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CC - FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT - (1) Approval of a Budget Amendment Appropriating $1,180,048 of Metro Grant Funds and $470,102 of Matching Funds; and (2) Authorization to Release a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) Project, PL-005
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Contact Person/Dept: Hong Wang/PW
Phone Number: 310-253-5604
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Commission Name:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/25/16)
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, Public Works Director/City Engineer (03/18/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council: (1) approve a budget amendment to appropriate $1,180,048 of Metro Grant Funds and $470,102 of matching funds; and 2) authorize the release of an RFP for the Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) Project, PL-005.
A BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRES A FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE
BACKGROUND
The City was awarded funding by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in the category of Signal Synchronization for an Adaptive Traffic Control System (Project) as part of the 2009 Metro Call for Projects competitive process. The Project includes upgrading the current central Traffic Control System (TCS) to an Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS), replacement of 90 existing Type 170 signal controllers with Type 2070 controllers, installation of additional vehicle detectors, and upgrading of the communications network and equipment.
The Project will improve mobility and safety of the major arterial streets that run through the City by upgrading the current central TCS to ATCS. The ATCS will dynamically control up to 105 signaliz...
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