Many of the existing
preemption devices were installed 20 years ago. Most devices are barely functional
and require much of maintenance staff’s time to maintain the operability of the
equipment.
Meeting Date: 05/22/06 Item Number: A-8
AGENDA ITEM: Consideration to Approve the Purchase of Replacement Traffic
Signal Preemption Devices, Project T-1008
Contact Persons/Dept.: Elaine Jeng/PW,
Max Paetzold/PW
Phone Number: (310) 253-5621
(310) 253-5613
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [ ] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: Master Notification List 5/18/06 and Chief Jeff Eastman on May 11,
2006
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson 5/11/06
CAO Approval:
Jerry Fulwood 5/18/06
City Controller Approval:
Marlee Chang 5/17/06City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
DISCUSSION:
The manufacturer of preemption devices, 3M, is having a 50% sale. The sale
expires on June 30, 2006. Staff is working with the representatives of Caltrans and
FHWA to ensure that the grant (discussed below) would be available and the project
qualifies for expenditure reimbursement before the end of 3M’s promotional period
on June 30, 2006.
With the current sale, the cost to replace preemption devices at 46 intersections
would be approximately $211,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant funding is comprised of two sources of funds; Demo-TEA 21 would
provide approximately $79,000 and SAFTEA-LU would provide $26,000, for a total
of $105,000. Demo-TEA 21 fund is earmarked by the congress and based on the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Culver City’s grant is secured and
available. In order to begin using the funds, the City would need to work with the
Local Assistance office of Caltrans District 7 office to file the appropriate paperwork.
Staff has already begun this process. SAFTEA-LU funds would not be available
until after July 2006. When the fund becomes available, the same process is
required to begin using the SAFTEA-LU funds.
The available portion of the grant ($79,000) would be used for equipment purchase.
The remainder portion of the grant ($26,000) would be used for the installation and
implementation phase of the project to follow after the initial equipment purchase.
The federal grants require a total local match of $85,000.
The project currently has an allocation of $20,000 of Special Gas Tax funds. This is
$65,000 short of the required local match and $86,000 short to replace preemption
devices at 46 intersections.
Staff proposes to transfer $25,000 from P-429 Traffic Signal Replacement/Upgrade
and $61,000 from Playa Vista Mitigation Funds, total $86,000 to sufficiently fund the
project.
The Playa Vista mitigation funds account has $1,387,597. It is appropriate to use
this funding as a local match as many of the intersections are on Sepulveda
Boulevard.City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
ATTACHMENT:
List of intersections to receive replacement traffic signal preemption devices
MOTIONS:
That the Council:
1. Approve the purchase of Traffic Signal Preemption Devices for 46 intersections;
2. Authorize a budget amendment to appropriate Traffic Signal
Replacement/Upgrade Project, (P-429) funds in the amount of $25,000 to the
Project and transfer $25,000 to project expenditure line item 4201008.720100
Preemption Upgrade Project,;
3. Authorize a budget amendment to appropriate Playa Vista Mitigation Funds in
the amount of $61,000 to the Project and transfer $61,000 to project expenditure
line item 42001008.720100; and
4. Authorize a budget amendment to increase the grant portion of the project by
$5,000 to a total of $105,000 in line 423001008.720100
MEETING DATE 05/22/06
AGENDA ITEM
Consideration to Approve the Purchase of Replacement Traffic
Signal Preemption Devices Project T-1008
ATTACHMENTS
Pages|1010| List of intersections to receive replacement 1
traffic signal preemption devicesLIST OF INTERSECTIONS TO RECEIVE
REPLACEMENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION DEVICES
May 22, 2006 City Council Agenda Item
1 Culver Boulevard Overland Avenue
2 Culver Boulevard Motor Avenue
3 Culver Boulevard Madison Avenue
4 Culver Boulevard Duquesne Avenue
5 Culver Boulevard La Fayette Place
6 Culver Boulevard Elenda Street
7 Culver Boulevard Sawtelle Boulevard
8 Duquesne Avenue Jefferson Boulevard
9 Jefferson Boulevard Slauson Avenue
10 Overland Avenue MGM Driveway
11 Overland Avenue Virginia Avenue
12 Overland Avenue Centinela Avenue
13 Overland Avenue Franklin Avenue
14 Overland Avenue Jefferson Boulevard
15 Sawtelle Boulevard 405 Freeway Off Ramps
16 Sepulveda Boulevard Washington Place
17 Sepulveda Boulevard Lucerne Avenue
18 Sepulveda Boulevard Braddock Drive
19 Sepulveda Boulevard Linblade Drive
20 Sepulveda Boulevard Culver Boulevard
21 Sepulveda Boulevard Green Valley Circle
22 Sepulveda Boulevard West Mall Driveway
23 Sepulveda Boulevard Route 90 On Ramp
24 Sepulveda Boulevard Slauson Avenue
25 Sepulveda Boulevard Jefferson Boulevard
26 Sepulveda Boulevard Berryman Avenue
27 Sepulveda Boulevard Sawtelle Boulevard
28 Sepulveda Boulevard Jefferson Boulevard
29 Sepulveda Boulevard Route 405 On Ramp
30 Washington Boulevard Culver Boulevard/Main Street
31 Washington Boulevard Duquesne Avenue/Hughes Avenue
32 Washington Boulevard Madison Avenue
33 Washington Boulevard Jasmine Avenue
34 Washington Boulevard Motor Avenue
35 Washington Boulevard Overland Avenue
36 Washington Boulevard Culver Center
37 Washington Boulevard Sepulveda Boulevard
38 Washington Boulevard Elenda Street
39 Washington Boulevard Ince Boulevard
40 Washington Boulevard Robertson Boulevard
41 Washington Boulevard National Boulevard
42 Washington Boulevard Helms Avenue
43 Washington Boulevard McManus Avenue
44 Washington Boulevard La Cienega Boulevard
45 Washington Boulevard Adams Boulevard
46 Washington Place Tilden Avenue
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